blueteamnovel Chapter 198 The Last Night of Sleeping Together
Chapter 198 The Last Night of Sleeping Together
Chapter 198 The Last Night of Sleeping Together
Having taken on the role of leader of the Astrea Familia, Roy felt a greater sense of responsibility.
Seeing that Ryu's expression was not quite right, he knew that the other party was not dissatisfied, but was thinking of the former leader of the clan, Ryu's close friend, Alexie Rofer.
In this regard, only time can ease the grief, or perhaps the former members of the clan can be resurrected.
Nearly a year has passed since they first met, and the boundaries of their relationship have become very blurred. Even if Roy were to propose abolishing the contract now, it is estimated that Ryu would not react much.
The dead cannot be brought back to life.
Perhaps at some point, Ryu had already accepted this outcome deep down.
So throughout the past year, Ryu has hardly mentioned this matter to Roy, for fear of making things difficult for him.
But Roy's mindset was different.
In this world, you have to be trustworthy, not only to your enemies but also to your own people!
Roy rubbed his temples. There were still two years left. He needed to pay more attention to the matter of reviving the previous generation of the Astrea Familia.
The Shikon Jewel also has the function of resurrection, but the problem is that it requires the corpse of the dead, or at the very least, the complete ashes. Alisha and the others died in the dungeon, and their corpses were eaten clean by monsters.
Therefore, the path of using the Shikon Jewel is not feasible.
After the banquet, everyone returned to their rooms to rest.
Although they wanted to continue celebrating, their exhausted bodies simply couldn't take it anymore, especially Tione and Tiona, who had come from afar, been entangled by the gods, and fought battle after battle with a whole bunch of adventurers.
In their own room, where they could freely arrange their personal belongings, with a soft bed and quilts, the two sisters felt the warmth of "family" for the first time.
Roy also returned to his room to rest.
Compared to the two sisters who fell asleep instantly while enjoying their new life, Roy tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time, missing that familiar and gentle scent.
He needs a goddess-themed body pillow!
As time passed, the goddess Astraea did not appear, and a hint of disappointment flashed in Roy's eyes.
Only after the entire mansion had quieted down was his door opened a crack.
Roy's eyes lit up.
The goddess Astrea emerged from the room, moving quickly on her hands and feet, and then swiftly closed the door.
In the past, Ryu would go out at night to assassinate merchants and mercenaries who colluded with the dark faction. Daphne and Cassandra were unaware of Astraea's actions, but now that Tione and Tiona were in the mansion, their level 3 alertness was extremely high.
Even a goddess with impeccable manners has her pride; it would be incredibly embarrassing if her subordinates found out.
The goddess Astraea was still wearing a light nightgown, her graceful figure partially obscured by the moonlight streaming through the window, a sight that stirred the blood.
She was already quite skilled at it, quickly slipping into bed and lying in Roy's arms.
"How are you feeling?"
"It hurts! I went out and had another treatment today. It'll probably take another ten days to two weeks to get better."
Seeing Roy clutching his chest, his face contorted in pain, Astraea gave a knowing smile.
It's not convincing at all.
She witnessed Roy defeating Tione in one move at dusk in the arena.
Astraea stroked Roy's angular face and whispered, "The fledgling eagle will one day leave its mother and soar on its own."
Roy caught Astraea's implication and knew in his heart that he was in trouble. He thought to himself, "Oh no, my goddess body pillow is going to be gone from now on." He said in a serious tone, "I think people should mature a little later, especially me."
"puff!"
Astraea burst out laughing.
No matter how hard Roy tried, he couldn't change the goddess's mind.
Roy steeled himself and decided to just let it go.
Drink today, for tomorrow we may die.
Since it was the last night, the goddess Astraea let loose, allowing Roy to do whatever he wanted, her face turning as red as a peach, the blush spreading to her ears.
But after about ten minutes, Roy gradually calmed down. What was the point of the Last Supper?
He felt like crying but couldn't. "Goddess, no way! You just handed me the position of guild leader, and you're already turning your back on me this quickly!"
"Huff! Huff!"
Astraea's breathing was hot and rapid, her little head spinning. Hearing Roy's complaints, a bitter smile appeared on her beautiful face. The other members of the Familia were fighting tooth and nail, so how come in this child's mouth, the captain's job seemed like some kind of miserable chore?
But upon closer reflection, it becomes clear.
The Soma clan has to give up half of the profits from the auction of the divine wine every month in order to keep Roy as a nominal vice-captain.
In Roy's mind, this was indeed a tough job, and it had to be paid.
Astraea quickly grasped the point, biting her rosy lower lip, and said in a barely audible voice, "We'll see how you behave in the future."
Roy was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, his hope rekindled, all for his goddess body pillow!
The two embraced and drifted into a sweet sleep.
A pale white light appeared on the horizon. The diligent goddess Astraea got up early and slipped out of Roy's room, also to avoid being seen by her fellow clan members.
With the goddess-themed body pillow gone, Roy felt no point in lying down any longer, so he rolled over and got out of bed.
As a level 4 adventurer, he only needs four or five hours of rest to be full of energy for the whole day.
With the goddess's promise, Roy was full of energy. He heated up the leftover food from yesterday, filled his stomach, and began his day as the captain.
Even if you've never eaten pork, have you never seen a pig run? Roy was very familiar with family affairs.
The clan's funds, equipment, and taxes paid to the guild—these matters were previously handled by the goddess Astraea, but now they fall on Roy's shoulders.
Applying those convenient management models from the previous life worked surprisingly well, partly because the number of family members was still small and there weren't many conflicts.
There's one last thing.
All members of the clan must submit their stats, development abilities, skills, and magic.
As the leader, if Roy doesn't know the specific strength of his clan members, what's the point of giving orders?
Roy already knew the ability values of Ryu, Daphne, and Cassandra. He mainly looked at the information on Tione and Tiona. It wasn't forced; the other party handed it over voluntarily. If they wanted to hide their abilities, they didn't have to write them down.
Roy received two copies of the ability value sheets.
As expected, both of them have very high ability values, above C level. They can advance to LV.4 by completing a great achievement. Their development abilities are "Punching" and "Diving".
Tiona has the skills "Berserk Frenzy" and "Great Heat Battle". The former increases attack power based on the amount of damage taken, while the latter increases all stats when Tiona is near death.
Tione's skills are "Rage and Chaos" and "Great Counterattack". The former increases attack power based on injury and anger, while the latter increases strength when near death.
The two had very similar upbringings, and the skills they awakened were naturally quite similar as well.
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