“It feels lonely.” I muttered, a cup of hot tea in my hands.

The dungeon was still in the process of evolving. While we had some guesses as to how it would develop in the future, it wasn’t clear everything that would come from this change. I couldn’t even guess how long this evolution might take. The dungeon had been broken down and reformed several times recently, which likely led to this strange path. I would just have to wait and see what came next.

In the meantime, the town was finally reclaimed, and order started to be reestablished. Most people didn’t remember what had happened to them the last couple of months. The Mayor and the Guild master stepped in, explaining things in terms that the people could handle. This seemed to cause a surge of respect for me. After I had died, it had been a shock to the city, but now that I had come back and seemingly saved them, my fame had only grown. I didn’t feel like I deserved it, since I had been partially responsible for it, but that was how it was.

I didn’t like thinking about my death, but I needed to come up with some precautions so such a thing didn’t happen again. Admittedly, the instigating event was one that I couldn’t have expected, but I still needed to be mindful of what happened to everyone when I was gone. I did not want to see everything fall apart without me again. The next thing I had to do was find the girls.

I had seen a glimpse of Raissa, but I still didn’t know where she went. Lydia was somewhere in the North. Shao was on Earth. I thought about going to get her, but any trip there would take nearly a week. I needed to make sure things here were settled first before I made such a journey. Terra and Garnet had gone down to the deep. I just had to trust that they could complete what they started and return. Celeste was currently out looking for Miki. I had hoped they would be back already. I could feel that she wasn’t too far away, but something was holding her up.

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I could only take care of one thing at a time, so I had to decide what was important. Right now, there was something I had to take care of. It was something I had been putting off far too long. Although the girls had all made agreements in these situations, they would understand that some exceptions needed to be made.

I lifted and drank the rest of my tea, and then I rang a small bell on my table. A few moments later, the door opened and a prim and proper woman entered my room. She was wearing her maid outfit that meshed well with her beauty and charm.

“Master, do you need something?” Faeyna asked, her large chest out, her back straight, the perfect and proper maid.

“Faeyna.” I took a breath and looked away. “There is still something we must discuss.”

“D-discuss?”

“Mm… you see, after everything that happened, the situation between us has changed. That’s why…” I looked back at her with determination. “I would like you to be my slave ag-ahhh! Where are your clothes?”

Faeyna’s clothing were gone and she was standing in my room naked. “Ehh? You weren’t asking if we should have sex?”

I looked away with a blush. “I-I was building up to it… I was going to first make you my slave again… and then… I was going to ask for a bath… and then… where did you go!”

She was no longer standing when I looked back up. I looked around only to see her lying in my bed with her legs spread. “Master, stop procrastinating! If you’ve already decided, then get inside me!”

“Y-yes, ma’am!”

Well, if she was determined, then I wouldn’t need to remain polite.