The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

She hesitated.

My first thought was that the other person might pull their hand away, but given the atmosphere, that seemed unlikely. My second thought was, what should I do after putting my arm around their shoulder?

Lorenvi inexplicably recalled the time when Sylph had crawled into her tent because of a bet.

If I had been bolder back then, or if Sylph hadn't kept staring at me and had instead snuggled into my arms, would things have turned out differently? But that night, the two of them just stared at each other for a long time.

Lorenwei's hand hovered in mid-air, unable to reach the elf's shoulder for a long time.

They remained silent for a long time, neither of them making a move.

Never mind! Girls are getting so close to me, how can I back down?

Upon touching the elf's soft shoulder, Lorenwei could clearly feel Sylph's body tremble slightly, as if she subconsciously wanted to back away.

However, this was only a fleeting feeling. Just as Lorenwei had the slightest thought of withdrawing her hand, Sylph stopped dodging and slowly raised her head.

The elf's emerald eyes held a sorrowful quality; though no tears had yet fallen, they seemed poised to burst into tears at any moment. Lorenwei was certain that if she said anything that would hurt her, those beautiful eyes would well up with tears.

"I understand. You don't need to say anything, I'll listen to you." After saying this, Lorenwei felt like she had really lost her mind. The girl hadn't said anything, so why should she listen to you?

I feel a bit like a husband being controlled by his wife, as if I've fallen into a woman's trap.

Faced with such genuine affection from the female elf, who could resist falling for her?

Sylph gazed at Lorenve and said slowly, "I... I don't want to stop you from letting Kurara know the truth, but if she finds out, I'm afraid..."

At this moment, it seems to carry a touch of tenderness, a touch of sorrow, a touch of regret, and even a touch of ambiguity.

"What are you afraid of?"

Sylph lowered her eyes: "If I were afraid of her, I wouldn't be thinking about Loren, but would be clinging to you instead."

Actually, I just want beautiful women to be around me… Lorenwei thought to herself, this is exactly what every man should hope for. If a man wants beautiful women not to bother him, then he's either a fencer or just pretending!

Now, seeing Sylph's distressed state, Lorenve had long forgotten about Kurara's letter.

Never mind that for now, we can't let Sylph be sad!

Lorenwei, that scumbag, cough, scumbag woman (?), made this decision.

"Don't worry, Sylph, I know how you feel about me. Since you've said that, I certainly won't share the secrets of the Sevi tribe with anyone else. This will be our secret, okay?"

Sylph looked up excitedly, her big eyes fixed on Lorenvi: "Really?"

"real!"

"Thank you." Sylph bit her lip, a little shyly saying, "You're so kind to accommodate my willful ideas..."

Generally, giving someone a "friend zone" card usually means that the other person has no chance with you.

But when a girl says this shyly with the other person's hands on her shoulders, the meaning is completely different.

Lorenwei realized that the atmosphere was delicate.

They were so close that they could barely hear each other's breath, but the touch of the elf's delicate shoulder in their hands, and the smooth feeling of direct contact with her skin... anyone would have wild thoughts.

More importantly, Sylph seemed to have noticed that the current situation was a bit delicate, but she did not break free from Lorenwei's hand. She just subconsciously put her hands in front of her chest, her gaze wandering aimlessly to the side, but she stood still and did not run away.

“S-Sylvie…” Lorenwei was a little nervous.

"Hmm..." Siruf looked away and responded softly.

Lorenwei really didn't know what to do, and stammered, "I...I want to...think..."

“…” Sylph did not answer. The female elf’s breathing gradually quickened, and her cheeks turned crimson.

Idiot! What are you thinking about...? Can you stop thinking so much...? Sylph is so angry she wants to hit someone...

"I...I want to kiss you...just a little kiss..." Lorenwei was still dawdling.

“…” Silph still didn’t answer, but she didn’t run away either.

Idiot! Do you expect me to give my opinion? Can't a boy like you...? Wait, maybe I'm not thinking that way...

Sylph was a little confused.

Finally, Lorenwei mustered all the courage she had ever had and, with the greatest boldness of her life, leaned forward slightly.

Siluf noticed her approaching, took a deep breath nervously, and slowly closed her eyes. Her hands, which had been protecting her chest, fell limply to her sides, trembling slightly as she clutched her clothes, bracing herself for her first kiss with her beloved…

Seeing the female elf's reaction, even the slow-witted Lorenwei understood. She immediately closed her eyes and moved even closer.

