Chapter 82: The Radiant Spear Master’s Challenge!
’I’m honestly quite surprised she managed to do that, I was wondering if I should’ve stepped in or not, but she managed to pull through in the end.’ Yura thought to herself, her eyes glinting with a hint of admiration in them.
"Yura, I-!"
Loraine scrambled to explain herself, her mind wracking to find an explanation, an excuse, anything to get her out of this situation, but Yura caught her off, the crimson haired woman placing out a palm to stop her from talking.
"There’s no need to explain, I saw everything." Yura said, crossing her arms under her ample chest as she stared at the white haired maiden with a serious expression.
Loraine remained silent for a moment, her heart hammering in her chest as she didn’t know how to respond.
Yura’s gaze was intense and made her feel like she was an ant in front of a raging inferno, the sheer aura she was exuding was far more terrifying and dangerous than the Devil Rabbits she fought earlier.
"Heh~" Yura suddenly smiled through the thick tension, a loud barbaric laugh escaping her throat as she approached the white haired maiden, Loraine blinking in confusion as Yura wrapped her arm around her neck, pulling her close to her.
"You were amazing! I couldn’t believe what I was seeing!" She said, her tone full of praise as Loraine struggled to comprehend the sudden change in the atmosphere, the air going from fully charged with tension, to being light and playful.
’Eh...?’ Loraine thought to herself.
"You’re not mad?" Loraine asked, Yura laughing in response as she shook her head.
"No, I am mad, but I’m more surprised surprised than anything to see that could defend yourself. A maid, fighting against Devil Rabbits!? I thought you would’ve died if I didn’t try to step in, but you proved of being capable of handling yourself!" She said, a joyful grin on her face.
"I always had a weird feeling about you, truth is, you gave off a weird feeling from the moment we met, and I guess my hunch was correct." Yura said.
"I guess this means I was wrong about you, with skill like that perhaps there’s a chance you could become an adventurer."
Loraine breathed a sigh of relief, the heavy weight momentarily seizing off her shoulders. "Is that so?" She asked, a flicker of hope returning in her gaze as she processed Yura’s statement, the crimson haired woman nodding approvingly.
’An adventurer, she thinks I can do it?’ Loraine thought to herself, glancing at the crimson haired woman out of the corner of her vision, a small smile on her face.
’If Yura’s on board with this, then perhaps I could convince Sarah as well.’
"If that’s the case, do you think you could perhaps help me register to become one?" Loraine asked, Yura suddenly pushing herself off the woman as she took a few steps ahead of her, a small chuckle escaping her lips.
"Hold your horses, you’re not ready yet." Yura said, placing her hands on her hips as she looked over her shoulder, her tone straight to the point and almost dismissive.
"You may have fought against Devil Rabbits, but that doesn’t mean you can just waltz into a guild and become an adventurer, non-combat professions don’t usually get accepted, and you’re no exception to that rule."
Yura said, Loraine’s eyes widening in shock as she felt the reality of her goal slipping away, her teeth grit in frustration as she would have to think of another way to become an adventurer.
"But....." Yura spoke up once more, her tone carrying a teasing lilt as she took off the spear hanging on her back, the giant weapon being twirled in the air mordaciously and beautifully as she turned to face Loraine.
"If you can prove yourself to me in a little sparring match, I’ll put in a good word for you and make you that exception." Yura said, pointing her spear toward the white haired maiden in a challenging tone, Loraine’s eyes widening with what she was hearing.
"W-what!?" Loraine exclaimed in surprise, her eyes wide with shock and disbelief, instinctively taking a step back. She looked at Yura’s challenging demeanor, the expensive and powerful gear cladding every inch of her body, and the spear in her hand looking like it could slice her cleanly in two with one strike.
"You want me, to fight you? Are you joking? There’s no way I stand a chance!" Loraine said, shaking her head vehemently.
While she was honored that someone as well known and admired as Yura would want to spar with her, even with her current capabilities, Loraine wasn’t sure she could even hold a candle to an A-Rank adventurer, let alone Yura.
’If I couldn’t even handle Devil Rabbits, then how in the hell am I supposed to fight her of all people?’
"Relax," Yura said with a small laugh, finding Loraine’s distress amusing. "I’m going to go easy on you for obvious reasons, it wouldn’t really be a sparring match If I really tried." She shrugged.
"Think of it as a post-guild, pre-evaluation done by me, if you can impress me with your performance, then I will help you register for a guild, but if you fail, then you would have to give up being an adventurer, as they wouldn’t let you register otherwise." She said.
"So if you really don’t want to fight me, I suppose you could, but then your chance at registering would be gone, and you would have to find someone else to recommend you." Yura said with a mocking grin, the cruel nature of it surprising Loraine as she was forced into an ultimatum.
’Damn...she’s as cruel as she looks. I guess I don’t really have a choice, do I?’
Loraine thought to herself, grabbing onto her [Twin Steel Cleavers] as she stared at the crimson haired woman, Yura getting into a combat stance as she stood tall and imposingly.
The white haired maiden got into a combat stance of her own, her eyes hardening in concentration as the wind blew a fresh breeze past them, the air cold in the dead of night as the two of them stood like that for a while.
"Feel free to come at me with everything you got~"
[Status Screen]
[Name: Loraine Velmer(Misha Ravens)]
[Class: Sacred Maid(Rare)]
[Talent: Mystic Amplification(Mythical)]
[Level: 36]
[HP:780/780]
[MP:900/900]
[Stats]
[Strength: 25]
[Intelligence: 50]
[Vitality: 23]
[Agility: 22]
[Class Skills: (Rare)Magical Grasp Lv85, (Rare)Eyes Of Appraisal Lv80, (Rare)Aura Of Haste Lv70, (Rare)Maiden’s Intuition Lv24, (Uncommon)Cleanse Lv87, (Uncommon)Cleave Lv1, (Common)Cooking Excellence Lv93, (Common)Clean Lv90, (Common)Ignition Lv40]