The Rise of the Black Plain

"Talia?" Ruth asked a black-haired woman who had several similarities to her and was standing next to a redhead from the northern part of the Central Continent.

"Oh? Ruth? Have you returned from your little trip?" The older sister of this girlfriend of Minos asked upon seeing this person who rarely stayed around these areas in recent times.

"Looks like you had a lot of fun this period, huh?" Talia commented while feeling that her only sister was already at level 53. 'It seems that even in the north of the continent, she still managed to maintain a good progression rate...'

'I thought she'd fall behind going to that place, but it looks like she maintained the difference between our levels.' Talia pondered, comparing Ruth's level to her own, level 58.

'It looks like she kept training hard... I wonder if this is due to too many problems in her path? Or something else?'

'Perhaps the person she had gone to visit is somewhat impressive?' Talia's eyes sparkled as she thought about her little sister's affairs.

On the other hand, while Ruth's older sister was thinking about these things, this woman and Kara Carline were greeting each other after not seeing the other for two years.

In the meantime, Kara had reached level 51, having grown considerably stronger since their last time together.

But even though she had gotten much stronger, Kara had not gained any level advantage over Ruth, even considering that one had been on 'vacation' in the northern part of the Central Continent and the other had worked hard here in the Flaming Empire...

And Kara could not help but feel strange realizing this!

She obviously did not know about the things happening in that region since it was challenging to send information out of that area.

After all, besides the long distances, the crows in that region were very weak and had a high chance of being devoured by other beasts when trying to come to this state.

Because of this, rarely did the families from that region where Minos was creating havoc communicate with their members here in this state.

And so naturally, the young and beautiful Kara had no idea of the commotion caused by that young man she had some interest in.

So, she still greatly underestimated the northern region of the Central Continent and thought that Ruth had had a quiet time there, where high-level fights rarely happened.

'Sigh... It seems that her talent is a bit higher than mine, even if they have equal ratings.' The young redhead thought about this as she felt a little down.

She was very competitive, so even though she was Ruth's friend, Kara could not help but compare herself and even want to surpass that person.

In any case, reality constantly made the plans of humans not develop as planned. And Kara could only accept such a thing while being curious about some issues concerning this 'vacation' of Ruth's.

"Ruth, how is Minos? You've been with him all this time, right?" She asked in curiosity.

Upon hearing this, Ruth's sister stopped thinking about those things.

She soon began to pay attention to the young woman in front of her, who looked as impressive or more so than herself, though younger and weaker.

Ruth then smiled as she heard this, thinking of the figure of her lover. "He's fine..." She said in a sweet, gentle tone. "After this period with him, we both started dating officially."

"Oh?" The two women expressed their surprise as smiles formed on their faces.

"It seems that this young man cannot be underestimated... He even won over my little sister!" Talia commented in satisfaction, feeling a growing interest in Minos.

"Wow, I didn't think you guys would get to that point..." Kara commented in shock, surprised by Ruth's interest in Minos.

Kara naturally had an interest in Minos, but she felt pretty different from Ruth. After all, she was not a reserved woman like the black-haired in front of her and Talia.

Ruth was someone who had only slept with Minos, and even though she had the opportunity to be with other men, she had not. Kara, on the other hand, well, she slept with her own brother whenever she could and never went more than a month without having her 'adventures.'

Hence, she thought her being interested in Minos was a natural thing, but Ruth, well, that just meant that the connection of those two was pretty deep.

"Hmm, even I didn't think of that... But after spending these months with him, I feel like I'm ready to invest a lot more in our relationship!"

Hearing this and seeing how Ruth was using her hands to massage her belly, Talia's eyebrows frowned. "Little sister, don't tell me you're that irresponsible?"

"Having a child at your age..."

"No, I'm not pregnant," Ruth replied in a disappointed manner. "Unfortunately, Minos is not interested in having a family yet."

'Good thing there is some responsible person in this relationship!' Talia pondered as she had her eyes opened in surprise, seeing how her sister had changed in these two years. 'But this is all very strange!'

'Why is she so in love with this young man?'

'I know he is the son of the elder Maisie, but as far as I know, he has not inherited her qualities!'

'Is he deceiving my little sister?' She wondered, becoming more curious about Minos and even thinking of some ideas to check out this young man.

Ruth continued to smile and said. "In that period, I have seen him grow so strong that even I can't describe all the power he has..."

"But I think you will understand about that in the future, Kara."

"Really? Are you by any chance going to tell me where he is?" Kara asked in interest.

"No."

"When you go to the northern region, you'll figure it out on your own... Hehehe, but I have some advice to give you."

"What is it?"

"When you go to the northern region, try to see him before you go on with your other plans there... Believe me. It will help you more than you realize." Ruth said as she helped her boyfriend with some of his interests.

Ruth was not as possessive as Abby, but even she would prefer that her boyfriend was not with more women than necessary. With that said, this earlier line of hers was not her helping Minos get his hands on Kara.

The opposite of that, Ruth was merely giving the pointers to this redhead so that she would be on the good side of the Black Plain one day. She would, perhaps, advise her family not to act aggressively against Minos.

That was what Minos wanted, something this woman could definitely help him achieve!

"So, that's it..." Kara said, even more interested, as she thought of the young man formerly at level 39, but who should now have turned into a real man, strong and virile, just the way she liked it.

"Interesting!"

"I will do as you said!" She said in animation.

"Hehe, good to know..."

'I'll see this boy before Kara or my little sister...' Talia pondered in silence as she listened to her sister change the subject.

"By the way, where is Mona? I thought you usually spent a lot of time together."

Kara then shook her head and said. "Well, things changed after my promotion... You know how it is. Our responsibilities are quite different."

"Hmmm."

"So, because of that, we don't have that much time in common anymore, and just now, Mona is on a mission outside the sect."

"I see..."

Ruth then remembered Abby, who was Mona's best friend. "What level is she at? Is she thinking about going to the northern region in the future?"

"Yes, she is. She recently reached level 49, and she told me that she wants to make that trip after reaching the 6th stage." The young redhead replied.

"Well, if she reaches level 50 in the next six or seven months, I will take her to that region with me."

"When you see her, tell her that."

"I don't want Mona to make certain mistakes by going to that state of hers without talking to me."