Although Shizuka Marikawa is naturally clumsy and absent-minded in her daily life, once she gets serious, she becomes proactive and meticulous, doing things perfectly.
Chen Hai's first enjoyment in this world allowed him to experience that astonishing sense of embrace, softness, and tightness.
And now—
He lay sprawled on the bed, enjoying a massage from Shizuka Marikawa.
Shizuka Marikawa, who had learned relevant knowledge beforehand, hadn't been able to use these techniques on her students, but now she was displaying them all before Chen Hai.
During the close-fitting abdominal massage, the delightful presence of the 'J-sized giant' was quite strong.
Chen Hai was willing to call it the 'Will of J,' surpassing the 'Will of D.'
However, less than an hour after showering and enjoying the massage, a knock came at the door.
"I'll get it."
Shizuka Marikawa took on this task and opened the door.
"Who are you?"
"Me? I'm Shizuka Marikawa, the health teacher at Fujimi High School."
"I haven't heard of you... This is Chen Hai-kun's room, isn't it? Eina from the Adventurers' Guild wouldn't lie to me."
"That's right. Are you also here to see Chen Hai-kun? Please come in."
"Thank you, no, wait...! Why is there a woman in Chen Hai's room?!"
"Why? Is it surprising? Could it be... that Chen Hai-kun is actually interested in men...? That shouldn't be, he was so... in the bathroom..."
"Huh? You said bathroom?"
Lying on the bed and listening to the conversation, Chen Hai quickly stood up and walked towards the door to prevent their discussion from going further off track.
Standing there was the Blue Ribbon Goddess in a white dress.
She saw Chen Hai come out and showed a subtle expression.
Chen Hai then shifted his gaze to the left, where another woman stood—Demeter, the Head God of the Demeter Familia.
As Orario's largest production-based Familia, her accompanying Hestia must have a reason.
"Let's go inside first."
"Anyway, sorry to bother you..."
Hestia, whose expression remained unchanged, looked at Shizuka Marikawa, then at Chen Hai, and stepped into the room.
Sitting down at the round table, Shizuka Marikawa skillfully poured three cups of tea, placing them before each person.
"Please help yourselves."
"Thank you..."
"You're welcome."
Shizuka Marikawa smiled back at Hestia, who had thanked her.
Demeter, who had come with her, also picked up her teacup and took a small sip.
"Thank you, Miss Marikawa."
"I'm just helping out a little! You all seem to have important things to discuss, so I won't disturb you!"
Shizuka Marikawa finished speaking and was about to leave.
But she seemed to remember something midway, rushed into the restroom, crumpled up the clothes she had taken off earlier, and left the room with them.
Watching her leave, Hestia asked in a low voice,
"Girlfriend?"
"Completely wrong."
"Could it be from the Night Street...?"
"Also wrong. Speaking of which, I plan to abolish the pleasure Night Street managed by the Istar Familia. Orario doesn't need such a place, at least it shouldn't operate openly."
"I agree completely. I heard the Istar Familia had a history of abducting foreign girls before, but no one could prove it."
Hestia immediately reacted to the sudden topic.
Demeter, who had chugged her tea, also joined the conversation:
"I have a Familia member who was originally part of the Istar Familia. She said the management there wasn't good, but trying to abolish it would definitely cause a disturbance."
"It's fine. Those who disagree can leave Orario."
Chen Hai, as the true ruler of Orario, his words are law.
The Istar Familia could, of course, choose to reject Chen Hai's demands.
As for the consequences... Uranus, the Great God who opposed Chen Hai, was the best proof.
"Let's not talk about these topics for now, Miss Hestia, what are you and Miss Demeter here for?"
"Today, I paid off the money I owed Hephaestus, so I wanted to ask Chen Hai-kun to come with me to the Abyss Floor to see Ignis. It must be very bored."
Hestia had given the Death Dragon a name, and coupled with sleeping together and enjoying the delicacies of the abyss, their relationship had become quite good.
Chen Hai, understanding, asked Demeter,
"And Miss Demeter?"
"As for me..."
Demeter hesitated slightly.
A hint of unease appeared on her beautiful face, then she gathered her courage and said,
"My Familia tends towards production, so everyone's levels aren't high. After updating our Adventurer cards, we don't have the opportunity to explore the Deep Levels; but recently, I heard some Adventurers say that there are very effective herbs on the 41st Floor, and I want to pick some to cultivate, but not many Adventurers are willing to accept this request."
After Chen Hai's rules were issued, Dungeon exploration became efficient and standardized.
If one's level was insufficient, they didn't have the qualifications to explore the Deep Levels.
Once a violation was determined, entry into the Dungeon would be denied.
This also troubled Demeter.
"Why aren't Adventurers accepting this request?"
"It might be a matter of profit..."
Demeter, questioned by Hestia, explained,
"Compared to the herbs on the 41st Floor, the magic stone veins there are more valuable. Of course, there are also more monsters guarding them, and many Adventurers have been severely beaten. Even so, it hasn't dampened those Adventurers' enthusiasm."
Between herbs for healing wounds and high-value magic stones, Adventurers would obviously choose the latter.
Even if the latter was more difficult.
"If we had those herbs, we could treat injured Adventurers better."
"I'll arrange it for you."
"Really?"
"Of course."
Chen Hai made a promise.
The reason was simple.
His Dungeon provides herbs, Demeter uses high-grade herbs to treat injured Adventurers, Adventurers recover faster, and then the efficiency of exploring the Dungeon will be very high.
The ultimate beneficiary was still Chen Hai.
There was nothing he could do. Although Chen Hai's experience system had the setting of 'Adventurers gain experience when they fight,' the 'Adventurers fighting desperately against monsters of the same level' yielded higher returns.
To put it simply, under normal circumstances, crushing battles give less experience, while clashes between equally matched opponents give more experience.
"Thank you very much. I will now have my members cultivate new land to plant those herbs."
With the promise made, Demeter decided to take action and therefore did not stay long.
After seeing her off, Hestia looked at Chen Hai.
"I was here first."
The first words already had the flavor of a 'White Album' reference... "If you're tired and need a massage, you can come to me, Chen Hai-kun!"
"Is that what you mean...?"
"Is there anything else?"
"Cough, cough… We'll talk about it later. For now, I'll introduce you to some 'new friends'."
It became Chen Hai's new mission to ensure the goddess and the girls got along well.
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