Tandhagis

Astaroth The Sexiest Demon Arc: Chapter_009 (Tandhagis!)

In front of the Chyrma Forest gate, Chyrma Academy area.

Asta closed her eyes waiting in front of Group IX. It was something she did not usually do, quietly waiting silently. Even so, the young people nearby remained fascinated by her. As always there is a unique aura that draws them to keep looking at her.

"Ahh... that hot figure of Teh' Asta like this is also very tempting..."

"Um, mn..." someone nodded.

"Shh... do not be noisy, Teh' Asta is calming her mind."

"Don't act like you know everything!"

Their conversation could be heard clearly in Asta's ears, but she ignored them and remained speechless. It's not like she used to talk sweetly to every men. Perhaps because the warning from Kang' Wenda earlier made Asta more calm. You could say she is very calm, because she had barely spoken since the incident last time, besides giving one or two directions to new students.

....

Elan, Danu and Rini have entered in their visibility. The three seem to run fast, but obviously, Danu and Elan keep up with Rini and looks somewhat slowed down. They actually used no more than five minutes, considering all three kept running from the Treatment Area. However...

* Pa ! *

The slap was loud enough have land on Rini face.

"Sorry, Ndoro' Kirana."

* Pa! *

Once again a hard slap resounded, both Rini cheeks turn red because of bruises.

Elan was about to move forward, but a hand soon prevented him from act. He glanced at his friend. Danu looked restrained, his eyebrows twitching continuously. He's holding his anger too!

'This girl is getting worse and worse!'

"Nyuwun sewu', Ndoro Ayu... nyuwun sewu' ..."

"Hmph! My name is not something you can call it casually!"

Elan was eager to hear it. Just because of her name, Rini must feel the slap that hard? This girl must be disciplined now!

The other members of Group XI were shocked to hear that, before being shocked again with her words.

"And one more! How dare you make me wait! Today is hot enough and you dare to make me stand here waiting for you!"

She exclaimed, preparing to give a slap once again.

Members of the Group XI can only watch and dare not intervene between servants and their masters. While Rini is resigned to her fate and close her eyes, waiting for the pain for the third time.

* Tapp! *

Unexpectedly Elan once again rescue Rini. He held Kirana's hand just in time. His movements have even surprised her. There is a distance of at least 3-4 meters from where he and Elan stood earlier.

"Woah... Elan movements is so quick!"

Someone who noticed Elan, subconsioussly praised Elan in front of Kirana. If the situation is different Kirana will not be bothered when hearing it. But this time is very different, not only Elan can move without her realizing it, he even managed to stop the slap appropriately.

"Hmh!" She growled looked at him.

If there were no seniors nearby, maybe she would beat him up.

Danu even surprised, he looked awkward because it stopped suddenly. Obviously he was blocking Elan before. But when Kirana was about to make a third slap, he had take a step before stopping because someone's shadow passed quickly.

Elan glared at Kirana made her tremble a little for some reason.

"Let go of my hands!" She exclaimed, pulling her hand away from Elan's hand.

As she tried release her arm that Elan was holding, she met his gaze with anger.

"Only a red aura with a potential value does not clearly seen, yet dare to interfere with my affairs! Do not disturb the family affair of Kencana Family, if you do not want to get into trouble! You're not even a direct heir!"

There is intimidation in it, its an open threat!

Maybe he knows Elan's situation in the Cakrabuana Family. Although he is the younger brother of Kangmas' Aris, it is only in name. His position is even aren't higher than his cousin, Bandi B. Cakrabuana son of Ridwan A. Cakrabuana known as the sibling of Prabu Ageng Cakrabuana. Compared with Kirana Arum Kencana, the single daughter of the head of the Kencana Family is quite significant.

Therefore, Elan can not even reply to her words. He could only remain silent and continued to stare. Though what she said is true, it is not necessarily what she does justifiably! That's what's on his mind.

