Kasper: (walked out of the pool with a hide towel around his waist)
Khaos: Kasper have this (handed him a necklace)
Kasper: What's this? (Stared at the necklace which had a Saber's tooth as a pendant)
Khaos: I heard among the females, when you become friends with someone you give them something you cherish. (Scratched her hair embarrassed)
Kasper: She cherished this necklace and gave me on our first meeting. (Thought) So naive (flicked his finger at her forehead playfully then smiled) Thank you. I'll cherish it. Next time we meet I'll give you something I also cherish.
Khaos: Really? (Walked out of the pool standing in front of him)
Kasper: Yes (looked up at her) So tall (in an awe then stared at his small figure) she's almost more than twice my height (thought).
Khaos: Oh Lucy... I love you so much Kasper (pulled him into a tight hug, burying his head into her boobs)
Kasper: (struggled to breathe) K... Khaos. I'm... dying. (His arm fell weakly)
Demon: Oh my Lucy. She killed him already?
She's so scary.
He's so unlucky to have met her. (Whispers)
Khaos: (quickly released Kasper upon hearing the whispers of the demons) Are you alright Kasper? (Worried)
Kasper: Yeah (nodded)
Khaos: Phew (sighs in relief)
...
...In the room...
Kasper: What an hectic day (fell on his bed)
SYSTEM STORAGE OUT (pulls out the hide bag from the storage) Uhnn.. I feel somehow charged up, like some mana flow (noticed something weird about himself)
Athena:
STATS: Lv 1
EXPERIENCE POINT (XP): 60/100
STRENGTH: 2 (+3)
SPEED & ENDURANCE: 3 (+5)
INTELLIGENCE: 2 (+1)
COMBAT SKILL: 1 (+3)
MANA: 1 (+1)
SKILLS: Yin & Yang eyes (passive), Super strength (passive), earth manipulation (passive; temporary)
Kasper: Whaaaat? (Stunned) An additional leveling. Wait a minute. These aren't permanent leveling? Could it be that it was affected by something? (Remembered Khaos giving him a necklace) Could it be the work of the necklace? I even got a temporary ability to manipulate earth. (Felt thoughtful about his hypothesis) SYSTEM SCAN
Athena: Scanning...
Name: Saber's locket
Origin: Demon king Saber's tooth
Updates: boost host strength, speed and endurance, intelligence, combat skills and mana. As host keeps leveling up the boosts increases
Uses: Dowry (seal an agreed marriage)
Kasper: Erh? (Paused for a moment when he heard the word Dowry) Errrrhhhhh!!? The fuck? (Startled) I have to return it.
Athena: Contract can only be broken once one of partner dies. (Stated before Kasper did anything stupid)
Kasper: Oh my God, oh my God. I don't want to have a wife yet. I'm just 16 (held his head in his palm with gloomy face)
...Back at the camp...
Plagg: (sat next to Khaos who sat alone in front of a fire camp while cleaning her sword) Looks like you've got yourself a new friend. (Smiles)
Khaos: Yeah. But I hope it lasts long. Everyone ends up seeing me as a monster.
Plagg: No you're not, I didn't see any trace of insincerity in him.
Khaos: (turned to her brother to see if he was just trying to comfort her or actually meant it)
Plagg: (noticed something off about her) Khaos? Where's your necklace?
Khaos: Oh that? (Touched her neck) I gave Kasper as a friendship gift.
Plagg: YOU WHAT? (stood up shocked and yet angry) Do you know what it meant by giving out your necklace in our village?
Khaos: No.
Plagg: (slapped his face speechless) We'd go and meet him tomorrow. We'll plan your marriage later on.
Khaos: What do you... (Stopped in her words as she processed her brother's words) Whaaaaaaat??? (Screamed out embarrassed)
The necklace Khaos had handed Kasper was her dowry and a way to seal an agreed marriage.
Khaos: (toss and turned on her bed unable to sleep) Oh Lucy, oh Lucy... What have I done?
...
Kasper: (poured the soil on the table then observed careful)
Compared to Earth planting soil, he had learnt from Athena that demon's realm normal planting soil color was somewhat black. More like humus soil. Their soil was extremely rich nutrients (mostly in rotten dead bodies due to battles between humans and demons and careless dumping dead bodies before the site became villages). A fully grown demon plant was very huge like a teenager's human size. But few inches smaller than Kasper.
Kasper: (poured the soil into a test tube and added water)
Author: You might ask where he got test tube? Yeah he stole some during their visit to the royal store
Kasper: (observed some changes) Ahhh, I'm not getting any clue. I'm short of materials. Maybe if I visit the queen and asked permission to use the royal lab. (Thought before glancing at the necklace on his neck) Does she even know about it? (Thought again)