"It was a dream..."

Sunday morning, Mist District, Felyn's small home.

The curtains weren't drawn properly last night, and a beam of morning light cut the bedroom in half along the groove of a book spread open on the table.

A corner of the blanket had fallen to the floor, then was slowly pulled back up, making a comforting rustling sound against the sheet.

Daiyi slowly opened her eyes, staring at the familiar ceiling.

"I actually had a dream like that..."

Daiyi remained in the same sleeping position, not yet fully recovered from the dream.

The dream felt overly real, yet at the same time, not real at all.

Having breakfast with numerous beautiful girls didn't strike Daiyi as odd, because she felt Felyn's future might genuinely be like that.

But the strange part was how proactive she had been.

Proactively asking Felyn, "Choose one of the two, or do you want both?"

Thinking of this, Daiyi pulled the corner of the blanket up, shrinking herself further into the covers. The blanket was pulled up over her nose, leaving only her dark green eyes staring at the ceiling.

She was used to making flirty jokes on a daily basis, but when it came to actually doing it, Daiyi still felt a little shy.

After all, she was just a young girl. How could she really be that bold?

Compared to this bold statement, Daiyi was more concerned about what Felyn had said to her.

"She will abandon everything for the ideals in her heart. She's a very typical romantic."

"And I'm just a guy who only thinks about money, right? So her image in my heart is quite grand."

"Besides, don't I still have to go to the real world to save you?"

Daiyi suddenly buried her face completely in the quilt, the soft blanket bulging into a small mound with her movement.

She closed her eyes, trying to drive the sentence and Felyn's gaze from her mind. But her intelligent brain seemed to be working against her, replaying this scene that she cared so much about over and over.

Muffled whimpers came from under the covers. She rolled the blanket into a ball and hugged it, her body beginning to sway from side to side. Strands of her hair scattered out, sweeping back and forth across the pillow with her restless movements.

Daiyi knew it was just a dream.

But the words Felyn spoke in the dream, and the determined way he said he would come to save her, were things Daiyi had experienced very vividly.

It felt just like reality.

How should she put it?

Ever since her research was discovered by the church, she had never heard a positive evaluation of herself again.

If only this wasn't a dream, how wonderful would that be.

If Felyn still said such things after knowing what she had done, how wonderful would that be.

Daiyi didn't notice that as she repeatedly thought about this scene, her pursed lips curved slightly upward, revealing a faint smile.

"Daiyi! Get up and eat!"

The knock on the door and Felyn's shout brought Daiyi back to the real world.

She let out a flustered "mm," then threw off the covers, stepped barefoot onto the wooden floor, feeling the chill of the autumn morning, and then tidied her messy, sleep-tousled hair.

Getting out of bed, getting dressed, washing up, eating breakfast.

Daiyi had asked Felyn last night to wake her up this morning to eat breakfast together.

Otherwise, Felyn wouldn't normally knock on her door.

---

At the dining table, Felyn repeatedly checked the sandwich in his hand to make sure he had made it himself. After confirming there was no name or heart shape on it, he took a bite with relief.

Yesterday, after Felyn and Zervanie woke up in the dungeon, they found that Eitani was already gone.

He noticed two lines of tears on Zervanie's face, but Zervanie refused to tell Felyn about her dream, and Felyn didn't press her.

A large amount of Stardust Crystal Dust appeared all around, and it was all high-grade stuff that couldn't be bought in Seiwa.

After collecting all the Stardust Crystal Dust, Felyn and Zervanie left the dungeon.

"Daiyi, what's wrong with you today?"

Felyn, bringing the sandwich to his mouth, couldn't help but ask.

Ever since Daiyi came out of the bedroom, she had been sneaking glances at him.

And whenever his gaze met hers, she would always turn away in a fluster, pretending nothing had happened.

If it were any other girl, Felyn would have thought she might have fallen in love with him.

But this was Daiyi. Felyn would only think that this was definitely Daiyi wanting to say some kind of twisted joke again.

"N-nothing."

"You haven't fallen in love with me, have you?"

"Is this some new kind of joke?" Daiyi held her glass of milk with both hands, swallowing the inappropriate emotions along with the milk.

She mocked herself inwardly for being affected by a dream.

"I'm going to Homholt to buy things this morning. I've already made lunch."

"Okay..."

Usually, Daiyi rarely went out, so she naturally wouldn't accompany Felyn on this kind of shopping trip.

But today, because of that dream, Daiyi's thoughts began to change a little.

"Can I go with you?"

"I'm not going to meet any girls, it's just me. If you're looking for some fun, you won't find any," Felyn raised an eyebrow, surprised that Daiyi would proactively join him.

The last time he had gone shopping with Daiyi was a long time ago, probably not long after Viloti's promotion banquet. At that time, Felyn had gone out with Daiyi to buy household items.

"I just haven't been out for a long time. I've already forgotten what the sun looks like."

"That's true."

Felyn thought Daiyi just wanted to go out for a walk, so he didn't pay too much attention.

"You have milk on the corner of your mouth, here." Felyn pointed to the corner of his own mouth, indicating that there was something on Daiyi's.

Then he saw Daiyi staring at him blankly.

What's wrong with Daiyi? Is it because she woke up early? I told you, waking up early is not good for your health. Everyone should sleep until noon.

Look at Miss Daiyi, she's the best example. She's usually such a smart person, but now she's become sluggish because she woke up early.

Felyn propped himself up with his hands on the table, picked up a napkin from the dining table, and walked over to Daiyi.

"Fe-Felyn?"

Felyn's shadow fell over Daiyi, but it couldn't suppress the gradually quickening beat of the young girl's heart.

His hand got closer and closer. Daiyi could feel the warmth of the young man coming from the thin napkin.

For some reason, seeing Felyn's face so close to hers, Daiyi's mind suddenly started replaying this sentence:

I will come to save you.

"Daiyi, why is your face getting redder and redder? Are you allergic?"

Felyn saw a blush gradually appear on Daiyi's fair cheeks. At first, he thought it was because her skin was delicate, and wiping it with a napkin would leave a mark.

But now, the blush on her face began to spread continuously, from the tips of her ears to her neck.

It was the first time Felyn had seen someone blush so quickly, much faster than Adeline.

"I must be allergic to milk. I'll go back to my room first. Remember to call me when you're leaving."

Daiyi pushed Felyn's hand away and hurriedly stood up to leave the dining room.

I will come to save you.

The sentence continued to flash in her mind.

Felyn, who saw this scene, was stunned. His body was still in the posture of bending over to wipe Daiyi's face.

Allergic to milk? That's a lame excuse.

This girl, could she be shy?

That shouldn't be. I do this often, and she usually teases me back, saying, "You've been wanting to do this for a long time, haven't you?"

Why is it like this today?

Felyn couldn't figure it out.

---

Eitani's illusion would be transmitted to Felyn and the several young ladies one after another, but the premise was that they had to be dreaming while they were asleep.

Felyn and Zervanie were both very tired on a daily basis and rarely dreamed, so they wouldn't dream of this scene for a long time, and neither of them knew what Eitani had done.

And there was one young lady who was unaffected by Eitani's illusion.

That was the dragon girl, the wealthy merchant's daughter.

Dragons themselves have extremely special characteristics. Dragons are not affected by illusions, and their images will not even appear in illusions, which is why this young lady did not appear in Felyn's illusion.

Felyn also felt that it was fortunate this young lady didn't appear in his dream, otherwise everything would have been a mess. The originally warm breakfast scene would have immediately turned into an 18+ one.

(End of Chapter)