[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-life-in-a-fantasy-women-dominated-world":3,"chapter-my-life-in-a-fantasy-women-dominated-world-my-life-in-a-fantasy-women-dominated-world-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Life In A Fantasy, Women-Dominated World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1829181,2434,"Chapter 17: Absolute Baddie","my-life-in-a-fantasy-women-dominated-world-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>\"Come sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire said, pulling a seat next to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good afternoon,\" I greeted awkwardly as I walked closer and sat beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smell hit me instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint metallic scent of blood, the cold aftertaste of battle, and underneath it, her usual strong and sexy scent that I smelled just this morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unusually attractive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with that tiny splatter of dried blood on her neck. It made her look even sexier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a cold, battle-hardened valkyrie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you come?\" She turned to look at me, her gorgeous blue eyes staring deep into my soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the corner of my vision, I noticed her friend sitting still like a porcelain doll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slender, slim, curves at all the right places—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t able to look too properly, but I was sure that she was even more curvier and bustier than Claire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dark, raven black hair was fluttering in the wind as she calmly sipped her coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, this wasn’t the time to get such thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shifted my eyes back at Claire, who was patiently waiting for my reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to level up.\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a deep breath at my words, as if trying her best to be polite and calm, \"Then I could’ve taken you with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did ask you, but you said no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" She glared at me, \"Are you serious, Aaron?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I coughed, \"Claire, I just wanted to level up to 5. I am really sorry I did it without telling you first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed, maybe feeling the genuineness in my apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, the apology was genuine as I really felt that taking Claire would’ve been better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least she won’t have judged me based on my class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait–\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand suddenly blurred, shooting towards my shoulder in an instant as I felt her soft fingers pressing onto my healed wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were injured too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pressed her finger inside the small tear of my clothes, rubbing the dried blood that had leaked from my wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see the anger in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this the real feeling of dark romance? I can understand the hype for real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was just a small stinger–\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cut in, \"So it was the red Anthro.\" she looked up at my eyes in worry, \"The venom must have been painful, are you okay now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should I get a pain relief potion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire’s friend spoke up suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was smooth and airy, soft like something out of a fairytale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No—no no,\" I looked between the two women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never knew anyone could care this much about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine. I bought a small healing potion on the way,\" I clarified, glancing at Claire’s friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There can be some internal venom remaining.\" Claire said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My stamina is at 30 now, it’s cleared.\" I smirked, but then I remembered something else as well, \"You said I can smoke if I reach 30 stamina.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at me blankly, blinking speechlessly, while her friend laughed melodiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her laugh was sweet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet enough to make the labyrinth gloom evaporate off my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire pulled out a pack of cigarettes and offered it to me, along with a lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pulled out one cigarette and the lighter, before looking around and noticing a \u002F\u002F SMOKING AREA \u002F\u002F sign on the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am glad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, tell me everything that happened in the labyrinth.\" Claire pulled one cig of her own, leaning back on the chair and sipping on her coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she noticed that I didn’t have anything to eat or drink, so she called a waiter and let me order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was in the mood for something sweet, so I asked for an iced latte.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that was out of the way, I began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I left out no details– except for my real level and my buffed magic stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing else that was worth hiding anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much did you owe in total again?\" When I mentioned my lack of money, Claire interrupted calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"35.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled out a few 500 Sol notes from her wallet and kept it on the table like an absolute baddie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want you being in debt to random women.\" She said, \"Pay it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I love her already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was feeling jealous of Greg and Lina, but it seems I forgot I had someone even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after listening to my entire run, she hummed as she smoked and sipped coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to level up more?\" She questioned, shooting me an amused look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was surprised, to say the least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was expecting her to be mad, to drag me back home and beat me up or something. Or tie me up to bed. Or fuck me to tears–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect her to be this chill, at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" I nod to her question, there was no way I would refuse this heaven sent opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. This time, I and Eva will protect you along the way. But don’t get me wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice stayed calm, but her words tightened my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will be harder this time. I won’t babysit you. I’ll just make sure you don’t die. No matter what.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Floor 2 will have level 5-6 monsters. We’ll grind there until you reach level 6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then we’ll head to Floor 3—monsters at level 6-7—until you reach level 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so on, until Floor 5. You’ll reach level 10.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fuck?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sounded far more dangerous than anything I’d gone through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruby’s group barely managed the first floor, and I still got injured in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Claire wanted me to go all the way to Floor 5?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like her friend, Eva, had the same concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure he can handle it?\" she asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire’s gorgeous blue eyes met mine with unwavering confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am here.\" She said.\u003C\u002Fp>",999,"2026-06-09T06:09:26.870Z",1,"novelbin.me","c05ffa4049920d6a775e3a968c33a62b277fd76c63ab125fa980c2514c835b5b","my-life-in-a-fantasy-women-dominated-world-chapter-18","my-life-in-a-fantasy-women-dominated-world-chapter-16",213,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-life-in-a-fantasy-women-dominated-world-cover.jpg"]