In the forest.
At the place where the trio has collapsed from exhaustion.
It was a few minutes after Zeron started chasing the Swift Rabbit.
There sat the trio of Rale, Chulan, and Sake surrounding a bonfire
"Rale did you think that Zeron can catch the Swift Rabbit?" Chulan asked
Before Rale could give her a reply
Sake intersects in by saying, "He can! Zeron can!, I believe he can do it". He said in a determined voice
Both Rale and Chulan were surprised by his outburst
With a smile Rale said "I also believe he can get it", just wait and you will soon get to use your boning knife"
"Ah? Rale?" Chulan looked at Rale in surprise "Even you too believe he can do it, the Swift Rabbit is a pre-awaken beast" only grandmaster level martial artist can catch it and I don't think that Zeron is a grandmaster martial artist"
"I never believed the rumor that said the swift rabbit is among the fastest beasts in the pre-awaken category."
"I thought it would be only as fast as an ordinary rabbit. Now I can only believe since it can toy with us like that"
"And of Zeron been a martial artist and able to catch it, I don't believe. He can be a martial artist but his level would be low"
"He can't be a master-level martial artist. He is too young, unless?"
With a shocked expression on her face which startled both Rale and Sake
Chulan continues. She said in a shocked tone. "Unless he is a cultivator!"
"Cultivator!!!" Rale and Sake were shocked
"Think about it, when he chased that rabbit, he was standing before us and the next thing we know" he is before the Swift Rabbit"
"Isn't it true guys?"
Rale thought for a moment. He then said "It's true that it looked like the short-distance flicker that only grandmaster-level martial artist can do"
"We were so tired from the chase that our head was disoriented, That's why we didn't take note of his movement speed when he and the Swift Rabbit began the chase"
"Hmm, I also think he is a cultivator, A low-level cultivator at most"
"Maybe a beginner who has just passed the gate". Rale said with an intelligent glimmer in his eyes.
"Ah!", "Rale!, Is it from what Chulan said that you jumped to conclusions that Zeron is a cultivator?"
"Cultivators are supposed to have a mighty aura, like celestials dressed in white, also with an enchanting and elegant countenance," said Sake
He continues by saying "And look at Zeron" Though Zeron is cool, he does not look like a cultivator, even I am more handsome than him".
Sake said it confidently, in a self-assured tone.
Rale and Chulan both gave him the stink eye.
((Look at yourself in the mirror first, especially your rum belly before you compare yourself to someone else)) they both thought
Rale then said "It is not only because of that" Sake when we first told Uncle about those people that came and the gold coin they gave to us, so we could take care of Zeron" What did Uncle say?"
Sake thought for a moment then replied with a face that showed he was not that sure and couldn't exactly remember his father's detailed word
"I think that Father told me that I should do everything in my power to be friends with him, that Zeron was extraordinary".
"I could still remember the twinkle in his eyes when he was telling me that".
Rale then smiled and said to the rest of the group "See! "I am sure that Uncle Sakuku knew then, that Zeron's origin is extraordinary"
"And I suspect that the people who dropped him were not martial artists but real cultivators"
Sake and Chulan both took in a deep breath
Sake then laugh it out and say
"I don't care if he is a cultivator or not" What I know is that he is our friend" and he is a good guy"
Chulan and Rale were surprised. They both then looked at each other and smiled
Secretly they were wiping their imaginary sweat. because if Zeron was really a cultivator. they won't know how to act around him anymore
Because 'Cultivator' the name alone was a name that brings fear and respect to any mortal.
The trio then left the 'Is Zeron a cultivator' topic with a unanimous understanding.
They never brought it up, they then started talking about cultivators when
Swoosh~
Zeron appeared in front of them with a flash. He was standing there with a rabbit in his hand
"Hey Zeron, you caught the Swift Rabbit, "Chulan asked with an 'I-knew-it look'
Zeron was surprised by the certainty in her voice
(Since when has she started believing that much in me), he thought
He then forgot it because there was something much more important to do
"Sake your father is in danger"
Whoosh~
Sake dropped the boning knife in his hands and was frozen with his evilly grinning face which was directed at the unconscious rabbit whose pressure point had been sealed in Zeron's hands
Sealed pressure point is what Zeron will call it in a nice way.
But the true fact is that the rabbit took a blow to its brachial plexus which made it paralyzed.
In simpler facts, Zeron did not know how to correctly apply pressure point strike.
It's not that he cares cuz his second motto which made everyone in the martial arts circle on Earth shiver again at the mention of his name was 'There is nothing that fist can't fix!'
Sake unfroze himself, then he carefully picked up the boning knife and looked up at Zeron
"Tell me what happened, he asked in a low and strong tone"
If you look down, you will see that his hands are clenching the boning knife tightly
And in the depths of his eyes, there was a fire