The next day Aron chose to remain in his quarters and wait for Scarlett to come inform when they arrived at the coordinates he had given her.
Whilst in his quarters, he sat quietly on the floor in a crossed legged position with his hands placed on his knees. He wore a pained expression the entire time and a whistish mist could be seen emanating from his body at a gradual pace.
His breathing was aggressive and his muscles were tense. The longer he continued to hold the pose the more in pain he seemed and the more white mist would emanate from his body.
"Grr..."
He had began this routine early in the morning and by midday, he began to mutter deep growl like noises. His nails and hair could also be seen growing in length slightly while his eyes that now looked like that of beast had a faint glow.
Despite all this occurring however, Aron did not move his position. It was only when evening fell that did he hear a knock resound on his door.
'It's her.'
He thought to himself before releasing a long sigh and standing up from his position. He then stretched his hands and then rubbed his neck a bit whilst walking towards the door before opening it.
"Finally, you know the least you could do is answer....quick..ly" Upon having the door opened, Scarlett began to complain before soon trailing off as her eyes began to wonder over Aron's exposed upper body.
"I was in the middle of something that required my focus, have we arrived?" Aron explained briefly without getting into the details of what he was doing. It took Scarlett a moment before she finally looked up at his face and responded after chuckling nervously.
"Right, we've arrived. What else was I going to say? Never mind, just hurry and meet me on the deck, I'm anxious to get a hold of whatever it is that has one of the members of a big family so eager to get." Scarlett briefly responded as she returned to her usual vulgar and straightforward demeanor in no time.
Without saying anything more, she waved at Aron and walked away.
'We arrived quicker than I anticipated, I think I've stabilized my mana enough should a battle occur so I suppose it's fine.' Aron looked at his body for a moment before clicking his tongue in an annoyed manner and returning to the room.
Meanwhile in the lower floors, Anastasia stood with her arms crossed and brows furrowed as she thought of something.
"What's bothering you my Lady?" The maid Igna asked in concerned manner but Anastasia simply shook her head.
"I hadn't expect them to maneuver the airship well enough to arrive at the location this fast. But it's fine, my brother and the other's shouldn't be too far off from here, it's just a matter of time now before I get to punish those pigs for their audacity." Anastasia chuckled slightly at the thought of having Aron at her mercy.
Aron on the other hand wasn't at all worried about what consequences his actions would bear thus far. Instead he got himself cleaned up and went out to meet the others on the deck.
Once he got to the deck and looked at the area surrounding the ship, he saw a beautiful valley. Most of it was made up forest of dense forestry with two large mountain peaks opposing each other. The other were gathered at the far front observing the land below before soon turning behind to face Aron
"I take it Scarlett has already informed you of the sudden stop here?" Aron asked the group as he walked out to the deck and stopped a few meters away from them.
"Well she mentioned something about becoming rich and pissing off aristocrats, it's only natural I'd be interested." Jin showed a grin as he said this words while Jagu just nodded and Oxin followed suit.
"I have nothing better to do, it may serve as a good workout for me" Jagu added while flexing his muscles and baring his teeth.
"I'm fine as long I get some of the treasure or whatever it is you're looking for." Oxin declared and placed her hands on her waist to try and show her seriousness on the matter.
"Here you'll need this, it's the map of the area. I've already marked the location of the coordinates. Oxin and I will remain on the airship in case of anything but take too long and we'll just assume you're dead and leave." Scarlett handed over the map she held towards Aron who nodded at her words.
"Well if that's the case, let's begin. Oh and should any other airships come-." Aron was about to warn but Scarlett simply cut him off with a click of her tongue before speaking.
"Tsk. You just worry about securing the loot, I'll handle this side of things." Scarlett spoke with confidence as she declared this causing Aron to smile.
'Right, I underestimated them all but they seem far more capable than I give them credit for. Reminds me of father's words...'
[ Even though I was the strongest among all men, they were times we would hunt in groups. I never liked the idea at first but that was until I teamed up with each clan's strongest to stop a minor horde. We did so without losing a single life, so the moral of the story is. Although as a beast monger the most important thing is to be selfish and grow, never turn down the chance to use others to rise up, because they won't hesitate to use you ]
[ RULE#7: Capable Allies Are Hard To Come By. Use Them Wisely. ]
As Aron thought of this he faced Scarlett with grin on his face before giving her a nod.
"I trust your judgement. Should the situation arise do as you see fit, it's not like we have any hierarchy established." Aron showed a smile as he said this and shrugged his shoulders slightly before turning to face the valley.
"True but I think we can all agree you're the most fit to call the shots on the airship. Unless someone else wants to?" Jin pointed before asking the question as he looked at the others but no one raised their hand.
"Normally I'd argue but I know when outmatched. You're one cunning bastard." Scarlett complimented with wink while Jagu just shrugged.
"Thinking and planning are something someone like me shouldn't have to deal with." Jagu added before turning away from the group entirely.
"A princess leaves all the work to her subjects." Oxin showed a smirk and raised her head high as she declared proudly.
"Well then it's unanimous, you're in charge of this merry band of misfits." Jin placed his hand over Aron's shoulder and pointed out with a smile on his face while Aron nodded.
"Interesting, with that out of the way shall we all get started?" Aron asked in his usual calm voice while everyone showed a confident grin in response
