Just like what Talis had said, for the rest of the day, we did nothing but kill monsters, mainly alpha centipedes; either way, while it wasn't what I envisioned my coming-of-age birthday would be, I wasn't complaining since it was keeping my mind preoccupied, and that was all I could currently ask for. Just before we left, we decided to check up on the dungeon guardian, who has, for the record, been killed a few times over the past four years by me, and I still remember how shocked I was when I encountered it the next day as I was curious about the cavern it had inhabited.
Though, of course, I had already allocated some of my status points, so the fight was many times easier, but I was still utterly shocked that it was still alive; when I told Master about it, she then informed me about the unique properties about a dungeon and why it's called a dungeon instead of a cave. This entire time, I had thought the reason why the monster population never seemed to diminish with all the killing I did was that the monsters reproduced inside the cave walls, and very quickly at that; however, I was wrong.
The actual reason the centipedes never seem to disappear is because they aren't birthed but created, yet it is not artificial, but natural, and as crazy as it sounds, it's true. What are they made from? Well, that would be the walls, or more specifically, the dungeon itself, since it is alive, and while it may not be a breathing creature, like an animal or even a plant, now that Master had pointed it out, with my skill [Heroes Gaze] I'm able to see the vitality of the dungeon.
I've always been able to see it, but I ignored it since I just assumed I was seeing the monster's vitality in the walls, but whenever I take a closer look, I can see the dungeon's vitality flowing about through small lines, or a better description would be similar to veins; the dungeons veins encompass, well the entire dungeon, just like how a human's body is with veins. It's a fascinating concept, though it is also weird since the monsters it produces remind me of blood cells that destroy any foreign pathogen invading the body; Talis and I would be the pathogen.
Anyways, I don't know too much about the dungeon since, apparently, neither does Master; however, one day, I would like to figure out the truth, like why would a dungeon even need to create mindless monsters? In my hypothesis, I believe they are meant to protect something very important, but I'll leave that for another day since Talis and I had just exited the dungeon, only to be enveloped in the calming, beautiful darkness that we call night; however, unlike most days, I had no interest to stargaze since memories of the morning coming flooding into the forefront of my mind.
'Ugh, it's already nighttime; I'm tempted just to spend the night in the forest, or maybe a few nights.' Thought Alexander with a sigh while seriously entertaining such an idea, though his heart thumped loudly, breaking him out from this train of thought.
'No, I can't do something cowardly like that, especially not after what I had requested; I need to face it like a man, no matter the response.' Mused Alexander, slightly shaking his head as he watched Talis take to the skies, heading back home.
I wasn't exactly eager to get back home, so I just casually jogged, which is much slower than Talis's causal flying speed, and in a matter of a few seconds, she was already long gone. Typically, it would only take me about five minutes to get from the dungeon to back home, but this time, it took nearly five times that much before I arrived back at the familiar clearing that I call home.
I didn't walk toward the house but instead headed toward the pond to clean myself; I'm not that dirty, but staying in that cave for prolonged periods of time causes a potent musk to stick to your body, and it didn't smell good at all, though it would make for a pretty good beast repellent. Once I arrived at the pool, I looked at the house and noticed Master's office room light was on, which caused me to wonder whether she had spent the entire day in her office, just like I had spent the whole day in the dungeon; however, I didn't dwell on that thought too much and began stripping, starting with my multiple pieces of armor, and then my slime clothes, which have been improved upon by Master.
Entirely nude in the dark, I looked up at the sky and viewed the three moons, which I always found to be exceptionally gorgeous, yet for some reason, they also gave me a weird feeling, almost like they were always watching me.
'Azul, Midori, and Coccineum; in my last life, planets such as Venus and Mars were named after Gods; maybe these moons were too?' Mused Alexander, looking up at the blue, green, and red moons.
Lightly shaking my head, I was just about to get into the pond and clean myself, but I suddenly furrowed my brows and looked toward the left, directly at the window to Master's office, only to see her standing there while intently staring at me before she suddenly vanished from the window.
'W-Was that Master?' Thought Alexander in confusion as he stared at the window for a little longer before giving up.
Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to activate [Heroes Gaze]; otherwise, I would've been able to at least glimpse at her emotions, giving me an idea of what she might've been thinking when she looked at me, though I didn't manage to do so, even from such a distance, I instinctually felt the way she looked at had slightly changed from before as if she had looked at me in a less pure way.
'Haa, I don't know; I just hope our relationship doesn't change for the worse. If that happens, I don't think I'll be able to live here any longer.' Thought Alexander, feeling exhausted and worrisome while hopping into the pond as he began cleaning himself.
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Having just finished thoroughly cleaning myself, I quickly desensitized my armor with fire and washed my slime clothes before putting them back on and approaching the house, trying my best to calm my nerves, though even with my trait [Heroes Will], it was proving rather difficult to stay calm; I guess that just shows how much I care about this.
Climbing the tree, I grabbed the handle to the door and entered the house; although a part of me wanted to keep my presence hidden, knowing Master, I was confident she could sense me, not to mention she had just seen me several minutes ago.
"I'm home, Master." Announced Alexander as calmly as possible while heading toward his room, only to bump into Talis.
"Oh, there you are, Alex; Miss Lavender wanted me to tell you to go and see her in her room." Said Talis as she glanced at Alexander before entering his room, which was also partially hers.
Hesitantly nodding at Talis as I watched her enter our room, I slowly approached Master's room, which was on the other side of the house, passing by Master's office, then the kitchen, and the bathroom before eventually arriving just outside her room.
"M-Master, Talis said you wished to see me?" Asked Alexander nervously as he knocked on the door, waiting for a response.
"Y-Yes, come in, Alexander." Said Lavender, though even someone like her was nervous for some reason as she slightly stuttered.
Hearing Master's response, I was far too nervous to notice her tone of voice, and with a pounding heart, I grabbed the handle. After a little bit of hesitation, I finally steeled my resolve to face the beautiful music and opened the door, quickly entering inside. However, what I laid my eyes on was possibly one of the most breathtakingly beautiful, gorgeous, and stunning things I'll ever witness, yet it was also incredibly shocking to the point where I didn't even know how to react.
Just a meter before me was Master eyeing me while sitting on her bed, yet she was wearing nothing but a two-piece of black lingerie; her bra wasn't especially sexually arousing, as it simply covered her perfectly sized breasts, and neither were her panties, but it's high waistband accentuated her hips; not to mention the black lingerie against her green skin enhanced her already impressive beauty.
As I took my time observing her otherworldly body, I also tried my best to calm my rapidly beating heart, along with my rising member, and unfortunately for me, I wasn't wearing my armor but instead slime clothes that hugged the body.
"A-Alexander, if you don't mind, c-could you please sit down." Asked Lavender with a light blush as she noticed Alexander's fully erect member through his pants; though she was a woman who knew self-control, she couldn't stop herself from occasionally glancing at it.
Hearing Master speak and feeling my raging hard member, I quickly nodded while deeply blushing in both shame and embarrassment as I instantly sat on the ground in a position best at hiding a boner, though something I never thought I'd desire; I wish my penis wasn't so big.
"S-So, about your request from earlier, Alexander; a-after some thinking, I figured i-it is only appropriate for I, your M-Master, to teach you about a woman's body and how to p-pleasure them. However, we w-will not be going any further than touching, a-and, this will only be a o-one time thing, you understand A-Alexander?" Stated Lavender seriously in between her light stuttering while eyeing Alexander; both blushing, but neither decided to mention such a thing.
"Y-Yes, M-Master!" Replied Alexander while nodding his head, and although it wasn't exactly what he desired, he was already happy she didn't hate him.
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