[A Few Weeks Later]
"Haaa… at long last!"
The two finally left the desert region, constantly training and moving every single day. After what seemed like an eternity, they finally reached civilization.
However, it wasn't anything like what Neron expected.
"What is this place…?" Confusion was evident on his face as he looked at the bustling civilization that littered the valley from a cliff that he occupied alongside Lilith.
The woman merely smiled and casually revealed something he never knew.
"This is a Magic Beast Society." Her smile broadened. "There are lots of them scattered around, unlike the centralized system that humans operate in."
"F-for real? Magic Beasts have a society?"
"Yup! We're here because I need to stock up on some ingredients that are already running low, and I can only get them here."
"Ingredients…?"
"Mainly spices." She retorted dismissively. "Nothing that important."
"...."