"That's good too! Once a week. Disciple, promise me that."

Floriana Sabina nodded her head excitedly. This Cream of Mushroom Soup tastes really delicious. Her mood right now was really great because of it.

"Okay, I promise."

Rant Valo smiled back at her. It was very gratifying to see others be so happy to eat his cooking.

"Mm!"

Floriana Sabina nodded her head strongly.

"Veia, what do you think?"

Rant Valo asked Veia who has been eating spoonful after spoonful.

"Master… I don't think I can replicate this cooking level…"

Veia turned her head to Rant Valo, and she looked like she was about to cry. Her eyes were starting to tear up.

"W-Wait, what do you mean?"

Rant Valo held her shoulder with his left hand in bewilderment. She was acting very weird right now.

"I want to be the best wife and learn how to cook this dish, but it's just too good, Master. I don't think I can cook something like this."

Veia sobbed as she felt her dream from earlier crumble into pieces right in front of her.

"Don't cry, Veia. I can teach this to you every day."

Rant Valo patted her head with a comforting smile on his face. Veia acted just like a little kid, and he couldn't help but treat her like one.

"M-Master…"

Veia's eyes sparkled as she looked at Rant Valo. There was an indescribable emotion bubbling up inside her.

"Just eat and enjoy."

Rant Valo told her before he turned around.

Nale Narene looked at Rant Valo and Veia acting so lovey-dovey with deadpan eyes. He felt like banging his head on a tree from the second-hand embarrassment that he was feeling.

"W-What's with that look?"

Rant Valo was taken aback by the look Nale Narene was giving him. It felt like he did something wrong.

"Nothing. I just thought that your roleplay is so good."

Nale Narene's cheeks were twitching as he replied to him.

"Roleplay? She's seriously my servant. You still don't believe that?"

Rant Valo reiterated to Nale Narene with a frown.

"It's okay. I don't want to join your roleplays. I'm not into that."

Nale Narene raised his hand and shook his head at Rant Valo. He thought that Rant Valo was trying to make him join the roleplay.

"Okay?"

Rant Valo nodded his head confused. He didn't quite get what Nale Narene was trying to say, but nevertheless, he still nodded his head just in case.

It took a while, but the group was able to finish the pot of Cream of Mushroom Soup quite quickly. Rant Valo wanted to save some for dinner, but alas, it was just too delicious for them to hold back.

"Master Floriana, how far is the swamp?"

Rant Valo asked Floriana Sabina as they walked through the forest.

"Just a few minutes ahead."

Floriana Sabina replied as they continued walking. She just used her Spiritual Sense to quickly scan in front of them.

"I see. We should move quickly then so we could reach the Evil Sacra Lotus tomorrow morning."

Rant Valo nodded his head before instructing them. All of them quickened their pace to reach the swamp much earlier.

A few minutes later, a huge expanse of a watery forest appeared in front of them. Or, in other words, a swamp.

There was no foliage, and there were basically just trees. The water was muddy and brown, with algae growing on top.

"So this is a swamp."

Rant Valo looked around and inspected the swamp water. It seems that they would have to trudge in this muddy water.

"My dress will be dirtied."

Floriana Sabina looked at the swamp water with a frown. She was wearing a white dress, and although it has self-cleaning properties, she didn't want to walk through the water with it.

"My cloak is already black, so I don't mind."

Veia added from the side. This cloak of hers already walked across a river, and it didn't get soaked that much with water. And it was because it was made from a Core Formation Animal's hide.

"How about you?"

Rant Valo turned his head and asked Nale Narene.

"I don't mind."

Nale Narene shook his head. He was going to the place where his father died. There was no reason for him to turn around just because his clothes would be dirtied by the swamp.

"Then let's go."

Rant Valo led the way, and they all slowly entered the muddy swamp water except for Floriana Sabina. Instead of walking into the water, she walked on top of it. It was similar to what she did back in the river.

Rant Valo could only smile wryly after seeing her do it again. He just remembered what they did when she did that back then in the river.

"She can walk on water!?"

Nale Narene looked at Floriana Sabina with eyes opened wide. It was his first time seeing someone walk on water. He didn't even think that it was remotely possible.

"Well, she can fly. That's just normal for her."

Rant Valo explained to Nale Narene.

"Wait, aren't only Foundation Establishment stage and up cultivators can fly?"

Nale Narene asked in bewilderment.

"She could fly. Do you really need to ask me that?"

Rant Valo asked him with a smile on his face. It was fun to see someone be shocked at seeing someone fly too. He also did the same when he first met Floriana Sabina.

"S-S-She's a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator!?"

Nale Narene stuttered as he pointed at Floriana Sabina in utter shock. It didn't even cross his mind that she was that strong. She looked just like a little girl, yet she's already at that level.

"Didn't I tell you that she was my master?"

Rant Valo asked Nale Narene in puzzlement. He already told this to him before. It shouldn't have been surprising to him.

"That wasn't a roleplay!?"

Nale Narene pulled his head back in disbelief. He thought that it was just a roleplay between the two of them. Similar to how one would play with a child.

In his mind, Rant Valo was just roleplaying a Master-Disciple relationship with Floriana Sabina. He never thought that he was actually serious.