After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 280 - 100 Dragon Princess
"I almost... lost." Sol set down his wine goblet, his vision blurring as he saw double, and noticed Ahtal had completely fallen asleep on the table beside him.
Not far off, the Red Dragon King was sleeping soundly on the ground, utterly devoid of any dignity,
As for Suna, Eden, and Mist, they were still clear-headed, having not drunk much at all.
It was only natural they were not drunk.
"Ah, I’ll take this fellow away." He staggered to his feet and hoisted the Red Dragon King from the ground.
"You guys take that one away."
Having said that, he staggered toward the exit of the private room, while Eden, Mist, and Suna exchanged glances, seemingly asking who would take Ahtal to rest.
"Right, considering Ahtal’s current condition," Sol suddenly stopped, turned back and smiled at the three inside the room, "even if you wanted to do something to him, he wouldn’t know about it."
With that, he disappeared outside the door.
The atmosphere sank into silence.
"..." Suna sipped her wine gently. Her beautiful eyes wandered between Mist and Eden. It was impossible to say she wasn’t at all interested in Ahtal, the man.
As a hero celebrated by people, Ahtal was not only handsome but also immensely strong and extremely decisive in his actions, flourishing in both the Witch’s Camp and the Divine Camp.
Apart from often naughtily frightening her, he was essentially a reliable man.
However, she couldn’t take the initiative to lead Ahtal away unless Eden and Mist both refused to take Ahtal with them.
Only then could she seize the opportunity.
Strength wise, she was the weakest—even Mist or Eden could easily overpower her.
A moment later,
"I’ll take him to rest." Eden’s voice was calm as she stood and smoothed her skirt. She looked at Mist, who was frowning, and said,
"If you have feelings for Ahtal, I hope you can be honest and respect Ahtal’s choices."
Having said that, she added,
"Want to come with me to take him back?"
"Mm." Mist nodded slightly, then joined Eden to support Ahtal’s arms on either side and took him back to the hotel to rest.
"...wait for me," Suna fell silent, then followed out, knowing she couldn’t compete, but still feeling a bit choked up.
In this world of deities, there are explicit doctrines about marriage, stipulating that both males and females shall maintain chastity for their future spouse, prohibiting polygamous marriages of any form.
This had formed a moral concept.
Moreover, this leads to the fact that even if women target virginal men, it is considered very shameful because a man’s chastity should be reserved for his future wife.
Of course, these are just "doctrinal" constraints; if someone plays around in secret, that’s another matter.
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The next day.
Early morning.
Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the window, accompanied by the fluttering curtains, casting shadows that danced like a golden river flowing gently.
Xi Mu opened his eyes, gazing at the clean white ceiling before turning to look at Suna, who had appeared beside him, and asked,
"When did you come over?"
"Not long ago," Suna answered, and Xi Mu, hearing this, closed his eyes again, joking,
"You didn’t do anything to me last night, did you?"
"It wasn’t me who brought you back." Suna lifted her hand to lightly brush her hair away from her ear, speaking to Xi Mu who lay on the bed, 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"The heroes’ gathering has ended, aren’t you going to say goodbye?"
"They’re up already?" Xi Mu sat up, yawned lazily, and Suna replied with annoyance,
"Not every hero was dead drunk."
"True." Xi Mu nodded, then got out of bed and stretched, "Give me five minutes to get ready."
Interacting with heroes helped to enhance reputation. Once the heroes dispersed back to their hometowns, they’d inevitably brag about their own deeds and, along the way, boast about him too.
He also needed to actively push forward to the next update enhancement.
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Some time later.
In the hotel lobby.
"This is a parting gift." Xi Mu, with a gentle smile, looked at the slightly flushed Lola and handed her a sheet of paper inscribed with the magic of "manifesting to me," "It’s nothing special, but it should help you improve your strength."
"Thank you." Lola took the paper, examining it closely and then softly said, "Lord Ahtal, could you sign your name on it?"
"I could, of course." Xi Mu looked puzzled but still asked the hotel clerk for a pen to sign his name on the paper.
Seeing this, Lola too smiled, satisfied, and left the hotel.
"Give me a signed version too." Atalante approached, lightly brushing her green hair back from her ear with a wild smile.
"They’ll probably like this gift a lot."
"Sure." Xi Mu laughed and wrote his name on the magic paper, then handed it to Atalante.
"Hope we can meet again next time." Atalante, with a brisk motion, waved the paper and left the hotel, seeing as things had resolved smoothly, leaving was the next logical step.
Xi Mu smiled and moved his attention to the next hero, politely bidding farewell and handing over a sheet of the "manifesting to me" magic.
He taught these heroes not hoping they would level up explosively later, but hoping they would spread it around themselves, allowing valuable Elite Monsters to learn the magic of "manifesting to me."
