Taking on a Disciple?

Such speed and skill could only be achieved by a warrior.

"Well, I guess that's how it is..."

Although Galan didn't really want to discuss this issue—after all, a warrior mastering a spell to this extent would cause all sorts of trouble if word got out—looking at the girl's expression, he felt that if he didn't say something, she would just keep bothering him.

This is so troublesome... I should have just turned around and left after rescuing that person...

"Just as I thought!"

The girl nodded and continued talking to herself.

"My name is Amber, and I'm an adventurer. Although you just saved me, I feel a little embarrassed to say this... but could you possibly take me as your apprentice?"

Amber hesitated for a moment, then, as if summoning great courage, squeezed out the last sentence from the depths of her heart.

But her words left Galan, who had intended to simply say hello and leave, frozen in place.

"As you know, to be a good adventurer, you must have enough strength, but my swordsmanship has reached a bottleneck, and I have no direction for my next training path. No matter what I do, I can't improve any further."

"And I didn't even see the move you used to defeat the Armored Beast! How did you do that? Was it because of the bottle in your hand? Could you teach me?" she said, her expression seemingly showing a hint of admiration, a blush creeping onto her cheeks. After all, she was still a girl, and it was still a little embarrassing to directly ask a stranger of the opposite sex, especially one who didn't seem much older than her, to take her on as a disciple.

Amber was far from satisfied with her current strength. This time, she was tasked with exterminating monsters in the area, but she was chased all the way to the vicinity of the city by a Fushin Beast. If word got out, she wondered how many people would laugh at her.

Although bad luck also played a part, if he had encountered an Armored Beast whose neck was not protected by scales, he would have been more or less able to deal with it.

Galan sized up the girl before him: she wore close-fitting clothes for ease of movement, a Jade Necklace around her neck, an oval face, and while not exceptionally beautiful, she was certainly not unattractive. Any man present would likely find it difficult to say "no" to her request.

This beautiful young girl is actually asking me to take her as my apprentice?

"No, I have my own things to do, and I don't have that much time to mentor an apprentice right now... Sorry..."

If he were still a student, he might have accepted this apprentice on a whim. But now, although he looks young, he has already lived two lives and has a clearer understanding of things. Besides, he already has Lia by his side and doesn't want to cause any more trouble. So he wouldn't impulsively agree to the other party just because of her beauty. Instead, he refused without hesitation.

It's not that she wanted to cultivate a cold and aloof persona or to appear any different; it's just that Galan didn't want to involve more people in her karma.

The more people who know you well at this point in time, the more uncertainties you will have.

He didn't want to get involved in trouble, nor did he want to put others in a bad situation because of him.

"Soft?"

Although she had considered the possibility of being rejected, Amber was still somewhat puzzled when Galan rejected her almost without hesitation.

She felt that she wasn't bad-looking and her skills were pretty good, so she shouldn't have been so resolutely rejected.

Could it be that this person feels they can't endure hardship and lack the willpower to be his disciple?

"I... I can endure hardship! To support my family, I've been working hard all this time on my own. No matter what challenges you present, I'm confident I can overcome them!"

Despite the girl's confident declaration, Galan didn't react much and seemed to have no intention of changing his mind.

After all, Amber's thinking is wrong; he's not testing whether you can endure hardship...::

Furthermore, Galan wasn't using any profound martial arts techniques as she imagined; it was magic. She couldn't very well just tell him, "If you want to learn, I'll teach you a spell, could she?"

"Actually... you might not have seen it, but I just used magic, not martial arts..."

Seeing that he couldn't extricate himself and couldn't think of a good excuse, Galan decided to reveal the truth.

If I only touch on it briefly, there shouldn't be any problem.

"Magic? How could that be... Could it be that bottle filled with red liquid? Did you store some kind of magic in that bottle for emergencies?"

Store magic in bottles?

Upon hearing this, Galan felt a sense of enlightenment.

This girl's idea is quite interesting; I never even thought of something so convenient.

However, while I could think about it, realizing such a convenient magic would undoubtedly require an immense amount of effort. Since I'm not Mage, there's no need to delve too deeply into it. Right now, I just need to find an opportunity, a moment that can distract Amber...

"No, I really did use magic to kill it. If you don't believe me, you can go and see where its body disappeared. There should still be some blood left in that spot."

Hearing Galan's words, Amber turned around with some doubt and indeed saw a pool of red liquid on the ground.

"Was that really a bloody person?"

But when Amber turned around to ask some questions, she found that Galan, who had been standing next to her, had disappeared without a trace, leaving her alone and bewildered in the wind.

"Phew, finally got rid of her."

Galan breathed a sigh of relief and slowly walked through the city gate.

The instant he diverted Amber's attention, he concealed his presence and fled the area at top speed.

With her own abilities, it would be absolutely impossible for her to find her trail and catch up.

He really didn't want to get entangled with that girl anymore. He only wanted to go out and test and familiarize himself with the magic; saving her was just a side thing. As for taking her as a disciple, that was just too absurd.

He checked his belongings to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything, then walked briskly towards the Inn, thinking it was time to go out for dinner.

"Will Lia and the others be back at this hour? But since Frog said he'd be taking her out to play all day, they're probably eating out."