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Chapter 54: Strength

“Come in.”

Roka’s eyebrow rose as she stepped into the room.

“Are you okay?” She asked.

“Yes…?” The disheveled Raya answered. Her body was covered in sweat. She was out of breath, and her hair was messy and ruffled.

“Can I come in?” Roka asked, despite being slightly embarrassed. She couldn’t really tell why though.

“I… I guess.” Raya answered as she took a seat at the edge of her bed.

Roka closed the door behind her, rested her back against the wall, and slowly let herself fall until her butt reached the ground.

“What do you think we should do?”

“Um… Uh… Um…” Raya scratched her head, stuttering. “That’s uh… That’s exactly what I locked myself here to think about!”

“Yes…” Roka whispered, as she slowly lowered her gaze until it met the ground. “I suppose it must be stressful for everyone.”

This time, it was Raya’s eyebrow that rose.

She let out a sigh as she noticed the Commander’s puffed eyes.

‘Roka was crying…?’

The situation was incredibly stressful, and Roka had endured it for 17 months. Not once had she broken down, given up, or made obvious blunders.

Not once had she cried. Which, of course, was expected. She was their Commander, after all.

“Why are you coming to me?” A confused Raya asked without thinking.

It was obvious that the Commander didn’t want to be seen with puffed eyes.

‘Still, it’s strange for her to show it to me. I’m always on her ass. How can she think that I’m not going to tell everyone?’

Roka shrugged.

“No one would believe you. Since you’re always on my ass.” The Commander answered.

“Ha! I’ll tell them their Commander is a little bitch. I can be quite convincing.”

“Right.” Roka chuckled.

“What did you come here for? Really?”

“What do you think we should do?” Roka asked.

“Huh? Since when do you care about my opinion? You always do whatever you want without listening to me.”

“Yes, I do…” Roka looked away and remained silent for a moment. “Look where that got us.”

Raya’s eyes narrowed. A feeling of annoyance started rising.

“Get out of here.”

Roka pressed her lips together.

“Alright.” She pushed herself off the ground.

Just before Roka closed the door behind her,

“Don’t become a little bitch now. It’s because you’re here that I get to fuck around.” Raya said while staring at the wall away from the door. “If you turn into a little bitch now, we’re dead. Do you understand?”

Roka remained silent, her hand on the door handle.

“You haven’t made any mistakes. Some things have just gone wrong. We did the best we could You did the best any Commander could. Plus, I have a feeling that things will get easier from now on. Don’t you dare become a pussy now.”

The Commander stared silently for a couple of seconds.

“Alright.” Roka chuckled as she closed the door.

***

Female Graniliths respect and seek the strong only.

The strongest.

As the Paru faced an enemy, the female Granilith couldn’t help but peek from beyond the tree she was hiding behind.

Because of how her tribe worked, she felt it was obvious that she would follow the victor.

Whoever that victor is.

That is the way of Graniliths after all.

Still, there was a part of her that didn’t want to listen to her.

Remembering how her body felt, how he had made her feel, how good it had felt…

Were he to lose, would she really be able to leave him and go with the victor?

The female Granilith wasn’t sure.

Of course, the Paru wouldn’t let those unnecessary doubts linger for too long.

‘She’s scared despite being with me. Did it look like I was struggling with the Alpha or something? I was mostly trying things…’ The Paru pressed his lips together, almost sulking while staring at the growling Granilith in front of him. ‘This one is smaller and probably weaker. She could show a bit more faith.’

The Paru sighed as the Granilith started moving closer to him.

‘I guess it just means that I have to prove myself.’ The Paru cracked his knuckles and swung his arm repeatedly, warming up. ‘I’ll show you the easiest victory.’

The Granilich clenched its fist and ran forward.

‘That should be enough, right?’

It pulled its arm back, ready to throw a punch with all it had.

Roar-

One more step and the Granilith would be in range to throw its punch.

The Paru didn’t let it take that step.

He had been continually and repeatedly swinging his arm, and the moment that the Granilith was within range,

Blade of Bones-

A weak whimper resonated for a fraction of a second, as the Granilith’s body was cut into, right at the waist.

Due to its momentum, the upper body fell a bit further than the lower body.

The female Granilith stared from behind the tree, holding her breath.

Sparks had been ignited when the Paru’s arm came into contact with the Granilith’s skin.

Heaps of blood flowed as the latter was cut in two.

‘Oh… Maybe I shouldn’t have shown this.’ The Paru thought to himself as the Granilith’s bisected body fell, lifeless.

It was an obvious blunder, he thought.

She was, after all, a Granilith, and was with him because he was one as well.

Because he looked like one.

To use the Wizzos’ weapon would certainly make it strange.

Not only that, but for his arm to change this way into a blade of bones… It was unnatural, creepy, and strange.

Surely, she would be disgusted by it. Horrified, the same way a Human would have been, seeing a Human’s arm change this way.

The Paru was standing with his back to her. He didn’t deactivate the Blade of Bones Skill right away.

A Human would be mortified by seeing a Human’s arm change that way.

‘Ugh…’ The Paru sighed as he heard the sound of footsteps being taken on the grass below. ‘It was nice while it lasted.’

The Paru turned around, wishing to catch a glimpse of her one last time.

And as he turned, her lips met his.

The Paru’s eyes widened as she kissed passionately, with more fervor than before.

There was nothing mortifying or scary about it.

Unnatural? That is irrelevant.

Whether it was the Wizzos’ Skill or another Specie’s, it didn’t matter.

Her tongue danced with his as she passed her arms over his body.

The female Granilith didn’t see it as strange or horrifying.

She recognized it for what it was.

Strength.