Chapter 16: Being Both Dad and Mom

Chapter 16: Being Both Dad and Mom

Gwen and Victor stood at the door looking inside.

Why did you agree to this? We should have asked more questions, or waited a bit longer

Victor glanced at her, then said:

Remember your purpose for coming here.

You didnt come here for a vacation or to sleep.

Hearing Victors words, Gwen shook her head, calming herself down.

But clearly, a man and a woman spending the night alone in a room was rather

And there was only one bed, a large one at that.

Gwen furrowed her brows, conflicted for a moment, then took the initiative to say:

Ill sleep on the floor.

Victor nodded, agreeing.

Okay.

Gwen was taken aback for a moment.

Although as a knight, she could sleep anywhere with her armor on.

But Victors reaction

Made her feel a little upset.

Gwen didnt even understand why, in her impression there was no concept of declining modestly or not.

Victor was a mage, more fragile than her, so he should take the bed.

However, after a long day of traveling, Gwen could feel the stickiness inside her armor.

To be honest.

Gwen wanted to take a bath.

She had endured through long missions before, but this time with a man in the room, she actually started caring whether she smelled or not.

She slapped her cheeks, trying to shake those random thoughts out of her head.

Gwen would not impose unreasonable demands.

Given the scale of this inn, and the time now, clearly they could not provide her a hot bath.

But with so much sweat on her, what if she really smelled?

She was conflicted, even forgetting that she was still in armor that clanked with every slight movement.

Victor inspected their surroundings with magic, while setting up a sound-proofing spell formation at the door.

Sensing nothing out of the ordinary, Victor frowned at the sound of armor scraping, and turned to see the extremely conflicted Gwen.

She was biting her finger, full of worry.

Why havent you taken off your armor yet?

Hearing his words, Gwen became bashful, lowering her head with her cheeks slightly flushed.

You mean, you want to take a bath? In a place like this?

Victor sat in the chair, holding his forehead.

There were no separate rooms here, much less a ready bathroom.

The entire room merely had a large bed, two chairs, and a table.

Too simple.

Given these conditions, Gwen actually said she wanted to take a bath

An unreasonable demand.

Hearing Victors words, Gwen became even more embarrassed, though she had just casually mentioned it. She was even prepared to just sleep in her armor.

But it would be very uncomfortable to sleep in it.

She was a knight even if she smelled a bit, she could endure and clean up once back home.

She missed the warm bathroom and comfortable big bed at her home.

A bright green glow suddenly lit up before her, and Gwen looked up to see Victors hovering hand constructing mystical spell circles on the floor.

The green halos overlapped and the carved paths gradually combined.

[First Order Magic: Wood Carving]

The moment the spell formation took shape, vines sprouted one by one from the floors circles, with strips of wood materializing.

They automatically bound together, assembling into the shape of a wooden bathtub.

Um, I also washed my clothes, could you..

Before she could finish, Victor had activated the magic circle in his hand again.

[First Order Magic, Hot Wind]

A bright red magical circle lit up on Gwens side. She looked back and only felt warm behind her.

Thanks, I can dry my clothes now.

Gwen awkwardly pulled her head back in.

Phew.

Victor looked coldly, maintaining the last shred of sanity in his mind.

Oh right, dont you need to take a bath too?

Gwen asked Victor from the other side.

With one hand on his forehead, he showed an annoyed expression.

I have a windproof spell on me, I wont get dusty.

Also, if you want me to use the hot water you soaked in, then Ill come over right now.

Victor said coldly to Gwen. He just wanted Gwen to hurry up and get dressed.

Im sorry..I got too carried away.

Calm down, calm down.

These words kept echoing in Victors mind.

I was thinking, maybe I need a bed, or else my just washed clothes will get dirty.

As if suddenly recalling something, Gwen made another request to Victor.

Gwen! Im not your parent! Listen carefully! I cant cater to your every need!

..

Gwen was sleeping soundly on the only big bed, dressed. As for Victor.

He sat silently in the chair, expressionless.

He did it after all

First he hypnotized Gwen with magic, then used magic to move her onto the bed.

That Gwen should be cold and ruthless.

The Gwen he knew always carried out the royal familys orders coldly, like a merciless killing machine.

But the current her had not reached that level yet.

Although equally cold to others, she still harbored unnecessary emotions like an ordinary person.

She would keep questioning the boss just because there was only one room left.

And even after he had helped her, she cautiously kept asking him for things, not daring to overstep his bottom line.

When she made mistakes, she would apologize, and her attitude was not as tough as the impression in his mind. Admittedly, she was indeed very strong, but

Shes not the Gwen I know.

He turned to look at the sleeping Gwen and shook his head.

But this thought kept lingering in Victors mind, and could no longer be erased.

..

Gwen stood at the front of the queue, commanding the knights on how to act.

Today we are going up the volcano to investigate. If you notice anything unusual, dont act rashly and report back in time!

The knights looked at Gwen, feeling that her spirit and energy after waking up were very good.

And she seemed cleaner too?

The knights didnt know what had happened last night, but Gwen was already looking at Victor next to her.

The knights seemed to have an oh~ expression.

Victor saw that Gwen had organized the troops and turned to leave.

Victor, where are you going?

We can escort you to your destination, or you can just follow along with the knights.

No need.

Victor raised his eyebrows and looked towards the dormant volcano in the distance.

He knew a huge monster lay dormant there, with mixed feelings of heaviness and excitement.

I will temporarily act separately from you for now.