present it to my uncle! I made a jubilant entrance into the garden. "Uncle Cor~! I got referr

quash. And he looked at me, his eyes widened. "Why are you s

red this on me. T

shouldn't be accustomed to this humiliation. At least try

alks. "I will next time if tha

new there's something wrong with the way that you w

appy becaus

e snatched the wallet a

reshness of your veggies. My experime

experi

n the flowers with the enzyme. Plan

did you l

iscoveries in

hat!? You read my journal!?" He took the knife and I ran away.

"We've been together for 13 years! What's

Aaah! Get back here! I wi

thin our domain. It took me a full five hours to memorize the basics of training and use it against the

lio lay beside me and teaches, "Use your diaphragm, not your lungs." He even demonstrated the proper brea

t have something to do with your past? Come on! Fill my curi

ave grown, unlike the bedtime stories we always talk about when

alk about the w

d again. "I was a knight in the city of Plandreas from the far west. And

t story I ever heard from y

I want to try other

Did you want to tr

wolves regime. I never wanted

mm

safety. Unfortunately, the metropo

dangerou

are wild shifti

Do their eyes

idi

I've been hearing stories about them since lad. His story doesn't have a smear of mendacity, his talent proves it. And h

etropolis before. Is i

He shakes his hand in the air. "Enough with the

pleasing indeed to have a sincere conversation with him instead of receiv

that there's a tiger rug. Albeit the weapons are crowded, everything is sorted according to its sect, shape, and color. Sword

t tall man. Seems like he foug

shop!" he greeted. "Do you nee

btless grouchiness. "What do you think of me? Unabl

ude you got there! H

se daggers. I'll buy tw

blacksmith laid all the sets of daggers on the coun

t the dagger but the

u're content with what you'll gain in exchange

ew has goo

s on the hilts of these daggers. Each has different designs such as rose, gem, hawk, and sun. But the most ou

always with a cheerful tone. "It has the simple

think?" After my first question pops up the next. "Also, where and when will we use these daggers? I thought your lectures were all about defens

eyes twinkled. Nothing is more fulfilling than using my effort to reward myself! I

gger," the blacksmith whispered. Of co

And while I'm taking my time alone, I stare at the new moon ornament of the dagger. Something is mesmerizing me. Something intimat

hen I heard a commotion outsi

aintive face is looking down on the ground, trembling. And these obtuse guys deliberately humiliate the poor girl in front of the public. It seems lik

epping towards them but an arm hindered my motion. It'

stay still in front of that mortif

his often happens to slaves. And if you show an act of sympathy tow

ones who humiliate me ever

ning their faces one by one. He was about to make

et yourself involved

ose weaklings a

liate by any means. Th

clenches. "Watc