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~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: The City of Rendorel, The Empire of Larmodies)~~~

~~~(Time: 10:34 AM)~~~

Sally and I spent many hours having fun last night, and I'm just getting up. I look around the Inn room, and it's already pretty warm here. It's warmer in The Empire of Larmodies since it's further south. This is my first time in The Empire of Larmodies.

My eyes find their way over to the girl I've shared this bed with, and Sally is still sound asleep. I stand up and make my way into the bathroom and start the magical shower.

I make the water lukewarm cause I don't want to be sweating when I get out of the shower. That's the type of heat we're dealing with right now. As I step in, it's still too warm for me, so I actually make it cold. And I can't help but sigh in relief.

One of the things I hate is the heat, and while I'm very tolerant of it. I'd prefer the cold every day of the week. It's so much easier to function in cold weather. If it's too hot, you're constantly sweating.

There isn't a single thing comfortable about sweating from the sheer heat. But there is a strange comfort in walking in the cold while bundled up. In my opinion, at least.

A few minutes go by, and I hear someone enter the bathroom. I could warn her that the water is cold, but I'm not going to.

"Make some room."

That isn't a request from her, and I like it.

I take a step back, and she peels the curtain back and gets an eyeful. She steps in, and the water sprays her for one second, and she jumps back out. She looks at me with an amazed face. The smile on my face won't go away.

"I never said the shower would be warm. It's too damn hot out there for anything but a cold shower. I'm not in the mood to start sweating from the heat right after I get out of the shower. But you're welcome to after I'm done."

She bites her bottom lip as she contemplates what to do. She sticks her hand in again to see if it's really that cold.

"Fine. I'll have to wait."

Sally isn't a fan of the cold, and that includes showers. That leaves the shower all to myself. But I still find that I'm being watched. I stare at her, and she stares at my body. We're taking turns with the whole staring at each other naked.

"Oh fuck it."

She hoops into the shower and immediately latches onto me for warmth under the cold spray. Joyful little squeals are coming from Sally. She's having fun, and I'm glad she is.

"I'm really impressed that you've joined me. I didn't think you had it in you. But I want to see how you'd do without clinging to me for warmth."

I grab her shoulder and peel her off me, letting the cold water beat down on her all by herself.

"Ahhh! Stop! I need my heater!"

She's laughing and reaching out to my body from where she is for warmth, but Sally isn't able to.

We spend a good 30 minutes having fun like this, and we eventually get out and dry off. She won't admit it, but she liked the cold shower when she got used to it.

Once we're out of our room and walking down the street, I can see the nervous look on Sally's face. She doesn't know where to start looking for Zarmade, but I'm here to help her. I think this is the first time this life that I don't have the information needed.

But I can't say for sure. There have been so many adventures since then. And a good amount of time has passed.

"Where do you think we should start looking?"

I decide to ask her the question most people ask me. I've always been the one people turn to for some ideas on how to find someone, and I'm actually looking forward to seeing how Sally does on her own.

She looks at me and shrugs her shoulders. Not much of an answer, and if I didn't know any better, I'd say she's stalling. We can't have that.

"Sally... No stalling... I know that you have plenty of ideas on where we should start. I know this has been the only thing on your mind since before I got here."

She folds her arms and looks defiant. I don't know what's gotten into her, but she opens one eye and smiles. Teasing me. That's what she's doing. I should've known. We've been apart for so long, that she's wanting the extra attention, and she's using this as a chance to get it.

Smart move. Very sneaky indeed.

"I know where we can start looking. When I was here myself, I was looking into certain places where the criminals and lowlifes of society hang out. To my surprise, there wasn't a place like that here. The Empire of Larmodies takes the law seriously."

Well, we won't be able to use the local criminals to find out where Zarmade is, so that's off the table.

"Then I thought to myself that we should use the opposite. There are nobles here in Rendoral, and the nobles know just as much as criminals, if not more. There are three prominent nobles we can speak to today."

She's got it covered. I don't need to contribute anything. But I will if the need arises, I'll be there.

"You've come a long way in finding people that don't want to be found. Tell me, who is this first person we're going to meet?"

As fun as it is to search for people. Sarcasm. I find talking to nobles even more enjoyable. Sarcasm again. This is a doubt threat in the searching and noble department, but half the work is already done, so I shouldn't complain that much.

"Her name is Baron Issa Morell, and she's the main importer and exporter in the city. If anyone would know about Zarmade, it'd be someone that's in the business of moving goods from city to city."

I'll just admit it. Sally is as good at this as I am now, maybe even better. It makes me proud to see how far she's come, but I'm also feeling competitive now the edge I had against her is gone.

I'm attracted to beautiful, intelligent women, and if they're smarter than me. It's the ultimate turn-on, personally. Sally is showing parts of her intelligence I never got to see more than a couple of times, and even those were brief. I'm seeing the beauty of Sally's mind.

She was by no means an idiot before, but she was so timid about these things. The new confidence is throwing me for a loop. A good loop.

"You've got this all figured out, Sally. If I was still busy with my Tier-up quest, you'd probably have this all done by now. But I've held you back a bit, it seems. And I can't let that be a habit that I fall into."

If there is one thing I never want to become, it's someone that holds other people back, and I'm always going to make sure that I'll never be that way with Sally.

"Oh, c'mon. If I end up going too fast for you, I can slow down a little. And if you can't understand me, I can dumb it down for you."

Her wide smile and teasing voice have wonderful effects on me.

"Oh, it's on now, Ms. Princess."

Sally and I have chemistry that's hard to find. Some never find what we have. And it's something that'll never go away. Her confidence takes over, and she's leading the way instead of me usually doing it. And I'm glad cause she knows everything regarding this Baron Issa Morell.historical

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A/N: Below this line, I'll be keeping Cera's player information. That way, I won't have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.

[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.230][Tier-4]

[Exp: 42/100%]

[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]

[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]

[Mana aura control: 6/100%]

[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]

[Stat Points: 370] [Armor rating: 500]

[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [Hardened Tree sap Armor (Very Rare)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir's Whistle (Divine)] [Camping gear] [Food Rations 3x] [Dried meat 3x] [Fishing poles 2x] [Fish 8x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts] [Princess Saliandra's Panties (Black Lace)]

[Passive Perks]

[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]

[Active Skills]

[Heavens light Lvl.74 325/7400] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.74 225/7400] [Slash Lvl.92 4600/21000] [Parry Lvl.68 85/6800] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controlled Fun]