“So… what now?” Lua questioned.

  “What do you mean?” I asked.

  “... what es after a fession?” She asked, seemingly ily.

  “... wait, you don’t … of course you wouldn’t. First time. Sorry. But the first thing after fession is either acceptance or refusal. But we already hahat part. After that, there really is no correswer. Retionships are … plicated. But the answer is we do what we want to do, as long as we do it together. That is basically the pact version.” I informed her. Yes, I know that is way too simplified, but at the same time, it is accurate enough for now.

  “... so … we walk through town holding hands?” Lua asked.

  … how she be so adorable, while also being that i. Or does being i make her adorable? Maybe. Some princess I have on my hands.

  Well actually, because she is a prihis makes sense. Of course a princess wouldn’t know these things. … sorry Lua. I know you don’t like it when I call you a princess, even if it is just inside my head.

  “Yes. Yes, we do that.” I told her. “If you feel fortable going to town.”

  “Eh? … I … I didn’t think of that. I just … I just wao …”

  “Don’t worry. I uand. You have no idea hohen Laura said yes. I orse.” I told her. I know it isly etiquette t up my past GF, but Lua knows my situation and accepts it, so I will. At least sometimes, when I talk about my past. I won’t do something really stupid like saying the wrong name during … passioimes. At least I hope so, because that would be massively jerkish. Also add to that the fact that Laura is still kind of here. Yeah. I’d better not go there. “Walking around towns or cities holding hands, going on guild quests together, going to a cafe and feeding each other sweets, shopping for clothes together. We do all of that, if you want.”

  “... fe-feeding… each other? And what is a cafe?”

  “Yes. Holy, it isn’t that abnormal. At least where I’m from. And a cafe is what we called our tea houses. Basically just a pce you go to so you enjoy some tea and sweets.” I told her, recalling that cafe’s aren’t actually a thing here. No coffee for me still. Or at least not here. Maybe some other try has it. Or maybe there is a dungeon out there that makes coffee, either beans or the ready drink. And it just never makes it here, as it is too popur and limited in quantity. “Are there any things dhampirs do? We could do that as well.”

  “... yes. At least in this vilge, we carve each other wooden cups, and carry blood to … our love in it.” Lua expined.

  “Oh? That’s something. But that is more simir to an e gift than what I was talking about.” I told her. “You know the humans give some sort of an accessory when they propose as well. Something that is embedded with a magic stone you yourself verted. Apparently it shows dedication or something.”

  “... oh. I didn’t know. I should have made you one.” Lua said. “... but we only have F and E-rank cores here…”

  “Don’t worry. We have time.” I told her. “There is a differeween being boyfriend and girlfriend, and being engaged.”

  “Really? I didn’t know. What is the difference?”

  “You didn’t? … well, I guess growing up here, you would likely not have a choi seleg a partner. Anyway, being a boyfriend and girlfriend, or a couple for short, is sort of a test time before full engaged. Basically, you aewhat like you are fully together, but it is a lower level of itment, so it is a bit easier to break off, if something goes wrong or if the retionship just doesn’t work.”

  “... I don’t get it. Why would you just test it?”

  “As I said, you might not have a choice for a partner here. Remember that this vilge is tiny. But in a big city, there are a lot of people. So there is no point in spending the rest of your life with someone whom you don’t like. Didn’t Zay, Rico or Alex ever break up with anyone?” I asked.

  “Umm. Not while we were a party. Zay was infatuated with Kris for a long time, but he refused to ask for her hand until we had a det financial situation. And Alex and Rico always just said they weren’t in a hurry.”

  “I see. Well, I hope you get my point.” I told her. “But holy, let’s just py this by ear and see where we go. But please, don’t just leave without saying something.”

  “I won’t. I won’t ever leave you. I promise.” Lua reassured me, as we embraced each other.

  We walked back to the open area of the town hall holding hands, which got the attention of the other dhampirs and Agatha.

  This, of course, led to a questioning from some of the older people, but a lot of it came from the town’s elder Rosemary and Lua’s mom Agatha. Of course those two would be the most worried about Lua. Rosemary isn’t Lua’s grandma or anything, right? Of course not. Lua’s father’s mother was named Maria. That’s where Mia got her name. I guess Rosemary just is the grandmother of everyone here. Or mother, for the ohat are a bit older.

