Dungeon, 23rd Floor.

Due to being closer to the Sivishus Demon King, the magical power was more abundant, and even the surrounding trees grew taller.

This floor was very special, possessing the same ecological environment as the surface, including a sun, moon, stars, and so on.

No one knew how it was achieved.

However, the sun on this floor was two hours slower than the one on the surface, so it was still afternoon, with the sun high in the sky.

Felyn walked along a stream until he reached an open meadow.

Dandelions swayed in the wind, with a few white fluff balls occasionally floating up. Yellow, pink, and blue flowers were scattered randomly in the ankle-deep grass.

The sunlight cast a final layer of brilliance here, making it look picturesque.

"This place is actually quite suitable for roasting a whole lamb. I should bring Viloti, Daiyi, Bernice, and the others next time..."

Halfway through his sentence, Felyn froze. He realized something was wrong.

He had subconsciously said those people's names.

If it were a few months ago, he would probably have made a lonely remark like, "This place is actually quite suitable for sleeping alone."

It had to be said that Eitani's illusion had stirred something deep within Felyn.

It was something a level higher than sex.

Companionship.

Even though he faced countless people every day, even though he dealt with all sorts of people every day, Felyn always felt like he was living in this world alone.

Especially since he was a genuine outsider.

The cultural differences made it difficult for him to adapt even now.

Looking back, the days with this group of young ladies were quite lively.

"How scary." Felyn squatted by the stream and washed his face, looking at his reflection in the water.

The endless loneliness seemed to want to swallow Felyn along with the flowing water.

Felyn had sealed his true feelings in order to better serve his young lady clients.

But now, looking at his reflection in the water, Felyn couldn't see himself clearly anymore.

Am I still me?

Is she still her?

If the seal could be seen, Felyn would know whether his true feelings had been unsealed by someone.

But he couldn't see it.

But he saw someone who shouldn't be here.

The reflection in the water showed a girl with long, silvery-white hair. Those sky-blue eyes had finally found their home, merging with the stream.

"Felyn."

Felyn, who was deep in thought, was startled by the soft, clear voice in his ear. He slipped and fell into the stream.

"Felyn!"

After a moment of panic.

"Zervanie! Can't you call out to me in advance? Suddenly appearing next to my ear is really scary!"

Felyn leaned his backpack against a tree, took off his clothes to wring them out, and then changed into new ones.

Zervanie, hiding behind the tree, covered her eyes and explained with a pout, "I just felt like you've been avoiding me recently... I was afraid that if you found me, you would make me leave."

"So... so I used a third-tier concealment sigil, thinking that once I got to your side, you would be too embarrassed to refuse me."

"Third-tier?! Just for something like this?"

Rich people are really too much.

Felyn often felt that his romance skills were worthless in the face of money.

Not to mention, Zervanie was someone who was both rich and skilled in romance, and she was beautiful and a good actress.

She was practically a deluxe, upgraded version of himself.

Felyn changed into new clothes and signaled for Zervanie to come out.

He watched as Zervanie leaned one hand on the tree trunk and came to his side with some embarrassment.

To ease the atmosphere, Felyn joked, "I don't know why, but I feel like I've always been living in your shadow."

"Hm?" Zervanie tilted her head up, those captivating sky-blue eyes making her face look incredibly pure.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of that sentence."

Felyn squatted down and tidied up the things on the ground. "Speaking of which, why are you here?"

Zervanie was wearing a pair of black trousers convenient for movement today, paired with a deep blue, waist-baring, tight-fitting long-sleeved top.

Her long, silvery-white hair was tied into a single braided ponytail, draped over her right shoulder.

The hair accessory softened the maturity brought by the clothes, achieving a perfect balance between charm and vitality.

"Aren't we teammates? The guild sends me a notification whenever you enter the dungeon. When you entered the dungeon alone, I was worried you had found some good treasure and weren't sharing it with me. I was afraid you'd eat it all yourself."

"Cut it out."

"Actually... actually, I was just worried about you, afraid something would happen to you alone. And, and I also wanted to take this opportunity to talk to you. We haven't chatted in a long time. If there's any danger, I can save you."

Zervanie was being honest, no longer making excuses.

And anyway, Felyn already knew her feelings now, so there was no point in being secretive anymore.

"Then do you know what I'm here for?" Felyn slung his backpack over his shoulder and looked back at Miss Zervanie, who had her hands behind her back like a primary school student who had made a mistake.

"I don't know... probably to subjugate magical beasts?"

"That's about right, but the target is the Demon King's daughter."

Hearing this, Zervanie raised an eyebrow. She quickly walked to Felyn's side and placed her hand on his forehead. "Are you delirious from a fever? Or have you been corrupted? You're going to subjugate the Demon King's daughter?"

"It's not really subjugation." Felyn took Zervanie's hand down. "I'm going to have a few words with her, clear up a misunderstanding, and then establish a deep friendship with her. That's roughly the process."

"Felyn... have you fallen for the Demon King's daughter?"

Looking at Zervanie, who was slightly bent over, her face close to his, Felyn extended his index finger and pressed it against her forehead, preventing her from getting any closer.

"We're different species. Why would I like her? Anyway, I'm just going to see her, so it's a very dangerous activity. I have an instant-cast seventh-tier sigil, so I can run away anytime if things go wrong. Taking you with me would be dangerous."

Zervanie's lower lip pouted, and she stuck her tongue out at Felyn. "I'm not a burden. I have a transfer sigil too. If things go wrong, we can just run away together. And Felyn, do you even know the Demon King's daughter?"

The two continued to walk along the river, with Felyn in front and Zervanie following closely behind him.

"The high-tier magical beast we encountered in the dungeon that day, she is the Demon King's daughter named Eitani. The entire dungeon is her asset."

In terms of human wealth values, Eitani was the richest young lady in the world. The endless resources and magical beasts of the entire dungeon all belonged to her.

Of course, she also had a Demon King father.

"That girl from that day was the Demon King's daughter?!" Zervanie covered her mouth with one hand, finding it a bit hard to believe.

This made it even more impossible to let Felyn go alone. What if something happened between them?

"Felyn, we pretended to be lovers in front of her last time. If I don't go this time, she might suspect you were lying to her."

This sentence did remind Felyn. He had told Eitani before that he was taking the terminally ill Zervanie out for a stroll.

He scratched his head and quickly thought of a solution.

"It's fine. I'll just say you've already passed away from your terminal illness. I'm sadly revisiting old places, wanting to find memories of our time together. I can also play the pity card in front of Miss Eitani."

"Felyn! You're cursing me!"

Zervanie's fist hit Felyn's back. It didn't hurt at all, just tickled.

(End of Chapter)