When Sarah stayed behind after the other high-ranking members of the Mazzanti family left, Vicente easily understood what she wanted with him.
His relationship with Sarah was very good, strange to some people in this society, but very simple. They didn't love each other, but they had carnal desires for each other.
Every time they met since Vicente moved to Saltstar City, they interacted more deeply than a boss and a subordinate should.
Sarah was a wild woman who did things few women did, so she and Vicente always found a place to spend a few hours together doing what they had started at Long Bay Correctional Facility.
This night was no different!
Even with Layla there, Vicente took Sarah to a minimally discreet spot in the woods near Saltstar City and soon tended to his and Sarah's physical needs.
Sarah was the type to make noises, so Layla couldn't help but hear some sounds a virgin like herself had never heard before...
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After a while, Vicente said goodbye to Sarah and returned to Layla's side, who was waiting for him a few kilometers away from where his intimate time with Sarah had taken place.
The grey-haired woman had an angry look on her face when she saw Vicente back; her fists clenched to the max.
"I thought you had a girlfriend." She said in a tone that easily indicated her irritation. "By the way, couldn't you have done this earlier? Why did you do it in front of me? Do you want to provoke me, Vicente?"
Vicente smiled as he approached Layla. "It couldn't have happened before. Sarah takes care of my family's affairs outside of Saltstar City. I only see her once a month."
"Then you could have scheduled me for dawn the next day. I wouldn't have had to listen to the sounds of you two if you had done it that way!" She said to him.
Vicente just laughed. "My relationship with Nova doesn't stop me from being with other women. She made it clear that she didn't mind as long as it didn't happen before her. So you shouldn't get the wrong idea."
"Tsk! She's even dumber than I thought." Layla commented as she turned her back on Vicente. "If I were her, I'd never let something as absurd as this happen."
Looking at Layla's beautiful backside, Vicente approached the woman with a playful expression.
"Oh? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in her shoes, Layla?" Vicente suddenly embraced her from behind, causing the woman to swallow her saliva and jump forward as soon as she felt his body touch hers.
"What are you doing?" She asked as her face turned red.
"Nothing. Let's continue our journey." He shook his head at her nervousness, seeing that she was indeed a virgin.
Seeing Vicente fly forward, Layla clenched her fists before running after him.
She thought about his words for a moment and tried to defend herself. "Don't think nonsense. I only said that I wouldn't accept what Nova accepts if I were in a relationship with a man. That doesn't mean I see myself in a relationship with you!"
"Layla, you don't have to justify yourself to me," Vicente commented without looking at her.
"Tsk! You get everything wrong! That's why you're always in so much trouble!" She said, not liking his attitude. "There's no way I could be interested in you."
"Right, you don't have to convince me of that."
"Tsk! Fuck off, Vicente Fuller!" She said before giving up on trying to justify herself and remaining silent, glaring at him angrily.
So began their journey out of Scott Province.
They were going to the Chutha Dynasty, a state that bordered the western of the Seidel Kingdom. On the other hand, Scott Province was the easternmost point of the kingdom.
Considering the maximum speed of the slower of the two, Vicente, they could travel from near Saltstar City to outside the province in about 8 days. The long part of the journey would come after they left their home province and crossed two more provinces until they reached the border of the Chutha Dynasty.
But his journey would not end there. As far as Vicente knew, Bone Moutains was nowhere near the Seidel Kingdom's border. This sect was in the far northwest of that territory, which would make his and Layla's journey at least two months.
Even if people of their level didn't need to rest that often, their journey would still be long enough that they would need to make a few rest stops even if they wanted to go as fast as possible.
Not only that, but the two of them didn't just want to travel fast. They wanted to continue cultivating mana and training their skills to raise their levels, so they would have to stop for more than just rest.
With this in mind, they set off without rushing to reach their destination, determined to travel without stopping for the next 12 hours to get away from Saltstar City and take advantage of the best time to travel in places like this.
During the day, travel was safer, but there was a greater risk of encountering other groups. Travel was more dangerous at night due to beast activity in forests. However, there were usually fewer groups traveling at night, which meant the chances of encountering other groups were lower.
Since Vicente and Layla were too strong for the level of danger in the Seidel Kingdom's forests, they preferred to travel at night and avoid encountering groups that might cause them problems along the way.
As dangerous as the beasts could be, most of them didn't get involved in complex problems and only acted when threatened.
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The first few days of Vicente and Layla's journey would go smoothly, considering how strong they were and how simple the region they were traveling through was.
Since the province and the kingdom had been relatively quiet lately, there weren't many forces around the forest areas or even the cities to make life difficult for the travelers.
Bandits and troublesome magical beings didn't cause problems for strong people like them, so the only problem they had during these days of travel was the tension between them.
Vicente constantly teased Layla, while the woman didn't take his teasing so easily and often let herself be carried away by the words of her traveling companion.
The only times they weren't estranged were when they talked about serious matters or stopped to rest and train.
Otherwise, they were always honest and provocative with each other.
They had also been practicing together during the first few days of the trip, which was especially beneficial for her.
Anyway, the night before, they had finally left Scott Province and were now arriving at the first city they would stop at on their way, having already accomplished as much as they could with a proper rest.
