BXBX NOVEL Chapter 604 603: Another Round of Gifts (2)
Chapter 604 Chapter 603: Another Round of Gifts (2)
I couldn\'t help but wince again as I watched Jahi take a hard blow to the cheek, the Marquess\' fist crashing against her daughter\'s head and knocking it to the side, only to have to shift back a step as Jahi\'s fist hooked towards her chin, the blue fist a blur as she struck fast, but sadly for her the Marquess was quicker.
"Not bad. I can tell that you can take a bit more damage now, but still... I would suggest training without the aid of that thing as often as possible. Being accustomed to the power of a tool is dangerous, especially if that tool can be ripped away from you and result in you becoming unaccustomed to the dip in strength. Be careful with them, alright? It\'d piss me off to no end if I heard one of you died because of something so stupid as losing one of these Divine tools..."
Jahi just nodded before lunging forwards, making the Marquess smirk as she slapped Jahi\'s fist away, snorting as she said "Feisty little brat... Did I not beat you enough as a child~?"
"Maybe, maybe not... but I do need to even the score you old hag."
The Marquess just blinked at that, before chuckling as she blitzed forwards and jabbed her fist into Jahi\'s stomach, driving the younger Demoness back a step as she doubled over, the sudden burst of pain robbing her of some of her faculties and resulting in another harsh strike to her chin, spinning her around.
"Don\'t get cocky and conceited on me, Jahi. And I might be multiple decades older than you, but I am not \'old\'! Respect your parents a little! Or do I need to beat that respect into you, hmm~?"
Coughing, Jahi glared at the Marquess before snarling "You can damn well try you OLD hag..."
I let out a sigh as the Marquess\' smile stiffened, her ruby eyes twinkling dangerously as she stared at the defiant Demoness in front of her, casting a far harsher profile now that her entire demeanor had shifted towards something bubbling from deep within.
Not as fiery as her normal temper, but more reserved and prepared to play the long game with her daughter, who decided to cast herself into the crucible willingly and added some more fuel to the fire.
What came next was of no surprise to anyone inside the Training Grounds - if they were paying attention to what was happening, anyways - as the Marquesss began to unleash a brutal beatdown on the Demoness who decided to get chippy with her, even as she was taking blow after blow throughout the entire \'fight\'.
It got to the point that I turned away and began to trace out runes inside the sand as I tried to tune out the sounds of flesh hitting flesh nearby, which was accompanied by the grunts and hisses of pain from Jahi every few moments as she took punches, kicks, elbows and so much more from the Marquess, who was proving her point...
I guess.
The occasional wince and gritting of my teeth was the only reaction I had to what was going on beside me - in my world, child abuse and attempted murder, and in this world, just another training session.
After a few dozen minutes of me trying to ignore the brutal boxing match in front of me by working through the various things that had been plaguing my mind and nagging at my curiosity, providing the perfect distraction as I simply... looked away from the beating happening just a few feet away from where I was sitting.
For instance, the subject of Lust Mana was something that I wanted to tackle right away, but getting to the ideal environment to begin understanding that subject wasn\'t something that I could reach soon, since we were heading out in just a few hours and wouldn\'t be engaging in any sexual acts in the near future... maybe.
I had to continue my willful ignorance of my wife to be getting beaten for a little longer before I was joined by someone else, and it was someone who would also be suffering alongside me as we ignored everything happening.
Leone came back earlier than expected, and she sat down beside me with a few vials in her hands, her crimson eyes alternating between me and Jahi before she eventually focused entirely on me, which was made easier as I handed her the earring.
Sensing the unique mana on it that was similar to her other earring, Leone blinked a few times as she observed it before reaching up to clasp it into the same ear as the pearl she had been gifted before, her eyes narrowing as she felt its effects take hold.
"It raises your residency and your mana\'s potency by... quite a bit. I got four of the same ones for all of us, and I assume that it is to prepare us for what is to come..?"
Leone pursed her lips as she rubbed the edge of the hoop, before she closed her eyes and focused her attention inwards, likely testing her mana to verify that it had gotten yet another boost.
"By the Gods... It really does increase it by \'quite a bit\'! Wow... This is..."
Opening her eyes, Leone smiled at me and chuckled as she said "Really, this Reincantra is generous with you, Kat! These are some amazing gifts!"
I nodded, feeling a little guilty that I was both misleading my loved ones like this and that I was twisted the truth in such a way for Reincantra, but that feeling of guilt was quickly washed away as I embraced the \'new truth\'.
It was a gift from her; this entire life of mine was a gift from her, and I was using it to make the lives of my loved ones better.
The plan was to eventually get some enchanted items for my Mother, the Countess, the Marquess, and especially Alessandra and Lakshmi to better protect them, even if they were already well protected by the Marquess and Countess.
Either way, Leone and I continued to chat about the earrings for another while longer before we were eventually joined by Anput, the Jackalkin excitedly scurrying into the Training Grounds with another set of bundles in her arms as she beelined towards me, her fluffy tail swishing side to side as she grinned at me.
Leone and I got up to greet her, and the Marquess finally relented with Jahi, taking a step back and allowing her to heal, before she clapped her shoulder hard and grinned at her.