While Aveline was enjoying the peaceful morning, Ren finally woke up.

"Mmm..." He rubbed his eyes gently before finally lying sideways.

’She is still sleeping.’

His face broke into a smile as he saw Elara’s sleeping face.

’I wonder if she is having a sweet dream right now?’

As he was savoring the beautiful sight before him, Elara opened her eyes.

"Mm?" She immediately covered her face the moment she noticed that he was looking at her.

"Good morning, Elara." He smiled softly as he greeted her.

"Go...good morning, Ren." She peeked at him through the gap between her fingers.

"Did you sleep well?" he asked gently.

"Yes," she replied in a low voice. "What about you?"

"Of course, me too. I was sleeping with you after all." He teased her.

The shyness in her heart grew bigger after hearing his answer.

Since she could not suppress it anymore, she chose to run away. "I want to wash my face and help mother cook breakfast."

"Alright." He didn’t stop her and only smiled softly because he knew what she was feeling.

Once she was in the bathroom, Elara washed her face and looked at herself in the mirror.

’I slept with him last night.’

Her heart started to pound, especially when she recalled how he held her hand before sleeping.

’Should I tell mother about it?’

She shook her head immediately.

’No, no. It’s better to hide it.’

A moment later, she headed to the kitchen to help her mother cook breakfast.

She went straight to the dining room when she didn’t see her mother there. The moment she saw fried rice on the table, she knew she had woken up late.

’Where is she?’

Since she could not find her mother in her room, Elara headed to the front yard.

’There she is!’

She finally found her mother.

"Mother..." she slowly approached her.

Aveline, who was sitting on the swing, turned to her. "You are already awake?"

"I just woke up," Elara replied.

"Go to Ren’s room and wake him up. Breakfast is ready." At first, Aveline wanted to tease her daughter, but she decided against it because it would be more interesting to tease Ren instead.

"Alright." Elara felt relieved because, from her behavior, she didn’t seem to know that she had slept in his room last night.

After Ren washed his face, the trio ate together.

Once they finished breakfast and Elara left to take a bath, Aveline teased Ren.

"Ren, how does it feel to sleep with my daughter?" she asked with a playful smile.

Instead of answering her question, he asked, "Was it your idea?"

He wasn’t surprised she knew about it, because he had already suspected Elara coming to his room had something to do with her.

"No," she lied. "Maybe because she is in love with you."

"Your daughter is a shy girl. It’s impossible for her to come up with that crazy idea by herself." He walked closer to her before finally leaning in, causing the distance between their faces to become close. "It was your idea, right?"

"Hehe." She giggled softly after she got busted.

"You are really a bad mother!" he pinched her cheek gently.

"But you like it, right?" she grinned.

"Yes," he didn’t deny. "But I still need to punish you because you have given a crazy idea to your daughter."

"I’m ready." She accepted it right away because she believed the punishment was just a kiss.

And her guess was right because he pressed his lips against hers after making sure they were alone.

’Hmm?’

Her eyes widened for a moment when he tried to kiss her passionately.

’It seems like I’m not the only bad person here.’

Since he wanted it, she parted her lips right away, giving him a way to find her soft, pink tongue.

Even though they were not completely in a safe place, they still had a long deep kiss.

They didn’t stop immediately because they felt close when their tongues intertwined with each other.

After he broke the kiss, Aveline smiled softly. "Thank you for the punishment."

"Hehe." He chuckled at her words. "It’s my first time hearing someone say thank you after being punished."

"It’s because I like your punishment! It feels amazing!" she replied without feeling shy.

Since she looked like she wanted more, he leaned in immediately. "If so, I will punish you again."

And then, the duo had another deep kiss.

----

Village, Training Ground.

"I think I’m starting to understand it," Ren muttered.

Ren was currently training the Tiger Leaps skill. After bathing, Elara and he went to the training ground to master their innate abilities.

Even though they already had information about their skills, mastering them was an entirely different matter.

He had to control his stance, power, and landing because a single mistake would ruin his balance completely.

’Let me try again.’

