After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

(ps: If you haven't seen the previous one, wait and read it later.)

Lia's gaze trembled, emitting

a sense as if a wild and unruly cat suddenly became docile and charming.

The huge contrast left Lin Da utterly stunned on the spot.

He knew he had to push away the red-haired dwarf, but he didn't want Lia to fall into the hands of the blond man.

Moreover, Lin Da asked himself if he truly disliked Lia. It was just that he hadn't reached the level of closeness that Lulu and the others had.

"I am the Ultimate Pervert, after all! How can I not take a beauty delivered right to my lips!"

A roar echoed within Lin Da's heart.

He didn't like Lia now, but that didn't mean he wouldn't like the future Lia.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have accepted Lia's invitation to form the Snow Goose Adventure Team together.

From then on, Lin Da's eyes gradually became clear, no longer confused.

Level 46 Magic Power burst forth explosively!

Lin Da took control, pinning down the terrified Lia.

"You, you, you, weren't you Level 42? What's up with this aura?"

Lia was completely numb.

If their levels were close, she still had confidence she could defeat Lin Da, but with such a big gap, probably only full Legendary Equipment could make up for it.

Lin Da smiled and said, "Next, it's hunting time."

"Wait, don't—ah!"

Lia's cries of despair echoed in the bedroom.

Outside the door, a girl in a black dress nodded in satisfaction.

"These soundproofing strips are my gift to you."

Anna thoughtfully wrapped a silver strip around the door and walls.

Unless one pressed their ear to it, no sound could be heard.

When Aiko came by to ask, Anna told her that Lia had drunk herself to sleep and that Lin Da had already left long ago.

Under the moonlight, Anna looked at the tightly shut door, pulled out a green beanie and bedroll, and settled down to sleep in the corridor.

In her sleep, Anna's level quietly increased by one, reaching 44.

"The captain really is a great Lust Demon..."

Anna revealed a sweet smile.

...

...

"You two, wouldn't you want to become adventurers and join my team?" the red-haired girl said haughtily.

It seemed like a dream from three years ago when she had found Lin Da and Lin Xi.

Intense activity coupled with wheat beer, Lia drifted into a deep sleep.

In her dream, she saw herself with a twig picking up a dirty bundle, walking up to a pair of siblings squatting by the roadside, extending her right hand.

"Such a dummy as Lia surely needs to be taken care of by my brother!"

The scene shifted. This was something Lin Xi told her in the tavern after an adventure.

Lia was disdainful, confident that she could live well without Lin Da.

But... from what moment did Lin Da start living in her heart, becoming impossible to drive away? Lia, like a floating transparent ghost, silently watched the fragments of time from three years with the Snow Goose.

Every glass-like fragment reflected their images together.

Even Lia herself didn't realize that this change wasn't sudden, but a gradual transformation from countless interactions over three years.

The real awakening, however, was because of Isa and Aiko.

Lia saw her old rivals and teammates, one by one becoming Lin Da's Oath-bound...

She actually felt jealous.

Initially, Lin Da was only hers, the teammate who treated her the best.

Now, there were a bunch of beautiful girls around him.

A few more years, and maybe there would be no place for her.

Lia became uneasy.

She specifically chose the time when Snow Goose was promoted to Sunrise Level to extend her invitation rightfully.

Taking advantage of the alcohol, she brought Lin Da into her room.

Everything went smoothly.

And she managed to express her feelings to Lin Da as she wished.

After their moment together, Lia snuggled into Lin Da's arms, her hollow chest finally filled.

She had to admit that rather than Lin Da liking her, it seemed...

She liked Lin Da more.

Lia couldn't imagine future adventures without his presence. Even if they weren't in the same adventure team, just knowing Lin Da would come to her side filled her with endless motivation.

"But I won't easily hand over my brother to you! After all, I love him the most too!"

A few years ago, the carefree words of a black-haired girl in a tavern suddenly entered Lia's mind.

She shuddered in her sleep.

Thinking back,

Lin Xi's serious demeanor didn't seem like a joke.

At the last Phoenix Tail Flower promotion party, that powerful pink-haired girl must have been Lin Xi.

She gave Lia an evil vibe.

Her competition with Lin Xi was at a stalemate of 99 wins and 99 losses.

Lia had a strong premonition.

Lin Xi would definitely appear before her again.

And take Lin Da away.

"I need to become stronger... Lin Da, I will protect you!"

Lia muttered vaguely in her dreams.

Lin Da, beside her, was sleeping even more soundly than she was.

That was typical of Lin Da. Lia just needed to lie flat, while Lin Da had much to consider.

He had received a profound life lesson tonight.

A life without a little bear alongside the big bear is incomplete!

...

The next day.

Birds chirped, and the golden morning sunlight draped over a man and a woman like a light veil.

The girl's light red hair shimmered, and her thick eyelashes moved with each breath. Her sleeping face was adorably cute, and her usually stiff little mouth had softened.

In the room, clothes were strewn messily on the floor, the events of the previous night unknown.

About ten minutes later, the girl lazily groaned, rubbed her eyes, and sat up.

"I need to practice hard today too, starting with a thousand sword swings."

The hangover still clouded her mind, and memories from last night were jumbled.

Lia yawned and, while looking for her underwear, glimpsed Lin Da's sleeping face suddenly springing into her view.

Memories from last night gradually resurged.

It was a scene filled with madness and indecency.

Once past the initial shyness, Lia treated it as a new battlefield.

She provocatively taunted Lin Da with her words.

Even though she was beaten by the experienced Lin Da until she was utterly defeated, she never verbally conceded.

She kept defending until she directly fell asleep.

"Ah? Ahhh... Umm ahhh!"

Lia curled her toes in embarrassment, clutching her red-hot face, her eyes almost burning blurred.

What had she done!

The team members must have heard!

Lia felt like turning into pale, glass-like shards, shattering into hundreds of pieces.

Once Aiko and Klrona heard those embarrassing sounds, her authority as the captain would be completely gone.

But there was good news too.

She really ended up in the same bed with Lin Da.

A past companion, a teammate, had formed a new relationship.

Lia was both embarrassed and pleased.

"Tch tch, as if I'm happy about it, I still need to think about how to face Aiko and the others."

Soon, Lin Da also woke up.

Seeing Lia curled up in the blanket, deep in thought next to him, Lin Da nodded and said, "This nightmare was too realistic, even the body was exactly replicated."

Lia snorted indignantly.

From her big eyes, Lin Da surprisingly read a hint of resentment.

The corner of his eye caught a bright and conspicuous bundle on the bedsheet.

Memories rushed back crazily.

"Uh!"

Lin Da clutched his forehead as if his head was about to explode.