Seeing the silent Elan but still giving that look, Kirana felt a bit depressed on her own. On the other hand, the dreamy Rini stares at Elan who looks so dazzling in her eyes right now. This was the second time Elan had done anything to help her, even the circumstances that made her cornered.

Kirana gritted her teeth.

"Why?! Say something, don't just stay quitly here!"

Elan eyes continued to stare at her, as though he could pierce Kirana with only his gaze. Kirana took a step back, either out of fear, or just wanted to distance herself.

"If you do not dare, then do not disturb the affairs of the Kencana Family!" She cried pointing at Elan furiously.

If anyone looks more closely, the index finger and hand of kirana look a bit shaky. It's because she felt the pressure is different from the others when Elan keeps looking at her. Looks like something pierced her body, making her a little difficulty to just breathing.

Elan's black eyes looked so deep, one can see a glimmer of red light that starts to swell in the center, if they look closer at their eyes.

Kirana tightened her grip.

When Elan was about to open his mouth to speak.

"Enough!"

A voice that shakes the heart of every man who hears it, breaks the tense atmosphere.

Asta who from the beginning was silent did not seem to care to stop the two. Everyone almost forgot her presence, this prettiest girl in the Academy. The sound even made Elan gaze dispersed. Red dot disappears from his eyes.

"How long you want to fight there! Your time will not increase even if you go in the next day!" She smiled innocently at them.

Group IX was stunned by the smile, before finally panicking after digesting what she said.

"I'll watch you from a safe distance. If you are in a situation that really makes all of you despair, just lit up this." Asta gave a stack of red flares.

....

"Why are you silent?!"

"Ye-yes!"

"Good..."

They began to take their own beacons and prepared to enter through a large red archway of not less than 10 meters high.

Group IX finally started their hunt. It was ten o'clocks, an hour had passed since the time of the hunt began. The remaining less than 47 hours.

They ran into the Chyrma forest. The deeper they get in, the greater the pressure they feel. The Chyrma Forest is only a small part of the Chyrma Mountains area, with Chyrma Mountain being its center.

This forest is so vast, so wide they make the boundary area to make it easier for someone to know how much danger in it.

They make it start from the Outer Circle covering 25 kilometers first from the Academy gate and the other two boundary. The Inner Circle cover up till 30 kilometers further, and the Core Circle covers 20 km right at the foot of Mount Chyrma.

Outer Circle, danger level, with low-dominated entity level 1 Early and Mid-step. In the Inner Circle, the danger level was dominated entity late-step level 1 up to early-step level 3 and various of herbal top quality withn level 1-3. Core Circle, high level of danger, dominated by early-step level 3 entities up to mid-step level 5 nd various herb levels 3-6 of top quality.

Maximum area limit of Magic Marks Hunting about 1 kilometers at the edge of Core Circle. That means they will be safe as long as it is at that limit, where the possibility of magic beasts even the highest level demon beasts is only the early-step level 4. As long as it's below level 5, their seniors can quickly handle it. Moreover, high-level entities very rarely appear in the border area of the Inner Circle and the Core Circle.

After almost 2 hours of running into the forest, they finally stopped.

"Huh ... huh ... why... why stopped?"

A class C seemed to be out of breath as he asked.

While Danu only takes a few breaths before his breath returns to calm. They did run into the forests fast enough, but that was not fast enough to make Danu and Elan exhausted, and their speed was slower than the usual morning run. The reason they stopped because they were already in the middle of the Outer Circle area, furthermore because many of their group members were out of breath.

"Take a break," Danu replied mildly.

Elan walked over to a large tree nearby and sat back against one of its large roots.

"Hm, this Chyrma tree is quite old, its natural energy is soothing... " He then inhaled a mouthful of fresh air. "If I can practice in this environment every day, it's probably not until a week I can break the early-step level. Kang Aris said that the land with a lot of chryma tree is one of the best environment used to exercise... " mumbled Elan enjoys the natural energy emitted by the trees around him.

After giving some direction to the other members, Danu came to him. It seems that "little princess" does not talk much this time. Maybe she was feel exhausted to argue after an hour more running at full speed without stopping.

