"Wait Feme ... don't go there!"

""Princess!""

Despite their warnings, Feme scanned the area with alarm. This is where the little girl who fought the black dragon just now crashed into.

"We need to stay with Lyle ..." Misuzu anxiously shouted. "We need to protect him while he was recovering! Just wha---"

"We need to save that girl!" Feme responded.

" You just saw it right? She was sent flying towards here. We need to make sure she's still alive!"

"Are you kidding me?!"

Although Misuzu seemed grumpy, she still followed Feme and slowly descended towards the center of the crater. When,

"Some help, maybe ?"

The center of the crater were littered with big stone blocks, trenches, and broken trees. Under a huge boulder, a small head with a beautiful pale-white face was sticking out.

"Hey!" Feme cried out as she, Misuzu and the two beast guards ran to her side.

" Are you all right ?"

Hearing Feme's question, the little girl couldn't help but glared at her.

" Do I look all right, girl? I have twenty ton block of stone on my beautiful and abundant chest. Smelly breath over there knocked me flat ... ah, no don't look at my chest okay, ah no, I didn't mean about my chest! The flat I'm talking about is when it knock me over here ... it just shrunk because of the weight! Hey are you listening to me ?"

—This certainly was an energetic girl to be able to prattle back a rattle while being

crushed by a huge boulder.

The two girls were in awe~

"Ah yeah sure ..."

"Hey, do you really understand what I'm talking about ? Why are you averting your eyes geez! Look at me when I'm talking idiot!"

"Y-Yeah ... anyway, c-can you move it ?" Misuzu thought that this would take a very long time so she immediately tried to change the topic.

However, the little girl only gave her a look as if she was looking at an idiot.

"Wow, there's a genius over here~ I didn't think of that. It's so comfortable under here. Of course I can't move it, you dolt! My undead servants won't rise without me lifting my arms! Help me out fast!"

Seeing her expressions, Misuzu had the impulse to run and leave the little girl. She wanted to plant her fist on her smug face but she suddenly recalled how super strong this girl was.

"...but how can we move it ? That thing is too heavy for us ?" Letting out a sigh,

Misuzu gave up her negative thought and faced the current problem.

"Let me ..." Suddenly a male voice answered her question.

--- It was Aster.

Aster took a step forward and moved towards the huge boulder.

Seeing him appearing out of nowhere, Misuzu was quite shocked and then her face suddenly distorted as if she just ate a hundred bugs in one mouthful.

"Aster, what heck are you doing here?! What about Lyle? Who's the one protecting him now?! Why did you leave him alone? Are you an idiot?!"

"Don't worry, I erected a [ Stone Wall ] around brother. I just came here because I think you needed some help."

"Damn! That kind of thing isn't enough! What would you do if something happened to him ?" Misuzu's nostrils almost flared up in anger.

However, realizing that Aster was right. Without his strength, forget about lifting that huge boulder, even moving it a bit is impossible.

Sighing with a bitter face, Misuzu then turned towards Feme's guards. "You two, I'm sorry but can I asked you to protect Lyle for a while. We need to help this girl for now."

""Yes your highness."" The two beast girl immediately nodded their heads and left.

At this moment, a powerful aura burst forth from Aster's body.

When he took a step forward, his aura pressed towards the huge boulder.

Aster extended his both arms towards the huge boulder, closed his eyes and bit his lips to the point that even a hint of blood could be seen.

"Stone Levitation!" Once Aster opened his eyes, they instantly gleamed with sharpness and turned serious, with the previous weak, feminine and easy to bullied look gone in a flash.

At this moment, the huge boulder slowly but surely rose up and floated in the air.

Misuzu and Feme, seeing this amazing feat couldn't help but cover their mouths with their hands in shock.

Although [ Earth Mages ] were known to control and use earth-based spell, however, doing what Aster was doing right now, required a tremendous amount of concentration and training.

This was one of things Lyle had taught Aster. [ Stone Levitation ] which was inspired from certain benders.

With his left leg pulled half a step back, his waist slightly lowered and his right elbow tucked in, Aster raised the huge boulder to eye level.

At this moment, his pale white skin that suited his appearance and can cause many females to be jealous of was now getting redder.

His forehead veins pulsated and his breathing was getting rougher.

His waist was slightly deviated, his elbow was relaxed like a spring, and his wrist did not move an inch.

Soon, he was sweating everywhere, drenching his clothes, bean sized drops of sweat trickling down his neck.

Looking closely, there was dull vapor rising from his entire body.

Aster focus at the boulder, moving one foot swiftly forward, his shoulders were poised and unmoved, yet his arms were like ropes, tying the boulder in the air.

When suddenly his leg trembled, his foot struck the boulder, sending it flying a couple of meters.

"Ha-!" Aster roared like a wild beast as he concentrated all the power in his body to his leg and fiercely kick the huge boulder away.

Bang!

The ground trembled as all the dusts flew forward, accompanied by a 'Si!' shrilling sound rang through the clear air.

Seeing this scene, Misuzu and Feme couldn't help but gasp in shock.

So strong!

Even Lucia who was lying on the ground nodded her head in admiration. Although not really quite amazing as the others, but it was still quite praiseworthy to possess such strength.

In a split second, Aster certainly had won the admiration of the three girls.

... ...

Hu!

In the center of the crater, with incomplete and heavy gasps for breaths, Aster bent down with both hands on his knees, bean sized beads of sweat dripping from his chin to the floor.

He just used most of his strength on that one move, which caused him to be drained out and momentarily lost after he stopped.

"Amazing ..." Feme muttered.

"I didn't know that you're actually strong Aster ..."

Hearing her praise, Aster couldn't help but scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Actually, I still need a lot of training. Brother said that I need to be able to use it easily as [ Stone Levitation ] was one of the most basic and common attack of the Earth Benders or something ..."

"Brother ? Do you mean Belial ? He's actually teaching you ?" Feme had astonishment splashed across his whole face.

Aster was a bit embarrassed as he shook his head: “No, its ....”

Aster showed a bit of sadness for a bit then once again shook his head.

"Prince Lyle is now my beloved brother." As he said this, a bit of affection can be seen on his face as he showed a beautiful smile unbefitting for a guy.

"Lyle ?"

"Long story." Seeing Feme's confusion, Misuzu interjected.

She then turned his eyes towards Lucia. "A-are you okay ?"

She was hesitant to ask because she might ate another sarcasm but unexpectedly Lucia smiled at her and nodded her head.

It was not an act or being sarcastic, it was just a natural smile that appeared on her face.

"Yeah, thank you. Anyway, something like this won't kill me~" Cracking bones could be heard on her body as she slowly raise her small body up.

Although the cracking sounds seemed a little bit awkward, however, Lucia ignore it and didn't even bat an eye as though there was no pain.

Dusting herself off from the dirt, Lucia smiled at Aster. "Thank you~" She said as she winked at him.

This unexpected attack instantly rendered Aster speechless. To be thanked so directly by someone—It felt very awkward.