Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires-Chapter 72: Fire Tornado

"Right this way, sir," one of the workers at the restaurant gestured for them to enter.

Zaroth quickly observed the restaurant. This was one of the best establishments in the area—or at least, that’s what Lily had told him.

Unfortunately, this place required reservations, but with the leftover credits he had, he simply bribed his way in.

Entering the restaurant, Luna excused herself for a moment and stepped toward the bathroom, while Zaroth sat down and opened the menu

After a moment, his eyes widened in surprise as he felt his mana being drained.

’Is Luna doing something?’ he wondered but decided to wait as he chose what to order.

"Two steaks and a bottle of wine," he said after placing the order. He wondered why Luna was taking so long.

After a moment, he saw her exiting the bathroom, and his eyes widened once more.

It seemed she had used part of his mana to manifest a dark dress that perfectly complemented her alluring figure.

Sitting across from him, she grinned and asked, "So, what do you think?"

"Gorgeous," he answered, taking a better look at her.

It seemed she liked his answer, as her mood was notably good after that.

The food arrived, and both of them began eating, chatting along the way about this and that.

But Zaroth was inwardly lost in thought.

’This dress… and her actions before… Is she pushing me to get stronger even faster? Maybe some kind of manipulation? But what could be the reason? Didn’t she tell me that I was progressing abnormally fast? Did something happen that’s making it necessary for me to grow stronger even faster?’

Slicing the steak with his knife and bringing a piece to his mouth, he thought about how to get stronger.

’Stronger… I could try to learn some kind of spell. To accomplish that feat faster, it needs to be something Luna can use since she’s a dragon, and it—’

His eyes suddenly widened as realization struck him.

’Yes! That could work! Why didn’t I think of it sooner? And now that I’m proficient with a spear, I could even combine it!’

Seeing Zaroth smirking, Luna asked, "Did something happen?"

He replied, his voice proud as his eyes shined with a darker shade of green,

"Yes, I think I may secretly be a genius."

*****

"You want to what?" Lily asked, staring at him.

After the dinner with Luna, Zaroth had slept in his apartment, and the next day had arrived. He was now in the Live Combat Practice room.

"I want to learn how to breathe fire, you know, like a dragon," he repeated firmly. Zaroth was confident Lily could help—she had managed to teach him how to cast Fireball, so this couldn’t be that different.

Scratching the back of her head, she spoke hesitantly. "I can’t do something like that, but I don’t think you need anyone’s help, to be honest. You said you and your dragon have some kind of connection, right? That’s why you learned Fireball so fast. Just do the same thing—it should come naturally to you."

Following her advice, Zaroth began practicing the spell while sparring with Lily. She used fire-based attacks to help him better visualize fire.

’Focus. Remember how Luna looks in her dragon form—how her jaws open when she unleashes an inferno, how hot the fire is, how destructive it can be.’

Despite his efforts, he didn’t manage to learn the spell that day. But, according to Lily, there was a moment where it seemed as if a fire was burning deep in the back of his throat.

Taking it as a good sign, Zaroth continued his practice.

A few days later, Zack, Roran, and Lily had already won their matches and advanced to the second round of the tournament. The matches were progressing much faster than anyone had expected, which meant Zaroth’s next fight was rapidly approaching.

Meanwhile, something within him shifted. His mana core seemed to glow brighter, as if he had finally grasped what he was trying to achieve.

’My jaws are the same as a dragon’s,’ he thought.

Closing his mouth, he felt a menacing green flame ignite deep in his throat.

’Now the jaws are closed.’

Opening his mouth slowly, the fire inside him began to illuminate his surroundings. His eyes shined with a menacing green light.

’And now the jaws are open.’

He suddenly heard a voice echo in his mind.

[You have learned a new spell.]

[Firebreath]

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Then a menacing inferno shot toward Lily, and she raised three ice walls in response. Two of the walls melted instantly, but the third one managed to hold.

Zaroth couldn’t help but smile as he finally managed to learn his second spell.

"Congrats! That was fast, again," Lily exclaimed with a proud smile.

"Try the move on me!" Zack shouted from across the room, forgetting the duel he was having with Roran.

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"No, I’m first!" Roran yelled back, equally eager.

Zaroth couldn’t help but laugh.

’So why did you suddenly decide to copy my fire-breathing?’ Luna’s question echoed in his mind.

’It’s because I remembered the fight we had in the forest against the Epic Beasts,’ he replied as he picked up one of the spears meant for sparring and stood before Lily.

’What did it remind you of?’ Luna pressed.

’Do you remember what that bird-creature did when you attacked it with your flames?’

’Wait… you mean all this time you were trying to—’

Zaroth spun the spear before him with a smirk. "Okay, try to block this!"

He opened his jaws wide and unleashed another inferno forward. The spinning spear in his hand acted like a fan, increasing both the speed and the destructive area of the fire.

That’s right—Zaroth hadn’t just been trying to learn how to use fire-breath. He had been working toward recreating the fire tornado he had seen in the forest.

Judging by Lily’s suddenly startled expression as she began summoning as many ice walls as she could in a desperate attempt to defend, it was clear that he had succeeded.