Martial Arts Worlds

After taking off his shirt and exposing his burned back to the mirror, Kiernan spilled the potion all over his back.

"Argh…"

The liquid caused a searing pain to shoot through his body, but when it touched the burned skin, it soothed the pain and started to heal the burns.

The peeled skin was replaced by fresh, pink skin, and soon, his back looked as if the burns had never happened.

"Whew…"

Kiernan looked at the potion flask, kicked open the trash can, and tossed it inside.

With a refreshed look, he sat down on the couch and brought out his phone.

[Revenant: It worked, thank you]

[Cold Shade: No problem. Now, it's time for you to pay up]

[Revenant: Of course. Soul Fragment is used as food for Magical Beasts. It helps them to grow stronger, and the stronger they get, the greater their abilities will become]

…

Lurian Kingdom, Roseful City, Tomorrow Street.

"Food for Magical Beasts?"

Amara said in surprise and turned sideways on her chair. She brought out her laptop. And then she started surfing the internet in search of that knowledge.

However, no matter how much she searched, there was no information about Soul Fragment being used that way.

It wasn't a surprise since the Magical beasts were rare, almost extinct, and very few people had even seen them.

Thus, she was extremely surprised that someone like Kiernan knew about it and, for a moment, thought that he was just bullshitting.

However, knowing what they've already experienced together and that he was a Martial Order member, she realized he was probably telling the truth.

'How would he know… unless Kiernan is a possession of Magical Beast?'

Amara thought, but then she started giggling all by herself, and she shook her head.

"There is no way he would be in possession of Magical Beast. He is just a young man from a tier 4 country, and from what I know, he has rarely left that country.

"And there is no way Magical Beast would be in a tier 4 country, as they enjoy places with richer air that is only present in stronger countries.

"The only reason that Magical Beast would be in a weak country like that… if they really loved their master."

She walked to her drawer in her nice-looking room, opened it with a key, and saw several Soul Fragments just lying there.

She'd been collecting them for fun, and now that she finally knew what they were for, there was no way she could use them.

After all, she didn't have Magical Beast, and there was no way that she would be able to get even one, as they were more expensive than her total net worth!

…

Wunderland, Rodero, Bank Street.

With the wind whistling through the streets, Aoi left the bank with her money deposited safely into her bank account.

The red gem eventually sold for 2,500 gold coins, which was a decent amount and was good enough for her and Kiernan to last for a while.

However, even without that, she also already had money ready in her bank account, as the Arakawa family was quite wealthy in its own right.

And Kiernan also had his own savings, so they were doing well.

'I wonder if the treatment went well…'

She pulled out her phone, texted Kiernan, and waited for an answer with a beating heartbeat.

At last, he responded with a picture of his back, and it was as smooth as ever before. It made her giggle and smile.

"That's good…"

She let out a deep breath, hugged the phone close to her heart, and then pocketed it.

"I think he will be hungry, so I'll make something good for him!"

With a smile on her face, she headed to the marketplace, bought the ingredients for the meal she planned to make him, and then started heading back to the inn.

However, in the midst of the walking, she saw the familiar sight of the elderly woman sitting by the sidewalk.

There were a couple of people getting their fortune read by her.

At that moment, the elderly woman slowly turned her gaze over to Aoi, but she had already taken the different route.

"I don't like to know the future…"

She said fearfully, and as she went down the road, she saw an interesting sight by the corner of the street.

A large crowd had gathered in front of an ordinary-looking tea shop, but every customer seemed to be male, and they seemed desperate to get inside.

[Lovely Flower Tea]

'Lovely flower…'

There was a large red rose on top of the doorway. It looked like a real rose, but huge, and seemed to be made out of glass.

"Hey!"

At that moment, a beautiful woman appeared in front of Aoi, a smile on her face and a flier in hand.

"Would you like to come try our tea? The first testing will be free!"

Eliza asked.

Aoi noticed the red rose in Eliza's hair, and she was wearing the apron of the Lovely Flowers Tea shop.

"Your shop doesn't seem to be lacking any customers."

Aoi said with a wry smile.

It looked as if the shop was thriving despite its small size, and she doubted that there would even be room for her inside.

"This shop is actually for women only, and even though they try to enter the shop, they're not allowed!"

Eliza said and looked at the men with a disgusted look. She looked as if she wanted all men to disappear.

"I'd like to, but I have somewhere else to be. Thank you, though."

Aoi said and walked away, but at that moment, Eliza hugged her arm and started leading her to the door.

"Please stay, I insist. It won't take long, and I am sure the tea you'll taste will make you want to come for more!"

Eliza said with a deep smile.

"Ahh…"

Aoi looked troubled, as she really wanted to return back to the inn to see how Kiernan was doing, but she couldn't do anything against Eliza's strength, and she was pulled into the shop.

"Welcome~"

Inside the tea shop, the employees, who were all beautiful young women, greeted her with a bright smile.

It was as if she had entered heaven and was surrounded with angels.