Their joy after conquering the Strength Dungeon is short-lived. Upon returning home from the dungeon, near the entrance to town, the two young women in the party exchange solemn looks and nod to each other, as if confirming something. Then, turning to face the young Holy Knight—Ichiro:
「Ichiro, let’s take tomorrow off.」
Saint Mika says, firmly gripping Ichiro’s shoulder.
「Where did this come from all of a sudden?」
「While conquering dungeons is important, I feel we’ve been pushing ourselves too hard lately… I think it might be good for us to take a break around now.」
「That’s rare, Mika taking the initiative to suggest a break.」
「Oh, I agree with taking a break too. Let’s take at least a week off.」
Angelica chimes in, supporting Mika. Young Ichiro seems to have something on his mind as well. After a moment of gazing upward, he nods once and agrees, 「Alright! Let’s do that!」
The Holy Knight party has accomplished many great feats up to this point. What started as a two-person party with just Ichiro and Mika conquered the Mirror Dungeon, after which they added Angelica at Purume’s earnest request. As a three-person party, they went on to clear the extremely difficult Light Dungeon in record time, and rode that momentum to conquer even the Strength Dungeon.
During these past few months, Ichiro, the central figure of the Holy Knight party, has been either training or fighting almost without rest.
That’s why Mika and Angelica suggested taking a break—not because they themselves wanted time off, but out of concern for young Ichiro.
◇◇◇
Mika gets along well with Angelica, who joined before they explored the Light Dungeon. This is because Mika is naturally quiet and not very assertive, and her long life as a Saint has made her somewhat awkward at expressing emotions. Even at the church, where she performs her duties as a Saint, she has heard people gossip behind her back more than once or twice, calling her stone-faced or cold.
That’s exactly why Mika clicks so perfectly with Angelica, who actively tries to build friendships.
It didn’t take long for them to become close. And by this point, they’ve become close enough to share their worries with each other that they can’t tell Ichiro about.
Today is one such day. Angelica visits Mika’s room, and the two share a drink together.
「Where’s Ichiro?」
「I think he’s already asleep.」
「I suppose so… he must be tired.」
「Yes…」
「He’s really been giving it his all up until now.」
「Yes… he really has.」
The two fall silent for a moment, thinking about how he always puts himself on the front lines in battle.
「Hey…」
Angelica is the first to break the silence.
「What is it?」
「You two should go out together tomorrow.」
Since Ichiro doesn’t have any pressing matters for the foreseeable future, if they catch him first thing in the morning, they should be able to go out—or rather, go on a date—just as Angelica suggests.
「Just the two of us—」
Mika’s face turns bright red at those words. Her mind flashes back to that day.
◇◇◇
It was the night they conquered the Mirror Dungeon. As promised, she told him everything she had been holding in her heart. And he told her that he felt the same way about her. Their feelings were mutual. So they shared their first kiss. Not just Ichiro’s, but Mika’s heart also races at an incredible speed, like the ringing of a rapid bell.
Now, don’t go saying 「Come on, it was just a kiss.」 This was a kiss between a young man with a Love Experience Level of 40 and a Saint who was considered the embodiment of pure innocence. Pure doesn’t begin to describe it. This was beyond your everyday purity. Both of them were about to die of embarrassment, their faces burning bright red.
The next day. Though nothing dramatically changed between them after confirming their feelings and sharing a kiss, from that day forward, they both carried a vague but certain vision of their future together—a future where they would always be by each other’s side.
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Chapter 266
◇◇◇
Their joy after conquering the Strength Dungeon is short-lived.
Upon returning home from the dungeon, near the entrance to town, the two young women in the party exchange solemn looks and nod to each other, as if confirming something.
Then, turning to face the young Holy Knight—Ichiro:
「Ichiro, let’s take tomorrow off.」
Saint Mika says, firmly gripping Ichiro’s shoulder.
「Where did this come from all of a sudden?」
「While conquering dungeons is important, I feel we’ve been pushing ourselves too hard lately… I think it might be good for us to take a break around now.」
「That’s rare, Mika taking the initiative to suggest a break.」
「Oh, I agree with taking a break too. Let’s take at least a week off.」
Angelica chimes in, supporting Mika.
Young Ichiro seems to have something on his mind as well. After a moment of gazing upward, he nods once and agrees, 「Alright! Let’s do that!」
The Holy Knight party has accomplished many great feats up to this point.
What started as a two-person party with just Ichiro and Mika conquered the Mirror Dungeon, after which they added Angelica at Purume’s earnest request.
As a three-person party, they went on to clear the extremely difficult Light Dungeon in record time, and rode that momentum to conquer even the Strength Dungeon.
During these past few months, Ichiro, the central figure of the Holy Knight party, has been either training or fighting almost without rest.
That’s why Mika and Angelica suggested taking a break—not because they themselves wanted time off, but out of concern for young Ichiro.
◇◇◇
Mika gets along well with Angelica, who joined before they explored the Light Dungeon. This is because Mika is naturally quiet and not very assertive, and her long life as a Saint has made her somewhat awkward at expressing emotions. Even at the church, where she performs her duties as a Saint, she has heard people gossip behind her back more than once or twice, calling her stone-faced or cold.
That’s exactly why Mika clicks so perfectly with Angelica, who actively tries to build friendships.
It didn’t take long for them to become close.
And by this point, they’ve become close enough to share their worries with each other that they can’t tell Ichiro about.
Today is one such day.
Angelica visits Mika’s room, and the two share a drink together.
「Where’s Ichiro?」
「I think he’s already asleep.」
「I suppose so… he must be tired.」
「Yes…」
「He’s really been giving it his all up until now.」
「Yes… he really has.」
The two fall silent for a moment, thinking about how he always puts himself on the front lines in battle.
「Hey…」
Angelica is the first to break the silence.
「What is it?」
「You two should go out together tomorrow.」
Since Ichiro doesn’t have any pressing matters for the foreseeable future, if they catch him first thing in the morning, they should be able to go out—or rather, go on a date—just as Angelica suggests.
「Just the two of us—」
Mika’s face turns bright red at those words.
Her mind flashes back to that day.
◇◇◇
It was the night they conquered the Mirror Dungeon.
As promised, she told him everything she had been holding in her heart.
And he told her that he felt the same way about her. Their feelings were mutual.
So they shared their first kiss.
Not just Ichiro’s, but Mika’s heart also races at an incredible speed, like the ringing of a rapid bell.
Now, don’t go saying 「Come on, it was just a kiss.」
This was a kiss between a young man with a Love Experience Level of 40 and a Saint who was considered the embodiment of pure innocence. Pure doesn’t begin to describe it. This was beyond your everyday purity.
Both of them were about to die of embarrassment, their faces burning bright red.
The next day.
Though nothing dramatically changed between them after confirming their feelings and sharing a kiss, from that day forward, they both carried a vague but certain vision of their future together—a future where they would always be by each other’s side.
If you enjoy it and wish to see more, please consider giving it a 5-star rating for the series on NU. Click Here.
Check out my Patreon for early access to upcoming updates. Patreon Link
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