CH 71.2

The First Training (2)

Rothgarr had thought it through, but still felt that the way Anna smiled at Leon just now was too annoying.

He said, dissatisfied, “Without Leon, I can protect you just the same.”

His confidence came from his strength.

If he really encountered a danger that was difficult for Raymond’s body to fight off, he would naturally show his true self. He couldn’t let her have an accident.

Anna didn’t doubt the demon’s words. That time, the demon used Raymond’s body to the extreme. If Leon didn’t show up in time, she feared that the demon would have come out.

Anna’s tone also softened: “I know.”

Rothgarr’s eyes met Anna’s through the dancing firelight.

He suddenly had a strange feeling.

Anna’s words were sincere; she believed that he could protect her no matter what the circumstances.

…It was a good feeling to be wholeheartedly trusted by someone.

Rothgarr had been to the Human Realm many times, and had possessed many people, but those times, his main purpose was to find ancient books that could be related to the curse of The Abyss. He never had too many in-depth interactions with others.

And in the Demon Realm, he was alone in his castle. Balan was his friend, but Balan had his own castle and was also one of the Grand Dukes of The Abyss. Balan could face any incoming enemy independently without his help.

What he brought to others was usually only fear, trembling and despair, and no one had ever trusted him like that.

Rothgarr suddenly didn’t bother to pursue the matter of Leon coming along with them.

He was even a little complacent.

Just let Leon follow them. The person Anna trusted most was him, Rothgarr.

Thinking of this, Rothgarr couldn’t help frowning again.

It was Raymond that Anna saw, not him, and she actually trusted Raymond.

If he left Raymond’s body, would Anna discover that the person she trusted was not the same person as Raymond?

Rothgarr had never considered this kind of question before, but today, this question entered his mind, and he suddenly cared about it.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the answer was no. In the past few times he possessed different bodies and approached Anna, she didn’t notice anything unusual.

But he thought about it some more. He basically acted according to Parrish’s personality when he possessed Parrish, and like Ulysses when he possessed Ulysses. Before when he possessed Victor, Anna didn’t have many interactions with Victor. After he left Victor’s body, Anna had already left Blue Rock City, and so she wouldn’t have known the difference between Victor’s character before and after his possession.

As for that Dubian, who had only been possessed for a short period of time, what difference could she see?

Right now, Raymond’s body was also the same. Rothgarr was already him when she saw “Raymond”, she didn’t know what Raymond was like before, of course it was impossible to tell the difference.

Would Anna find it different if he left Raymond’s body now? Would she distance herself from Raymond after she realized that the Raymond in front of her was not the one she knew, or would she want to get acquainted with Raymond again even if Raymond lost the memory of being with her and doesn’t recognize her ?

Rothgarr was very curious about this question, but if he left Raymond’s body, he wouldn’t be able to repossess him. How could he give up halfway, seeing that things were going so well?

It was best to wait for his marriage proposal to be successful to then test it out.

Rothgarr stood up and walked to his carriage.

When Anna saw this, she knew that he did not intend to pursue the matter further, and had acquiesced to Leon following behind them. She couldn’t help giving herself a mental pat on the back.

Her skill for playing with fire and not getting burnt was getting better and better.

Seeing Rothgarr leave, Natalie suddenly hugged Anna’s arm and said in a low voice, “I thought I was really going to be thrown out by Mage Raymond! I don’t want to be separated from Anna.”

Anna comforted: “Don’t worry, if he throws you out, I’ll go with you, and we’ll go to Mage Leon together.”

“Anna, you are so kind, I like you so much!” Natalie said, moved.

Anna smiled modestly: “Who made me such a likable girl!”

This evening, Anna and Natalie slept soundly in the carriage.

Before going to bed, Anna was a little worried about Abel back home. Before she left, she prepared drinking water and food for him for five days. She was afraid that the food would go bad. Except for the hot food on the first day, the rest of the days would be dry bread as that had a longer shelf life.

Although Abel scolded her for leaving him for five days with his glare, Anna was ruthless and remained unmoved.

In half a month, she would take part in the promotion assessment. If she didn’t practice more actual combat, what should she do if she can’t pass? That was a waste of five gold coins!

She didn’t feel bad about spending five gold coins to participate in the assessment, but if she failed the assessment and spent the five gold coins in vain, she would be depressed to death.

The next morning, when Anna got up, she saw Leon not far away. The demon had already got off the carriage, but didn’t even spare Leon a glance.

According to the plan, today she and Natalie would follow the demon to the line of life and death to see if they could find the kind of plant she was looking for that only grew within the line of life and death.

The coachmen remained where they were. Rothgarr led in front, Anna and Natalie were in the back. Leon was a little further away.

The plant Anna was looking for was called Rabbit’s Head Grass. She had seen its picture in a book, and the plant really lived up to its name. It looked like a rabbit’s head.

She knew that Leon often went to the line of life and death, and wanted to ask him where she could find the rabbit head grass, but she didn’t dare to in consideration of the demon walking in front of her, who every so often looked back at her, as if he was monitoring her.

After walking for about two hours, the group officially reached the line of life and death.

The boundary of the line of life and death was a very vague area, where plants gradually began to appear different, and animals and insects also had changes in their sanity.

Those on the line of life and death are called demonic creatures, and the demon was from the Demon Realm. Anna couldn’t help guessing whether the two had anything to do with each other. If they did, then under the condition that all these demonic creatures looked so funky, it was a miracle for the demon to look so handsome.