Night.

Alone in a deserted place, Green studies the body of the Black Dragon King, trying countless ways to use source energy in an attempt to erase the soul consciousness within the corpse. However, after several attempts, Green realizes that it is not an easy task.

Just then, Green senses someone behind him and immediately recognizes their identity.

"What can I do for you, Princess?"

Without even turning his head, Green asks, feeling the person's footsteps pause for a moment before gradually approaching.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to confirm something with you."

"What is it?"

Tia walks directly to the side of Green. Seeing this, Green puts away the body of the Black Dragon King. Tia notices Green's actions from the corner of her eye and although curious, she doesn't inquire further.

"You're the person with the monkey mask from before, right?"

"Yes, that's right. Didn't you confirm it before? Why, don't you believe me?"

"Well, it's just..."

Tia falls into silence for a moment. Green doesn't continue speaking either, not quite understanding why the princess would come to him so late at night, risking being caught by Aloof and the others.

"If there is nothing else, you should go back and rest."

"..."

Green finishes speaking and sits down, lying directly on the ground, gazing up at the beautiful night sky.

As the footsteps gradually fade away, just when they are about to completely vanish, they pause for a moment and then resume, becoming faster and more urgent.

Green sits up and turns around to find that Tia has returned without him noticing.

Tia stands in place, silently glancing at Green. Her gaze starts to wander, filled with uneasiness. Her slightly pursed lips show that she is quite nervous.

Finally, as if she has made up her mind, Tia takes a deep breath. The faint light of the night reveals the redness on her face.

"Teacher Green, I want to learn your fighting style!"

"Huh? What did you say?"

Green blinks his eyes, completely stunned by Tia's words. This isn't the first time he has heard such a request. A little fire named Elge once said something similar.

But who is Tia in front of him?

The princess of the Caesar Empire!

"Isn't it difficult for someone of your status to find a teacher? Why do you insist on finding me? I'm sorry, but I refuse."

After Green regains his senses, he decisively rejects Tia's request. However, it seems that Tia had already anticipated Green's response. Despite feeling incredibly annoyed, she continues according to the plan she had prepared.

After Green tries to ignore Tia, he suddenly feels someone hugging him from behind. The soft touch immediately confirms his current situation.

"..."

Green turns his head with a face full of black lines and sees Tia attempting to force a smile. However, due to her inner unwillingness, the smile appears awkward and ridiculous.

Not only that, Tia's face is now so red that it seems like steam can be seen rising from it.

"If... if you don't agree, I will... I will call someone!"

"..."

Green silently watches her with an expression like he's looking at a fool.

This makes Tia feel embarrassed, but now that things have come to this point, it is impossible for her to back down. With a great sense of shame, she tightens her arms and "threatens" again.

"If... if Aloof sees us, I'll be done for, won't I?"

"Huh...?!"

Seeing the other party's surprise, Green is completely speechless. Such a foolish idea, who would think of it? Not to mention whether this place can attract Aloof, even if it does, it's uncertain who will be in trouble.

However, being able to take such action also shows commendable courage.

Don't you see how nervous her movements are? To outsiders, her posture doesn't show any romantic connection between the two, but rather makes Tia seem like a spoiled younger sister, hanging onto Green because she doesn't want to let go.

He looked extremely strange.

"I really don't know where you learned such a stupid method. If you want to threaten me, you should at least find a place with more people. Besides, aren't you afraid that I will do something to you? Don't forget, no one here can stop me from doing what I want."

With a sinister smile, Green immediately made Tia realize how dangerous her situation was.

However, she found that her muscles were so tense that she couldn't even move a little bit. Tears welled up in her eyes.

To be honest, Green didn't expect the imperial princess to be so easily scared, and it was quite speechless.

"Alright, alright, I was just joking. I have no interest in you, don't be so nervous."

Green sent source energy into Tia's body, immediately relieving her tension. Tia felt surprised, but she didn't stay still and quickly moved away from Green.

But she heard Green say something that instantly ignited an unknown flame in her heart.

"What...do you mean by that? Do you mean to say that this princess's figure is inferior to theirs?!"

"Oh?"

Green raised an eyebrow, his gaze lingering on her chest for a moment, then a subtle expression appeared on his face.

"Just slightly better than Yuzuriha."

To be honest, when Tia saw Green's true appearance and remembered the time he had saved her, she thought he would be a boy who warms people's hearts. But Green's disdainful expression now made her want to punch him.

