“Aren’t you two looking cute?” I spoke out loud, looking at the two sleeping beauties.

Rockstars Clan celebration party was a real blast, almost literally. Everyone had a lot of fun, including me, despite the fact I was hit under the belt with the name for my clan that Ranalaiya and Sylfrin came up with. I honestly had numerous images of my horrible ‘rockstar’ moments from my past life flash in front of my eyes. Luckily, the word ‘rockstars’ had a different meaning here than it had for me when I was growing up and from now on it will be a name I would have to get used to going forward.

Speaking of our celebration, with me allowing Ranalaiya and Sylfrin drink alcohol too, because I couldn’t care less at that point anymore, they got carried away and got drunk just like everyone else. Fortunately for us, Savirei offered a spare room we could use to spend the night which was a real lifesaver. Carrying one sleeping beauty in my arms wouldn’t have been bad at all, but carrying two in one go might’ve been a tiny bit challenging. Of course, being tipsy as she was herself, Savirei was almost insisting for me to come sleep together with her, saying that the bed in the room I currently am might not be big enough to fit all three of us. I had to politely refuse for two obvious reasons. One of the reasons was her twin sister Navirei and the other one was Virghel. I wasn’t exactly close with Virghel as I was with the twin sisters, but when alcohol is involved, all kinds of things tend to happen. At that exact moment I was glad about having my Poison Resistance skill, because if I didn’t… well, I didn’t want to think what might’ve happened in the end. However, one thing worked against me in the end anyway. My Poison Resistance skill might’ve protected me from getting drunk, but the flip side was, alcohol worked like an energy drink for me. I couldn’t feel more alert or lively right now, so going to sleep was out of a question for me.

“Right… I’ll have to go register our clan at the Guild tomorrow. My own clan, huh?” I spoke in half a whisper out loud, sitting on the chair in front of a table while thinking about it. I was aware I knew very little about what running a clan actually entailed, but I knew I had to start somewhere. “One step a time, eh? In any case, my main priority is to become stronger right now. I managed to reach level six and also had several more level ups that I had declined, gaining increase in my stats as a result of it each time. But… I think I still have a long way to go if I want to get to where Lavita is, wherever she may be. Let’s see… Show Status.” I wanted to check my current stats.

***

Rockin Starling. Level 6.

Class: Shielder.

Character Stats:

Stamina – 46+37

Strength – 55+25

Agility – 26+11

Spell Power – 7

Magic Energy – 14

Growth – 4

***

“Getting that King Tarkee’s Shield definitely helped boost my Stamina and other stats too. My other equipment is more or less ok, considering I am level six now,” I was debating with myself. I knew I could use equipment that was twice my own level, but getting good higher-level gear was difficult to come by. “Hmm… Sylfrin’s stats look much better now.” I opened Sylfrin Status Window to check her stats next.

***

Sylfrin Frostwing (Slave). Level 10.

Master: Rockin Starling.

Class: Frost Battle Sorceress.

Character stats:

Stamina – 16+4

Strength – 2

Agility – 6

Spell Power – 23+7

Magic Energy – 23+18

Luck – 20

***

“Ok, so Sylfrin gets one extra point to her Spell Power and two extra points to her Magic Energy thanks to the Webbed Set Bonus in addition to her overall stat increase from her equipment. That puts her Spell Power at thirty and her Magic Energy just over forty. Her Stamina is twenty in total as well. Ghm…” I squinted my eyes, thinking about something. “She might be able to cast her Blizzard spell fully now… Or maybe not. I guess I’ll have to ask her to try it out the next time we go to the dungeon. Right, what about Ranalaiya?” I closed Sylfrin’s Status Window and navigated to check how Ranalaiya’s stats looked like.

***

Ranalaiya Nightlight (Slave). Level 13.

Master: Rockin Starling.

Class: Shadow Assassin.

Character stats:

Stamina – 16

Strength – 30+8

Agility – 57+20

Spell Power – 1

Magic Energy – 5

Luck - 33

***

Ranalaiya had gained one extra level during the time we’ve spent in the dungeon, so her stats had increased just a little bit. Well, her stats were looking good overall, with her Agility reaching almost eighty when you added her stat bonuses from her equipment. However, Ranalaiya had six equipment items that she was using and the total stat bonus for her was twenty eight. In contrast, Sylfrin had only three magic items and she was getting a total of twenty nine points in stat increase. I figured getting Ranalaiya some new equipment would be a good idea.

