Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her

Veer woke up with a start, panting and rubbing his forehead. He frowned and muttered, "A nightmare? But why can't I remember it?"

He tried to remember, but his mind turned blank on that. Shaking his head at his futile efforts, Veer looked around and quickly found Rain sleeping beside him.

He heaved a sigh of relief after confirming she was fine. Just to be sure, he checked her status.

[Name – Rain Augustus]

[Age – 18]

[Race – Vitrran Rat/?]

[Rank – E]

[Aspect – Devouring Hunger (S-Rank)]

[Description – The Devouring Hunger consumes anything within reach, absorbing its essence and nutrients to increase her strength. Overuse may lead to overwhelming cravings, pushing one into a berserk, destructive state where they lose their humanity.]

[Love Metre – 86/100 (Treasures you the most in the whole world.)]

He facepalmed, as he just realized that he couldn't see her health status like his wives. However, something did catch his eyes. The question mark on her race.

"Wait! I'll be damned, how did I overlook this?" Veer muttered, as he could guess what must have happened.

He had read many novels with a main character having a Devouring trait, and in most of them, the main character would just get overpowered with little to no side effects.

Because of this, he unconsciously forgot to look for Rain's Aspect side effects. The description showed a part of it, but he should have already seen through its vague explanation.

"I'll need to talk to her later," he muttered and then stood up to check on his surroundings. Since he didn't feel any danger, they were at least in a safe place. But where were they?

His surroundings were a dense forest, which made him question if they had ever left to begin with. The Farm field had made him paranoid about all of this.

He wanted to look for more, but decided to wake Rain first. There was no point in leaving her, anyway.

Shaking her shoulders, he shouted, "Encounter! Encounter! Main Boss, the Gang Leader of Seventh Layered Slum, the mighty Sunless is here."

"W-What!?" His shouts immediately woke Rain up, as she began to look around in panic and alert. Though, she calmed down when she noticed her boss laughing his ass off beside her.

With an annoyed harrumph, she looked away and said, "What a way to start!"

"Hehe, don't mind it," Veer smiled, making Rain dazed for a moment before she looked away again.

He stood up and said, "Let's check out our surroundings. Hopefully we have escaped and maybe we can even find our classmates."

"Yeah," Rain sighed and also stood up. Her legs wobbled slightly, but she managed to stand properly. However, she felt her body slightly out of control, as if she was inhabiting a new body.

"Ah! That must be because of you suddenly getting stronger," Veer said, noticing her confused expression. "Don't worry about it. I'll help you later with it."

Rain nodded, and the duo chose a direction at random to check. Although Rain had a little problem in starting, the more she walked, the more accustomed she got.

"If it happens like this every time, then I'll have to be careful when using my Aspect in battles," Rain muttered, as they jumped over a dried branch. The forest was surprisingly filled with greenery and a bluish color that some specific trees had.

"Yeah, about that," Veer said, remembering the important matters. "Don't consume just anything."

"Huh!? What? Why?" Rain got confused and asked. The Aspect was her sole way to get stronger, so why couldn't she use it?

"Think properly, you can devour anything and everything, right?" Veer said, to which Rain nodded. He continued, "Good, then imagine it like this. You can add many things in your meal, right? So, why don't you do that?"

"Boss, why are you asking something so obvious?" Rain blinked in confusion.

"Just answer the damn question."

"Well, obviously because we need different items for different types of food. If we just mix everything, it'll be a mess..." Rain trailed off as she got an idea of what Veer was trying to say.

"Yes, your Aspect is something similar," Veer smiled. "You have all the ingredients and can make the best meal possible. But you can also just make a huge mess of it."

Rain nodded, as understanding shone in her eyes. She said, "So basically, I'll have to be careful of what I devour in the future?"

"Yes, even Mana," Veer said. "Natural Mana is different, but once a person or creature refines it, it changes its state. For example, anyone who practices the Fire Element as their base can change their Mana Nature to Fire Element with their Mana Circulation Technique."

"And if I devour all of them, my own Mana will be a mess," Rain muttered.

"Yes, not to mention that you probably already have a Mana Nature now, considering you devoured that big guy," Veer sighed. "And changing Mana Nature isn't easy once set, so we'll have to see that too."

He rubbed his chin and muttered, "Then, we'll also have to come up with a plan on what you should devour and what you shouldn't. Not only that..."

Rain wasn't even listening to his words by then, as she looked at him muttering to himself and smiled. She felt warmth filling her heart, as this was the first time someone was thinking so much about her.

She caught up with him and asked, "Boss, can I ask you something?"

"Sure, but I won't answer everything."

"It's fine," Rain looked down, hesitating. But then she made up her mind and asked, "Why are you helping me so much?"

Veer stopped and blinked. Then, he turned towards her and said, "Don't get offended or hurt, but it's for my own benefits."

"Your benefit?"

Veer was going to explain when his instincts tingled, telling him of the approaching danger. He frowned, and catching Rain's hand, jumped to the side.

In the next moment, a silent arrow struck the trunk of a tree, leaving a gaping hole in it. All the while, no sound was heard, even when the tree was blasted apart.

Rain instantly went on alert and took out her daggers, her eyes burning with fury. Who dared to ruin her moment? Explore more at empire