CHAPTER 390

When Andrew thought he could find a pretty Amazon girl to become his partner before the trip to the kingdom of Tampilla, he was only joking, but now that exactly what he had asked for had appeared, he was surprised.He didn't know the customs of the Amazons, but he didn't think they were so open either, however, before he could respond to the beautiful brunette a calm voice was heard, "Zany, you know you can't do that."

Hearing the voice of a mature woman behind him, Andrew immediately turned to see who was speaking and could see another beautiful middle-aged woman with the same skin color as the girl who defeated the tiger, but with more deadly curves.

"Are all Amazons beauties?", was what Andrew asked himself inside when he saw the mature beauty who had appeared, and next to her were two other women, a little older, but still very beautiful.

"But Mother Sansa, this boy is the best candidate I have ever seen, all the men in the tribes are not good," the girl who had just proposed to Andrew replied with a cute pout.

The older woman who had talked before shook her head with a helpless expression at the girl's childish attitude, but she still replied, "You know the rules."

Andrew and Oliver were lost in conversation. They had no idea what they were discussing, but Oliver was on guard because the three women who appeared were the experts who were previously hiding.

Now that he could see them up close, he understood their strength better and that's why he was serious. The woman that Zany called Sansa was definitely more powerful than him and that wasn't good.

Andrew, due to his level, could not appreciate the strength of the 3 women who appeared, but from the attitude they had, he could deduce that they were not just any passers-by.

"Excuse me, but I don't understand why you're arguing," Andrew decided to enter the conversation and the woman named Sansa began to explain, "If you really want to accept Zany's proposal, you should go with us to the village, otherwise just leave."

Although her words were direct, she did not seem to have any bad intentions and although Oliver wanted Andrew to reject the proposal, Andrew stepped forward and asked, "May I know what will happen in the village if I go?"

"I'm afraid there are many outsiders here. If you want more details, follow us," was the only thing Sansa said. Although Andrew wanted to go, he was not impatient, he remembered what happened in the elf village last time, so he looked at Oliver as if seeking his opinion.

Oliver, noticing Andrew's gaze, immediately shook his head slightly and although Andrew was a little disappointed, he understood that it was risky to go with them, so he was about to refuse, when Sansa said to Zany, "See? They are not warriors, just cowards." Searᴄh the ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

This bothered Andrew and Oliver, because no man, no matter how weak or afraid was, likes to be called a coward in front of others. Andrew this time did not look at Oliver and said, "It seems that old Sansa confuses careful with cowardice, age must be getting to her."

If for a man having his bravery doubted is hurtful, for a woman having her age or weight discussed is even more hurtful. Sansa was obviously not happy and it didn't help that Zany was openly laughing at Andrew's comment.

"Brat, you are very bold, do you want to die?" Sansa said threateningly, but Andrew did not flee and replied mockingly, "Do you have the ability?" Those words surprised everyone because Sansa was obviously stronger than Oliver, so they didn't know where Andrew got that confidence from.

However, instead of angering the Amazons, they actually loved it. Andrew and Oliver didn't know that Amazons liked strong men and this included their attitude.

Seeing his change of attitude, Andrew relaxed a little and asked again, "Well, let's stop threatening each other and tell me better how I make Miss Zany my wife."

These words made Zany blush a little and at the same time surprised Sansa and the other two women. "I think I should reevaluate you boy, but if you want to know, you should still follow us. Are you a man or are you just pretending?" Sansa said as if trying to annoy Andrew.

Andrew didn't look at Oliver this time, because he had decided to go and Oliver knew it. He could only let out a resigned sigh, accepting Andrew's decision, while he thought, "A pretty girl shows up and he goes stupid."

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Sansa immediately smiled when she saw that Andrew agreed to follow them and without saying anything she looked at the two older women who accompanied her. The women seemed to understand and approached the tiger's body and picked it up.

Seconds later the 4 women told them to follow them and began to run towards the depths of the forest. All the merchants were stunned by what had just happened and the silence was only broken after one of them shouted, "Damn that bastard's luck, they should have chosen me."

