Chapter 401 Recruits (End)

Chapter 401 Recruits (End)

The bathing place is quiet as we look at the newcomers. One of them looks back at us awkwardly whereas the other one grins at us as if she has just done something praiseworthy. Millonia is irritated by the duo's appearance but merely sighs instead of berating them. It is a considerably tame reaction from the explosive Millonia.

"The female bath is next to this place," I helpfully inform.

"I am here to prove my worth!" Sofia proudly declares. "I will show you how I will satisfy your—"

"That's not what I meant earlier," I interject. I raise my hand when Sofia is about to retort and say, "I need to see how well you fare against our enemies so I will assign you to some mission. That's how you prove your worth."

"Eh, isn't that boring?"

"Any other way than that will make you worthless in my eyes."

Sofia hums in contemplation before nodding her head in acceptance. Before our eyes, she steps into the pool and sits down not far away from us. She nonchalantly takes off her tower, revealing her bare skin. Andrea smiles wryly when she receives Millonia's unamused gaze. The troublemaking lavender-haired girl remains oblivious to her surroundings.

"You should join me, Andrea. It's good here!"nove/lb)1n

"...right."

As Andrea soaks herself, Millonia casts a Spell that increases the amount of steam covering us. The steam soon separates us from the duo. The water ripples on the other side. I can hear a faint sound of muffled voice. That must be Sofia who is being silenced by Andrea before she can make any irritating remark.

I shrug and turn to Millonia who immediately rolls her eyes. I know what she is thinking. It must be something along the lines of 'You attract weird women, don't you?' I don't completely agree with that statement. I attract weird people and, most of the time, they are females.

"Anyway, is that little Spirit of yours showing any signs of waking up?" Millonia asks.

"Luxia said she was exhausted. She would wake up when she has enough energy," I explain.

"It is not much, but the pool contains enough Earth Essence to jolt her up," Valeria chimes in. "You want to establish your Spiritual Bond as soon as possible, don't you?"

I hum in acknowledgment and ask Luxia to bring out Aguanum. The Natural Energy in the surroundings surges as golden light illuminates my side. The water splashes as the light dies down. I am expecting a palm-sized Forest Spirit, so I am quite surprised to find a human-sized Luxia beside me.

I put Aguanum on my hand before she falls asleep. Her ears twitch twice before she closes her eyes. When I am sure she is completely asleep, I return her to my Mindscape. The place turns quiet once again, making me sigh in relief as I enjoy the silence.

Ripple!

Luxia sits before me, casually pressing her butt against my nether area. I can't help but note how human-like she feels.

"Do you want to know why I am so special?"

"I will figure it out sooner or later, anyway, so you don't have to tell me if you don't want to," I respond with a shrug.

"Is that so?" Her crevasse grips Layland Jr., startling me slightly. "What if I want you to force it out of me?"

"After all of the hurdles we faced together, I am still not trustworthy, huh?"

"Nope. I just want to be kinky."

Luxia giggles as if noticing the unamused gaze I plant on the back of her head. She turns around when she is done giggling and then tells me to enjoy my time with the girls. From her eyes, I can tell she wants to speak with me later. I nod my head, prompting her to disappear into my Mindscape.

Valeria immediately fills the vacant space. She traps Layland Jr. between her heavenly buns and I don't bother to force it to remain asleep this time. I can see her faint smile as she leans on my chest. Millonia and Aurelia occupy my sides. They lean into my shoulders as I gentlemanly wrap my arms around their waist.

I am quite baffled by how accepting the girls are with the situation. The lack of displeasure in their emotions makes me quite ashamed of myself. I honestly feel inadequate. I will do my best to cater to their needs, but I am afraid of disappointing them. Of course, most of all, I am afraid of disappointing Valeria. She is the best thing that ever happened to me.

'Then, that is enough.'

As long as she remains being my heart, she is fine with whatever women I drag along. I feel like insulting such a strong woman for doing what she is fine with, but I also don't have the heart to reject the pure feelings the two women beside me have toward me.

'Just accept the fact that you are a scumbag, asshole. Do whatever you can, so you don't stoop lower than that.'

A wry smile creeps up my face as I sigh in defeat. I have come to a decision. It has been bugging me for a long time, so this is time to man up. I will become the scumbag who thinks he can cater to the needs of the women he has seduced. I am not a good guy, anyway. Why have I been bothering myself to act like one?

"Do you guys want me to do something?"

As soon as the question is up in the air, the women on my sides look at me with shining, expectant eyes. Valeria doesn't say a thing, but her smile tells me she approves of whatever Millonia and Aurelia ask me to do. My heart shamelessly beats faster. My Demonic nature seems to take over since a playful grin involuntarily creeps up my face.