Without further ado, he responded about her invitation,
"Okey!" he made a thumbs up, making a bright smile either.
"Your face ... Ugh! I've saw your lewd face. Just like a dumbass," Adolph then sighed a short breath. "But let's come inside. It already makes our clothes wet." Both of them started to come into her house.
Adolph's house was a hovel. Several walls of it were slightly dirty. Her yard was spacious, enough for practice.
*Creak!*
After she opened her hovel's door, they entered inside, soaked in wet conditions. Immediately, Adolph turned on some candle within her hovel …
*Poff!* *Poff!* *Poff!*
"Take a break on the chair—" she pointed to one of her chairs—"And give me your clothes. It'd be troublesome for me if someone like you is sick at my place!" She strictly spoke.
"All of it??!"
"Why? You've a problem with that??"
"W-well … I still have a shame, you know!"
"Don't bother the small thing like a nonsense person. You've already seen mine. What else?" She replied nonchalantly.
He eventually took off his clothes. As he undressed his wet clothes, Adolph observed his body clearly. It was covered in scars, much like her own. Recognizing that, she remarked,
"Even though you're a bastard, you've got a muscular body,"
"Oh, seems like I'm getting praise here,"
"You're the typical big-headed person once you receive praise, huh?" she replied annoyed. "I feel like I want to hit your head, idiot!"
"Definitely!" He replied with a chuckle, handing his clothes to her. In return, Adolph lent him some clothes as a backup.
Adolph then prepared some bread and ale drink for both of them. They ate calmly amid the heavy rain conditions.
Having finished eating, they promptly extinguished the candles. Guided by Adolph, they arrived at the bedroom. Nagao was surprised that their bed was only one. He looked at Adolph, yet she simply answered,
"Hurry up, you moron! Don't complain about it!" She strictly spoke.
Finally, they lay on the same bed. An awkward moment happened between them. Nonetheless, Nagao started to open the conversation,
"Thank you …,"
Adolph didn't reply to his words. However, it didn't last long,
"Don't need to be stiff like a dry-cowhide with me, idiot!"
(It's an easy for you to say instead of me!) He tried to calm himself amid his sleep.
On the other hand, Adolph glanced at him and noticed that he had fallen asleep. Looking that situation,
"What A Strange person ...." She whispered softly.
Finally, Adolph extinguished the candle and they fell asleep, sleeping in peace.
…
At the small hours …
(I can't sleep!) Nagao screamed in his mind.
He tried to sleep. Still, Adolph's sleep style was always tossing and turning, making Nagao couldn't sleep a wink. But it wasn't the only problem he faced ...
*Press*
Her limbs, especially her chest, also pressed against Nagao's back. It drove his instincts reach the limit ...
(Stay calm! Stay focus! Let your sheer will come and bring the peace to my sleep!) Nagao suggested it to himself several times.
Abruptly, a notification appeared amid that time …
*Ding!*
Surprised by its appearance, Nagao opened it …
*Click!*
[You've unlocked a hidden mission:
Hidden mission "The cherry Crusade —Defending the Fortress or Storming the Castle—": Don't pretend to be stupid. You already what it means.
Warning: Yours choice determinates the main mission direction.] (0/1)
(Are you serious with this joke??! HOW?!!) He frustratedly exclaimed about this mission in his mind.
Upon learning this fact, Adolph's sleep movements unintentionally became aggressive, pressing her body against Nagao's back. Because of it, something was raising, but it wasn't his spirit ...
(Screw it! I'm not a hypocrite! Yet … Ugh! This shit mission!) He quickly turned his body around.
When he wanted to do that, Nagao caught Adolph's radiant amid her sleep ...
(I don't know why … but … she's kind a … cute ….) He unconsciously caressed her face, stroking her hair gently.
The more he saw Adolph, the more the feeling and lust arose within him, blending into one. Nonetheless, his logic prevented him from doing so, developing an internal conflict …
(Why do I have to go through this mission … If I were a perverted person, I might've done it already …!)
In the end, because he could control his desires, Nagao only hugged her gently …
*Hug*
Amid his embrace, he uttered,
"Somehow … I found your allure in the middle of madness …." Nagao stroke her hair gently again.
Suddenly …
"You— !" Before he finished his words, Nagao received a punch, hitting his jaw.
