With a satisfied smile carved on her face, Sheila's eyes met Felix's who mouthed a thank you towards her since he knew that she was the one who made all of this possible.
Nodding her head gently in response, Sheila didn't say anything and let Felix enjoy what it felt like to have a loving family for real. After all, even though he didn't know much about the women he lived with due to how he behaved during the past, Sheila could easily tell that they cared very much for him but only kept their distance from him because he wanted them to.
Though she did find it a little weird for the two grown women to call a teenager as big brother. She didn't make any comments and just sat there while Felix and the others finished their breakfast like a real family, and not an awkward bunch who were forced to sit together like last night.
"Here. From today onwards use the Astral Stones inside it for whatever you want and to buy better things for the house. Also, only buy meat that belongs to Astral Beasts from today onwards, I need to eat it regularly to grow stronger."
Giving Sarah a spatial ring just like he gave his sisters, Felix gave almost half of all the Astral Stones he had with him to her so that she'd be able to use them to take care of everything she might need for herself, the house, or the shop.
While he did want her to close the shop and not work since she no longer needed to, Felix chose to not say that since he felt that he shouldn't interfere too much with the woman's life.
Instead, he told her he'd give her the rune design and ink formulas for many Astral Runes at once in the future when he had time and left the house the right way to go to the school.
"So, how was it?"
"Haaaa…."
Sighing loudly as he looked at the boundless sky, Felix said, "I… Even though I never got close to them and though I helped them from behind the scenes, I used to think that having a real family would be nothing more than a burden to me or anyone else for that matter. But now that I just felt what it's like to have a family, I… I don't want to lose that feeling."
"I see. I'm happy that you think like this, but if that is what you want though, you'll have to work hard to grow strong enough to keep all of them safe and happy."
"I know."
"Also, just cause you've gotten a family, don't you dare forget about me."
"Tsk tsk, as my wife, aren't you a part of my family as well little fox?"
Hugging Sheila tightly, Felix didn't care for the pedestrians who were staring at them or the women of his family who were peeking at him through the window.
"Really? If you consider every woman you love a part of your family, should I prepare myself to see a very big family around you in the future?"
"Ahem.. Ahem…!"
Letting out fake coughs, Felix stopped hugging Sheila's slim waist and left after saying that he was getting late while imagining and almost grinning from imagining a future where he would be surrounded by beauties like Sheila on all sides and relax while being served by them.
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"You've recovered faster than I expected. I thought you wouldn't even be able to get up for at least a week after waking up today."
"If that's what you thought, then why are you here and all ready to get started with my training?"
If not for the fact that Sheila used her special astral rune and helped Felix recover so quickly through the massage she gave him, what Maria said would indeed have happened in reality.
But at the same time, call it intuition or hope, Maria felt that even when Felix woke up with unbearable pains which would make him want to stay in bed forever, she was sure that he'd still attend the training.
After all, him not asking for anything when she gave him the chance to do so made it clear to Maria that he appreciated her help in training him and that it was something he wanted to do.
As for if he didn't come, in that case Maria would no longer show the same interest in Felix and at the same time she would've cut the training short and sent him away.
"Hmmm… You've changed."
"Huh?"
Looking weirdly towards Maria who was looking towards him with narrowed eyes as if to find what was different about him, Felix didn't have a chance to say anything before she suddenly spoke.
"You seem to be filled with unshakable confidence. Also, it looks as if you've matured in a single day. What happened punk? Did you lose your virginity yesterday?"
Snorting coldly, Felix said, "How about we do it right here and I show you how much experience I have?"
"You wish."
"I do."
Almost chuckling, Maria managed to keep her emotions in check and harrumphed coldly.
"Looks like someone wants extra training today."
Saying those words, Maria felt disappointed when she saw how Felix didn't show any special reaction of fear like she hoped to and there was instead excitement and enthusiasm in his eyes.
Wait a second...Could it be that he was a masochist??!
With such thoughts Maria did indeed increase the both the gravity inside the chamber and the training Felix was subjected to for the day, at the end of the day though even though like yesterday he was lying in a near unconscious state due to the exhaustion, Felix who was lying in a puddle of sweat which was bigger than yesterday kept on smiling brightly as if he was willing to continue even in his current state.
Due to this Maria felt even more sure that maybe he really was a masochist. Unfortunately, no one could tell what it was that she would think if she knew that Felix was smiling from thinking how long Sheila would massage his body today.
"Here!"
Throwing something towards Felix who caught it despite being exhausted to the core, Maria said, "That's a Gravity Bracelet, using it will let you experience the suppression of gravity the same way you do inside this chamber. I suggest you use it all the time and keep increasing the gravity power every time you feel that the level you set it at doesn't affect you anymore."
"That's why make sure to keep it on when inside the gravity chamber as well from tomorrow onwards. Though the strain would be higher, the results of your training are going to be greater as well."
"It wasn't easy obtaining that so make sure you properly use it."
Leaving after she said those words, Maria surprisingly didn't mind it even though she could feel Felix's piercing gaze locked onto her supple thighs. In fact, she herself didn't know why she did it, but she deliberately shook her waist with each step and showed her ass off even more.
Though it was for no use since Felix only glanced at it before going back to staring at her jade legs, Maria blushed a little like a teenager and almost ran away when the doors shut close behind her.