LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 9: Beast Taming
After bidding farewell to Nathan, the trio left his office. The last thing he told them was that a private jet would be waiting for them to go to Starlight Academy, so they needed to be ready.
As they walked along the stone pathway, Liliana stopped and asked, "Veer, can you go ahead? I want to talk to Elara alone. You know, some girl talk."
Even Elara supported her as she waved her hand at Veer. Disappointed, he gave them one more look and left the scene.
"So dramatic!" Elara was speechless. Even though she was already used to his nonsensical behavior, it still surprised her at times.
"It's good to know he hasn't changed even after all these years," Liliana smiled. "Let's go to my place. You can stay there for tonight."
Elara nodded and went in a different direction with Liliana.
Meanwhile, Veer was walking aimlessly after leaving the school, all because he was focused on the system and the rewards he had gotten.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully registering Elara Flamme as your wife. Since it's technically the first time you registered a wife, you will get tenfold rewards.]
Veer hummed lightly as he waited for the reward. Since Liliana was the one who technically started his system, the system recognized Elara as the first wife he registered.
[Ding! Congratulations to Host for unlocking a Sub-Aspect of your Aspect - Dragon Master.]
[Beast Taming - Dragons are the lords of skies and land, ruling over the myriad beasts. As a Dragon Master, you have the power to tame any living creature that isn't from your race.]
Veer opened his mouth wide in surprise and shock. He even stopped in the middle of the road, earning scolding from passersby.
After apologizing, he quickly ran towards his home, which wasn't far from the school. He maneuvered through the crowded streets and finally reached a towering 20-story building.
He had an apartment in this building, so he quickly climbed the stairs and entered his apartment, which was on the tenth floor.
Veer didn't even bother changing his clothes and simply drank a full mug of water. After wiping his mouth, he dropped onto his bed and looked at the single bulb illuminating his room.
However, his mind was somewhere else.
'Hey, since this is a part of my Aspect, does that mean it would function the same as my Aspect?'
[Host is correct. However, the intensity, or rather the usability, would be lower than the main Aspect.]
"Aye! That's not a problem!" Veer was grinning from ear to ear. Why wouldn't he be? He'd been mocked for having a useless Aspect, and those claims were actually true.
Elysium, the world he was in, had a very simple power system. Between the ages of 16 and 20, living, sentient beings would awaken an Aspect, which could be anything.
After that came the main part. Every being had a natural mana pool, usually influenced by many factors, like genetics, place of birth, and others.
After awakening, they could learn how to use it properly and control it to perform incredible feats. The magic in Elysium was very relaxed, and it all depended on a person's imagination, mana control, and mana pool.
If they had all of these, they could practically do anything they imagined. This was how broken Elysium was. However, there were limits to everything.
Aspects created that limit for this ridiculously broken system, as they were the only way through which a person could increase their mana pool.
Even if one was born with a huge mana pool, it still wouldn't be able to compare against high rankers. That's why even people with high status and large mana pools desired high-ranked Aspects. Without an Aspect, one would have the same mana pool throughout their life.
This was why people mocked Veer for being trash. Since he was studying in such a backward school, they assumed he had a small mana pool. His only way to become stronger was by relying on his Aspect, which was useless for him.
One didn't need particular techniques to increase their mana pool. They just needed to use their Aspects in certain ways, and, after some time, their mana pool would grow naturally.
Higher-rank Aspects would help in faster growth of the mana pool and would be much stronger than lower ranks. So, everyone desired high-ranked Aspects.
In Veer's case, the only way he could use his Aspect would be to actually tame a dragon, as that was the only thing it could do. Since no dragon would actually be tamed by him, he would forever have his low mana pool.
"Heh! Guess I'm not complete trash," Veer smiled. Even though he found the system's description a bit unnerving, he didn't think much about it.
All he knew was that now he could grow stronger with his two wives and live a good life...until anything or anyone disturbed it. For that reason alone, he wanted to become as powerful as he could.
"Hmm, why can't I recall spending time with someone like Liliana?" Veer wondered. He had a good memory and remembered many things from his childhood. But even then, he had no recollection of Liliana.
"Well, I'll find out later. All I need to know now is that she also wants this relationship," Veer muttered, thinking about his two new relationships.
With that, he also began wondering what kind of talk they must be having.
He shook his head and stood up. "No rest for the wicked. It won't be an easy ride now, so I'll have to prepare. But first, some clothes."
Veer began to gather everything he would need for the academy since he was going to live there now.
After collecting everything, he stored the materials in his storage ring, a spatial artifact made specifically for this use.
He dropped onto his bed again and asked, "Hey, you said anyone other than people of my own race. So, do you consider everyone else as beasts?"
[Yes, from one perspective, everyone aside from your own race is considered a beast.]
"Heh, I got a racist system. Anyways, send me everything about my Aspect and Sub-Aspect in my head."