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Hmm… Maybe I could craft something from those Tarkee skins? But I have only eleven of those… aaand I had sold every other material I had to Alragus two days ago. Meh… Well, will have to go to the dungeon to get some, I guess. I wonder if I could craft something from Rhaki and Tarkee skins by sewing those together? I leaned on my chin again, trying to imagine if it was possible. Ah, well… I won’t know until I try. Oh, let’s see what kind of items I can craft right now… huh? What the… Lavita?! I literally jumped from my seat after seeing Spiritual Connection skill was glowing and available to use. I tapped on it faster than I could blink, Lavita speaking to me the moment I did that.

“Why hello, handsome.” Lavita’s voice sounded as passionate and as seductive as it always was, if not sweeter.

“Lavita!” I exclaimed out loud.

“Hmm…” Lavita chuckled, hearing me being so loud.

“Ah? Oops… Hi,” I lowered my voice, speaking in whisper, also trying to put on an act I wasn’t flustered.

“Aah… You’re so charming, Rockin,” Lavita giggled some more, her sweet laugh putting a smile on my face.

“Yeah, well…” I spoke even quieter this time.

“What’s with becoming so quiet all of a sudden? I thought you were excited to hear me again,” Lavita asked in a seductive manner.

“Sorry, it’s the middle of the night and Ranalaiya, and Sylfrin are sleeping,” I explained the reason behind it.

“Oh? I would love to hear more details about what the three of you were doing earlier?” Lavita was as cheeky as she was charming.

“Ah, n… nothing,” I scrambled to find something to say, knowing what she was implying.

“Really?” Lavita teased me more.

“Yes, really. We had a party earlier today and they got… drunk,” I tried to explain it.

“So, you got two women drunk and… what did you do with them after?” Lavita just wouldn’t let go.

“Aargh… I didn’t get them drunk and I didn’t do anything with them. I got people to sign up to join my new clan and we decided to get together and have a celebration during which Ranalaiya and Sylfrin got drunk themselves, and I have brought them here, so they could have a proper sleep. Geez…” I finally told her what happened, not bothering to speak in half whisper anymore.

“Ahaha,” Lavita started to laugh wholeheartedly.

“Humph,” I snorted, rolling my eyes.

“So sorry, darling. I couldn’t help it. You’re such a delight to talk to, you know,” Lavita was in a very uplifting mood.

“Am I?” I mumbled.

“Yes,” Lavita gave a short answer and probably smiled too.

“In case I have something else to tell you,” I said in a somewhat serious tone of my voice.

“I’m all ears,” Lavita said, becoming attentive.

“I missed you, Lavita,” I told her, being very sincere about it.

“Oh…” Lavita said, becoming quiet all of a sudden, silence lingering in the air for a few seconds before Lavita spoke again. “Wow, never thought hearing you say that would actually make me blush. You certainly know how to make a woman’s heart race. Well, just so you know, I missed you too, my love.” Lavita sounded excited when she said that.

“I’m glad to hear that,” I said, smiling happily. “In truth, I was hoping I would get to talk to you sooner.”

“Aah, that’s so sweet of you to say that. And I am really sorry for not being able to talk to you more often, Rockin. I am very restricted with how much I can do in my current state,” Lavita told me, her voice becoming sadder at the end.

“Right…” I said, thinking what to say next. “By the way, could you tell me more about yourself, Lavita?”

“About myself?” Lavita sounded surprised, or maybe it was just an act.

“Yeah. I mean, I wish to see you and…” I added, making a pause.

“And fuck me so hard I’d be screaming for you to stop and if you did, I’d be begging for you to continue?” Lavita slapped me with my own comment from the first time I spoke to her.

“H… hey!” I instantly became so embarrassed I wanted to hide somewhere.

“Mhm…” Lavita giggled, her laugh echoing in my head. “But just so you know, Rockin, I am actually looking forward to it very much.”

“Ah…” I was at a loss for words again. “So then… let’s meet and lock ourselves in some room somewhere.” I decided to man up and just go for it.

“I wish we could,” Lavita sounded a little sad this time. “Truth is, you’re still not strong enough to get to where I am, my love. Although, I can tell you’ve made some progress from the last time we spoke.”

