Devouring Monarch: Rebirth of the Profane Phoenix - Chapter 398

Chapter 398: Entering Hell Once Again – Celine’s Training
Celine’s expression became so pale that she almost fainted.

“Who?!”

The door swung open, and the black-haired half-elf, wearing a leather tunic and tight pants, entered the room. The moment she saw Asura sitting behind the princess, with both his hands across her chest, squeezing and covering Celine with a cheeky look on his face. It made her cheeks turn red, remembering their strange relationship.

“You, what are you doing?!”

“I’m helping the princess bath. Why?”

“Helping her? Why are you touching her like that… and what is that thing between her legs!”

“Spica, it’s not what you think.”

Celine didn’t want to explain the situation, knowing her shame was far too high. She had tried to seduce him and play with fire, only for her body to be ignited with a simple touch from Asura. Now, her best friend and knight looked at her being fondled in such a situation she wanted to disappear.

“So, you are both perverts?”

Asura tilted his head, smiling at Spica’s words, while Celine shook her head.

“Y-You can’t call me that! I am the princess!?”

“So what, princess, you are being groped by a man in a bath, and you want me to believe you are innocent?”

“C-can’t we talk about this later?”

“Now, now. Celine, don’t let Spica trick you; she’s more perverted than you are…”

“ASURA!” Spica’s face turned red. She then grasped the handle of her sword. However, Asura’s body vanished. He stepped through the void and stood beside Spica, grasping her wrist while wrapping around her back and looking over her shoulder. “See, she is so cute.?”

Spica’s face turned red while the princess noticed the changes in her best friend and pouted. “H-How did he move so fast? And you, don’t do that to her!”

“I’m not doing anything wrong, just a hug, no?”

“Pervert! Get your hand out of shirt…”

“You can’t bathe while dressed, Spica~ come, let’s have a nice bonding session before we head out.” Asura teased before looking towards Celine and winking.

“Hmph, you better not do anything to her, or else!”

“Celine, I can’t hear you. It’s too noisy in here.” He joked while splashing the water, now holding the nude Spica under his left arm; he stepped into the bath as she seemed to have given up resistance.

“Pervert, I won’t forgive you!” Celine started to kick the hot water at Asura, who seemed quite relaxed while messing with Spica.

“Ah, princess, if you keep splashing about like that, I can see everything!”

“What, no!” Celine stopped splashing and covered her body, her lovely skin now dyed in a pink hue.

“Well, you’re the one who keeps waving your arms and legs around.”

“I’m not the one who is flashing you. It’s your perverted eyes.”

Asura laughed, and he moved Spica, who still seemed to be in a state of shock and placed her in front of him. “Well, let’s have a nice bath to increase our teamwork, haha.”

***

Two hours later, the three of them sat in Celine’s room with both girls sat together as if protecting themselves from Asura, who enjoyed some sweet Elven tea and snacks in the room’s corner, looking out of her grand window displaying the beautiful forest city.

“Okay, you two, I know you’re still mad, but let’s go and train. We have to work on your skills, or you won’t be able to survive where we’re going.”

“Fool, why couldn’t you just come normally? I didn’t even have time to put makeup on…. idiot…” Celine whispered while Spica nodded beside her. It seemed even the stoic knight had changed since he last met her.

‘Did she normally wear makeup? Maybe she found someone she likes?’ Asura shook his head and smiled at the two beauties.

“Okay, you two, let’s get going, or do you want to play dress-up first?”

“Hmph, you dare mock us?”

“No, I’m deadly serious. The place we are going is somewhere that you could die if you are not careful.”

“Die?!” Spica’s eyes widened, and Asura nodded.

“Yeah, this is not a game. The monsters in there are stronger than anything you have faced. Imagine fighting me, and some of them have stronger magic. Well, they did before I reached this state…”

“Hmph, so what? I am the strongest!” Celine bragged, and although he agreed that the Elven princess had magic that surpassed her level… He needed her to be serious.

“Ar Celinas, I am not joking around. Your mother would struggle in this place. Please, don’t play around and focus. I don’t want to lose you because of you not taking it seriously.”

“I… okay, I understand, I won’t take it lightly.” Celine nodded as she felt her heart beat faster at his serious expression.

“Good, now let’s prepare. I will struggle, too, so you both will have to rely on each other to hunt them. Understand?”

“Yes!” The two girls nodded, and Asura tossed a token to Celine.

“This is?”

“It’s a special token that will take you to the place. You have to insert your mana into it, and it will generate a dungeon that is a copy of the place where I will be. Once you can clear this place, I will bring you with me. Don’t lose focus, and always be ready for battle.”

Spica grasped the token and nodded. She also believed that his serious and sharp eyes were beautiful. Not just his stern words but the way he carried himself when being serious was nothing like him when playing around. “I will protect her with my life.”

“No Spica… You will protect your own life, too. Understand you are both important.” Asura gave a small smile before stroking her messy black hair.

“O-okay, I will.”

“Good girl, let’s get ready. You two should go first. Make sure you have everything you might need. Potions, weapons, spare weapons and defensive items. I won’t be able to help you until after you clear this small mock version of the world I will be waiting in.”

“What are you going to do?”

“I will be getting prepared. I’ll meet you in your room, Celine, in three hours, so please get ready. That’s how long the time limit is for these mock tokens. Thanks to my lovely future wife, I managed to borrow quite a few of them, though you must do your best. Or you will fall behind.”

“Hmph, I’m the best, so don’t worry. I will win.” Celine might have sounded confident, but her eyes were different now, sharp and filled with a light of confidence that made Asura feel relieved.

“Yeah, I know you will.”

Asura gave her a thumbs up, and her smile beamed so brightly that it was blinding.

“I’ll see you soon, Asura…” Spica’s stiff atmosphere always amused him, and with that, the two girls began to disappear the moment Celine crushed the token.

These new tokens couldn’t be used multiple times, but were safer than the ones Asura used that would last a full day and could be re-used. In this hellscape, he spoke with Lorem and Lucia, with both of them making smaller time limits to stay in that place, from one hour to six hours.

This way, the girls could rest and train. With a token that lasted three hours, Asura would use one for a higher level that lasted an hour and struggled while going back and forth, spending time with them.

They could clear the small version in a few hours, but with the difficulty and atmosphere, it would feel more like a week. This would strengthen them and allow them to improve.

In the future, they would not struggle like Asura did, and he would have more reliable partners. He realised during the battles with Gaius and the cult that his strength was important. However, his beloved women also needed their power and strength to increase; otherwise, he might lose someone.

However, before that, he had something he must do, and Lorem already warned him… That even she could barely survive in the place he was going to face for an hour at most, using ALL her powers.

“Well I can’t blame those two for being too stilly, the place I am going… Can I even survive an hour?”

The reason Asura struggled was not just for his strength but because the enemies that were coming were not enemies that he could fight while taking it easy.

This included the woman who helped create him.

“Let’s go… I will enter that hell once again.”