"Don't be an idiot, why would they choose a weakling like you?" another man replied which made things heated and a battle almost broke out over something stupid, but in the end, they remembered that they were in the middle of the black forest and decided to leave the fight for when they came out.

Andrew and Oliver followed the women who moved at high speed as if the forest were their backyard. Oliver approached Andrew and quietly said, "Young master, you know this is a stupid move, right?", to which Andrew responded with a bitter expression, slightly agreeing.

Sansa, who was very perceptive, heard their interaction and said with a smile, "Relax, we're not going to kill you," to which Andrew instinctively responded, "You don't have that ability."

Hearing Andrew, Sansa laughed as if she liked the comment. It could be seen that she was delighted, which confused Andrew and Oliver, as they could not read this woman's intentions.

After running for about half an hour, they arrived at a small village integrated into nature. In the elven forest of the Cannaris empire, the elves lived in houses made inside the trees, but the Amazons were different.

The Amazons built houses of wood and stone among the trees, which made the village look a bit disorganized, but Andrew thought they were more careful with the environment than the elves who damaged the trees.

What he did not know was that the elves did not damage the trees, but rather they chose the dead trees to build houses within them and thanks to their magic they could maintain the state of their tree houses as if they were alive.

When they arrived at the village, all the Amazons came out to welcome them. Seeing the tiger's corpse, everyone cheered up, because they knew it was Zany's prey for the hunting test, but then they noticed the two men accompanying them and this made them frown.

An old woman approached Sansa and the others and asked, "Who are they?", and then Sansa began to explain what had happened. Andrew and Oliver said nothing and remained motionless.

It wasn't that they didn't want to participate, but it was that they couldn't. If Sansa was powerful, this old woman was on another level. Andrew didn't even have to ask Oliver to understand that this old lady was bad news.

The reason why they couldn't move was that this old woman had immobilized them with her aura which was imbued with strong divinity. Andrew was surprised, as the strength of this old woman was similar to that of Elder Vilmon from the elven city in the Cannaris empire.

Once Sansa finished explaining the situation to the old woman, the restrictions on Andrew and Oliver were removed and they were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. Andrew was close to allowing Fluffy to take control, but since he did not feel hostility from the old woman, he decided to keep calm.

The old woman approached Andrew and Oliver and said, "Since you wish to take Zany as your wife, you must fight for her." Andrew and Oliver looked at each other with surprise on their faces and then looked back at the old woman, not knowing how to respond.

"We Amazons are not like other puritan races. The only thing that matters to us is having a strong man by our side, so if you want Zany, you must prove your courage and strength," the old woman continued saying.

Andrew, who had recovered from his surprise, asked, "How?", to which the old woman replied, "Participating in the engagement battle." The old lady seemed to love talking in riddles because she didn't explain things at once and this bothered Andrew that he couldn't hold back and said, "Old lady, speak clearly, explain the situation."

Seeing Andrew answer her rudely, made the old lady smirk and without answering Andrew's question, she looked at Zany and said, "Girl, you know how to choose well."

Zany didn't say anything, she just smiled proudly and Andrew was standing there like an idiot being ignored. When he was about to raise his voice, the old woman spoke again, "Tell them everything," and then she disappeared.

During the entire interaction, everyone present remained silent, and only when the old woman left, did they begin to talk and ask about how Zany had killed the tiger, which allowed Zany to brag.

Sansa, seeing that the girl was ignoring the one she had chosen as a partner, shook her head and approached, "Forgive her, this is a unique moment for her, so I'll explain to you what the engagement battle is."

"After the hunting season, a battle tournament is held where all the young men from the different tribes compete for the hand of the girls who have just completed their hunt," Sansa explained and added, "With the capture of this tiger Zany will undoubtedly be the flower of this season, so you will have a lot of competition."

Andrew smiled bitterly and asked, "So the girls of this forest have to marry whoever wins this tournament?", to which Sansa replied, "You can refuse if you don't like whoever chooses you, but if the man chooses you, defeat you in battle you have no escape." Andrew received the umpteenth surprise of the day upon hearing this and thought "The amazons are weird".