"That was so cool!"

Nale Narene exclaimed with eyes brimming in amazement.

"Really?"

Rant Valo widened his eyes in surprise. He only thought that his magic technique was interesting.

"Yes! What was that, even!? It made a tree fall and killed an alligator. That's so genius."

Nale Narene shouted exaggeratedly. He was very excited to see something like that. He never heard about something like it before.

"I know, right? Even me and my master couldn't believe it at first."

Rant Valo replied to him. It felt fulfilling that someone thought that his magic technique was cool.

"I'm really surprised. If that's what you, a villager, could get from learning from your master, how about me?"

Nale Narene looked at Floriana Sabina with eyes sparkling from excitement. He wanted to learn cool magic techniques too.

"...I don't accept someone as arrogant as you. Don't call my Disciple a 'villager'."

Floriana Sabina's veins on her forehead popped from anger. Nale Narene was being very rude right now.

"Arrogant? It's true, right? A villager like Rant Valo should have talent lower than mine."

Nale Narene rationalized with her with a confident smile on his face. Rant Valo was furrowing his eyebrows as he tried to contain his anger. Nale Narene was very condescending right now. He felt the urge to punch him straight in the face.

SLAP!

A loud resounding slap sounded out from the swamp. Nale Narene held his cheeks in shock. He didn't know what just happened. He turned his head and saw Veia looking at him with fiery eyes.

"Insult my master one more time, and I will crush your throat!"

Veia hissed with madness blazing in her eyes. She was very protective of her master. If she allowed someone to step on her master's head just like that, then it would be the same as allowing them to step on her own head.

Nale Narene gulped hard. It was like he was on the precipice of death. Her eyes spoke volumes of what would happen to him if he insulted Rant Valo one more time,

"I-I'm not wrong."

Nale Narene replied to her shakily. He was adamant at proving his point.

"I don't think so. My master is the most talented person in this world!"

Veia grabbed Nale Narene's throat in anger. She was crazy! Nale Narene's heart was beating so fast in fear. This time, he knew that he f*cked up.

"Y-You're crazy. Are you gonna kill me just for telling the truth!?"

Nale Narene challenged her as anger also appeared on his face.

"Your truth is just in your imagination."

Veia spoke coldly before she started lifting Nale Narene high up in the air to suffocate him.

"Veia!"

Rant Valo shouted at her. Veia lowered Nale Narene and looked at Rant Valo like a cat who was caught stealing a fish.

"Master?"

Veia asked him with a tinge of fear in her voice. The Master-Servant contract affected Veia as an instinctive fear from Rant Valo appeared inside her.

"Veia, that's going too far. Let him go."

Rant Valo shook his head at her. If he let her continue, she would end up killing Nale Narene.

"But master, he insulted you! I can't stand that."

Veia responded in defense. She was only doing her responsibility as his servant, and she doesn't think that she was doing anything wrong.

"Veia, have you ever killed before?"

Rant Valo asked her with a solemn look on his face.

"No."

Veia replied candidly. Never in her life did she kill. She doesn't even think that she did in her past life.

"Then, don't do it. I don't want the Veia I know to become a cold-blooded killer."

Rant Valo spoke to her sincerely. He didn't know how it would affect Veia if she killed Nale Narene. Even he himself would feel bad if he allowed him to die just like that. He had, after all, tried to help them with his best.

"Master…"

Veia's eyes sparkled as her admiration for Rant Valo was once again boosted through the roof. Her master is really admirable. He was so nice and so thoughtful. She almost felt like worshipping him.

"Mm."

Rant Valo nodded his head at her. It was good that she understood his intentions.

"Alright, Master. I'll let go of this scum for now."

Veia let go of Nale Narene and allowed him to splash into the swamp water. Nale Narene held his throat in pain. He almost suffocated throughout their conversation. He couldn't help but look up at Veia in fear as he clutched his throat.

"Good, Veia."

Rant Valo couldn't help but go forward and rub Veia's head. She was very obedient to him. She didn't let her emotions overtake her.

"Mmmm… Master…"

Veia purred like a cat as she enjoyed Rant Valo's touch. Floriana Sabina looked at them with deadpan eyes. They were really not able to read the atmosphere.

"Hmph! Lovebirds."

Floriana Sabina snorted from the side. She found it annoying that they were always doing that.

"Hahaha… My bad."

Rant Valo chuckled to himself before moving his hand away from Veia's head.

"More master…"

Veia held onto Rant Valo's hand, and she looked at him with upturned eyes. She was just like a puppy begging for head rubs.

"Later, Veia."

Rant Valo smiled wryly at her. She was so cute when she acts like that. He almost succumbed to her desires, but he could see the cold eyes Floriana Sabina was giving him from the corner of his eyes.

"That's a promise!"

Veia exclaimed in excitement. She found it exciting that her master would rub her head again later.

"What's with all the promises lately?"

Rant Valo shook his head with a wry smile on his face. First, he made a promise with Floriana Sabina, and now he even made one for Veia. Who's next?

"Cough, I'm sorry, Rant. I got too heated, and I forgot to think before I act."

Nale Narene coughed as he apologized to Rant Valo. He felt bad and also fear that Rant Valo had Veia, who was willing to kill someone just to protect him. He even has this Foundation Establishment stage master by his side.