56 Chapter 55: Date

Waking up in the morning, Lars felt hungover because they could subconsciously think of alcohol as non-poisonous.

He quickly changed his mind though and his body metabolized all traces of it instantly.

"Ahhh, much better. Uwah! What the shit!?" Lars was surprised out of his mind at the sight of Alfia staring at him like a doll in a corner.

"Jesus woman, what the hell are you doing?" Lars rubbed his chest.

"Why so frightened?" Alfia was confused at his overreaction.

"So? What do you want?" Lars thought she wouldn't really wait for him like that without any purpose.

"I want what is called a date." Alfia demanded and his mind went into overdrive.

Thinking of the reason why she would ask for one.

"Ahh... Is it because Hermes is doing work outside of Orario right now?" Lars guessed.

"Umu, that god is annoying. Like a fly that should be crushed." Alfia snorted and he smiled wryly.

"Only you, Alfia. Okay, did you have any plans? Or do you want me to guide you?" Lars asked.

Orario has changed over the years of course. And Alfia would be lost.

"Surprise me then." Alfia shrugged in all of her smug haughtiness that was effortless for her.

"Okay, my lady~" Lars started to stretch and Alfia stared right at him.

He didn't like wearing shirts when he's at home. It was stuffy and it makes him hot.

"Hoh? See something you like?" Lars wiggled his eyebrows at her and she nodded.

"Umu, you take care of yourself well." Alfia patted his abs and he didn't expect her to be so forward.

"Uhh, thanks I guess." He then gave her a little peck and she blinked.

"What was that for?" Alfia raised a brow. "It's a morning kiss, dummy. You're really unromantic."

"I see, do it again." Alfia requested with a small blush on her face.

"Hmm, maybe I spoke too soon?" Lars chuckled and he put his arms around her waist.

"Good morning, Alfia." Lars gave her a deeper kiss and her cheeks flushed at the affection.

"Un, I like this. Do it every morning from now on." Alfia nodded sagely.

"Don't forget about a good night kiss." Lars chuckled at her innocence.

She might be able to crush anyone with a single word, but she's quite ignorant about anything romantic.

The only love she knows is familial, being fiercely protective of Meteria. And in extension, Bell.

"Come on princess, let's prepare then." Lars went to the shower.

But he was surprised when she followed him inside.

"This is going to be weird, but this was fine a few years ago. Not now though." Lars had a wry expression.

"Hmm? Why so? You already know how I look like naked. And I am not embarrassed to show my body that I have trained dilligently." Alfia took off her dress.

"Uhhh, but I do." Lars could see that she's matured like fine wine.

His life saving elixir that turned her back to her absolute prime aged her backwards. And now, she's approximately in her mid 20's again.

And what a sight it was. Lars gulped and Alfia also ogled him.

"Perv~" Lars hid his nether region. Alfia then smacked him for being a smartass.

"You say that, but you also ogle every part of my body." Alfia rolled her eyes at him.

"Well, I can't help it. You're quite the beauty after all." Lars burned the sight into his mind.

"Hmm, I'll forgive you then." Alfia put her arms around his neck and her mismatched eyes stared right at his golden orbs.

"You're playing a dangerous game." Lars squinted his eyes.

"I know, but I'm an adventurer, aren't I?" Alfia smirked at him.

Lars hugged her waist as the scalding hot water hit their skin, not affecting them due to their high endurance.

Though it did give them a warm feeling. And Alfia's breath hitched as her soft and supple body was squeezed on his rock hard physique.

He reached for her plump, yet firm tushy and Alfia yelped a bit.

"Hoh? I thought adventurers should be prepared for everything?" Lars teased her.

"Hmph, I am. Don't get cocky." Alfia kissed his chest, she then licked his nipple and Lars' grip on her butt tightened.

"You're a natural, aren't you?" Lars paid her back some by sucking on hers.

"Hmm~ you're like a baby." Alfia remembered Meteria breastfeeding Bell.

"Let me clean you up." Lars lathered soap on his hands and he caressed her body.

Giving a husky hum, Alfia was pleased by the movements of his dexterous fingers on her supple flesh.

"You like that? Too bad, I won't be giving you much more." Lars finished washing her off and he focused on himself.

Redirecting his bloodflow to his brain with pure willpower.

Alfia pouted at him and she wasn't able to do anything much.

Because he bathed incredibly quickly and dried himself off with his psychokinesis in a heartbeat.

"Come on, maiden of silence. Let us bring some music in your life." Lars dried her off as well and he gave her a bright smile.

"Hmm, that sounds good." Alfia hummed and she was in a really good mood.

__Orario__

They arrived in Orario and Lars was confident to show her off now.

With their alliance with Astraea, they have 5 1st class adventurers.

And with Airmid with them, they're basically immortal.

He already relied on Alfia for years, so he didn't want her to protect them.

"Orario has simultaneously changed a lot, and hasn't." Alfia observed the bustling city.

"In your point of view, it must've." Lars chuckled.

She was looking around in curiosity. She has never been to the surface for leisure.

"It is noisy though... I quite miss the time where they would go silent at the sight of me." Alfia frowned a bit.

He grabbed her hand so she won't go ballistic and she looked at their censored hands.

"Handholding in public? You are too lewd." Alfia chuckled at him.

