Penelope's Talent

(A/N: I'll edit this chap later. Enjoy. )

Ban shrugged his shoulder and went back to his room where Penelope was meditating silently.

Along the way, he was pondering,

'This planet is going to change soon? This is a bit troublesome since many people will be affected. Demon Beasts are started moving on to the human populations. And there will be a power imbalance once this happens. However, the problem is that, Divergents will be the first to benefit these changes and mortals will suffer.'

Ban shook his head and decided to contact Vernard later about his findings. He will also make a plan on how to solve the current problems of humanity against the threat of Demon beasts and possibly the Divergents if the Arena couldn't handle them.

*swish!*

Ban entered the room and saw Penelope wasn't meditating, but was smelling the blanket and pillows on the bed.

"Ah!!"

Penelope was startled like a cat. She immediately hid on the blanket with a reddened face.

"What are you doing? I thought you are meditating earlier?" Ban asked in confusion. He thought, 'Maybe she wasn't fond of meditating? Or she has questions on her mind about the techniques I gave her.'

"Uhh." Penelope peek at ban with a shy expression.

Ban felt amused about this. Earlier, she was so bold that she could even hug him like it's a normal thing. Now, she was being embarrassed when he entered the room.

What Ban didn't know was that, she was embarrassed because she was sniffing his body fragrance on the pillow like a stalker. Being obsessed with Ban but shy to show her feelings was Penelope's attitude.

Ban then sat on the bed and removed the blanket to face her up close. He the lean on the pillow and pulled her closer into cuddle while smiling gently.

'What an adorable side of her.'

Ban commented on his mind and gave her a kiss on the lips.

Penelope blushed up to her neck, but she didn't shy away and responded with her passionate action. She wrapped her hands into his neck as she moved her body closer to his like a glue.

After a few minutes of kissing, Ban let go of her with a smile. He asked, "Better?"

"Mm~" Penelope nodded happily while still blushing.

"Now, what's the matter? You don't like meditating?" Ban asked in confusion.

"No. That's not it." Penelope replied. She continued, "I have already mastered the Myriad Elements Divine Body, but I couldn't absorb any Elemental Energy as you said. I don't know what's happening." She let out a cute expression while pondering. She stared at Ban asking for help.

Ban blinked his eyes a few times, 'How long has it been when I left her in the room? 30 minutes? Wait.. an hour?'

"You finished comprehending the technique?" Ban asked again as if he didn't heard her clearly. He finished comprehending the technique back then for like 4 hours of meditating.

"Mm." Penelope noddee once again. She continued, "I've finished the technique 3 minutes after meditating. And I didn't know what to do after that so I-..." Penelope wanted to say that she checked all of the belongings of Ban. Even his underwear wasn't spared. She blushed and didn't continued her words.

"3..." Ban's eyes widened like a saucers. He asked, "Are you serious? That.." He was really speechless at this moment.

Penelope nodded in confirmation. She carefully asked, "Why? Is it bad? Maybe I didn't do well?" Her eyes stared at his while making a cute face. She was afraid that her doing was wrong.

Ban shook his head immediately and laughed out loud. He kissed her face a couple of times and exclaimed, "My wife is a genius!" He didn't what was happening, but it was a great sign for Penelope. Comprehending a skill in just a matter of minutes was an incredible talent for him.

"Right.. You can't absorb Elemental Energies in the surroundings was because of this." Ban took her wrist and pointed at the talisman bracelet. He continued "This thing right here is a talisman that I made. It mainly blocks the Elemental Energies on the surroundings like a shield."

"Oh. No wonder why I don't feel the energies in the surroundings." Penelope nodded in understanding.

"Do you want to absorb the energies now?" Ban inquired. He was planning to watch her training this time in case of something bad will happen.

However, Penelope only pouted in silence. She glance at Ban with a puppy eyes.

"What's the matter?" Ban became confused by her response.

"I did great, right?" Penelope blushed once again and continued, "I.. Do you think I earn some reward this time?"

Ban opened his mouth, but he closed them once again.

'I didn't knew she was this bold.'

"I already kissed you a couple of times right?" Ban replied after a few seconds of dazing.

"No." Penelope shook her head while pouting. She continued "I want something else.. I..." She wanted to say some daring words, but was embarrassed.

Ban gawked in surprise. He thought, 'Are you serious right now? I don't mind but, isn't this... too sudden?'

He mused of a while and clicked his finger.

"Oh. I know how to reward you now." Ban stood up leaving the dazed Penelope on the bed. He let out a charming smile.

"W-What is it?" Penelope subconsciously asked, but she felt her body turned hot by the intense stare of Ban.

"Just leave it to me. You will love this reward of mine later." Ban chuckled as he didn't leave his stare at her body.

...

Meanwhile...

The Arena members were getting hyped when they received the news about the Demon Beasts. Especially the cores that can benefit their overall strength and be reborn anew. This will be a great oppotunity for them to discover a new world on their own.

Clara was sitting on a sofa. She was facing a cold but beautiful woman that can melt any men's defenses with her looks alone.

"Why is your face so red, little Clara?" The woman raised her brow in confusion. She noticed her niece was acting strange these past few days.

"N-Nothing, aunty." Clara sipped a glass of juice to calm her emotions. She changed the subject, "Now that the people knew about the news, what's your next move this time?"

The woman pondered for a while before shaking her head. She replied indifferently "I personally don't care about the lives of these mortals since my objective is to gather elites from this planet. What about you? Do you have any suggestion for me?"

Clara shook her head, "I suggest that we'll observe for now. Base on my theory, the aura of this world was getting denser by the day. If we fuel too much energy on this planet, someone might take notice of it from the outside and it will be a bit troublesome for us. Also, aunty Emma was still investigating the seal of this planet."

"Mm. You are right. Go contact Emma. We need someone to make an array that can hide the aura of this planet. We need to make a precaution if someone was eyeing on this area of our realm." The woman nodded and waved her hand. She is Ariana Walker, the eldest sibling of Clara's father and Emma. She was also the mysterious master of the Arena.

Clara nodded. She wanted to make a good impression from Ban by helping his planet a little even though this planet was part of their Eastern Realm. She already made a bad impression from him from the start, so she wanted to make it up for him this time.

"You seem eager when I mentioned about protecting this planet. Was my sister correct that you have fallen for a little guy on this planet?" Ariana squinted her eyes at her.

Clara widened her eyes and blushed slightly. She shook her head immediately, "No way. How can I fall for someone like him? Not in a million years."

Ariana raised her brow in suspicion. She said "I heard a news that you had a fiance. You better make things clear before this matter becomes a trouble." When she said those words, there was a sadness written on her cold eyes when she remembered her past.

Clara became silent before nodding with a forced smile,

"I'll keep that in mind, aunty."

Ariana squinted at Clara, but she didn't say anything else.