Chapter 119 118: Mediocre Finish; Hearty Meal

Draka led her group away after a few more minutes, wanting to spend time alone off to the side during this more laid back class.

Jahi and Anput handedly won their matches, much to their opponents disappointment.

The start of the second round was underway, and Anput dispatched her opponent again with ease.

As for me, I was currently 'evenly' matched against Yuas, the thin mans sword crashing against my dagger a few times.

Grunting under his blows, I rolled away from his next stab, lunging towards his exposed side and raking the dagger across his ribs.

We were both panting, sweat glistening across our brows as we stared at one another.

Yuas seemed disheartened, his shoulders slumped as he glanced at me, before sighing and walking out of the pit.

"Miss Katherine wins!"

Dragging my feet as I walked, I played the role of an exhausted combatant well, Jahi giving me another mocking "Good job again, Kat~"

Holding back my urge to roll my eyes, I bowed to her as I said "Thank you, Mistress..."

"Oh you'll be thanking me soon..."

Ignoring her, I slid beside Anput and Leone, watching as Jahi was called out to fight again.

Her opponent was Jillian, making the two girls chuckle in mild amusement as they watching with interest.

Jahi didn't even bother to drop into a stance, instead just smirking at the glowering Elf.

"Ready..?"

Hawn was looking warily between the two women, Jahi smirking and Jillian glaring.

"Begin!"

Jahi shot forwards, grinning as she swung her blade down towards Jillian's head, the Elf desperately brining her blade up to block the blow.

She grunted as a crack appeared on her dagger, making her widen her eyes in slight fear.

Jahi's free hand shot forwards, pushing the Elf backwards before she lunged forwards, keeping the pressure on Jillian as she tried to dodge and block every blow.

"She's toying with her..."

Leone and I nodded, the Vampire smirking as she watched Jillian get forced back.

"It's what she deserves~!"

Now Anput nodded, smiling as she glanced over at Leone.

"Who knew you could be so vindictive~?"

"Well, she deserves it..."

Turning our attention back to the fight, we watched as Jillian was battered back to the edge of the pit, Jahi grinning at her as she gently pushed her out of bounds.

"M-Miss Asmodia wins!"

Jahi crouched down, whispering something to the defeated Elf, making her go red with anger.

However, before she could lash out at the Demoness, Jillian grit her teeth and dragged in a breath, trying to contain her emotions.

Not getting a response, Jahi just shrugged, getting back up and walking towards us.

Standing in front of Leone, Jahi gave an exaggerated bow, lifting the Vampire Princess' hand to her lips as she said "I defended your honor, milady~!"

Chuckling at the way Jahi was behaving, Leone assumed a regal aura, staring haughtily down at the bowing Demoness and saying "Thank you, my Knight... pfft~!"

Except, she couldn't maintain her noble demeanor, chuckling as she watched the Demoness kiss her hand over and over again.

Covering her scarlet lips with her free hand, Leone laughed, making Jahi chuckle as well, standing back up to her full six and a half feet height.

"Well, that's that I guess~! Ha~"

Anput and I exchanged mirth filled glances as we observed their antics.

With that fight out of the way, the rest of the class slowly passed by.

My next match was against Jahi, and much to everyone's disappointment, including hers, I jumped backwards outside of the pit, forfeiting.

As for Anput, she fought against Miss Grangeri, who surprisingly was quite adept with that rapier of hers, almost grazing Anput's left cheek.

However, Anput managed to flick her blade upwards, pushing and wrenching the rapier out of the poor girls hands, laying the edge against the brunette's throat.

"Good job, but..."

Miss Grangeri gave a small smile, nodding.

"Yes, I know..."

She sighed, walking away from the pit with slightly slumped shoulders.

Waiting for her was Draka, smiling gently at the woman, making those of us who knew chuckle at how quickly she moved in on her 'prey'.

After that Jahi cleared the tournament, Anput being her final opponent in this tournament.

The two casually sparred in the pit, making everyone in the class watch in horror at how different the two women were compared to them.

Eventually Anput made a mistake, her feet skidding on the sand and slipping.

Jahi capitalized on that, lunging forwards and pinning Anput under her.

