Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her

Veer was surprised to see Elara or rather her expression. It was so foreign and strange that he felt stumped for a moment. Her battle suit was perfectly fine and there was no visible wound on her, but something was amiss.

He clenched his fist and thought, 'What happened in her trial?'

However, it wasn't that important. She was Elara. His Elara. That's all that mattered, so he smiled and said, taking a step forward, "Yo, Dumbo, won't you give your dear husband a hug?"

Elara finally showed a reaction, as she turned to look down at Veer. Her distant eyes seemed to shine, as she opened her mouth wide, "Veer!"

"What are you spacing out there?" Veer felt a pang of pain in his heart looking at her expression, but he didn't show it on his face.

Without saying anything, Elara jumped from the skull and landed before him. Then, she spread her hands and hugged Veer, taking him by surprise. Still, he acted quickly and wrapped his arms around her, brushing her short hair.

'What happened?' Veer was growing more and more worried, so he used the best option he had. 'Show me her status!'

[Name - Elara Flamme]

[Age - 18]

[Race - High Human]

[Class - Fighter/Tank]

[Health Status - Alive (Injured Heavily)]

[Rank - F]

[Aspect - Purifying Flames (S-Rank)]

[Description - Summons flames that consume anything within reach, leaving only pure ash behind. These flames burn away all corruption and impurity, cleansing everything they touch. As the Aspect's strength grows, the flames become hotter and spread further, even able to burn through spiritual barriers. However, overuse may result in amplification of emotions, leading to a crazed berserk state.]

[Sub-Aspect: Restorative Blaze (A-Rank)]

[Description: Conjures gentle, healing flames that mend wounds, cure ailments, and revitalize the user's strength. These restorative flames can heal virtually any injury and cleanse ailments both physical and spiritual. The intensity and effectiveness of the healing depend on how much pain the user can endure during the process. Each use inflicts significant pain upon her, drawing from her life force to fuel the healing energy. Prolonged or excessive use of Restorative Blaze leads to a gradual erosion of her emotional capacity, making her increasingly detached and devoid of feelings. As her emotions fade, so does her sense of humanity, leaving her a stoic and unfeeling guardian.]

[Love Metre - 98/100 (Will burn the world for you)]

Veer was dumbfounded, as he just looked at Elara's status with his eyes wide open. He swallowed back his saliva and thought, 'What the fuck is her Sub-Aspect?'

He could already guess a few things after seeing her Sub-Aspect, and that filled his heart with dread. He had seen Elara's heavily injured status and then she had recovered quickly, so he thought she had used some healing potion.

But the situation seemed different. Elara had likely ended up in a deadly situation and got injured heavily. In the moment of life and death, she Awakened her Sub-Aspect, which was pretty self-explanatory.

It was also the direct opposite of her main Aspect. While one destroyed everything at the cost of amplifying her emotions, the other healed and restored at the cost of her lack of emotions. Your next chapter is on My Virtual Library Empire

She must have used her Sub-Aspect to heal herself and ended up in this situation, where she seemed so distant and her eyes, which were usually full of emotions, were looking bleak.

Veer felt his chest getting heavy at just the thought of her trial and what she might have faced. Sucking a deep breath, he reminded himself of the situation and smiled, thinking, 'The effect shouldn't be permanent so I can bring her back.'

He pulled back and smiled at Elara, who was still wearing a rather indifferent look on her face. He said, "I can guess what happened to you, but was it really enough to take you down?"

"I didn't go down. I fought my best, but that woman was just too powerful," Elara answered, as clarity slowly returned to her eyes. "I even broke past my limits and injured her, but I was defeated. I don't know what happened afterwards."

"You don't need to worry too much about it," Veer smiled, thankful that Elara was still responsive and knew who he was. 'She must not have used it much, so she still retains her humanity and emotions. They're just subdued a little.'

"You have Awakened your Sub-Aspect, and you're in this state because of that."

Elara's eyes shone at the mention of it as she asked, "What do you mean?"

As patient as he was, Veer described the details of her Sub-Aspect to her without hiding anything. He wasn't worried about others listening to them, as the Aethryms couldn't understand him and the other two people were ones he trusted.

"I see. So it's all because I healed myself a few times?" Elara muttered. "V, is this permanent? I don't like this. It feels weird."

"You're feeling that feeling, so it's all good. It means you still have emotions," Veer chuckled. "And no, the effects shouldn't be permanent, and I have a few solutions for it. But why don't you rest first?"

Elara blinked, not understanding what he meant, but then Veer took out a small mirror and gave it to her. Seeing her dark circles in the reflection, she understood everything as she said, "I haven't slept much, huh. Alright, I'll do as you say."

Saying that, she pulled Veer towards herself and slept on his chest, while standing. It didn't even take a few seconds for her to fall asleep, which showed her condition.

Veer sighed, as he caressed her back, thinking, 'You will be fine. I won't let that smile fade away so easily.'

He sighed and picked her up. Turning around, he looked at Rock and asked, "When was the last time she slept?"

"It's been a few days since we came here, and she hasn't slept for a single day," Rock answered. "We tried to convince her, but her mental state was way too weird. It felt like I'm talking to an AI. Only now, she recovered slightly and talked so much with you and even slept."