บท 373: The Day After
When he returned, his lovers greeted him. However, with how drained he was, he did not return the greeting and instead went towards his room, sleeping the moment his head hit the pillow.
-x-
As he woke up, he felt his arms being held hostage. He looked to his side and saw that both Eris and Myna claimed the spot to his left and right. He then feels someone shift on his stomach.
A look down reveals the still-sleeping Era, who decided to claim his stomach as her pillow.
He gently pried his arm off the two, before gently pushing Era off his stomach. He then heads towards the washroom, only to see a naked Mashia already inside, busy rubbing the back of an also naked Hylla, who was slightly less naked on the account of being covered by bubbles.
They freeze, not knowing what to do before Ryker undresses before walking past them, and claims the spot next to Hylla.
"Wash me next, Mashia," he ordered her as he poured hot water on his body, feeling himself revitalized. The dragon girl nodded before proceeding to wash Hylla, and after finishing with the gray-haired girl, washed Ryker. Hylla joined in as well, before another girl, this time Miriam joined in the bath.
Soon, it resulted in an orgy inside the bath, which is then again, normal circumstances in this household.
-x-
After the refreshing shower, Ryker thought of whether or not he should visit Sophia or not. She helped him against the traitor but she is probably being healed by the healer under the Duke, so she might not be in the Auction House.
He wondered, how was she after the fight?
-x-
Sophia woke up with a groan, feeling like her side was impaled. Soon, the memory of what happened flashed in her eyes, making her sit quickly, before groaning in pain, clutching her bandaged side.
She looked at her side to see she was wearing a white gown. Lifting the gown slightly revealed that her side was bandaged.
Sophia turned her attention to the room she was in, one she recognized. She also spots a bell with a piece of paper with a writing on it, telling her to ring the bell when she wakes up.
She contemplated waiting for a few hours, just recovering without the Duke banging her before ringing the bell but curiosity about what happened made her hesitate.
In the end, curiosity won in the end.
The moment the bell rang, the door was opened with the Duke looking happy to see her.
"My little girl," he called her, making the woman blush. She is already more than 100 years old and yet the old man still calls her that!
"No matter how old you are, you always be my dearest little girl," the Duke said, patting her head like she was still a child. She could not even stop him, as the Duke did whatever he wanted.
"What happened grandfather?" she asked the Duke. The Duke had been the one to take care of her when she was small, maybe around the age of 2 or 3, while the man himself was already more than 300 years old.
"Well..." the Duke proceeded to tell the tale of what happened, some of which is downright unbelievable and she would have considered them to be lies if not for the man who was telling her.
"So, the boy, Ryker, did all that," she said with a complicated look.
"You clearly help weaken the traitor. He merely delivers to final blow after you are incapacitated," the Duke pointed out. Which really did not make things better.
After all, a mere Genesis Lake expert was able to finish off a Noble expert, albeit a badly injured one. She could not even take pride in being the one to injure him as he managed to defeat the traitor while still at the Genesis Lake realm.
"Where is he now?" Sophia asked, finally remembering the young man was not there.
"He returns to his home. I have one of my guards who followed him and is currently observing him. He went to the auction house and returned when he heard you were not there," the Duke told her with a complicated look.
On one hand, the young man is the one who saves her life, or at least makes sure that her foundation will not be ruined or she will be inflicted with horrible pain for a long time. Not to mention he is young and talented, only at 18.
On the other hand, he was just too young compared to Sophia, though it was not considered much to cultivators as only strength truly matters. It was just he had so many women already, and he did not think his beloved granddaughter would want to share her man.
"How long should I stay to heal?" sure enough, Sophia was eager to leave the room, making him remember how the little girl who could not even reach his knees grew up to be such a fine woman.
"Maybe 2 days or so," he tell the truth. "The death qi already purged and the only thing you need to do is make sure your sides are fully healed,"
Sophia nodded to the Duke, who decided to leave her for now. As the door closed, Sophia took the pillow and buried her face in it.
"T-to t-think he would save me and beat the old man," she stuttered like a young girl in love. She had never felt this way before, no one had come close to being given any attention by her before, and yet, this young man who was not even in his 20s managed to do so.
"But still, he has so many lovers," she reminded herself of the obstacle. It is the first time she feels this way and naturally, she wants to have him all for herself.
"Maybe I can get him to leave the others..." soon, Sophia created multiple plans, all with one goal, to make Ryker hers.
-x-
"Why did I feel cold all of a sudden?" Ryker said to himself, clothing his to wear tighter to combat the chill he was feeling.
Soon, he heard the sound of the chair in front of him being pulled. He looked at the person and sighed.
"What does the Crown Prince of Birak Kingdom want with this subject?"
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