Since Loretta was reluctant to let go of me, I had to buy highest-grade health potions, mana potions, and some crossbow bolts with high-grade magic imbued in them. After that, I headed to the guild house. Of course, getting Loretta off of me was quite some work.

She chortled, “I’ll be the lady of the house eventually anyway!”

I sighed. “Don’t you get tired? Even if you come, you’ll only see two sweaty men fighting each other.”

“I want to go even more now!” she gleefully shouted.

I pleaded, “Ah, go away!”

When I finally arrived at Marianne’s Garden, I saw Hwaya sitting under a parasol and reading in the garden. The garden itself had now become spacious with the old residents Flame Drake (aka Pookie) and Giant Iron Boar (aka Iana) moving out. It was a rather strange scene.

She raised her head and greeted me, “Oh, Shin. Welcome back.”

I looked at her, somewhat confused. “Hwaya? Why are you out in the garden? You’re not doing anything either.”

She explained, “Ina’s going to come soon. She’s hunting the 45th Floor Master right now.”

“Ah. Um…Sorry. I have to train with Ren for a while, so I’ll have to shamelessly ask you to take care of Ina.”

Hwaya smiled lightly and answered, “It’s fine. I’m calculating each and everything anyways. I’m thinking about the reward I’ll get out of you with all the points I’ve accumulated. A hug, kiss, dinner, date, and…Huhu.”

I looked at her suspiciously. “Huhu? What is that supposed to mean?”

She giggled with a hand against her mouth. “Ahaha, I’m kidding. Well, half-kidding. For the record, I have 2.7...