Science/Magic 171 Bloodstained Moonligh

"Nothing." Bloed shook his head. "We just met someone very troublesome yesterday."

Javelin was confused. What was that supposed to mean?

Currently, Bloed, Regina, and Liu Ying, together with Javelin, Illina, and Prince Calisto (Who had already received his punishment) were walking through Apso, the capital of The Great Savana.

This morning, Javelin and the others arrived at the place where Bloed's group was staying and asked them if they wanted to sightsee through the city.

Bloed's group had nothing better to do, so they agreed. Anyway, now that they were in the city, it would be a shame if they leave without taking a proper look at it.

"So, where are we going?" Liu Ying asked.

Prince Calisto smiled. "Well, Apso is a very beautiful city, but we can't obviously visit every nice place today. We will just take you around the most important places of the city and show them to you."

"Don't worry, we will end before lunch." Javelin continued. "You need to go to the palace tonight, so it's better if we don't take too long."

Bloed's group nodded. In the itinerary they received yesterday, they were told they were going to meet the king tonight. Apparently, he was going to receive them during a ball.

"Oh right, Javelin. Do you know who is Eve Moonglow?" Regina suddenly asked.

Almost instantly, the atmosphere froze.

Javelin, Illina, and Prince Calisto looked at Bloed's group of three with strange expressions.

"Could it be, the troublesome person you said you met was her?" Javelin asked.

Bloed nodded, curious about their reaction.

Javelin and the others looked at each other with serious expressions. In the end, Illina looked at Bloed, Regina, and Liu Ying with a grave face.

"Guys, it's better if you don't become too close to her."

"Huh? Is she dangerous or something like that?" Bloed was curious. From what he saw yesterday, she did not seem like someone to be careful of.

Quite the opposite, she was a bit of an airhead.

Prince Calisto smiled wryly. "Mr. Bloed, Eve Moonglow is the saintess of Moonlight Glow, and one of the most powerful demigods in the world. Even if you don't know her name, I'm sure you have heard of her nickname. [Bloodstained Moonlight]"

Bloed and Liu Ying's expressions changed.

Regina did not know about her, but Bloed and Liu Ying were people of this world, and in this world, few people did not know about 'Bloodstained Moonlight'.

The Saintess of Moonlight Glow. A powerful demigod famous by the hordes of enemies she had killed through the years.

The reason the saintess of Moonlight Glow received that nickname was due to an incident that occurred around ten years ago. According to Bloed's knowledge, there was a skirmish between a human country and a beastmen country that quickly escalated until it was about to turn into a war.

During the skirmish, ten thousand human soldiers reached a beastmen village and attacked it. Their plan was to take control of the village and build a stronghold there.

The problem was, they did not know the saintess of Moonlight Glow was staying in that village.

It was a complete slaughter.

Of the ten thousand human soldiers, less than one hundred survivors.

The other soldiers, including two demigods, perished. According to the records, even their souls were destroyed.

Since then, the title of [Bloodstained Moonlight] became famous throughout the continent. It was said that whenever the saintess of Moonlight Glow appears, all her enemies run away.

"In fact, Miss Eve is feared even among the beastmen." Prince Calisto said without hiding his fear. "You probably have heard that Moonlight Glow is not interested in authority or power, right? That is true, Moonlight Glow's role is purely that of guardians of the beastmen.

"But, if they consider that something or someone threatens the safety of the beastmen, they will not hesitate to get rid of them, regardless of their position or authority. Even if the other party is a beastmen too, they will not hesitate…

"And Miss Eve is usually the one that delivers these punishments. I heard that once she killed an entire beastmen clan and did not spare even the children."

Bloed and Regina looked at each other with bewildered expressions. They never thought the innocent and inexpressive fox they met yesterday was so dangerous.

In fact, Bloed could not imagine someone like her causing the bloodshed she was rumored to.

"… So you can never judge a book by its cover, huh."

"I have never seen her, but I'm sure she must look like a scary monster." Prince Calisto said and shivered nervously.

Bloed was speechless. For some reason, he felt the beastmen parents used Eve's name to scare children.

After Javelin and the others warned Bloed's group to be careful of Eve once and again. The group finally continued sightseeing through the city. They started with the city square and then went to the market and other places.

The sightseeing was very enjoyable, and Bloed saw several things he found interesting. For example, he saw several tamed magic beast walking through the city.

Even Calice City, the first city Bloed entered after leaving the exiled lands and a place famous for its adventurers and mercenaries, did not have so many magic beasts as this place.

According to Javelin, beastmen found it easier to tame magic beasts and monsters. Of course, most tamed magic beasts were pretty weak, with the strongest ones being around C-Rank or so. Apparently, taming stronger magic beasts was very hard.

Besides the magic beasts, another thing that attracted Bloed's attention was the food.

Bloed had already noticed it, but the food in this place was very different than the food in human countries. It was spicier, and usually, it had wilder flavors.

Bloed and Liu Ying could be considered as foodies. They were not very picky about food, but after their terrible experience in the exiled lands, they loved to eat good food more than almost anything.

Thus, every time they saw a delicious-looking dish, they were attracted to it like moths to flames.

Regina, on the other hand, was also interested in the food of this place. But her interest was more professional. She was interested in the ingredients and cooking methods of the local dishes.

Before long, the sightseeing tour ended becoming into a food tour.

"You three sure like food, huh." Javelin smiled wryly. Not every day he saw people so crazy over food.

Liu Ying was slightly embarrassed, but Bloed just shrugged. "Well, good food is a pleasure. It's good to enjoy it when you can."

Javelin nodded speechlessly, although if he knew about Bloed and Liu Ying's experiences, he surely would have understood their craze over food.

After visiting each food stall in their route, Bloed's group finally reached their final destination for the day.

A stadium-like building.

When Bloed saw it, he thought it looked like a famous colosseum he saw in the human confederation's information.

It had around fifty meters of height and almost two hundred meters of length. Several beastmen were entering and exiting it each second, and the place emitted a wild atmosphere.

"This is…"

"The arena." Prince Calisto replied with a childish look of pride. "It's one of the most famous places in the capital. Every day, tens of beastmen fight against each other here. It's the best place in the capital to hone your abilities."

Liu Ying's eyes sparkled. "Can we enter?"

"Of course." Javelin answer. "Why? Are you interested in participating?"

Liu Ying did not say anything, but the sparkle in her eyes was enough of an answer.

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