“Sigh… back to work. I haven’t even had breakfast yet…”
“As expected of the Holy Maiden, but you still need to take care of your body. I’ll go prepare breakfast for you right now.”
“Stop, stop, stop!”
Seeing Ymir like this, Letia quickly pulled her back.
“Wake up. Did the people from the White Church brainwash you? Or were you hypnotized? I feel like something is wrong with you.”
“No, no,” Ymir said, shaking her head repeatedly.
“I just realized that instead of continuing to be lost, it’s better to build the future I want. So, we have to take responsibility to build the White Church up!”
“…”
Letia fell into a long silence.
‘Is it my imagination?’
Why did those manipulative words sound so much like something Otto would say?
“Who told you all this?”
“The Father, of course!”
Ymir had already opened up and was no longer restrained.
Perhaps this was how she was originally.
She just felt like a newcomer who had just entered the workplace.
“Ymir…”
Letia rubbed her forehead.
“You weren’t a college student in your previous life, were you?”
“Eh? How did you know?”
“Sigh… youth is energy. It’s truly enviable.”
Anyone who had endured a few years of the 996 life wouldn’t say that working was this fun.
“Whatever, just forget it. No matter what, let’s finish this quickly… I want to sleep… No one can stop me from sleeping…”
While Letia muttered to herself, her hands never stopped moving.
***
Inside the Scarlet Legion’s stronghold, the place was as lively as a pub because of the large number of people, especially compared to the Dawnblade.
After spending the entire morning working, Red had finished all the tasks at hand.
He walked out of the warehouse and spoke to Brian, who was waiting outside.
“All the equipment inside has been maintained. But are you planning to continue heading into the Dungeon again?”
“Hahaha!”
Brian laughed and patted Red on the shoulder.
“Not that soon. We plan to earn some money on the lower floors first and reorganize. I don’t think we’ll be heading further down for a while.”
In fact, this was the case for most Hero Parties.
No one would blindly head deeper into the Dungeon.
Most people chose to become Adventurers simply to make a living.
Furthermore, many Adventurers would naturally choose to return to lower floors to farm materials and earn some small change once they knew their strength had peaked and could no longer improve.
It was essentially impossible for them to continue going down while risking their lives.
After the Scarlet Legion cleared the 27th Floor, many people chose to leave, but some Adventurers had also joined.
This was the norm for most Hero Parties.
Cases like the Dawnblade and Judgment Holy Night, where the members were extremely fixed, were rare.
“That’s good. After all, your team just went through a fierce battle. It’s only right to take a good rest.”
“That’s for sure.”
Brian handed a glass of draft beer to Red.
After taking a large gulp himself, he said to Red, “You’ve been through two fierce battles yourself, Red. It’s only natural that you should rest well too. But… Seeing how energetic you are now, I can finally stop worrying.”
“I’ve really made you all worry.”
Red shook his head with a bitter smile.
He had to admit that in the few days after Litt left, his mental state had looked terrible.
If it weren’t for Letia, he estimated he would still be gloomy even now.
Even if he had forced a smile, people would have easily seen through it.
Although his heart still felt heavy, at least he could communicate with people normally now.
“That’s right, that’s right!”
Tos suddenly popped out from some corner and draped an arm over Red’s shoulder, saying with a grin, “Back then, you looked like a soul-less shell. I was actually curious how Letia pulled your soul back… Tsk, could it be…”
“Beat it. There was no ‘physical comfort method’ like you’re thinking.”
Red immediately interrupted Tos and gave him a sharp glare.
“Besides, given the circumstances, if I could lay a hand on Letia, would I even be human?”
He had just lost someone important.
If he turned around and couldn’t control himself, laying a hand on another girl, that would be a bit too much.
Red was certainly not that kind of person.
Even though nothing had happened between him and Litt, she had still entered his heart.
He couldn’t act like a complete scumbag.
“I heard from the Boss Lady that you two slept together that night?”
Tos looked at Red with considerable surprise.
“Nothing happened even then?”
“Nothing.”
“…Then I can’t help but feel a bit sorry for Letia.”
Tos looked at Red with pity.
“Shoo!”
Red flipped Tos the bird.
“Don’t I know whether she has feelings for me or not?”
“Alright, alright.”
Brian pulled the two apart and continued speaking to Red.
“But I do feel that while everything about you is good, Red, you close off your heart too tightly. Perhaps you could try to have a heart-to-heart with Letia. After all, aren’t you two living under the same roof now?”
“Exactly!”
Tos followed up.
“If you don’t try, how will you know if Letia has feelings for you or not?”
Red couldn’t help but recall the words Letia had said to him last night, but he ultimately shook his head.
“It’s true that I have a good impression of Letia, but it’s not what you think.”
“Fine—”
Hearing this, Tos spread his hands.
“I just hope your mouth stays as tough as it is now when she has you pinned to the bed for some crazy Grand Lotto one day.”
Seeing this, Red quickly changed the subject and spoke to Tos.
“Actually, I’m a bit curious. As the owner of the equipment shop, I’m working, so why are you, the owner of a furniture store… so leisurely coming over here to drink?”
“Oh, about that?”
Tos suddenly put his hands on his hips and said proudly, “Last night, I bought Yiyi from Succubus Street to be the receptionist for my shop!”
“Yiyi…”
Red thought for a moment.
“Are you talking about that little Succubus named Xiloyi?”
“That’s the one!”
Tos held his forehead and snorted coldly.
“Let me tell you, it wasn’t easy to get her out of that place. It cost me a Golden Card and a whole lot of gold coins.”
“Well, congratulations then.”
Red was somewhat surprised.
He hadn’t expected Tos to go to such lengths for that little Succubus.
“Right, since we’re on the subject, why don’t we go to my shop for a few drinks? It just so happens… I wanted to tell you something, Red. Something… about Litt.”
Facing Tos’s mysterious demeanor, Red and Brian exchanged a glance before nodding.
“Let’s go then.”