Chapter 39: *Let’s practice a bit*
Tony said to them, "I need more time than last time; there are several kinds of monsters, and I need to take a closer look at this ore."
Axel then simply asked him, "How long will it take you?"
Tony thought about it carefully before answering. Even with his two trusted men, he would need at least 2 hours—no, rather 3 hours; there were a lot of monsters inside this magic bag, and some of them might have magical crystals.
Tony then said in an apologetic tone, "Axel, I’m sorry, but I can’t do better than 3 hours... You can go for a walk, or there’s the training ground just behind the shop. It’s open, so do as you please, guys."
Axel nodded to let Tony know that he was okay with it, and Tony went straight to his office to assess everything.
After that, Axel looked at Kevin and asked, "What do you want to do, Kev?"
Kevin took his hand and dragged him into the shop. He activated his perception skill and looked curiously at all the items to see if any notifications would appear, checking for items with good stats.
On the weapon side, there was nothing of interest to them, so he began to look around the shelves and discovered two hidden treasures. The first was a green jade ring, and the second was a silver chain with blue reflections and a moon-shaped pendant.
He took the items and showed them to Axel, informing him of their stats.
[ ITEM ]
High grade ring: +500 Soul Force points, +30% resistance to magic.
[ ITEM ]
High grade necklace: +400 Chakra points. For shapeshifters especially, this necklace can help you control your shapeshifting.
Kevin said to Axel happily, "This necklace was made for you! Take it; I will take the ring for myself."
Axel loved to see Kevin’s green sparkling eyes when he was excited, and after kissing him fiercely, he said, "I still can’t believe that you’re real. I wish I could someday meet the god who sent you here and thank him for giving me the chance to meet you."
Kevin blushed; he still wasn’t used to having someone caring and loving him, and his heart raced again. Damn, he knew that Axel’s keen senses could hear this kind of noise, and it was really, really embarrassing.
Axel kissed him tenderly this time and guided him to the counter to pay for the items. Kevin calmed down, and when he heard their prices, he was surprised. For high-grade items, they were really cheap! The ring cost only 15 gold coins, and the necklace was 70 gold coins.
Axel then said to Tony’s employee, "Tony told us that we can use the training ground. Do you mind if we go now?"
The employee knew very well who Axel was; in fact, everyone knew who Axel was. He was the greatest fighter the Sun Sect had ever had, winning absolutely every competition and tournament he participated in.
The employee blushed and stammered that there was no problem and that he would inform Tony about it.
Kevin started to frown, and he was about to tell the employee to stop looking at his man that way when Axel put an arm around his shoulders and said, "Come on, babe, this is an opportunity to exchange our fighting techniques."
Kevin immediately lost interest in the poor employee and put his arm around Axel’s waist possessively. He said excitedly, "You’re right! Let’s take this time to practice a bit."
Once Axel and Kevin left, the employee’s expression changed. It darkened, and he clenched his fists. Who was this man with Axel, whom he had called "babe"? He had never seen him before. This man didn’t seem very powerful, so how had he managed to capture Axel’s heart, which was so desired by others?
Kevin didn’t know it yet, but he had just met the first person he would have to teach a lesson to for daring to covet someone who wasn’t theirs.
Back in the training ground, the atmosphere was very studious. Axel asked Kevin to teach him the technique he had used with his fingers, but Kevin refused, saying, "If you think this is a technique you can learn in a few hours, you are mistaken. I will teach you this technique, but it will take time. You must first memorize not just the vital points or the parts of the human body but all the networks of veins and arteries. You have to memorize precisely how blood circulates in a human body, and only then will I be able to teach you the different moves to change its direction. I can assure you that it will be worth the time you invest in it. I will teach you moves that can partially or entirely paralyze your opponents, and obviously, I will also teach you moves that can kill."
Axel was a little disappointed, but Kevin was right; he had already studied human body parts and their vital points, but his knowledge of human veins and arteries was very limited. He hoped that he would find detailed documents on this in the Sun Sect’s library, but his thoughts were interrupted by Kevin, who smiled at him and said, "Don’t worry; I will help you. I will draw the network myself and teach you the direction of blood circulation."
Axel looked at him dumbfounded. "Do you also know how to draw?"
Kevin approached him, put a hand behind his head, tilted it slightly forward, and whispered in his ear, "Axel, do you really think you can become the best assassin without any talent?"
Kevin bit his earlobe, intending to tease him, but he had no idea that he had just aroused his man’s appetite.
Axel moaned and hugged him tightly by the waist, telling him, "Babe, if you really want to practice, avoid doing that again; it was way too hot."
Kevin blushed and pulled away from him as if he had burned himself. He hadn’t expected Axel to react that way to his teasing. After regaining his concentration, Kevin said, "Do you start, or do I?"
Axel didn’t insist because he really wanted to study Kevin’s technique with a stick. He could afford to wait to play with his man until he got home, so he simply said, "You start."
