Chapter 86: A Change of Plans

"Ahn! Raven... keep going!"

Reyna wrapped her arms tightly around Raven’s neck as the intense sensation overwhelmed her.

A moment later, her body went limp, and she collapsed helplessly on top of Raven.

Raven was also panting, but his stamina far surpassed Reyna’s.

Because of that, he still looked relaxed, without the slightest sign of fatigue.

"Did you like it?" he asked softly, kissing her forehead.

Reyna nodded weakly.

"Mhmmm... I really liked it," she whispered shyly.

No matter how many times they were doing sex, it still felt amazing to her.

Reyna felt like all the anxiety and restlessness she had been carrying for the past few days were slowly fa

The two of them rested for a few moments before getting dressed again. But Reyna was still very clingy and immediately wrapped her arms around him.

"I wish this feeling could last forever," she murmured sadly.

If only she were on the same team as Raven, she wouldn’t have to feel the loneliness and worry she had experienced before.

Raven smiled and patted her head.

"Don’t worry. Sooner or later, we’ll finish this test."

Reyna gave a faint smile and closed her eyes, enjoying the steady rhythm of Raven’s heartbeat.

A few minutes later, she reluctantly pulled away. Her expression turned serious.

"Raven, I have some important news."

Raven’s relaxed expression disappeared.

"Go ahead."

"Leo has won almost every battle in the game zone."

Raven’s expression remained calm as usual. He had already expected it. After all, Leo was the gods’ favorite child.

"How many times have you entered the game zone?"

Reyna paused for a moment before answering, "A hundred times."

"A hundred times?"

This time, Raven couldn’t hide his surprise.

"That’s right. And Leo won them all," Reyna continued helplessly.

It would be a lie to say she wasn’t happy that Leo had won every battle.

After all, Reyna was the bearer of the Kyoshi mark. Out of those one hundred matches, at least thirty had designated her as the bearer of the Kyoshi mark.

If it weren’t for Leo, she might have died thirty times.

Still, she wasn’t truly happy about it. She wanted Raven to win the fourth mission, not that guy.

"Hmm..."

Raven fell deep into thought.

A hundred times was no small number. Even he had only reached forty, though he had won every single match.

"The gods really went all out this time," he chuckled.

If it were anyone else, they would have given up by now. After all, their opponents were the gods.

But not Raven.

Since those damn gods wanted to play such dirty tricks, he didn’t mind accepting the challenge.

"I understand."

Raven smiled and gently patted her head.

"That information is very useful."

"Hehehe..."

Reyna squirmed happily as she buried her face in his broad chest.

"What reward do you want in return?"

Hearing that, Reyna’s face flushed as red as an apple. Shyness overwhelmed her, but more than that, a mischievous desire began to surface in her mind.

"I want you to..."

...

"Reyna, you’re finally back!"

Leo’s eyes lit up with relief when he saw Reyna return safe and sound.

Reyna quickly composed herself and gave him a slight nod.

"Thanks for worrying about me. What about the hunt? Did you get any meat?"

"Yeah, I got some."

He pointed toward the fresh, cleaned meat.

"In that case, I’ll do the cooking."

"Huh? You’re going to cook?" Leo asked in surprise.

Up until now, Leo had always been the one to cook, and he’d never complained about it.

Still, Reyna hadn’t just stood around doing nothing. She always helped him whenever he cooked.

Even so, seeing Reyna suddenly offer to cook surprised him. At the same time, it made him happy.

"All right, you cook."

Leo smiled and didn’t refuse.

Reyna said nothing else and immediately started cooking.

But suddenly, Leo noticed something strange.

"Hmm? Reyna, why are your legs shaking?"

Reyna’s face froze.

"W-What do you mean?"

Leo pointed at her calves.

"When you walk, your legs seem to be shaking. Are you hurt?" he asked worriedly.

Reyna’s heart pounded as the fear of being found out began to rise inside her.

Because of her intense battle with Raven earlier, she could barely stand.

Raven was incredibly strong and ferocious, and his techniques had completely overwhelmed Reyna. She was lucky she hadn’t lost consciousness.

But she couldn’t tell Leo that.

Clearing her throat, she smiled and shook her head.

"I’m fine. Maybe I’m just tired from walking around earlier to get some fresh air."

Leo was a little suspicious. He felt that Reyna was hiding something from him, but he didn’t know how to bring it up.

In the end, he simply nodded and said nothing more.

...

"You took forever. Where did you go?"

Rose crossed her arms over her chest when she saw Raven return.

It had been over an hour since Raven left, and she had been worried that something might have happened to him.

Raven glanced at her calmly.

"Didn’t I already tell you? I just went out for a bit to take care of something."

His vague answer annoyed Rose. She wanted to say something, but Claire stepped in to defuse the tension.

"All right, Rose. Don’t ask so many questions. Raven must have had something important to do."

She gave Rose a subtle wink.

Rose puffed out her cheeks in frustration. She still didn’t understand what was really going on with Raven.

He had gone out several times without telling them.

Weren’t they teammates?

Why wouldn’t he tell her?

[Ding! Rose’s Affection -10. Current Affection: 65.]

Raven was taken aback.

"What does this mean, System? Why didn’t you tell me affection could decrease?"

DING!

Raven tapped the message.

"[The affection of chosen women is volatile. Who says it can’t decrease?]"

Raven fell silent, occasionally glancing at Rose, who still looked upset. But he had no intention of apologizing to her.

Rose was a tough woman, very different from Claire. A gentle approach wouldn’t work on her.

Even if it did, the result wouldn’t be satisfying. So, Raven already had his own way of winning her over.

Ignoring Rose, who was still upset, he walked into the cave and said,

"I’ve thought of a plan for the remaining three days."

Claire pulled Rose inside.

"What is it?"

Raven sat down on a rock, then looked at them one by one and smiled faintly.

"We’re going to change our approach. Let’s face them all."