The Story Never Ends

In the guest hall of the courtyard, Davion was sitting on the main seat in the front while the girls were seated on the couch opposite to him.

"Stella, it's been a while since the last time we met. You have even brought some of your friends." Davion smiled while looking at the girls at her side. He acted as if it was his first time seeing them.

"Yes, they are my best friends. The one on the right is Mia and the other is Amelia." Stella introduced them but found that they were not greeting him. Seeing them being disrespectful, she used both of her elbows to poke them in their waist.

They finally came back to their senses and bowed together towards him.

"Greetings, Senior Brother." However, their voices seemed to be forced.

Stella gave him an awkward look and apologized, "I'm sorry. They were not like this before…"

"Haha, no problem. Maybe they might be nervous, after all, I'm an inner court disciple," Davion laughed.

Stella sighed in relief and looked at them questionably. However, they didn't bother her and had only one thought in their mind.

"Shameless." How could one act like a completely different person?

"So, why are all of you here? If you have any problems then I might be able to solve them. No need to feel shy as we are basically families," Davion calmly said like a senior brother.

"You are too kind. However, we are not here for that." Stella smiled and explained her intentions.

Amelia and Mia were shaking their heads from the side and glancing at each other frequently. They had many things they wanted to say to each other. Yet, they couldn't right now. Not only that, they didn't even want to go on a mission with him. They knew how strong and cunning he was. So, with his character, would they get any reward?

Davion listened to Stella while observing them carefully. Although he acted innocent, who knows they might suddenly blow the whistle out? Especially what if they report that incident? Thus, he was ready to provide them a helping hand in the hope of leaving a good impression.

"Senior Brother!" Stella called out abruptly when she saw that he was not paying much attention to her.

"Eh! Please continue. I had some other thoughts," Davion looked embarrassed.

A few minutes later, Davion finally knew why they were here. They wanted to go on a mission together with him. Since he didn't have anything left to do and the devils now were worth quite a sum, there was no reason to refuse. Moreover, the elders had also suggested taking some outer court disciples with them. So, he agreed without any hesitation.

"Ok! We will leave together."

"Stel.."Amelia and Mia wanted to stop her but it was too late.

"Wow, thank you, Senior Brother," Stella straight away responded without giving them the chance to speak.

"So, when do you all want to leave?" Davion asked.

Stella then finally looked at Amelia and Mia waiting for an answer. But what could they say now as everything had already been decided? Therefore, they could only go along with the flow.

"Your choice, Stella. We are ready anytime." Mia said and Amelia nodded in agreement.

Stella thought for a while and replied, "Senior Brother, it depends upon you. But it would be good if we can go earlier."

"Humm, then what about leaving right now?" Davion suggested.

"What? Are you sure?" Stella exclaimed and became happy. In this way, they might be able to earn more contribution points.

Davion didn't reply but rather took out the map that he had just obtained earlier in the mission hall. He passed it to her and said, "just tell me where you want to go and we will leave. You don't need to worry about anything. I should be able to protect all of you."

"You seem confident," Stella smiled but inwardly she thought that he was bluffing and trying to impress them. What if they met a Devil Commander at the peak? They could only run away if this happens as only the top inner court disciples could handle them. 

  She opened up the map and looked at it carefully. The same goes for Mia and Amelia. There were circular red markings made everywhere. Near the Sect, there were no circles but they started appearing after going further away from the sect. The territories near the Wild Northern Forest had the maximum number of circles which meant that there was a huge number of devils over there.

So, she didn't focus her attention there and looked towards the places where there were fewer circles. She wanted to play safe and not look for some troubles.

However, she was meant to be disappointed as Mia pointed her finger towards one of the places and said, "We will go there."

"Oh! You've made your decision so fast. Let me see it," Davion requested.

But he saw that they were bickering instead of replying to him.

"Mia, how can you point there?"

"Yeah, listen to Stella, and don't be so foolish."

"Humph, he said that he is confident in protecting us. So, what's there to worry about?"

"He is surely bluffing. Even the top inner court disciples wouldn't dare to say this."

"Mia, why are you hell-bent on making things difficult for Senior Brother Davion?"

"It's simply because I find him annoying."

"Shush…"

"He might hear it. But you have only met him once. Yet, how could you say that?"

"What are you scared of? We have both bought a defensive talisman that can block any attacks of someone below the Nascent Soul Stage from the contribution points that we had obtained during our previous missions."

"You.."

"Not only that, we can earn more contribution points if we go there."

"It seems like I can't reason with you. Do whatever you want. But I have a bad feeling about this."

"You have always been cautious Stella. Just cheer up." 

Seeing that they have calmed down, Davion whispered, "Girls..."

They finally glanced at Davion and Mia was the one to speak. "We will leave for Tuberosa City."

"Where is it?" Davion asked.

"Humph, you have no knowledge." Mia scoffed and showed him the location on the map.

Davion saw this and had a wry smile on his face. This city lied a few kilometers away from the Wild Northern Forest and thus one could imagine how tough the devils could be here.

"It looks like she still holds a grudge against me. But this also makes things easier for me. I don't have to go on a search for the strong ones…" he thought.

Mia saw that he was pondering so she mocked him, "Did you loose your confidence?"

"Little girl, why are you babbling so much? Did you just hit your puberty?" Davion was getting irritated by her.

"Pfft-"

"Hahaha…"

Stella and Amelia both couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"You two…" Mia glanced at them and had anger written all over her face.

"Humph, I will be waiting outside." She coldly looked at Davion before leaving.

"Did I go too harsh with the joke?" Davion muttered.

"Senior Brother, please don't take that matter to heart. I don't know why she is acting this way," Stella said worriedly.

"Haha, I won't. You girls can wait outside the sect. I will come after making a few preparations." Davion signaled them to leave.

"Ok, Senior Brother." Stella pulled Amelia and left.

The moment they left, Davion took out the monthly pills that he had received today and swallowed them in an instant. Feeling the experience points increasing, he felt satisfied.

Then he yelled, "Ryland, we are leaving."

"Bang" The door was flung wide open and Ryland entered inside with excitement.

Davion caught him and stroked both of his heads.

"He really likes to roam outside…"

*** 

"Greetings Senior Brother."

It was the same two disciples who guarded the gate. Davion nodded and said, "Take care of yourselves. It's getting dangerous nowadays."

"We will, Senior Brother. You too…" They smiled.

Davion waved his hands and left. He walked a few meters ahead and saw those three girls and they also saw him. Seeing the Dragon on his shoulder, Mia whispered to Amelia, "Humph, he bewitched that dragon."

"Yeah, he is not a good person. Nonetheless, he is quite smart to think of that plan." Amelia said.

When Davion reached them, the Red Head of Ryland immediately opened his mouth and fired a fireball towards them.

"Stop!" Davion released a little bit of his aura and used it to deflect the fireball.

"Bam"

The fireball landed on the ground and it exploded. The grass caught fire and started spreading.

"Ryland, how much I have to tell you that you cannot attack someone so rashly," Davion scolded. However, Ryland didn't bother him but set his sights on Amelia and Mia and started growling.

"The dragon has improved," Amelia whispered to Mia.

"Yes." Mia felt threatened by its attack just now. 

Stella didn't seem to understand what was happening here but she didn't ask him. She knew that his beast was really aggressive. However, she said in a panic, "Senior Brother, we have to rush fast.. I heard some bad news when gathering some information about Tuberosa City."