New Century Warriors

Chapter 21. An Unforgettable Date

Almost nothing special happened, and a week passed just like that.

Lei Ye gradually adapted to life on Line 2.

It felt so good, it was amazing!

I wake up to breakfast, have a quick chat, spend the afternoon watching games from afar or secretly taking online classes at home, and then spend the evening doing nothing before going to sleep. That's how the day goes by.

His girlfriend does all the work, so he doesn't have to do anything and gets tons of gold coins coming in every day.

Almost all the housework was left to Venus. This child was a top-notch maid. Every day, as soon as she opened her eyes, she would spin around the house like a little top, always finding some chores that Raiye thought were meaningless, and polishing every stone brick in the house until it shone.

However, in terms of their daily interactions, Raino felt that although Raino and Ye Lei on Line 2 treated her as a maid, they actually raised her like a daughter.

What? A family of three.

In short, life was wonderful. The only thing that bothered Lei Ye was the constant explosions outside the city walls, which annoyed him.

Lei Ye has advanced his magical item crafting skills to the second stage through online courses. The more he learns, the more astonished he becomes. He discovers that Lei Ye from Line 2 has created many incredible gadgets, most of which are not sold as commodities. If these things were deployed to the current battlefield, they would definitely be able to turn the tide of the battle.

Although he didn't know why Raino on Line 2 hadn't done that, Raino wanted to discuss with Ye Lei about opening up the sale of these magical items to the public to help Xierius resist the evil.

However, before discussing this matter, the first thing that came up was the date.

A three-person date.

A week after the secondhand clothing transaction, Loya really did come as promised.

"I'll pay off the previous debts as well." She readily handed Ye Lei two large gold coins.

According to Lei Ye's understanding, these days it has been the top mages in the guild taking turns to cast spells while consuming mana recovery potions to stop the invasion of the evil familiars into Hillius.

Because the workload is very high and constantly taking drugs is an extra burden on the body, the guild pays its mages very generously.

Luo Ya, returning from working overtime, used this hard-earned money to pay off her debt for underwear.

"Okay, I did receive it. I heard that the mages in the guild have been working overtime lately. You've been working hard."

"No, it's nothing. Fighting for ordinary people is what we should do," Loya said, waving her hand with dark circles under her eyes.

Lei Ye's eyes lit up. He was surprised that Luo Ya could actually say something like "fighting for ordinary people." His opinion of Luo Ya changed once again.

"Sir, she's copying what you said before."

Did I really say that?!

"And then, a date, a date for three people, is it...?" Loya asked cautiously.

"Don't worry, it's what we agreed on before, you just need to come along."

...

Lei Ye didn't feel any dating atmosphere; he was just being led by the arm by Ye Lei and walking around the streets of Xierlius.

Moreover, it didn't seem like a three-person date; Loya was all alone following behind, at a distance of about ten meters.

Because he had a constant feeling of being watched by a damp gaze, Lei Ye couldn't help but turn around to look. That's when he noticed that Luo Ya was dressed up like a little cake today, wearing a very pretty little dress. Perhaps it was because her originally barren place had become lush, making her look very fresh.

Hey, this outfit looks familiar.

Oh, so it was the one I saw in the storage bag the other day.

...Why are you wearing Ye Lei's clothes?

Lei Ye had a lot of things he wanted to complain about, but he held them back. He figured that since the first activity on their date was going out to eat, they would definitely be sitting together. He would try to liven up the atmosphere and improve the relationship between the two women.

He has now accepted Ye Lei as his girlfriend and can understand Ye Lei's dissatisfaction with Luo Ya. After all, Luo Ya made a surprise confession at the end of Line 1, but Lei Ye really doesn't have romantic feelings for Luo Ya, so Ye Lei's dissatisfaction is unnecessary.

As Loya's old teammate, he just hoped that Loya could have a slightly better life on Line 2.

So when Ye Lei ordered Luo Ya to sit at a separate table, Lei Ye was really unhappy.

"That's a bit much, honey. You asked her out first, right? Why are you constantly excluding her? Besides, you know her financial situation. It's just a meal for her, we can afford that."

