Sein had never seen this little girl before, yet her friendly tone and the familiarity she exuded made him frown slightly.0

“Tourmaline?” he ventured.0

“Yup, that’s me! This is my new form! What do you think?” Tourmaline chirped, spinning around playfully before Sein with a smile.0

Standing at just 1.4 meters tall, Tourmaline’s human form was even shorter than Leena’s teenage form, which had been at least 1.5 meters.2

On top of that, she looked like a child which made sense, since she was still a young hatchling.2

Despite the increase in her strength and life level, it was important to remember that advancing in power did not equate to aging.0

If anything, the more noble the bloodline, the longer it took for a high-level creature to mature fully.0

In magic beast forests within the Magus World, many creatures...0