[Heal].
A faint yellow light enveloped Gaze's body and he felt most of the pain on his body disappear.
Thousands of questions ran through his mind as to why Vivian cast healing magic on him. But before he could even answer a single question, he was abruptly interrupted.
"ARGH!" he groaned in pain as Vivian pulled him up by the hair with one hand as if he weighed nothing and felt like his scalp was about to get ripped off of his skull.
"Listen here, kid --"
Pang!
"AHH!"
Gaze attempted to kick Vivian on the groin but she easily blocked it with the rod of her poleaxe, causing him to cry out from the pain he felt on his shin.
"Still feisty, huh," Vivian said.
Gaze gritted his teeth.
[Power Fist].
Bam!
Crack!
Thud.
The moment Vivian noticed Gaze's right shoulder twisting to throw a punch, she immediately shoved his head down and raised her knee, breaking his nose and 2 front teeth, before releasing him.
"AAAHHH!!!"
Gaze howled in pain and covered his bleeding mouth with his hands as he laid and rolled on the ground, painting the grass with the color red.
Eh...?
He still has energy to move like that...?
I thought he was going to be dizzy...
Vivian massaged her temples and let out an exasperated sigh.
"Why are kids so hardheaded…?"
Pscht!
Vivian felt something poke her back and caused her body to twitch a bit and she quickly turned around.
Felize had her hand up aiming at her and her face painted with a shocked expression.
Torr, who was still frozen in a fighting stance, also had a shocked expression on his face.
Vivian tilted her head to the side.
"What did you do, little girl?"
"AEEEEYYY…!!!" Felize cried out and pulled out her hand before rolling over to the side and crawling away.
Vivian stared at her with a deadpan expression.
What the hell…?
She shook her head mentally.
Well…
I guess a young girl is a young girl no matter what world…
She turned to Torr.
Thud!
"AEEEYYY!" Torr flinched and cried out as well before falling to the ground on his rear end.
Vivian rolled her eyes.
My god…!
Why are these brats so overdramatic...?!
I get it that they're kids…
But aren't they Adventurers….?!
It's not like I'm killing them or anything…
She let out a sigh.
Such a headache…
She returned her attention to Torr who was still sitting on the ground with a terrified expression.
"Hey, you, what did she do?"
Noticing that Torr wasn't answering, Vivian rolled her eyes once again and then raised her hand at him.
"S-S-She c-cast [Lightning A-Arrow]…!"
"[Lightning Arrow]?" she said and then turned to Felize who was still crawling away. "Really now."
An idea popped inside her head and she returned her gaze to Torr once more.
"Gather your friends so that I can heal their wounds."
"W-What…?"
"JUST DO IT, YOU STUPID BRAT!"
"AEEEYYY...!!"
Vivian closed her eyes and massaged her forehead.
Vivian, understand that these are kids...
No matter what, these are kids...
They are supposed to be annoying and stupid...
That's all there is to it…
She opened her eyes.
"Gather your friends now so that I can heal their wounds or I'll shove your weapons up your asses!
"AEEEYYY!"
***
[Heal].
A faint yellow light enveloped Felize's body and she felt most of the pain on her body go away.
Gaze, Felize and Torr were sitting on the ground in a straight line while Vivian was standing in front of them.
Vivian also healed Gaze. And just like Felize, the [Heal] spell didn't completely heal him, it only removed most of the pain.
However, there was something she didn't expect to happen.
Hmm…
So [Heal] doesn't heal lost teeth, huh…
Earlier she kneed Gaze's face, causing him to lose 2 front teeth and break his nose.
His broken nose recovered...
But his teeth didn't...
Does this mean [Greater Heal] can recover lost teeth…?
Hmm…
I wonder if 15-year-olds can regrow their lost teeth...?
[Heal].
A faint yellow light enveloped Torr's body.
In Vivian's head, although she didn't hit Torr, she just threw him a healing spell just in case.
"So, as I was saying, the Bukaroo Quest is mine. So don't take it. I don't care whatever Quests you take, just don't take the Bukaroo Quest."
The teens were silent.
Torr was looking at the side, Felize was looking at the ground and Gaze was looking at Vivian. And although they all more or less held a fearful expression, Vivian could also detect a hint of hostility from them, especially from Gaze.
"You can report this incident to the guild all you want for all I care. However, what will be your proof? Your injuries? I've already healed them."
