Chapter 30: Sword and Body (1/2)

Sylvie let out an excited chirp at the idea of exploring a dungeon but I re at the tords strapped to the back of my waist

Today's battle with Kaspian confir to and learning this world'swith all of the other elerossed in the fact that this worldphysical lectedI was best at, which was physical combat

In my past life, I had used the sier ki pool With that and my sword, I had been able to rise to the top Dicathen offered so many more possibilities but if I was to truly excel and beco to have to not only use ifts in this life, but my experiences frohts, I felt soht of the blond noble nauards and servants

"You're not bad for an auget cocky because we happen to be in the same class Even in the same ranks there are levels, and you would be at the bottom Know your place, commoner!" Lucas spat venomously The blond boy let out a s his head back so he could look down on ht was a fair bit shorter than mine just made hi side character

Not bothering to argue with hio to the portal"

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Crossing through the teleportation gate, my senses jolted froates a the cities since they were the only way one could enter it, it being a floating city and all The one we crossed led us directly to the front entrance of the area known as the Beast Glades

The chirps of birds, occasional cries and roars of beasts, and the constant sound of water flowing filling the background all created an enticing syht of tall trees and numerous hills covered in various plants and shrubs made it hard to believe that this beautiful landscape was filled with es However, because of abundances of natural resources on the outskirts, it was mostly only the lower rank beasts that inhabited this areaThe deeper an adventurer traversed, the more mysterious and treacherous the landscape turned, filled with the lairs of powerful beasts that have amassed their treasures and power in the solitudes of unexplored regions in the Beast Glades

I took a sip of the crisp air as Jasate when, suddenly, Sylvie hopped off my head and scurried off

"Wait, Sylv! Where are you going?" I called after her, duue response; I could feel her ehts about her plans to train as well

The fact that my bond had never left my side ever since she had hatched until now filledthat I was able to sense her whereabouts, I calmed down

"She'll be okay Mana beasts have a natural instinct to grow stronger Shein a sheltered environ next to naled for us to startto a dungeon We have to hurry though; it gets a littlemana into her body, Jasmine bolted off into the distance, her wind attributeher even faster

I followed after her, forales of wind below my feet as I dashed after her I made sure to keep tabs on Sylvie but it wasn't much of a problem since both she and I were reeen us, the connection re, and I was able to sense that Sylvie was catching s me as well

The journey lasted a few hours and it began to grow dark The only reason I had been able to keep up with Jase, was thanks to the use of hout the way This skill had become almost second nature to me now as I utilized it unconsciously whenever I exerted h a dense forest and arrived at a s Surrounded by trees, there was a s through it

"We'll camp out here for a few days," Jas and took out a couple of iteht away?" I set downup a few branches of wood and gathering the some decent-sized branches toand popping in themyself comfortable, I removed my mask and sat silently by her, next to the fire

Trying to break the silence, I asked Jasmine, "What made you want to becoaze never left the fire and after a few minutes of more aard silence, I just stared back at the fla she didn't want to answer

"I wanted to get away from my family" I almost missed what she said fro fiercely

"I see… were you on bad terms with your family?" I responded, my eyes focused on the fire

"…"

"The Flaainst the elves Our house has provided e in the fire attribute elereat pride in this, because fire is considered to be the most powerful of the elements," she stated monotonously

Despite her short sentences, this had been the

"But Jasmine, aren't you a…" I looked up at her as she nodded in response

"Since early on, when I had first awakened and started training, my fah various tests so they could see how h my mana channels" She took a pause and poked at the fire before continuing on "When it was made clear that I had no aptitude for the fire attribute, arded me as lesser"

"…"

I didn't kno to respond to her For the first time, the always aloof and cold Jasmine seemed…vulnerable

"I'ed to utter

Shaking her head, she gave me a faint smile "The Twin Horns have treated lanced at her palm as Jas through her face as she peered at her hand

This world was a place of discrimination and classification The hierarchical roots imbedded into this land would never truly disappear Normal hust ainst by conjurers It went further than that where, unless one was a deviant or a dual eleher class" than others

Being born froes, she was discarded as inferior because of the elees would kill to acquire She was a dark yellow aug and e of 24 Many would consider her a genius but froreith, she considered herself lesser

We placed ht and laid out our sleeping bags a few feet away so we could still feel the heat

Laying down, I pried into ood distance away but I could tell she was safe She sentnot to worry and that I should stay safe as well