Knock Knock Knock

"Great Master, food is here," a voice called out from outside.

"Huh?"

Lawrend slowly opened his eyes groggily.

"Great Master? It's me, Grape!" Grape shouted from outside.

"Oh, it's you. What is it?" Lawrend asked her and stretched his arms.

"I have your brunch with me," Grape answered.

"Food? Alright, you can come in," Lawrend said to her.

The door opened and Grape entered inside.

To Lawrend's surprise, her hair was done in a ponytail, and she looked very tidy. All in all, she looked very beautiful compared to before.

"Woah…"

Lawrend stared at her dumbstruck.

"Hmph," Grape harrumphed seeing his reaction.

She placed down the tray she was carrying on his bed.

"What?" Grape asked Lawrend with a frown.

"Nothing. You look more beautiful than before," Lawrend answered her.

"R-Really?" Grape's eyes widened as her eyes dilated.

Her ears stood up, and her tail swung back and forth. It wouldn't take a genius to realize that she was happy hearing his compliment.

"Yes. Although you still wear a maid uniform, you look like a refined lady compared to before," Lawrend explained to her.

"Nyaa! Thank you!" Grape meowed happily and embraced Lawrend.

"W-Woah. You're welcome," Lawrend was surprised to suddenly feel her soft boobs pressing on his chest.

"Nyaaa… Are you really not gonna take me away from here?"

Grape asked him as she twirled her finger on his chest.

"...No," Lawrend said to her.

"But I like you, Great Master!" Grape said to him as she stared at his eyes seriously.

"..."

Lawrend just stared at her. He doesn't need to say that he doesn't want to take her with him.

"Is it because I'm no longer pure?" Grape asked him bitterly.

Lawrend turned his head away from her eyes. He was too guilty to say it to her straight.

"How about I ask you? Why are you insisting that I take you with me? You don't know what kind of a person I am," Lawrend said to her with a frown.

"I… I want to be free," Grape said to him.

"Free…" Lawrend murmured and stared outside the window.

It's natural for her to yearn for freedom. But why him? He only gave her a massage. Really. He can't understand women sometimes.

Lawrend turned his head to her and said, "I can't guarantee anything besides that."

"Okay…"

Grape's ears fell down in disappointment. She hoped to mate with him for life if he truly freed her. She didn't expect him to be so repulsed with her dirtied body.

"Also, I don't know how to remove that parasitic worm inside your womb. I will have to find a way first," Lawrend said to her.

"That's fine. As long as you promise that you will free me," Grape replied to him.

"Alright," Lawrend nodded his head.

"I will take my leave."

Grape bowed to him and left.

Lawrend watched her leave silently. He felt like he was accepting too many side quests.

"Sigh. More responsibilities to complete. I feel like a clown promising her that," Lawrend sighed to himself.

"Fuhahahaha! I admire you, Lawrend. That girl clearly knew that you have the capability to free her. So she easily seduced you," Daisy laughed at him.

"She did not," Lawrend denied her claims.

"You already have so many beautiful maids willing to serve you. You should stop being so cozy with other women," Daisy said to him in a lecturing tone.

"What are you? My love advisor?" Lawrend retorted.

"Love Advisor Daisy? Ohh!! That has a nice ring to it!" Daisy exclaimed in excitement.

"Love Advisor Heavenly Empress Daisy!" Jasmine said to her.

"Boo! Love Advisor Daisy is better," Daisy said to Jasmine.

"Yes! Love Advisor Daisy!" Jasmine agreed excitedly.

She was unfazed by Daisy's hurtful words.

"Alright, can the two of you stop arguing? I still have to eat," Lawrend said to the two of them.

For some reason, he feels like he's babysitting kids now that he has them.

"Hahaha! Lawrend, if you need any love advice, Love Advisor Daisy has your back covered!" Daisy said to him full of excitement.

"Yes, yes, Love Advisor Daisy."

Lawrend could only nod his head reluctantly. She was having so much fun that he already stopped seeing her as the same lady in those dreams. Even Jasmine who looked exactly like her doesn't give the same vibes.

He then ate the food Grape brought. It was great and delicious.

Knock Knock Knock

Suddenly, his door was knocked again.

"Who is it?" Lawrend asked.

"It's Nuon," Nuon said from outside.

"Oh, you can come in," Lawrend said to him.

Nuon opened the door and entered inside.

"Are we going out already?" Lawrend asked him.

"Yes. Logan told me that we should head out before daybreak tomorrow. So we need to sleep early later," Nuon said to him.

"That's a great idea. Is he still angry?" Lawrend asked Nuon.

"He is. Though, he said that as long as we succeed in this special mission then he will forget everything that you did," Nuon explained to him.

"He's quite magnanimous isn't he?" Lawrend said to Nuon with a wry smile on his face.

It shouldn't be him that should be forgetting everything that happened, it should be Lawrend and Nuon instead.

"He probably thinks that he's now in the right after you lashed out at him," Nuon replied to Lawrend.

"Hahahaha. Okay. Let's go," Lawrend stood up from the bed.

Nuon nodded his head and turned around to leave the room.

…

Lawrend's team walked through the streets of the Undrasil Tail Town once again. This time, they were able to see a day view of the streets. It was mostly similar to what they had seen when they first got here but it was better as they could observe everything in detail.

"There! Another clothing store," Nuon pointed in front of them.

And so, the three of them bought clothing, food, and a map of the Yttervia Forest.

"Alright. We're all set. Let's head back to the inn," Lawrend said to the two of them.

Thus, they returned to the inn and slept early to prepare for their early departure tomorrow.