“Nothing better than a good bath after beating the shit out of someone”

Yep, here I am in the shared bath after the fight. To tell the truth things were a bit hectic after the match. Many students rushed at me with a myriad of questions that I couldn’t be bothered to answer. The match had been a walk in the park but running away from the bunch of excited students proved to be far more difficult.

Why didn’t I release my aura to scare them off? Buddy, I did. After the initial shock these crazy kids got even more frantic so I decided to run. I had nothing against them so fighting them wasn’t an option no matter how annoying they were.

After an hour of playing catch with them I managed to scurry back into the dorms. I am actually amazed at their persistence. Even though I managed to shake them off by abusing my super speed they somehow managed to find me again and again. Thankfully it seems that after an hour of our little game their stamina ran out so they gave up.

I am taking a bath because they actually managed to make me sweat. Mobs are scary I tell you. Anyway, the bath isn’t peaceful either. Some of my girl fans managed to find me here. After asking they said that any respectable woman would take a bath after a fight to get rid of their sweat. They got me there.

However, at least they kept their distance unlike their male counterparts and we had a nice chat. Some of them were a bit too clingy though asking if they could touch my abdomen or biceps. I didn’t really care so I let them. Their reactions were quite funny too. My body is well toned however, I still hold my femenin figure since there are no bulging muscles. I made sure of that.

As I have said before, I have been experimenting with my ability and came to realize I hold a lot of control over my body. I can to a certain extent sculpt my own body. Because of this even though I have tightly packed muscles I still look femenin. That is what surprised these girls the most.

Looking back to when I came to this world and comparing it to now it's like heaven and earth. Before I wasn’t fat but I didn’t have an athletic figure either. Now I look like I work out at the gym on a daily basis. It is also worth noting that I have grown a bit taller. From my previous hundred and sixty-five centimetres to hundred and seventy.

My hair back then reached a little below my shoulders. Now it's all the way down to my butt, maybe I should cut it. I have also made improvements in the chest department! okay no, I lied, I am still as flat as ever. I have tried forcing my body to develop them with my ability to no avail. I wonder if I will stay at A for the rest of my life. Come on I only ask to reach at least B! Is that too much to ask!?

Leaving the depressing talk aside I have also gained a slight tan. From my original pale white to a healthy almond colour. By the way, it was bothering me that I had gotten tan lines so I made it so my entire body was the same colour. I don’t like tan lines, okay. Aside from that my brown eyes are still brown and as well as my hair. Please ignore the fact my eyes become scarlet red sometimes.

Another thing that is worth mentioning is that my face has suffered some minor changes as well. In one word I would say it got refined. It is still my face but the skin is spotless with no blemishes. And here I was thinking about putting on some makeup, I might still do for a formal reunion.

I know this might sound narcicistic but fuck it, I am hot. If my previous self had seen my current self back on earth I bet she would have burned with envy. Then again, eight years living in the wild with a cheat ability such as mine refining their body could do that to anyone. Now, enough of that. I still want to go to the library today to look for info on hunting grounds nearby.

“Hello, may I know what you are looking for?”

“Sure, I want info on the monsters that live nearby, I am planning on going hunting tomorrow.

“Oh, in that case please follow me. I would recommend you hunt in the twisting forest to the north. It's the nearest hunting ground to the capital. If you take the adventurers guild carriage service you will reach it in one hour if all goes well”

“Carriage service?”

“I guess you haven’t been that long in the capital then. In the twisting forest lies a frequented dungeon. Because of this the guild master decided to make this service so adventurers could move freely. The fee is minuscule barely covering the maintenance of the carriages”

“I see, it is indeed convenient”

“yes, also if you are interested. There is something like a small village at the mouth of the dungeon. Though most residents actually live in the capital. They simply do business over there.

Here we are, this aisle contains books on the creatures of this country, it is organised so the ones near the capital are at the beginning of the aisle and the ones near the borders are at the end”

“Thank you”

“No problem, it is my job after all”

The guy I had been talking to, if you hadn’t noticed already, is the library’s librarian. His face doesn’t look old but the greying hair on his head reveals his age, if I had to guess maybe forty to fifty years. He is quite helpful and well mannered so the few times I have interacted with him have been pleasant. Leaving that aside, I began my research.

Reading the books I found out that most monsters inside the twisting forest are plant type. From ents to vine stranglers. As I read I reached a certain monster that made me twist in revulsion.

Its name is tenvipe, a disgusting monster which is a mixture between a plant and an octopus maybe? Whatever the case it looks to ensnare its prey to deposit its seeds or eggs, I can’t tell what the hell are those. Anyway, this thing looks like it had been directly taken from an erotic fantazy game. If I ever see one I will blast it with the strongest fireball I can muster, no questions asked.

For those of you that are interested in how it looks. Simply said it's a ball of disgusting and slimy tentacles. Even the image in the book makes me want to blast it directly into hell. Happy thoughts, think about a puppy and forget that monstrosity. Aside from that nothing caught my attention.

After I was finished reading I went and left the books where I had found them before leaving the library. However, as I left the place I met with a familiar face. One that as a matter of fact shone with eyes ablaze.

“Amelia! Your fight was awesome!”

“Hi Sophy. You were watching?”

“Of course I was! How am I supposed to miss watching you fight? By the way, you seem to have gotten famous. Everyone is talking about you”

“Really? what are they saying?”

“It’s mostly people trying to guess who you are and where you came from. On that note, you never actually told me either”

“And I won’t so don’t ask. Now that I think of it do you have any plans for the weekend?”

“Nope”

“Then how about going with me to the twisting forest for a hunt”

At that moment Sophy made a confused expression. Then she placed her index finger on her chin and looked upward while thinking.

“Hey Amelia, are you sure you want to go there? In that place there is a nasty monster you know”

“Yes, I did my research. Don’t worry, if that thing dares to show up I will blast the entire forest to hell”

“Hmm, then I am in. I don’t actually know how strong you are. I mean it looked like you were merely playing with Samuel after all”

“Great, we will be going tomorrow in the early morning, how about that”

“Sure, it's a date”

She said that last part accompanied with a wink before leaving. Now I am not sure it was that great of an idea to actually invite her. Might as well try and invite Tiff as well to try and protect myself.

It took a while to find Tiff in this massive place but thankfully that effort didn’t go to waste. She gladly accepted and we chatted for a while as well. She had also seen the match with Samuel and began requesting a friendly spar. She is even more of a battle junky than I am. Well before I wasn’t but from the looks of it she has been ever since she was little.

With all of that set I went back to my room to have a nap. Today had been a bit hectic and a good nap would heal my mental exhaustion. I have realised that my body actually doesn’t need to rest unless I put it through some real harsh abuse. However, mental tiredness is a completely different subject. Either way, I slowly fell asleep in the comfort of my bed.

I had a dream. I was in a pitch black space. In front of me a large green gem the size of a house that shone with a beautiful green hue. Surrounding it many smaller blue gems the size of a tennis ball spun around it in a beautiful synchronized dance. Thousands of them shone their blue light which seemed to caress and dance with the green one.

Among all of them only one of these gems was different. A scarlet red gem the size of a beach ball also participated in the dance. Its red light moved in a far more aggressive fashion than the others and yet it added to the beauty. Like a tinge of something exotic in a ball dance.

I stretched my hand to touch the gems only to wake up. That was a strange dream however I felt it was important even though I couldn’t understand how.