Chapter 14: Upgrade

Yuna looks up at the ceilings.

"I survive…. I succeed"

Yuna shakily breathed out.

She don't want to think any complicated thought, she don't want to mull over her current situation. She was weary.

Her body condition is better than ever.

Somehow, along with her body that was successfully forged, her body was also forged along the way. Maybe it was because running the elements around her body became second nature to her, her body was unconsciously forged along the way. The scattering of her cells makes it more easy and simple to break down her body and forge her body in such a way that it structured is changed to accommodate her plate in the most effective way.

Her body is brimming with elements and her mere breathing inhale the purest of elements constantly.

It has become a situation where just breathing could let her level up.

The inside of her plate also became boundless. Yuna could not even estimate just exactly how large and sturdy her plate has become.

Yuna caress her chest.

The dimension stone embed on her body, positioned at the middle of her chest area.

'What a perverted place to settle itself, tsk' Yuna snorted in disdain.

For now, Yuna does not feel any threatening energy from it, it actually blend in and meld such that it became part of her body instead.

Yuna does not know what the dimension stone could do and she don't want to get her thought in a complicated mess because of it either. Thinking is exhausting.

She has survived and she can live, that is all that matters at the moment.

Let her future self troubles with such matter

For the current her 'Lets enjoy being alive'

Even if her future self wants to slap her past self because of it, she cannot time travel anyway.

Yuna takes in a deep breathed.

"It's so good to be alive….in another world" Yuna remark.

She only knows that the dimension stone have let her stuck in a place where time stands still because the sun never rise up and when she first regain her consciousness, it was still the same dark night.

The trees were all withered around her but Yuna knows where she is inside the forest. It was a place she like to run off to be alone and practice her fire elements. Her temporary lone space in another world.

The forest was miles away from her home.

Yuna makes her way towards her home and reach her house after the sun rise up. It seems as if the time that was stuck finally started to work normally after she regains her consciousness.

Once she reach her house, she enters and flop straight on her bed and let herself sink in an endless exhausted dream. Her grandfather came to wake her up but Yuna barely budge, her grandfather could only shake his head and let his granddaughter sleeps more. He is a doting grandfather after all.

After only a day and a half, Zahia and Austin came back from the Moonlit Orchid expedition.

"I don't think that is how Moonlit Orchid should look like" Yuna point out, acting ignorant and oblivious to the intense stares of her Master and Austin.

'Their intuition is so unnecessarily sharp' Yuna click her tongue internally.

Yuna frown and touch her face "What?...is there something on my face?"

"What do you do when we go for Moonlit Orchid expedition?"

Zahia asked pointedly.

"What else? I'm waiting for your store as you asked, I don't slack off!"

Yuna rolls her eyes.

"….There was a child…..very bold one, she came through a teleportation array and snatch a stone and swallow it to prevent it from exploding and implicating others…"

Zahia said slowly, her eyes searching for any excessive emotion on Yuna face.

Yuna who was a naughty kid but could maintain a good person façade for so long such that those around her community praise her and used her as a role model to scold their children is not deterred by the scrutinizing gaze.

"Ugh…. Is this a riddle or story or? Okay why are you acting so weird?"

Yuna grumble as usual.

Zahia place her hands on Yuna head and slowly caress them.

"It's good that you are behaving well and not court any disaster"

Zahia said, her eyes looking at Yuna is heavy and somewhat suffocating but Yuna who does not look up did not notice it. Putting down her hand and withdrawing her eyes, she enters the backdoor which also contains her room.

"What's wrong with he—"

Yuna found herself in a warm embrace before she finishes her saying.

"Its' good that you are fine Yuna"

Austin said with a muffled voice, his face buries at the crane of Yuna neck.

"What will happen to me ah" Yuna grumbled, a bit uncomfortable with the face nuzzling on her neck. She didn't particularly hate hugging, she just can't do with tight embrace and affectionate act of nuzzling.

But she has worried them so she thought to bear with it for a little bit.....