“You can tell?” I raised my left eyebrow.

“But of course. We’re connected spiritually after all. Besides, I can tell you’ve grown in some other areas other than your stats, haven’t you, Rockin?” Lavita couldn’t have sounded more obvious or more wistful.

“Eh? What?” My cheeks started to burn bright red again. “You can… tell that too?”

“And I’d love to know more details,” Lavita said, her not answering my question just confirming the answer was ‘yes’.

“Well… I now have Sylfrin with me too who I bought not that long ago. She’s a… half beast Frost Bat woman and I…” I felt so awkward I couldn’t finish my sentence.

“And you love her just like you love Ranalaiya?” Lavita finished it for me.

“Ah… yeah. S… sorry,” I cringed. I felt really out of place right now. Here I was saying I wanted to lock myself together with Lavita in some room to have the hottest sex in my life while also admitting I was in love with someone else.

“That’s wonderful. I feel very happy for you,” Lavita said, her words both surprising me and helping me relax.

“Huh? You’re… not upset?” I asked, feeling puzzled.

“Upset? Why would I be upset about you having more women, handsome?” Lavita asked, finding my question strange if not absurd.

“But… aren’t you jealous?” I sounded like I was trying to find an excuse for Lavita to be upset with me.

“Jealous? I wouldn’t know what that word means. I am very happy that the man who desires to be with me is also desired by other women too. Actually, I am very curious to know more about Sylfrin… and any other women you might have?” Lavita wanted to know, giving a hint she might’ve known more about my ‘other women’ than she actually implied.

“Oo-kay,” I hesitantly agreed. “So, ahm… I met Sylfrin when…” I started my story by trying to remember when the auction during which I had bought Sylfrin happened.

{after some storytelling time}

“Oh my, you’ve created your own clan? Now that is very impressive, my love,” Lavita spoke joyfully when I got to that part of my story.

“Thanks. Although, I should’ve come up with my clan’s name myself…” I added, rolling my eyes.

“Do you think I could join your Rockstars Clan too?” Lavita asked, ignoring my grumpy comment about the clan’s name.

“Oh, yeah, sure. I mean, you’d have to fill out an application form,” I said, somehow coming up with the additional comment on the spot to tease her.

“Ok, but you’ll have to take my measurements yourself, babe,” Lavita teased me back.

“Huh? Your measurements?” And I took the bait.

“Well, yes. I’d have to fill out the details about myself, wouldn’t I?” Lavita asked, adding a chuckle.

“Humph, definitely,” I quickly caught on, shifting gears to keep on the act.

“Ooh, and here I thought I’ll see you blush again,” Lavita sounded disappointed.

“Oh, I am definitely blushing right now. I mean, now I’ll have something extra to look forward to upon meeting you,” I told her, my blood starting to boil just from that thought alone.

“I can’t wait myself,” Lavita added with a chuckle.

“Damn,” I grimaced, turning my head to the side and rubbing the side of my head, my fantasies taking over.

“Well then, I think it is time to say goodbye now,” Lavita said, her words making me jump.

“Huh, what? Wait, you can’t leave yet,” I exclaimed, wanting for her to stay longer.

“I wish I could, but my time is up, my love,” Lavita added, her voice starting to fade away.

“But… we had such a short talk. Can’t you stay just a little longer?” I literally begged her.

“Are you sure? Look outside,” Lavita said, her words carrying a smile with them.

“Huh?” Only then I noticed it was becoming bright outside. “What? It’s morning already?” I couldn’t believe it. We must’ve been talking for three or four hours straight yet it felt like minutes in my mind. “No way…”

“Hmm…” Lavita chuckled.

“Hold on. Wha… when will be able to talk again?” I wanted to know.

“Oh, I can’t say for sure, but I’ll be looking forward to it, my love. Until next time, mhua…” It was faint, but I could still hear Lavita sending me a kiss before her voice vanished completely.

“La… vita…” I gritted my teeth while clenching my fists. “Damn… it…” I tensed up before letting out a very deep sigh. “Damn it, I need to level up more. We’ll need to go to the… humph… Ya… aaawn… Huh?” I rubbed my eyes, becoming very sleepy all of a sudden. “What the…” I don’t know what it was, but I felt extremely tired and drained for some reason, leaning on the table I was sitting at and falling asleep almost in an instant.