Chapter 18: Chapter 18
Today is expedition day. I woke up early and completed my preparations. I ordered a suitable armor for myself with the money I earned from the dungeon. I'm wearing a light black armor similar to the one Ais wears. I wear black armor with red tones over dark purple underwear. I have a 2nd class quality rapier around my waist. I had to spend all my money to get all this ordered.
After completing my preparations, I prepared to leave my room. Ais was waiting for me when I walked out the door. After she saw my armor, which resembled her own, her eyes sparkled and she quickly approached me.
"It suits you very well." Ais studied my armor for a moment, then complimented me.
"I was inspired by your armor. It's quite practical and comfortable." I answered after pulling her close and kissing her. She was surprised for a moment because she wasn't expecting the sudden kiss. Lately Ais has started showing more emotion. After I released her, she started walking next to me with a red face.
"Where's Riveria, by the way?" I was curious because I hadn't seen her since the morning.
"She's making final preparations to make sure everything is okay." Considering Riveria's serious character, it is normal for her to do this. It can get pretty brutal if something goes wrong. I was lucky enough to experience this.
"Well, let's visit her." While holding Ais' hand, I walked towards Riveria's room. Ais nodded and followed me. When I came to Riveria's room, Lefia was there too. She turned pale when she saw Ais and me holding hands. However, she quickly recovered herself. Ais didn't notice, but I had just enough time to see her expression.
I know exactly why Lefia reacted this way. Lefia is a timid girl who, although a lvl.3 adventurer, does not have the courage of an adventurer. From what I recall, she developed some sort of admiration for her after being rescued by Ais on a reconnaissance mission. I feel a little sorry for her, but it's her fault that she can't express her feelings because of her cowardly personality.
Meanwhile, we had already arrived at Riveria's room. Lefiya greeted us as a courtesy, but her mood was not very good. I knocked on Riveria's room door and waited for her to answer. Soon the door opened and Riveria welcomed us. After she saw me, the corners of her mouth turned up and she started smiling brightly. Lefia's shocked expression shows how rare this situation is. Riveria generally presents a calm and dignified appearance.
So I can understand why Lefia was shocked. But after a while, Lefia's shocked expression turned into one of horror because I hugged Riveria's waist, pulled her to me, and started kissing her lips passionately. Even though Riveria objected, I did not leave her. When Riveria realized that she could not stop this, she gave up her resistance and started to enjoy the kiss. When I decided enough was enough, I released her. Riveria's face was quite red. She flirtatiously tapped me on the shoulder and started complaining:
"Sakuya, Lefia was here." Said.
"It's okay. I don't want to hide our relationship." I said. Meanwhile, Lefia came to her senses and began to speak stutteringly:
"Miss Riveria. You... Sakuya... I mean..." She couldn't speak properly as she looked at us with a red face.
"Riveria and Ais became my wives, Lefia. We have been together for two days." I said without hiding anything. After hearing Ais' name, Lefia froze again and looked at Ais. When Ais nodded in agreement, Lefia's eyes became dull.
"Okay, Sakuya, don't worry about Lefia. We need to get out, the others are waiting for us." When Riveria saw Lefia like this, she changed the subject to avoid upsetting her further.
"Hey, I'm not messing around with that. I'm just telling the truth..." Before I could finish speaking, Riveria pinched my waist to silence me. I then looked at Lefia and she was looking sadly at us, especially Ais. I think she'll cry if I drag it out any longer. This little elf must have heard some pretty shocking news today. There's no point in prolonging it any further. I shrugged and we started walking to where the others were, holding Riveria in one hand and Ais in the other.
"Lefia! What are you waiting for?" After walking for a while, Riveria noticed that Lefia was not moving and turned around and called out to her.
"I am coming!" When Lefia realized that she was calling her, she started to come to her senses and quickly started to follow us.
After a while, we arrived in front of the mansion where everyone was gathered. Finn was standing in front of the scout group making a speech. He stopped talking when he saw us and widened his eyes for a moment when he saw the three of us holding hands. He then chuckled, looking sarcastically at Riveria, but didn't say anything. Meanwhile, Loki could not remain calm like him and ran towards us with excitement, stopped in front of me and started complaining.
"I knew this would happen. Riveria-tan, Ais-tan, how could you do this to me ..." Loki shed tears and started kicking the ground with her feet. All three of us ignored her and moved towards the group.
"Hey, don't ignore me!" When Loki saw that we were ignoring her, she ran after us and started complaining again. When we finally came to the group, on Finn's order, an adventurer grabbed Loki and took her to the mansion amid her screams. When we were all ready, we left the mansion and started moving towards the dungeon.
As we walked towards the dungeon, the people of Orario watched our little parade with admiration. Amidst the cheers of the others, we entered the dungeon and began our exploration. Finn and other dignitaries went ahead, clearing the way for the others. I would join them and help them from time to time. A few hours later, we defeated Goliath and reached the 18th floor. One day we will camp here and move to deeper levels. I decided to make this expedition as productive as possible.
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