CHAPTER 22 YESHA

Both Aranold and Blake laugh at Elcio's reaction.

Seeing this, the latter becomes confused, he can understand if it was Leon who did not take the situation seriously.

After all, his young master has some problems with his memories, but he knows that these two are fully aware of how dangerous the forbidden grounds are.

"Do not look at them in that manner, they are only laughing because, unlike what you have said, I do take this matter seriously, but I only show this reaction because I think it is appropriate. I do not underestimate how dangerous the forbidden grounds are, but this does not mean that I fear them." Leon carefully explains.

He then points at Blake.

"My friend here has actually trained on one of the forbidden grounds, and unlike that person named Aphu, he did not just train outside, within the boundary of the forbidden ground, but went inside it."

Elcio turns to Blake with his mouth agape, he cannot believe that someone in the lower rooms actually dares to go inside and even survive at that.

"I need to do that in order to not be left behind by these two beasts."

He laughs out loud as he grabs a piece of volcanic stone and eats it.

"These two?" Elcio looks confused.

He turns to both Leon and Aranold.

He knows that these two are actually one of the worst students in the academy, not because they do not have the potential to become one of the top warriors in their world but because of their personalities and self-discipline.

"Do not look down on these two, they have changed greatly, especially your young master." He points at Cleo.

"Do you not know that he befriended one of the aces and even managed to obtain an item from another top aces?" He proudly bragged.

Blake turns at Leon with a serious expression.

"Aces!" Screams the two girls and Elcio, they cannot believe what they just heard.

The Aces that they refer to are the beings that managed to step into the top hundreds.

"Why did you not tell us about this!?" Screams Marionette, her eyes twinkling.

She really wants to know which individual they had befriended.

Blake snorts, then glares at Leon.

"He did not even say anything to me! If not for the fact that the very person visited our room, I would have never imagined that these two idiots would be friends with an ace!"

Now that the three of them are close, Blake is no longer that reserved and formal with them.

"Hey, you cannot blame me on this, I do not want to blemish his reputation with ours, as his friend, we should at least do this." Leon proudly states.

"Do not look at me, the one he is interested in is actually just Cleo, I am considered a plus one."

"I do not blame him though, accepting me as an acquaintance is already considered a boon for me."

Aranold just shrugs his shoulder.

"Oh? You tell them about Pure, but not me?" Suddenly, a beautiful voice can be heard, interrupting everyone's glare.

They turn towards the source and see a beautiful woman with a perfect body and a bountiful chest.

"Manager?" Leon is confused.

Of course he knows this girl, she was the manager of the massage parlour he works in.

After taking multiple missions in this department and earning a great reputation for his skills, he becomes acquainted with the manager.

She had introduced herself as Yesha, but he likes to call her manager since it is her position.

In fact, she had tried to change the way he calls her in order to make them closer, but he stubbornly sticks to just calling her manager rather than her name.

Yesha shakes her head after hearing what he calls her.

She does not want to let go of someone like him, but unfortunately, he is too causal, only doing things based on how he feels.

She was shocked to hear that he had taken other missions, scaring her slightly, thinking that he might have become bored after playing masseur for a while.

In fact, other than veteran customer orcs that frequently visit their establishment, she lets him take the more beautiful clients in order to just keep him working in their establishment.

"The Nerve Destroyer, Yesha of the Needle Martial Clan!" Screams the rest, it seems that they know her identity.

"Wow! What a great title! Hey Aranold, what is brother Pure's title?" He does not care about their reaction and asks his friend a question.

They look at him with a speechless expression.

Aranold sighs as it seems that he is used to his friend's strange attitude.

Yesha chuckles.

She is not surprised by his reaction, she has also gotten used to his so-called eccentric personality.

"Young Master Pure's title is the little priest, it is said that he will take the priest position once he reaches a certain level."

"Yes, the young master will definitely take the priest position of our clan once he ascends to the second realm!" A voice appears once again.

Yesha frowns, she does not care if it was Aranold who is speaking because she knows how close he and her little treasure are, but for someone to actually disrespect her for butting in, she becomes a bit irritated.

A group of bald monks being led by a bald female monk approaches their group, the female has her eyes closed as she walks.

Yesha frowns and hisses. "What are you doing here, ice-cold woman!?"

This monk is actually the bane of her existence, her ability to accurately hit nerves in an instant, even in the middle of an intense battle, has earned her a great reputation, but the monk in front of her is someone she is unable to beat.

She is at 86 in the overall ranking, and the monk in front of her is at 93, but she is still no match for her.

Not because of the difference between their power and genetic enhancement, but because the monk freezes or even destroys many of her nerves, making her technique useless against her.

