Chapter 717: You Know It Won’t End With Just A Kiss

After the encounter with the Elder Red Dragon, their return trip did not meet with any other mishaps.

After two more days of traveling, they finally arrived in Limeburgh Town. Ethan's entourage went down and spent a few hours buying the things that they would need for the start of the new school year.

Just as expected, there were many students from Brynhildr Academy in the town doing the same thing.

They met a couple of familiar faces and even bumped into George and Sabrina, who seemed to be on a date.

To their surprise, the two were also staying at an inn and were planning to only return to the academy the next day.

Since they all decided to stay at the same inn, they decided to have an early dinner together and talk about their vacation.

"You should have seen the faces of my family members when I introduced Sabrina to them," George said with a smug smile on his face as he told Ethan and the girls about Sabrina's visit to his home.

"George's family are wonderful people," Sabrina smiled. "They remind me of my family. For a brief moment, I even thought that they were my family members and were just wearing disguises."

"I felt the same when I visited your family, Sabrina," George commented. "Our families are like two peas in a pod."

Sabrina nodded. "Un."

The group listened to George's story as they ate together, finding the series of events quite amusing.

"My father even went as far as to tell me that he will disown me if I break up with Sabrina." George chuckled. "Jokes on him. I'm not letting my sweetheart go. Isn't that right, my Sweet Mandrake?"

"Yes, my beloved Stink-horn Fungus," Sabrina smiled sweetly.

The two stared at each other lovingly, making Ethan, who had many lovers, feel like he was about to vomit sugar due to how sweet the two were.

After nearly two hours of talking and eating, everyone retired to their rooms to rest for the night.

Ethan's group rented two rooms, so Nicole could have her own room.

But instead of going to his room, Ethan went to Nicole's room to check her current condition.

After seeing her previous state back in Southshire, the young man decided to pay closer attention to his best friend's body temperature.

If possible, he didn't want the same thing to happen again. The sight of her in that situation made him feel very anxious.

Nicole, who understood that Ethan was worrying about her, didn't say anything and allowed him to enter her room.

The two of them sat on the couch and Nicole raised her hand so that Ethan could hold it.

"As usual, your hand is very cold," Ethan frowned.

"You might not believe me, but this is already my default body temperature," Nicole replied. "In this state, I am similar to someone who has a very strong affinity to Ice Magic. Although our body is colder than others, it doesn't really hurt us. When you touch Lily, isn't it the same?"

Ethan reluctantly nodded his head because Nicole was right.

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Nicole's current body temperature was about the same as Lily's body temperature.

The only time that Lily's body would become warm was whenever she and Ethan were embracing each other.

Only in those moments would her body radiate heat like that of a normal person.

Nicole smiled faintly after seeing the young man breathe a sigh of relief.

"See? There's nothing to worry about," Nicole said. "But if you are still worried, you can give me a hug so that I'll be nice and toasty tonight before I sleep."

"Okay," Ethan replied and hugged one of the people who served as a pillar of support in his life.

Ethan would be lying if he said that the thought of Nicole becoming his lover had never crossed his mind.

However, their relationship was truly that of best friends, and as time went on, his feelings for Nicole had stopped to that of a best friend whom he could count on any time he needed her.

Nicole, who didn't have many friends to begin with, used to think of Ethan as her Disciple when it came to Martial Arts.

She had taught him how to fight and made sure that he would build his foundations properly, allowing him to pull his own weight in battle.

But that was when Ethan was still a powerless Dud and only relied on his strong willpower.

Now, Ethan had already surpassed her in both martial arts and magic, and she was aware of it.

She could feel it with his touch.

She could sense it with her magic.

Her instincts that were honed in battle told her that she was safer whenever he was around.

And just like Ethan, she never saw him as a romantic partner.

For her, he was her best friend.

Perhaps, even her only friend that she trusted with her life.

The two hugged each other for nearly half an hour before Nicole reluctantly pulled back.

She then playfully raised her hand to cup Ethan's cheeks and stared at him in the eye.

"So, how is it?" Nicole asked.

"Warm and toasty," Ethan replied.

"Good. Now it's time for you to warm up your wife and your lovers in the other room." Nicole winked. "We will return to the academy tomorrow, so this is your last chance to you-know-what."

Ethan chuckled before shaking his head helplessly.

"See you tomorrow, Nicole," Ethan said as he stood up to walk toward the door.

"See you tomorrow, Ethan," Nicole nodded.

After closing his best friend's door, Ethan went to his room, where Lily, Emma, and Lilith were waiting for him.

George and Sabrina, who were also inside their room, were already lying on the bed and holding each other.

"I feel like I'm forgetting something important," George said. "Do you know what I forgot, Sabrina?"

"You forget a lot of things, George," Sabrina replied. "And you forget important things the most."

George scratched his head as he tried to recall what he had forgotten. However, no matter how he tried to dig into his memory, he just couldn't remember what it was.

"Maybe a kiss will help me remember," George said with a smile. "Can you kiss me, Princess?"

"If I kiss you, it will not end in just a kiss," Sabrina replied as a tinge of red crept on her face. "You know it won't end with just a kiss."

"I know," George replied before lowering his head to give his lover a long and sweet kiss.

Soon, the sound rustling of clothes echoed inside the room as George momentarily set aside the thing that he was supposed to say to Ethan earlier in the day.

For now, he indulged himself in kissing Sabrina's sensuous body, which, for him, was as sweet as honey.