The dragon's harem

Chapter 740 The UnHeroic Hero

Arad sighed, mentally exhausted. His wives kept it in moderation, and when Jack got drunk, it wasnʼt this bad.

He looked down, seeing Matilda still latched to his leg. It was almost three hours, and she only got drunk. Each time she gets sober a bit, she makes another stamina potion, gulp it down as a test, and gets even more hammered.

”Aron! Say… ARON!” She rubbed her face on his leg, latching onto his clothes with her claws.

”Everyone, this is all for today. Please keep the recipes in mind. Youʼll need to use them as a base to make stronger potions. And might be in your tests.” Lucia looked at them with a smile.

”Teacher, take her away from me.” Arad pointed at Matilda.

Lucia approached him, extending her hand to Matilda.

Matilda hissed at her, swinging her claw, and Lucia barely dodged. ”Oh, my. Sheʼs feisty.” She looked at Arad. ”Aron, can you take her to the girlʼs dorm?”

”Why me?” Arad stared at Lucia.

”Matilda is the second strongest, and youʼre the first. Sheʼll hurt other students if they try carrying her.” Lucia looked at him with a smile.

”Donʼt give me that. You carry her with magic.” He growled.

”I have paperwork. Take her to the entrance of the girlsʼ dorm. She should be sober by then.” Lucia waved her hand, disappearing in a puff of silver mist.

Arad looked at Matilda, then turned toward one of the cabinets. ”You as well.” He growled, ”Come here, or youʼll stay alone. All night long, in a strange land.”

The cabinet door slowly opened, and Selina walked out, covering her face with her large wizard hat.

Arad walked toward Matilda and Selinaʼs stuff and packed them up. He then lifted Matilda like a bag of rice on his shoulder and extended his hand to Selina. ”Letʼs go.”

Selina hesitated.

”Make a conscious decision. I know youʼre scared of me, but Iʼm certain you know I wouldʼve already hurt you if I wanted. So… Trust?” He glared at her.

”Trust…” She took his hand as he walked with her hiding behind him all the way outside the building.

CLACK! CLACK! Arad slowly turned his head, Seeing Jack, Lydia, and the girls walking toward them. ”Arad!” Jack waved his hand, and Selina latched to Aradʼs back.

Jack tilts his head, ”Ahh, sheʼs scared of me…”

”Whatʼs going on?” Aella asked.

”Matilda got drunk on failed stamina potions and that teacher Lucia asked me to take her to the girlʼs dorm.” Arad replied as he looked at Matildaʼs giggling face.

”Lydia, can you help her?” Aella asked.

Lydia pointed at Eris, ”It was todayʼs class, try it on her.”

”You mean the detoxification spell? I burned every monster.”

”Look at her, do you mind burning her a bit?” Lydia pointed at Matilda.

Eris smiled. ”A charred kitty.” She extended her hand forward, [Detoxification]

With a bright light, a ray of holy magic hit Matilda, engulfing her in a cleansing brilliance.

”Damn it, why did it have to work well now?” Eris growled, feeling that her spell worked.

”Probably since Arad is carrying her, and you donʼt want to burn him.” Mira poked her.

”Iʼm not.” Eris cried.

Mira giggled as she turned toward Arad, ”Thank you for saving me earlier, and everyone else.”

”You noticed it was me?” Arad smiled.

”Who else could move like that? Gojo wonʼt touch me, I bet he wouldʼve handled it differently.” She giggled.

”Youʼre right. And Tempo is too loud.” He shook Matilda, ”Wake up, drunk tigress.”

Matilda slowly opened her eyes, rubbing them as she grunted. ”Where am I?”

Merida approached her, ”Somewhere.” She replied.

”That isnʼt an answer.” Matilda growled as she looked around, realizing she was on Aradʼs shoulder as he carried her like a bag of rice.

”Put me down!” She gasped, and Arad threw her to the ground. TAP! She landed on all four.

”Be gentle with the ladies!” She hissed back at him.

Aella approached her. ”Youʼre fine, cats always fall on their legs.”

”Iʼm a tigress!”

Selina rushed to hide behind Matilda, now she had no use for Arad.

”Where is everyone else?” Arad asked.

”They still have another hour to go, or left an hour before us.” Jack replied, ”You know where they are, donʼt you?”

”Iʼve lost track of Abel when I tried to save Mira.” Arad looked at Jack.

”Ah! Donʼt worry about that idiot. He went to explore the town of Croc hut.” Jack pointed south.

”No wonder I didnʼt sense him inside the universityʼs land.” The moment Arad extended his magic sense to the town, he could sense Abel there.

”Jack.” Lydia looked at them, ”Weʼll go back to the dorm, Sara should be waiting there with Sena and Selica. We have some homework to do, take care.”

As the girls left, Arad and Jack found a bench in the middle of the yard and sat.

