Soti later...
"What a great al!" Muku exclaid happily while rubbing his exaggeratedly big stomach. He has eaten so much that he got a beer belly without drinking an ounce of alcohol.
Mrs C just looked on with a smile on her face. She was just enjoying his company. A flash of sadness appeared in her eyes for a mont before disappearing. Fortunately for her, no one noticed it. Otherwise, so questions she didn’t want to appear might have appeared in Muku’s mind.
"Ahem! Now that we’ve all eaten and are satisfied. It’s ti we take care of the remaining two matters" Mrs C announced after grabbing Muku’s attention.
"Two matters?" Muku asked in confusion. He had no idea what she was talking about. As far as he was concerned, everything was taken care of already.
"Yes. Two matters. We’ll deal with them one after the other. The first one is Raya’s matter. That’s right Little One, I didn’t forget you. Here is your reward..." Mrs C didn’t wait for anyone to say anything as she imdiately took action.
A little drop of blood appeared in front of Raya. The weird thing about the drop of blood was that it was white in colour. Hell, Muku and Raya weren’t even sure why they were so certain that it was blood.
After all, neither had ever seen white blood before. They just choked it up as one of Mrs C’s mysteries.
Anyway, the white drop of blood flew directly at Raya’s face. It disappeared into her head from in-between her eyes before she could react.
She instinctively closed her eyes and braced for pain. After all, such things always led to a painful experience, right?
However, even a few seconds later... Nothing happened. She didn’t feel anything. No pain, numbness, pleasure or anything. It was almost as if nothing about her had changed.
She then opened her eyes in confusion. Her eyes looked at Mrs C inquisitively. Mrs C looked back at her for a mont without saying anything. There was a playful look in her eyes.
"Why are you looking at like that? Did you really think I’d just throw you into a painful experience without a warning? Do I seem that unreasonable to you?... Don’t answer that, I already got my answer. From both of you. Sigh, to think even my own son thinks I’m unreasonable... Anyway, that drop of blood will only take effect during your next bloodline awakening ritual. I’m sure you’ll find the effect to your liking" Mrs C did her usual thing.
She asked a question and read the answer from everyone present’s heads then moved on.
The duo had gotten so used to it that they didn’t even bother to say anything from the start.
"Thank you" Raya expressed her gratitude. She didn’t know what exactly would happen when the drop of blood activates. However, she was certain that it would be sothing great. After all, it was Mrs C who had given it out.
"You’re welco Little One. Go out into the world and make proud, okay?" Mrs C spoke in a motherly voice as she patted the now horse-sized Raya.
A strange flash of light passed through Fake Raya’s eyes as she saw this scene. Her eyes were focused on Raya as she floated beside her.
Speaking of which, it seed Muku couldn’t see her. And since Mrs C hadn’t actually acknowledged Fake Raya’s ghost’ presence from the start. Raya was wondering if she was imagining her.
Maybe she was going crazy or sothing. Well, whatever, she’ll just keep ignoring the ghost until it goes away. That’s probably what Mrs C was doing...
...
"Now, let’s move on to the final matter. I’m sure you’re both going to like this one" Mrs C moved on to the final matter.
Muku and Raya couldn’t help but raise their expectations from how she was hyping the matter up.
"So, you both rember how I reset physical capabilities for your trials right? Well, there was a reason for that. And it’s sothing that’s only possible in the trial ground. I’m not going to get into the boring details with you. Just know that in a few seconds, your sealed strength will be unsealed. And you will receive a pleasant surprise..." Mrs C spoke.
As soon as her last word fell, Muku and Raya heard a weird sound go off in their heads. It was like a locked door had been unlocked.
Before either could make sense of what was going on. Their bodies were flooded by energy. It was raging, violent yet familiar. That’s right, it was their locked energy. Which included their physical strength, ntal prowess which also had been nerfed, bloodlines and most importantly their mana!
