Chapter 85

“Rezen, she is—” Florine wanted to say something but the ‘young woman’ with her beat her to it

The young woman stood in front of Rezen. Since she was shorter, she was literally raising her head to look at him

“Then big brother, can you give this little sister what you were cooking? It smells really good!” The woman said with glowing eyes

She has a pair of ocean blue eyes. Looking at them will make a person feel as if they were looking at a calm and peaceful beautiful ocean

If one is not careful, they might become a slave of those eyes, unable to say no to such a cutie

Even Rezen is not completely immune from it. He can feel his heart racing, all the blood on his body flowing faster than usual

His body temperature rose without his control. The inexplicable state that his body was in made him wonder if there was something wrong with him

“A-ah… I-I… umm…” Rezen wanted to speak but the blue pair of eyes in front of him made him stutter

Words got stuck in his throat, his breathing turned ragged

“Big brother?” The young woman asks, her lips raised in a charming smile

Not wanting to make a fool of himself, Rezen even stupidly swallowed a recovery pill which in other people’s eyes was for a completely different reason

“Hmm?” After consuming a recovery pill, Rezen found his body returning back to normal

Is it also effective in overcoming a flustered state? Well, the pill’s description is bringing back the user to their peak condition

His earlier state is clearly not his peak state…

“Please stop that” Florine said while holding the young woman on the shoulder

Her eyes looks as if they were speaking and the young woman chuckled

“Hahaha, I’m a bit of a glutton, and seeing that what this big brother cook smells this good, I kind of want to try them” she said in an innocent manner and Rezen can only scratch the back of his head again

“I was just frying some eggs though” he said truthfully and the young woman looked at him in doubt

“No way! How can fried eggs smell this divine?!” She exclaimed

“I added some vegetables I personally grown. My vegetables are the best!” Rezen said confidently

What kind of farmer wouldn’t show off their crops, right?

“Huh…” the young woman was speechless. Just because Rezen used vegetables that he himself planted, even fried eggs can induce her appetite this much?

Who would believe that?

Seeing the doubt in the woman’s eyes, Rezen shrugged his shoulders. “If you want, I can give you some. And oh, it’ll be better if I add the eggs to fried rice. What do you say?” Rezen offered

Since Florine and this woman is technically his guest, it is only right that he give them food

“Alright, I want that!”

“But by the way, who are you?”

“You can call me Macy!”

“Okay then”

Rezen guided the two inside the mini-forest of cherry blossom trees. Whether it be a man or woman, most people like such beautiful scenery, and the two can’t help but look around them

It’s just too bad that the view is somewhat ruined by the numerous crows. There is the choice of using the Spring Almond Trees as the crows’ habitats but those trees aren’t as appealing as the cherry blossom trees, resulting in this situation

As Rezen and his subordinates have a habit of eating outdoor these days, the long rectangular table outside was accompanied by chairs

There are more than enough of them to let Florine and Macy sit while Rezen cook

The only man of the three went back to his kitchen and a piece of onion and garlic appeared on his palm

“Big brother, why are you cutting new ones? You already have a big bowl of them!” Macy asks curiously

“They are for my friends living with me. And since both of you are my guests, I will use ingredients with the best quality” Rezen answered without even looking at Macy. He was focused on peeling and cutting his vegetables

After another round of cutting, Rezen retrieved some leftover rice from the fridge

Fried rice would only be good fried rice if cold rice was used!

Rezen put oil on the heated pan and when he thinks that the oil was hot enough, he added the onion and garlic to sauté along with more vegetables like beans and carrots

Only when the vegetables are cooked did he add the rice

While he was cooking, he can sense two heated gazes staring at him

His visitors were staring at what he was cooking with greed as if they can’t wait to devour them

That causes the side of his lips to rise, he felt really proud of himself

After cooking the simple fried rice, Rezen added a portion of the scrambled eggs before putting some on the plates and serving them

“Please enjoy the meal” Rezen said with a smile, being very hospitable to them

The two thanked him before using the spoon to eat the fried rice

“Kyaaa~”

“A-ahh…!”

The two exclaimed after they got their first bite while Rezen was nodding his head

This was also his first reaction when he tried his own produce. Even a single clove of garlic as long as it came from his farm would make any dish delicious

Rezen watched the two eat as if they were starved for years. Only when they finished did they return to their senses and their cheeks blushed out of embarrassment

“T-that was d-delicious…”

“T-true…”

The two said awkwardly before Rezen smiled at them. “Then shall we get straight to the business?” He said, the smile on his face making the two women uncomfortable

“R-Rezen that’s…” Florine spoke out, her expression looking conflicted

“This young woman… she’s either a terrifying mage or has a terrifying background, right? But I think it could be both. After all, she was using some sort of power to bewitch me earlier” Rezen stated, his arms crossed in front of him

“Heh… how did you know?” The innocent vibes that Macy was giving off instantly vanish

The surrounding mana particles suddenly turned heavy, pressuring Rezen

“Florine said that you have a mysterious Master. May I know or meet who that distinguished mage is to be able to produce a variant of Spirit Plants with no side effects?” Macy asks but it was more of a threat

“Don’t hurt him!” Florine exclaimed in anger but even she was powerless to do something

If it was only Macy then she has a chance to win since both of them were at the same rank

However, the people behind Macy…

Despite the pressure surrounding him, Rezen only shook his head. “I knew it, you were not up to something good” he said

When Rezen consumed a recovery pill earlier, he already sensed that Macy did something for his body to act that way

At first, he thought that it was just because he is pent up or something but… why is she accompanied by Florine?

Florine is a 6th fusion rank mage and not just anyone could take her as a chaperone. Even Rezen, her special spirit plant supplier mostly only met Rain to pick up the spirit plants

Just by using those two points, Rezen already felt that something is not right. He might look goofy and easygoing on the outside and yes, acts dumb most of the time but he also has great intelligence

That’s the reason why he already took some countermeasure earlier

“Blind” Rezen simply said and the body of the women with him trembled

“W-what is this…”

“H-how…”

Seeing their reactions, Rezen grinned though they cannot see him

Woosh!

Rezen suddenly felt a strong burst of mana as Macy summoned her mystic gem

Mystic gems are like the materialization of the world’s laws. They all look similar to each other no matter what rank they are but the feeling and aura they gave off varied

Rezen felt like he was in the presence of some sort of law that governs this world

If the law is an iceberg, Rezen’s gems are only the size of an ice cube. As for the gem of Macy… it was at least the size of a boulder

A magic circle formed above the mini-forest of Cherry Blossoms and the gravitational pull was altered

“What did you do?! If you don’t speak the truth, I will crush you!” Macy threatened and Rezen knew that she was not lying

He can feel the gravity around him was heavier and if Macy wants to, she can further increase the gravity’s power until Rezen turned into a meat paste

“How rude” Rezen commented but he was still not afraid

“Stop your magic” Rezen simply said and without Macy’s control, the magic circle above instantly dispersed which brought her a great amount of shock