One hour later.

As expected, Linda lost the match.

The first time he used his flying skill, he wobbled and nearly scared Monica, who was on his back, to tears.

It took a while to get used to it and be able to fly smoothly.

When Linda saw the tall city walls of White Dove City, Wenqi had already packed up his vibration detector and was waiting for her under the city gate.

"See you again in Cangqing City if fate allows!" Wen Qi placed two fingers on his forehead, making a dashing goodbye gesture, and flew into the sky carrying the large refrigerator-shaped vibration detector.

"good!"

Linda and her teammates stood at the foot of the city wall, watching Wenqi leave.

…

That night, Linda had a very tough time.

Monica has become extremely afraid of the dark, likely due to the negative psychological impact of her experience of being abducted by cult members.

Around 11 p.m., there was a knock on Linda's door.

He opened it and saw that Monica was standing outside.

Monica was wearing a loose white nightgown with ruffles, holding a large brown bear plush toy in her arms. Her small hands were tightly wrapped around the bear's waist, and her eyes flickered with unease.

"how..."

Before Linda could finish speaking, Monica dropped the brown bear and jumped into his arms.

"Monica, Monica wants to sleep with Captain!"

"ah?"

Linda hesitated, feeling that it wasn't quite right.

But seeing Monica's trembling body, his heart softened, and he said, "Okay, just this once tonight."

"Mmm!" Monica nodded her little head, picked up the brown bear plush toy that had fallen to the ground, and went into the room.

There is a soft, large bed covered with blue fleece sheets, which is more than enough for two people.

Monica burrowed under the covers, only peeking out her little head to watch Linda's busy figure.

Linda sat at her desk, writing furiously as she prepared a strategy for conquering the World Tree.

The quill pen struck the paper with a powerful, swishing sound, and the warm yellow light of the desk lamp made Monica feel exceptionally at ease in bed.

A pair of large eyes stared unblinkingly at Linda's profile, and the fear in her heart slowly dissipated.

Even when she was in her room with the lights on, Monica always felt that cultists would jump out from the shadows in the corner and kidnap her.

Upon entering Linda's room, the unease vanished instantly. Monica nestled on Linda's pillow, enveloped in Linda's presence, and couldn't help but smile sweetly, as if no cultist could harm her here.

Half an hour later, Linda stretched.

I put the quill pen back in the pen holder and put the paper away in the drawer.

It's almost midnight, time to sleep.

Considering that his teammates were still in bed, he felt a strange mix of emotions.

If it were Tasia or Lulu, something would probably happen naturally, but for Monica, who suffered severe psychological trauma from the cult and is even afraid to sleep alone...

Linda believed that if she couldn't control her lower body, she would deserve to be captured by the Knights.

Linda took a deep breath and turned to look at the bed. Monica quickly shrank back under the covers, but he still saw her.

"Aren't you asleep yet?"

"Hmm... let's wait for Captain." Monica said softly, facing the wall.

Linda smiled helplessly and took a new pillow out of the cupboard for herself.

He habitually wore only a pair of boxer shorts and crawled into bed.

To avoid any unpleasant contact, Linda stayed as close to the edge of the bed as possible, leaving most of the space inside for Monica.

The faint breathing behind me felt like a tiny brush tickling me from afar, making it impossible for me to calm down.

Although Linda has had experience sleeping with other men, such as Tasia, the maid of the Phoenix Flower, Tasia is an adult in both appearance and age.

Lia gave Linda an ambiguous feeling that was somewhere between a young girl and a fool.

In contrast, Monica, apart from being an adult in age, looks and has a childlike personality in Linda's eyes.

'Concentrated will can pierce even the hardest rock!'

Linda recalled something a certain sword saint had said.

He shook his head, banishing his distracting thoughts, and began to meditate with undivided attention, concentrating his will.

A howling wind blew outside, clouds obscured the moon, and the bedroom became pitch black.

A rustling sound arose.

A moist breath brushed against the back of Linda's neck, tickling her and leaving a layer of mist.

"Captain..." A sweet, delicate voice drifted to my ears.

Linda's sleepiness vanished instantly.

Why did Monica suddenly turn around?

The "stubborn rock" in his heart began to crack!

"It's a bit hot, Captain, go get some cool water."

Linda's mouth was dry, and she was about to get out of bed to get some water, but...

...

...

"Captain, Monica is scared. Can you hold Monica while she sleeps?"

The sound came from under the covers.

It was muffled, as if there was a wall between us, making it hard to hear.

Slightly trembling, pale fingers clasped together, a hint of stubbornness showing through the white nails...

Linda suddenly realized that this was not Monica's impulse.

It was a decision made by myself, a team member, after careful consideration!

An intuition arose in his mind: if he pushed Monica away and went to drink cold water, he was afraid that Monica's trust level would never increase for the rest of her life.

Now that things have come to this, Linda has no way to escape.

"You need to understand, the captain is an adult."

Linda was silent for a moment, then told Monica about the worst possible consequences.

"Yes, Monica knows."

…

Linda fully understood Monica's determination.

He slowly turned around and looked at Monica, who was standing right in front of him.

The girl's face flushed red, and her timid eyes looked at herself with a mixture of fear and trepidation.

The two heads gradually moved to the same pillow.

Monica's breath landed on the tip of his nose, like being brushed by his long eyelashes, giving him an inexplicable tingling sensation. His brown hair was loose to one side, and because he had recently showered, the scent of shampoo was very noticeable.

Linda's mind was in turmoil.

A pair of soft, warm little hands, pulled from under the covers, cupped his face.

Linda never dreamed that a strong man like herself would have her face cupped by a 1.5-meter-tall loli, especially a socially awkward loli like Monica!

Monica closed her eyes tightly, her brows trembling, her lips a delicate, jelly-like pink.

That sweet taste unlocked some kind of switch within Linda's body.

24 years.

Including my previous life, it's been nearly 50 years.

It's time for me to say goodbye to my youth.

Linda was convinced it was Lulu, or at the very least Tasia.

Even in the trading company, there was Miss Ome, who was secretly flirting with him...

I never expected it to be Monica.

Monica awkwardly moved closer, catching Linda off guard.

But then, just like a deer foolishly attacking a tiger with its antlers, the tiger stretched out its front paws, gesturing that today's meal was "this big," and then pinned the deer down and began to feast.