Chapter 149 – Is Tione my next target?

Chapter 149 – Is Tione my next target?

When Mikoto left, I heard someone approaching me. It was Tiona, Ais, and Tione. "What happened? Why did you suddenly run off? Who was that?" Tiona asked.

"She's a friend. I was supposed to train with her today, but she lost interest and decided to leave."

"I see. Did we have something to do with it?"

"No, of course not. So, what did you all want to talk about? I ran off and I didn't hear anything."

"It's nothing, we just wanted to say hi," Ais replied with a smile. "I also wanted to talk to you about something. Tiona, Tione, could you give us a moment alone?"

"Hmmm..." Tiona looked between Ais and me, then turned to leave. "Come on, Tione."

"..." Tione smiled at me, and the two walked away.

Once we were alone, Ais's face turned red as she gathered the courage to speak.

"Do you want to talk about our dinner?"

Ais looked at me, surprised, and smiled. "Yes, that's it. I wanted to ask if you'd like to go out for dinner tonight. I don't have any plans for the evening, so... I was going to stop by your place, but I ended up meeting you here."

"A dinner tonight?" I'd planned to ask Hestia to update my falna today... but I can leave that for another day. "Sure, I'm free tonight."

"That's great."

"Ais."

"Yes?" Ais tilted her head.

"You don't need to be so embarrassed around me."

"I'm not embarrassed... just a little nervous," Ais said, looking away. "I'll go now; see you tonight. Oh, and don't worry about the Goddess... she's not mad at you."

"Did you talk to Goddess Loki about me after I left?"

"She came to talk to me. She told me some strange things, but don't worry, she's not mad. Actually, she said she wants to see you again. We could arrange another dinner if you'd like."

"Another dinner at the Loki Familia house? Of course, I'd love to. It would be great to see the Goddess again."

"That's great. I'll let her know."

"Good luck in the dungeon. I thought you would ask me to come along with you all again."

After a few more minutes, we took a break.

We were almost on the 10th floor, so it was the perfect time to rest.

Luan took some water and food out of his inventory and ate with Ais and Tiona. I stayed a bit further back, watching the three of them. Luan was looking at them affectionately... but not in the same way he'd looked at me when we first entered the dungeon.

'I must be imagining things. Luan wouldn't desire me like that.'

But to my surprise, Luan left the other two and came over to me.

"Not eating anything?"

"I'm not hungry."

"I see." He moved closer until our shoulders touched. "Tell me, Tione. Are you interested in anyone?"

When I heard Luan's question, my mind went blank.

Was I interested in someone? Anyone... Am I interested in someone?

For some reason, whenever I thought about someone, Luan was the only person who came to mind.

I felt my body starting to heat up. Luan's eyes were locked on mine.

I began to feel a bit... 'What is this?'

Luan stepped back and smiled.

"Excuse me, may I take Tione with me for a moment? I need to talk to her about something."

"Hm? With Tione?" Tiona tilted her head, confused.

Ais was confused but didn't say anything.

"We'll be back in a moment."

Luan came over and took my hand. Neither of them even seemed to worry about me.

I breathed fast as he pulled me away from Tiona and Ais.

'Help... I don't think I can hold back this feeling.'

My libido reached its peak all of a sudden.