  I noticed Ria looking a bit dejected off to the side. I thought she might have, sidering her as, but really. Ria you ood a ot because you aren’t a good girl or anything, but for a much simpler reason.

  It es down to ohing. The decision I made when I learned of svery being a thing in this world. Never get romantically involved with your sve. That was my rule. So no matter how much you would have tried Ria, it wouldn’t have worked at least until you were freed from svery.

  And then the vilge turned what happened into another celebration. I, of course, once agai out our food. I used the leftover drago from st time a Lua do the Mystik Woking blood part. The dragon we draioday was Armed Dragon LV7.

  I also learned an iing fact because of it. And that is about the blood preference of dhampirs. Even though both Armed LV7 and Hyozanryu, which we used st time, are level 7 dragons, and Armed LV7 has more attack, most of the vilgers preferred Hyozanryu blood over Armed Dragon blood. Sure, it might be because Hyozanryu has a higher defense.

  Spoiler[colpse]… actually, is that the reason? It could be. Think about it. If a dragon has a higher defe should, possibly, have stronger blood. Maybe. Or it could be because Hyozanryu just has the better biats. Or because Hyozanryu is light attribute, whereas Armed Dragon is wind. Maybe I test it out ter with Red-Eyes Bck Dragon and Serpent Night Dragon.

  Spoiler[colpse]They are both dark attribute, level 7, dragon-type monsters. And Red-Eyes has more attack, whereas Serpent Night Dragon has more defehe only problem is that Serpent Night Dragon also has the better overall stats.

  I guess Yamata Dragon against Tyrant Dragon might work as well, but again, Yamata has the higher biats. And Yamata is level 7 and a spirit monster. Red-Eyes vs Serpent Night is better. Yamata vs Tyrant has too many variables.

  Spoiler[colpse]Maybe I should just ask my vampires instead. They might know why some blood is better than others.

  “So, Brian, what are we going to do from now on?” Lua asked me after the meal.

  “Go as we have been, except that we are a couple now?” I offered.

  “But shouldn’t we live together or something?”

  “Should we? Did Zay live with Kris, even though they were engaged?”

  “... I guess not.”

  “So I think we should keep going as we have been. You still have your system mission here, and I also have ohat forc… persuades me to join the Earl’s birthday party. So we should do those first, and then think of hoant to proceed.” I told her. “Sure, I’ll still have some problems I’ll have to deal with, like possibly meeting the King and stuff like that, because of this.” I said, as I cleared my sleeve, to reveal my terminal. “Ah have an iive to visit other dhampir vilges, so that is definitely something we should do. How far is your mission, by the way?”

  “Almost done.” Lua answered. “Eleven out of the necessary thirteen. And the ohat have already learrue Blood Magic should be able to help the rest even after I leave.”

  “And after you are done, what will you do? Stay here until I’m ready, or do you want to e back to the city?”

  “... I … I want … I want to e to the city.” Lua said. “I want to stay with you, if possible.”

  “I’ll have to ask the Earl, but I think we do it. And if we reveal your system support, we definitely do it, but I don’t think we should. Having one of us have it is already abnormal, from what I’ve observed, so both of us having it is even worse. We might legit get into some trouble with people you don’t want to get in trouble with. Maybe.”

  “... I see. Then … I leave it to you?”

  “Of course. And don’t worry, if the Earl doesn’t let you stay, I’ll just rent us a house for the time we’ll spend in town. And afterwards, I just store all of the furniture and personal items we will have to buy into my ste.”

  “Yes. … but won’t it be expeo purchase a bed and things like that? Or will you use the duo make them?” Lua asked.

  “Hmm. I do either. I’ll let you in on a little secret. I have plenty of money.”

  “... alright. I mean, I know you have some from some of the adventuring jobs you’ve done. You even have that A-rank monster corpse. It should be worth 500 gold s, I think. And you sold some of the dungeon items, didn’t you?”

  “Yeah. But there is also ahing. I show it to you in the factory tomorrow m.” I said, referring to my Upstart Goblin money factory.

  “I’ll be waiting.”

  After a bit more talking, a lot more hand holding1LEWD! and even a kiss on the cheek, it was time for us (Ria, Agatha and I) to leave.

  “See you tomorrow.” I said to Lua, before we left. We were still going to go to the duomorrow.