'ughh....my social anxiety really don't feel well with this too much of a close proximity! Hurry up with the hugging or I won't be able to control my strong reflex repulsion!'

"Right, what can happen to you..…."

I won't let it happen.

Austin with a smiling voice agreed but Yuna does not notice Austin eyes that turn a shade darker while his smile became almost twisted.

"Yuna…" Austin whispers gently as if to say something but didn't continue. If, if the person who he saw at the forest is really Yuna and if he witness her body disintegrate before his eyes, Austin does not know what will become of him.

The apothecary and him has travelled non-stop without rest all because they want to make sure Yuna safety. They have not taken any rest and madly make their way back to Huin town.

Austin pulls himself apart from Yuna reluctantly, he smile softly as if the person with a grim and crazy expression was not him and said with a tone more gentle than ever "I should go back too, I'm quite tired"

he need to calm his restless emotion or else....

With such turbulent emotion, he seem to realise that he has already get addicted to Yuna. Should he continue indulge in such addiction? Austin brewed on such question with a conflicted mind.

"Go back fast! What are you coming here first? Do you know how worried your mother will be?" Yuna berate, secretly relief that the uncomfortable hug is over.

"Yeah"

Yuna breathes a sigh of relief seeing Austin getting out.

'I need an Oscar award for my great acing' Yuna pats her chest in admiration.

She then slowly walks towards a man who was thrown heavily on the ground by her master.

He lay immobile on the store cold floor.

Bending down, Yuna greets politely "Hello mister"

'Hello fucker! Do you know that I fucking nearly died because of you?'

Yuna greets menacingly in her head. She glowered down at the man.

The man, Louis just looks coldly at the child who smiles sweetly at him.

A new born calf that is not afraid of anything.

"Sensei! Who is this man?? Did he need treatment??"

"What treatment? He is a criminal that I caught" Zahia rough voice came from behind the back door.

"Oh…." Yuna stretches.

"If I don't do something to you, I will feel like something is choking me" Yuna said softly towards the man, clasping her hand in a priestly manner.

Louis who was cast a mute spell could not tell the sweet smiling girl to get lost and just watch coldly as she said some incomprehensible thing.

Yuna stood up, took a scissor bend down again and grab a turf of Louis hair and started cutting haphazardly.

Louis eyes widen.

He want to scream 'You dare' but he could not move or even speak and have to endure the humiliation of a mere child cutting and playing with his hair.

Louis eyes narrows threateningly but Yuna just continue to cut his hair.

"They said a man hair is their pride and honour" Yuna pats the man face and said "My my what a nice haircut"

Yuna raise her finger and her hand started to heat up and redden.

Even though Louis was immobile, he could still feel the scorching pain of his face being caressed by a hand that was encased with an intense heat of fire element.

Yuna with devoted concentration slowly and carefully carve a word on the face of Louis.

"Sensei! What is his name?" Yuna asked loudly.

"...Louis, stop disturbing me!"

"Okay!"

Yuna grin hearing the name: "Louis, what a nice name" for a bitch…

With a last stroke, Yuna withdraw her hands, stood up, take a small mirror and place it in front of Louis face.

Louis seeing his face seethes with anger and rage, his gaze locking at Yuna seems as if he wants to chew Yuna alive. Even when he decisively rebel and became a fugitive, he was respected and feared.....this time, this place....

Zahia disciple, he will remember her.

"Free tattoo my man, no need for thanks"

Yuna shamelessly expressed.

The words carve on Louis remaining good face is 'I AM A BITCH, LOUIS THE SLUT'

Looking at the intense distorted hatred and humiliation displaying on Louis face, Yuna feels so refreshed as if all the grievances that she feels the past few days have been alleviated by a large margin.

"Don't be such a bitch next time, Louis the slut"

Yuna whisper beside the man ear and get up with a satisfy face seeing the distorted expression.

Heh.

"Master, I'm leaving"

Yuna trot out of the Apothecary store in a good mood.

She advocates peace and like to take revenge 'Harmlessly'. She is a civilized person. (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)