Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Decision!
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The next day, Adriana met with Ajacky, accompanied by Juiri, where she started explaining again.
Talking about how people are born with special characteristics, she said that she is one of those people, where her body is known as "Accelerated Body", where her body recovers several times faster than people of the same level.
So what might take months to heal takes a few days for her.
And that's a good thing, as it allows her to train intensively without worrying about muscle pain or stress, as well as her Stamina and Mana recover very quickly too, so she can train hard and hold out for long battles.
Knowing what these Characteristics are all about, or as they call them, Irregularities, Juiri wanted to know more about what her daughter's Irregularity was about.
As such, Adriana asked to have a sparring session with Ajacky, it wasn't as intense as yesterday as she pulled out two wooden swords.
"There is still more information to give you an accurate description of what your irregularity is, or your talent so to speak, so let's fight." - Adriana said calmly.
Ajacky nodded, still having fear and doubts, but being wooden swords, she feels safer.
Juiri didn't intervene and so the two started to fight!
Adriana and Ajacky dueled several times, which all resulted in Ajacky letting the sword fly out of her hands, or it falling to the ground after an attack.
Her movements are clumsy, sheer rubbish!
"It seems that to forcefully activate this gift of yours, you need to be under a lot of stress oh, don't worry, I have another way to make you more aware of it." - Adriana said calmly when she saw Ajacky's fear.
"Perhaps it's not due to her using a sword and not an axe?" - Asked Juiri scratching his chin on the side.
"That has nothing to do with it, her skill in sword fighting is just as horrible as wielding an axe, at most she has a firmer grip as she is more used to it, but that's about it." - Adriana said calmly, which left Ajacky embarrassed.
"But what do you plan to teach her then?" - Juiri asked curiously, having something in mind.
"I think that if we don't want to push her to extremes, the best thing would be to teach her to feel Mana by will and not by instinct as seems to be the case, then start training her with such progress, so in a few months , I think she will easily reach a degree of power that could go head-to-head against a Volatile Bear!" - Adriana said calmly.
The two were impressed and Juiri asked. - "Are you so confident in my daughter's talents?"
"There are many irregular talents out there Matriarch Juiri, everyone has their categories, but the best are those linked to Mana as a whole, since its effects are wonderful from an early age, even when you are at your peak, it becomes a striking differentiator when face enemies of the same level." - Adriana said calmly, who ended up speaking.
- "Know that for the most powerful female warriors in the world, their physical power levels or Mana reserves are very similar, what differentiates who wins and loses, would be their combat experience, techniques and mental state, in special cases, advantages such as an irregularity!"
"You mean Ajacky can become one of the best on the continent?!" - Juiri asked with sparkling eyes.
"With effort and luck, anyone can become the strongest in the world, talent is important, it makes a huge difference, but something equally important is effort." - Adriana said calmly.
Juiri nodded, then looked at her daughter.
"But I will not teach her!" - Adriana said suddenly, startling the two.
"What? Why?!" - Juiri asked shocked.
"Ajacky has a lot of talent, I envy her, few in this world know the term Irregularity and they are mainly used by Military Families like mine, unless a powerful Mage, or a Master Knight sees Ajacky on her own, I find it difficult to notice your worth and talent!
But the most important thing is in her willpower, Ajacky is a very innocent girl and without much ambition, you can see it in her eyes, along with the fact that she is so strong, but content with just being a Lumberjack." - Adriana said calmly, which made Ajacky lower her head.
Juiri shut up hearing that, in fact, among all her daughters, Ajacky is the one with the least ambitions, so I was already thinking of marrying her to some girl in the village.
Now Juiri didn't know what to do, it was getting more and more complicated.
"Wait are you leaving?" - Ajacky asked suddenly.
Adriana was surprised by her words, but soon said. - "In fact, my reckless act yesterday made everyone more aware of me, including you, I see that I caused problems and anxieties, I prefer not to increase them, because I know myself better than anyone else!"
His words taking both of them by surprise, so Juiri said. - "Don't worry about it, in fact it was surprising, but you were doing it for Ajacky's sake, they will understand, you don't need to go for such a small matter!"
Ajacky wanted to agree and Adriana said so. - "I understand, but it's also close to my time to go, I'm not the type to enjoy taking advantage of the hospitality of others, even more so after causing so much trouble.
Not to mention I want to go to the city, find some job that suits my skills, I'm still young and aiming to make a big name for myself, I'm not the type to stand being in one place too long."
The news that Adriana was leaving the next morning soon spread, which made everyone very sad, especially after Juiri explained what had happened and the reason they were fighting yesterday.
