Chapter 30: Work hard to get cuddling faster!
After his day at school, Alex quickly returned home.
He had revealed his battle with Marvel, but a few of his friends were well aware of what had happened, mostly ladies. It seemed like Olivia had already shared the news with them.
Olivia didn't reveal much, though.
She told the news like a lady in love, instead. Her whole message was about how Alex dominated Marvel amidst the deluge of monsters. In fact, if she didn't say that he killed Marvel through epic sword thrust, Olivia wouldn't even describe Alex's weapon.
It was just about them, their struggle, and their predicament. One could imagine what kind of message it was.
But in short…
[My handsome overwhelmed that dickhead villain. If it weren't for a level gap between him and me, I would've forced more of his apologetic screams. How dare he disturb our date like that?]
Of course, Olivia went further.
[When that clown tried to take me with himself, Alex saved me in nick time! He drew me closer, and I felt his heartbeat and warmth! That was so sweet! I got diabetes! If that villain left the scene back then, I wouldn't even mind! No, I fucking would mind.]
At last, Olivia described cuddling after their short adventure. She ended that lovely message by describing the kiss with her beloved.
Of course, at this point, even Alex got a little heated. He couldn't control his blush while staring at that message.
And on his way back home, a little scarlet color crept onto his cheeks as he recalled Olivia's story-telling.
He subconsciously ignored Olivia's vulgar language. But in love, it was normal to often ignore the second half's faults.
After Alex returned home, he threw his schoolbag onto his bed. He took a quick shower then ate some light meal alone. His parents were still at work, after all.
He then hopped into the game world.
Knowing his girlfriend's schedule and timezone, Olivia should be already waiting for him in the game.
It was time to continue their journey.
[Welcome to the Avander World.]
Alex's eyes flashed with bright rainbow colors. He momentarily closed them, then slowly opened. As he predicted, Olivia had been waiting for him.
She smiled sweetly at him. If someone else saw them two, they would think that Olivia was the sweetest girl in the world.
She looked that cute!
But then, if they saw her messages…
Alex titled his head, "No cuddling."
"No!" Olivia cried, wiping her crocodile tears.
Alex remained unfazed. He told her to control her tongue better, particularly in their friend's circle.
Although many of them were used to Olivia's words, that was all because of Alex.
And recalling how scared others were of her at the beginning of their friendship, Olivia no longer faked her tears and skipped her way toward Alex.
In fact, Olivia needed to keep to her old habits. She lived in a different country yet spent most of her time with the same friends!
Alex often asked her about her new school and stuff. And as he had thought before, Olivia didn't really think of making new friends. But fortune was on her side as some nice girls approached her, willing to help her.
"Handsome! Really, no cuddling?" Olivia asked again.
Alex sighed and gave her head pat, "We will have to regenerate our stamina faster anyway. Be patient and work hard."
"In other words, I have to burn my stamina as fast as possible. Got it, handsome!" Olivia grinned.
Her dazzling smile curved Alex's lips.
He stared at her with big eyes, "I also have to control back, you know?"
Understanding his words, Olivia's eyes sparkled, her chest grew warmer, and she nodded decisively. Then, the couple talked about their plan for today.
Their equipment was still dirty! In fact, both of them were in their spare clothes right now.
Alex said, "A quick trip to the nearest city, that is."
"We can't let others scam us," Olivia nodded.
"Scam?" Alex asked curiously, "Do those people really try to scam every occasion?"
His girlfriend nodded, explaining more stuff to him.
Since Alex had been leveling up in a castle and his enemies never had taken too much of his equipment's durability, all he had ever got was their blood on his clothes. But dirty clothes weren't a problem in the Deathwill Castle.
Alex could efficiently deal with them through the castle's magic stones system, nearly in all facilities. So far, he had used them for cooking and other daily life stuff.
Sara also sometimes gave him a hand and took care of his equipment.
In that time, Alex would spend time with Celia.
But it was different for common players. Normal water wouldn't erase if their clothes got too much blood. From that point onward, washing clothes in the river became impossible, and they would waste time.
Other than blood, the monsters' flesh and other liquids also heavily left the clothes dirty.
NPCs leveraged that, and they were also skilled in washing all forms of liquids from their stuff.
"We can only appreciate those little details," Alex smiled, not really disappointed in the game's realism.
But perhaps his time in the Deathwill Castle played a significant role in his view of the world. His girlfriend couldn't tell yet.
However, Olivia didn't have that much luxury in her game life, so she sighed and openly complained.
The couple spent some time in the nearest city.
While NPCs took care of their clothes, Alex and Olivia went around the city.
Alex used his great sum of money to buy a few stuff for his girlfriend. They also tasted the local food. He then decided to get some good things for Sara, and that would be the first present for her.
After an hour, Alex and Olivia returned to the mushroom leveling ground.
Alex looked around.
It was still a relatively high leveling ground for most players. Thus, he didn't find any soul yet. Perhaps, Marvel's guys were hidden somewhere, but Alex and Olivia couldn't care about them.
He took out the black robe, then covered his face, "I will help you catch up to some top players. This place is our playground now."
"Let's go, handsome!" Olivia shouted, too eager to kill some mushroom monsters!
