Chapter 58

In response to the criticism that the protagonist in chapters 55 and 56 was a terrible person for abandoning someone who was near death for the sake of manipulation, I found it convincing and made some revisions. The overall flow of the story hasn't changed.

It was a morning when the cheerful sunlight poured into the forest mansion.

Lilithia and I were lying naked in the bed of the bedroom.

Lilithia, still sleepy, rubbed her cheek against my chest and whispered in a sweet voice, her wings fluttering softly.

"Master... What will you do today?"

"Today, I'm going to the Netherworld. I don't know how long it will take, so I'll skip the adventurer guild's requests."

"Yes, Master..."

"Then there's the Undead Dungeon we didn't clear yesterday. I'll take care of it quickly, make a Magic Bag and a sub-unit, and then head to the Netherworld."

"Understood~"

Still sleepy, she rubbed her cheek against me with an innocent smile.

Her silky silver hair tickled my skin.

Her droopy eyes seemed even more droopy.

I gently stroked Lilithia's head and asked,

"What's wrong, Lilithia? You're being extra clingy today?"

"Mmm... It feels so good, Master... I still feel like I'm floating in the bath, so comfortable..."

"If it's that good, should we go in again today?"

Lilithia blushed and shook her head.

Then she said in a pleasant, nasal voice,

"No, no, floating in the bath every day is not good... I can't support you... nyaa."

"That's true. Then I should wake up the Sleeping Beauty, shouldn't I?"

"Huh? ——Nn!"

I hugged Lilithia tightly and kissed her passionately.

Caught off guard, Lilithia moaned but entwined her small tongue with mine.

Our kisses made lewd sounds, smacking and sucking.

After a while, when we parted, Lilithia blushed and glared at me with her violet eyes.

"Master! You're too intense in the morning!"

"But it wakes you up, right?"

I pulled Lilithia closer, wrapping my arms around her slender waist. Our naked curves pressed together smoothly.

Lilithia's face turned red all the way to her ears, and her cheeks puffed out.

"Al-alright...! But only today will I be intense in the morning!"

"You're so kind, Lilithia."

Lilithia spread her white wings and collapsed softly into me.

Her large breasts swayed in a perfect circle.

—It seems we'll do it again soon.

Thinking this, we became one in the gentle morning sunlight, our sweat glistening.

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After breakfast, I prepared as an adventurer and entered the dungeon first.

Sophia, the priestess, approached me.

"Good morning, Alex..."

"Good morning, Sophia. What's up?"

Sophia stroked her blue hair and blushed, looking away.

"Um, thank you for saving me yesterday."

"No, no. You helped me before, so it's mutual. By the way, I'm sorry for seeing you naked."

"No, I was just surprised because it was sudden... But, Alex, if it's you, I don't mind... You've seen everything anyway..."

She blushed and looked down.

I couldn't quite hear the latter part of her words.

I asked about her future plans.

"What are you going to do now? Stay here for a while?"

"Is that okay? I can't go back to the church yet... Mei is working on it, but it will take time."

"Mei?"

"Yes, the mage, um, what's her name now? Maybe Mackibel?"

"Why is her name different?"

"Ah, her real name is Medill, but she hates it. So she uses the names she gives herself, like Marissa, Melissa, Mirabel, depending on her mood."

"She's that eccentric. Well, how about you stay here and help with the shop and dungeon guarding?"

"Guarding?"

"Other dungeons attack us. They're at war with each other."

"Oh, I see. That's the situation."

Sophia's blue eyes widened.

Then Lilithia entered the dungeon, swaying her white habit.

Her silver hair swayed as she walked with a straight back, looking like a gentle angel.

She smiled at Sophia as soon as she saw her.

"Good morning, Sophia. You seem to be feeling better."

"Yes, thank you... Can I stay here a bit longer?"

"I think so... It would be better to continue the baths for three more days... Your wings are quite dirty."

"I see... Ah, I'm sorry for intruding on you and Alex..."

Sophia blushed and said.

But Lilithia smiled confidently.

"It's fine. Master is my destined one."

"Ugh... The air of a wife..."

"But, Sophia, I think you're mistaken."

"Mistaken?"

"There is only one guiding angel for each hero. Your important hero must be somewhere else."

Sophia held her head.

"Ugh... I think so... but I'm not sure."

"You'll remember if you cleanse yourself more. Try the hot spring therapy."

"Okay... Can I use the elixir bath even when you two aren't around? I don't know when my heart will be troubled again."

I nodded at her words.

"Sure. I'll make plenty of elixir so you can use it anytime."

"Thank you, Alex."

Sophia smiled bashfully.

I headed to the inner hall where the sphere was.

I approached Kou and spoke to him.

"Did you hear? I want to make a lot of elixir, so please help me."

"Aye. But I need more magic power first."

"Ah, sorry. ——Ha!"

I placed my hand on the surface of the sphere and focused.

The magic power, which was around 700%, rose sharply to 10,000%.

Kou flashed with joy.

"Yay. The dungeon level has gone up again~"

"That's good. I didn't know it could go up to 10,000."

"Tier 5."

"Alright, let's make the elixir."

"Aye aye~"

Kou brought out a large treasure chest, and I turned the water into elixir.

After some time, we made several tons of elixir.

I sighed and wiped the sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand as I stood up.

"This should be enough. ——I'm going to the dungeon we didn't clear yesterday. Connect me."

"Sure thing!"

A new passage extended from the front hall.

Sophia took a step back and looked at the end of the passage.

"T-this is the enemy dungeon..."

"See you later," "Please take care of the house, Sophia."

"Ah, yes! Have a safe trip!"

With her farewell, Lilithia and I dove into the dungeon.

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