Stelle's mind was very hazy.
Outside the tent, the sky was already starting to lighten, but he hadn't slept at all the entire night.
"Phew~ That feels good." Rosaria sat beside him, holding a pipe and puffing on it.
This smoke was a bit different from what Stelle knew; it smelled more like some kind of herb, without any pungent nicotine smell, but rather a faint herbal fragrance.
Honestly, Rosaria looked quite good smoking like that.
If one ignored that he was completely naked, and even had some suspicious marks on his body.
Clearly, he hadn't been able to successfully suppress Stelle last night.
But even so, Rosaria felt every cell in his body incredibly comfortable.
"Rosaria…" Stelle was lying on his side, looking at Rosaria sitting there smoking, he opened his mouth, but in the end, couldn't say a single word, only sighing helplessly.
"Don't worry, that little blonde hasn't woken up yet." Rosaria squinted his eyes and put his pipe aside.
He turned his head to look at Aether, who was still naked, and raised his eyebrows.
"In other words, it's fine if we play for a little longer."
"Again?!" Aether quickly picked up the clothes beside him and covered himself.
However, the touch in his hand felt slightly off.
He lowered his head and realized that these fishnet-like clothes were clearly not his own.
Aether's cheeks flushed for no reason, and he simply turned around, leaving Rosaria with only his back.
"No, I, I have to go back early, lest she gets suspicious…"
"Oh, alright." Rosaria didn't say much. He was already content and wouldn't be greedy.
After thinking for a moment, he reached out and pulled shut the small part of the tent he had opened earlier to allow air to circulate.
Then he lay down beside Aether and pulled Aether directly into his arms.
"..." Aether didn't resist either. What shouldn't have happened had already happened, and any further meaningless struggle was pointless.
He obediently nestled into Rosaria's embrace, but quickly got lost among the white Slime.
Rosaria also supported Aether's waist, making Aether move up a bit closer, and the hand embracing Aether tightened slightly.
The softness of the two pressed together, causing some slight deformation.
Rosaria… He must be the most magnificent person he had ever seen.
Aether had carefully compared them just now. Neither Jean nor Lisa, whom he had met once before, seemed to be able to compare to Rosaria.
The feeling was truly different… Aether's small hand couldn't help but move.
"What are you doing? Didn't you say you wanted to go back early?" Rosaria looked down at Aether. Although his face was flushed, his expression was unexpectedly calm.
"Uh, I, I couldn't help myself…" Aether said somewhat awkwardly.
"Sleep for a bit. You must be very tired after staying up all night." Rosaria showed a shallow smile, then said to Aether in a lazy tone.
Although it was almost dawn, letting Aether sleep for another two or three hours shouldn't be a problem.
"Mm…" Aether nodded. Although he really wanted to complain that all his tiredness was Rosaria's fault.
Also, he still had a lot he wanted to say to Rosaria, but he was indeed very tired now. He would talk about it later.
Aether slowly closed his eyes.
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"Oh~ I slept so well." Paimon slowly floated up from the ground, stretching lazily.
It was already bright outside, and the sun shone through the tent onto them. Even in the snowy mountains, it still made people feel warm.
"Huh? Why is Lumine still sleeping?" Paimon looked at Lumine, who was still lying beside him, in confusion.
There was a smile on her face, as if she had a beautiful dream.
This was very rare. In the past, Lumine always woke up much earlier than Paimon.
Because of this, Paimon's face showed a triumphant expression. He flew to Lumine's side and shook Lumine's shoulder: "Hey~ Wake up, the sun's already hitting your butt!"
"Uh… Aether… I, I can't…" Lumine mumbled out a sentence that was difficult to understand.
"Ah? What do you mean 'can't'? Are you having a reaction to the potion?!" Paimon didn't think of anything else. Instead, he became anxious and shook Lumine's shoulder even harder.
Finally, with Paimon's effort, Lumine finally woke up.
"Uh…" She slowly sat up, looking around with a bit of confusion.
"Lumine, are you alright?!" Paimon said worriedly.
"Uh, I'm fine, or rather, I've never felt this good…" Lumine shook her head.
He naturally remembered what happened last night. He seemed to have been a little disoriented due to the potion's effects and even made very bold moves.
Fortunately, Aether didn't refuse him, which made him very happy.
Lumine thought this and turned his head to look beside him.
Then, his smile froze.
"Aether, where is Aether?" Lumine felt a little uneasy. He certainly didn't think Aether would abandon him and leave, but he couldn't help but feel a little flustered when he woke up and didn't see Aether beside him.
"Eh? Aether, I don't think I saw him when I woke up." Paimon only then reacted. He hadn't seen Aether when he woke up earlier. Aether's usual spot was empty, and he could only see some faint water stains.
Could it be that Aether accidentally spilled water when he was drinking, which is why he went out early?
"Let's go out and see first." Lumine quickly got up, but just as he was about to walk out of the tent, Aether's voice came from outside:
"Lumine, and Paimon, are you awake?"
Hearing Aether's voice, Lumine finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
For some reason, he had felt a little flustered just now.
"Yes! We're awake!" Lumine simply tidied his clothes and hair, pulled open the tent, and walked out.
Aether was indeed preparing breakfast. He was fully dressed and he didn't know when he had woken up.
"Lumine, did you… sleep well last night?" Aether seemed a little afraid to meet Lumine's gaze, reaching out to lightly touch his nose, asking somewhat unnaturally.
If it were just that kind of thing with Lumine, Aether wouldn't be acting like this, after all, it wasn't the first time.
But the problem was, last night he wasn't just with Lumine, but also Rosaria…
One night, two people, Aether wondered how he managed to handle it.
"Mm, I slept very well." Lumine said happily. Lumine only took Aether's unusual behavior as first-time shyness and didn't think much of it.
He proactively walked to Aether's side and took Aether's hand.
"Aether, I will take responsibility."
"..."
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