A Villain's Way of Taming Heroines

Chapter 103  The Essence of [Beast] - II

Ansel's hand suddenly stopped, and then, as Seraphina requested, he withdrew it. This left the young girl somewhat unresponsive. She maintained the posture of skewering the rabbit, turned her head to look at Ansel. "What's wrong?" Ansel raised an eyebrow, "Didn't you say, Seraphina—" "You... you!" Seraphina gritted her teeth, "Pull my shoulder strap back, it's so uncomfortable!" She shook her shoulder, blushed slightly, and glanced at Ansel, then continued to skewer the rabbit, as if to say "I won't care about what happens next". But the gentlemanly Ansel, only obediently helped Seraphina restore her shoulder strap, without doing anything extra. "..." Our Miss Seraphina clenched the stick, and skewered the rabbit with all her might. In the sizzling sound of roasting meat, Ansel, propping his cheek, looked at Seraphina, who was keeping a straight face, and curiously asked, "Didn't I adjust the shoulder strap properly, Seraphina?" "...Y-yes, you did! What's wrong?" "Because you still look very uncomfortable." The young girl almost messed up, she tried hard to keep a straight face, "I'm fine, um... Ansel!" She suddenly raised her voice, "Why can you start a fire?" Ansel was amused by this clumsy topic diversion technique and the overly funny topic, the natural smile on his face was so natural, "What do you mean... I can start a fire?" "Just... just now." Seraphina, seeing the topic diversion successful, breathed a sigh of relief, sneaked a glance at Ansel, and was again deterred by the smile on his face, her heart pounding. "Just a spark, the simplest spell." Ansel raised an eyebrow, "Is it strange that I can do this little trick?" "Not at all!" Seraphina retorted, "I felt it, your fire is completely different from the rubbish fires those people at the academy make! It's much better than theirs." "..." The young Hydral was silent for a moment, then said, "You can even feel that, hmm... it's really like you, Seraphina." "So what's the deal?" The curiosity of Seraphina, who was poking the fire with a stick, was indeed somewhat aroused, "Are you some kind of super powerful sorcerer?" "It's just a simple instinct." Ansel answered. "...Instinct?"

"Seraphina, do you comprehend why the fourth stage of the Heavenly Road is termed the Scepter?" Ansel queried, meeting Seraphina's curious gaze.

"How should I know!" Miss Seraphina retorted, her expression suggesting that her ignorance was only to be expected.

Unable to suppress his amusement, Ansel gently prodded her cheek, "It's because when one can freely command the extraordinary throne, and further grasp a certain [Element], it's as if one has seized the noble staff symbolizing authority, mastering the so-called... scepter."

"Element..." Seraphina scratched her head, "That sounds familiar, I think the teacher mentioned it."

"[Aether][Time-Space][Soul]... and the [Fire] I just used, which is also an [Element]."

At Ansel's fingertips, the elements of rock, fireball, water vortex, and air vortex interwove and alternated, "Extraordinary beings on the Heavenly Road must choose an element that suits them when they ascend to the fourth stage, which is equivalent to choosing the path they will walk in the future. And when they reach the end of this path, they have a profound understanding of the element they have chosen, and can complete the 'coronation' of the fifth stage."

He waved his hand and said in a relaxed and casual tone, "Once you understand a certain element, the effect of using the corresponding extraordinary power is completely different from that of ordinary spells and extraordinary tools. The deeper your understanding of the element, or the more compatible you are with that element, the stronger the effect you can achieve."

"Oh..."

Seraphina realized, "So that's how it is, there's so much to it?"

"You should learn from Marlina, Seraphina." Ansel pinched the young girl's cheek a little harder, "Her understanding of the extraordinary system is much deeper than yours."

"I... I don't see the point in learning so much, I can't remember it all anyway."

Seraphina mumbled unclearly, "And besides, I have you, Ansel, why should I learn!"

She said this with quite a bit of righteousness.

Ansel just shook his head with a smile and didn't say much more.

Looking at the growth history of the Sky Wolf Emperor, her understanding of the so-called "extraordinary system" is indeed pitifully poor, but even though she has almost no understanding of the entire system, her promotion has never encountered any obstacles.

For Seraphina, this is indeed unnecessary.

Ansel let go of his hand, and Seraphina, who was turning the rabbit meat, touched her own cheek, feeling the residual warmth from Ansel's hand, and her tone involuntarily became vague, "So... Ansel, you have mastered the [Fire] element?"

Ansel was taken aback, then just smiled and said, "If you think so, that's fine, let's just say that's the case."

Seraphina pouted, not very satisfied with Ansel's perfunctory answer, but didn't ask any more questions, instead she asked Ansel with great excitement and curiosity, "What element will I master in the future? Ansel, you never show me the future... why?"

"The elements you master are few, the most important are [Strength] and--"

Ansel's words suddenly stopped.

"Strength and what?" Seraphina leaned in close to Ansel, blinking her eyes.

"...Rabbit."

"...Huh?"

Ansel glanced at the rabbit on the roaring fire, "Rabbit, it's going to be burnt."

"What... Ah!!!"

Seraphina frantically turned the rabbit over, while Ansel, who had suddenly stopped speaking just now, revealed in an instant... a kind of icy and indifferent emotion that had never appeared in his daily life.

The most powerful element that Seraphina mastered.

Yes, how could he forget that element? That element that runs through Seraphina's life, represents the existence of Seraphina Marlowe, is equivalent to her essence, and therefore absolutely fits with her.

Even though he had prepared for this long before, how could he... forget it so carelessly?

In this moment, Ansel's thoughts flowed through countless pieces of information, his will turned into a blade that coldly cut emotions and consciousness, and Hydral stood above these thoughts that were divided into countless isolated blocks, indifferently observing everything.

"Emotion..."

He whispered in his heart.

The reason he overlooked the element on Seraphina that was extremely disadvantageous to him and had to be controlled by him was because he had... some kind of emotion for Seraphina.

But the details in Ansel's memory told him that at that time, at the moment when Seraphina made a vow with him, he had already felt that throbbing that would affect his rationality and judgment.

Therefore, he chose to suppress and seal it at the first moment.

That is to say, the feeling he now has for Seraphina...

"Ansel!" Seraphina handed him a fragrant roasted rabbit, smiling brightly, "It's done! You eat first!"

Ansel took the rabbit that had been sprinkled with seasoning, wafting with aroma, and sizzling with oil, and took a bite.

Seraphina watched Ansel, who was silently chewing the rabbit meat, with great anxiety. Her face, illuminated by the fire, became more delicate and attractive.

Without the ferocity and intensity of battle, without the wildness and rudeness of competition, the girl clung to her legs, anxiously and expectantly waiting for Ansel's evaluation.

Too much oil, the meat is too tough, the seasoning is too salty, and there is a faint burnt taste... Ansel, who has tasted food since childhood, even the worst can be called a delicacy, found a bunch of problems with this roasted rabbit at the moment of entry.

But, he still blurted out the words of praise:

"The taste is good, much better than I expected."

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