After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

The petite figure with red hair, in recent days, had been fading more and more from Lin Da's mind.

In the initial days after leaving the team, he would often recall the moments spent with Lia, Snow Goose, and the others, but as new team members arrived one after another, his empty heart seemed to be filled, making it hard to remember those past events.

Time indeed erases everything.

Lin Da thought quietly to himself.

Whether happy or sad, as time passed, everything seemed to smooth over like wind over sand, erasing all traces.

"Popcorn~ Fresh popcorn, 5 copper coins a cup~" a street food cart attracted Lin Da's attention, he fished in his pocket, the smallest denomination was a gold coin.

The popcorn seller was an old man missing a leg, mostly those are retired adventurers who got injured in the Mystic Realm.

Lin Da handed over a gold coin, "Three buckets of original flavor; keep the change."

The old man looked up, a hint of surprise in his cloudy eyes, sized up Lin Da, and placed his right hand on his chest praying: "May the World Tree Goddess bless you."

...

Click.

Back at the rental, Lin Da dropped the bag on the ground.

Sounds of water were coming from the washroom, probably Lulu taking a shower; Kafni had claimed the small bed early, and her snoring reached the outside.

Meanwhile, Monica stood anxiously in front of him, holding a strangely shaped gold coin suspended by a string, swinging it back and forth like a pendulum, whispering softly:

"Dark Elf, help me hypnotize Lord Captain into a puppet that can be controlled at will..."

Lin Da's facial muscles grew more and more relaxed as if he were truly 'hypnotized'.

That odd-looking gold coin was clearly a fake, who knows where Monica had gotten it from.

But Lin Da was quite curious to see what Monica would do with his hypnotized self.

Seeing him completely relaxed, Monica blinked in surprise and commanded, "Touch your left cheek, bend over, stand up."

The girl tentatively issued a series of orders, and Lin Da actually did all of them; this made Monica's cheeks flush red, and her heart beat faster, pointing at the living room couch: "Do, do push-ups!"

Was it to retaliate against the self in her dreams?

Although puzzled, Lin Da still did as he was told.

But the next scene almost made him have a nosebleed!

When he set himself up on the sofa, ready to go down, Monica, the little clever ghost, shakily crawled into his arms,

The girl's big eyes looked up in fear and longing, her small hands clasped in front of her in prayer, her two white silk legs tightly clamped together, nervous as a small animal targeted by a hunter.

What was this all about?

Lin Da was quite shocked inside, his memory of Monica had her as a very proper and well-behaved team member; why hypnotize him to do such a misleading act?

An idea suddenly lit up in his mind:

In the game, Monica was 15 years old, but three years passed since he traveled here, Monica had fully matured, and no one knew what she had gone through during these three years. Recalling the entrance to that small western-style house, the garbage bags full of tissues, and the strange smell...

Lin Da's face paled, his heart felt as if ten thousand horses were stampeding through it.

Could it be that Monica had turned into a useless prize girl?!

Sweat trickled down Lin Da's forehead; this push-up was somehow impossible to continue.

The girl's warm breath less than 20 centimeters from his cheek reached him, her healthy figure catching attention, and her face growing redder.

Perhaps thinking he was still 'hypnotized,' unable to remember anything,

Monica bravely reached out her small hands, encircling his neck, her eyes sparkling like stars, and from her rosy lips, she uttered a few trembling words:

"Monica feels for Lord Captain..."

No, she couldn't say more!

A demon inside Lin Da writhed, ready to break free at any moment!

At the same time, the door to the washroom opened; it was Lulu, having finished her shower, walking out,

This situation was extremely bad,

Lin Da tensed up internally; if Lulu saw this scene, she would most likely think he had initiated something with Monica, which was not beneficial for raising trust to 100.

"Huh, where is this, wasn't I just at the door?"

Lin Da pretended to wake from his hypnosis, seeing Monica below him, he stood up 'in disbelief': "What exactly happened?"

"Ah, Lord Captain..." Monica was startled and quickly hid the hypnotizing gold coin behind her.

Big Lolita ran into the bedroom, covered her head with a blanket, played ostrich, and ignored all of Lin Da's questions.

The next moment, the washroom door opened.

Lulu was dressed in a pair of tight black shorts and a white sporty tube top, wiping her steaming hair with a towel draped around her neck.

Upon seeing Lin Da, she paused for a moment, then nodded lightly, "You're back, how did it go over there?"

"I'll be assisting Ice Flower in conquering the thirteenth floor the day after tomorrow," Lin Da stretched lazily, pretending nothing happened and asked, "It's so late, will you stay or go to the inn?"

"This place is too small," Lulu frowned. It suggested that if the house were bigger, she wouldn't mind staying over, especially since she was also a member of the Phoenix Tail Flower.

A house, huh... I'll go to the Inner City District tomorrow to see if there are any affordable ones.

Lin Da's current rental cabin was indeed too cramped, with only one bed and a pitifully small living room.

As the number of people in his squad increased, he would definitely need a larger house.

He counted the gold coins in his hand: selling three bottles of Metal Destroyer earned 300,000 gold, plus the winnings from the World Tree Secret Realm...he had a total of 341,540 gold coins on his savings card.

A villa in the central area was definitely unaffordable, but the prices were cheaper at the edges.

While pondering this, Lin Da escorted Lulu downstairs.

"Oh, there's something I need to tell you," Lulu hesitated, then suddenly turned around and called out to him.

"What is it?"

At night, the dim light of a street lamp fell between them, enveloping the surroundings in a strange solemn atmosphere.

Lulu, "Do you know about the 'Heaven Rewards the Diligent System'?"

Lin Da, "..."

Didn't I tell you to keep it a secret and not to tell anyone!

"What is that? I have no idea," Lin Da shook his head "cluelessly."

"Is that so?" Lulu looked skeptical.

Lin Da watched as Lulu left, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and return to the rented cabin.

The disobedient Beastmen girl still needed to be guided tonight.

Night.

[System notification: 1 Potential Guidance Coupon consumed, team member Lulu's strength increased by 30!]

Collapsed in sweat atop the rooftop in her dream, Lulu fell once again.

...

Lin Da did not sleep very soundly that night.

He slept on the living room couch, awakened in the middle of the night by the noise of Kafni's craft, and buried his head in distress under the blanket, wondering whether to remind Kafni.

It is said that a girl's joy is more than ten times that of a boy, and it lasts longer.

If this continues, Kafni will truly become a Scrap God!

He awoke for the second time in the late night.

While going to the restroom, Lin Da heard a faint hum.

It was soft, so unlike Kafni's typically loud and bold voice that considered others as if they were in a deep sleep...

Lin Da's heart suspended, as if he had become the protagonist of "O's Void," treading on thin ice as he pushed the bedroom door open a crack.

The girl's voice came intermittently:

"Lord... ying ying..."

Lin Da silently closed the door.

He sat on the couch, pensively massaging his temples.

In the cold and lonely night, he once again recalled the scene when Monica shyly wrapped her arms around his neck while doing push-ups.

He was right.

Three years had passed, and Monica had come of age.

One should not treat her as a little girl just because she looks young.

Adult adventurers have their own needs, an inevitable impulse brought on to ensure the survival of their race.

"But I can't bring myself to do it..."

Lin Da sighed deeply.

The guilt of touching those white, slender legs was too much for him.

He preferred someone more mature over a Lolita.

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