SSS-Ranked Awakening: I Can Only Summon Mythical Beasts

Arielle’s eyes sparkled at this new information. She hadn’t expected to even sell the extra cores to the merchant and was hoping she’d get to sell it elsewhere but now, it didn’t matter.

“Now that’s the kind of reward I like to hear!” She grinned at the merchant’s words.

Arielle quickly scooped up the gold, tucking it into her spatial belt pouch before turning to Damien.

“Alright,” she said, nudging him. “How much do you want?”

Damien waved a hand dismissively. “I don’t need a cut.”

Arielle blinked. “Huh?”

“Just treat me to a good meal and a bath. Then we can call it even.” Damien replied casually. He even added a lazy shrug to show his disinterest.

Arielle stared at him for a long second, as if trying to process his words.

Then, she burst into laughter.

“You’re serious?”

Damien shrugged. “What? I didn’t really do it for the money. You of all people should know that by now.”

Arielle grinned. “Well, I won’t argue with you on that. Alright, let’s get you cleaned up first.”

Arielle led him to a small bathhouse on the quieter side of town.

The place wasn’t extravagant, but it had a warm, relaxing atmosphere. Steam rose from the hot water pools, and the scent of fresh herbs lingered in the air.

While they both entered, Arielle only made payment for the services Damien was about to enjoy before she left the bathhouse again.

She handed a few silver coins to the bathhouse owner and then waved Damien off. “I’ll be in the shop opposite this place.” Arielle informed Damien on her way out.

After she left, one of the workers guided Damien to his allocated hot water pool. “Here you go.”

The man opened the door to Damien’s allocated area and stepped back.

Damien stepped inside, sighing as the heat seeped into his skin.

“This is actually pretty nice,” he admitted.

The man smirked. “That is only expected from us.”

“Please, enjoy your stay.” The guide closed the door and walked off.

Damien didn’t need to be told twice.

He sank into the water, letting out a deep exhale as the tension in his muscles faded.

Now that he was soaked inside the hot pool, he felt completely relaxed.

It felt so good that Damien dozed off twice as he was attacked by sleep inside of the pool.

“This might be a problem for the future me.” Damien muttered under his breath.

For some reason, he felt like he would be using hot water pools a lot in the future. If those future experiences would consist of drowsiness like this one, then it might actually be a problem.

After a solid twenty minutes, he finally stepped out, drying off and getting dressed. “Well… on to the next course of action.”

Once he was done, Arielle was already waiting for him at exactly where she’d described to him.

She led him toward a small restaurant, one of the better places in town, but still affordable.

It was cozy, with dim lanterns and the scent of grilled meat and fresh bread filling the air.

Arielle ordered for the both of them, not even bothering to ask what he wanted.

“You’ll eat whatever I pick,” she declared.

Damien just raised an eyebrow, but didn’t complain. “Sure sure. It’s your treat after all.”

The food arrived shortly after—a large portion of roasted meat, fresh bread, and a pitcher of ale.

Damien wasted no time digging into the meal served before them.

Arielle watched with amusement, sipping her drink.

“You act like you haven’t eaten in days,” she teased.

Damien swallowed a bite of meat before responding. “Kinda feels like it.”

Arielle chuckled. “Well, enjoy it while you can. Next time, I’m taking you somewhere even better.”

Damien glanced up at her. “Next time?”

Arielle nodded. “Yeah. When we leave town.”

Damien set his fork down, studying her expression.

“So you’ve decided we’re leaving soon?”

Arielle leaned back in her chair. “I don’t think we have a choice. With all the stuff going on—the people searching for you, the weird movement of mana beasts and even weirder movements of the demons like the earlier attack on the town—I feel like we need to start moving before things get complicated.”

Damien sighed. “I figured as much.”

Arielle smirked. “Well, at least now I have enough gold to properly treat you next time.”

Damien rolled his eyes. “I’ll hold you to that.”

After finishing their meal, Damien had one last errand to run.

“I need to stop by a shop,” he said, stretching.

Arielle raised an eyebrow. “For what?”

“I’m going to sell a few cores,” he explained. “If we’re leaving town soon, I’d rather convert them into gold now rather than carry them around since we’ll be needing money for our traveling expenses.”

Arielle nodded. “Makes sense. Alright, let’s go then. To a different merchant though.”

The two of them made their way through the merchant district again, stopping at one of the more reputable buyers of mana cores.

A wealthy-looking man greeted them, his eyes immediately lighting up when Damien revealed the stash of cores he was willing to sell. A hundred mana cores full of magic essence.

Luton was the supplier of the cores as they were all being stored inside of its (Universal Space).

The number of cores in the space was unknown to Damien but he knew he had more than enough for whatever he wished to do on their incoming journey.

“Grade Four cores,” the merchant muttered, examining them closely. “High quality too.”

Damien remained patient as the man assessed the value.

Eventually, the merchant offered a hefty sum—probably more than enough to fund their travels comfortably.

According to Arielle’s calculations though.

Arielle whistled as she saw the total. “Damn. And here I thought my two thousand gold was impressive.”

Damien simply shrugged. “I don’t really need all of it. Just enough for the journey.”

The merchant handed over the gold, and with that, the deal was done. Damien stored the coins inside of Luton and thanked the merchant.

“Well, it’s time to head out.” Damien stated and Arielle nodded without a word.

As they stepped out of the shop, Arielle nudged him playfully.

“Alright, rich boy. Where to next?”

Damien chuckled. “Let’s get some rest. I have a feeling tomorrow’s going to be busy.”

Arielle smirked. “You’re probably right.”

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