A week later, Lei Ye was able to say "darling" to Ye Lei, with whom he shared a bed every night, quite naturally.

It's worth mentioning that Lei Ye deduced Lei Ye's attitude towards Ye Lei from Ye Lei's attitude. Usually, he was the most powerful person in this family, so if he wanted to perfectly disguise himself as Lei Ye, he even had to maintain a tough stance towards Ye Lei.

He patted the seat next to him, looked at Ye Lei sitting opposite him, and said, "You, come here." He then pointed to the seat opposite him and looked at Luo Ya, who was standing awkwardly not far away. "You, sit here."

As expected, Ye Lei didn't say anything, and even sat down next to Lei Ye in a very obedient manner, with a strange smile on her face. Luo Ya seemed a little puzzled by Lei Ye's actions, but she also sat down in the seat opposite him as Lei Ye had said.

This sight made Lei Ye a little proud. Back when he was in the River of the Forest, he only had absolute say in key decisions. He had no status in the team at all. Now, he not only got a great sense of satisfaction from his family status, but the fact that the soft and sweet Loya obeyed his commands made Lei Ye secretly happy.

Although they were all just trivial matters.

He waved his hand dismissively. "Waiter, the menu!"

With his current financial resources, Lei Ye doesn't really need to look at the price of what he wants to eat, so he just randomly picked some things. However, when the waiter announced the total price, Lei Ye couldn't help but be secretly shocked. He had been hearing explorers complain about the sharp rise in food prices these past two days, but he didn't expect the price to have increased several times over.

It's probably because of the filth outside that explorers can't go out and hunt for edible materials from various monsters.

"Boss Lei, this won't do, it's too expensive."

Upon hearing the price, Loya turned pale with fright and waved her hands repeatedly.

Seeing Loya like this, Raino even felt a kind of pity.

"It's nothing, I can afford to treat you to a meal, relax."

At this moment, Ye Lei, who was standing to the side, said something unintentionally.

"You two have a really good relationship."

She looked over with a smile, her expression unremarkable.

There was nothing special about it, but Lei Ye suddenly recalled Ye Lei's "change of expression" at that time and couldn't help but feel uneasy, so he took Ye Lei's hand and acted as her "boyfriend".

However, he seemed to be overthinking things; Ye Lei showed no intention of making trouble whatsoever.

She glanced at the watch on her wrist, shook it intentionally or unintentionally, and then stood up.

"Honey, I'm going to the bathroom. I'll be right back."

Very good, the advantage of hiding the longsword outside has once again become apparent. In fact, Lei Ye had already urinated on the way, but no one noticed, so he didn't need to go to the toilet at all.

This earned him a short period of time alone with Loya.

After secretly turning around to make sure Ye Lei had disappeared from sight, he hurriedly took out five large gold coins from his storage bag and pushed them to Luo Ya.

"Take it, quick, put it away, don't let her find out."

Upon seeing these shiny gold coins, Loya opened her mouth slightly, and then her mouth opened wider and wider.

"Don't waste this money. Use it to improve your life," Lei Ye said after thinking for a moment, adding seriously, "This is a secret between the two of us. You must not let Ye Lei know."

As if deeply moved, she nodded vigorously, her body trembling, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.

"You, you finally agreed? That's great! I knew it was worth it to keep going, Raiye, I'm so happy."

As she spoke, she carefully and solemnly put the five large gold coins into her storage bag.

"What do you mean?" Raiye was taken aback.

He had imagined many ways Loya would react to the money—she might be overjoyed, or she might shake her head and refuse—but he never expected her to react as if some kind of promise had been fulfilled.

Loya on Line 1 did ask him for five large gold coins, but that can't possibly continue on Line 2.

Just as Raiye was completely confused.

He caught a peculiar scent, not strong, and perhaps others wouldn't notice it, but only Lei Ye could always pinpoint it precisely.

"Damn it, who's so inconsiderate, taking off their shoes in a restaurant?" Lei Ye couldn't help but complain, glancing around and scanning under the tables of every female customer.

He searched around but couldn't find it. At the same time, something was placed on his lap.

Lei Ye looked down, frowned, and realized that things were not so simple.

"Why!!"

