“Aaaah, what are you laughing at? If you won’t agree, then forget it! Act like I never said anything!” Keti, flustered and exasperated, raised her small pink fist, intending to strike him.
“I agree. Of course I agree.” Lynn grabbed her soft wrist and pulled her into his embrace, whispering with a chuckle against her reddening ear, “It’s my honor to be a dedicated ‘fire extinguisher’ for a cute little cat. I’ll be in your care from now on, Miss Keti…”
“Ugh… let go of me, you pervert…”
Keti struggled weakly twice before eventually leaning limp against Lynn’s chest. For some reason, a ripple of emotion stirred in her heart.
‘Hmph, at least this fellow knows what’s good for him.’
‘At least from now on, I’m the only one who gets to hog this exclusive “sandbag.”‘
After resolving this headache-inducing and strangely heart-pounding matter, the two finally tidied their clothes and regained their composure, continuing their journey toward the deepest part of the temple.
However, the atmosphere between them had undergone an extremely subtle change.
Although Keti still called him “enemy” and “bastard,” her body leaned honestly against Lynn’s side.
From time to time, she would use the dim light of the temple to steal glances at Lynn’s sharp profile from the corner of her eye.
Whenever Lynn noticed, she would immediately turn her head like a startled fawn, pretending to look at the scenery.
How should one put it… this atmosphere had somehow become a bit awkward.
As they went deeper, the internal structure of the temple became increasingly vast and ancient. Strange murals were carved into the stone walls.
The further they went, the denser the aura of Magical Power in the air became, causing the surrounding temperature to drop significantly.
“Brrr… It’s so cold. How much deeper does this crappy temple go?” Keti couldn’t help but shiver, shrinking her neck.
To be honest, having just experienced an exceptionally intense “exercise,” her legs were actually still soft.
With every step, an unspeakable sensation reminded her of everything that had just happened. Walking while holding in so much milk was… truly a bit of a torture.
Seeing this, Lynn naturally took off his coat and draped it over Keti’s petite, slender shoulders. He wrapped his arm around her slender waist, half-leading and half-carrying her forward.
“Stop complaining. According to the previous hints, the source of this Magical Power fluctuation is just ahead. We should be reaching the Place of Ordeal for the final trial soon.”
Lynn comforted the little cat in his arms while warily scanning the surroundings.
“Hmph, if it weren’t for this final trial, I wouldn’t have come here to suffer like this.”
Though Keti’s words were still stubborn, her body involuntarily snuggled into Lynn’s warm embrace. Lynn’s unique scent on the coat wrapped around her, giving her an unprecedented sense of peace.
‘This feeling… isn’t actually that bad. Having a man to rely on…’
‘Wait, hold on! Why do I suddenly feel the sweet-and-sour scent of romance? I don’t think I agreed to date my enemy just now, did I? Ehem…’
‘Even though we’ve reached a certain unhealthy relationship, it feels different from what I imagined. Why does it feel more like we’re a couple?’
After walking through a long, seemingly endless dark corridor, the view ahead finally opened up.
It was an enormous Dome Hall. Inside, there were no hideous guardian monsters as expected, nor were there any complex magic traps. There wasn’t even a speck of dust.
Embedded in the dome were countless magic gemstones emitting a soft light, like a dazzling starry sky illuminating the entire hall as bright as day.
Beneath that starry sky, in the very center of the hall, stood a towering statue.
“What is… that?”
Lynn and Keti exchanged a glance, slowed their pace, and cautiously walked forward.
As they drew closer, they finally saw the statue clearly.
It was a lifelike statue of an extremely beautiful elf woman. She had the characteristic pointed long ears, and her long hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall.
Her long dress was sculpted as if fluttering in the wind.
Her hands were folded over her chest, her eyes were lowered, and her expression was peaceful and compassionate, as if she were silently praying to some unknown existence.
The statue was made of neither metal nor stone; it had a translucent jade-like luster. Under the starlight from the dome, it emitted a holy, ancient, and inviolable air of majesty.
“So beautiful…” Keti couldn’t help but stop and breathe out a heartfelt compliment.
As a beautiful girl who also possessed outstanding looks, she actually felt a fleeting sense of inferiority upon seeing this elf statue. It was a pure beauty that transcended the mortal coil and reached the depths of the soul.
“Is this the final trial?” Lynn frowned slightly, his gaze carefully scanning the area around the elf statue. “But Celthina seemed to say there would be a member of the demon race here, similar to before?”
Just as the two were looking around in confusion, Celthina’s voice suddenly rang out through the air.
“That is correct, Miss Keti and Lynn. That statue is the final trial.”
Outside, the Elf Archon calmly watched the two inside the temple. However, Sylvia and Layla beside her couldn’t help but speak up first.
“Wait, no! You mean you could communicate with the people inside the temple from a distance this whole time!!! Aaaah! Then why didn’t you stop them just now?!”
Sylvia’s frantic voice rang in Keti’s ears, causing the silver-haired girl to shudder violently.
‘Wait, wait, wait, wait?!’
‘No… wait, what’s going on?!’
Keti’s eyes widened in horror. Did that mean… just now, Sylvia and Layla had been watching their situation the entire time?
A full… live broadcast?!!!
The silver-haired girl gasped, and her entire body began to tremble. Her legs went weak with fear, looking just like a scumbag caught cheating. Actually… the difference was quite large. In reality, it was because…
Her former comrades, with whom she shared so many bonds, had seen her being bullied by her enemy, Lynn! He had… even taken her first time! She even…
She had even acted like a smitten woman just now!
*Crack!*
“No, I can’t take it! Lynn, kill me, guh!”
“Hey… generally speaking, a Female Knight who begs for a ‘kill me, guh’ death won’t actually die. Instead, they fall faster than anyone else~ It’s fine, Keti. If we do it a few more times, you won’t care about your former comrades outside anymore~”
“Bullshit! That’s total bullshit! Let go of my Keti! I absolutely won’t let your training succeed! Lynn, I’m going to kill you! I’ll kill you, aaaah!”
Lynn chuckled mischievously and added that comment. As a result, Sylvia, on the other side, began to scream in a fit of rage.
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