Danmachi: A Mage's Journey

After a while, their lips parted.

Akira licked his lips and said confidently, "I have received the interest from Astraea-sama!"

After saying that, Akira bent over and pulled the quilt over the two of them. Then he looked at Astraea, said good night, closed his eyes, and lied on the pillow pretending to be asleep.

Astraea propped up her upper body and supported her face with her hands. She looked at Akira who was pretending to be asleep beside her with deep affection in her starry eyes.

Raising her hand and touching his face, Astraea asked, "Tomorrow, Akira, can you come with me to the orphanage? After all, you haven't been there for a long time."

Akira pulled a hand out from under the quilt and raised it in the air. He clenched his four fingers, and nodded with his thumb in response to Astraea's question.

After seeing Akira agreed, Astraea looked at his closed eyes and his still young face, and thought to herself, "Can humans and gods really fall in love?"

After hesitating for a moment, Astraea finally made up her mind. 'Even though human life is so short and fragile, as long as we accompany each other, as long as the love between us never fades, then the heart of this goddess will beat for you.'

Astraea was lost in thought, and finally leaned over to give him a kiss, then said with her usual smile, "Well…good night, my justice.

After saying that, Astraea saw her hand being quietly held by him, and then their fingers interlocked, and her smile became even brighter.

At this moment, Astraea and Akira fell asleep in each other's arms.

— — —

"Wake up, my child, it's morning."

A finger gently pressed on Akira's cheek, and a gentle voice sounded in his ear, which gradually woke Akira up from his sleep.

"Hmm... I want to sleep for a while."

After saying these unclear words, Akira planned to continue sleeping, but the touch on his face still existed.

Akira slowly opened his eyes, squinting slightly to see Astraea looking at him lovingly, and his palms felt a sense of tenderness in them.

Turning his head slightly, he saw that his fingers were intertwined with Astraea's. Then, Akira remembered everything that had happened last night.

Astraea raised her clasped hands and said jokingly, "Are you awake? If you keep holding my fingers, everyone will know that Akira is disrespectful to his own goddess."

Akira got into Astraea's arms and rubbed his head.

He smelled her fragrance, and said vaguely, "It's okay, it's not a sin to like Astraea-sama, and it's not disrespectful..."

Astraea said as she combed Akira's messy hair, "Stop acting like a spoiled brat and get up quickly. I have to make breakfast for everyone later. If you continue like this, everyone will notice our relationship. Is that okay?"

Letting go of Astraea's delicate body, Akira jokingly responded, "Got it, I'll get up right away, Astraea mom."

Akira then added to the previous question, "Even if someone finds out what happened between me and Astraea-sama, I won't back down. Since I want to make everyone happy, I will make an effort."

Astraea sat on the dressing table and combed her hair, chuckling, "Hehe, it seems that Lyra was right. You really want everyone to become part of your harem."

"Okay, let's go. If everyone finds out, it won't be easy for you to steal someone else's love."

After saying that, she opened the door and waved to Akira who was still sitting on the sofa.

As the two walked out of the room and into the corridor, Murphy's Law, which states that if something can go wrong, it will go wrong, occurred to them.

"Ah, I didn't expect Akira to spend last night in Astraea-sama's room. Are they so close now? I'm a little jealous."

Maryuu was about to open the door to Astraea's room when she saw the two of them coming out of the room, still smiling as she spoke.

Astraea covered her mouth and chuckled, then pushed Akira and said, "Haha, it looks like you've been discovered. Why don't you go over and explain it quickly?"

Akira spread his hands helplessly and said, "Why should I explain? Can't I just be more direct?"

After saying that, Akira walked towards Maryuu, and under her surprised gaze, he hugged her and rubbed her cheek.

"Maryuu-nee, can I go to your room and sleep with you tonight?"

Taking full advantage of the indulgence of your familia is really despicable, Akira!

When Astraea and Maryuu heard this, one was surprised and the other showed a delighted expression.

"Sure, I welcome Akira to my room." Maryuu instantly forgot what had happened just now.

She took Akira for a spin and said happily, "You must come. Otherwise, I will be angry."

Akira gave Astraea a thumbs up with a smile on his face and tried to fool her.

After putting Akira down, Maryuu hooked Astraea's arm and said with visibly excited expression, "Astraea-sama, Akira, let's go wash up together."

Maryuu hummed a song and pulled the two of them to the sink. Although she looked gentle, Maryuu was actually a very contrasting girl.

If someone in her familia was harmed by an enemy, she would feel a strong hatred and want to retaliate by hurting the enemy herself.

— — —

After breakfast, Alise looked at Akira who was still sitting on the sofa and asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to adventure in the dungeon today?"

Akira replied, "Well, last night Astraea-sama asked me to go with her to Maria's Orphanage to see if there is anything they need."

Aliseie enviously said, "I see, so you are going to play with those cute kids? That's great, I want to go too."

Seeing that Alise had not come out for a long time, Kaguya outside the door raised her voice, "Alise! Come out quickly. In a few days, we will have to start preparing for that matter, and there are still many tasks waiting for us to arrange in terms of logistics!"

"I'm coming! Don't worry." Alise responded.

Then she said to Akira, "Then I wish you and Astraea-sama have fun. See you tonight."

Akira sat on the sofa in the hall and waited for a while.

Suddenly he heard Astraea calling him. He immediately got up and went to see what was going on.

He saw that Astraea was carrying two large bags filled with unknown items. Akira hurried forward to take the bags.

"Thank you so much, Akira." Astraea walked in front and said as she opened the door for Akira.

Although gods are almighty and powerful, their Arcanum is sealed after coming to the lower world.

However, some of their essential powers are still retained, such as the charm of the goddess of beauty Freya.

(End of Chapter)

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