Chapter 235 Asra

Chapter 235 Asra

The blanket sat up, and slender hands slowly pulled them down. As she lay eyes on Jay, a playful smile appeared on her face.

For a moment she sat there, simply gazing at Jay who still have a piece of meat in his hand and a bulge of half-chewed meat in his cheeks as he stared right back.

The silence felt like it had gone on for much longer than it did, and the tension almost became tangible.

Strangely, she wasn't at all phased by weapons pointing in her face - not to mention the weapons were held by the undead, both of them staring at her with killing intent.

Shouldn't she be freaked out? And if not freaked out, then still trying to recover, weaker, barely able to open her eyes?

Yet there she sat, confidently and playfully smiling at Jay.

Even her cheeks seemed rosy, her smile vibrant and full of life.

Then he noticed something else which was similarly as strange.

“Her cheeks...” Jay thought, “where did the blood on her face go...”

There was no blood on her clothes either, it was as if it had never been there in the first place. The blanket was similarly clean.

The girl smiled, and spoke.

“Vos arak' nehema.” she said in a strange language.

Jay only turned his head to the side confused, and after a moment, she did too, looking just as confused while her smile disappeared.

She squinted at Jay.

“Husk. Come here.” she said, still sounding just as playful, her now her voice somehow even sounding tempting and flirtatious too.

Her purple eyes seemed to glow brightly as they reflected in the light of the campfire.

Jay acted calmly, deciding not to say anything. He chewed on the meat in his cheek and swallowed it, expressionless, not letting her know his thoughts.

Next, he took another bite of the meat he was holding, as if she didn't matter.

It seemed to irritate her as her nose twitched and scrunched for just a fraction of a second.

“Bob. I wish to meet my savior. Won't you at least greet me?”

Jay sat there, trying to hide his smile as he forgot that he was still using the disguise stone. Currently all his skeletons were level four, and according to the disguise stone, so was he.

Already he was at an advantage as she would over-estimate his strength if she were to attack - and Jay was beginning to think she would as something seemed so off about her.

In this moment he was glad he bound her legs with shackles.

A few things irked Jay: She didn't care about the undead around, she was not tired, and even seemed quite lively despite her current predicament and what the vines did to her.

If she was a stranger in some small village, he would probably have been tempted by her beauty alone, much less her alluring voice. however with these other things in mind she almost seemed like a monster.

He analyzed her, wondering what he would do.

[Asra - Level 11]

[HP 13%]

[MP 3%]

“Hello Asra.” he nodded, then drank some water and went back to his meal, gazing into the fire but watching her from the corner of his eye.

The girl sighed, removing the blanket completely.

Her voice changed from sounding playful and flirtatious to proud and dignified,

“Do you think these chains can hold me?”

“No, but they'll slow you down if you try to run.” he said, still watching the fire.

The girl chuckled, “You think I'll be the one running?”

Jay turned to her, giving her a cold look, “You were running from something, to be this far out in the forest.”

The girl frowned for a moment, considering his words.

“So what are you doing here?” she asked.

Jay shrugged, “Oh, just sightseeing, taking the skeletons for a walk.”

The girl smiled, yet this time it was real, appreciating the joke.

“Where are you from, husk?”

“... it doesn't matter.” he turned back to looking into the hypnotic swaying flames of the fire but kept talking to her, “Why are you calling me husk? And are you from Luna? Or is Luna a person - perhaps your lover?”

The girls face suddenly turned angry.

After glaring at Jay for a moment, her voice was now no longer playful or proud, becoming more indifferent like Jay's,

“Too many questions.”

Jay put his meat away, still aloof and cold, and still wondering if he should just dump her somewhere. So far it seemed like it would be more of a risk to keep her around.

He took out the guidance and held it by the fire, dangling it near the flames.

“So, why did you give me this?”

The girls eyes seemed to widen in shock but she tried to hide it, albeit poorly.

“I thought you were someone else.” a subtle sadness traced across her face.

“Well, if you answer my questions, maybe I'll give it back.” Jay shrugged.

At that moment, he had Sweeper return from making its defensive spikes. Blue stopped cooking and Red stopped gathering wood.

All three skeletons rushed to their masters side and stood guard around him.

The girl was still sitting on the blanket with Handy and Heavy at either side, their weapons pointing at her, but Jay could tell she was plotting either her escape or his death ever since she woke up.

There was no telling what weapons she was hiding in her inventory, and Jay recognized the look on her face, as he was the same when planning an assault on dungeon creatures.

Seeing the three new level four skeletons standing around, she frowned a little.

“What do you want?” she asked coldly.

“Just some answers... and maybe a 'thanks for saving me'.”

She sighed and shook her head, about to say something when her lips curled slightly, “You're out here alone. Maybe you're on the run too?” She felt like she latched onto something, while Jay didn't reply with much more than a frown, “Maybe you're the one who needs saving.” she added, almost mockingly.

Jay had Sweeper, Blue and Red march forward and stand around her, while sending Heavy off to continue gathering wood and tending to the fire.

He sat down at the fire with a frown as he thought to himself, “Who cares about me? No one. Perhaps she's right... but maybe it doesn't matter.” a pain of anger rose in his chest.

He stopped himself from lashing out and watched the fire for a moment and calmly asked her questions again.

“No more games” he thought, still angry at the unthankful girl he both saved and imprisoned.

As he asked the next question, his calm voice sounded deadly serious at the same time, and Asra sensed danger in his voice.

She wondered how a level four husk was producing such a level of killing intent, and as mysterious as he was, she decided to answer.

“Who are you?” he said coldly.

“Asra Reiner”

“Who or what is Luna?”

“A... special sort of school.”

Red suddenly raised its sword, surprising Jay as much as the girl. Somehow Red sensed there was more to it.

She sighed and added, “It's a sort of secretive military school. Not that it would concern you.”

Jay praised the skeleton with a thought, but stopped himself from pondering if it was due to its mind or guard role.

Jay thought for a moment before asking more questions “Does it have a marketplace?”

Asra tilted her head to the side, curious, “Why...” But Red held its sword closer and she quickly answered, “Yes, but you wouldn't be able to make it in.”

“Why? It wouldn't be hard to blend in, maybe steal a stray students clothes...”

“Clothes? Forget it, they would smell you immediately. Without a master you wouldn't even see the inside.”

“...smell me? ... A master?” Jay glanced at her, raising a brow.

“Yes... you smell good. I could be your master, husk.” she smiled flirtatiously.

“Not a fucking chance. Answer the questions. What is a master, and what is a husk?”

The girl sighed, “A husk is what we call you humans.”

***[Immortality Research (6%)] due to new immortal book chapter (previous chapter)***