Leave me alone ,heroines!

Part 18

"There is no need for y-" the captain of the guards tried to answer but he was cut off harshly by Scarlett.

"Where is the dungeon?"

Her voice was cold and emotionless with a hint of anger. He gulped down a mouthful of saliva in fear and replied with a stuttering and meek voice.

"I-It's...It's in that direction."

Scarlett then ignored him completely and looked at Acht. He was already finishing off the last kobold. They were scared of him in the first place so even though there were 8 kobolds in total, they didn't want to fight him which made things easier for the boy.

After killing them off, he extracted the soul stones from their bodies and returned to Scarlett. He then handed her the stones and said.

"Those are the last ones. I checked for anyone hiding nearby or running away but I didn't feel anything. I could only feel a 10-meter radius around me so I don't know if one of them ran away or not though."

"That's fine. With each level, the area you could scan around you also increases." She answered before looking at the stones for a few seconds.

Then, she shifted her gaze to look at Acht and asked, "Would you like to enter the dungeon and clear it up?"

She didn't want to order him around just because she was his trainer. She believed that he should make his own choices since she won't be with him forever.

"The kobold dungeon?"

"Yes, I know its location. So, would you like to enter it? It's your choice, we can also call it a day and then go back."

"Hmm, let's continue. I will have to enter a dungeon sooner or later anyway." He answered not so long after. There was no point in pondering over it, killing more kobolds means more soul stones and more soul stones means more soul force to absorb for him.

"W-Wait, Miss Scarlett. He isn't a hunter, he can't enter a dungeon. It's really danger-"

"I will go with him. Am I not enough to protect him in a G-rank dungeon?" She asked with a glare.

"A-Absolutely not!" He shook his head vigorously.

She didn't speak anymore and started walking away with Acht. It was as if she was telling him not to follow her anymore.

The captain understood the gesture and sighed loudly before walking away with a sad look. He wanted to gain the favor of a big shot like Scarlett but he ended up making her angry.

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The duo walked for a few minutes in silence, Acht was wiping the blood from his clothes and his sword while Scarlett kept looking around for some reason.

"That's the kobold's dungeon." She pointed at a big cave on a small hill near the forest. She then sat down and pulled out the soul stones.

"But first, I will show you how to absorb these soul stones. Come and sit down in front of me." She tapped the grass in front of her as she spoke.

Acht then sat down and took the soul stones from her hand.

"Try to feel the energy inside of them. Then, I want you to guide that energy out of the stones just like how you channel your soul force when you want to use it."

Acht followed her instructions and the energy quickly started sipping out of the stones and into his body. In a few seconds, the blue color of the stones disappeared and turned into a dull grey color.

"We should go now. We should finish before sunset."

The two then approached the big cave entrance. It was very dark inside but not too dark so they could see clearly.