Even though Ryan’s plan had been simple.

Using the combat capability evaluation of those considered civilians as an excuse, so he could strengthen himself with his debt ability.

But somehow, he ended up collapsing.

Though he still wasn’t certain of the actual reason.

And for the moment, he was in front of the girls in his group, in bed and with a strange sensation in his stomach.

Something he probably hadn’t felt in a very long time.

At least not in this way.

’This feeling of hunger is so real...’

Ryan looked around, observing the faces of genuine concern from his companions in detail.

’I’ve thought about this before, but... it’s obvious. I wasn’t sent into that game; this, without a doubt, is another world. But then why did those abilities stay with me? I mean. The debt ability, of course.’

Karol was still clinging to him, then she slowly pulled away to look at him.

’What was the entity that brought me to this world thinking? And what did it intend by doing so...’

"Ryan... do you feel alright now?"

He smiled at her.

"I remember that I went to sleep, but. For you to say that ten days have passed, it’s a bit..."

He shook his head.

"Anyway, after seeing your faces, I don’t think it’s a joke. I’m sorry to have worried you, but I’m fine now."

Helen lunged at Ryan, and he fell backward against the bed.

"You fool... don’t ever do something like that again."

"But it’s not like I actually did anything."

"That doesn’t matter, just don’t do it again." Having said that, she began to kiss him.

But that action made the rest of the girls want to fight with Helen due to her initiative.

Mirian approached and pulled her away, but. Just as she was about to kiss him as well, Ryan’s stomach growled loudly.

He sat back up on the bed.

"Don’t look at me like that; if ten days really passed, it’s only logical that I’m this hungry."

They began to laugh.

And their faces subtly cleared of any remaining trace of concern.

The door suddenly opened.

"Your Majesty!"

"Hello, Alicia. I see you were here too."

Irina, who had remained silent, finally spoke.

"Alicia, could you bring some food for Ryan?"

"Of course, I’ll go right now."

After Alicia left the room, she returned as quickly as possible, and finally, Ryan was able to eat.

And after that, he went to take a shower in the bathroom.

However, they all went in with him. With the excuse of keeping an eye on him so nothing would happen to him again.

"How can Karol have such enormous tits..." Mirian murmured to herself.

"Haha, of course, that’s where all my magic power is stored."

"Huh, it’s not fair."

"And you, elf princess, stop covering yourself up. You can’t be faking shyness now, when that time, even though Karol suggested we let Ryan rest, you were naked in bed with him." Helen grumbled.

"Eh, but I only..." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Karol approached Irina.

"True, she’s also become quite bold and is trying to get ahead of us."

Irina was blushing, looking at the floor.

But then she let the towel drop to the floor.

"No... what you’re saying is a lie. I always stay out of the way, and it’s you who want to hog Ryan for yourselves..."

"Eh, what are you saying? Are you looking for a fight, little elf? Don’t think your title as princess means anything to me."

"No, I..."

"Now, now, you’re intimidating her too much, Helen, calm down."

"But Mirian! Don’t defend her."

’I should have guessed this would happen.’

A single clap resonated in the bathroom when Ryan brought his hands together forcefully, forcing everyone to be quiet for a moment.

Causing them to look over toward where he was.

"That’s enough. Can’t you be at peace for even a minute? I just want to relax a bit while I can."

He sighed.

"So, calm down once and for all."

"I’m sorry..." Helen grumbled.

"Hey Ryan, let me wash your back."

And so they continued in the bathroom for a while longer; after that, they came out, and everyone got dressed and went down to the first floor.

When they arrived.

Both the dwarf Runa and the alchemist Mika were gathered together with Alicia.

"Your Majesty!" Alicia and Mika said in unison.

Runa remained silent.

"I’m glad to see you well," Mika commented.

"Haha, for a few days I thought forging the relic would be in vain; I thought you had died."

"Hey, respect your king!" Alicia ordered.

"Take it easy. I’m glad; that attitude of Runa’s is pleasant after all, but..."

He looked fixedly at Runa.

"It takes much more to kill me, so don’t worry about that. And since you felt you were working in vain, I still have many things to ask you to build."

"I expected nothing less, Your Majesty," the dwarf exclaimed.

Then, Ryan walked to one of the chairs and sat down.

He directed his gaze toward Runa and Mika.

"So, if you are here, does that mean you have finished forging what I asked for?"

Runa crossed her arms and nodded her head with a smile that showed pride.

"Yes, it is done, Your Majesty," Mika commented. "We finished two days ago."

Runa took a step forward.

"You know what that means, right? You can now perform that little bit of madness you planned—relocating this village, or rather, the entrance to the village, to that sky dungeon."

Ryan smiled at the news.

"It’s good to know... I hadn’t counted on having delays because of my absence. But you’ve done an excellent job."

Ryan began to look around.

"Is it possible that Beatrice hasn’t returned yet?"

Then Mirian intervened.

"No, and we haven’t received visits from demons either; we’ve even crossed through the portal, but there’s been no trace of demons or Beatrice."

’It’s taking longer than expected; I just hope it went well. I don’t think they’d recognize her if she maintained her appearance with the relic, but even so...’

Ryan gripped the armrest of the chair where he was sitting.

’No, for now I must keep trusting her, and I must not lose focus and do my part.’

"I understand... for now, the main thing will be to focus on keeping the village safe."

Ryan stood up.

"Alicia, summon the elders. We are leaving this place today."