He channeled his energy into his feet and increased his focus.

Once his eyes were fixed on the spot where he would land, he jumped forward immediately.

*Whoosh...

A small cloud of dust formed as he pushed his body off the ground.

After landing perfectly, he turned around and murmured, "No! It’s still not good. I will do it again."

He took his stance and leaped again.

On the other side, Elara was also training hard.

She was trying to master the Wings Tempest because she had mastered the Wings Guard skill.

’The power is still too weak.’

She focused on the target again and flipped her wings, shooting a whirlwind from each wing at the training dummy a few meters in front of her.

Since the dummy was neither destroyed nor sent flying, she flipped her wings once more.

This time, she put more power into her attack.

However, the result was still the same.

She failed!

After using the Wings Tempest skill several times, Elara stopped and breathed heavily because this technique drained a lot of her stamina and energy.

"Huff...Huff...Huff..." she placed her palms on her knees while trying to control her breathing.

The moment she saw Ren trying hard to master the Tiger Leaps skill, she straightened her back and trained again.

They had promised to make their dreams come true together, so she would not stop when he was doing his best to become stronger.

’I must train again.’

Once her breathing returned to normal, she spread her wings and felt the air around her.

Then, she drew in the air with her energy and gathered it in front of each wing.

She didn’t flip them right away.

She kept pulling the air around her because she wanted her strike to be powerful.

Her wings grew heavier as more air gathered before them.

With gritted teeth, she unleashed the whirlwinds toward the training dummy, making it sway for several seconds.

’Huff...Huff...Huff...’

Elara realized something important after using the Wings Tempest ability.

’I need to increase my stamina if I want to unleash a stronger attack.’

She transformed back into her human form and began running around the training ground.

"Hmm?" Ren was startled and stopped training.

’Why did she suddenly stop practicing her innate ability?’

Since he could not suppress his curiosity, he approached her.

"Elara, why are you suddenly running?" he asked curiously.

"I need to improve my physique if I want to unleash a stronger attack," she explained.

"I see." He finally understood everything. "Then, I will run with you."

Elara was startled by his words, but in the next second, a tiny smile spread across her face.

As the duo was running side by side, Alaric and Sofia stepped into the training ground.

"Hmm?" Their eyebrows lifted for a moment.

It was still 07:00 am, and class started at 07:30 am, so they thought no one was in the training ground, but they were wrong because Ren and Elara were already there.

"They are so diligent." Sofia’s lips curled up into a smile.

"Ren! Elara!" Alaric shouted as he waved his hand.

Ren and Elara immediately turned their heads toward them. The moment they knew it was Sofia and Alaric, they approached them right away.

"Good morning, Instructor Alaric, Instructor Sofia." Ren and Elara greeted them in unison.

"You two are so early today," Sofia said.

"We want to try to master our innate abilities before class starts," Ren replied.

"Yeah! That’s the mindset of powerful awakeners!" Alaric gave them a thumbs up. "So, how is the progress?"

Ren and Elara began telling their progress in detail.

Elara said the attack power of her Wings Tempest skill was still weak, so she needed to increase her stamina, while Ren told them that he could jump higher or farther if he had a strong physique.

Alaric and Sofia gave them some advice to improve their stamina faster.

Ren and Elara listened carefully because every piece of guidance from experienced awakeners was so valuable.

When all the disciples arrived, they immediately started the class. During the lesson, Alaric and Sofia taught them what to do in a fight.

They also told them the importance of staying calm, because the consequences could be fatal if they lost their composure.

Once the class was over, Ren and Elara watched a sunset together. After dinner, the duo headed to the front yard and chatted there.

At 09:40 pm, Elara headed to her room to sleep.

Ren remained in the front yard because he still wanted to enjoy the beautiful night.

’This village is so peaceful! It makes me desire to stay here forever.’

If he hadn’t promised to make his predecessor’s dream come true, he would have chosen not to return home because he felt at peace there.

Several minutes later, he headed to his room to rest.

To his surprise, Aveline stepped into his bedroom shortly after he lay on the bed.