Red Horn Forest

Hehehehehe… to think that an idiot of this caliber and strength would exist… I was wrong… hehehe the gods of luck were with me!

[Ryan] “Luna, may I ask what you are doing in such a dangerous place?”

…Hmm… normally it would be bad if I were caught practicing here… but this one’s an idiot so... My eyes gleamed like a hawks and I began my master plan.

[Me] “Well, you see, I have recently joined the Silver Sword Sect, so I wanted to visit the forest.”

[Ryan] “Hmm? You don’t look 10, was it Elder Choro?”

Wow… even an idiot knows Elder Choro’s name; that is sad.

[Me] “Ah, yes it was him.”

[Ryan] “Oh? So how old are you?”

[Me] “I am 8… any way could I ask a little favor of you?”

[Ryan] “I would do anything to help a delicate young lady such as yourself.”

[Me] “Well… you see… I recently found a place I would like to meditate in however a Red-horned, Three Tailed Demonic Snake came and took it from me. I-I couldn’t fight back so I had to run…”

I look away to make it seem like I was shy or even sad.

[Ryan] “Then I, Ryan Hinamo, of the Inner Sect shall slay this beast!”

Really, such an idiot! I know he is strong, however what elder in his right mind would promote such an idiot?!

[Me] “Thank you! Then please, follow me.”

I run through the forest, although not deploying my full speed, and show Ryan where the demonic beast’s lair lay.

[Ryan] “Please stand back, I do not wish for a lady to get involved.”

Well, I was planning on doing that anyway. I hope Ryan can succeed; it’s rare for this breed of idiot to exist these days.

An hour in a half… that’s how long I waited, just watching two blurry figures moving as if they were dancing. Honestly I was hoping to learn some techniques from watching, however I should have known better. Sigh… how did such an idiot become so strong?

[Ryan] “Are you alright?”

Why are you asking me this; rather I should be asking you if you were alright! Your arm lies limply beside yourself, and the amount of wounds covering your body are limitless! I never knew… I never knew that such an idiot existed!

[Me] “I am fine, are you okay? Do you need help with your wounds?”

[Ryan] “No, I am okay. I will make it back alright, and I will heal myself on the way. I am very glad to be of help to a lady such as you.”

With that he bowed and excused himself. I smiled and shook my head as he was leaving. This guy… he is such an amusing idiot.

I go over to the dead demonic beast’s corps and pull out its demonic core. Including this one, I currently have 4 cores to cultivate. The smallest two came from the beasts I found and killed, the second largest one came from the red-horned boar that Ryan killed and forgot to take its core and horns, and the largest being the size of two fists side-by-side. This particular one came from the previous owner of this cave. Well, I guess it’s time to start cultivating!

---------- Ryan’s POV ----------

About two hours earlier…

[Me] “Hey! Stop you boar!”

Huff… huff… huff…

If this red-horned boar continues on its path it may just run into the outer sect! I cannot let this happen at any cost! The children there are too weak to handle an enemy such as this one!

With a final burst of speed I manage to get in front of the boar and slash its face. With a cry of pain the boar turns and starts heading another direction. Yes! Now I can be at ease that the outer sect disciples are safe once again!

…Then that is when I saw her… a beautiful elf that had silky blond hair and brown eyes. She was wearing an outer sects robe, and the dead demonic beasts which lay at her feet make the aura around her seem red, causing her eyes to have a more red-ish feel to them. She was the type of beauty that could capture a man’s heart, and then crush it if she pleased.

She looked over in my direction, and I saw her eyes go wide in fright. The boar was charging straight towards her. No! I must not let such a beauty be hurt!

In my anger and flash of panic for her I bring forth all the strength of my tier 11 power and take the beast down. As soon as I finish off the creature I look over to make sure she is alright. She is fine, and is looking at me with curious eyes.

I ask if she is alright, and she replies by saying that she is. We then give out our introductions and, much to my surprise, her name turned out to be Luna. Luna… such a fitting name for such a dazzling girl. For some reason her eyes got excited as I told her that I would help anyone in need. I wonder if it was because of my selfless side? My heart fluttered whenever I looked at her, even though I was 12 and she was 8.

As it turns out she has a most troubling problem. It seems her precious cave was stolen by an evil hearted demonic beast. As soon as I heard the difficulty of the demonic beast, I knew that it was above my level. Despite knowing this I could not let such a beauty cry… Look! Even now she is suppressing her tears, hiding her face from my sight so that I would not notice! I cannot let such an unforgiving demonic beast live another day in her cave!

She shows me to her old cave, and stops before arriving. It must be because she is so deeply overwhelmed by depression that she cannot even take another step… poor girl.

[Me] “Please stand back, I do not wish for a lady to get involved.”

She nodded her cute little head, and I stepped forward. Honestly I would have lost the battle if it weren’t for my treasure. Every year the inner sect disciples receive a power-boosting pill, and never had I used one in my life. Today, I used my only one in order to reclaim a poor beauty’s cave.

After the fight was over I walked back over to Luna while trying to hide the majority of my wounds. A true man never makes himself weak in front of a woman in need! So, before I passed out, I told her I was leaving and left. Upon arriving at my house I finally found out what had been bothering me, I forgot about the demonic cores! Oh well, I hope Luna managed to find them and proceed with her training. A smile was brought to my lips as I realized I could help her out whenever because I now knew the location of her cave.