"Your highness, where are we going?", Ae asked as they walked away from the ce.
They weren''t leaving the ce, but yes, they no longer would stay there.
Shin wanted them to eat and remain healthy. Also, the n Wars wouldst long, so they had to secure a ce for themselves where they could rest before the event started and while the event progressed.
"We have to find a ce to rest.", Shin said as he walked past all the beasts that had their heads lowered.
None dared to even look at Shin. While they thought that others were weak, they could by no means taunt anyone when Shin was present.
Regardless, he didn''t care about them. He found a good spot where he could rest along with the remaining.
It was a little highnd after seeing this, Shin decided that this was a good ce since he could look at other beasts and many other things happening near the building.
Since everything would be in his sight, they wouldn''t miss a thing.
Also, he wanted to take a look at everyone that entered this area. That was because, he was expecting the wolf brothers, who supposedly killed Kira, to arrive soon.
''Just wait until we meet…''
''You won''t be spared…'', Shin grit his teeth and sat on the little raised mound.
The rest of the gang sat below the raised ground while their heads were turned towards Shin.
Ae went and sat near Shin which she usually did. So it was nothing unusual. But whatever, all of them were resting.
Shin thought about eating or bringing something from the stalls as he saw many salivating over the smell of the food, unfortunately, he had no money or gold.
He just dropped meat from his inventory which they started eating. Their minds got diverted as their tummies started to fill.
Still, Shin understood that in order to satisfy everyone and not be disappointed, he had to carry gold with him next time.
"Ae, you never told me about your new skills…", Shin murmured as she sat near him.
"Eh?"
"New skills…?", Ae acted as if she was surprised and was hearing what he asked for the first time.
He said, "Yes. Don''t act innocent, I know that you have new skills…"
Ae smiled and said, "Yes…"
"I just didn''t get a lot of time with you…"
"Earlier, we used to be together for almost the entire day…"
"However, after creating the n and having many more subordinates, you never spend time with me again…", she said with a low voice.
"That''s why I couldn''t tell you about those things…", her ears were bent as if she was apologetic.
Shin realized that it was indeed his fault. Well, he just kept on getting busy with the missions and other members. He had to get stronger as well so he was spending more time in hunting and understanding his skills.
Yes, he was trying to use his skills in many ways. He was trying to know the limits of the skills and their flexibility.
But of course, it was true that he neglected her somewhat.
Shin then, in a low voice, said, "I''m sorry. I…"
But before he could proceed, Ae slowly moved her right forelimb and ced it on Shin''s face, just below his mouth while trying to force him to shut his mouth.
Shin was surprised by this act.
"Don''t say anymore, your highness…"
"Apologizing doesn''t suit you.", she said.
"The ruler can never be wrong. And you are male…"
"And I am a female. I have been with you, so no matter whether you are right or wrong, I should be the one to apologize.", she murmured.
"That''s the right thing to-"
And this time, Shin ced his paw on her mouth to prevent her from speaking.
"Who said that a male is always right?", he asked.
''That…'', Ae didn''t know how to answer that.
"Just remember this, it''s a great saying that everyone needs to know.", Shin said.
"A great saying…?", Ae wants curious.
Terran, Raka, Deoras, Kaily, and Alira – these all were sitting close to Shin. They were named so it made sense that they sat the closest to him.
Of course, they could hear everything they were talking about. But pretended not to know.
Alira was eager to y with Shin. She wanted to ask many things about what they were speaking and doing, but she stayed calm. She was intelligent too and thus had now learned about patience. Hence, she was being patient and was waiting until their talk was over.
"Behind every sessful man, there is a strong woman.", he said.
It was a saying from his previous life which he said right now while expecting her to understand his intentions.
He did not want her to apologize for everything. Instead, if she were to argue with him, he would be much happier.
"Man…?"
"Strong woman?"<sub> </sub>
"Are you talking about humans, your highness?", Ae asked.
''Ah, sh*t…''
''I messed up.'', Shin realized that he didn''t change the saying and said the exact same thing.
Of course, it was made for humans and by humans. SO obviously they would have the terms man and woman. He had to change them to a male wolf and a female wolf.
But the saying would feel much weirder if he were to add those words.
''''Behind every sessful King, there is a strong Queen.", this is how he changed.
This one fit perfectly as both humans and beasts had kings and queens.
Ae understood what he meant by the quote, but for some reason, she averted her gaze and then lowered her head while looking at the ground.
''Eh? Did I say something wrong?'', he looked the other way, towards his pack only to find everyone''s eyes sparkling with excitement.
Without knowing, Shin ended up proposing to Ae.
It was only after thinking about it, did he realize what he said. He ended up blushing and looking away as well.
The second time when he said the quote, he ended up being loud due to which, everyone in his group heard, everyone including the Dark Elves as well.
Thus he could do nothing but look somewhere else as he was embarrassed.
Of course, there were some folks who were ready to tease him for what he said – those folks were none other than Terran, Raka, and other named beasts near him who were quite close to him.
While for others, it was like some ro y or act that they were watching.
In any case, Shin looked at the screen that disyed one message since earlier. Yes, it was regarding the progress of the mission.
*Ding*
[ Mission ] [ new ]
-> Reach the Arena for n Wars safely [pleted ]
-> Rank among the top 10 Wolf ns [ iplete ]
-> Find Siara and Kira [ iplete ]
-> Avenge Kira and Siara [ iplete ]
-> Aide in Ae''s evolution [ iplete ]
[ Rewards ]
-> Tier 1:
--> 10% exp
--> Re-birth: Memories of Wolf God Shin
-> Tier 2:
--> Skill: Future Sight
--> Item: Wolf-w attachment (wind-type)
-> Tier 3:
--> 1 drop of Phoenix Blood
--> Skill: Bloody Impact
He could see that the first task waspleted. There were four more tasks left.
He then recalled after looking at thest task that the system mentioned Ae had reached Lv.65.
After thinking about it for a few seconds, he decided to help her evolve.
There were certain conditions that one has to meet to evolve. Also, there are many choices that special beasts are given while evolving.
They sometimese to regret their previous decision after evolving. Shin didn''t want Ae to go through such a situation. But now was not the time for the process of evolution as Shin detected the very few individuals whom he had wished to meet at thest.
Yes, the four wolf brothers, appeared!
They walked straight towards the building that was erected for the n Wars.
Chills ran down Shin''s spine when he looked at them and as for Ae, she started shivering, both with anger and fear.
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.
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''This is interesting…''
''Do they have some rtionship with those four rulers that arrived?'', the celestial with his blue mask asked himself while looking at the water screen.
They were all watching Shin closely after he threw ament on them - "Those who want to know about my skills, have toe and beg in front of me first, instead of sending such weirdoes…"
"..."