Once Rose realized what had happened, she immediately stepped back half a pace, then lowered her head with a flushed face and spoke to Nalant.
That collision just now had sent her completely into Nalant's arms. The masculine scent from his body had rushed over her, making it hard for someone who had been lonely for so many years to bear.
"Mm, it's fine. I'm not hurt!" Nalant had no idea what Rose was thinking. He glanced at the proud peaks before her chest and waved his hand generously.
With airbags there to cushion the blow, the collision had not been very damaging. So he truly did not hurt—if anything, it had felt a little pleasant.
"Rose, where were you rushing off to in such a hurry?" Nalant quickly withdrew his gaze from those proud peaks and resumed the dignified seriousness of a lord as he asked.
"My lord, we found a magic crystal inside the head of the Color-Changing Fire Snake you killed, so I was preparing to deliver it to you!"
Rose spread open her fair palm, revealing a crystal as clear and translucent as a ruby.
"It actually had a magic crystal!" Nalant was somewhat surprised.
He had originally held little hope for a magic crystal from this Color-Changing Fire Snake.
They had spent quite a bit of time killing the Fire Snake, and throughout the process, it had continuously cast attack spells.
Yet this turned out to be an unexpected delight.
Of course, this was also due to Nalant's lack of experience.
If it had been an experienced Title Knight, he would have known the difference between intermediate Magic Beasts and low-level Magic Beasts.
The magic power stored by an intermediate Magic Beast was enough to support the continuous casting of spells for at least ten