"Hey, why do you think they are gathering near our table?" Leon asks his friend in a quiet voice.

His friend looks at him with a strange expression and sighs.

He points at Yesha and explains. "She regards you as one of her greatest money-making machines, you might not know this, but many of the top rankers that I had sparred against know you, and those of them that had experienced your massage only say praise towards you."

He then points at the nun.

"You remember when you told me that you managed to make young master Pure enter enlightenment? She wants to know if the rumours are true."

Blake stands up from his seat, he practically screams. "You managed to make one of the Aces enter the state of enlightenment!?"

He just shakes his head.

"That is false, I did not do such a thing. Brother Pure is just too talented, it is no surprise that he will enter the state of enlightenment."

One of the monks suddenly speaks. "What you have said might be believable if not for the fact that even the other monks that were nearby that had heard your words also entered the state of enlightenment."

Everyone then turns to Leon, their eyes widen in shock.

His friend grabs him and starts shaking him.

"What the actual hell!? Why did you not tell me about this!?"

"I do not know those monks! Why should I talk about them!?"

Being shaken so aggressively, even he cannot help but feel dizzy.

Indifference speaks.

"I wish to invite young master Oriend to come with me in my humble abode."

'I cannot let the Golden Monks obtain him!' Realising just how valuable Leon is, Yesha immediately appears in Indifference's spot.

"I think my friend here does not want to come with someone as bald as you!"

Even if the stakes are against her, she will not back down.

Leon suddenly cuts them off.

He asks a question unrelated to the current topic. "Hey! Do any of you know which forbidden ground contains yin energy and produces yin stones?"

Indifference frowns, she knows all of the forbidden grounds, but she is unaware of which ones contain your energy.

"As expected, you are useless to him!" Mocks Yesha.

She turns to him and says. "The Nightmare Valley, other than creatures that need or improve by absorbing your energy, not many enter that location."

He quickly thanks her, his expression changes to solemnity, he bows in a certain direction, and he greets.

"Greeting teacher, it is a pleasure to see you today."

Everyone turns in the direction where he is bowing but does not see anyone.

When they turn back to him, both he and Aranold are no longer there.

Yesha starts laughing, she knows what he did, and she knows that he might be the only one who is courageous enough to fool two Aces and a couple of top rankers.

"He dares to trick Lady Indifference!?" Roars one of the monks, but Indifference raises her hand and looks at Yesha.

She says. "I sense a malicious intent coming from you, my temple member seems to have triggered some sort of happiness from you, it seems that his attitude will only make Young Master Oriend avoid our group."

Yesha clicks her tongue and leaves.

The only reason she is there is to tempt Leon into borrowing her reputation against the room that they are going to fight in, but it seems that her plan failed spectacularly.

But for her, this trip is not wasted, she managed to learn that her treasure is also valuable for the Golden Monks.

Meanwhile, in one of the hallways, Leon is panting heavily, he is on one knee, trying to prevent himself from throwing up.

In order to get away from the tense situation, he had to use his entire strength to run away, and together with Dragon Flight, he managed to get far enough before the two could realise that he had escaped.

"That was a great plan! Rather than being sandwiched between two Aces, we should just escape!" His friend praises him excitedly.

He even raises his thumb and winks at him.

"Enough of that *Pant* We should *Deep Breath* We should to the Nightmare Valley, time is of the essence. I know that with our strength, we should not worry about the upcoming fight but we should prepare to solve the problem in your bloodline." He says with a tired expression.

"You are right, you do not need to worry, stay inside our room, I will be the one preparing for everything, you already have done so much for me, I should at least do this."

Aranold slaps his chest with a serious expression.

"No, Yesha knows where our room is, I should stay in the library for now. I think reading about the Nightmare Valley is extremely important." He casually says.

Aranold waves goodbye to his friend, leaving the former still panting from overworking himself.

His decision not to return to their room is a smart one.

Yesha and Indifference once again meet each other, but this time they are standing just in front of his room.

"Cold bxtch, why are you here?" Yesha's aura rises abruptly, she is fully prepared to fight her rival right now.

"I am not here for you, practitioner Yesha, I am here for Young Master Oriend. I am confident with our race's offer, we will definitely have him."

Yesha just chuckles. "I can give him something that you are unable to."

She lifts her bountiful chest proudly, her mocking gaze bore through Indifference.

In the library, Leon is walking towards a familiar spot.

The books around him are the ones that he has been repeatedly reading, which interest him greatly.

"Hmm, you have returned once again." A woman with a beautiful face is sitting behind a desk, she is responsible for most stuff in the library.