The Author's POV

Chapter 719

A gentle breeze blew past, scattering the leaves of the nearby trees that made up the vast majority of the land.

The trees had enormous trunks, and their gnarled, twisted branches stretched up to the sky, intertwining with one another to form a canopy of green. .

There was a stillness in the air that resonated with the silence that lingered throughout, and the forest floor was like a damp carpet of leaves and earth that stretched endlessly.

It was an ever-changing place, filled with life and movement that constantly changed throughout the day; birds hopping from branch to branch, rabbits nibbling on an unsuspecting tuft of grass, and the occasional distant rustle from some unknown creature lurking in the shadows. .

All of a sudden…

Thump—! Thump—!

Repeated muffled thumps disturbed the stillness around the forest.

Thump—!

A black metal spike suddenly sprouted from the ground, shattering one of the trees in half.

It wasn't long after that when twelve more spikes erupted from the ground below, bringing down every tree in the immediate area with them.

It wasn't only the trees that shattered, but everything within the vicinity was also shredded apart.

A figure soon emerged from beneath the ground.

Extending his hand forward, the black spikes that stuck out from the ground slowly shrank back and merged with his hand.

"Almost there…"

Jin muttered while retracting his hand.

Although he hated to admit it, ever since he contracted with Ren and gained access to demonic energy, his control over the black threads improved by a large leap.

…and this was only a month into the trip.

By the end of the five months, things might be completely different…

"Not bad."

A voice sounded from behind, startling Jin whose head snapped back.

The moment he turned, he saw a figure leaning against a tree not so far away from him.

She waved her hand.

"It's been a while. You're a lot more handsome than I expected."

"It's you…"

He immediately recognized the figure. It was the Duchess.

Her appearance immediately made him wary as the thin threads that had receded into his hand suddenly started to cover his hand once more.

"What are you doing here?"

"Is this how you humans greet each other when they see an acquaintance?"

The Duchess stepped forward, exposing her beautiful face and pink hair that curled at the ends.

"…or is it that you're wary of me?"

"Yes, I'm wary of you."

Jin didn't deny it.

Although he had indeed interacted with her for a bit back in the estate, it didn't mean that he had lowered his guard against her.

It was very much still there, and the fact that she had found him when he had come here to train caused him to be even more cautious.

"How did you find me?"

He had left to train by himself. Apart from Ren, no one else knew where he was.

Actually, not even Ren knew where he was. He probably only had a general idea.

crossed her arms and smiled

you

frowned. He seemed to

that allows you

"Close."

step forward. Extending her hand, she revealed a

artifact will allow me to scout certain areas from above. With all the commotion you were making, it wasn't that hard to spot

"I see…"

a general understanding of

back at

you want from

Duchess suddenly smiled, her eyes

soon

already have an

"Then no."

wasn't hard to guess what she

already told you, I don't have any

the Duchess's expression despite Jin's rejection. She

by her demeanor.

asking you to give them to me for free.

"Not selling."

"Motherfucker!"

expression crumbled, and Jin secretly

'As expected…'

was quite

and ask you to sell me those sticks, and yet you don't even bother listening to my offer. Am I a

but a very amusing

himself

was enjoying himself, he didn't have a death

I don't want to sell it to

hands

want more, then you'd have to wait until

"Earth?"

face calmed down the moment she heard the unfamiliar yet

where

'Oops.'

A slip of tongue.

looked at one of the broken

What happened to

"…"

around, she found herself

head, Jin eventually resigned himself. Tapping on his ring, two cigarettes appeared, and he handed

"Alright, have one."

"Oh?"

eyes

hesitate and went ahead

"I said one."

attempt to take both cigarettes.

What an arrogant demon.

"Tsk."

clicked her tongue

in between her two lips, she flicked her finger, and it soon lit

*Puff*

in the air as it slowly diffused

her hand, the Duchess

"…I needed that."

"Busy?"

a small puff of his cigarette

Duchess looked at him and

stunt, a lot of things changed. Although most of them

"I can understand."

somewhat understood her

deal of responsibility. Sometimes, all

also why he started smoking.

up if it weren't for the fact that he was in such good shape. Also, given that it didn't hurt him in any way, he reasoned

"Say…"

Duchess suddenly spoke up, and he turned to

are you planning on staying in this

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