Liliya woke up when the sky was just barely light.
She had eaten seafood again last night, and her head felt a bit dizzy.
She noticed that Li Si didn’t wear underwear after bathing, and she always felt that Li Si had a nice smell on her, fragrant and very comfortable to sniff.
At first, she thought it was the scent of body wash, but after taking two baths together, she was sure it wasn’t. The smell was even better than body wash.
Every time she pressed close to Li Si’s skin and caught that comfortable scent, Liliya felt like she had returned to her mother’s embrace.
“Where does that scent come from…”
Liliya sniffed, curiously smelling Li Si’s body.
Li Si was fast asleep. Even with the tip of her nose pressed against her skin, she didn’t react.
This pleasant fragrance was distributed strangely. Some places were very faint, while others were very strong.
“Hmm~ Her neck smells good too~”
Liliya continued downward, eventually stopping at her chest. Here, it exuded a strong maternal radiance. It was the best-smelling place.
“Mmm…”
Li Si seemed to sense something. She shifted her position on the sofa, turning into a side-lying posture, and the front of her clothes drooped naturally.
Liliya caught a glimpse of a thick swath of snowy white and suddenly felt a bit inferior. As an adventurer, she was weak. As a woman, she seemed weak too.
Liliya looked down at her own chest, then reached out and gestured toward Li Si’s, arriving at a very rigorous conclusion.
Complete defeat!
Thinking back, all of Li Si’s former teammates seemed to have figures as impressive as Li Si’s, but if you ranked them, the Saintess was probably the most mature.
‘I wonder what it feels like to press down on them…’
Liliya spread her five fingers and gestured at Li Si again, then her eyes moved. In her peripheral vision, she seemed to see something.
She quietly turned her head and suddenly felt a bit awkward.
A small purple-haired figure stood silently at the stairs. It was unclear how long she had been watching. She silently looked down at her own chest and let out a long sigh.
“G-good morning, Yadana.”
Liliya awkwardly got up, quickly looking for something to do, preparing to make breakfast.
Yadana sighed, holding a thick stack of documents in her hand. She followed Liliya into the kitchen while empathizing, “Lady Liliya, I understand your feelings. In this regard, Lady Li Si is too powerful.”
Liliya felt a deep resonance. If it was about adventuring, she felt that as long as she worked hard, she would eventually get stronger. But when it came to figure, it was a complete loss. She had no confidence.
“Li Si is really perfect… so strong and so beautiful…”
“Yeah, and with breasts that big, if she ever has children, she could probably nurse an entire adventuring party.”
Yadana sighed with infinite emotion, then suddenly felt killing intent on her back.
“What could nurse an entire adventuring party?”
Yadana spun around, only catching a glimpse of the hem of a pink nightgown. Without thinking, she prostrated herself completely, both hands offering the Demon Realm intelligence report she had stayed up all night to write, and shouted, “Boss Li Si! Yadana greets you good morning!”
Li Si’s mouth twitched. She had just overheard this lunatic gossiping about her. But seeing her sliding to the ground at that speed, she decided to let it slide.
She took the draft, flipped through it a few times. It looked decent.
Liliya asked happily, “Li Si, good morning~ Is milk and bread okay for breakfast?”
“Good morning. Anything is fine.”
Li Si flipped through the intelligence report, turning toward the living room, and couldn’t help but say in surprise, “Why is there also a Dungeon Development Guide for the boss here?”
Yadana followed beside her, interjecting smugly, “Boss, this dungeon is a treasure for harvesting cash cows. Just put in some treasure chests, drop a few monsters, and attract adventurers to level up. You can make money nonstop! You won’t have to worry about money anymore!”
Li Si tilted her head.
Worry about money? When had she ever worried about money?
Li Si recalled. Last night, she seemed to have read some kind of letter. She had fallen asleep before finishing it.
She looked around, found the letter on the table, read it through, and instantly understood.
This fence-sitter thought she couldn’t afford the mortgage.
Although she was a bit tight on cash at the moment, it wasn’t to the point of not being able to pay the final installment. Her strong reaction last night was mainly because of the name of the person who had paid on her behalf.
[Payer on Behalf: Merlin A. Sorensis]
This Imperial Grand Mage had clearly already tracked her whereabouts.
The letter had arrived right after she returned. Rather than helping her, it felt more like a declaration of sovereignty.
Li Si had a headache. Although she hadn’t intended to hide her identity, being targeted by Merlin was really troublesome.
Fortunately, as a Grand Mage candidate of the Empire who had already undergone her class change, she needed to return to the capital as soon as possible to receive her honor. When this letter was sent, she should already have been on her way.
Li Si opened her friend list. A row of message notifications filled the screen.
They were all messages from Orianna and Elizabeth’s parties.
Orianna and the others had left yesterday afternoon. Their messages were mostly confirming whether she was the Li Si who had claimed the dungeon. Only He Zi asked if she had come home.
Elizabeth’s side was more or less the same. Only Merlin’s message was a bit strange.
[Merlin: Don’t rush to leave me. I’ll give you time.]
…
‘Who the hell wants to leave you… We were never together in the first place.’
Li Si had a headache. If He Zi’s affection was at Level 3, then Merlin’s affection had to be at least Level 5.
No, given Merlin’s special personality, even if it was only Level 1, she would probably still be this intense.
“Sigh.”
Li Si sighed, really not wanting to think about her entanglement with Merlin anymore.
But although this Imperial Grand Mage had a bad personality, she was genuinely good. Not only had she helped pay the final installment, but she had even left a message saying she would cover all of Li Si’s expenses in Soronwell.
She absolutely couldn’t accept that. Li Si stood tall and proud and would never rely on some Grand Mage!
“Boss Li Si, who is this Merlin who paid the bill?”
Yadana gossiped from the side.
Li Si sighed and was about to casually say “a former party member,” but after thinking about it, she changed her words, “You could say she’s a friend.”
After all, she had helped. And when she was in Elizabeth’s party, Merlin had indeed been the best. If not for what happened later, Li Si could even be drinking and laughing with her now.
Ah, let bygones be bygones. Back to the present. Although she didn’t want to accept Merlin’s help, she still had to go to Soronwell.
As an important starting point for novice adventurers in the western border of the Minos Empire, that city held infinite opportunities and hope.
Going there was the true beginning of an adventurer’s journey.
The recommended level for going to Soronwell was 15. But now that dungeons had descended and one could level up anywhere, there was no need to stick to the rules.
Li Si remembered there was a village on the road connecting to Soronwell. That place was also a good leveling spot. And perhaps due to the increase in 【Kind Mother】 nurture slots, she felt a kind of summoning sensation from that direction.
This sensation was so clear that she wanted to go check it out immediately.
But before that, she had to deal with the matters in Border Town first.
“Liliya, we won’t be leveling up today. Let’s take care of the dungeon and Yadana’s situation.”