Chapter 69: A New Companion!

"Hoo."

Lucy's warm breath brushed against Yun Mu's neck, her crimson lips lifting slightly, trailing a glistening thread of saliva.

She rose from Yun Mu's body and silently retreated two steps.

"Excuse me."

She hid one arm behind her back, gripped the elbow of her other arm, and looked toward the side with a slightly flushed face.

"It's nothing."

Yun Mu, who had been lying on the ground, got up, waved her hand, and said indifferently.

Although she had been startled by Lucy's sudden outburst, all in all, she hadn't lost anything.

It's just, hmm.

Recalling the subtle sensation from when she had been pinned down just moments ago, Yun Mu was lost in thought.

"Can you take a look at this for me?" She took the alchemy recipe for the Chestnut Bomb from her bosom and handed it to the other party.

Her words broke the silence in the room; Lucy took the parchment from Yun Mu's hand and saw what it was at a glance.

"Quite an interesting recipe, where did you get it?" Lucy asked, looking at her with some curiosity.

"I got it from opening a Treasure Chest," Yun Mu said truthfully.

"Can you make it?" she asked again.

"Mm." Not feeling angry at Yun Mu's questioning, Lucy looked at the content on the parchment, nodded, and said: "A very simple recipe; even a novice who has just come into contact with Alchemy could make it."

"Then can you teach me?" Yun Mu asked.

"I could, but there might not be enough time, after all, you are leaving tomorrow morning..." Lucy said with a conflicted expression.

"Then come with me!" Yun Mu blurted out.

She had made her move; take this, this was the direct-hit attack she had been brewing for a long time!

She had to trick Lucy into joining the team!

"Th-this is so sudden..."

Lucy was caught off guard by Yun Mu; she waved her hands in a flustered manner, her fingers gripping the parchment exerting a little force, causing wrinkles to form on it.

Seeing this, Yun Mu disregarded her shame and blurted out everything in her mind all at once.

"It's lonely staying here by yourself, right? I can be with you... we can talk together, you can teach me Alchemy, and, and, you can drink my blood whenever you want!"

She was even stuttering as she spoke; she had racked her brains to think of what to say.

Lucy seemed somewhat moved, especially upon hearing the last part about being able to drink blood at any time.

"But the disaster here hasn't been resolved yet..."

"Then let me be with you!" Yun Mu said firmly.

She would definitely come to the Scarlet Path Dungeon often; if the disaster Lucy spoke of meant clearing all the Scarlet Dungeons, then she would clear them together with her!

"I, I'll think about it!"

Lucy practically fled into the inner room. After a while, she suddenly called out to her from the room: "There is an empty room on the second floor; you can go there to rest for a while."

"I, I'll give you an answer tomorrow morning."

After she finished speaking, the wooden house fell into silence once again.

Yun Mu hesitated for a moment before taking out the Blood Brewing Bottle, but after thinking it over, she put the bottle back.

She would wait until tomorrow morning to let Lucy help her restore the Blood Brewing Bottle's usage count; it didn't feel appropriate right now.

However, this Game System option really could be ignored, couldn't it? After this whole exchange, hadn't she triggered all four of the remaining options, aside from replenishing the Blood Brewing Bottle's usage count?

It probably meant that the game options were a kind of "guaranteed" gameplay; as long as you chose them, they would definitely take effect.

And if you ignored the options, it was all up to her own individual performance?

Then could she choose an option first to get the guarantee, and then improvise?

Yun Mu began to think about the possibility of exploiting a bug in the Game System.

She followed the stairs to the second floor of the wooden house. Only one room could be seen here; the space beyond was blocked by a ruin of collapsed and piled-up wooden boards.

Looking up, there seemed to be an attic on the top floor, but the path to the attic and the attic floor itself had collapsed; looking up from below, one could only see the pitch-black triangular roof.

Pushing open the only remaining door on the second floor, Yun Mu walked into the room.

This was a bedroom, as evidenced by the slightly cramped wooden bed in the corner. A vertical lamp, powered by something unknown, emitted a soft yellow light, illuminating the entire room.

"I'm not really going to sleep here for the night, am I?"

She had just woken up in reality and didn't feel very sleepy.

Arriving at the bedside, the game's prompt sounded right on cue.

【You have arrived in the bedroom on the second floor of the safe house. You stare at the wooden bed in front of you.】

【1: Rest. (Restore 80% HP) 【High-Speed Regeneration +40%】】

【2: Leave. (You have no intention of resting for now)】

"Hoo, it really can be chosen." Yun Mu breathed a sigh of relief and decisively chose one.

Her vision suddenly grew dim, and by the time she regained her senses, she found herself already lying on the bed.

A faint, delicate fragrance wafted into her nostrils; something, perhaps a lock of hair or something else, brushed against her face, making her feel a bit itchy.

【You rested for the night. Your HP has recovered by 34 points.】

Yun Mu felt a bit hot. She opened her eyes and saw a petite figure lying beside her.

What met her eyes was a brilliant golden glow; who else could it be but Lucy?

The delicate fragrance she had sensed was emanating from the Young Girl herself.

"Giving yourself away just like that?"

After seeing the environment around her, Yun Mu's muscles tensed instantly, fearing she might startle the Young Girl in her arms.

It was already too late; Lucy's delicate eyelashes trembled, and then she opened her eyes somewhat hazily.

However, after waking up, the Young Girl said nothing at all.

She simply wrapped her arms around Yun Mu's back somewhat clumsily, pressed her face against her neck, and gently parted her rosy, thin lips, revealing two sharp fangs.

Yun Mu felt Lucy's warm tongue Lick her neck, which made her skin become somewhat damp.

She probably knew what the other party wanted to do.

【Your HP has decreased by 4 points!】

【【Mysterious Girl Lucy】 Favorability +5】

After a long while, Lucy climbed off Yun Mu's body with lingering reluctance; she looked at her and said with a somewhat flushed face, "Don't forget what you said."

"Said what?"

Although she knew what the other party was referring to, Yun Mu still couldn't help but tease her.

"Of course! Of course it's... your blood," the blonde Young Girl replied somewhat coyly.

【【Alchemist Lucy】 has joined your party!】

【From now on, you can fight together with 【Lucy】!】

【The initial level of 【Alchemist Lucy】 is lv1; you can spend Gold Coins to increase her level!】

【The level of 【Alchemist Lucy】 cannot exceed your character level!】

【From now on, you can view the character panel of 【Alchemist Lucy】!】

PS: Ahhh, I thought I'd take a nap before writing, but I accidentally overslept!

One chapter left, updating immediately!

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