Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires-Chapter 83: Merit

"Is there a problem?" Sofia’s voice carried a sense of care.

Vera took a moment to respond, "I… no, why would there be a problem?"

Even if she tried to hide it, Sofia had known Vera for a very long time, so she always knew when her friend was being tormented by something.

"If it is connected with your vision, you know you can al-"

"I told you I am fine," Vera interrupted her with a hint of anger in her voice.

’I guess she doesn’t want to talk about it…’ Sofia thought as she wondered how she could change the subject.

"How is the tournament going?" Vera’s question surprised Sofia a little.

"Not bad. I have already reached the third round, just waiting for my next opponent."

A second later, Sofia added, "I… think it was the correct decision that you didn’t sign up for the tournament."

Vera took a deep breath before speaking.

"I just know I am not suited for combat one on one. If it was a team battle, I would have been able to, but when I am alone, I am almost useless."

"Don’t speak about yourself like that!"

"But you know it’s the truth…"

Frustrated, Sofia shifted her gaze to the beautiful night sky. ’Why doesn’t she have more confidence?!’ she wondered.

Sofia wanted to somehow boost the confidence of her friend, but a method didn’t come to her.

Vera had been suffering from terrible visions, both because of her class and her god’s blessing. As a result, she was always in a bad mood, even most likely depressed.

"Is getting the approval of your father so important to you that you will waste your time in this tournament?"

Vera’s question caught Sofia off guard.

Even if she was a princess, a daughter of the emperor, she had never in her life received even a hint of affection from her father. It was pretty clear that he hated her.

"I have lived most of my life being neglected by him, so this will be the last time. I might be able to win the tournament or I might fall short in the last round. If even then my father doesn’t consider me his daughter, then I will not consider him my father either."

As the silence grew again, Sofia was back to wondering how she could boost her friend’s ego even by a little bit.

’At least walking in the night is a relaxing experience,’ Sofia had to admit.

If a person didn’t count the few drunkards that could be seen in the streets from time to time, it was completely quiet, completely peaceful.

Suddenly, an idea popped up in her head, and she was about to speak until a voice in the distance stopped her.

"I would have beaten you!" a frustrated man’s voice shouted. Taking into account how he talked, it was pretty clear he was drunk.

"I would have!" a second later, another man’s voice echoed in the distance.

"You both, shut the fuck up and help me carry Zack!" Now a woman’s voice was heard.

"I can’t! I am just barely standing on my two feet! How the heck can I carry another person?!"

"Lily, one of the reasons I love you so much is that you are strong, so I am sure you will be fine."

"You rascal!"

Sofia and Vera’s attention was piqued, so they halted their steps and waited to see who was creating all that noise.

After a second, their eyes widened in surprise.

"Aren’t these the four that beat the two Epic beasts?" Sofia asked, shifting her gaze to Vera.

Vera trembled a little when she glanced at them. Taking a shallow breath, she responded.

"Yes, they are."

’What the hell are they doing? They can’t possibly… are they drunk?!’ Sofia thought as her pupils widened even more in disbelief.

It was Wednesday, and they were in the middle of a tournament, yet the four of them had gotten so drunk that the girl had to carry one man while the other two, who were shirtless, were arguing over who had outdrunk the other.

"Goddammit! If it wasn’t for Zack and his little fight, we wouldn’t have been kicked out! I was so close to beating you!" Zaroth complained.

"Beating me? Do you even have an idea of who your opponent is? You should be grateful we were kicked out! Because Lily wasn’t going to carry only Zack, but you as well!" Roran fired back.

"You drunkards! This is why I don’t go to bars anymore!" Lily spat in frustration.

Curiously enough, despite her slender body, she didn’t look like she was struggling to carry Zack’s unconscious weight.

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’Wait, if the four of them give so little care about everything going on…’ Sofia shifted her gaze to Vera as her lips curved into a smile.

’I think I know now how to boost her mood!’

*****

Complete and utter peace. Exactly where he was supposed to be. He didn’t have a need to move as he was experiencing euphoria of the highest level.

In his life, he had never felt so comfortable. He wouldn’t move—he could spend his entire life lying here, for all he cared.

But life wasn’t going to allow that to happen.

Feeling a gentle finger tracing around his face, only to stop at his lips, he heard a whisper.

"Good morning."

It was Luna’s voice… how could someone’s voice sound so alluring? The moment Zaroth heard those words, he felt his body getting hotter, so with no other choice, he opened his eyes.

He was in his apartment, lying on the bed.

He yawned as he sat up.

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"Huh, this time I think there isn’t a hang-"

Before he could finish, he was assaulted by a violent hangover caused by the previous night.

"Alright, alright! I get it, you’re still here!" he muttered in frustration as he went to take a shower.

This time, he didn’t lie to himself, pretending he wouldn’t drink again.

*****

"How is everybody feeling?" Zaroth asked as he glanced around at his friends.

Roran looked like he had just been reborn, but that wasn’t surprising. Considering how much he loved alcohol, he probably recovered quickly from the aftermath.

Lily and Zack, on the other hand, had dark circles under their eyes, though in Zack’s case, it was because he had been hit while fighting a few people who had pissed him off in the bar.

In any case, they looked considerably well, so, as usual, they began to chat while they waited for the professor.

Zaroth noticed that a lot of the students in the lecture hall were nervous. Most likely, they were afraid they had failed the tests again and would get expelled.

But that wasn’t anything that concerned him. He was sure he had passed this time with flying colors, thanks to Lily and Roran’s help.

Curiously enough, he realized that most of the students who were nervous were sitting in the back, while those at the front seemed calm.

’It makes sense, I guess…’ he thought. He used to struggle with the material in the beginning, but not anymore, so he didn’t see a point in changing his seat.

He could have sat in the front, but what was the point? It wasn’t like he was going to miss anything.

Suddenly, he noticed that everybody had started to shudder, and the next second, footsteps echoed.

A breathtakingly beautiful woman with dark hair and eyes appeared at the podium with papers in her hand, but no professor at her side.

Zaroth couldn’t help but grin as he looked at the eye candy.

"There may be merit in sitting in the front," he muttered.