Aaron spent the following ten minutes nodding repeatedly like mother hen picking rice.

Sera found the situation amusing because she was almost certain that nothing said by this little sister Snow would even reach any area above ear-level on this naughty boy, all he did was look around the village like some stranger doing some sightseeing upon their first arrival.

Once they reached the north-gate he even seemed excited to be separated from the girl, it made this Whispering Sister wonder if it's going to be troublesome to take care of this ungrateful kid on her own in the future.

She felt really bad for her little sister Snow who's genuinely worried about Aaron, Sera almost smacked the boy on the back of his head when he revealed signs of being annoyed after the girl gave him a tight and slightly prolonged goodbye hug!

'Ungrateful bastard, you really don't deserve little sister Snow's care and worry. Thankfully you're like a little brother in her eyes, I would've strangled you with my hands if you were slightly older.' Sera felt disgust and almost spat at the mere prospect of Snow having intimate feelings for Aaron.

Finally Nina entered the carriage that's going to be the ladies' means of transportation for the next few months before they reach the Sisterhoods' branch! Sister Sera would be responsible for preparing other means of transportation for any other candidate which she deems fit to join their "cult" in the future.

Snow is supposed to be lucky in having three Sisters accompany her during the journey, the girl gets to learn some valuable teachings from them on the road which is certain to help her prepare before the entrance examination.

Of course Aaron got to hear all that from Sera who kept going on and on about this and that while both of them stood outside the north-gate watching the carriage until it faded into the distance.

'Is all that shit supposed to put my heart at ease or something? This chick must be crazy if she believes that I care any for that Snow girl, I'm grateful for her since she gave me her home and all that... but I really don't know her really. We just happened to meet under strange circumstances!' Afterwards he turned on his heels to face this village while thinking : 'I haven't eaten anything since yesterday, I better grab something to eat before getting some good rest. It's training time once I wake up.'

The boy ignored Sera completely and walked away.

"Where are you going?" She asked while following him.

"To find something to eat, I'm hungry." He answered without looking back, but he increased his pace as if to say : "Don't follow me."

Sera rolled her eyes once she noticed what Aaron is trying to do, "Why didn't you say so?," She overtook him, "I know just the place, follow me." Then the beauty ignored the boy after saying that, as if to say : "You're a hundred-years too early kiddo."

He just laughed to himself before shouting from behind : "Only if you're paying!" Then enjoyed the sight of her perky buttocks joyfully dancing up and down and from side to side while thinking to himself : 'Now that's a mouthwatering appetizer.'

Sera just snorted in response, but this lady frowned once she sensed the pair of eyes laser-focused on her butt.

This Sister is already feeling the heat from this gaze!

'This little bastard is also a big pervert, I better watch myself around him at night.' Sera twisted her lips in disgust then decided to order one of the cheap meals for the boy instead of rewarding him with a sumptuous meal to make him forget about the separation with Snow.

A couple turns later they reached a three-story building and the lady knocked on the wooden door at a certain rhythm before waiting.

Soon the door was opened and a young man smiled once he found Sera at the door, right afterwards his smile vanished when his eyes fell on Aaron behind her!

He frowned and said : "Humph. Looks like you're still alive thanks to big sister Sera's mercy, now scram!" Afterwards this young man actually tried to slap the boy's face.

"Huh!" This terribly arrogant young man was surprised once his hand met thin air instead of the tender flesh of the kid's cheek.

*Ugh!*

Before he got the chance to process what just happened, the young man felt a deep and paralyzing wave of pain overcome his body before he dropped to the ground like a sack of potato.

Eyes wide open, neck veins bulging, flushed face, trouble breathing... these were the symptoms of this young man.

"Let me ask you this," Aaron's shadow covered this piece of shit who tried to lay hands on him, "Like... Who the fuck are you to raise your hand on me?"

"@#$%..." The young man attempted to reach for the boy to grab him but his hand was firmly stepped on instead, his joint was immobilized and the young man couldn't gather any strength in that arm at all.

He had to cover his balls with the other hand to protect them from this little beast who dared to target such a place in the first place!

Sera was at a loss whether to laugh or cry in this situation because everything happened so fast, first Rodd attacked without warning and for no reason at all then was swiftly and mercilessly countered.

"Little Ron! Don't." Seeing the boy about to kick the young man's head without a shred of care for the consequences to his action, the woman decided to intervene before things escalated beyond control.

Aaron snorted before taking a step back and releasing the young man's wrist, "Next time you forget how to behave like a human in my presence is the time you lose that hand, be a good sissy and stop bitching around about the past or I might really knock on your door to deliver justice for real this time." Afterwards he moved closer to the beauty as if to remind Rodd about what kind of company he got.

Sera nodded inwardly and thought to herself : 'Still this kid is so foul-mouthed.' Before looking at the young man who's picking himself and his dignity from the ground with extreme difficulty, she found it extremely hilarious but she did a good job in covering it when she asked : "Young-lord Rodd, why did you attack little Ron for no reason?"