This made everyone try to make Adriana change her mind, but she already made up her mind, she wasted too much time here, it was fun, but she already understood a little how it works and what lies to tell in the future.
She knows the name of the nation she is in, some nobles in the vicinity, as well as the lord of the region.
Adriana also discovered several other important things, the price of money here and much more!
Not only was she having fun with the kids and flirting with Ajacky, Adriana has good skills in gathering information and they are all very talkative, which only made her job easier.
So Adriana will leave the next morning without fail!
As for Ajacky, an attractive girl who attracted a lot of attention, even more so due to her talents, but Adriana is not that gold digger, she can be simple and love a good body and face, but she won't hunt women because of her special talents.
She has the System that practically gives infinite talent to whoever she invites, so you can be a 40 year old woman, if you attract Adriana's attention, congratulations, in a few years you will become a Transcendent who will live for centuries and then millennia with ease !
Adriana had packed some clothes to go, asking the System to wake her up early the next morning.
It was at that moment that someone knocked on the door and she naturally allowed them to enter, showing herself to be Ajacky.
"Do you need something?" - Asked Adriana curious.
"why don't you want to teach me?" - She asked blushing.
Adriana looked at him, knowing this wasn't her real question, but she decided to answer it.
- "You are an amazing girl, but you are simple and humble, you have no ambition as far as I can see, so I don't see the need to teach you how to use your gift, in case you don't use it for anything, until you find a wife and have your family."
Ajacky lowered her head, then asked. - "Those things I said to Mrs. Yasmine, as well as what you said to me as we walked were they true?"
Hearing this, Adriana gave her a good look, knowing this was one of the main things she wanted to ask, so happily she answered.
- "I am not someone who lies when it comes to my feelings, I may not love you, since that requires coexistence, but I find your presence pleasant and I find you very sexy, I easily want to wake up with you beside me all morning while hugging you!"
Ajacky blushed fiercely at such sensual words, which made her happy too, she had another question but couldn't speak.
"Yes!" - Adriana said suddenly, Ajacky getting surprised.
"If you ask if I would be willing to take you with me, I say yes, if you want to come with me, I will gladly accept you by my side, we may face dangerous and complicated situations in the future, but I will protect you as long as you I allow myself to become much stronger!" - Adriana said calmly.
Ajacky opened her mouth, then closed it, then turned and ran.
Adriana didn't say anything, the chances are low, but if Ajacky decided to follow her having lived such a simple and peaceful life, it means that she has more ambition or drive than she imagined.
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The next morning!
Adriana left before the children woke up, saying goodbye to Juiri and their wives who were already up.
They didn't say much, just wished her good luck, so Adriana left with just a bag on her back.
About 2 hours after Adriana left Juiri's residence, Ajacky woke up with dark circles under her eyes, it turns out that she went to bed late due to being too thoughtful.
Sighing, she got up and stretched before stepping out, smarter this time, already in her bra.
Not seeing Adriana, she wasn't bothered, until she saw her sad sisters.
"What did she ever go?" - Ajacky changed her question mid-sentence, her heart beating fast.
"Yes" - Said one of her sisters sadly while pouting.
Ajacky shuddered, before quickly going to her mothers.
"She's already gone!" - Juiri said while sharpening a knife, without even looking at her daughter.
Ajacky clenched her fists at the sound of it, opening her mouth, wanting to speak but unable to.
Juiri looked slightly at her daughter, sighed and said. - "You are already a grown woman, you have 17 years behind you, it's time to leave and give me some granddaughters, so pack your things and go at once, if that's what you finally want."
Her words startled Ajacky, who stammered, not understanding what this was.
"Daughter, you are a very indecisive and shy girl, you always end up hesitating too much and taking too long to make a decision, in the end you end up doing nothing and regret it later, if you like her and she is willing to accept you, just go once, but if you want to stay here and live life as usual, we naturally support you, but know that I want my granddaughters too, so get ready to marry someone by next year!" - Said another mother who was beside her.
Ajacky started to cry, her mother hugged her and kissed her on the forehead. - "Now stop crying and go pack your things, or you won't be able to reach her!"
Finally Ajacky stopped being indecisive, a steady look, someone none of her family had seen before, was etched in her eyes.
So Ajacky went to her room, in the middle of that, one of her stepmothers handed her a backpack. - "This was mine, when I worked as an adventurer for a few years, before giving up, it's a little old, but it still works, I even prepared some supplies and money."
"That's it... thanks mom..." - Ajacky said with a tearful expression, which made her stepmother smile as she gave her a flick.
