"Y-you don't mind it?"

Jarina couldn't believe what Desire just said.

After all, Desire did get attacked by Grizelle, no matter how much one thinks about it.

That was why it was insane that Desire, who was attacked, didn't mind it.

And what's more, it was a human who attacked him! It was the race that Desire hates.

No matter how good Desire is in controlling his emotions, there's no way he would say he didn't really mind it.

Unless he was indeed a masochist, Desire should mind those things!

Even Jarina would be bothered by that as she looked at Desire with...horrified eyes.

However, it seems that Desire wasn't thinking about those things as he continued speaking.

He looked at Jarina, who straightened her body up involuntarily.

"Ah, don't get me wrong. I don't mind it because it's something that I will do as well if ever I meet someone on this mountain."

"There are certain dangers in having someone else in a place like this where no one could help you."

"What's more, she used magic to protect me, didn't she?"

"So, I don't mind it anymore."

Desire explained without missing a single breath. It seems he was decided on this as his eyes didn't show any hesitation.

What Desire said was what he truly felt and thought of the matter.

He didn't want to overreact when it was already done. Besides, he didn't want to contradict himself when he, too, would do the same as Grizelle did.

Besides, even if Desire did mind it, there's nothing he could do.

After all, Desire knew how strong Grizelle was right away.

'She's a lot stronger than me.'

And because Grizelle was stronger than him, Desire didn't want to make an enemy out of her.

Even if Desire does have Lionel and Jarina on his back, Desire just couldn't find any single advantage in having a strong enemy.

Right, it was just because Grizelle was strong that Desire chose not to mind it.

It was then.

As Desire finished explaining why he thought like that, Jarina finally said something with quite a relaxed look.

It seems she was quite relieved at the fact that Desire actually thought about it.

"I see, I see."

"Anyway, what is she doing?"

Desire asked Jarina as he turned his head to look at Grizelle.

As Grizelle didn't react or speak or did anything at all, despite them being right in front of her, Desire was weirded out by this situation.

That was why he wanted to know what Grizelle was doing.

However, Jarina couldn't answer Desire's question as Grizelle did.

No, she didn't use her mouth to answer, but instead, she answered with her actions!

She didn't do anything with her body, but she churned mana out of her Core.

She then raised the area's hotness with just her mana.

When the area got hotter now, she then opened her palms as she placed them on her knees. She laid them flat on her knees.

And it was then that something magical happened.

In the empty air right above her palms, something like a red ball appeared.

That red ball continued growing until it stabilized, and it continued glowing ominously.

Of course, the hotness in the air and in the area was still there as Jarina spoke.

"Ah, I guess she's still doing her thing."

Jarina then raised her hands as something like a barrier appeared to circle the three of them.

That barrier was a transparent blue, and Desire could feel that it was no longer hot.

"Let's go...Desire?" Jarina said as she turned her head to Desire.

However, Desire had his eyes closed as he focused on himself.

He was thinking about the hotness that suddenly came up.

For Desire, who had to endure the Burning Air Trial, the hotness that was produced by Grizelle's mana was nothing.

It was to the point that Desire thought Grizelle was just playing.

However, it seems that Desire wasn't thinking about that as he thought.

'Fire, huh.'

Fire.

It was something that hurt and destroyed every part of Desire's body.

That was why Desire didn't like fire a single bit.

Even fire was there to traumatize him when he was still living with Lyra and Liya.

The fire was something Desire didn't like to play with. However, Desire thought that should change.

Why? It was because the Spirit of Fire was attracted to him and even got the chance to unite with fire.

And it was exactly because of that Desire tried to play with fire a little bit.

'A little bit, yeah.' Desire thought as he guided his Core's mana.

He guided his mana outside, and it passed through the transparent barrier that Jarina set up.

And when his mana touched the hotness of the air outside, Desire saw something.

No...as he had his eyes closed, he couldn't really see.

However, his consciousness could as he read it with his mind.

[Desire's Mana is being tempered by the flames of the Fire Princess.]

[Warning! If Desire's Mana continues to be tempered by the flames of the Fire Princess, Desire's Vessel will go out of balance.]

[New Special Status!]

-The Heavenly Demon Trait is sustaining the balance as of the moment.]

-The Heavenly Demon Trait will last for only 100 days if Desire's Mana continues to be tempered.

[Advice!]

-Do not expose your mana to the flames of the Fire Princess.

-The Heavenly Demon Trait won't have to balance Desire's Vessel if your mana is not exposed.

And when Desire read it all, he became flabbergasted.

After all, Desire didn't know what was going on or why the Unknown suddenly said something like this.

However, Desire knew that he could trust the Unknown.

After all, it was something like his trump card now.

That was why he quickly grabbed his mana and put it back to his Core.

Strangely enough, he didn't feel anything wrong with his body at all.

That was why he opened his eyes without a fuss.

And when he did, he saw one pair of red eyes staring at his own.

That pair of red eyes was so scary that it seemed much larger than usual.

No, for Desire, it was the only thing that he could see as his ears picked up a voice.

"What are you doing?"

It was Grizelle's voice.