"Uh!" Rodd was clearly at a loss for what to say to explain his actions.

"Isn't it obvious? He's the reason I was tossed in the ancient-well." The boy smiled once he noticed the look of pure hate within the glare Rodd gave him.

The young man exhaled before shouting : "Lies!"

Aaron just shrugged and said : "It's okay, I knew you were a coward anyway."

The way he spoke made the young man hiss from anger, this kid was tearing at his face in front of sister Sera which made it worse for Rodd to endure.

Finally he snapped and lunged at the boy's neck while glowering : "I'll kill you!"

"Enough!"

"Stop!"

The voices of an elderly man and Sera rang in the street, which attracted more eyes from the nearby buildings.

A well dressed old man who looks in his sixties appeared at the door and glared at the busybodies with a stern gaze, these people immediately moved towards their original destinations while ignoring that elder Todd.

Secretly they began to talk among themselves about what really happened, a few minutes later a new rumor began to spread within Pine-Breeze Village.

Rodd immediately turned towards the elder and made an aggrieved expression : "Grandpa, you've got to make things right for me or I'd really explode if I don't vent these feelings."

Elder Todd's gaze softened once his eyes fell on his only grandson before shifting towards Sera and he nodded and smiled politely while saying : "Thank you lady Sera for being merciful to little Rodd."

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Sera noticed how Todd completely ignored Ron when he talked to her but she returned the polite greeting, "It's nothing serious senior Todd, just a silly scuffle that brought both sides nothing but embarrassment."

Aaron noticed a twitch on the corner of this old man's eye when he heard what the lady said but he showed nothing else on his expression and the boy thought to himself : 'This old bastard really knows how to take a punch,' Then he looked at the smiling beauty, 'And this chick really knows how to hide daggers behind that pretty smile! I better watch my steps around these two in the future.' Then he looked at Rodd and shook his head while thinking : 'Sigh, this idiot is up to something but I'm going to be ready for him when he decides to make his move.'

"Please," Todd gestured for Sera to enter, "Rodd, quickly prepare a table for lady Sera." His words awakened his grandson from his vindictive-fantasies and the young man gave the boy one final sneer before entering the building.

Aaron maintained his nonchalant expression and followed the butt of this beauty inside the building, the garden at the backyard was nothing fancy despite the effort being made to make it look as such.

'What's this? Some kind of bird shit?' The boy twisted his lips in disgust when he found colorful and mostly white spots on their table and his seat, especially his seat.

He refused to sit and looked at the young man who's supposed to be their waiter and said : "You. Yes you! Come here and clean this filth, is this how you treat your precious customers? Is this the kind of service in this establishment? Get rid of that table, burn it or throw it in the trash before you change it for a clean set." His commanding tone of voice and the way he threw these orders would've made it believable if he wasn't wearing a piece of faded linen cloth and some slipper made from straw!

Sera gawked in the beginning before covering her mouth with her sleeve to hide her smile, she pretended to be unaware of what's going on since she's busy admiring the birds on the farthest tree.

"You-"

Before Rodd got to say anymore he was cut off by Aaron : "What you? It seems like your restaurant doesn't welcome our patronage! It's alright then, I'm sure we can find some place else." Afterwards he looked at the beauty and said : "Let's go big sister Sera, I'm a few words away from losing my appetite. Always happens to me when my throat is dry."

The lady gave Rodd a fleeting side-glance before following after the boy, but the young man felt a chill on the back of his neck when he met her frosty eyes.

"Wait! Lady Sera, please wait."

Once they reached the door, they heard Todd's elderly voice calling for them then soon afterwards his figure appeared racing down the stairs!

'Hot damn, this geezer can really run.' Aaron thought when he noticed that this elder wasn't even out of breath.

"My apologies. All of this happened because of me, these old bones were the ones supposed to the evening cleaning but I'm ashamed to say that I forgot it was my turn. Little Rodd didn't even know about the mess I caused and silently took the blame in my stead." His high-class act was almost believable if it weren't for a single flaw, the rest of the tables were actually clean yet that stupid dick-named grandson of his decided to choose one that's half-covered in droppings and a heavily-bombed chair specifically for the boy.

'As if that sesame-brained fool couldn't make it any more obvious.' He thought to himself while actually feeling pity for this quick-witted elder in having that kind of grandson, because despite the mess that Rodd made earlier this Todd is making him sound like a chivalrous hero instead.

Clearly the goal is to impress a certain beauty in this situation, but too late for these efforts because Aaron wasn't the only one to notice the clean tables and chairs.

Not to mention that Sera is the one inviting the boy which makes it even worse for the young man who not only physically attacked the boy and lost, but also attempted to insult the boy by treating him as lesser than the lady.

She smiled tastelessly before saying : "Is that so, how unfortunate! It looks like this isn't a good time, until next time then. Goodbye senior Todd."

The old man suddenly paled in the face once he saw Sera about to leave, "No! No, no, no... not at all." He knew that he'd be offending the beauty if he dared to touch her hand, that's why he hugged the boy instead and refused to let go of him when he continued to say : "You two were supposed to dine on the top floor where the scenery is better and the food is best, it's on the house." He added that final line when he noticed a lack of response from the beauty.

