'What could I have done then to cause this phenomenon?'
After a while, Rain came to the conclusion that he might not have been the cause of it.
'Is it possible that back then, in the rift, the Goddess of Darkness was watching my battle and she was the cause of that dark aura?'
Considering that it ended up changing the story and getting the attention of the World's Will, this could very well be true.
[Since we were separated, I don't know what she's been doing. But I don't think the Goddess would watch over your life, knowing that it's 90% of yours... games.]
'I wouldn't hold back and peek at it at least once if I were her.'
About that dark aura, Rain supposed that one of them might have been lying, but after thinking about it he came to the conclusion that it didn't make sense for Sives to do it, and the system... he wasn't sure about that, but at the moment he decided to take her word for it.
Pushing these musings aside, he glanced out the window where the rays of the setting sun were coming in.
Rain had returned from the academy in the afternoon and after everything that had happened in this room, it was already evening. Deciding that he had already done what he wanted to do and learned what he needed to know, he put on his pants and decided to go freshen up.
'While body cleansing magic is good, sometimes there's nothing better than a regular cool shower.'
He looked at the wolf girl still lying on the bed and was about to use the system storage again to pick her up, but Sives realized his intentions and backed away.
"Anything but send me back to the place I was while you were coming home. I feel awful after it."
'Is she talking about system storage? But then how am I supposed to take her with me?'
Noticing his difficulty, the wolf girl offered another option, just to avoid going back to that place.
"I could be in your storage ring."
"But living things can't be in there."
Rain objected skeptically.
"Have you forgotten who I am? To me, places like this are nothing dangerous."
Rain stared into her confident eyes for a few seconds before sighing.
"Alright, I'll use the storage ring from now on."
After he said that, Sives crawled over to him and disappeared from the bed in the next second.
'I'll have to check on her later to see how she's doing.'
With those thoughts, Rain rubbed the ring on his finger and walked towards the exit, going to take a shower.
However, when he was one step away from leaving the room, a knock on the door was heard, followed immediately by the click of the doorknob and the door swung open.
Before Rain could think who had the nerve to enter his room without asking, he felt a tight hug and his face buried in someone's breast. He tensed slightly, not expecting this turn of events.
"Darling~!"
"Are you really ashamed of your past words? How cute~"
Hearing this, Rain finally snapped out of his thoughts and came to his senses.
"What are you talking about?"
His arms went around her waist and in the next second he lifted her effortlessly.
"If it's you, I'd be willing to carry you in my arms all day."
Feeling his strong arms around her waist, Faelia froze, staring at him with her violet eyes in disbelief. But soon she felt an exhilarating warmth in her chest and pressed herself against him with a smile.
"My boy is grown~!"
About 10 minutes passed, but neither of them moved and they remained in that position while each of them enjoyed the situation and thought about their own.
Eventually Rain still had to release her, placing her back on the floor.
'It's dangerous. Next time I do it, I'm unlikely to be able to let her go.
Rain thought, looking at his mother, whose inviting warmth and softness he could still feel in his arms. Faelia looked at him even more lovingly.
"You haven't forgotten that your birthday is coming up, have you? I've already prepared something for you, but considering how much stronger you've become, I don't think you need it anymore..."
Faelia stopped talking suddenly and moved closer to him, frowning. She had been too focused on him to worry about anything else, but now something caught her attention.
"What's that smell?"
'Fuck.'
Rain moved forward, blocking his body's view of his room, which was still full of the messy aftermath of his games with Sives.
"I was practicing with the sword before you came."
Rain said calmly, to which his mother only answered him with an incredulous look.
'Since when did my son start practicing?'
Faelia took another look at his strong body, glistening with droplets of sweat.
'But since he was able to become stronger, it's likely his words are true. In that case...''
"Would you like to practice with your mommy next time? I may not be as good with swords, but you definitely have a lot to learn from me."
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