"There, any better?" Lars ignored her teasing and she closed her eyes.

"Indeed, I do not need Silentium Eden to silence everything." Alfia hummed a bit as she tightened her hold on his hand.

"Come, I know a good place around here." Lars guided her to a cafe.

"Hi, dear customers! Would you like to try our specialty?" The waitress was really eager, seeing such a beautiful couple.

"We'd like to, extra large please." Lars nodded and he led Alfia to the terrace.

They watched the street below and Alfia didn't know that the world could be so colorful, full of life.

"What is that special you talked about?" Alfia raised a brow and he smiled.

"You're going to see the jumbo berry special for couples." Lars chuckled as she seemed confused.

Alfia wasn't really much of a talker and she just listened to him talk about what they did all these years.

Their treat then arrived and it was pretty large. After all, the waitress knew him. He was a regular.

"Isn't this excessive?" Alfia blinked at the parfait in front of them.

"I told you, it's the jumbo berry special." Lars scooped up some and he put it in front of her face.

She just stared at it and with her incredible spatial awareness, she noticed that other couples were feeding each other.

'Sickening.' Alfia almost rolled her eyes. "Come on, ahh." Lars had a smile on his face and Alfia thought it was different.

She humored him and Alfia felt a bit embarrassed. "I am no child, I can feed myself."

"That's not the point, it's supposed to be a cute and romantic gesture." Lars sighed at her.

"Is that so? Then another." Alfia demanded as she liked it. But she won't admit it openly.

Lars looked at her fondly. Alfia is basically a child soldier that Hera raised to fight against the atrocities of the dungeon.

She knows nothing about normal feelings, pleasant times, and peace.

The woman is a veteran of war against monsters and other adventurers.

In her short life, she has seen many lifetimes worth of terrifying things that would traumatize hardened warriors.

Lars only managed her PTSD recently. In which she would shake and get anxious if she wasn't in battle.

A life fulled of unimaginable stress. So much so that her mind's normal state is always ready for a life or death battle.

He patter her head as he reached over to her. "You've done well, Alfia."

She went wide eyed at his words and she teared up. "H-huh? What is this?" Alfia wiped her tears.

"I do not know, what are you feeling right now?" Lars asked and she thought about it deeply.

"I... I feel all tingly inside, warm and happy." Alfia replied and he caressed her hair softly.

"Then it must be the first time you've felt it again in years. It's fine to relax from time to time." Lars kissed her forehead and she blinked.

"Un, pleasant. Do it again." Alfia demanded and he gave her cheeks kisses.

"Let's do this again, it was pleasant." Alfia looked at him seriously.

"Sure, let's go again in the future." Lars smiled and she was infected by it.

"Yeah, I really like this feeling." Alfia beamed at him and he has never seen her make that expression before.

"Beautiful..." Lars subconsciously blurted out and Alfia's cheeks flushed.

"Do you mean it?" Alfia already knew she was beautiful, it's a fact. But she wanted to hear it from him.

"Yeah, I do." Lars grinned at her and she nodded in satisfaction.

After they finished the jumbo berry special, Lars looked at the giant tower in front of them.

"I'll show you something magical." Lars hugged her waist and they flew towards the top of babel.

After a few minutes of leisure flight, they arrived at the top and Lars manipulated the air so they won't have trouble breathing.

"We're so high up." Alfia looked downwards and she thought it was amusing.

"Everything looks like trash from this height." Alfia chuckled.

"Really? Not even going to ants? Straight to garbage?" Lars laughed at her and she snorted.

"I can level Orario with my magic, its defenses are garbage." Alfia huffed.

They then watched the sceneries in peace, the cold wind hitting their skin.

"Alfia, did you like our outing?" Lars asked and she nodded.

"Good, you've been through a lot. I'm happy that you're enjoying this." Lars caressed her hair and she positioned herself on his lap.

She rested her back and head on his chest. "I have, but I'm still not done. The black dragon still lives, I must be prepared to defeat it this time around."

Lars immediately pinched her cheek and she raised a brow at him.

"Stupid woman, it should be we. We should be prepared for the black dragon and the gods. After all, we're a familia." Lars huffed at her.

"I see... Yes, we are one. Lars, would you leave me like the others did?" Alfia asked and he frowned.

"No, why would you even ask?" He furrowed his brows.

"They all leave... I am... Scared." Alfia swallowed her enormous pride that is even higher than his who has a skill for it.

"Meteria got together with that cowardly piece of garbage and died shortly after child birth.

Zald sacrificed his life for the future generations. My sisters in arms were killed by the black dragon." Alfia looked melancholic.

"Bell is the only family I have left. And you... I don't want you to fight the gods. I'm scared that you'll end up like my familia." Alfia looked up at him with concern.

"Is that so?" Lars hugged her tightly. "Do not worry, I still have a lot of things I want to do. I won't lose, I'll win." Lars put his head on her shoulder.

She reached out to caress his head and she sighed.

"I have no choice then. I'll trust you to return to me and Bell. I guess, Tiona, Tione, Airmid, and Haruhime too." Alfia rolled her eyes.

Lars laughed and he kissed her cheek. "Yeah, even if I have to break out of Tenkai, I won't leave you guys."

They watched the scenery as the cold wind hit their skin.

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