Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires

With a gasp, he rose up from his bed as he put his trembling hand on his forehead.

Zaroth took a minute or two to calm down his heart.

By instinct, he had summoned Luna, so he shifted his gaze to her as he asked,

"What the fuck happened?"

Just a second ago, he was in Elysia's office with Zack, Roran, and Lily.

Lily was about to say what kind of powers she had, but then he found himself back in his room?

Luna, hearing his question, raised an eyebrow as she looked out the window. It was already night.

"I think Lily told us what her powers were… and then we forgot."

"Forgot?" Zaroth repeated her words, trying to make sense of the situation.

"Yes… if I am not mistaken, you alongside everybody in the room with the exception of Elysia were terrified when they heard what Lily's powers were… and then everybody forgot… I think it was part of her powers about not allowing anyone to remember them."

With a grunt, Zaroth sat on the bed, deep in thought.

'Her powers have something to do with memories? Is that why I can't seem to recall the events clearly? If I am affected, should I take it as that she is unable to control them and everybody is affected by it?'

After a few minutes of pondering, he asked,

"Did I… say something to you before I forgot everything?"

Luna sighed as she sat next to him on the bed. "Even if you did, I wouldn't have remembered… well, you did actually ask me something."

He raised an eyebrow. "What was it?"

"You asked if you will be able to win against her if you used me," she replied.

"And your answer?"

"We would lose."

"Lose?" he muttered her words under his breath. He knew that Lily had been hiding her true strength… but she was stronger than him? He possessed a mythical dragon! Even if his dragon wasn't at full power currently, it was still a dragon nonetheless!

Zaroth began to feel frustrated, so he walked over to the bathroom, undressed, and turned on the shower. He had woken up sweaty, so maybe the shower would be able to calm him down and help him remember.

Slowly his memories began to resurface, but it was hard to keep them, it felt like if he wasn't focusing solely on them, they were going to disappear again.

"Lily said something… Zack was visibly shocked, Roran didn't change his expression much, meaning that he knew a part of her powers, which wasn't a surprise considering that she was his girlfriend… and Elysia… she had a smile on her face… one that I have never seen her with."

A part of the conversation came back to him, but he wasn't able to remember the most important thing, what were Lily's powers exactly?

"Everything is pointing toward being able to manipulate memories to some extent… but then what about the spells she is able to use? If they aren't connected to her class or blessing in any way, it would mean that she had learned them the hard way… but why do I feel like this isn't the case?"

It was safe to say that he was becoming frustrated with himself, feeling like he wasn't able to think clearly, like something was obstructing his memories. It wasn't a nice feeling.

He had become cocky, he didn't know what Lily was capable of before, but he assumed that he was stronger than her… and yet the opposite was the case?

'Stronger. I need to be stronger…' Again, it all came down to strength in the end. The feeling that he wasn't the strongest wasn't a pleasant feeling. So he felt a dire need to acquire more power.

"Let's summarize what I can do right now."

First, it was his mana core. It had three aspects that he would be able to improve, his mana output, capacity, and regeneration. The more he improved that part, the more spells he would be able to use.

Then it came the amount of sparks connected to his core. They wouldn't increase the number of spells he could use, but they increased the firepower—or in other words, the effectiveness of his skills.

Then it came the demonic skills that he had learned from Midnight. If he wanted to become more familiar with them, he had to kill more people.

It was important not to forget his physical body, he had become stronger and was able to use, somewhat proficiently, swords, spears, and daggers.

And lastly was the fact that he was a Beast Master, with the ability to resurrect and tame dead beasts.

"If I want to get stronger, I have to strengthen one of these areas…" he muttered under his breath.

But the truth of the matter was that he hadn't ever stopped training his mana core and connecting sparks to it. He had also been training his body constantly. If he wished to, he could go on a rampage killing people, making his demonic skills stronger, but that was going to take too much time.

"So I guess I have to tame more beasts?" Considering that his mana core had grown considerably, he was probably ready to support even more beasts now. The question was, where was he going to find them? Experience new tales on My Virtual Library Empire

Searching for beasts himself would probably take too much time.

He accidentally touched the showerhead and made the water go from hot to icy cold.

"FUCK!" he shouted, irritated. The cold water reminded him of his old life when he was outside the capital.

"Wait, the capital?" he muttered under his breath.

A moment later, his eyes narrowed in realization.

"I am in the capital for fuck's sake! Why didn't I think to search if there were beasts for sale?!"

In that moment, he felt like an idiot. He had been thinking about so many things at the same time that the most obvious thing had escaped his mind. There was bound to be a way to buy beasts somewhere in the capital. There were millions of people living here, after all.

Quickly drying himself, he put on his bracelet and sent Elysia a message.

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Zaroth: Is there a way to buy beasts in the capital?

Elysia: I have heard that there are some illegal beast fights happening somewhere away from the emperor's gaze. Apparently, they let beasts fight it out among themselves while rich folks are watching the spectacle from above and betting on who is going to win.

Elysia: Some even buy a beast or two if they catch their eyes.

Zaroth: What makes them illegal? Is it because they are considered inhumane?

Elysia: No, it is because they are not paying taxes.

Zaroth: …

Zaroth: Do you perchance know where to find these places?

Elysia: Of course. I was actually wondering why you hadn't asked yet. I will make some modifications to the map in your bracelet.

Zaroth: …

Zaroth: By the way, these beasts could cost a hefty amount, I assume? I wouldn't mind some financial aid.

Elysia: …

Elysia: You want me to give you more credits for free?

Zaroth: Well, it's not really free, is it? I introduced you to three people who have joined your side. Plus, the amount of Purifiers in the area has dwindled a lot recently, hasn't it? You can thank me for that.

Elysia: …

Elysia: True, you indeed have been useful as of late.

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[You have received a transfer of 10,000 credits]

[Your map has been updated]

Seeing the amount of money and the updates on the map, Zaroth couldn't help but grin.

It was time to go shopping for some beasts.