When Luke didn't answer right away, she huffed as she uncrossed her arms and placed them on her hips. "I see. So that's how it is."Luke should have known it wouldn't be that easy to probe her for answers. While she was younger than him and not as experienced as him, she had still gone through a traumatizing ordeal that must have heightened her awareness to prevent it from happening again. Well, at least she didn't outright attack him or otherwise show any signs of hostility toward him. It meant she was still open to talks.If she had decided he was a threat, she would have already done something once whatever her suspicions were were confirmed. However, he still had to keep his guard up, especially since he wasn't alone. He felt Grace fidget a bit behind him, but she was wisely keeping out of the conversation. With him standing in between them, Violet would have to go through him to get to Grace."Whether or not you want revenge isn't my concern." Violent's blank expression made it h
"Stay back," Luke ordered Grace as she met Violet's knives.Luke couldn't see what was going on behind him, but he could distinctly hear running footsteps. Good. It looked like she had listened and run off to get out of his way. Now he could focus his attention on dealing with Violet. He knew this would have been a possibility when confronting her, but she had given him a reasonable excuse to kill her on a silver platter.The angels must have surely seen that she had made the first move. If he killed her, it would be in self defense. He wouldn't even need to use the magic circle to call on the demon. Of course, they might be suspicious about why she attacked him out of the blue, but the modified conversation they heard should be enough to deal with any of those concerns.Luke jumped back as she tried to trip him up with a kick before lunging at him again. This wasn't the time to get distracted. He needed to focus on the fight. While Violet wasn't as strong as him, her speed was quite
"Move," Luke ordered as he forced himself to go faster even though he knew he wouldn't make it in time.Grace shifted to the side just in time for the sword to fly past her and strike the rubble behind her. She winced at the sound it made as pieces of rock flew everywhere. Violet reached out towards Grace and was about to grab her when Grace suddenly swung down with her staff. The sudden action completely caught Violet off guard, and she couldn't stop her momentum.There was a crack as the staff hit Violet on the top of her head before she crashed into Grace's midsection. The force from Violet hitting Grace caused Grace to fall back and hit her head against the rubble she had been sitting in front of. The two women laid on the ground in pain as Luke finally caught up. Admittedly, this hadn't been his intention, but he was glad to see things end well in his favor.He celebrated too soon, as Violet quickly flipped the two of them so that Grace was now on top and covering her. If he want
Realizing the mistake she had made, Grace stared helplessly at Luke, who gave her a disappointed look. She wasn't supposed to reveal Tracy's involvement in the matter. There was a reason why he didn't have her join their group when they split up. He had to have at least one more person to make the groups fair, and it made more sense for it to be Grace.The reason was simple. Luke and Grace already had the reputation of being girlfriend and boyfriend. If he were going to bring up the harem, Grace should be with him instead of Tracy. Otherwise, Violet would make the connection that either they had pretended to be dating this whole time or all three of them were in it together. She would probably guess the former, which he had wanted to avoid.Of course, Grace ended up messing that up, but that was fine. The chances of Violet getting out alive if she refused to listen were nonexistent. Ther
Violet wasn't officially added to the harem until a few days later. The event itself was relatively calm compared to what they had to deal with on a regular basis. Theodore had nearly killed several groups of natives multiple times over the past few days. Some of them were even on the same day despite keeping their injuries from the previous beating. It was like they didn't learn.Each member of the party except for Grace had actually stormed off to cool their heads when they couldn't take it anymore. Even Luke had times when he was ready to twist one of the natives' necks, especially when he thought they were being too selfish and annoying. It reminded him why he wanted revenge so badly against the princess and what he would do to the people once he got his revenge.The only reason why Grace got away without losing her head was because the natives learned early on not to mess with the h
In the end, it took nearly a month before things were somehow resolved in the town. Luke was annoyed at how their schedule had been postponed by a whole month, but he supposed it couldn't be helped. It could have been worse. Instead of one month, it could have been two months or longer. Then they would really be behind schedule.[Quest][Help the Survivors][You have helped the survivors rebuild their homes and return to as close to their old way of living as possible.][Quest Reward][You will be given 10 gold.][You may select one of the following Rare items, one of the following Uncommon items, and obtain one skill.]The quest rewards reminded him of the emergency quest reward they had received so long ago when they fought the giant goblin. Of course, it was slightly better as they got an extra item and some gold. They must have done a decent job if the system was willing to give them this much. It made the experience somewhat bearable, but just barely.Luke glanced up to see the o
As the items appeared in Luke's hand, Bobby asked, "Are those any good?""Why don't you check for yourself?" Luke asked back as he lifted the items for everyone to see.[Item Information][Enchanted Sword][Uncommon][+5 Attack][A regular sword that has been enchanted to be more durable.][Item Information][Improved Vessel][Rare][A vessel that can be used to improve any items that are placed inside it.][However, only items below Rare can be improved and can only be improved up to Rare.]The party studied the items he had. Admittedly, it had been a tough choice to make. There were several good Rare items to pick from, but he had to think objectively. Picking items that proved protection against one element might seem good now, but in the long run, it was better to wait for better items. They would only protect the wearer, and only to a certain extent. Also, he didn't need a strong weapon when he already had the claymore."Wait. Why did you get another sword? I thought you already
"So that's it then. Now that everyone has their rewards, we should get going," said Bobby."Wait," Grace squeaked, making everyone stare at her and causing her to wilt under all the attention.Luke had no problem speaking for her and said, "Grace hasn't chosen her items yet. She says she doesn't know what to pick.""Oh, I can help then," said Chris as he waved his hands in the air ecstatically.Grace gave him a small, uncertain smile. She obviously didn't want to ask him for his opinion after his poor choices, but she couldn't bring herself to reject him outright. Well, Luke didn't have a problem with telling him outright, and he wasn't the only one either. Theodore, Tracy, and Violet seemed to think the same as him, given the looks they were sending Chris's way."You," Theodore scoffed as he crossed his arms.As Chris glared at the man, Bobby patted Chris's shoulder and said, "I think that while she appreciates the offer, I don't think we are the right ones to judge. The other three