Chapter 3

I wake up with a yawn as I stretch myself, glad nothing disturbed me when I was sleeping as I really hate when I get disturbed when I sleep. Oftentimes I get so mad that I would normally kill the offender if they weren't someone close to me.

'Status.' I thought

[Name: Ren Frost(Takatsuki)

Gender: Female

Race: Human

Age: 11(128)

Level: 8(20/6400)

Dou Qi Rank: Apprentice Warrior Stage 1

Dou Qi Type: Shadow

Dou Qi: 200/200

Strength: 10

Agility: 12

Vitality: 10

Intelligence: 10

Spirit: 20

Skills: Shadow Sword(Tier 1), Shadow Walk(Tier 1), Shadow Cloak(Tier 1)

Points: 575

Attribute Points: 0]

'I have nearly 600 points, but I don't really have much of a use for them now... I checked what was in the Shop last night before I slept and there are plenty of weapons, armour etc, but I have no use for the weak ones since I have this Space Ring full of them, but I can't afford the more expensive ones, which is a pain.' I thought to myself with a sigh.

Shaking my head, I decide to just save the points up for now, so that I can buy something that is strong in the future if I need to or something. Leaving the cave after clearing up my trap, I continue my journey to find beasts to kill so I can increase my level.

Though, that proved to be hard. Even after I wandered around for nearly 3 hours, I didn't catch sight of a single beast even once, which confused me. Did they all get scared off when I slaughtered them crazily yesterday? But, that shouldn't be the case, since there are for sure some strong beasts here, so where are they all?

Did a really strong beast decide to wander to this forest area, which scared all of the other beasts away? That seems to be the most plausible option, but that is also bad for me since I could stumble upon it randomly, which will probably kill me since I am so weak at the moment.

Deciding to head back to the place I first came to in the world, the carriage area, I swiftly turn around and begin running instead of walking like I normally do, as I really do not want to find this strong beast due to me walking.

Still, as I continue to run to the carriage, I can't help but feel as if something is watching my every move, even after I swerved through countless trees and bushes, the pair of eyes kept following me, much to my annoyance. I don't know if this is the strong beast, but if it is it should of already attacked me after this long.

I finally get to the carriage after over an hour of running, and the pair of eyes kept following me the entire way. Finally at the carriage, I sigh and sit down to catch my breath and stamina, just hoping that whatever it is that followed me isn't a strong beast I can't deal with.

Feeling the owner of the eyes suddenly coming closer to me, I was on guard and as soon as the owner of the eyes got within 40 meters of me, I instantly activated both Shadow Cloak and Shadow Walk, disappearing into the shadows without a trace before advancing in the direction the eyes are looking at me from.

Once there, I noticed it wasn't a strong beast like I thought, but was rather a human male. He seemed to be around 30 or 40, but knowing that having strong Dou Qi or Magic lets one age slowly, he is probably nearly 100 or so.

As I was contemplating what to do now, he suddenly looked directly at me, and when my heart skipped a beat, he reached his hand out and I felt myself being dragged towards him by a strong force. No matter what I did, I couldn't struggle out of this force and was forced out of the shadows before appearing before the man, my Shadow Cloak instantly dispersing upon him bringing me out of the shadows, and I noticed my Dou Qi was completely depleted, much to my confusion.

"I thought it was a little beast that I was sensed, but it turned out to be a little girl... Hm, you are pretty strong for someone your age. Are you about 10? You even have Shadow Dou Qi and know how to use it properly, even having skills someone your age shouldn't... Interesting. You will be my disciple for 5 years until I leave this continent then. I will train you to be stronger than you ever would be alone." Said the man, ignoring my confused and furious look.

[User has obtained the temporary title: Saint's Student(5 years)]

[Saint's Student(5 years): For the next 5 years, all experience User obtains will be doubled.]

I was instantly shocked by this man. He is apparently some sort of Saint, which is the second strongest rank for Dou Qi and Magic in this world. I guess he is a Saint Warrior considering I feel Dou Qi from him rather than Magic.

Still, all my experience will be doubled for 5 years? That's good for me. I already gave up struggling and gave up all thoughts to run away from him. If he was only a Grandmaster Warrior, I might still think of escaping, but since he is a Saint Warrior, to hell with that, there is no way I could get away.

"Good, you stopped struggling. Did you sense our power difference? You are indeed a prodigy. How perfect, a good way for me to pass the next 5 years left of this stupid agreement I made with that brat years ago. Well, let's introduce ourselves then. I am known as Shin Amagawa, a Saint Warrior. Now then, what's your name, kid?" Said Shin.

"...Ren Frost." I begrudgingly said, still upset at the fact of being forced to be his disciple, even if it helps me in the end.

"Frost? Interesting. Whatever, you will be my disciple for 5 years until I fulfill this agreement I made with some king a while ago. He will be at this forest and I will train you to become very strong in these 5 years, but it will also be torturous, so be ready for it." Said Shin with a nasty smile on his face that made me subconsciously shiver.

And that marked the beginning of my hell for 5 long years, but also the beginning of my journey to strength in this world.