“Mr. Shiraishi, you are such a gentle person...”
Walking side by side with Shiraishi on the road back to the village, the future Sword Saint's eyes held an undisguised admiration.
She didn't confirm what her friend said.
Of course, she didn't deny it either.
In their brief encounters, this visitor from another world had left a deep impression on Lian Weiwei, reliable, gentle, caring, and powerful.
He was the most perfect man she had ever seen.
No one else came close!
“Huh?”
Suddenly being called "Yasashi" made Shiraishi's face a little awkward. How could gentleness have anything to do with him?
He was just a simple LSP.
He just had a higher patience threshold for beautiful girls with good personalities and good looks, after all, he had bigger dreams.
Who would refuse a Crystal Palace paradise?
But...
Looking at the future Sword Saint, whose eyes sparkled like stars and whose lips curled into a slight smile, he decided to let this misunderstanding continue.
“I don’t feel like I’m gentle.”
Shiraishi smiled and shook his head. “It’s just that I happen to have enough strength now, so I want to do what I want to do within my means.”
“That's all.”
During this trip to the God Slayer world, the experience points for his current profession, "Holy Swordmaster," were only a little over 5,000 points away from the level cap, and he could finally max out that profession.
The harvest was quite good.
Most importantly, it hadn't taken much effort.
Secondly, after changing the original plot development of the God Slayer world and rescuing Silvy, today's arrangements were basically over.
The reason he didn't leave immediately was the convenience of the "World Teleportation Anchor Point." He could take advantage of the weekends to explore this somewhat dark world.
Thinking about this.
Shiraishi stopped for a moment and looked at the girl who was timidly following beside him.
He didn't forget the content of their private chat in the Dimensional Chat Group, his smile was a little teasing. “So, Bronze Adventurer, my reward...”
“Is it...”
“Ugh!”
Before he could finish his sentence, the future Sword Saint placed her hands on his shoulders. He could feel a slight tremble.
The height difference made it difficult for her to reach him.
Lian Weiwei gently tiptoed, her pink, moist lips gently pressed against the face of the man who made her heart race.
But as Shiraishi turned his head.
The moment their lips touched, the girl felt like she had been electrocuted. Her heart raced like a startled deer, and she slowly closed her eyes, wrapping her arms around his neck.
This way...
This was good enough!
As an adventurer, Lian Weiwei never knew whether tomorrow or an accident would come first. So now, she...
Didn't want to miss out.
“Shiraishi, my heart seems to be beating a little fast...”
“Hmm?”
“Let me check it for you!”
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“Thank you very much. If it weren't for you, our village would have been..."
“...”
As a novice mage, Catherine felt a little helpless when faced with the village chief's gratitude. Today's experience felt more like...
An outing?
She hadn't even gotten the chance to make a move before Shiraishi-senpai had taken care of all the goblins. Yet, the old village chief attributed all the credit to her.
She quickly shook her head and waved her hands. “No, village chief, you're thanking the wrong person. Although Lian and I are with Shiraishi-senpai, I didn’t help at all.”
“Shiraishi-senpai is very strong. He didn't even give us a chance to fight.”
“You should thank Shiraishi-senpai...”
Catherine couldn't say she was in a bad mood. When her friend followed Shiraishi's footsteps, she couldn't possibly be a third wheel, right?
That would be too embarrassing!
The thing is...
She didn't expect Weiwei and Shiraishi-senpai to be gone for such a long time, they still haven't come back. Facing the enthusiastic villagers.
She was a little overwhelmed.
As Catherine's eyes fell on the two figures slowly approaching from afar, she seemed to feel a sense of liberation and quickly said, “That's Shiraishi-senpai.”
“He's the one you should thank!”
“...”
Upon hearing this, everyone in the village, including the little girl with purple short hair who was standing among the crowd, turned their grateful gazes towards the figures in the distance.
These villagers lived in a dark and twisted world.
They held baskets filled with fresh fruits and local specialties, their eyes filled with gratitude as they looked at Shiraishi. Even though their lives were not rich and they had been harassed by goblins.
They still considered their gifts as the best and most precious they had, and they were ready to give them to Shiraishi as a token of their gratitude.
“Adventurer, thank you so much for saving the village.” The old village chief's sincere smile contained a hint of bitterness.
They couldn't offer anything valuable to the adventurer who had saved their village.
“This is... the gift we prepared. Although... maybe...”
Facing the gazes of the many villagers, Shiraishi turned his eyes to the gifts they had prepared, simple gifts filled with sincerity.
In this kind of world, ordinary people struggled to survive.
Sometimes, the value of a gift didn’t lie in its outward appearance, but in how much the giver was willing to give. He smiled and said, “Thank you, but this is too much.”
“I’ll take some back with me, and the rest can be used as ingredients for lunch.”
“Reputation +1.”
...
Coming to her friend's side, Catherine looked at Lian Weiwei with wide eyes, her fair, delicate face was still flushed with a faint blush.
Most importantly...
She seemed to notice that her friend's leather armor was a little disheveled.
Calculating the time they were gone, Catherine instantly widened her eyes, her voice trembling, but mostly with anticipation. “You guys... already...”
“No!”
She decisively denied it without hesitation. Lian Weiwei, who could feel her heart pounding, faced her friend's questioning gaze.
In the end.
She lowered her voice a lot.
“Just... touched... touched him!”
“Huh?”
...
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