*Bam!*
Before he lost consciousness, several messages appeared again …
*Ding!* *Ding!* *Ding!*
[You've chosen "Defending the Fortress". Starting to determines the mission direction.]
[You've finished a hidden mission "The cherry Crusade —Defending the Fortress or Storming the Castle—": Don't pretend to be stupid. You already what it means.
Warning: Yours choice determinates the main mission direction.] (1/1)
[You've gained + 10 exp and + 1 stat points.] (1/2)
[You've gained + 30 bonus stat points. See more.] (2/2)
[Collect some exp points to level up your level.] (69/100)
(You … damn … woman ….) Eventually, Nagao was passed out, losing his consciousness.
…
At the morning ...
Nagao woke up with his face still sore from Adolph's punch last night. While wiping his face, Nagao got up slowly and looked around. He noticed that Adolph wasn't beside him. Finding this condition, Nagao began to check his status and adjusted several changes ...
*Click!* *Click!* *Click!*
[Name: Nagao Deri
Level: 26
HP: 126
MP: 126
Class: Unidentified
Skill/Job: -
Power: 141 => 156
Strength: 141 => 151
Agility: 140 => 151
Mana: 140 => 152.5
*You still have + 30 bonus stat points and they are applicable to all stats. View more.]
*Click!*
[ … You can share the bonus stat points with your companions once they become your party members or allies. For allies, if both parties reach a specific bond, you can share them.]
(A specific bond??? What kind of 'specific' it means ….) Nagao thought as he sighed.
Out of nowhere, Nagao heard a sound from outside. Realizing that, he peeked through the window.
When Nagao looked at it, Adolph practiced with a wooden sword. With her condition, Adolph didn't have difficulty in playing the sword, swinging it proficiently ...
*Swoosh!* *Sringg!* *Swoosh!*
His expression showed awe, witnessing her movements. Unable to stand with this situation, Nagao immediately came out from the hovel. However, as Nagao was about to walk through the door ...
*Creak!*
The door squeaked, and upon hearing it, Adolph halted her training, directing her gaze towards the door's hovel. Nagao was caught within Adolph's sight. Aware of his presence, she interrogated him angrily,
"Since when?!"
"Not long—!" Nagao attempted to respond, but Adolph cut him off, her tone filled with anger,
"Since when you've been there, you bastard?!"
"I just woke up several minutes ago. I apologize if that bothered you," Nagao responded calmly.
"Bothered me?! Right as hell!" Adolph retorted fiercely. "If you're already awake, get your stuff and get the fuck out of here, you dickhead!"
"Calm down, Adolph. Let's talk it over with ease," Nagao suggested, trying to defuse the situation.
"I don't care, bastard! If you're still here ... Ugh! Get out!"
Getting her strong reaction, Nagao retrieved his stuff from her hovel. As Nagao departed from Adolph's place, he remarked,
"I don't know what's on your mind right now. Yet, your swordplay was impressive. Also, thanks for the shelter!" Nagao smiled as he left Adolph's place.
Meanwhile, observing Nagao's departure, Adolph muttered lowly to herself,
"Stupid. You're so damn stupid, Adolph!"
…
After he left Adolph's place, Nagao immediately headed to Mr. Schmidt's place. As usually, he did some tasks until the end of work time. Finishing with his works, Nagao departed to his inn.
On the way, he thought about Adolph's last words before ...
'I don't care, bastard! If you're still here ... Ugh! Get out!'
Realizing his actions back then, Nagao commented,
"Everyone has their own masks. Maybe I've crossed her line by seeing what I shouldn't see ...,"
Nonetheless, he still remembered with her swordplay,
"But her movements are skillful even with her current condition. If she could do that, why did she hold herself when she got bully before??? She tried to maintain her mask, huh?"
Abruptly, Nagao received an attack, coming from his behind ...
*Swoosh!*
Reflexively, Nagao could dodge it. However, as he dodged the attack, he felt several attacks from another direction. Utilizing his reflexes, he tried evade those attacks that enemy launched off ...
*Slash!* *Tap!* *Swoosh!* *Tap!* *Srrt!* *Tap!*
Some enemy's attacks sliced his body, causing a few fresh wounds. The enemy didn't even give him the slightest chance to rest ...
(Shit! If this continues, I'll run out of blood!)
Amid the enemy's attacks, Nagao realized one of its was like Adolph's. Inadvertently, he uttered his prediction,
"Adolph...?"