"Sorry, I prefer someone bigger, whether it's in age or...umm, you know what I mean."

This sentence immediately ignited the last fuse in Tia's heart, and she burst out.

"I...I am already an adult!"

"Huh? Wait, it seems...right..."

Only then did Green remember the reason why there was a magic martial arts tournament before. It was to celebrate Tia's coming of age. However, Tia's obviously underdeveloped appearance made him subconsciously feel like she was a child.

"And, compared to Yuzuriha, whether it's age or...uhh...it's obvious that I am older!"

"In fact, Yuzuriha is already several hundred years old, oh no, she might be several thousand or even tens of thousands of years old."

"???"

Tia was full of question marks and looked completely confused.

Her first reaction was that Green was scaring her. Not to mention several hundred years, it might be possible. But several thousand or tens of thousands of years old...huh, was he not afraid of exaggerating and bursting?

"Hmm, forget it, I won't argue with you."

Tia snorted dissatisfiedly. If she continued to speak like this, she would eventually lose to Green's sharp tongue.

But just as she calmed down, Tia realized that her face, which had returned to its normal color, was once again filled with redness. What did she say just now...seems like she said something incredible?

Tia finally realized that, because of Green's serious expression, she had been led astray. The kind of thing she said just now, it didn't seem like something she would say at all!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and Tia gritted her teeth and looked at Green.

"I thought you were a decent person, but I didn't expect you to be like this. Goodbye!"

"Bye, take care."

"You...!"

Tia wanted to say something else, but she didn't know where to start. In the end, she just left in anger.

Watching Tia leave, Green laughed and thought that this girl was quite interesting. He wondered if tonight's events would become her future dark history.

Maybe from now on, whenever Tia thinks of tonight's conversation, she will feel embarrassed and want to hide in the ground.

Afterwards, Green resumed studying the remains of the Black Dragon King.

After leaving, Tia returned to the accommodation arranged by Fred. The scenes and conversations from earlier kept playing in her mind, making her feel both embarrassed and indescribably light-headed.

In this inexplicable state, Tia ignored the greetings of the guards and went straight back to her room, collapsing onto the bed.

The guards noticed that Tia didn't seem to be in a good condition, so they stopped bothering her and took turns to watch the surroundings—although such vigilance was unnecessary in Falcestane.

Farsist nowadays can be considered as a hell for criminals, lawbreakers, and picky eaters. With the continuous rise of national strength, the crime rate in the country has sharply decreased, and even some remote areas have soldiers taking turns to guard.

For a while, the people felt safe, and the criminals gradually disappeared from sight.

The next morning.

People like Tia, who had been raised in a noble education since childhood, naturally had a regular biological clock. Even if no one disturbed her sleep, Tia could still wake up at a certain time.

The morning air was refreshing, and for some reason, it felt like there was something more in the air, making it much more pleasant to breathe.

Meanwhile, Green had spent the entire night studying the pieces of the black dragon's corpse after Tia left. Although he still couldn't get rid of the black dragon's consciousness on top of it, Green unexpectedly gained something else.

By injecting source energy into it and using a special technique to control its operation, Green could directly extract the power of immortality contained inside and even make it his own.

Green experimented with the vegetation in the castle and found that it could restore the vitality of withering plants. Not only that, but the rejuvenated vegetation also seemed to gain new powers.

After observing, Green discovered that these rejuvenated plants were constantly secreting pollen that could clear the mind. Just by being near it and taking a deep breath, it could only be expressed through groans and moans.

Even passing through it would make the body feel much more comfortable.

So, Green decided to use the plants in the castle as the first test subjects and spent the whole night infusing them with the life force from the black dragon's flesh.

This made the soldiers patrolling the castle at night lively and full of spirits, speculating about the reason for this phenomenon.

It wasn't until morning that someone noticed that these plants not only emitted a captivating fragrance but also possessed an astonishing regenerative ability. Even if they were pruned, they would quickly grow back.

The consequence of this was...

Hmm...it took some effort to clear the weeds.

But the benefits outweighed the drawbacks, and Green didn't care about these things. After all, it was only a small portion of power extracted from the black dragon's flesh, and he didn't expect this thing to last long.

After breakfast, Aloof and the others gathered again in the meeting room, but the most important figure, Green, was conspicuously absent.

There was no other choice but to wait.

Finally, after more than ten minutes of waiting, Green finally arrived.