Chapter 51 – Heart Afire

Chapter 51 – Heart Afire

The Queen followed the Grandmaster as Aiko was curiously looking at what she would do.

The Grandmaster was surprised when she saw the Foxes cooperating on tearing apart one particular body.

She clapped and the Foxes snapped out of it. "You have all passed this test, there is only one test left." The Grandmaster said.

Those Foxes looked at each other. "We have not collected enough Humans."

The Grandmaster nodded in agreement. "You have good fighting prowess, but you lack the control necessary to utilize your Abilities to the fullest. We have recorded everything that happened here and we will show you your weaknesses, you will have a year to correct most of them or we will kick you out of the Fox Village." The Grandmaster recited the Sect Leader's words.

Aiko who was happily snoozing while being held by the Queen stiffened.

'R-recorded?' She sent a burning glare towards the Grandmaster.

The Queen giggled and the Grandmaster stiffened her face with Qi on purpose so that she wouldn't smile. "Of course, we have all seen your fighting style."

Aiko almost fainted and glared at the Grandmaster.

"Is there a problem?" The Grandmaster asked the Foxes and Aiko jumped down, slapping her paw on her feet.

[Title [Courageous] Activated!]

[Title [Plushie Princess] Activated!]

[Title [Mischievous Cub] Activated!]

'Delete it, delete it.' Aiko was embarrassed. 'Those are my treasures.'

The Foxes froze in fear and the Queen laughed out loud.

The Grandmaster also stiffened as she didn't expect this little one to be so courageous. "What is it? You know we have already seen your grubby little paws robbing everyone."

Aiko protested as she was picked up. 'Sniff, delete it, sniff.' Aiko had teary eyes and the Title [Mischievous Cub] was so effective the Grandmaster almost caved in.

"You will learn from those scenes." The Grandmaster returned Aiko to the Jade Fox, she was bothered by her stare.

The Queen was still laughing, but the Grandmaster didn't mind. 'I might even believe they are Mates right now.' She thought. It was very strange to see so well-synchronized and caring Foxes. 'It's like I'm looking at those two.' She glanced towards the boom-boom Fox and Shadow Fox. Then she shook her head.

"We will be leaving soon, the pouches are almost retrieved by the others, we will still count your wealth and assign Contribution points when you pass the next test.

The next test was the heart/loyalty test. They would be giving them the access tokens so they needed to know if they would betray them and how likely would they stay loyal.

...

They returned to another ground. Probably because they didn't expect such a great turn over there were only 4 Arrays prepared for this.

"The next is the Heart Test." The Grandmaster said. "It is a very simple test, where your heart will be tested.

They arrived at the destination and there were Foxes all around peeking curiously.

Once Aiko appeared in the Queen's arms, damage was inflicted on their hearts and an uproar began.

"Little one please go out with me!" One girl screamed.

"I will let you #### and ####, I also don't mind #### and ####!" Another girl screamed.

"I will treasure you as a mate!" A guy screamed and the place went silent.

The female Foxes turned at him already with their weapons in their hands.

"Would you repeat that again, bimbo trash?" The first girl smiled, she was a prodigy when it came to swords, so not many would offend her.

"W-well..." The guy was pressured by 67 sharp pointy blades aimed towards him. "N-no." He shook his head.

They smiled and then stiffened, The Grandmaster was looking at them with narrowed eyes.

"I didn't think there were so many traitors..." She sighed touching her burn wound.

The colour was drained from their faces, they remembered the rules.

'Never date an outsider.'

They gulped, sweating buckets, but Grandmaster ignored them. Aiko had burrowed her head in the Queen's arms as she was bothered by this attention.

The Queen ignored them. 'Mmmmm, it's so, so nice to pet her fur...' Then she thought. 'I wonder how many Spirit Stones we could get from a single pet...' But then she shook her head. 'This fur is mine! The Medicine bath helped her greatly and that was because of me!' She nodded happily.

The Grandmaster made a line of the Foxes. The attribute-less Foxes were the first ones as they were less likely to succeed.

Aiko was waiting in line.

"You need to activate the Array for at least 1 minute to pass.' The Grandmaster said.

"I'm glad you made it Sister." The youth smiled gently. "If you didn't..." He narrowed his eyes. "I would have to beat up quite a few Elders." He laughed.

The Grandmaster sighed. This pure youth loved his Sister more than anything and wished only the best for her.

"I will also solve that little bully for you." Her brother smiled gently.

"No." The Blood Fox rejected him and the youth was completely stunned.

"Y-y-you..." Tears rolled down his cheeks and he smiled widely. Most female Foxes temporarily forget about Aiko and their cheeks flush.

He could've been another Harem King, but he chose to be alone to have more sway over Elders so that his Sister would have an easier time.

He hugged his Sister gently. His time was 22 minutes at that time. "If you need anything just tell me." He spoke gently, but his voice was still slightly cracked.

The Blood Fox nodded and sat nearby staring at Aiko...

...

Aiko was still asleep in white space. She had a pleasant sleep until something hit her.

"Let me sleep, you shitty bastards!" The Aiko roared but was soon startled.

"What the fuck?" She tilted her head, she couldn't see her body.

"Please calm down little one." A gentle voice drifted. "You are being tested currently, but your Soul was too powerful blocking everything, so I invited you here.

"And who the fuck are you?" Aiko stared into the empty space.

"Spirit of this Array." The gentle voice spoke again.

"?" Aiko was confused.

"Just know that I mean no harm and am here only to test you." She soothed Aiko.

"Fine." Aiko 'sat' down and stared at the completely white space.

...

"D-do you feel uncomfortable?" The Spirit asked startled.

"What do you think jerk?" Aiko snorted at her. 'I want to enjoy those fluffy tails but you!'

"Uh..." The Spirit was confused as it was already 25 minutes and this little one didn't feel a thing. That never happened to her...

...

"Grandmaster...?" The Elder asked looking at his nearby hourglass.

"She doesn't feel any pain." The Grandmaster spoke.

The Elder wiped his sweat. 'What the fuck is going on?! She is just Beast!'

...

The Elders who were observing were likewise speechless.

"Could it be that Array not working since she was Beast?" One Elder hypothesized, but was cut short.

"Once you learn Arrays you can speak." Another Elder snorted at him. He was the creator of those Arrays and they were tested even on Animals and other Elders, they were flawless.

One of the Harem Kings said. "I'm reserving that little one."

The other Harem Kings cursed as they were too slow, from being stunned, but that didn't stop them from cursing him. "Fuck you, bastard, don't you have enough petite Foxes on your side?!"

"No." The Harem King maintained his dignity and expressionless face.

"You bastard! Did you really cut off your emotions so you can appear cool!?" They were left speechless.

"I have no idea what you are talking about." He feigned ignorance while keeping his emotions constantly severed.

They cursed and Elders shook their heads.

"Who would like the little one?" One Elder asked, but none of the Elders spoke. They weren't into small petite females.

There was consensus that they would only tempt her so that they could obtain Jade Fox...