The teens remained silent.
"So yes, it will basically be your word against mine. And what story do you think is more believable? A single Copper I Rank Adventurer beating 3 Copper I Rank Adventurers or 3 Copper I Rank Adventurers trying to spread malicious and blasphemous lies against a Copper I Rank Priestess like me?
"And even if some people decided to believe your story, so what? You're all nothing but rookie Adventurers. And you're a Warrior, you're also a Warrior and you're a Wizard."
Gaze and Torr were from the Temple of Warriors while Felize was from the Temple of Wizard.
"Meanwhile, I, I am a Priestess that many Adventurers and Nobles want to be associated with. And a powerful one, at that."
The teens bit their lips as they threw their gaze to the ground.
"Look, I'm not asking much. All I'm asking is for you three not to touch the Bukaroo Quest until I become Silver I Rank. Do you understand me?"
"Yes…" Torr and Felize replied.
Gaze, on the other hand, just nodded.
"And to be fair," said Vivian. "If you really think about it, it's you guys who are being unreasonable here. I mean, just look at you guys. I'm actually the victim here and I feel like developed PTSD from this incident."
The brows of the teens knitted. They didn't know what PTSD meant.
"Do you agree or not? Answer me properly."
"Yes, we agree..."
"You agree what? And look at me when you answer."
The teens raised their heads and looked at her.
"Yes, we agree not to touch the Bukaroo Quest."
Vivian nodded.
"Good enough. Now, I don't want you to think I'm being unfair or taking advantage of you, so I'll throw you some help as well. I'm not that crude of a person, you know."
The teens didn't say anything.
"So, do any of you have unopened Magic Arts?"
The teens looked at each other for a moment before returning their gaze towards Vivian.
"I-I have Lightning and Wind but I've only opened [Lightning Mastery]…" Felize said.
"I-I have Dark and Fire but haven't opened any of them yet… I'm still trying to open my[Fire Mastery]…" Torr said.
Vivian turned to Gaze who didn't say anything.
"And you?"
Gaze gritted his teeth and a look of determination appeared on his face.
"I don't have any Magic Art Affinities. But I'll make sure I'll become one of the strongest Adventurers by mastering all of the Physical Arts!"
"I see," Vivian said and then returned to Felize and Torr. "You're both in luck, I have [Wind] and [Fire]. I'll open them for you right now."
"What?!" Felize and Torr exclaimed, their eyes wide.
Gaze, on the other hand, didn't say anything but his eyes were wide as well.
Among the Magic Arts, [Fire] and [Poison Mastery] were the easiest to unlock. With Fire, one just has to burn themselves. Meanwhile, for Poison, one just has to expose themselves to poison. But for the rest of the rest of the Magic Arts, some needed magic assistance such as [Light] and [Dark Mastery], while others like [Ice] and [Lightning Mastery] either needed magic assistance or they needed to create a situation to simulate those elements.
Because of this, Magic Arts that need magic assistance can be quite expensive to open, especially for poor people or people from the Commoner class. In fact, it was one of the heaviest financial burdens that they was saving up for.
Vivian turned to Felize.
"You're first. I will open your [Wind Mastery]. Don't worry, I will cast [Heal] on you as well. But in return, I want you to cast [Lightning Arrow] on me."
"You have [Lightning Mastery] as well?!" Felize asked.
Gaze and Torr's jaws dropped.
Huh…?
What's up with their expressions…?
Well…
They are kids, after all…
And I also just defeated them…
I guess they're still in trauma…
Yeah…
That's it…
Hmm…
Another proof that [Heal] really doesn't cure mental wounds, only physical…
What Vivian didn't know, in the eyes of Commoners like them, those who have 3 Magic Art Affinities are from powerful Noble families. Meanwhile, those who have 4 Magic Art Affinities are from Aristocratic Noble families who are no different from demi-gods.
And as for how they knew Vivian had [Light Mastery], it was due to the glow of Vivian's healing spell. [Heal] emits a faint yellow glow, while [Greater Heal] emits a brighter yellow glow.
"No, I just have some experiments that I want to do," Vivian said.
She sat down on the ground and removed the fingerless glove on her left hand.
"Come sit closer to me."
Felize got up and sat right in front of her.
Vivian presented her palm.
"I want you to cast [Lightning Arrow] on my hand."