HPDBC Chapter 267: A Difference in Mood
Chapter 267: A Difference in Mood
The princess and Spica rushed to the meeting spot at the little princess's behest.
The once mundane, unremarkable area, adorned only with a scattering of rocks and a modest pool, underwent a miraculous transformation.
Celine, with her desire to make things look pretty, had brought from home an array of items. These included a dainty chair, a cosy bed, and a miniature hot bathhouse. The pool, now filled with steaming hot water, had become a luxurious bathhouse.
"Asura?" Her lovely voice echoed the moment she arrived.
'She's really impatient. Does this girl not realise how obvious she is making herself look?'
[Asura? Asura! Where are you? You promised to be here. I will get mad if you are late!]
[I'm here. Do you really want me to come right now?]
[Yes!]
'Well, let's answer to her wish.'
Asura's arms, leaning on the wall, pulled him from the steaming water. Over time, the excess heat had turned his immaculate fair skin a slight pink. There was a strange air around him, a complete lack of urgency that he seemed to possess in the past.
He slowly wrapped a towel around his waist and headed for the main area with wet footsteps.
'What an impatient, spoiled princess.'
"Celine, I'm here."
The moment Asura entered, wearing only a towel and his body and glossy hair dripping with water caused the little princess's face to turn bright red and looked away.
Spica watched with greedy eyes and swallowed heavily before realising Asura's lips curled into a smirk, watching her as she clicked her tongue and turned away with a faint tinge of red on her cheeks.
"Tsk."
"Ah!"
"Well, do I have a second lovely princess here today? Oh, it's just Spica wearing makeup. How lovely."
"!!!"
Asura enjoyed these two elves' reactions; he no longer felt forced or guided, and so his words and actions became free, whether he wanted to flirt with these beautiful elves or kill monsters.
It became his choice, and that made an enormous difference to Asura's temperance.
"Doesn't she? I wanted to know why she put it on for the first time, but Spica wouldn't tell me!"
"Princess!?"
Princess Celine was a lovely girl, a little too naïve with some things while deadly accurate and harsh with others. Her kind words only made Spica feel more embarrassed as she kept peeking at Asura, only to turn away quickly when their eyes met.
"But wow! Asura, your skin looks so healthy today. I don't see any marks, and your abs are so sexy!"
The princess quickly overcame her shyness, remembering the time Asura would make her feel like crying when he massaged her naked; now, she stood at his side, tracing her hands over the steel-like abs with her fingertips.
"So, what is today's training? I'd love to help if I can."
However, the princess seemed to be in a cheeky and brave mood as her hand reached for the towel, only for Asura's hand to grasp her wrist and stop her at the last minute.
"P-princess."
"Spica! Don't look away. You know you're curious! Do you not want to see what's below the towel?"
"A-ah. No! Not at all."
"Eh!? Alright... If you say so."
[Don't play with me again, or I'll devour everything you have, little princess.]
He could not help but tease her. After all, it would be a shame to let his erection die down and not enjoy the paradise of a perky Elven ass.
"Stupid Asura! I'll tell my mother!"
"Then I'll just sleep with her instead."
"No! You can't!"
'I can't what?'
Asura purposely teased Celine, who knew there was no way her mother would do anything intimate with him, yet she was acting on an emotion she could not control.
'Lumeris, Nova. Let's have some fun.'
He lowered their bodies to the entrance of the camp while holding out his hand, and then the beautiful black spear with an enormous sword blade on the end appeared.
"Eh? Your weapon it's like a sword attached to a glaive. How cute."
The princess giggled, slipping from his grasp while drawing her Elven glaive. The weapon, with beautiful patterns carved into its shaft, was elegant and easy to wield by an Elven maiden's compact frame.
"Yeah, I'll try this one for today and see how it compares to my swords."
"Don't you just want to be like me? Ehehe."
"Heh... Yeah, I like you, so I wanted to use the same."
Asura laughed, petting the little princess on the head before raising his weapon over his shoulder and looking at the enemies.
"You take all the stage fives. I'll take the stage six's. Today you can only use your physical body, no magic. I will do the same."
Celine felt no fear or nervousness when facing these enemies. Instead, her face brimmed with excitement and confidence as she could not wait to have some fun.
Asura looked towards the northeastern cliff, watching Spica, who sat on the edge observing them. The two shared a glance and nodded in agreement; Asura knew if anything went wrong, Spica would step in and assist Celine. However, he wanted her to see just how much the Elven princess was improving.
'A fun battle without magic is good training for my newly improved body, the pinnacle of mortals? Isn't that the step before demigod?'
With that thought, Asura aimed to charge forward at the goblins in front of him, only to find his body shot over a hundred metres, creating a loud boom as his spear tore through five goblins that were in his path, the blade brutally tearing them apart like pulled pork.
"..."
'Wow... Did I just run 100 metres in the blink of an eye? I couldn't even feel myself moving. Is this the effect of my body becoming one with the monoliths?'
Asura could not help but marvel at his abilities. After all, he felt like a peerless existence. With a single sweep of his lance, the blade carved a deep gash in the solid stone, and even the air whistled from the movement of his weapon.
'Forget it; let's focus on the battle!'
He shook his head, staring at the horde of goblins in front of him that noticed his presence.
"Ah!? You cheated! You used magic!!!" Celine said with a pout. However, Asura looked at her with a wicked grin.
"That wasn't magic, but raw ability!"
"What is that? Stupid Asura."
The elf stomped her feet in anger before sprinting towards her first target.
A group of five stage five goblins with rotten teeth and inflamed skin came rushing at her, yet an explosion rang out as a massive crater appeared on the other side of the village; Asura's weapon created a huge crevice, stopping the two from interfering with each other.
[Stupid Asura, I don't need help... but why does he look so cool fighting the goblins?]
However, his actions meant she could focus on her enemies now, lowering her spear and hips. She prepared to fight.