Chapter 189

I couldn’t help but smile as I walked away.

Getting kicked around in a locked room was certainly not a fun process. However, as much as I didn’t enjoy that part of the process, I appreciated the excuse to leave early.

Especially since I wasn’t the one responsible for explaining.

No, explaining to the princess how badly she had fucked up was not-Delia’s task.

And, as an added benefit, by taking time off from their project, I found myself a beautiful challenge. One that I hadn’t been dealing with for a while.

Finding a way to kill my free time.

I had to admit, going back to my room to laze around was tempting, especially since I had been dealing with a lot of things the last few days, and earned a bit of relaxation.

Yet, that was nothing more than a fleeting fancy. With everything going on, I didn’t have the luxury of resting, nor did I have the luxury of neglecting an opportunity to finally power up.

Soon, I was climbing down the familiar stairs of the Hall of Craft, easily staying out of their sight, ready to have a discussion with Oeyne. There were a few reasons for that decision. Progressing Oeyne’s companion process would give me a decent chunk of experience, while she also had several interesting tricks to make me relax.

And, last but not least, she had a really comfortable bed, which could be used for a quick rest after I had completed my more important objectives.

Since I didn’t waste my travel time, I cast a few healing spells to remove the marks not-Delia had left on my face while also refreshing my life force.

[-392 Mana]

[+1637 HP]

Yet, when I arrived at her workshop, I realized that I had forgotten to add a small detail. Oeyne was still sleeping — not without the assistance of a few too many drinks if the sharp smell of alcohol that filled her workshop was any indicator.

Well, no surprises there considering how we first met, I thought even as I looked at the caramel-skinned beauty in her bed, her skimpy nightie climbing high enough to give a proper glimpse of her body.

Someone had a fun night, I thought in amusement. Whenever I visited her, I faced one of the two equally likely possibilities, that she was working as a workaholic, or collapsed after a night of overindulgence as an alcoholic.

The only question was whether gambling was a part of her little game this time or not.

Since she was sleeping, I decided to take that as a sign and joined her — after removing my clothes and casting two spells, one to remove the thick smell of alcohol, the other to remove her hungover.

A little service to make sure she woke up happily wouldn’t be remiss, I thought even as I slipped next to her, letting my hands slip under her nightie, enjoying the warmth of her skin even as I spooned her.Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

If her sleeping shuffle was any indicator, I wasn’t the only one that found that comforting.

I set the sleep take me, not that I needed the rest, the combination of my Stats and my Biomancy tricks enough to keep me upright for much longer, but a touch of decadence wouldn’t be remiss...

It was her shuffling that woke me up. “W-what?” she mumbled, starting with a flare of panic, but it was short-lived, replaced by a more pleasant tone for the second half of her whisper. I kept my eyes closed, not revealing the fact that I had already woken up, wanting to extend my decadence, hoping that she would return to my arms without prompting.

Her warmth was simply too comfortable.

Oeyne clearly had other ideas, though, carefully extracting herself from my hug, and disappearing into her bathroom. Pity, I thought as I shuffled in her bed, trying to find a more comfortable position to continue my nap, ignoring my earlier decision to focus on powering up.

As much as I wanted to tease her while powering up, the warm whispers of my sleep were too comfortable to be denied.

Her enthusiastic smile was very promising...

[Level: 32 Experience: 499160 / 528000

Strength: 46 Charisma: 63

Precision: 40 Perception: 42

Agility: 40 Manipulation: 45

Speed: 39 Intelligence: 49

Endurance: 39 Wisdom: 51

HP: 6528 / 6528 Mana: 8000 / 8000 ]

SKILLS

Master Melee [100/100]

Master Tantric [100/100]

Master Biomancy [100/100]

Master Elemental [100/100]

Master Arcana [100/100]

Master Subterfuge [100/100]

Master Craft [84/100]

Expert Speech [75/75]

PERKS

Mana Regeneration

Skill Share

Empowerment (0/1)

Teleportation

COMPANIONS

[Cornelia - Level 22/26]

[Helga - Level 22/26]