"W-Woah!"
Lawrend still hadn't gotten used to being lifted like this. Aezel lifted him several meters off the ground before she slowly accelerated forward.
The trees passed by Lawrend's vision like a blur. It only took a while before he heard a monster roar from the front.
"Is that a monkey!?"
Lawrend looked in shock at the enormous-sized monkey far in front of them. It was thumping its chest as it roared. It was like King K*ng from his past life's memories.
"That's a monkey! I won't eat that!"
Lawrend shouted at Aezel. He wouldn't be able to stomach it if he ate it.
"You said you'll eat anything?"
Aezel looked at Lawrend like he was some sort of an idiot.
"I'm taking it back!"
Lawrend shouted in reply. That monkey is humanoid in shape. If he ate it, he would always have nightmares about it.
"Well, whatever."
Aezel shrugged her shoulders, and they passed the enormous monkey. They flew for a dozen seconds before an enormous lion with three heads appeared before them.
"Will you eat that?"
Aezel asked him as they continued flying towards it.
"Yes. That's much better."
Lawrend nodded his head. Even though it was a lion, it was much better than eating a humanoid creature.
"Fufufu. Eat well. I need you well-fed."
Aezel dropped Lawrend to the ground carefully.
As for the three-headed lion, it turned one of its heads toward her. That head immediately widened its eyes in shock when it saw her. Without looking back, the lion turned around and ran.
"You're not escaping me!"
Aezel shouted as she pointed her finger at the lion. An arc of red lightning as thick as her finger shot towards it.
BOOM!
The red lightning crawled through the whole body of the lion and cooked it inside out. When it finally reached its brain, it fried it. The lion's body stood still for a few seconds before it gave out with a thud.
'S-Sh*t! It was a good idea I stopped Olgar and Elena.'
Lawrend thought to himself in alarm. That lion looked like it was as powerful as a High Mage, but it was easily taken down by her. Not to mention, she was even injured!
"Fufufu. Impressed already?"
Aezel laughed seeing Lawrend looking at her in disbelief.
Lawrend nodded his head repeatedly. That was awesome! He can't wait for the time when he can do it too.
"A-Actually, I'm also a Lightning Mage."
Lawrend said to her with a stutter.
"Do you want me to teach you?"
Aezel asked Lawrend with an amused smile on her face. She guessed what he wanted from the way he's looking at her.
"Y-Yes, please!"
Lawrend bowed to her nervously. After all, she was a demon. He didn't know if she would agree to teach a human like him.
"Fufu. Why not? It will make our journey interesting while it lasts."
Aezel laughed and agreed. She thinks that it's better than just walking monotonously.
"Thank you!"
Lawrend bowed his head respectfully. It was an honor for an Arch Mage-level figure to teach him magic even if she was a demon.
"Eat first. I'll teach you after you have your fill."
Aezel said to him.
"Alright."
Lawrend nodded his head and walked towards the lion's corpse. When he stood in front of it, it was at least as tall as three of him stacked on top of each other.
"...Uhh… I don't have anything to cut it with."
Lawrend turned around and said to her awkwardly. Last night, they used Aleshia's dagger to cut up the Forest Wolf so he doesn't have a knife with him.
"Here."
Aezel pulled a small knife from her waist. It was as long as 4 inches, and it was very thin and flat. Lawrend took it from her and examined it in curiosity. It was insanely sharp. Lawrend didn't dare to touch its edge.
Lawrend walked up to the lion and started carving out a huge chunk of meat. He first had to break the first barrier— the skin. It was hard, but with the right amount of force and the help of the sharp knife, he was able to break through it.
"It looks more palatable than I thought."
Lawrend looked at the red meat in front of him. Some parts of it were partially cooked while others were still red. He couldn't help but gulp seeing it. She insta-casted that lightning magic at least 50 meters away from the lion.
"Do you want me to help you cook it?"
Aezel walked up to him and asked. She could see that the meat was still raw.
"I want to try cooking it myself."
Lawrend said to her. He grabbed the meat, and he started to do what he was doing whenever he was practicing magic.
Bzzzzzzzzt Bzzzzzzt
Small arcs of purple lightning crawled all around the meat and started to cook it slowly.
"Ouch! Hot, hot!"
Lawrend threw the chunk of meat high up into the air and caught it before throwing it again. He did it a few more times before he dropped the meat on top of a flat piece of rock.
"Fufufu."
Aezel laughed seeing Lawrend's actions.
"What?"
Lawrend looked at her with a grumble.
"Nothing."
Aezel shook her head with a suppressed laugh.
Lawrend moved his hand a little bit away from the meat. The purple lightning jumped from his fingers to the meat before cooking it slowly and thoroughly.
A few minutes later, Lawrend had a cooked piece of meat. It even smelled good. Too bad, he didn't have any seasonings with him. Otherwise, it would have smelled better.
Lawrend took a bite of the meat.
"It has an interesting taste."
He nodded his head as he started chewing it. Its meaty juices filled his mouth.
After finishing the chunk of meat, Lawrend stood up and ate more.
Afterward, Lawrend got full. He looked at Aezel who had been watching him as she sat on a tree root.
"Let's go?"
Lawrend said to her.
"Mhm. I'll teach you magic along the way."
Aezel nodded her head as she stood up. She walked towards Lawrend and led the way forward.