The verdant forest shimmered with the sunlight. It''s light shining through the trees, dancing in the gentle breeze.

    "Ryuji~ hurry up we need to get back before nightfall!" Liana''s joyful voice echoed as she skipped ahead. Nothing like the brutal witch or princess she normally portrayed.

    "What are you even going to this desolate forest for?" Ryuji responded.

    Liana spun around and giggled before sticking out her tongue. "I''m going to practise my magic and overcome this curse!"

    She had the strongest powers he''d seen from anyone at the same age, but her body could not handle the magic. Though Liana seemed fine, there might be a burden on her mind because her black lightning would kill anyone but Ryuji.

    "Don''t tire yourself out. If you fall and graze your knee, I won''t help you but laugh," Ryuji warned her as they both walked deeper into the woods.

    "As if I would miss out on an opportunity to beat you!" Liana was getting better and better at resisting Ryuji''s comebacks, her eyes curling into a pair of crescents, a mixture of delight and feistiness.

    Ryuji turned his head and looked at the thick leaves above him, watching as the sun gently painted the forest with its light. A sense of happiness spread through his heart as he thought about this land''s beauty.

    ''Sometimes mother would take me on walks to view the beautiful sakura...I must admit the purple sakura of this world are really beautiful.''

    He didn''t know what monsters would appear but noticed that every so often, Kathryn''s silver hair would dance through the air as he vanished... ''She''s killing the monsters before we even notice them...''

    Though Ryuji was physically stronger than the others, Kathryn was more powerful overall. She used her unique magic to increase her speed.

    Ryuji noticed her element was the wind element thanks to his new demon eyes, the flickers of silver and green floating around her body each time she vanished and reappeared.

    "Hmph. As if I would fall here!" Liana grinned with pride as she tried to show off to Ryuji, launching her lightning magic at a distant critter with ease.

    Her dark lightning flashed in a dark purple aura as it stuck the monster in the chest and passed through its body, leaving behind a massive hole.

    "Woah... kinda cool," Ryuji observed as he approached the dead monster, gazing at its multiple eyes and the many tales that grew from its spine.

    Liana''s body pressed against Ryuji as she swayed her hips and bumped him with an arrogant smirk on her face. "Huhu, are you impressed?"

    "This weird thing is called a Mud weaver. They are normally found inside D-grade dungeons and are not very tough. Though they are delicious when baked on an open fire!" The princess beamed.

    Her fingertips snapped as the small critter vanished, seeming to enter her item storage. ''She''s really different...I can do that too, though...''

    Ryuji turned away from the princess and pointed his finger like a gun towards another Mud weaver.

    A bloody swirl instantly formed the moment Ryuji sounded "bang!" with his lips, a huge swirling beam of dark red blood shot out, cutting straight through the monster''s body like butter.

    Ryuji glanced at the princess, who was looking at him with a look of awe on her face. "How could I not have such cool attacks as well?"

    "Fool... why do you have to show off...Hmph!"

    The princess gave a huff before smiling as she skipped along, her lovely dress dancing with each movement, almost showing her lovely plump buttocks to Ryuji as he watched her with a predator''s eye.

    ''I really like this princess. She''s so strange and has many different sides.''

    **

    Their hunting and magic practice continued for quite some time, and the amount of Mud weavers in the forest decreased until Kathryn gave a warning.

    ''These fucking bandits are putting my family''s reputation at stake! '' Ryuji''s heartbeat sped up as he glared at the trio in front of him.

    The battle started the moment Ryuji spoke. He lunged forward, the whistle of his axe resounding through the forest as he struck towards the bald bandit.

    His black blade howled as it cut through the air.

    "Woah!?"

    Clang!

    The bandit''s arms flailed, lifting his rusty blade to deflect the blade. A thin line of blood cut across his forehead as he failed.

    The force sent the bandit stumbling backwards as Ryuji followed up and smashed into his shoulder, crushing his bones.

    He couldn''t even scream because blood gushed from his mouth as Ryuji''s crimson eyes flared, the axe pressing down on him as Ryuji roared, "Submit!"

    "Bro!"

    "Brother!"

    His two allies drew their dagger and sword, but the speed at which Ryuji attacked shocked them; there wasn''t the usual dialogue or threats.

    He just went for blood and almost killed their second brother.

    His scream was dreadful as it blew his body apart, blood, guts and bone fragments scattering everywhere, falling over Ryuji like rain.

    ''This damn princess!''

    Kathryn didn''t move and instead stood a step behind the princess, her hand holding the hilt of her silver sword.

    However, because Liana covered Ryuji in blood, he dashed forward, circling the bandit.

    The bandit''s eye became irate after watching his brothers die; he lunged at Ryuji with both his swords, one slashing and the other stabbing.

    "YOU BASTARDS! ILL KILL YOU!"

    With the crunch of earth and the whistle of steel, Ryuji''s body leaned back and twisted to avoid the blows before he pulled back, putting all his force into the blow of his axe, smashing the body of the mohawk bandit towards Liana.

    "Ugh!" The princess cried out as Kathryn stepped forward, her blade slicing the bandit into pieces, spraying the blood and flesh over Liana''s face and dress.

    "DIE!" Liana pointed her finger at Ryuji and shouted, a gigantic bolt of lightning rushing towards him like a roaring dragon.

    Bzzt!

    "Heh! Not until I pop your cherry!" Ryuji growled, his axe slicing through the air vertically, chopping her lightning apart as it exploded around him, arcing and flickering in the air.

    The electricity stunned him long enough for her to slam her small body into him and beat his chest in a tantrum.

    "Who would let you inside me.... idiot... I will tell Alan!"

    With each blow, her hands flickered with the black lighting as she looked frustrated to have lost.

    Ryuji was more fearful of Kathryn flashing the silver blade at him from behind the princess and her death stare...