Let's spare a thought for Luna, whose romantic hopes were dashed before they could bloom — all during that brief ti serving food to the party.
Throughout that half hour of service, Luna kept flashing bright, sparkling eyes at Adam, making him distinctly uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Aqua had moved to sit beside him, shielding him from those passionate gazes. Otherwise, he would have been quite unsettled.
Luna was beautiful, but she simply wasn't right for him — that was all there was to it.
Besides, neither of them had shown any real interest before now. She would likely act the sa way toward any adventurer who received a noble rank, eager to win their favor.
The only exception would be if the person was particularly unattractive.
Surveying the table laden with delicacies, Adam couldn't help but jest that Aqua might as well beco a full-ti goddess of banquets. Her talent for ordering food was remarkable — they had everything imaginable.
Thanks to this feast, everyone dined joyfully, making the banquet a resounding success.
While Darkness's absence was a slight disappointnt, Aqua's suggestion of "Why don't we have another banquet after we bring her back?" earned imdiate agreent from the whole party.
The celebration concluded with everyone thoroughly satisfied.
"Well, I have sothing to do, so I'll be heading out now. And I won't be back tonight." Kazuma announced abruptly, rising to leave.
He offered no explanation for his destination, nor did he seek permission from Adam, the party leader.
Yet his lecherous grin betrayed exactly what this perverted man had in mind.
The nerve of this boy! I've barely returned, and he's already sneaking off to the Succubus Cafe?
Brazen Kazuma, showing absolutely no respect!
"Pervzuma."
"Depraved Kazuma."
The other two female mbers of the party expressed their strong contempt for him, and even Adam gave him an unfriendly look.
"That's going too far!"
Kazuma quickly protested his innocence, explaining in a hushed voice: "Adam-senpai, you know how impossible Aqua and gumin are — I haven't been able to visit the Succubus onee-sans for two months! Please, Senpai!"
He sounded so pitiful and wronged that even Adam felt sympathy.
"Sigh, very well, be careful."
His heart softened and he agreed, even giving Kazuma ξ10,000 to stay at an inn for the night.
With the leader's approval, Kazuma's pitiful expression instantly transford to joy, and he vanished in a flash.
"This guy..." Adam shook his head with a wry smile, thinking he shouldn't have given in so easily. Setting aside thoughts of Kazuma's pleasure-seeking, he turned to his party's mild-priest and kaboom-wizard, "Ladies, since the banquet is over, allow to escort you back."
His ti playing a Knight in " Re:Zero " had apparently left its mark — he'd unconsciously adopted so knightly manners.
"Mm, let's go back."
"Alright."
Aqua and gumin, having nowhere else to go, obediently returned to the suburban mansion with him.
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No sooner had they arrived than the two won disappeared into gumin's room.
They were definitely up to sothing.
Adam's intuition blared warnings of impending danger, making him uneasy as he sat before the fireplace.
It wasn't that he feared any real harm — these were his companions after all, and even death could be reversed by Aqua's God-Level〘Resurrection〙.
Rather, he dreaded whatever embarrassingly strange sche they might be plotting.
One never knew!
Aqua's reasoning could be particularly unpredictable, leading to episodes of varying intensity.
He lit the fireplace, letting its warmth chase away the late autumn chill.
As he sat there, his mind wandered. He'd left in midsumr, and now late autumn was giving way to winter in another month. Soon the temperature would plumt, aning they needed to stock up on warm clothes and supplies.
The mansion's size ant they needed quite a lot. They'd never hired servants, not from lack of funds, but because Adam didn't want Aqua and Kazuma becoming completely dependent.
Especially Kazuma — that guy's moral compass was practically nonexistent. Adam wouldn't dare place obedient maids before him, fearing what depraved acts might result.
Lost in these thoughts, drowsiness began to overtake him.
"It's getting late, I should take a bath and go to bed."
...
Wait! Bath?
This was definitely setting up for a classic fan service scene — could Aqua and gumin be planning sothing?
But no, these predictable scenarios had played out far too many tis. Surely they could think of sothing more original?
After considering this, he decided to skip the bath tonight and just use 〘Water Magic〙to clean himself instead.
However, with no water containers in his room, he'd need to visit the kitchen. The bathroom seed too risky — better to avoid it entirely.
When he reached the kitchen, he encountered an even more embarrassing sight!
He gasped sharply.
—A naked apron?!
Stifling his surprise, he pressed himself against the wall and observed silently, curious about their sche.
His sharp hearing ca in handy at that mont.
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"Um... Aqua, I'm freezing. Is this really necessary? Will it actually make seem more mature?" gumin shivered.
The late autumn chill was biting, especially since she wore nothing but an apron.
Even inside the mansion, the spacious kitchen retained a coldness that the delicate Arch Wizard struggled to endure.
"Trust , gumin! I read this in a book — it's guaranteed to work!" Aqua declared, thumping her chest proudly, "The book said, 'If you want him to think you're mature, all you need to do is wear an apron, that's the easiest way'!"
"...I get wearing an apron, but why ONLY an apron?"
"That's where you're missing the point, gumin. Wearing just the apron is what truly shows your maturity!"
Aqua thumped her chest again, radiating absolute confidence in her wisdom.
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"You idiot Aqua!"
Hearing their conversation, Adam realized Aqua had completely misunderstood.
The book's line "If you want him to think you're mature, all you need to do is wear an apron" was rely a taphor — it ant that learning to cook showed maturity in young won.
It had nothing to do with naked aprons!
Making gumin wear just an apron like this...
Aqua, was this genius or pure perversion?
Though gumin in the naked apron wasn't particularly alluring — the oversized garnt completely enveloped her small fra, revealing nothing inappropriate.
If mature beauties like Aqua or Darkness wore it, their curves would create quite a different effect, perhaps with so strategically placed holy light.
But on gumin's childlike figure, there was nothing to see.
Though since she faced away from Adam, her back was visible — smooth skin, petite fra, gentle curves...
This was dangerous territory!
If he kept watching, his baser instincts might surface. Better to leave them be.
Pretending he hadn't seen anything, he quietly slipped away from the kitchen.
Using Elsa's assassination technique, his feet made no sound as he returned to his room.
He had to leave quickly, knowing Aqua's 〔Advanced Water Elent Affinity〕 would detect him if he got too close. Despite wanting to observe more, he retreated with reluctance.
Little did Adam know that he, not Aqua, had misunderstood the situation.
"Aqua, what's next?"
"We cook, of course!"
"What should we make? I don't know how to cook."
"Well, the book says when dressed like this, we should avoid frying or stir-frying. Stick to steaming, boiling, or cold dishes."
{T/N: The joke here is that, since Chinese writers cannot write smut, they use these culinary terms to "describe" the scene. Don't ask why or how...}
"Oh, I understand! Stewed dishes, right? I can do that!"
"Perfect, let's try it together!"
"Yeah!"
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