The tournament had ended, and Arad now had a chest full of cash to take back home, but that wasn't all. He had managed to both get recognized and directly covered by the elders of the entire region instead of having to hide his power on his own, and now, all of them understood one thing as clearly as water.
If anyone dared touch Tina, they'll have him knocking on their door. And from what they all had seen, they would end up with a fate worse than death.
Sitting on the porch of his humble house in the woods, Arad relaxed for a moment as Kali and Isabelle sat on his lap, and Eris was by his side. A moment later, Tina arrived with a tray of sliced and cold melon.
"Try those, they are great." She put the tray beside Eris, and Arad gave the sliced melon a stare. "Looks like flesh, but stranger." He reached with one hand, grabbed a slice, and took a massive bite out of it, even getting the outer skin.
