Chapter 95: Elise is Curious and Interested!

"Wow, did he just...dupe Senior Owen?"

Elise couldn’t help but speak in surprise after seeing Owen fighting the huge Bumblebee Queen all alone.

Well, rather than fighting, he was suppressing it directly with a streak of light coming out of his finger, but still, this was surprising.

"Yeah..."

Elara replied with a slight frown on her face,

"He doesn’t seem like a B-rank archer just now."

Previously, they didn’t know much about Soren, as they hadn’t seen him inside the dungeon fighting after all.

But today they saw what it meant to be an excellent archer. Despite being a ranger, he was as fierce as or even more so than they.

Not to mention his speed in the end.

"Yeah...he seemed quite...mysterious."

Elise agreed as her eyes shone a bit, remembering the way Soren fought.

The way he decimated those countless bees and stole the Golden Nectar right under the nose of the Queenbee, and the way he fearlessly used Owen to his advantage despite being a junior...

To be honest, if she didn’t say she wasn’t intrigued, she would be lying to herself.

Unlike her sister, she was a very curious type after all.

"Where are you going?"

Elara couldn’t help but ask as she saw her sister suddenly turn around, intending to leave.

"Where else? Don’t you want to get the Golden Nectar? Or do you really want to fail this test?"

Elise answered matter-of-factly, a faint smile tugging at her lips.

Since this was a test by Owen, just like Soren, she didn’t want to fail it if possible.

To be honest, not only she, but also Elara was the same. She was now regretting that she didn’t snatch a few drops before waiting for the Queen.

So, Elara didn’t stop her sister, but asked with a complicated look...

"Are you...trying to use your skill on him? But it mightn’t work, though."

She was a bit conflicted when Elise gave a simple nod.

"Yeah, we still have a few minutes left. And don’t worry, my skill depends on luck, not the realm. If it didn’t work, then so be it."

Unlike what others thought, Elara and Elise Vans weren’t of the same class at all.

In fact, unlike Elara, who was a BladeDancer, Elise had a class of her own, Thief.

Normally, she wouldn’t show her skills and act like one person with her sister, using her unique skill,

Twin Resonance

, for obvious reasons.

But when she was alone, she was a strong Thief with a myriad of skills that could make someone cry.

In fact, not many people knew about her true class in the Elite Hunter Academy. Even during Professor Lyra’s test, they performed together.

"Then...be careful."

Seeing that Elise had made her decision, Elara gave a small nod and watched as her sister vanished from her spot, rushing toward the direction Soren had gone.

Since Soren stopped after a certain distance, Elise didn’t take much time to locate them.

Even when they were inside a cloak, her dark eyes from behind that shadow located their position instantly.

’Good artifact...unfortunately, it won’t work on me.’

Elise showed a beautiful yet amused smile after seeing Aurelia still on Soren’s arm, hidden behind a dark cloak.

She never knew that the famous daughter of an Archmage didn’t mind being in the arms of someone she had met only a week ago.

’Well, it isn’t what I should care about, is it? Let’s just steal a bit of honey and leave.’

Elise was in a hurry after all.

As much as she was curious about their relationship, she also wanted to steal and leave before the time limit was over.

So, the moment she was close to the couple, she quietly activated her S-rank skill,

Silent Extraction

.

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[Skill: Silent Extraction]

[Rank: S]

[Effect: Grants a chance to extract an item directly from a target’s inventory without detection. Success depends on Luck and target perception. Restricted against equipped or bound items.]

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It was a strange skill, one that felt overpowered at first glance, yet not quite.

Honestly, Elise disdained using it in normal situations.

But she didn’t mind using today, as she was just stealing a few

Golden Nectar

from Soren that he mightn’t even notice.

’Hmm? So fast?’

Surprisingly, Elise found that the moment she activated her skill, a relatively large chunk of honeycomb directly appeared in her inventory, dripping with Golden Honey.

’That was...so easy.’

To be honest, even Elise was a bit surprised, as she thought she might need to spam her skill a few more times to succeed as before.

’Well, it seems my Luck is good today. Let’s leave then,’

Elise thought, a bit happily, and was about to turn around when she saw Soren suddenly kissing Aurelia.

’Hmm?’

For a moment, she was confused and stood rooted in her spot, only to see them kissing again after a few seconds.

No, it seemed Soren was the one who was kissing Aurelia, as she saw him fooling her with Golden Honey and going for the kiss the moment Aurelia opened her mouth.

"~~Slurp~~"

"~~Mmm~~"

In an instant, Elise heard their muffled moans, heavy with labored breathing.

She saw Soren press Aurelia against the tree behind her, playing with her mouth without restraint.

She noticed how he occasionally slapped her cheek, forced her to swallow, or even had her entwine her tongue with his. At times, she could even see the globs of honey they were sharing passionately.

’W-What are they doing?’

At first, Elise was completely stunned by the obscene scene, forgetting even to step back.

But as she watched Aurelia complying with Soren and moaning in extreme pleasure, her own breathing began to increase involuntarily.

’D-Does that...f-feel that good?’

Seeing how Aurelia was already losing control in Soren’s arms and letting him do whatever he desired, Elise felt her cheeks flush with shame.

She was a pure girl who hadn’t even witnessed a normal kiss, and yet she was watching such an intimate and obscene display from so close.

To be honest, she should feel disgusted and quickly leave, letting the couple have their moment.

But her curiosity got the better of her. Rather than stepping back, she slowly crept closer, watching them kiss intently.

She observed how Soren nibbled at Aurelia’s red lips, how he teased her tongue, and even how he swallowed her saliva without hesitation.

She saw how, despite being the proud daughter of an Archmage, Aurelia lost herself completely in the passionate moment.

Not only that, but Elise noticed her own ragged breathing, reacting to the nonstop intensity of the kiss.

So much so that she unconsciously bit her lower lip, wondering if such a feeling could be so consuming that they even forgot to breathe.

"~~Hah~~Hah~~"

Just as Elise found herself drawn to the raw display of passion between Soren and Aurelia, she saw them finally pull away, both breathing heavily in a daze.

Only then did she come back to her senses and realize her situation.

’Crap...what am I doing?’

Elise couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. She never thought that one day she would end up peeping on a couple making out like this.

Fortunately, she was still in her

Stealth

mode and hadn’t been noticed yet.

’I should leave before they find me. That would be a disaster.’

Feeling a bit flustered, Elise quickly put some distance between herself and the scene, her cheeks slightly flushed as she turned to leave.

However, before she did, she couldn’t help but glance back once more at Soren’s figure, a trace of curiosity in her eyes.

She didn’t know why, but suddenly, she found him not only mysterious but also possessing a charm and grace she had never seen in anyone before.

In fact, he looked so captivating that Elise felt her heart skip a beat.

’W-What am I thinking? Elise...calm yourself down.’

In the end, she brushed the feeling aside as if it were nothing more than an illusion, before swiftly disappearing into the forest.