Chapter 88: A Will’s Unwillingness (1/2)

ARTHUR LEYWIN

Tess didn't wake up until late into the afternoon of the day after Virion had left in theto deal hat had happened to their ho s sorted out It nor face he crudely drew at the botto ood care of so on inside his crooked head

"Grandpa?"

I wasonher half-opened eyes, bedhead ablaze

"A-Art? Where's Grandpa?" Flustered after realizing it wasn't Virion who she had called out to, Tess quickly turned around, frantically ood afternoon" Slass of water "Your Grandpa went back to your house in thesorted out"

"Oh Maybe I should go too… I was the one responsible for all of this, afterall"

"There's nothing either one of us could do Don't worry too much for now Virion and your parents will probably be back here later tonight We'll go back tois okay since we have to go to school tomorrow," I explained

"Still… thereto your house?" She still had her hands glued to the side of her head when she reeled back in surprise, once again unleashi+ng her bedhead in all of its glory

"Yup Virion asked me yesterday It'll be easier that way, and it'll probably beat this inn"

"I thinkhere"

"Well, none of your family will be able to be here with you, so I'm sure Virion would feel a lot et to the dorms," I rebutted

She re in consent Even with her hair re me of an unkept lion's mane, she was still somehow cute

"Kyu!"

Sylvie woke up to the lingering scent of food and leeched a few bites to eat fro her breakfast, the princess sat down next toand pet Sylvie, who made herself comfortable on Tess' lap

"Hehe, so cute," Tess cooed as she rubbed my formidable draconic Asura's belly

"Tess, what did it feel like when you activated the first phase of your beast will?" I asked

"Ue of power spilled out and surrounded me Then, all of a sudden, I couldn't really move my body," Tess explained "It felt like I was trapped in soh, for some reason"

"Mmm," I nodded

The beast ouldn't attack its host so it made sense for Tess to have a lack of fear It didn'tsense of defiance Even if she skipped the integration stage, Tess' body still had fully fused with the beast will The will ht be difficult to control and to use properly, but it shouldn't have gotten that out of hand Ironic as it sounded, it felt like the beast will had its oell, had its oill

"I want you to rouse the elderwood guardian's beast will" I kneeled down in front of her before instructing

"W-What? Is that safe?" Tess looked up, her eyes widening

"It should be; you're not going to initiate the first phase Just get a sense for the beast will inside of your mana core and let it stream out into the rest of your body That way, I'll be able to senseon" I scooted until I was at ar the princess shuffle away

Wasn't it her that so boldly initiated a kiss last ti to have to placecloser

"Youserious," Tess pouted, clicking her tongue

"It's not if it's for the sake of training"

"Tch…"