Elan glanced at her. Seemed a girl sitting haughtyly in one of the roots of a large tree, not far from him another sitting in a crouch on the ground bowed his head. Unconsciously his eyes twitched as he met Kirana's eyes.

"Hmph!"

Both looked away from each other.

Danu shook his head at the interaction of these two young people.

A few moments later Elan asked, "How?"

"I told them we would take a 7-10 minutes break and reassemble afterwards to plan for the hunt."

"I think that's enough for them to adapt to this forest."

Danu just smiled at him. If you think well, 'should not the most difficult to adapt is him?' Think Danu.

Elan said as if to know his thoughts, "I really do not enter any forest, but in the backyard of the Cakrabuana Family is a hill that is also filled with many Jati trees. My Brothers sometimes invites me to practice there occasionally. Although it slightly different, I'm becoming more adaptable to this kind environment."

"Ehehe..." Danu could only laugh awkwardly.

"Aa, that's right!" Elan exclaimed as if remembering something.

"Woah... what's up? It just shocked me!"

"I just remember... Kang' Aris once told me that we can increase the power of magic with 'Nyilikuen Technique'. Taking or borrowing magic marks from magical entities or other wizards for the first time will strengthen the foundation of your own future. In addition, each person can only keep a certain number of magic marks on their body. Pendekars generally can accommodate more magic marks than Wizards because of their stronger physique."

Although Danu still can not understand the line of this conversation. "Then?"

"But... for Level 1 wizards and Level 1 Pendekars can only target the maximum number of similar magic marks, its just 'two' magic marks!"

"Two magic marks?"

"Correct! A maximum of second magic marks!" Elan stressed with a serious face.

Elan seemed to be thinking something out loud.

'Ahh... is not that a common knowledge for Wizards and Pendekars? Then what's the purpose of talking about this... Hoo... I get it!'

"Anu ... Elan ..."

The more Elan thinks about it the more he does not know the answer. When he saw his friend very relaxed, no worries were in his face.

"Why do you looks so relax?" He exclaimed.

"If we do not find a way to get 32 magic marks in two days, 'That woman' probably will not let us out of the blue! Come on think of something..." he even said Asta with that woman, likely he hold some hatred toward her too.

"Elan ..."

"... If only I trained my body even stronger. Maybe my body could hold at least 10 even more. But still it is not enough."

"Elan ..."

"Trying to raise my level? No, no... My brother even takes at least a week to get to level 2."

"Elan!" Danu shouted to make all the members look at him.

* Bang! *

The blow landed on his head.

"What's up!" Elan shouted at his friends while caring his head. He growled at Danu who hit his head suddenly .

"Listen to me first, before you thinking too far!" Danu said seriously.

Seeing his friend like that, his emotions subsided and became more calm.

He took a slow breath and deflected it, before finally nodding and saying, "Okay, what's up? Say it..."

Elan extends his hand and strikes Danu right in the head as he is ready to start talking.

* Bang! *

" Auh !!"

"Now we were even! Continue!"

This kid, a vengeful also apparently...

"All right. Actually... there is a tool that can be used to store magic marks. Although only a class of mortal artifacts, it is called the most useful artifact for wizards and pendekars. The maximum storage limit varies, but most of the largest storage currently has a maximum limit of 36 magic marks. Its name is [Token Tandha Magis] or called Tandhagis."

"Really!" he exclaimed in surprised by Danu's explanation.

"Why did not you say that ealier! I'm so desperate to think how to save 32 magic marks at once.... it turns out you keep it for yourself and just look at me like acting like a fool, you this... " his hands tightly clenched the emotion.

"Wait, wait, wait."

Danu had panicked at it, overwhelmed for reasons.

Aha!

"It's not my fault either, is it? Anyways you are the one who thought too hard about it without asking me."

"Heh ..."

'I couldn't hit him like this!'

