Chapter 502: Floating Island

If there was one thing that Julius knew about Aubrey, it was that she was as stubborn as a mule. Once she put her mind to something, nothing would stop her from accomplishing it. However, that same mindset was currently hurting her.

She only had half of her body in the water, but the purification was already becoming too great. He had created a larger barrier around them so that nobody would disturb them, but her cries were hard to hear.

He did his best to infuse her with some healing magic, just to take the edge off. But there was a limit to what he could do for her. It wasn’t fun to watch his friend endure all of this pain. He had several skills and concepts that helped him deal with pain. But she didn’t.

However, despite the pain, she stayed stubborn and didn’t allow him to pull her out. She gripped the tub so hard that she was bending the strong metal. On the bright side, the water was working quite quickly.

He could already see many impurities being released from her pores. The smell was just as nasty as usual, but it was funny to see the water attacking the black gunk the moment it came out of her skin.

It was like acid eating away at the gunk and the remnants that were floating down to the bottom.

Her face was bright red as she tried not to break down completely. She was barely breathing, holding her breath as if that would prevent the pain.

It was only after ten minutes of this torturous procedure that her cries quieted down, and he saw her face slowly relax. Fewer impurities were coming out of her pores, so he suspected that the worst was over. However, he could tell that the water was still purifying her body.

“Fuck, that was awful,” she finally grumbled out.

He didn’t say anything to her and simply touched her shoulder, letting his life mana flow throughout her. She sighed in satisfaction as his healing magic went to work. The water had natural healing properties, but he believed that only worked for people like him who were already purified.

“How does your body feel?” He asked her.

“Like someone just burned my insides with hot magma,” she replied.

“Sounds like it worked then,” he said with a smirk.

She tried to slap him, but her movements were sluggish.

“You look prettier,” he added.

She perked up. “I do?”

He nodded, feeling a bit of envy ripple through him. She was already gorgeous. There was a good reason why Liam was obsessed with her. She was one of the prettiest girls at Goldencrest, and now she had somehow become even cuter. Her once beautiful skin had become truly flawless. There wasn’t a single blemish in sight. It wasn’t fair.

He wasn’t bad looking himself, but he felt like a toad when standing next to her. Now it was even worse. He sighed about how unfair life could be. It wasn’t like he had gotten a makeover when he swam in the lake before. All he got was an angry turtle that bit his toe off.

***

It took Aubrey all day to recover from the ordeal. He didn’t mind all that much. The last two days had already been way too busy. He enjoyed fighting, but it felt like everywhere they turned, someone or something wanted to kill them.

A break was nice.

During this time, he made sure to give her constant bursts of life mana. Even Drasil decided to come out and help her, much to Aubrey’s delight. She lay down on a cushioned bed from her own storage ring as she cuddled with Drasil, feeding the gluttonous spirit with some snacks.

Seraphyne didn’t want to come out. She didn’t seem particularly trusting of Aubrey yet, so she decided to stay in his soul space.

As for Aubrey, she took frequent sips of the water and ate food from his lunch box, looking at him with a pout.

“How did you get that item? I feel like everything that comes out of that thing is a minor treasure,” she said with disgust.

“What? You don’t like it?” He asked her.

“No, I hate how fast I am recovering just from eating a simple roll of bread,” she said with an intense look at the roll in her hands.

“Well, if that is how you feel. You are more than welcome to give it back or give it to Drasil. I am sure he would love it,” he told her.

They both looked at Drasil, who must have heard what Julius said. The little spirit was holding his hands up in a begging gesture for the roll in her hands. He had already finished his own and wanted Aubrey’s.

Julius could tell that she didn’t want to give up the roll, but the adorableness of Drasil won her over, and she split her roll in half, giving it to the spirit with a reluctant expression.

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Drasil whistled in appreciation and gave her a small hug with his tiny arms.

Julius, on the other hand, spent most of his time split between practicing his skills and examining the items he had acquired over the past two days. Whenever he got bored with one, he would switch to another. He kept that routine up all night and only slept for a couple of hours.

He didn’t want to get snuck up on by any ambitious competitors or monsters.

Thankfully, that didn’t happen, and by the time morning came around, they finally left their little cave and went on their way deeper into the secret realm.