Loya remained silent, only stretching her legs repeatedly. Unfortunately, her legs were a bit short, so she could only hold onto the edge of the table and do pull-ups with difficulty, while straightening one leg like a gymnast.

With this awkward movement, she finally managed to step onto Lei Ye's teleportation magic circle.

She was stunned. "How is it a blessing?"

"what!"

As if realizing she had misspoke, she quickly straightened up, put her feet back in her shoes, and straightened her body.

"No, it's nothing. It's small and cute too, I like it very much."

"Damn it, I'm giving you a hard time, aren't I? The Giga Battle Device is messing with you!" Raino's face instantly flushed red, and he slammed his fist on the table in anger. "No, what are you doing, Loya?! What are you doing?!"

Just then, Ye Lei returned quickly, just as she had said. When she returned to her seat, Lei Ye and Luo Ya were both sitting upright in a thunderous posture.

Ye Lei elegantly wiped her hands with a handkerchief, then looked at Luo Ya, whose expression was strange as if she was trying not to laugh, and sighed with a soft chuckle.

"Okay, don't be too nervous. I thought about it in the bathroom just now, and I think we should listen to my darling. Since he really wants us to make up, then let's make up."

"Have you two... had any arguments before?" Raino asked cautiously.

"Haha, it wasn't a fight," Ye Lei teased, leaning closer to him. "About three or four years ago, this guy said some weird things to you in private and I almost beat him to death. You've forgotten about that?"

Lei Ye didn't dare to speak. He did have a precious memory in his mind of Ye Lei beating up Luo Ya, but it wasn't that she almost killed her; she had held back.

The waiter finally brought out the food, and Luo Ya, unlike her usual docile self, ate and drank heartily.

It's back, that familiar tearing and biting, that beastly way of eating.

Ye Lei continued speaking.

"But you supported me back then, after all, it was this woman who said such strange things, that she would secretly become a mistress for five gold coins, it was utterly rotten."

In an instant, a thunderclap exploded in Lei Ye's heart.

"That's not the worst part. Even though I found out in time and told her clearly to her face that it was impossible for such a thing to happen, she still refused to give up. She said that I was the one who came between us, and that she would use her own methods to pursue you in the future. She said that one day she would become the mistress and replace me. Then I would be the mistress because the one who is not loved is the mistress. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I beat her up."

Haha.

That's definitely right, I would have done the same.

The fact that she wasn't killed shows that Ye Lei from Line 2 has truly become gentler.

"However, now that things have come to this, I don't really care that much anymore, because you've already proven your absolute loyalty with your actions. I know that no matter what she does, it won't work. Thinking about it this way, I actually feel a little sorry for her. I've been thinking about it, and I realize that I've been a bit too harsh on her all along. But after all, she's an excellent explorer who wholeheartedly protects ordinary citizens, and I shouldn't have been so cruel to her... Actually, the reason I had this three-person date was to talk about this."

She looked at Loya, "So, we've made up, right?"

Loya smiled. "Of course."

It wasn't that timid, submissive smile, but the kind of smile that Raino was more familiar with, the kind that Loya would give on Line 1.

The two shook hands, as if they had reached a historic reconciliation.

Lei Ye slumped into his chair, suddenly recalling very, very bad memories.

That was when he was in junior high school. He had a crush on a shy and introverted girl in his class. In order to make this shy and introverted girl like him back, Lei Ye would ask her how she was doing and say some words of praise to her almost every day.

Gradually, the female student gained confidence and became more cheerful.

Then she got together with another cheerful male classmate.

When Lei Ye recalled this incident, although he felt a little helpless, he could only smile knowingly. The starting point and the process didn't matter; the result was good. At least he really made a shy and introverted female classmate more cheerful.

But if Loya were to become the Loya from Line 1... wouldn't that be a complete regression?

It felt like someone was kicking his leg with their toes, but Lei Ye didn't dare to look, not even a little bit, and kicked it away.

Stop!

You don't want to live, but I do!

"Lei Ye!" Ye Lei suddenly shouted.

"yes!"

"What are you daydreaming about? After dinner, the three of us have several places to visit," she said with a smile, her expression unremarkable.

"You eat some vegetables."