Questions, And Gains

[Valhalla Family's Villa.]

[Dining Room.]

Adonis and Katharine sat opposite Christopher, smiling as Amara fed him.

"Come on, have more," Amara smiled, adding more food to his plate.

"Mum, I'm full... Or do you want me to get fat?" Christopher asked.

"Really?" Amara turned to Adonis and Katharine, then nodded... "But still have a little... Come on, there's nothing wrong with you being a little chubby."

She took a spoonful of soup and moved it to his mouth... Christopher sighed inwardly, opened his mouth, and drank the soup.

"Are you done now?" He asked.

Amara looked him over for a few seconds, then nodded. "Done."

Tap! Tap! Tap!

The four turned to the door, seeing Ethan walking in... They watched as he reached the dining table and sat down.

"So..." Ethan looked at his family.

"I sent some people to track the car, and they said it was found in the yellow zone," he revealed.

"Yellow Zone!!!"

Amara, Adonis, and Katharine were horrified; they all turned to Christopher.

"Yellow Zone?! Son! You know how dangerous that place is... Why would you go to such a zone?" Amara asked.

Christopher sighed softly and began:

"You all might not know this, but I have a code."

"Code?" Katharine was confused.

"Yeah, and my code is: To be the best, you need to be ready to take risks."

His family looked at one another in surprise, then Ethan nodded in approval.

"That's my son! Yes! To be successful, you need to be ready to take risks... But you need to use your brain when taking these risks... You didn't use your brain... From the investigation, we discovered the den of a Mythical-stage Beast, some yards from where your car was parked... If I'm guessing correctly, this spider is the Beast who destroyed your car, right?"

'Hmm... I can't tell them the spider's den was my target... Hmm...'

"You're right, Dad. But I can only get stronger by fighting Beasts..." He sighed deeply.

"My targets were Perfect-stage Beasts... I think the sound of the battle alerted the Spider... I hid, and out of anger, it destroyed my car."

Ethan nodded and said, "I have reactivated your account; you can start using your money... If I find out you're lavishing the money on parties or girls... You—"

"—Stop, old man! My son has changed; why can't you seem to get that?!"

Ethan stared at his wife, stunned. "Can't I caution our son?!" He emphasized the word "our."

"When did I say you can't?! But that doesn't mean you'll always bring it up; have some trust in your son!!"

Ethan blinked a few times and sighed. "If I didn't trust him, would I have reactivated his account?"

Amara rolled her eyes, while Ethan turned to Christopher. "Those Perfect-stage Beasts are too weak for my eldest son. What if I buy you some Legendary-stage eggs, perhaps?"

Christopher smiled: 'I've spent all my years taming and training Beasts; even if it's an Ordinary-stage Beast, I can evolve it to the Divine stage, given time... So, stage isn't important... Moreover, I need those three for something far more important.'

"No, Dad, it won't be necessary. I searched online and discovered a way to make a Perfect-stage Beast as strong as a Divine stage."

The four faces changed dramatically.

"Where, online?" Katharine asked, looking around for her phone.

"They... They took down the website! I'm just lucky I came across it yesterday."

"Oh," Katharine sighed.

"So... Is that why you chose to go to the academy?" Adonis asked, staring at Christopher.

"Yes and no... Yes; if I'm successful, I'll be one of the strongest Tamers in the academy... Or even the whole capital... No, because I chose to start the academy of my own free will... Not because of a Beast or anything."

The others looked at one another, and after a few seconds, Katharine opened her mouth:

"Brother, what are those things in your jacket? The cauldron and leaves."

Christopher turned to her: "Where are they?"

"I asked Leyla to keep them in your room," Katharine answered.

"Thanks, and yes... They'll be used for the experiment."

"Can we watch?!" Katharine's and Adonis's eyes glowed with anticipation.

"No."

Christopher's flat answer stunned the two.

"Why?!"

"Because it can only be done by the Tamer of the Beasts in question; nobody else should be present."

"Really?" The two were dumbfounded.

"Let your brother be; we'll all see the results soon," Amara said.

"Thank you, Mum. Thanks, Dad." With that, he stood up and walked out of the dining room, heading for the stairs.

"Boss."

Christopher looked at his first bodyguard for a few seconds, then said.

"Ricky. No one should enter my room... I mean no one..." With that, he walked into his room, locking the door from the inside.

Ricky thought for a moment and took out his phone, calling the other three... With the Madam's behavior at times, he'd need backup.

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Christopher looked around, walked towards the small desk in the room, and looked at the ingredients.