'This shameless old thing! Get the fuck off of me skin-bag, I swear to blast the wrinkles out of your body if you don't let go of me right now.'

"Alright." Sera said.

"Whoa!" Right when Aaron was about to will the Energy Bolt Skill to activate, he felt his body freefalling and barely managed to land on his feet.

Todd still acted like he never existed before turning on his heel and saying : "You wouldn't regret it." But he felt a scorching gaze piercing his back, it made the elder feel uncomfortable which made his feet move faster until he disappeared up the stairs.

"Hehehe." The beauty finally had her chance to openly express her emotions at last.

Aaron rolled his eyes at her and said : "This senile old geezer wouldn't poison me, would he?"

"Hahaha." She broke her posture and laughed for a long while before wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes and said : "I believe it wouldn't be anything serious, the worst he can gives you is stomachache." The lady wiggled her eyebrows and revealed an evil smile before giving his midsection a fleeting glance then climbed the stairs.

"Ptooey! Piss on that extreme diarrhea and vomiting liquid shit, feed that nonsense to the dogs because I'm not having any." The boy muttered these words while feeling disgust.

Sera gawked before thinking to herself : 'That foul-mouth of his might be the only flaw in his character.'

*****

Fast track to the time food was actually on the table about thirty minutes later.

Aaron who fell asleep after being disinterested in the scenery and the complimentary food offered to them, the boy drank a few glasses of fresh juice then climbed into the beauty's lap as if it's the most natural thing to do when he's missing a bed.

His nose twitched before his eyes opened once his brain translated the signals transmitted by his olfactory-mucosa.

"Food!" Aaron shouted before looking at the different plates like a starved ghoul.

"Ah!" Sera was given quite the scare and almost jumped from her seat, she glared at the boy who snatched a spoon and already began to eat while sitting on her lap.

"Oh! This is really, really good." He said before looking at her after twisting his torso slightly and continued to say : "You dig in too, you're missing out on the good stuff here!" Afterwards he found it bothersome to reach the plates that's placed a little bit further with his short arms, Aaron decided to sit on the table directly which would enable him to control the distance.

"Humph." The lady crossed her hands and snorted despite finding this situation amusing, "Didn't you say that you're not going to touch the food? Tsk."

The boy attempted to smile but the action made it funny because it exposed the exaggerated amount of food within his mouth, finally he struggled to chew for a short while before swallowing and saying : "Oh come on you pretty angel! Don't sweat the small details and let's enjoy this fine meal together under the clear sky of this perfect morning."

She rolled her eyes while thinking to herself : 'This kid is even more shameless than old geezer Todd! Sigh, he really looked so cute when he was asleep.'

Sera felt warm inside whenever Aaron urged her to try something or placed food in her plate.

"Huh!" The boy suddenly gawked midway in his meal and stared at thin air in shock.

This confused and worried the woman a lot, especially when the topic of poison was mentioned less than an hour ago.

"Are you okay? Was there something in the food?" She asked while helping him rub his back with worry practically flooding from her eyes.

He smiled gratefully after sensing her honest feelings of care and said : "I'm alright, this meat is just a bit too hot, dry, and spicy while the green leaves it's cooked with are cold, chewy, and watery. I was a bit surprised by the extreme difference in their taste that's all."

Sera released a breath before letting her worries fade when she returned to her seat.

"That's natural," The elderly voice got the attention from these two, "This meat is from the Solar Heart of the Twilight Deer which is cooked in a special method by old man Todd after marinating it for three days and three night in the extracted Essence of the green and fresh leaves of the Rejuvenating Spinach, afterwards the dish is offered with spiced liver-sauce of the Iron-toothed rabbits mixed with chopped Vines of the Carnivorous Vines alongside some fresh leaves of the Rejuvenating Spinach." The much older-looking man if compared with Todd finally finished his explanation when he reached their table.

Aaron looked at this stranger then said : "Wow! Grandpa you look so cool," Afterwards he raised the plate towards the old man, "Since I like your style, then here for you."

The elder smiled faintly before saying : "Young man. Are you sure? This isn't something cheap to be given away to complete strangers like that."

The boy just shrugged and replied : "Who cares? Food tastes so much better in good company, money comes and goes in the end." While thinking to himself : 'Not to mention that it's already free to begin with, I already received all the benefit this dish could give me. Only a fool wouldn't make use of this opportunity to make some connections, Sera already said that not everybody is allowed to the top floor of this restaurant anyway.' Afterwards his eye fell on the few new notification windows which bobbed up from the system.

System : Host gained Strength-Attribute+1

System : Host gained Vitality-Attribute+1

System : Host gained Agility-Attribute+1

These three notification windows didn't surprise him by much compared to the next two notification windows.

System : Host gained Flame Orb Skill.

Especially this notification because it makes a whole lot of difference once used well.

System : Host gained an Elemental-Skill and unlocked Passive-Resistance Menu.