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Chapter 5 - Chapter 5: Awkward Night

"Due to the recent incident that the bandits cause, it delayed the auction day," Asgar said. "If this continues, it will not be good to us," he added.

At first, they did not care about the issues involving the imperial family and those nobles who were in power. But they didn't expect it to turn out to be bad and it greatly affects their lives. As many nobles would not be focused on buying people instead they would be busy defending their own territory against the Lemester Family who rebel against the imperial family.

"We don't have a choice but to relocate in order to continue the business," Rick firmly said. "This would be our last destination, I plan to move our caravan to Queimada Island," Rick added.

"That would be a good choice, we could make a business to the locals there for a meantime until the civil war is over," Asgar agrees. So they decided to plan their route to Queimada Island. They also took precautions to not meet the group of bandits on the way of their journey.

During their discussion, Rick did not forget to tell Anna to take a meal for the little one who surprisingly did not escape during his absence at that moment. They continued again once Rick requested Anna to do bring a meal for dinner.

Avery just raised his eyebrows when he saw the plate that Anna's been holding. He accepted it and once again shoved away Anna which made the teenage girl a bit sad. Her friends even laugh at her when they'd hear that the beauty rejected her initiation which only tastes a bitter feeling to Anna.

"Hmp! I'm still luckier than all of you! You cowards!" she irritatingly says. They just laugh again at her. While they were laughing and eating on the first floor, Avery immediately eat the meal that Anna bring and back to cultivate again. Right now, Avery could maximize his power a little bit but it is not enough for him. He still needs more time, and with each passing time, his patience is thinning out.

After another two hours of cultivating, he finally decided to stop and open his eyes. When he first cultivate yesterday night, the only thing that he can manage to do is manipulate small things but now he can manipulate the mind for the duration of only 30 seconds but it's still good progress.

He was exhausted from cultivating and he feels like he needs a shower. Sadly, there is no comfort room where he is staying which made him a little annoyed. So he forced himself to get up and called Anna to guide him to where to take a bath.

"Shower?" Anna asked while looking at Avery with a questioning face.

"I mean bath? Where do you clean your body?" Avery asked patiently at her.

"Ohh! If you want to clean yourself then follow me!" She said when she finally gets what Avery is talking about.

While walking with Anna towards the comfort room, he noticed the stares of his surrounding. Anna also noticed it and she started to make a conversation with him.

"You might be uncomfortable, but you will be used to it," she said while still walking beside Avery.

Avery just looks straight blankly, because he is already used to it. He didn't reply to Anna anymore and just walk straight ahead. Not long after walking, they already reach the comfort room. And to Avery's disappointment, it's not to his taste.

The comfort room is only a little bit larger than the crampy carriage that he stayed in yesterday. It's not luxurious and it's also not very poor to look at. Just like the lodging room that he's currently staying, it's a bit disappointed as he has sensitive skin but still, it's enough to endure for now.

"Hey! I notice that the clothes you've been wearing are kinda luxurious," Anna commented while looking at him currently wearing a very modernized outfit. He looked at it for a second and unintentionally smiled.

"Well, I really like this outfit so I plan on wearing this again," he said.

"But, won't it be dirtied if you don't change clothes?" Anna asked which made Avery to think again.

"You're right, I should preserve it to not damage it anymore," Avery said.

"Hmmm... if you want I can give you something to temporarily wear," Anna suggested.

"Hmmm... I think I don't have a choice with that, then thank you," he said thankfully.

"Okay! I'll go bring it to you, you should start cleaning yourself or someone might come!" she said before running away to get the clothes. He take her advice and started to take a bath and he felt a little discomfort because there is no shower or bathtub but only a water dipper and a basin full of clear water.

When Anna came back, she shouted that she will only leave it outside and she won't be able to attend to him because she was called. Avery just agreed and continues to clean his body. He even carefully clean his private part, and when he look down, he was filled with worries.

He quickly cleans his private part and peeked out to get the clothes that Anna leaves. And when he was examining it, he was shocked and stupefied. It was a see-through bathrobe!

When he tried to peek out again to wear his old clothes, he was again surprised. Because it's already gone. Avery contemplated for a minute, he was cheated on by Anna!

"Arggg! I shouldn't trust her with my clothes!" he angrily said. He has no choice but to wear the see-through robe. This is the first time he encounter this kind of problem and not even once has he tried to wear something that reveals his body. He was blushing so much that his face is like a tomato and his thinking about how to avoid the people.

The only way for the people to not stare at him when he passed by is to use his power which is mind manipulation for more than 30 seconds. He sigh heavily before he tried to use his power. His beautiful eyes suddenly glow a little light red when he activates his power. When he's sure that the people outside are now is in his control he quickly runs towards the lodging area which is on the second floor.

"Shit!" he uttered when he feels that the effect of his power is disappearing. Only a few steps in the stairwells. So he decided to stop his mind manipulation and focus on running. And the people who didn't even know they were manipulated were wondering why they just space a little bit. He was panting heavily and sweating when he finally arrived at where he stays.

"It was useless to take a bath when I'm sweating like this!" he annoyingly said trying to sweep away the sweats in his forehead. Plus he used his power too much which only sweat him more.

"Arggg.. just you wait!" he shouted.

"What are you shouting about now?" a sudden voice interrupted him. Rick was stunned staring at him longer. Avery was shocked to see Rick back with a surprised face, then he blush when he realized his outfit.

"Don't look!" he shouted and immediately runs to the bed to cover his entire body. He was ashamed! It's more humiliating than being dragged around.

Rick just stood there for a minute, he was shocked when he sees him wearing rather bold clothes matching that face of his, it made him a little hard down there. And he was embarrassed to think his little junior would react like that. He forces himself to go out with a restraining groan.

He needs to take a bath to release some force, and he might not stop himself to devour the little one who's covering his little self in the bed.

That night, they were not able to sleep because of what happened earlier.