”AHHH!” A teacher growled on the other side of the yard, ”Jack! There you are!” She rushed to them. ”And Aron…Good, can you help me talk with him?” She looked worried.

”Count me out.” Arad looked away.

”Come on! Jack doesnʼt listen to anyone, you two look like friends. You can convince him, itʼs for his own good.” She looked at Jack.

”Why do you have to bother me?” He sighed.

”Youʼre the top student and got full marks in the entrance exam. What do you think youʼre doing skipping the first day of school?” She growled.

Jack didnʼt attend any of the classes.

”I donʼt want to. And I probably wonʼt show until after tomorrow.” He looked at her with a smile.

”That wonʼt do! You have to attend, getting full marks in the entrance exam doesnʼt mean you donʼt need to learn anything. You have to present.”

Jack sighed, ”Just sit down, teacher Aliminia.”

As the teacher set beside them, Jack put one leg on the other and whistled to the sky.

”What are you doing?” She glared at him. ”Aron, tell him!”

”Donʼt involve me.” Arad looked away.

As Jack looked at the sky, a pigeon flew toward him and landed on his hand. She had a letter tied to her leg.

”That was quick.” Jack smiled, taking the letter off and sending the pigeon away.

”What was that?” Aliminia asked.

Jack lifted the small folded letter between two fingers and looked at Arad, ”Fire please.”

Arad lifted a finger, creating a candle flame.

”I still donʼt know whatʼs written inside. Stop bothering me, and Iʼll burn it.” He smiled.

”What is written there.” She stared a the paper intensely.

”Information about you, the things you donʼt want anyone to know.” Jack waved the paper.

”Who will even get you such a thing? Stop fooling around and come to classes.”

”I wonʼt tell you anything about my sources.” Jack mumbled with a passive face. It was Abel in the city.

”Stop messing around. Youʼre here to study, arenʼt you?” She glared at him.

Jack opened the paper, ”Big words from you, is it a side hustle? Working at the brothel in Croc?” He said with a passive, ”And a freaky one at that. Not like your family is poor or anything, and you have a husband and children as well.”

She froze in place.

”Itʼs always easy to get dirt on people.” He turned toward her, staring at her terrified face. ”See here, it says one out of five. I wonder what other heinous shit you have done in your life?”

”I thought you were hailed as the hero chosen by the holy blade.” She growled, ”And with such talent, why swoop so low?”

”Talent? Hero? What are those, are they delicious?” He threw the paper into Aradʼs flame. ”Iʼm a rogue, donʼt forget that. Rather than use your mouth to talk about my talent, go use it for your talent down in the brothel.” He glared at her. ”I have work tomorrow, so Iʼll attend after that.”

”What would you do knowing that?” She asked.

”Nothing as long as you steer clear of my way. If you kept pressing me, the whole city would know. I doubt youʼll stay in this university to press me any longer.” He leaned back, ”Leave.”

She stood and rushed away.

”Donʼt do it.” Arad stared at him.

”I wonʼt. She canʼt force me to attend anyway. This is just me showing her that itʼs bad to try and strongarm a rogue into owning her favors. Itʼs a long story.”

”So itʼs more than her trying to drag you to class.” Arad smiled.

”How about you? Wonʼt you tell me to go study? Iʼll skip tomorrow as well.” Jack smiled.

Arad looked around. ”Seeing this…how could I tell you to study?” As Aradʼs eyes looked around.

Jack giggled, ”Itʼs nice, isnʼt it?”

Half of the universityʼs premise was covered in Jackʼs deadly traps, bombs beneath the ground, wires between the tiles, poison gas, weapons, and material staches, blackmailed people, and stolen rare and deadly magic items.

Like a spider, in a day, Jack turned half the university into his domain, a deadly trap. He intends to finish the work tomorrow, making the entire place into one massive trap.

”Are you going for a war here or something?”

”Itʼs a new environment, I need to be ready. Unlike you, I donʼt have any talent or powerful magic, my class also doesnʼt provide anything besides cheap tricks. I need to prepare.” Jack extended his hand to Arad.

”How much did this thing cost?”

”Three hundred gold coins for today, and Iʼll need around four hundred tomorrow.” Arad sighed. ”My pocket hurts.” He gave Jack a bag full of gold.

”Thank you, boss.”

”Say, Jack. How effective this whole place is? I doubt you can stop me.”

Jack started thinking, ”Boss, you and your brother are too heavy and fast, I canʼt catch you. Like a bird canʼt get stuck in a spiderʼs web. AH! Also, I doubt I can stop Tempo.”

”So everyone else? Even Eris?”

Jack smiled, ”Sheʼll burn half of my traps down. But honestly, Iʼm confident that I can kill her. Even with her regeneration.”

”Iʼm glad youʼre on my side.” Arad could remember how Jack fought the incubus before, the lich, and more. Heʼs always terrifying when prepared.

”Well, I wanted to ask you for another favor.” Jack turned toward Arad, ”About that girl Selina.”