  “Yes. I’ll be ready.” Lua responded. “... it will be my first time in that big ship.”

  “... Yeah. I guess it will be. Don’t worry. It isn’t a bumpy ride or anything, so no Trojan Horse treatment.”

  “Please don’t remind me of that.”

  “Well, we won’t have to use it ever again.” I told her. Maybe I should actually sell some of them, when Card Summoner bees more popur. It is quite fast. Sure it doesn’t reach Overdrive speeds, not to mention the spaceships. But that is exactly why I’m willing to sell some of them. It is ve and quite fast, at least pared to a carriage. Well, I guess a well built carriage with multiple well bred horses drawing it should be as fast as Trojan Horse. But as long as I sell my horse at a more affordable price point, it should still sell. And installi Fangs to Trojan Horse should make it a bit more fortable. At least that is how Mae version Factory works with Overdrive.

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  “Here. Take these.” I said, and gave her the two light magic books. “I think they might help with learning light magic.”

  “Th-thanks. I’ll put them to good use.” Lua responded.

  I approached her and gave her a little pe the cheek. “See you tomorrow.”

  As Lua’s face was getting a bit red, probably because I did that in front of everyone, I got into the teleportation beam.

  I waved to Lua, and the rest of the vilgers, and got into Big Core so we could head back to the city.

  Ba the city, we did what we do. Dropped off Agatha, quickly visited the guild, so we drop off the quest pletion form for the escort service we provided fatha, and then back to the Sawyer manor.

  There I asked to have a word with the Earl, and he agreed. That led me to expin what happened in the vilge … well the proposal and me accepting. I asked him if Lua could also e stay here, while I was, and he agreed, as long as we wouldn’t need separate rooms. The house, and the guest houses were all going to be filled by guests ing to the birthday party after all. Hearing that, I offered to get myself a house I rent for a bit, but he said that he would rather put uests into those houses, than me.

  Well, if he says so.

  Of course our usual magic, telekinesis, Vampiriodificatioc. practice happened as well. And level ups. The most important part of the day.

  I leveled up my Telekinesis, as it is my lowest level skill. And I just felt like it. Ria got a level to Fire Magic. Hopefully that will help her. This time her Magic reached exactly 1000. … ihe but it’s weird that it happewice meme. Or don’t, I don’t care. Maybe I should have a goblin draw me a meme tempte of that. Not that anyone here will uand the point of the meme.

  SpoilerName: Brian WoodRace: Human !Level: 76HP: 2550Mana: 339th: 745Defense: 945Magic: 925 Skills: Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (ue LV.10 (unique) Telekinesis LV.4 (extra)Summoner’s Unity LV.4 (extra)Dungeon Founder (extra)Summon Water Spirit (extra)Health scious (extra) Mana trol LV.7 Water Spirit’s Blessing (Greater)Language prehension (humanoid)Sve MasterSves: Rhianna

  [colpse]SpoilerName: RhiannaRace: DhampirLevel: 68HP: 1860Mana: 208th: 1075Defense: 765Magic: 1000 Skills:True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)Vampiriodification LV.2 (Racial) Card Summoner LV.2 (extra) Fire Magic LV.4Mana trol LV.4Fast Mana Recovery LV.4Internal Magic Teique LV.6Unarmed bat Teique LV.5Flickering Step LV.3Power Boost LV.5Defense Boost LV.3 Blood Sucker (Racial)Sve. Master: Brian Wood

  [colpse]SpoilerName: LuciaRace: Dhampir Monarch ?Level: 76HP: 2150 Mana: 3745 Strength: 725Defense: 960Magic: 2530 Skills:Dhampir Princess LV.1 (Unique) True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial) Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)Summon Water Spirit (extra) Water Magic LV.7Mana trol LV.10 Magic Boost LV.5Quick Cast LV.5Fast Mana Recovery LV.7Keique LV.2Staff Teique LV.5 Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)Blood Sucker (Racial)LifesaverBonus. You get to see Lua's status.

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  What a day, huh. Well, it was still great. I really hope Lua won’t regret what she did today. Well, the same goes for me too. But all I do is wait and see. Ahe best boyfriend I be. I think I mahat. But that is what I thought when I was with Laura and …

  NO! Stop! Don’t think about that. You are not the only oo bme for that. Retionships are always between two people. Let’s just try again, and do better this time. I won’t F-up this time. I promise.