Chapter 155: Mediocre

Isla's body trembled slightly upon hearing his words. She didn't know how or why this was happening, but she was definitely liking how it was going.Right after hearing his words, she answered him with a dreamy look on her face, nodding.

"Everything"

Aiden could see Isla wasn't playing around, so he leaned closer to her, enjoying the moment, and whispered something in her ear in a soft voice that no one else could hear.

Seeing him lean closer, Isla already had a blush on her face; however, she didn't even flinch or move, letting him come closer. But the words she heard in her ear made her face go completely red as if imaginary smoke could be seen coming out of her head.

All her previous confidence was now waning because of the things he had whispered to her.

'D-Dear I-Isla...'

Only after hearing this word did she lose her composure completely, now standing in front of him with a deep blush, keeping her face down, fidgeting a little with her fingers.

However, knowing this was her chance, she gathered all her courage and meekly said, looking at the ground, as she didn't think she could handle looking at his handsome face right now.

"Y-Yes, I-I H-Have."

Aiden found her even cuter with how she was acting. He could tell this was her first time, and hearing her honest answer to his question, he brought his hand over her little head and began patting it gently, saying,

"I like it when someone is honest."

Feeling the gentle pats on her head and hearing the words he had just said, Isla couldn't even think properly now as she was freaking out inside.

'He's patting my head just like he did with my sister! Ah! His hand is patting me!'

'He also said he likes me, hehe! I wasn't wrong to think we love each other.'

'He loves me.'

'He loves me.'

'He loves me.'

'He loves me...' 99+ (Critical Damage)

The same thoughts repeated in her mind after what had just happened, and the constant pats she was receiving weren't making it any better for her. She kept her head down with a beet-red face, looking at the ground.

Unknowingly, a wide smile spread across her cute little face as she received his touch. Her little body trembled from time to time, but most importantly, a deep swirling appeared in her brown eyes as she felt his gentle pats.

Aiden could feel the trembling of her body, but for some reason, he didn't want to stop; he wanted to continue. He wasn't sure about Isla before, but from that moment, he thought she was the girl he was going to have, as he had already considered her his.

'Looks like I found my first harem member.'

Alicia could see everything happening in front of her and wasn't going to interfere. While she didn't like Isla that much, she knew if she acted like this every time a new woman became part of his harem, it wouldn't be good for him.

She knew the night would come, and they'd do many things she enjoyed together. However, knowing she would be the only one satisfied every day, she couldn't delay this much longer.

'Because I know my monstrous brother's stamina will only increase as time passes since he has no limits. There must be something else, too, because I don't think my own stamina increased that much with stats.'

She didn't think about it much further, as she didn't know what it would be like when her stats broke their limits. Still, she doubted she could satisfy him, considering that even before these magical changes, her brother's stamina was already impressive.

Ava was shooting zombies with full focus, but she felt tired and thought she needed a break. She exchanged her place with two other ladies on standby.

Now, with some time to rest, she started to look around. She thought to check on the leader first, as she was the vice leader and she had regularly checked up on him.

But seeing the sight in the distance, Ava's heart clenched tightly as she felt her heart tearing apart as many thoughts appeared in her mind. Without looking any longer at the unsightly scene, she looked away.

'Is Leader a playboy?'

'why is doing that to some other woman'

'was I not enough'

'why!' 'why!' why!' 'why!'

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'why is he playing with my emotions?' While Ava hadn't admitted it before, she had started to feel something toward Aiden after what he had done for her earlier.

Since she was young, Ava had only lived her life trying to survive, both in the slums and in the military, and she had never experienced much love.

Her mother, who always had bruises on her body, was suffering herself while trying to take care of two little girls, so she didn't show much emotion and only provided them with food.

For Ava and her sister, this was enough. Even though they were young, they could understand many things. They knew their mother was doing her best, so even though there were no loving words exchanged, no hugs, kisses, or playtime, they still felt her love through her actions.

Now, for Ava, even a single loving gesture was enough to make her feel many emotions. She didn't focus much on the scene earlier and noticed that the girl Aiden was patting on the head was her own sister, Isla because of how hurt she felt.

She felt confused, sad, and betrayed, knowing that if he showed a little more care for her a few more times, she would end up just like her sister.

But she was also afraid to fall in love with him completely, as she knew that with her personality if she ever fell for him, there would be no turning back. More importantly, he was the perfect man in her eyes.

Her face showed intense sadness as she thought she would never receive his pats again, which caused her pain in her heart. She still remembered the warm feeling he gave her when he patted her head and said that he was not done with her.

'Looks like I am destined to live a mediocre life.'

'I am always struggling. My life is nothing but endless struggle.'

Even when she first joined the military, she found out she had no talent for fighting, and her physical condition was weak.

'I also wanted to be strong like others.'

There was no joy in always getting beaten down in sparring and constantly struggling in normal training, but after taking care of her sister from a young age, she thought she was at least a little smart.

But after entering the military's libraries and starting to study the art of strategy, she realized she wasn't even good at that, as memorizing and recalling these things was very hard for her. She constantly struggled, but she never gave up, knowing it was her only path.

'But the only reason I earned the title of vice leader is that no one else was interested in it.'

She still remembered the day she was given the role of vice leader, which was also the day the general had said those words to her:

"You are mediocre, Ava, even at this, but I still think you'll do a good job."

At that time, she didn't feel happy or sad when the general mentioned she would do a good job or she was mediocre, knowing why she got this position, but she still felt proud of herself for reaching that level with only hard work alone.

But even now, when this world has become magical, she is still far behind, even much farther than before, as now she doesn't even have any talent.