Upon hearing that—
Astraea's deep blue eyes widened just a little.
She didn't question what he said.
Because before a deity, it's impossible to lie—even slightly.
Astraea let out a soft sigh.
She already knew...
The child before her was without doubt the brightest hope to someday defeat the Black Dragon.
"Do you... want to do it now?"
The goddess asked with her gentle voice, her flawless face tinged with a faint blush.
In other words—
The goddess of justice didn't reject him. She had agreed to... that.
Raven Eltharion's gaze flickered thoughtfully, and he said:
"Tonight is fine too. I'll go get some training in for now."
"But there's no one else home right now, you know?"
Astraea giggled softly.
True.
With everyone around at night, it would be harder to make a move.
"Well then... sure."
Raven wrapped an arm around the goddess's slender waist and leaned in toward her soft, rosy lips.
They were as springy and delicate as jelly.
Astraea closed her eyes.
Her light body settled gently onto his lap, her hands wrapping loosely around his neck.
This was her first kiss.
So she earnestly returned Raven's kiss, wholeheartedly.
Moments later...
Raven took in her slim, graceful figure and smooth, snow-white skin.
And then—
He proceeded to the next step.
…
Time flew quickly, and before they knew it, a whole day had passed.
Night had already fallen.
"Astraea-sama~…"
"Wake up, everyone's gonna be back soon."
Raven, who'd spent the whole day curled up in bed, gently shook his lovely 'wife' beside him.
He realized—
His own future had just fused with Astraea's divine essence.
His physical stats had soared several times over.
Through the stat window—
Every parameter had jumped dramatically.
His total stat proficiency gain exceeded 1500 points.
Name: Raven Eltharion
Level: Lv. 4
Stats:
Strength: S999
Endurance: S999
Dexterity: S999
Agility: S999
Magic: SS1199
Development Abilities:
Mana Drain: D
Aura: E
Summon: E
Magic:
Divine Plume Annihilation
Reincarnation Summon
Illusory Feather
Skills:
Demonic Tempest
Overlord's Pressure
Holy Demon Palace
Outsider Golem
Chaotic Legion
Demon Eye Descent
Affiliation: Hestia Familia
This was the updated stat screen as shown by the Eye of Data.
In other words—
He was only one great feat away from becoming a first-tier adventurer.
Just one more deed, and he would level up.
"Astraea-sama... Astraea..."
"You're finally awake."
Seeing her blue eyes flutter open, Raven let out a breath of relief.
"It's... already night?"
Astraea blinked her eyes slowly, her voice soft and gentle.
"Yeah."
"I should clean up the bed."
Thanks to his passive skills—
He detected Alise, Kaguya, Lila, and the rest of the girls had returned with their juniors and were heading upstairs.
"Strange…"
"Where did Lady Astraea go?"
A puzzled voice echoed in the hallway.
"Raven~~"
"Are you in there?"
Standing in front of Cecil's door, Alise raised her voice slightly.
"I'm here."
"Something wrong?"
Raven answered calmly.
However—
Click.
The unlocked door suddenly swung open.
"Do you know where Astraea-sama i—"
""""Astraea-sama?""""
In that instant—
Alise, Ryuu, Cecil, Niz, and the others stood frozen in shock.
They stared at the bed, where Astraea's head and smooth shoulder peeked out from under the covers.
Her head was nestled tenderly into Raven's neck.
She looked every bit like a newlywed wife, basking in post-coital affection with her husband.
At that moment—
Everyone's eyes widened, expressions frozen in disbelief.
"Oh dear, oh dear… Everyone's back?"
"You must be tired. Want to bathe first? Or would you prefer dinner?"
Still graceful and composed, Astraea picked up her long dress and personal garments from the nightstand.
While she was at it—
She also collected Raven's clothes and his... undergarments.
"Ahem..." (shuffle shuffle)
"Don't look at me like that. I just want to say... this is actually all a misunderstanding."
Raven cleared his throat and tried to ease the awkward tension in the room.
Kaguya was the first to recover, smirking mischievously.
"Sorry to interrupt."
"We'll be on our way."
"Come on, come on, nothing to see here."
She took one glance at the goddess's generous, nurturing bosom and quickly shut the door.
Aside from their healer, Mariyu, none of the other girls could compete with those.
"Hey, hey, did everyone see that?"
Alise, shaking off her shock, broke into a wide grin and giggled sneakily.
The scent of gossip instantly filled the entire hallway.
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