Before he could pull his hand away, deia stopped him. "No, keep touching."
She waited, but the system didn’t issue any warnings or deduct her points.
A bright smile spread across deia’s face as she realized the system was offline. She jumped at Lucian, wrapping her arms around him. "It worked! Lucian, you’re my savior!" She kissed his cheeks before hopping back down, leaving him bewildered.
As soon as Lucian’s hand left her shirt, deia talked in her heart, ’System?’
[Yes, Host.]
’You’re such a good system.’
[???]
The system was confused. Lucian was confused. But deia? deia was absolutely delighted with her discovery.
"Let’s go to the dining room now," said deia in a cheerful tone.
Lucian froze in place. His hands feel emptier than they ever had before. "We ... Are we still going?"
"Of course!" deia replied, already walking out of the room before he could say anything else. "I’m really starving now!"
But Lucian couldn’t ignore the pressure in his pants. Was she doing this on purpose to give him blue balls?
"Lucian, are you coming or not?" deia shouted from outside.
He sighed in frustration. "Just go ahead! I need to use the bathroom first!"
deia shrugged and walked to the dining room without feeling guilty at all, not knowing that she had made a poor man suffer alone.
• • •
Two days later, deia and Lucian had packed their belongings for their journey to the Black Zone Forest.
Since it was just the two of them traveling, she decided to store all their supplies in her Space Pocket.
[Storage: 162/1,000]
deia had only taken out the winter clothes and dical equipnt. However, the tanks and other vehicles from the Warstock base were still stored inside her Space Pocket.
She and Lucian had planned to create a hidden space underground to store everything, but due to their intense training schedules, they hadn’t had the ti to do so yet.
"So, you won’t be back for four days?" Nico asked, his voice laced with a fake sadness, though his expression showed how happy he actually was.
"Yes," deia replied. "For now, you’ll join Tian’s class, and Lucian’s students will be supervised by Harry and Simon."
As soon as she said that, she heard a chorus of cheers from Lucian’s students in the background. They clearly viewed his absence as an unexpected vacation.
"Don’t get too excited. Once we return, Lucian will assess your progress." deia’s sly smile sent shivers through the group. "Just pray you won’t regret slacking off if you fail."
The cheers quickly turned into sad groans. Still, deia felt no pity. If they truly wanted to beco strong hunters, they would have to put in the effort to achieve it.
"Will Bear be going with you?" Nico asked curiously.
deia looked down at the wolf, who stared back at her with wide, innocent eyes. How could she say no to that adorable face?
"He will," deia answered, "but only if he behaves like a good boy."
Bear jumped around her, howling non-stop as if trying to convince her that he was, indeed, a good boy.
"Alright, alright. You’ll co with us," deia said, laughing softly as the wolf jumped up to her, eagerly licking her face.
"Why are you suddenly leaving?" Celestine asked, her tone slightly worried. "We’re not completely familiar with this place yet."
"Oh, you’ll manage," deia replied, waving her hand dismissively. "Besides, no one here would dare to bully you. If they do, Lucian will take care of them."
Seraphina asked, "So, where are you actually going?"
deia chose not to ntion the Black Zone Forest, avoiding unnecessary chaos between them.
Therefore, she replied casually, "Where else? Of course, we’re going on a honeymoon. Maybe we’ll find a cozy abandoned hotel or visit a beautiful forest."
Nico suddenly asked, "What’s a honeymoon?"
deia patted his head, smirking mischievously. "It’s just sothing adults do. You know, like dating and then making bab—"
Seraphina imdiately clamped her hand over deia’s mouth, her face reddened with embarrassnt. "Don’t finish that sentence!" she hissed, glaring at deia.
deia laughed behind Seraphina’s hand, clearly enjoying the chaos she caused. Nico, however, looked up at them with innocent curiosity. "Making what?"
"Making mories!" Seraphina quickly cut in, her voice a bit too high-pitched. "That’s what she ant! Adults go on honeymoons to make happy mories."
deia pulled Seraphina’s hand away, grinning. "Yeah, that’s what I ant. mories. Nothing else. Geez, what are you even thinking about, Phina?"
Seraphina groaned and folded her arms, unable to believe that deia was trying to corrupt an innocent boy’s mind.
Lucian, who had just handed over the training list to Harry and Simon, approached the group. "Is sothing wrong?"
"Nothing!" deia and Seraphina said in unison.
Lucian raised an eyebrow but didn’t push further. "Alright, I’m ready to go now." He turned to Seraphina. "Please take care of your sisters while I’m away. I’ll be back before your brother arrives."
"Oh, you better be," Seraphina replied, "Because I’ll need your help to knock so sense into him if he’s still being a jerk."
deia waved her hand dismissively. "Oh, just admit it, you already love living here."
Before Seraphina get angrier to her, deia clapped her hands. "Anyway! Let’s not waste any more ti here. Lucian and I have a ’mory-making’ trip to get to."
Lucian tilted his head in confusion, unsure of what she ant by a "mory-making trip." However, he chose not to question it further as deia had already activated the mystical compass.
[Activating Mystical Compass: Teleport to Mystveil Forest (Black Zone Forest).]
[Everyone please hold on tight!]
deia closed her eyes as she felt her body being pulled by a strong force. Instinctively, she grabbed Lucian’s hand, while Bear leaped onto him, forcing him to catch it.
Once she felt the cold piercing through to her bones, deia opened her eyes and found herself standing in the middle of thick mist. She had night vision, but it didn’t work well in the haze.
"I thought it was just a na, but the forest is actually filled with mist," deia said as she moved closer to Lucian to make sure they didn’t get separated.
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