Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires-Chapter 70: Wasted Time

"Let’s see, I have befriended Midnight to an extent, and I am proceeding well with my spear training…" Zaroth was thinking about his next move.

The next round of the tournament he was competing in would probably take place in about two weeks, assuming his calculations were correct. That meant he needed to use this time to gain as much power as he could.

The question was whether he should focus on learning another spell besides fireball, or venture into the wilderness outside the capital in search of another beast.

Both options had their pros and cons.

If he learned another spell, he would become stronger, but his progress in improving his mana core would stagnate. Simply having Silverfang and Luna summoned wasn’t training his mana core passively anymore.

On the other hand, if he tamed another beast, his mana core would start growing stronger again at an incredible rate. However, if he was put in a tough spot during his next match, he might be forced to summon one of his beasts for help, thereby openly announcing that he was a Beast Tamer.

He didn’t have much time, so he would need to make a choice between the two. Read exclusive content at novelbuddy

"Or… maybe I can do all of this…" Zaroth muttered.

It was possible to make progress in everything simultaneously, but it would require more time…

To gain that time, he could probably start skipping some of the morning lectures. Most of them weren’t particularly useful on their own. He could just attend the classes where he trained his body or sparred with his friends.

Deciding to do just that, he messaged Elysia.

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Zaroth: I’m going to start skipping some of the lectures.

Elysia: Reason?

Zaroth: Need more time to grow stronger, and the academy is slowing me down.

Elysia: The academy is where you’re supposed to get stronger.

Zaroth: Don’t take it too hard, but some of these lectures are next to useless, and most of the professors can’t teach for shit.

Elysia: I know. I’m not the one who wants them there, emperor’s orders. You can skip whatever lectures you want, but keep in mind the professors will probably start to dislike and target you.

Zaroth: Roger.

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"It makes sense now," he whispered.

The reason most of the professors were so bad at their jobs was that the emperor was the one who had assigned them there, not the chairwoman herself. As such, their qualifications were probably questionable.

But why? Did he want to stunt the students’ growth for some reason? That didn’t make sense. They were technically in the middle of a war, so wouldn’t he want the students—his potential soldiers—to become as strong as possible?

Things didn’t add up…

"I can’t know everything," Zaroth said as he stood up with a grunt and looked at himself in the mirror.

The day wasn’t over yet, so he decided he would spend some time in the wilderness searching for something to tame.

*****

"Stop," a soldier called out to him, only for his eyes to widen for a moment.

"Oh? You’re a student at that academy? Sorry, you may proceed." The soldier gestured with his hand toward the gates.

This was one perk of being part of that academy—he was allowed to go in and out of the capital at no cost. All he had to do was wear his uniform.

Something else was strange. Zaroth called it ’that academy’ because, for some reason, no one could agree on its name.

"How does that even work?" he wondered but decided not to dwell on it any further.

Marking his way out of the capital, he headed into the woods.

Because he was so close to the capital, the beasts in the nearby forest were few and far between, so he had to venture deeper in hopes of finding something worthy.

’Hey, summon me,’ Luna’s words echoed in his head.

’But people could see you,’ he replied mentally.

’Yes, but I have more control over my presence now. Forget about being a dragon or a powerful individual—now people would just think of me as an ordinary woman.’

"Yeah, no ordinary woman has your appearance," he muttered as he summoned her, along with Silverfang.

"Oh! Fresh air," Luna spoke, stretching her arms behind her back.

Judging by how enthusiastically Silverfang was wagging his tail, it was clear he agreed with her.

"We’re not here on vacation," Zaroth snapped, pointing to the spear he was carrying on his back.

"We’re here to find me a third beast."

"Sure, sure," Luna nodded casually as she walked forward.

Shifting his gaze to her, he spoke, "I really hope your presence doesn’t scare the beasts away from us."

Luna raised an eyebrow. "Why would that be a problem? You’re searching for dead ones anyway. After all, if you kill something yourself, you won’t be able to tame it."

"True," Zaroth admitted as he glanced around.

"I just hope I don’t waste my time again like last time."

*****

But as it turned out, he did in fact waste his time, just like last time.

It was already dark, and he hadn’t spotted even a single corpse in the entire forest.

"Why is it so hard to find something dead, for fuck’s sake?!" he grit his teeth in frustration.

He had been attacked by multiple beasts along the way, but after killing them, the few that showed signs they could be tamed refused to submit. None of them wanted to bow to the presence that had killed them in the first place.

Now, he was approaching the gates of the capital. He dismissed Silverfang and was about to dismiss Luna as well when—

"Don’t."

It seemed she didn’t agree with the idea.

"The fuck do you mean, don’t? You’re a dragon—you will be seen!"

"I told you, they can’t sense it! I’ll just seem like an ordinary woman!"

Zaroth frowned, his eyebrows in frustration. She was technically right, but he could already imagine the problem... Some idiot would fall for her the moment they laid eyes on her and cause trouble.

With a sigh, he finally spoke. "Alright, but you will deal with the consequences."

She nodded happily as they approached the gates of the capital.

Zaroth was supposed to go in without trouble, but the moment they approached the stationed guard, the man began to stare at Luna—almost like he was in a trance.

"Hey, I’m sorry, can I talk to you two?" the guard asked, glancing at them—or rather, mostly at Luna.

’Why am I not surprised,’ Zaroth thought as he shifted his gaze to her, curious to see how she would deal with the trouble.

"If you’re fre—"

"Sorry, not interested," she cut him off immediately.

"What? Why?" the guard asked, sounding stunned.

"I only speak with the strong," she replied calmly.

The man’s face reddened, insulted, as though Luna had directly called him weak.

"Oh yeah? Then who’s strong to you?" he snapped.

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"My boyfriend," she said, cool as ever, casually pointing at Zaroth.

Furious at Luna’s actions, Zaroth couldn’t help but curse as the guard turned his attention to him, looking as though he was ready for a fight.

"For fuck’s sake, I knew this would happen!"