The mont they felt their mana circle around their bodies for the first ti. Both couldn’t help but let out weird and embarrassing moans. Especially for Muku, a manly man who never makes such sounds. Unfortunately, his willpower wasn’t strong enough to stop him from doing it. The feeling was just that good.
Muku felt that it was almost as good as sex. And since it was unexpected, his reaction was way more exaggerated.
Anyway, both their bodies turned red during the process. It was no different from the ti Muku ate the healing fruit she gave him before.
Fortunately, there was no pain this ti. They just felt rather hot. And it didn’t last as long as last ti.
Soon they were fine again. A similar emotion could be seen sparkling in their eyes. And that emotion was... Joy!
Their physical strength had actually improved again. The strength they got in the trial ground wasn’t overwritten. It was actually added to their existing strength.
It was simply magical. One had to know that a person’s or a Beast’s physical strength wasn’t sothing that could be easily increased. For most, the strength they got directly from their class, class level and rank was all the strength they would ever have. Even intense training couldn’t improve that. It was just how things were.
Which was why Jade and Audrey were always miles ahead of the others in terms of strength. It was because their classes were not only high-level, but they were also quite physical. So, they had a really high strength feedback upon each rank-up.
Even soone like Muku wouldn’t have been able to catch up without cheats like his soul link to Raya and the fruit from before. Now, his and Raya’s strength had improved again!
Instead of two tis stronger, like they had beco after the fruit. They were now three tis stronger. Which in Muku’s case, who was as strong as Jade when he arrived. He was now three tis stronger than her!
That was the reason Muku and Raya were so emotional. Mrs C had really given them sothing miraculous. Now they will always be three tis stronger than they should have been.
And now, Muku was faced with a dilemma. The initial two tis would probably give Jade a heart attack when she finds out. Now, he was worried that she was guaranteed to have a heart attack when she learns of the recent developnt.
After all, her physical prowess was the one thing Jade was most proud of in the team. Even more so than her versatile and unique Beast Aura. After all, for the longest ti, she had been the strongest physically in the team. Of course, there was Audrey, but Jade didn’t see her as competition. She just accepted that Audrey was just as strong.
However, Audrey wasn’t a show-off and never tried to compete with Jade in physical feats. So, Jade was free to act as the absolute strongest. And best of all, Muku couldn’t compete at all.
As for Chloe, while she was faster than Jade, it wasn’t because of her physical strength. And for that reason, Jade didn’t see her as competition at all. Which was rather odd since Chloe was beating her at speed despite being physically weaker and yet she didn’t mind. Maybe she just cared about being better than Muku. Everything else could be discussed apparently.
And then ca Raya. The hateful dragon who made Muku, Jade’s equal. Jade hated it a lot. However, since she wasn’t left behind, she could stomach it to so extent.
Now though... Muku was certain he was in for one hell of a ride when Jade found out...
"Thank you, Mother" Muku thanked Mrs C sincerely. For the first ti, he actually ant it when he called her mother.
He felt that he would be scum if he couldn’t do at least that after all she had given him. While he wasn’t sure what the lady’s initial motives were for doing what she did. He was certain that she had been genuine in her actions after that. Even with the unreliability and frequent privacy breaches.
He kinda wished that she was his real mother. After all, she looked the part. Maybe she... Nuh! There’s no way. It was probably just a coincidence...
"My son!" Mrs C called out as she rushed forward emotionally and hugged Muku tightly. Muku hugged her back. He let her hug him for as long as she wanted. Which turned out to be ten whole minutes. And he was certain that he could hear muffled crying from her. However, he didn’t pursue the matter.
"Although we’ve only been together for a little while, it was the best ti of my life. Please co back and see before you go back. Rember, you’re eligible to return after a year. I’ll be waiting" Mrs C spoke in a low voice while still hugging Muku.
He and Raya disappeared from the room before either could say anything.
"Are you okay?" A voice sounded from behind Mrs C who was crying silently.
"Are you?" Mrs C asked a question in return as she turned back.
She ca face to face with Fake Raya’s ghost which was soon enveloped by a white light and turned into... A white haired lady?!...
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