"Sunlight flower, Blood mushroom... And..." He placed his hand in his pocket and took out the two vials.

"Tears of a Mythical Beast."

He sat on the couch beside the desk and brought out the cauldron... Christopher picked up the sunlight flower and blood mushroom, squeezed them in his hand, and placed them in the cauldron... After that, he added a whole vial of tears, then closed it and activated his Life Force.

"This body's Life Force isn't strong enough, so it'll take longer than needed to heat," he growled in frustration, pouring his Life Force into the cauldron.

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[One Hour Later.]

"Finally!!"

Christopher sighed in relief and stopped channeling his Life Force... He picked up the cauldron and opened it, seeing the ingredients had turned into liquid.

"Good."

Christopher looked around. Not seeing a glass cup, he sighed helplessly and poured all the ingredients into his mouth.

"That's all! Time for the painful part. Graa!" He growled in pain, holding his stomach... His heartbeat quickened, sweat appeared on his body, and his face turned pale.

"Ahh!!" He screamed in a low voice and fainted on the couch.

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[Next Day.]

[12:00 PM.]

Christopher slowly opened his eyes, looked around the room, and was stunned. "Huh?!" He sat up and turned to the window.

"Daytime? But it's..." His eyes widened, seeing the wall clock.

"12:00... PM?!! I slept a whole day?!!" He stood up from the couch and was dumbfounded to see he had grown taller.

"Huh?"

Confused, he walked towards the bathroom and looked at his reflection.

"Wow! This worked far better than I expected!!" He exclaimed, seeing the well-built man in front of him... His weak physique was gone.

Christopher raised his hand and clenched his fingers into a fist... Feeling the amount of Life Force, he was stunned.

"This... This amount of energy can only be emanated from a Master Tamer... Wait! Does that mean...? Yes!! It works!!!" He jumped up in joy.

"But, I need to stay low for now... I can't just tell everyone I'm a Master Tamer... I'll say I'm Intermediate... Yes, I can also reduce my Life Force... That won't be difficult for someone who was once a Supreme Tamer."

He looked at his reflection in the mirror and lowered his gaze to his abdomen.

"Maybe..."

He held his shirt and raised it up.

"NICE!!!"

He whistled, seeing his abs, which were all out, showing their full glory.

"NICE!!!!!!" He added.

BAM!!!

"..."

Christopher lowered his shirt and walked out of his bathroom, seeing his four bodyguards on the ground, the door wide open.

"When I say something, you should listen!"

"Leyla?"

Christopher was stunned, watching as his calm and docile personal maid walked into the room, her gaze fixed on the four... Unaware he was staring at her.

"Leyla! The boss asked us to guard the door!" Ricky stood up from the ground, staring at Leyla with a deep frown.

"I'm worried about Christopher! Look around you! Where is Christopher?!!"

'Wow! She's an Elite Tamer! I'm impressed, but... How did she become an Elite Tamer?!!!! While the owner of this body is still a Novice!! Leyla is even stronger than Adonis and Katharine! What has she been up to?!?!' Christopher was getting confused.

"This?" Ricky and the other three were stunned. They moved their gazes around and were shocked to see Christopher standing by the bathroom door, right behind Leyla.

"He's not in the room!!" Leyla yelled.

"When are you planning on telling me you're a Tamer?"

Leyla froze, hearing Christopher's voice behind her... 'Shit!' She looked over her shoulder, seeing Christopher grinning at her.

"Mas... Christopher? I thought... No, I'm not a Tamer." She quickly turned around and lowered her head.

'Back to the Leyla I know... Do you think I'm that stupid?'

Christopher moved his gaze from the five to the door.

"What happened here?" He asked, feigning surprise.

The four looked at Leyla, and Ricky stepped forward. "The Head thought you ran away; that's why he sent Leyla over. She told us, and we rushed inside."

'Oh? It seems I'm the only one in the dark; well... Let's just play along.'

Christopher nodded and said: "I fell asleep yesterday, and as you can see... I'm just getting up, so can you all leave? I want some peace and quiet."

"Yes, Boss."

The four nodded and quickly walked out of the room, but Leyla's gaze was fixed on him.

Left alone, she asked.

"What happened to you? How did you get so tall and..."

Christopher smiled and showed her his arm muscles. "I did some workouts. See you later." He gestured to the door.

Leyla frowned slightly but still walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.

Christopher locked it with his Life Force, walked towards his bed, and sat down.

"Phase one, done. Phase two... Rhino, come out."

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[Outside the room.]

Leyla stared at the door for a few seconds and suddenly smiled. 'You're finally growing up, Christopher,' she thought.