"If you really want to thank me, come back here after killing a Dragon, then I will accept your thanks!" - Said her stepmother laughing, Ajacky nodded and soon finished getting ready.
She then ran off to say goodbye to her entire family, before running off with her old ax in hand.
Today Ajacky will take her first step towards a new life, which she is still undecided about, but she wants to try, she wants to finally make a decision on her own!
Adriana, before leaving, stopped by the village, buying some farewell gifts, before delivering them to Juiri's family, giving her final farewell before leaving.
She decided to take a slow walk, doing so to help her plans and goals, also with some hope of unexpected drama.
But even after 1 hour, nothing happened, noticing this, Adriana decided to go at a more normal pace, which for her is pretty fast.
When about 3 hours had passed since she left the village, Adriana ended up bumping into some enemies.
[Poison Centipede(Lv.18) HP: 337 / 337]
There were 7 Poisonous Centipedes, which must measure around 3 meters long and about 50 cm wide.
Their levels range from 15 to 20, Adriana didn't bother with that, as she started out by drawing her [Astral Axe] and happily charged forward, manifesting an ax several times bigger to hit 3 of the centipedes in one hit!
tiss~
One of the centipedes spat a greenish-black liquid over Adriana, which formed a shield to prevent it from hitting her, it was something she expected.
Adriana in the past had some fear of insects, especially flying cockroaches, for that, she had to undergo intensive training with her wives, a Scenario where the enemies were insects, while her forces were sealed.
This was to train his disgusts and cravings, it worked, but Luria hated him for a long time.
Adriana was standing among the corpses of the 7 Centipedes, green blood covering her ax head and her clothes.
"Heavens, those clothes were clean! What a pain, now they're going to stink of poison and blood!" - Adriana grunted, soon taking off her stained shirt and leaving only her bra.
She thought about getting a new one, but thinking that she'll face more creatures along the way, she'd better not stain any more clothes.
It's not like anyone would care about her only in a bra, there are only women and it wouldn't even be weird for her to walk around half naked.
She then collected the Demonic Cores, which she believes are worth around 5~15 Gold, as apparently the price goes according to her Level given by the System, the Volatile Bear was almost Level 50 and gave her 50 Gold, of course, it must have had a bonus and gifts above that, but since it was said to be worth 80 or more, then that must be the price, as they are much weaker.
But it's easy money!
Adriana needs at least 30,000 Gold Coins, as each Gold Coin equals 1,000 Credits with the conversion rate, so she will need to hunt a lot!
Adriana felt hungry, so after almost 4 hours of walking, she decided to go camping.
But while setting up her camp, she noticed a green dot approaching, which startled her and looked up, as it was very close.
And then she saw a tall, dark young woman, covered in sweat, running at a cool pace, until she finally caught sight of her and her nervous look beamed!
Of course it's Ajacky!
Ajacky ran towards Adriana, not stopping, which made Adriana worried, until the same one already in front of her, jumped and hugged her tightly, burying her face in those caramel colored breasts.
But the biggest problem was - "Fuck! You are sweaty as fuck!"
Ajacky looks like she's been rained on, she's so sweaty!
When she noticed that, an exhausted Ajacky just blushed, but she didn't have the strength to apologize anymore and just stayed in Adriana's arms, who noticed her weakness.
"So you actually decided to follow me, it seems your urge to grab my breasts is stronger than I thought!" - Adriana said smiling, while Ajacky lay blushing, that was not the reason, but she understood that it was a joke.
"Sorry for the sweat" - Said Ajacky blushing.
"No problem, it would have been more enjoyable if it wasn't all so sudden or wet in a not good way! But it has its charm." - Adriana said carefree.
Ajacky didn't know how to respond and Adriana continued. - "As now you'll be adventuring with me, I'll teach you how to feel and manipulate your Mana, so let's train to understand what your gift is, about other more fun subjects... let's say..."
Adriana slowly lowered herself down, speaking in a sexier and more provocative tone, making Ajacky blush.
"We can take it slow until we find a quieter, more secluded and comfortable place!"
This embarrassed Ajacky even more, to the point where she covered her pretty blushing face, Adriana laughed and patted her head.
Leaving Ajacky to rest, Adriana took one look at her axe, it was nothing special, then stopped going through her things.
She then prepared something for them to eat, when Ajacky was rested and fed, they both continued to travel.
And along the way, Adriana began to instruct Ajacky, telling him the concepts of Mana, as well as what it takes to feel it.
Adriana even voiced some visual examples to help with Ajacky's understanding.
And so a long journey full of learning will begin!