"So Sathan is in the royal capital, huh?" I wondered. "Is there just nobody that can stop her in there? Or is all the nobility corrupted?"
"Most likely the later…" Erika's mother sighed. "Though, no movements have happened yet. They might have now shifted their targets now that Beelzebub was suddenly taken away. They might be certainly more cautious. I think they could even be trying to target other important people that might be stopping their expansion instead."
"Hmmm… Dylan just recently went out to "slay some demons"…" I sighed. "Could he have gone somewhere else instead? I wonder…"
"Hero Dylan?" Asked Elfriedden. "Are you suspicious of that human?"
"More than I could say." I sighed. "The Holy Spirits don't like him either…"
"But isn't he someone that was blessed by the Holy Spirits?!" Erika asked.
"Yeah, it is supposed to be that way." I nodded. "But they told me that they had never blessed him. He's someone ridiculously powerful without any blessings and doesn't seem to serve the Holy Spirits."
"T-That's…" Elizabeth was confused, as a member of the church herself. "I don't really want to believe someone that has served the church for so long to be a traitor …"
"Me neither, honestly." I spoke the truth. "That's why I'm being cautious before I decide completely if this is the truth or not. I want to observe him, and see where he goes, see what he does, and if he's… really an ally, or a foe we must eventually slay."
"S-Slay the hero?!" Chris cried. "You're insane… He's the strongest man in the entire continent…"
"He's a protector of humanity." Eric sighed. "But I trust Blake more than him."
"What? Come on dude!" Chris felt shocked.
"Chris, just think a bit more." Eric said. "All those things Blake said… Just make a lot more sense. Also Hero Dylan, despite being so strong, has never come to our rescue, nor the rescue of anybody of us when we were attacked by demons, even when he was so close. He's also weird… He gives me bad vibes. My spirits don't like him either."
"Hmph, the hero of humanity being a traitor that serves the Demons… How ironic." Elfriedden laughed. "If such a thing ends up being the truth, humans will be mocked for the next one thousand years by us elves."
"As if you didn't had traitors in your own continent…" Erika sighed, crossing her arms.
"W-Well… Touché." Elfriedden laughed.
"Well, all of this is just speculation." I laughed. "So let's not delve too much into it. Aside from taking a break and having fun, we should set our goals in what's coming next… I remember there's a class where we'll be able to travel to the continent of elves, isn't it?"
"Indeed, but that would be at the end of the year…" Cattalina sighed. "Are you actually planning on going? Wait… to that battlefield?"
"Yeah, that's the plan and the best way to grow stronger faster too. We'll help out this idiot too, killing over ten birds with a single stone." I smiled. "Well, that'll be for later anyways… Currently, I'm more worried about Monica and the other groups, I hope they can make it. Even in the C- Rank Dungeon, they're bound to be surprised by what might be in there."
"Gray and Monica's parties have been working really hard with our help though, so I think they'll make it!" Erika nodded.
"I'm hoping for the best." Elizabeth nodded.
"I heard Monica's party was going to the C- Rank Dungeon today." Said Chris. "So maybe we should go see them go down? To wish them good luck or something!"
"I agree, I guess that's the best we can do for them." I nodded. "Now, let's enjoy breakfast."
Like that, in between the lovey-dovey hugs and kisses of Erika and the pampering of Elizabeth, the morning went through rapidly. Eleanora was also feeling rather lonely, as she was constantly sticking to me more and more. I guess she was finally opening up some more.
"Before going out we should take a bath together!" Erika said, suddenly entering my room and finding me and Eleanora cuddling in bed, due to Eleanora's request.
"A bath together?" I raised an eyebrow. "I prefer to just take a bath by myself…"
"Come on, let's go together. Like that we can wash each other's backs. The bath in this house is really big." Elizabeth smiled.
"T-That's…" Eleanora blushed a bit. "I-Isn't that too intimidate? S-Seeing each other's naked bodies would be too much…"
"But we're all Blake's girlfriends pretty much, does it matter? Come on, getting cold feet, Blake?" Elizabeth smiled teasingly.
"…Fine, but let's take a quick bath." I sighed, falling to their charms.
Against my own will I was dragged into the bathroom, completely naked. It was a rather nice and cute experience, actually. Nothing that Eleanora was "fearing" to happen. Elizabeth and Erika are too innocent to actually be thinking sexual things, which was a relief.
I careful washed their long and beautiful hair with premium shampoo I created using alchemy, leaving their hair shiny and soft. Later, I washed their backs with aromatic soap, and the girls did the same for me. We mostly playfully played spraying water at one another after a while.
At the end, we ended taking around thirty minutes to take a bath… Much more than I envisioned, but the girls seemed happy after that. It felt like a "bonding" moment between all of us, which as a result, seemed to make us grow much closer with one another.
I will not further comment on their bodies aside that Elizabeth has developed a larger chest than Erika, which Erika seems to be slightly jealous of… I comforted her telling her that she was beautiful and stunning as she was, it worked a bit, though she attacked me with a thousand kisses as a result of such flirting.
Once we were we ready, we departed into the city and meet with Monica and her entire party right in front of the C- Rank Dungeon.
"Hey, we've come to see you off." I smiled.
"Blake! Everyone…!" Monica smiled, feeling more spirited.