"Miss Asmodia wins it all!"

There was some cheering from the students, but otherwise everyone was making mental notes about the prowess the two showed today.

Thorn was slightly conflicted as he stood on the side, pursing his lips before shrugging.

"Whatever. Guess you two don't need personalized training huh? Maybe I should just pick someone... hmm..."

Jahi ignored the Bearkin, getting up from Anput and lifting her to her feet, smirking down at her.

"You need to train some more, puppy~"

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Returning home, all the others went straight to get showers, while I just used my water magic to clean myself off as best I could.

After all, I had to finish making the rest of dinner...

Enjoying the silence of the kitchen, I started getting the meatballs made and preparing to make my own noodles.

Slicing and grinding the beef, I added some basic seasonings to them before rolling them into balls and placing them into a pan.

Letting them cook out slowly, I poured some flour onto the clean counter, before cracking three eggs into the giant well I had made.

Adding some salt, I mixed the eggs together, breaking the yolk, before slowly adding the flour into the mix, gradually creating a ball of dough.

Kneading it together, I took in a deep breath, placing my hands on the side of the dough and pushing the chilly wind mana into it, chilling the dough.

Who wants to wait a day for noodles?

Slicing the dough into halves, I rolled them out into sheets, wanting a thicker noodle for this dish.

Slicing the sheets into long strips, I made sure each strip was separated, allowing them to dry as I flipped the meatballs.

By this point the girls had all come back out in various states of undress.

Jahi remained shirtless, sitting down on the couch and enjoying the warm air coming in from the windows.

Anput snuggled beside Jahi, dressed in a loose robe with a towel wrapped around her long black hair.

As for Leone, she moved to stand beside me, watching what I was doing with interest.

"Did you want to learn how to cook?"

The Vampire nodded, her wet ashen hair bobbing slightly as she stared at me.

"Well, maybe when I'm making something less complicated, and its from the start. Hungry?"

She nodded again, her eyes landing on my neck.

Sighing, I just held out my arm, ignoring her pout as she brought my wrist to her lips.

Licking the flesh, she sunk her fangs into my veins, sucking out my blood.

Flipping over the next meatball, I glanced over at sauce, sniffing the air.

Oh how I loved the smell of sauce cooking~

Once Leone finished, I pulled out another pot and filled it with water, lightly salting it as I brought it up to a boil.

"Kat, did you know you managed to place EXACTLY in the center of our class?"

Peering over my shoulder at Jahi, I pursed my lips as I shrugged.

"Interesting. I wasn't trying to literally get in the middle, but that's nice."

She sighed as she stared at me, shaking her head again.

Understanding why I was doing this, she wasn't as... upset as last time, but I could still see the annoyance in her eyes.

Smiling at her, I returned to the meal, stirring the noodles as they cooked.

"Leone, set the table please?"

"Mhm~!"

I chuckled as she happily bounced around, laying out bowls and silverware as she licked her lips, still crimson with my blood.

Jahi and Anput got up, shuffling over to the table with yawns as they plopped down, waiting.

Scooping the noodles into the sauce, I mixed the meatballs in as well before moving it over to the table, where Jahi instantly started divvying up the pasta.

"Smells really good~!"

She grinned at me, lifting her fork and twirling the noodles around the end before slurping it up.

Chuckling at how she went from a smile to an almost slack expression as she let out a light moan, I started eating as well.

Everyone was silent as we ate, the other three savoring the meal, which surprised me, while I just reminisced about food like this, contemplating what I could make in the future.

"Kat~ Anyone would fall for you if you promised to cook everyday for them~!"

I rolled my eyes, smirking at Jahi as I said "Well, guess you need to make sure you satisfy me hmm~?"

That made the other two purse their lips as they glanced at me, only to smirk as Jahi smiled dangerously at me.

"Oh, but it's not just me anymore~! I have two good little helpers to keep you in line~!"

I shivered slightly, aware of the three women's gazes on my body.

I...

I might have messed up a little...

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So, I think this'll become something that happens often enough; little slice-of-life half chapters.

Besides that, we hit 488 Powerstones before the weekly reset today, which was really cool! Thanks!

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