Chapter 96: The Girl Who Saw Too Much!

"S-Soren?"

Aurelia felt Soren stop suddenly after lifting her head up and asked, a bit confused.

She thought he was going to continue. And from her intoxicated look, it didn’t seem like she was going to refuse.

If anything, she liked it a bit more than necessary.

"Let’s stop here for now. We still have to return. Senior Owen might already have subdued that QueenBee by now."

As much as Soren also wanted to continue, after getting the quest, he had to stop, even if he didn’t want to.

’Why did I get a quest all of a sudden?’

Soren was a bit confused.

Even if Elise somehow got interested in him due to his fight before, the quest should have activated a bit earlier.

Not like now, where he was already being so passionate with Aurelia. Unless...

’Did that girl follow me?’

Soren suddenly remembered some information from the game and hurriedly opened his inventory, only to see a small portion of honey missing.

If he didn’t know Elise’s real class and skill from the game, he wouldn’t even have noticed it.

’Tch...so that girl really followed me, huh, and perhaps even saw us kissing just now.’

Now it all made sense.

However, that didn’t mean everything was over.

For once, he now had to complete a 4-star quest, all because someone got curious.

What a headache!

"Oh? Y-Yeah...he might be angry at you though."

Aurelia seemed a bit disappointed, but didn’t show it. Rather, she readily agreed with Soren, pushed him away a bit, and made herself presentable.

Only now did she realize how rough Soren was with her as she found her long gown crumpled everywhere, especially behind.

For a moment, she couldn’t help but get shy, her ears turning crimson. Even now, she couldn’t look directly at his eyes.

Her lips were still hurting a bit due to their intense session. Truly, she never knew that she was such a passionate girl.

’Did Soren corrupt me or what?’

Just as Aurelia was trying to find an excuse, Soren suddenly grabbed her chin and lifted her head, making her forcefully look at his eyes.

"S-Soren...?"

Then, without caring to explain, he gently and carefully rubbed her swollen lips, using mana to soothe the pain and reduce the swelling.

Only after that did he lean a bit low before giving her a light smooch.

"Okay, you look fine now."

He then spoke to her with a handsome smile, making Aurelia a bit dazed. He was so smooth the entire time that she didn’t even resist.

Not to mention, now that she looked at Soren directly, she realized he seemed even more striking than before.

And this wasn’t her imagination.

He truly looked regal, with a rare and commanding aura all his own. She could suddenly feel his every movement, every glance carried a confidence that wasn’t there before, strangely pulling her to him.

’What happened?’

For a moment, Aurelia wondered whether this was the so-called love effect that a girl feels toward a boy when she falls in love.

She had heard about it in stories, that a girl who falls in love would automatically find the boy incredibly more charming than before.

Maybe she was experiencing that herself, too.

"Let’s go!"

Aurelia was getting more and more confused when suddenly she felt Soren hug her waist before retracing the path they had traveled before.

Only when they were near the previous location did he let her go from his embrace.

After all, Aurelia’s identity was a bit sensitive.

Even for Soren, he didn’t want to be seen by others like this. At least, not until he made a name for himself.

Fortunately, he saw that Aurelia didn’t seem to mind, or rather seemed too busy thinking about something else.

...

"Senior Owen, it seems you have already taken care of everything. Thank you for your help."

Sure enough, just as Soren thought, by now Owen had already taken care of the massive monster from before, as the battlefield was already silent.

Currently, he was standing with his Golem and the twin sisters, Elara and Elise Vans.

For a moment, Soren couldn’t help but look at the twin sisters, who looked exactly the same no matter which angle.

Even his Keen Sight failed to find any difference between them from their appearance.

But Soren still recognized them apart, all because of the dodging eyes of Elise and the slight red unconscious hue on her cheek when his gaze fell on her.

"Tch...you are really bold. After doing such a thing, you dare return? Didn’t you say we would meet at the club? Why are you here again after running away?"

Before he looked further, though, Owen’s cold voice brought his attention back.

Clearly, looking at his dark face, he seemed a bit angry at him.

Fortunately, Soren knew how to handle the situation.

"Haha...Senior, I was just joking, you see. The situation was quite serious at that time, and I had to get rid of the Queen’s aggro fast as my skill’s time was running out."

To be honest, Soren really didn’t want to return, not when Owen was still angry about the incident.

But the impromptu quest forced him to return.

In the end, he could only grit his teeth and took out a large portion of the comb dripping with honey directly from his inventory.

"Senior Owen, look, I will give you this for your help, okay? Can you forgive me now?"

Although he wanted to give nothing, the situation was against him. What could he do?

Maybe he shouldn’t have said such words to Owen before.

*Swish!*

Fortunately, Owen was still the same greedy person he remembered. The moment the comb appeared, he waved his hand, directly storing it into his inventory.

He didn’t even let a drop of it fall on the ground.

He was too fast.

"..."

For a moment, Soren couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth, speechless.

"Okay, I forgive you for today. But don’t be cheeky with me later."

Owen acted completely oblivious, as if he wasn’t the one who just did that.

Rather, he lightly tapped Soren before giving a faint smile.

"Congratulations! You two have successfully passed my trial. You both are now members of my Trade Circle."

This time, Owen’s way of talking with Soren had completely changed.

If before he only cared for Aurelia, who was with him, now he really saw potential in Soren.

Especially his ability to find their location despite using such a high-ranking concealing artifact.

He really wanted to ask how he did that, but he felt that Soren mightn’t reveal his secret.

Besides, after being in the club for a while, he would find out sooner or later anyway.

So, after patting Soren, Owen finally looked at the twin sisters.

"As for you two..."

"Senior, I got this much too. Did we pass your trial?"

Owen was about to magnanimously let both of them join the club, but Elise beat him to it.

In her hand was a cube of Golden Nectar floating slightly.

Although its size was nowhere near what Soren just took out, that didn’t matter here, did it?

"Oh? Cough...okay, it seems you twin sisters passed the trial too. Welcome to the club."