Aaron and Sherry took turns on old man Sid's trial before having themselves another sparring match where the teenager girl taught the kid a lot when it comes to how to attack and how to defend using different weapons other than the Staff.

Once Aaron reached the limit of exhaustion they both went back home to have another bath and the kid had a quick and fulfilling meal before going to sleep.

Once Aaron woke up he took his maid and his two bodyguards before leaving the Village and heading towards the lake which Sera's new pet caused.

"Young master Ron." Pio asked once he saw the kid standing at the shore of this lake in silence.

"What is it?" Aaron was slightly immersed in his memories ever since he arrived in this world and didn't like it when his journey of thoughts was interrupted by his guard.

"Nothing it's just... Y-you've been oddly quiet for a while now and I was kind of worried something might come out of the water and attack you with your guard lowered, j-just be careful alright! Sorry." The man scratched his head once he noticed that this kid is a bit irritated.

Aaron looked back and stared at the dirty water of this lake which made him remember the reason why he brought his maid and bodyguards here in the first place.

*Rumble*

"Yeah... you're absolutely right there Pio, this lake might attract some creatures that thrive in these sorts of dangerous environments and give our people trouble back in the Village." The kid said before ordering Sherry who's sitting behind him to bring a chair for him and set the table for him to eat because he's feeling a bit hungry.

*Whoosh* *Boom* *Splash*

While sitting at the shore of this lake and eating his meal, Aaron was holding his wooden Staff and releasing one Energy Bolt followed by a pair of Flame Orbs at the area in the center of this lake.

Aaron looked towards his maid and two bodyguards once the water started to show signs of evaporation and said : "You guys should probably wear those masks because this water is poisoned." Then he handed them one air-filtering mask each.

Pio, Lucas, and Sherry watched the kid eat and blast the water with his techniques without stopping for more than three hours, during that time the water-level of this lake clearly dropped by a few meters.

Meanwhile this area of the Dark-Forest surrounding the lake was already covered by a thick canvas of green colored steam!

"I think that's enough for today." Aaron checked the details on the window of his Stats Menu and noticed that he was already mildly-poisoned since he's not wearing a mask and kept eating food that got contaminated by the poison from the fog in the area.

The kid helplessly shock his head before drinking a bottle of All-Cure Potion while thinking to himself : 'This stuff is so awesome.'

All-Cure Potion Effect Helps recover from Seal +120, Blind +121, Weakness + 122, Curse +123, Poison +124, Illness +125, Pain +175 Maximum Number 100 each per Inventory slot Tradability Tradeable Refunded For 1 Gold Description Magical-water which Cures many abnormal Statuses Notes None

Aaron took a short nap once he returned home before calling Pio and Lucas to come down to the basement because it's about time he collects some Experience.

"Young master Ron." Pio called the kid once he saw him about to step on the place where he summoned the Fuzzy-Phosphorus Mice yesterday.

"What? Are you chickening out after almost getting yourself mauled by the beast yesterday?" Aaron stopped and looked towards his bodyguard then smiled while teasing him.

Pio blushed from embarrassment then shook his head, "I wouldn't dare lie to you... B-but yeah, I really made a scene yesterday huh!" Afterwards the young man quickly added once he realized something : "I promise not to disappoint you this time."

The kid shook his head before saying : "Relax. I don't think any of you would have to lift a finger this time around," Afterward he turned and entered the diagram, "Lucas."

"Yes young master Ron." The man tightened his grip around the wooden shaft of his Spear and readied himself to meet the creatures his young master is going to summon.

Aaron looked towards his bodyguard before rolling his eyes while saying : "Didn't you just hear what I said to Pio? Relax!"

Lucas nodded, "Yes young master Ron." Then his body-language changed when his tense muscles were eased.

The kid nodded before asking : "Did you take care of the matter I ordered you to complete before I went to bed?"

"Done," The man nodded before continuing to say : "Roger and some of his men are right outside and ready to load the Mice once we're finished here."

"Stop hiding in the shadows over there like Mice and step to the light." Aaron suddenly smiled before looking towards the corner near the entrance where the workers left a stack of wood after disassembling the wooden mold for the pillars and the ceiling.

Tylus had already mentioned that he's going to have some of his men remove them from the basement later today.

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"Huh!"

Pio, Lucas, and Sherry switched from a mood of being relaxed to being on full-alert once they heard what their young master Ron just said.

*Tsk*

"Hahaha... you got me!" After hearing the feminine sound of somebody clicking their tongue in annoyance, the group of four saw two come out from their hiding and one of them laughed uproariously before nudging his partner with an elbow while saying : "Looks like you had us going through the trouble of disguising ourselves as workers for no reason, eh Manji."

Manji glared at her man before retorting : "Y-you shut up!"

Roger just used a finger to clear his ear while saying : "you're just salty because we got found out by little Ron so easily."

"My disguise was perfect," The woman pointed towards the kid while adding : "This brat was unaware of our location ever since we snuck ourselves here in his sleep, same goes for little sister Sherry and these two useless idiots! Even when the brat woke up he still didn't notice us at all."

The muscular big guy rolled his eyes at his partner in crime while saying : "I already told you that he'd find us yet you kept on insisting that nobody can spot your disguise because your invisibility techniques are matchless, now you're just angry because I was right and you were wrong."