"Anyway... I also almost forgot that Teh' Asta previously left your Tandhagis' with me. If it had not been for you to think so hard about it like mad—one who really never heard Tandhagis, I probably would not remember it."

I almost slip it...

"Yes, I never heard of Tandhagis, not even my brother never said it..." Elan clearly remembered something.

His eyes twitch and say, "Wait a minute, I thought... you said something rude about me before."

"Hah?! What did I say?" of cource Danu denied it by putting on a serious face. Elan was still staring intently at him, unaware of the cold sweat running down his head.

"Hmm, maybe it's just my feeling."

Elan pondered again, while Danu turned and sighed with relief. Before the call came back to make him surprise.

"Danu."

"I-yes?"

"Can you give me my Tandhagis?"

Danu nodded and took something out of his spatial ring. A circular token with many patterns on its surface appears. The pattern on the token is more or less similar to the magic circle cut off every little point. The total point that filled the token was 36 points on center and make a simple version magic circle while nine dot circling it.

He gives Tandhagis' to Elan who is so seriously looking at him.

He also began to touch and touch each point.

The token is no bigger than his fist. Made from special minerals that store magic patterns, this token is quite heavy for its size.

"There are 36 blank spots there. Each point will glow when filled by magic patterns issued by magical entities. As you know, it takes at least 9 of those points to make the magic mark stable...."

Elan nodded.

"And what we actually collect is not a marks of actual magic, but a magic pattern that fills that point."

Danu explained slowly.

Actually the magic marks in question is not a mark of perfect magic but magical energy that carries a special magic pattern in it.

The usual magical energy circulating in the air wherever you are, though you can absorb it but you couldn't get it straight clicking its use to make the marks of the magic and attack the opponent with magic circle.

For this magic energy though stable, unfortunately too soft and has no magic pattern in it. The magician will absorb this type of energy and turn it into a patterned magic energy which is then converted into a magic marks. Energy without magic patterns can not be turned into a magic marks.

To get a patterned magical energy and speed up the exercise and absorption of energy that strengthens their magic, wizards generally go to places that have strong elemental characteristics. They call it a sacred place, like an underground cave connected to a magma path or a large lake that over a thousand years old.

These sacred places are very difficult to find and enter. In the protected city, there are only three sacred places.

One belongs to the Cakrabuana Family, one belongs to the Academy and the last one is open to the public. Of the three who have the strongest energy run directly by the Academy, the Cakrabuana Family is not as strong as the Academy but is good enough to train a genius.

While the latter deliberately opened to the public by the Academy once every half a year only for one full week. This is because the sacred place can not be entered at any time, if not it will destroyed the natural formations that exist in that place.

To overcome this, wizards have 3 other ways to keep practicing. All three are taking magic herbal pills, making magic formations and the last of the most extreme of collecting patterned magic energy from other entities.

Collected magic energy can be ascertained but this energy is very unstable. When a person absorbs it directly, the energy in their body will also be disturbed and their magic marks will become unstable before it explodes. That's why Nyilikuen Techniques are only used to strengthen their magic effects.

But it would be different if they configure the nine magic patterned energies into a single marks of intact magic, they can use it directly even though it is not as strong as its original magic marks.

"Because after all it's just an external force. Unlike if you absorb it first, unfortunately it will take a lot of tandhagis to help increase the power of ones magic. Then.... what your brother says is only applicable to a level 1 wizards who has not yet made his magic marks."

Elan listens from beginning to end. He did not expect that Danu was not a wizards but his knowledge of magic was far more than he was.

What Danu explained to him was not just a general knowledge of magic, but more like general knowledge for wizards. Though it is said to be common knowledge, but for those who are not wizards would not know that much.

"Danu..." He tapped his shoulder then looked at him in awe, "you know a lot of things, huh...."

"Hehe ...." heard that even Danu feel ashamed.

Elan himself shaking his head in pity and said, "Even though so much of the knowledge that you can not even use it yourself."

Unfortunately, his shy face immediately turned angry at the continued hearing. Before he could reply someone called him.

"Danu!"