Chapter 353

Chapter 356: Mr. Izay, you don’t actually want to lick it again, do you? (Please subscribe!)

“Oh my~ Aniya seems to have been shocked~?”

Suddenly, while Izay was having a staring contest with the elf girl, he heard a voice.

“It’s possible. That stupid cat easily gets emotional over small things.”

“Hmm, that’s correct~ Mr. Izay,” the voice paused for a moment, “So… does touching Ryu’s foot feel good?”

“—Very good! It feels as smooth as premium chocolate that melts in your mouth!”

Upon hearing the question, Izay, or rather, he who was absorbed in the task at hand, replied without hesitation.

“Woah~! Mr. Izay, you’re describing it with ‘melting’, aren’t you? You wouldn’t want to lick it again, would you?”

“How could I possibly~ I am a decent person after all…”

The voice that came again made Izay couldn’t help but smile.

For a decent person, can that be called ‘licking’?

That should be called ‘tasting’!

Do you understand ‘tasting’!?

After mocking himself twice in his mind, after a while… Izay realized something and blinked at the shy emotions of refusal in Ryu’s sky-blue eyes.

“???”

Ryu didn’t speak… Then who is talking to me!?

When he turned his head.

Wow~! Isn’t this Miss Hiel, the alternate account of Goddess Freya!?

When did she sneak up behind me?

Too surprising (scary), right!?

“Hie… Hiel!? When did you come over? And Beier woke up too?”

Beside him, Ryu took advantage of Izay turning his head to retract her little foot and subtly pressed down the hem of her battle suit that was about to flip up.

Thump thump thump.

Her heartbeat quickened due to nervousness.

The young girl couldn’t help but be grateful that Hiel arrived just in time; otherwise, with her previous position, exposing certain things would only require Izay to lower his head and take a glance.

But at the same time, she felt a bit secretly upset.

After all, the culprit responsible for her embarrassing situation… was also this person!

“We’ve been watching since you two started flirting, more or less.”

Hiel said with a smiling face, delivering the words that made Ryu despair.

They went upstairs originally so that Beier, who had fainted, could rest.

However, Beier’s injuries were completely healed by Izay, and she didn’t need much time to wake up from her unconscious state.

With the nature of this innocent and kind-hearted girl, upon learning that Izay had just healed her not long ago, she naturally looked for them immediately to express her gratitude.

And coincidentally witnessed the previous scene, thanks to Hiel’s stealth skills.

Now, the white-haired girl hiding behind Hiel showed an appearance as if she couldn’t bear to look at such adult scenes.

“Miss Ryu… how bold!”

Can you stop talking already? Miss Beier, your words make me want to find a crack in the ground to hide in.

Ryu’s expression gradually fell apart.

“And Mr. Izay… lecherous…”

Hmm?

You say that, then I’m wide awake now!

(Yes! He is a lecher!)

Suddenly finding resonance, Ryu’s eyes sharpened, glaring at Izay who looked entirely innocent.

The glare was fierce enough.

Unfortunately, the redness on her face hadn’t dissipated yet.

Completely lacking intimidation.

In Izay’s eyes, it was cute. As for Hiel and the other two, they felt like they had eaten a mouthful of dog food.

A quiet atmosphere persisted for a short while.

Ryu took the opportunity to adjust her mindset.

Now that she was no longer alone, she quickly calmed down the emotions from earlier, then looked at Hiel attempting to explain.

“That… Hiel, the situation isn’t what you think. The earlier situation was an accident…”

If the matter wasn’t clarified,

Given Hiel’s mischievous nature, plus Aniya’s testimony when she exploded and ran away earlier,

It wouldn’t take long for her rumors to spread far and wide.

Although Hiel probably wouldn’t randomly talk about it among unfamiliar adventurers,

Within her group of store staff companions, she definitely wouldn’t hold back.

Ryu didn’t want to be teased by her group of friends every day, so this explanation was necessary!

“I see, so that’s how it happened?”

After listening to the rough process, Hiel nodded as if understanding. If you ignore the teasing smile on her face…

Hiel’s current expression was like saying: Explain all you want, let’s see if I believe you~

As an elf, Ryu allowing Izay to touch her feet and not showing much resistance,

Doesn’t that indicate the seriousness of the situation?

On the contrary, her innocent Beier, upon hearing the explanation, immediately bowed deeply to both of them and apologized straightforwardly.

“I am truly sorry! Miss Ryu, Mr. Izay, I misunderstood you both. Please forgive my rudeness!”

“Um… Actually, I don’t mind your rudeness, so you can stand up…”

Looking at the innocent child bowing in apology, Izay, who knew there was some embellishment in Ryu’s earlier explanation, felt somewhat uncomfortable.

About as thin as a spider thread level.

“When—! Mr. Izay, thank you very much for healing my injuries earlier. I am extremely grateful!”

Has this child accepted the reality of fainting during training covered in wounds?

Izay accepted Beier’s gratitude with a hint of helplessness.

She’s quite capable…

No, upon careful thought, when Lunowa discovered Beier had fainted and informed Hiel of the situation, she said, “White Rabbit sister has fainted again.”

This “again” was quite profound, revealing Beier’s miserable experiences these days. Perhaps Beier has gotten used to it.

“But, being knocked out during training by someone teaching you too hard… This situation gives me a sense of déjà vu… I can slightly understand your hardship, Beier~”

“Eh?”

Izay’s comment surprised Beier, so much so that when he skillfully placed his hand on her head, she didn’t react.

(Let’s consider it as getting pet once…)

By the time Izay, Ryu, and Hiel began finding seats to chat, Beier patted the place touched by Izay and thought nonchalantly.

Only at moments like this did this easily embarrassed white-haired girl not show any unusual behavior.

Anyway, everyone familiar liked to pat her head, including the Great Goddess, several of the Great Goddess’s friends, Hiel, and Lily. She was almost accustomed to it, so one more from Izay didn’t matter.

The girl soon forgot about the incident and joined Hiel’s side to participate in the conversation.

Most of the conversation was between Izay and Hiel.

Ryu, who had just experienced the ups and downs of life, still felt somewhat restrained facing Izay, which was a residual effect from the earlier experience.

Beier, on the other hand, was naturally of the shy type.

Listening to others talk and occasionally inserting a few comments was fine.

Let her initiate topics?

Unless it’s about hero tales, forget about it.

However, when discussing events related to Orario, Beier would still show great interest.

After all, she had been in Orario for a very short time and was still in the stage of curiosity about the city, naturally excited to explore.

Just like players in a game opening maps, Izay had experienced similar times before.

Because this was where he would live in the future.

People’s “leisure activities” sitting around the table were nothing more than chatting and laughing, and playing small games.

That’s how Izay spent most of this day.

Until evening, he enjoyed a dinner before leaving the house of the bountiful hostess.

He left together with Beier.

If you ask why… it was simply because it was on the way!