"Now I know why the brat found us in the first place, it must've been because you run your loud mouth a lot and your breath stinks." Manji kicked the man while blushing from embarrassment when Roger exposed her in front of everyone.

"Loser," The big guy just said that word before turning to look at Aaron and smiled widely while excitedly asking : "Are you going to summon the Mice?"

The kid smirked knowingly before answering : "Yeah."

Roger bumped his fists, "Great! Let me join the fun, it's been a long while since I've let loose and had some fun."

Aaron switched from looking at the excited muscular man to the huffing and puffing woman next to him while thinking : 'I really didn't notice them at all until I prepared myself to use Lucid Nightmare.

'That Skill's radar-like scanning feature allows me to instantly pick my targets before I activate the Skill itself to Stun these targets.

'But I've noticed lately that I can actually keep scanning the area 50 meters around me for about 10 minutes before I activate Lucid Nightmare, if I don't activate the Skill afterwards the System counts it as a valid attempt of using the Lucid Nightmare and prevents me from using it unless the Countdown is completed.

'I bet the disguise techniques of this Manji woman must be lot more stealthier when she's on her own! This chick could be terribly dangerous as an enemy.'

The kid nodded before saying : "I don't mind giving you the opportunity to slaughter some of the rodents, but that doesn't mean I'll carry you two on my back."

*Humph*

Manji raised her nose proudly as if to say : "That's only to be expected you brat! We can take care of ourselves just fine."

Roger on the other hand moved closer while saying : "I accept your challenge! No hard feelings to whoever kills less mice," Afterwards the big guys retrieved his weapons from his pockets which are two metal knuckles with a few pointy ends for more damage when he punches then added with a smirk on his face : "Under one condition though."

Aaron tilted his head slightly while feeling amused and slightly eager after seeing this fellow's enthusiasm, "What would that condition be?"

"No playing dirty! I heard that your attacks can be really dangerous and I don't want you to injure me by mistake so... let's keep it clean." The muscular big guy said while warming up and swinging a few punches.

"Clean huh! As you wish... but give me a bit of time to set things right in here, since you want this competition to be clean." The kid nodded before walking towards the stack of wood and began to store everything within the basement into his Inventory Space then went up and emptied his Inventory Space from this useless stuff outside.

Once he returned to the spacious and empty basement Aaron nodded before checking the torches on the walls and ordering Pio to light them all up to give everyone the best visibility while thinking to himself : 'Thankfully I had Cassandra include a separate ventilation-system for the basement in her design and all of these narrow "breathing-holes" everywhere on the walls are keeping the air around here circulating despite all these torches burning.

Afterwards the kid looked towards Manji who's still annoyed at him after what happened before asking : "I thought you were going to join this competition too!"

*Tsk*

Manji just clicked her tongue before crossing her arms then replying : "Maybe you should focus on beating Roger first."

"Does that mean you're the boss?" Aaron smiled and asked while raising an eyebrow.

"Humph. Of course I am!" The woman smiled once she understood the hidden meaning behind his words before raising her nose proudly while giving that answer.

"Are we doing this or not?" The muscular big man asked while starting to lose his patience.

Aaron shook his head while answering : "Yeay, yeah... in a second you small fry!" Before entering the diagram and activating the Mystique-Door Skill.

While Roger was tightening his fists and getting ready to jump on the Fuzzy-Phosphorus Mice that began to gather towards the diagram on their side of the Mystique-Door and scratch at the door, Aaron looked at his followers and ordered : "Stay guard at the entrance and stop anyone from disturbing our fun." Then the kid retrieved something from his Inventory Space.

The items he retrieved grabbed the attention of the woman who became so entranced by the shape and style of these unique weapons.

"Ready big guy?" Aaron looked towards his competitor and asked once the Mystique-Door Skill's activation time almost ran out.

"Just give the signal." Roger focused on the group of Mice with a stern and serious gaze before giving that answer.

"Go!" The kid allowed the rodents to cross the invisible barrier then activated the Trible-Stars Skill.

This time the projectiles used by Aaron when he used Trible-Stars were not mere pebbles or small rocks like he experimented last night.

The items in his hands which he bought from the Store were actually Throwing-Stars!

Subi Throwing-Stars (Unisex-Common) Required Level 0 Required Class None Required Basic-Attributes Strength +5, Agility +8 Maximum Number 50 each per Inventory slot Tradability Tradeable Refunded For 1 Gold Description A Throwing-Star made out of steel Notes

* The edges are quite sharp.

* Be careful not to hurt your hands while throwing them.

Right under the eyes of everyone watching, the kid would get rid of three of these Mice before jumping then taking aim at three more.

Some times he would disappear then reappear on a different part of the basement before killing three more.

Right when Roger thought he'd finally get his chance to punch the head of one of these Fuzzy-Phosphorus Mice at last... three Throwing-Stars whizzed by his side from a distance and the sharp edges glinted while reflecting the light from the torches on the walls before striking the poor Mouse on both eyes while the last one buried itself deeply in the center of its head right between the eyes.

Everyone watching saw its head explode with a bang and spray the muscular big guy with blood and bits and pieces of its brain!