Chapter 125: Red Core?

Ava cleared her thoughts and focused on what the Leader had asked her because if she thought too much about it, it would be hard for her to keep calm, so she answered in a calm voice.

"Leader, we didn't find the red stone in any special place; we found it on the ground mixed with the pieces of flesh from the rabbit that had flown away due to the force of the sniper."

"And, u-uhm, Leader, y-you should also l-let go of m-my hands," she tried to be, but it was embarrassing for her to mention it to her own leader, though she still told him as she didn't want to create any misunderstanding.

Fortunately, Ava told him in time, as Alicia was just coming toward them, seeing Aiden holding her hands with a face full of anger, and even little sparks of thunder could be seen on her fingers.

But when she got closer, she heard what Ava said, which meant her little brother was the one who had held her hands in excitement, as she thought in her mind with a fierce expression on her beautiful face.

'I have to remind my little brother not to do things like that even in excitement, as it could give people the wrong impression when my overly handsome brother holds someone's hands.'

'But I have to say, unlike her shameless twin sister, Ava is much better. I think I like this one more as she doesn't seem to have her eyes on my Aiden, unlike her dumb sister.'

She didn't interfere now, as she knew her brother would let go of her hands after hearing this and didn't want to be so overprotective that her brother would start to feel annoyed by her. Sёarch* The ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

'I don't want anything like that to ever happen.'

Aiden heard her explanation in excitement, but after listening to her words, he felt like hitting his head against the wall, as he hadn't expected himself to make such a silly mistake due to how excited he was to get stronger.

'Thankfully, I have capable people like Ava here. I would have searched the whole area later, but knowing there are good minds who remind me of things I've lost focus on makes me feel reassured.'

Suddenly, the change in her tone, as if she is nervous, made Aiden realize that he had held her hands in excitement.

He could feel her rough skin perfectly on his hands, but he didn't have time to dwell on it, as he hurriedly said in an apologetic voice while taking his hands off hers.

"Oh! Sorry about that, I didn't even realize I was holding your hand in excitement."

Ava, hearing his words and feeling his hands leave hers, quickly said in a calm voice, changing her demeanor in seconds.

"It's nothing at all, but Leader, you shouldn't ask for forgiveness over something so minor. I've seen you say sorry previously too, but I didn't mention it at the time."

"But it's not good for your image, so you should refrain from doing so unless it's absolutely necessary."

Aiden was a little surprised by how quickly her demeanor changed back, and after listening to her words, he realized it wasn't good for his image as a leader to say sorry so often, so he responded in a serious voice, matching her rhythm.

"Okay, I'll be more careful from now on, but can you give me the red stone now?"

Ava, hearing his request, wanted to facepalm herself, thinking that he should have ordered it in a strict voice rather than asking as if she were doing him a favor.

'I think I have to teach him many things.'

Before giving the red stone to him, she spoke once again in a serious voice.

"And Leader, you should also order me to give you the stone, not ask as if I'm doing you a favor. It's not good."

Aiden, hearing her words once again, realized his mistake, so he said it to her in a commanding tone.

"Give me the red stone you found."

Ava, hearing this, felt much better than before, as receiving orders in such a weak tone was not good for his leadership in the future, which could make the soldiers carefree.

So, in an obedient voice, she replied to his command.

"Yes, Leader," she said while extending her hands to give him the stone.

Aiden, seeing the change in tone, took the stone from her extended hands, thinking to himself.

'I'll have to be careful of these things from now on.'

Alicia had seen and heard everything that had just happened, and she felt much more relaxed now.

'I don't mind if someone as professional as Ava remains by my brother's side as his aide.' your-chapter-source-NovelFire

Alicia had almost fully accepted her as his guard from now on, with little hesitation remaining due to Ava being of the opposite gender to her brother.

Now she stood beside him and curiously looked at the red stone, the size of a marble, in his hands.

Aiden had noticed his sister's arrival but didn't say anything to her and first ordered Ava to go back to her post, as he didn't think strict Ava would have left without orders. So that's what he did, as he watched her figure leaving to resume her guard duty.

Now he focused on the red stone in his hands. He could have easily asked the system about it, but he decided to first use his King's Eye ability on the red stone.

Which revealed its information in front of him on a transparent blue screen.

[Item: Red Core]

[Uses: By absorbing it, it can be used to increase any of the three stats: Strength, Agility, or Stamina.]

[Info: It can be obtained by killing awakened or higher-ranked beings.]

Looking at the screen, Aiden felt satisfied with the result, though it didn't specify how much his stats would increase, it still gave him enough information to use them.

'My King's Eye ability of my physique is much more useful than I thought, and I also don't want to rely on her for every single thing, while I'll take advantage of her when I get stuck on something. But I will try to do things by myself from now on and not ask too much.'

'Because if she ever went silent like the haughty goddess, it would be much harder for me, as I always rely on her.'

She had heard everything he was thinking inside his mind, and she was pleased by his decision to do things himself and also appreciated his thinking of taking advantage of his own perks when needed, as it would be foolish not to when he could but if he relied too much upon her, it would be harder later on.

'And I also like people who do things themselves and are not foolish enough to avoid taking advantage of the things they have.'

She realized how she had contradicted herself just now, though she still hated it when he used weapons to defeat the enemy and didn't show a blood-boiling fight.

'He's much more likable now, but I still don't like how he fights.'

Aiden, after finding out about the red cores, didn't wait much longer and asked her how much his stats were going to increase, as he decided to use it directly because he was very close to breaking the limit of human stats in every stats and he would know afterward how much stats have increased so he is not worried about using it directly.