"If you do it again, I won't stop Veia."

Rant Valo replied to Nale Narene coldly. He was, after all, still a human being. He has his own pride to uphold. He was already very lenient by only allowing Veia to attack him. If possible, Rant Valo would have punched him square in the face.

"I understand."

Nale Narene nodded his head solemnly. He wouldn't even dare to think of it again after all that happened. He could feel that he would be dead the moment he did it again.

"Hmph!"

Floriana Sabina eyed Nale Narene before she turned her head away. She didn't like Nale Narene's attitude. He only bent his knee because he was powerless. Who knew what he would do if he was more powerful than them?

"Let's go, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina beckoned Rant Valo before walking forward on the water. She avoided the huge log blocking their way as she knew that they would struggle to get over it.

Rant Valo and Veia followed her. Meanwhile, Nale Narene sighed and followed them. He has no more choice now. It's either he follows them, or he won't get anything.

After passing by the log, they continued deeper into the swamp. It soon reached nighttime.

"It's already dark."

Veia mentioned from the side. She looked around, and all she could see was the dark swamp illuminated by the bright moon in the sky.

"Mm. We have to climb the trees and sleep on the branches."

Rant Valo replied to her. They couldn't exactly sleep on the swamp water. That was impossible, and who knew what else was lurking inside it. Their only choice was to climb a tree and sleep on its branch.

"Sleep on the branches? We're just gonna fall!"

Nale Narene replied from the side with a voice filled with skepticism. He doesn't think that it's a good idea to sleep on a tree branch.

"Hm? You can sleep on the swamp water if you want."

Rant Valo glanced at Nale Narene coldly. He even had the gall to complain.

"I…"

Nale Narene didn't know what to say to that. It was true. He didn't want to sleep in the swamp water. He would be cold, and some random alligator might even eat him.

Veia glanced at Nale Narene with a raised eyebrow. If her master hadn't told her to hold herself back, she would have slapped him on the face once again.

"Hmph."

Floriana Sabina snorted. She was very displeased with Nale Narene when he said that he had more talent than Rant Valo. It was such wishful thinking of his.

Just her disciple's talent would shock the world when it was found out. What does Nale Narene's talent even count as?

That's right. Nothing. She didn't like arrogant people like him. At first, she thought that he was a nice guy, but it seems like nobles will always be nobles. There's this inherent superiority ingrained into them.

"I'll take this tree, you take that Veia, and Master Floriana, you can even sleep on the water since you can fly."

Rant Valo gave out instructions before he sighed when he mentioned his master. It was very enviable that she was able to fly. If only he could also fly, he wouldn't worry too much about falling into the water.

"Hmph! Do you think that I would sleep on top of that algae muddy water?"

Floriana Sabina snorted at Rant Valo. She didn't even want to think about how she would be able to fly in her sleep, much less sleeping on top of muddy swamp water.

"...No."

Rant Valo replied with a forced smile. She was right. There's no way she would do it, ever. His master is just like that.

"It's good that you understand."

Floriana Sabina raised her chin.

Rant Valo shook his head and climbed up on the tree that he chose. It was a curved branch that was just enough for him to rest his back on. With it, he would be able to sleep much easier and with less worry about falling.

"Master, it's hard…"

Veia complained as she failed to even make it onto the tree, much less climb it.

"Just hug the tree tight and use your foot to push into the tree's trunk before climbing up."

Rant Valo explained to her.

Rant Valo had been climbing trees since he was small. It was something that they used to do in the village when he was still not ostracized. They would climb the tree and pluck the fruits on top. Or they would use it to just relax inside the cold breeze of the tree.

"I'll try."

Veia nodded her head in understanding and tried to implement Rant Valo's words. Before long, she was able to climb on top of the tree. She stopped at just the branch that she was supposed to sleep on.

Nale Narene was left on the bottom, and he could only look for a tree of his own. He sighed and thought that it was a bad idea to have done what he did earlier.

"Master, what do I do now?"

Veia shouted towards Rant Valo. He was quite far away, after all.

"Relax and lie your back against the tree. Then you should be able to fall asleep. Don't worry. Just stay half alert while in your sleep. You would be able to avoid falling into the water."

Rant Valo explained to her patiently. It was hard to do, after all. He was only able to do it after climbing a tree so many times that he memorized it.

"I got it, Master!"

Veia responded, and she happily laid her back against the tree. If it's her master's words, she believes and trusts it fully.

Floriana Sabina looked at them and followed their examples. She also found her own tree and sat cross-legged on it. She wasn't like them, who needs sleep. She just wants to be able to cultivate peacefully. Cultivation is akin to sleeping for her, after all.