"Devin, please go and pack all of your things. When you're done, we are going out," I say softly.
"Okay." Devin nods and goes to his room.
As he leaves, I look at Emily and smile, "So, what do you think? Didn't I say he would not care about your tradition, nor would he feel disgust towards you?"
"I..." Emily nods, "I will stay in this house, but why do you want me to stay with you?"
"That..." I am silent for a while before I speak, "Well, I think if something happens to me, then you might take care of him if you stay with us."
"What? What do you mean if something happens to you?" Emily stands up from her chair, looking directly at me without averting her eyes.
"Well, it's like this..." I think it would be better to be honest with Emily. I explain to her my concerns and the reasons behind my request for her to stay with us. I want to ensure that if anything were to happen to me, someone would be there to support and care for Devin. Emily is a strong and kind and caring person.
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I pack up some food and an extra set of clothes after coming downstairs. I see my aunt Evelyn in her tight leather pants, outlining her hips, and a tight shirt with leather armor on it. She has her hair bound in a bun.
Aunt Emily is dressed similarly, wearing tight clothes and leather armor, with her hair wrapped around her neck, giving her a unique beauty.
"Dev..." Aunt Evelyn looks at me and sighs, "I'm sorry, I forgot about your armor. Well, we can buy one on our way."
"It's okay, by the way, you two look beautiful in these clothes." I smile and say.
Aunt Evelyn chuckles, and Aunt Emily's face turns red. Not many people told her she was beautiful.
Anyway, the three of us go out, and on our way, we make three stops. First is Kingston City, where Aunt Evelyn buys me my first leather armor. It's tough to walk with this armor, but it's also kind of exciting. Then our next stop is Hillmeri City, where we eat delicious food, and I tell Aunt Evelyn that the food she made was even more delicious.
After we arrive at our last stop, Marin City, we have to walk from there. We decide to walk immediately without taking any breaks to reach our destination before sunset.
We walk in the forest, and for me, it's difficult with many uneven paths, uncomfortable leather armor, and surprised monster attacks from time to time. During this journey, Aunt Evelyn and Aunt Emily tell me many things about adventuring in the wild.
I have a smile on my face. I learn so much from both of my aunts and am also happy to spend time with them. We also cook in the wild, using the monsters I hunt. It's a great experience, and I hope this time never ends.
As we continue our journey, the sky turns dark, but it's okay because in just a few minutes, we will reach our destination.
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"Well, now that we are here, where is that spring water?" Evenly looks around the forest and says.
Then she sees Devin; he is also looking around, and then he goes to a rock. He turns and asks her, "Aunt Evenly, come here. This rock, can you destroy this rock? Under this rock is spring water."
Evenly looks at the rock, confused about how there can be underground spring water. Nevertheless, she walks to the rock, channels all her mana around her fist, and punches the rock, destroying it alongside the ground.
As her punch touches the ground, the whole area shakes, and she sees a crack in the ground. Seeing it, she pushes Devin away as she falls down.
She sees herself buried in rocks and dirt.
"Aunt Evelyn, Aunt Evelyn."
She hears Devin's worried voice and looks around. It is totally dark, and it is difficult to move, but using mana, she punches through all the rocks and dirt that are around her. She comes out from the rock, and her body freezes as she sees the clear water pond.
It is so clear that it makes her forget everything for a moment. She sees moonlight illuminating the water pond. Walking to the water pond, she sees her reflection alongside the moon and stars, and it is too beautiful.
"Aunt Evenly, are you okay?"
She hears Devin's voice. She turns and sees him, and as he runs, he hugs her tightly.
"I'm okay, don't worry," Evenly feels warm in her heart as she pats his back and speaks, "Look, the spring water of the Flood Dragon."
After a while, Devin lets her go, and he looks past her shoulder and sees the clear water pond.
"It's beautiful," he mutters.
"Hey, I'm up here, protecting this place. You two can bathe there without a problem."
Evenly looks up and sees that there is a hole, and Emily is the one who shouted at her.
"Okay, thank you for the protection," Evenly says, and then she looks around. It is an underground room or something like this. She has never heard of the Spring Water of the Flood Dragon underground, but whatever it is, she is glad she found it. She never thought she would find it, but she did, and she hopes this water will help Devin a lot.