After returning from the cave, I eat and fall asleep right away. Using golden incense in that tight space multiplied its effect, and six of them was too much.
Even if a skill increases my craving, my stamina isn’t infinite. I’ll have to be careful going forward.
I should’ve thought about this sooner, but that space was in a dungeon. Normally if that many people ‘go wild’ in such a tight space for so long, they would suffer from oxygen deprivation, but the air was always fresh no matter how long we were there. Although the golden incense lingered.
That small room might be a safe area like the northern area.
“Master.”
After breakfast, I take it easy in the room to recover from yesterday’s exhaustion, and Aira comes along. I feel everyone’s presence have left, so it’s just us in the house.
We haven’t been alone in a while, and Aira approaches me like she wants to be pampered.
“How will it be today?”
“I’m still mentally tired, so I wonder if it won’t have an effect on work. But it feels like the golden incense borrows lust, so maybe I shouldn’t use it.”
“Understood. That is an item to increase your interest, so it will be kept sealed normally.”
“…Does that mean you might still use it again?”
“I wonder? It will depend on you.”
“I guess…”
I think she means it won’t be necessary if I’m motivated in the first place.
But even if she says that…
“…Are you satisfied with the current situation?”
“Oh? Are you concerned about that?”
“Don’t make fun of me, Aira.”
“…Yes. I am not satisfied, but I am happy.”
“…I see.”
Aira hasn’t been included in this golden incense fun. There’s no doubt she planned this, but she’s still a dear fiancee.
She’s the most mysterious one in terms of where her fondness for me comes from, but that’s part of her charm. I need to make her happy too.
“We will have visitors from the outside soon, and if they are friendly, obedient, and there is no problem with their abilities or willingness to submit, we might have to welcome them.”
“…Eh? You’re actually telling me?”
She kept Kasumi and the others a secret, so I’m surprised she’s talking about this.
“Their team was meant to be a surprise, although we had our reasons. But it seems you figured it out quickly.”
“There was that suggestive behavior.”
Kasumi was especially easy to notice. She’s my sister, but I heard about that system too. I could see where it was going. I didn’t expect them to use golden incense on themselves though.
“You are no longer someone who would work under someone else. We will do our best to screen for people who want to join you rather than have you join them. So please go about your business as usual.”
“Yes, I’ll leave that to you.”
“So master, getting back on track, the third floor is next.”
“Yes. Who will come with me?”
Kasumi’s team just started training. I’m the one who needs training the most, but when you add Weakening II, it won’t bother me in my daily life. Sometimes I forget to use the skill and break tableware, but it’s made by me with magic iron, so I can fix it.
Conversely, I can easily break even magic iron if I don’t use a skill. That’s how much I can’t control my stats. Good thing the new girls also have high Constitution.
“Master, I have not been to the third floor, but since it is used as a date spot, it can be treated as a safe zone.”
“Apparently. It’s used mainly for mountain climbing and looking at the scenery, right?”
Mountain climbing and enjoying the vast scenery doesn’t really strike me as a date spot. Although I’ve never done it in the first place.
Personally, I’m more interested in seeing the girls’ happy faces rather than the scenery itself. That means I’d do it even outside dungeons, during days off of course.
But from that point of view, if I’m going to a new place, I don’t want to leave without the main members.
“…I was waiting for your conclusion. We will all go.”
“…Are you sure you don’t have a skill that lets you read minds?”
“Of course. Do not worry, it is exclusive to you.”
“What’s not to worry… So everyone. So we aren’t training today?”
“Yes, it is not good to stuff too much in.”
That’s true. Even when I was training in the resort, I still had fun here and there.
“I’ll leave that to you. Thanks for your work.”
“Then how about a reward?”
“…Hum, please be gentle.”
“Fufu, all right. Just stay like this for a while.”
“If that’s it…”
I put my arm around Aira, and she rests her head on my shoulder.
Even if more join us, I want to enjoy time like this once in a while.
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