CHAPTER 296: CHAPTER 296: NO WINNING AGAINST WOMEN!

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Muku asked Raya nervously.

"... Umm, ma’am, can I ask for something specific for my reward? I promise it won’t be over the top" Raya didn’t reply to Muku’s question.

She just stared at him briefly before directing her gaze to Mrs C and addressing her.

"Well, it’s your reward so I guess it’s fine... So, what is it that you want?" Mrs C agreed immediately.

She had no reason to refuse. From the way Raya was looking at Muku, she could tell that it was probably going to be something Muku would hate. But that didn’t matter to her. As long as it wasn’t over the top, she didn’t mind fulfilling the wish at Muku’s expense.

Did it make her a terrible mother? Nooo! She was being the very mother Muku asked for. One who wouldn’t protect him too much. So if anything, he was to blame for whatever might happen. She was innocent!

"Great! What I want is to make whatever trial Muku is going to face twice as hard!" Raya didn’t delay any further as she excitedly expressed her wish.

"OMG! You little snake!" Muku cursed Raya instantly before Mrs C could say anything.

The brat was definitely plotting his death! He had participated in Mrs C’s trials twice and he barely made it out both times. And that was only because Mrs C gave him the mysterious Force Technique. If not for that, he would have definitely died both times.

And Raya wanted to make those kinds of trials twice as hard?! That was clearly an indirect way of sentencing him to death. If that’s how it was going to be, then he would rather not participate at all. Screw the possible rewards! Who cared about rewards when they were dead?!

Even if he somehow manages to survive through some miracle. It would definitely be after a hellish experience. And he would rather die than willingly jump into such a situation. He was no masochist!

"Oh? So that’s what you want? How interesting, I definitely want to see such a thing... Unfortunately, that can’t be done. These trials aren’t just for fun or inflicting pain. They are for training and growing. They are designed in a way that there are ways to win. In fact, Muku’s first trial was a mistake. He had no way to win that one. Which was why I provided him with a way. Anyway, if we make his planned trial twice as bad, then it would just be pointless torture. Which I cannot do to my son lest he hates and disowns me" Mrs C rejected Raya’s request.

She then looked at Muku with puppy-dog eyes. She was clearly expecting to be praised for doing a great job.

However, Muku wasn’t fooled. He rolled his eyes and spoke.

"Don’t give me that look. We both know you only refused because you don’t want to be hated. If that wasn’t a possibility, you would have long made the trial harder even without her saying anything" Muku said ruthlessly.

"Wh.. whaaaat?! How could you say that? Do you really think I’m that kind of person? Do you think I enjoy seeing you getting beaten up to an inch of your life by beasts I pit you against??... Okay, maybe that last line made the whole thing suspicious, but I swear on your life that I only do what I do for your growth" Mrs C responded with a hurt look on her face.

"What the hell?! Why are you swearing with my life?! Swear with yours damn it! You sneaky Old lady!" Muku cursed angrily.

How dare she swear with his life when she was clearly lying?! Sure, what she said was true as he gained significant benefits from the trials. But that wasn’t the whole truth. Even if the trials weren’t so hard, he probably would still improve by a lot.

She just enjoyed seeing him struggle, which was why she made them so hard. So for her to have the gall to say such a thing, was insane.

"What?! Old lady?? How dare you say that to a young lady like me? What part looks old to me? I’m just a few million years old okay! That’s practically nothing compared to some beings out there. I’m just a baby in fact! The gall to call me old, such a disrespectful child. Hmph! I don’t want to talk to you anymore" Mrs C replied with an outraged look on her face.

She finished her self-defence with a pout as she looked away from Muku. It was her way of showing that she was serious about not talking to Muku.

Raya just looked on with smiling eyes. While she didn’t get what she wanted, which was sad. She still managed to make Muku shoot himself in the leg by getting on Mrs C’s bad side.

She didn’t have any fantasies of making Mrs C hate Muku for real since she was certain that such a thing was impossible. She didn’t know why she thought that, but she just did. And she didn’t want it anyway.

What happened was enough for her. It should be enough to make Mrs C make things a little harder for Muku. For whatever reason, Mrs C’s personality was somewhat like Muku’s. They both had petty tendencies. Mrs C hadn’t done anything too significant which made it seem that she was petty but Raya had seen signs in some instances.

Anyway, this way, she would still get a reward and make Muku’s life a little harder. That was the best outcome. It was like having your cake and eating it too.

"A few million years? That’s young to you? You know what, fine. Sure, you’re young. Can we move on with the trial? Time is ticking by and I would like to get the suffering over with. Can you tell me what the next trial is before sending me in? I want to mentally prepare" Muku who was feeling quite bold that day didn’t apologise but pushed to move on with their day.

"Hehe. You want to move on with the trials do you? Okay, let’s do that then. Oh and don’t worry, the next trial is quite easy actually. There isn’t even going to be any fighting involved. So there’s no need to mentally prepare. And you can go right now" Mrs C replied menacingly and before Muku could say anything, he was gone. She had sent him into the trial ground.

The moment he realised what was going on, he cursed in his mind and her unprofessionalism. What happened to the doors? Why were they even there? And he didn’t even get a heads-up on what he was stepping into. What abilities would he have and so on.

Why was this old lady so petty? Since when was a few million years young? If that was young then was he a recently fertilised egg then?! Argh! With such a personality, maybe a million years was young. After all, if it was old, then there was no way she would be so childish and petty.

Of course, there was no way he would say that out loud unless she made the situation worse for him.

He didn’t have time for that. He had to study the pace he was sent to so that he could figure out what trial it was. This time he didn’t fall from the sky. He appeared on the ground in a grey dome which blocked his sight from seeing what was outside. He probably had to go through it to begin the trial.

"That’s right, the trial will begin the moment you step out of that dome. Oh, and it’s too late to be serious now. I already know what you were thinking. And for that reason, not only will you not get any information on the trial, you will also not be able to quit the trial. Which means that there’s no giving up this time. If you can’t finish then... There’s no not finishing it. That’s your only option" Mrs C’s voice from the sky snapped Muku out of his thoughts.

"What the hell?! I thought you said you won’t read my thoughts anymore?!" Muku complained after she finished speaking.

It was quite obvious she had read his mind from her words. After all, just looking at his expression or eyes couldn’t have possibly given her such information. The old lady had already broken her promise after just a freaking month! What kind of trash commitment was that?!

"Yeah, so what if I broke my promise and read your mind? I’m just a senile old lady after all. What if I forgot about the promise in my old age?" Mrs C retorted soon after Muku finished cursing her in his mind.

The way she read his mind this time was even more blatant than before. She was clearly trying to piss him off so that he wouldn’t be completely focused on the trial which would make things even harder for him. Especially when giving up wasn’t an option.

"...." Muku chose not to reply this time. He felt that saying anything might make things worse. He even cleared his mind of all thoughts related to her.

"What? Now you want to stay silent? Well, it’s too late. You’ve already angered me enough. And for your terrible instincts which took so long to activate, I’m taking back the dome" Unfortunately for Muku, even staying silent wasn’t enough anymore.

It seemed there was no way to win against women...

The moment Mrs C’s last word fell. The dome around him disappeared and...

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" Muku let out a blood-curdling scream