Their bodies drew closer and closer, until they could feel each other's breath on their skin...

Soon, Lorenve felt Sylph getting closer and closer to each other.

"Your heart is beating so fast..." Lorenwei opened her eyes and looked down at Sylph, who was so close to her that she could hear her rapid heartbeat.

Back then, I carried Silph as we escaped, and when she struggled so fiercely, I even tied her to my body with a belt. Back then, she felt like a little dumpling, but now she feels like a peach.

"Idiot! You, you..." Sylph quickly took a half step back, covering herself with her hands, feeling so embarrassed that she wanted to cry.

Lorenwei quickly apologized: "I'm so sorry, let's start over!"

"Who, who will start over with you!" Sylph stomped her foot angrily, making the roof beam crack loudly.

"No, no, I'm serious!" Lorenwei grabbed Sylph's shoulders again and finally turned her towards him like a man.

"You idiot! Your grip on my shoulder hurts!" Sylph thought bitterly, but she couldn't help but feel the lingering attachment of so many years...

She didn't know how long she had been waiting for this day, so she decided to give this idiot another chance... Sylph composed herself and slowly closed her eyes...

(づ￣3￣)づ?(???)

then……

The two finally...

BIU~~~~~

They bumped into each other's noses~~~~~~~

(っ⊙Д ⊙;)っΣ( ° Dis°;)

A tingling sensation reached their noses, and both Lorenwei and Sylph opened their eyes and covered their noses.

Because neither of them had ever kissed before, and lacking experience, they didn't know to tilt their heads slightly, resulting in their noses, the most prominent feature of their faces, bumping into each other, making their noses sting...

"Idiot!" Sylph was almost in tears.

I'm such an idiot! Lorenwei was almost crying from her own stupidity.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from above, it seemed to be Meilan's voice: "Hey? You guys are on the roof, right?"

Lorenve and Sylph froze.

Meilan's voice was clearer: "Kulala has prepared breakfast! Aren't you coming down yet? I've been looking for you for ages!"

Sylph finally realized what was happening and instantly used a standard elven archer's deer leap to escape from Lorenvie's side and dart to the other side of the roof.

Lorenwei stumbled and nearly fell off the roof.

"Watch out!" Siruf jumped back instantly and grabbed her.

"They're all still there, they were really hard to find." Meilan poked her head out of the window and looked up. "The roof is a great place for hide-and-seek. If the beam hadn't creaked, I wouldn't have guessed it!"

"Ah, we're here." Lorenwei began to wistfully sigh.

As Lorenwei climbed back into the window, Melanie laughed and said, "Young lady, if you can't climb houses, be careful. If Sylph hadn't pulled you back, you would have definitely fallen off the roof."

How dare Meilan mock her? Lorenwei retorted, "Who's the young lady? I've climbed houses countless times since I was a child."

Meilan laughed and said, "But I don't think you can even stand up straight."

Before Lorenwei could retort, Sylph stretched her leg out of the window and kicked her in the butt the moment she came in: "Seriously, you can't do this, you can't do that, what else can you do?"

The complaint even had a nasal tone...

Lorenwei rubbed her bottom and dodged away, then looked back to see Sylph coming in through the window.

"Huh? Isn't Lorenwei good at a lot of things?" Meilan didn't understand.

“Anyway, she’s incredibly stupid, there’s bound to be something she can’t do.” Sylph leaped from the windowsill and landed lightly on the floor. She deliberately walked in front of Lorenwei and gave her a push. “Don’t block my way, get out of the way.”

"Girls are so savage and domineering!" Lorenwei thought to herself. But she didn't dare to utter a sound, obediently making way while inwardly thinking: Who's laughing at whom? You don't know how to kiss either! How about I practice with some other beautiful girls first, then come back to you for a fresh start, okay?

Just don't come crying and saying, "Why are you so skilled?" when the time comes.

Seeing that Lorenwei obediently stepped aside without saying a word and didn't immediately follow her downstairs, Sylph cursed her as an idiot in her heart while quietly rubbing her nose and going downstairs.

Lorenwei rubbed her nose as she and Meilan went downstairs to eat.

The aroma wafted in even before we reached the bottom of the stairs.

When they got downstairs, they saw Silph, who had come down earlier, standing by the dining table in a daze.

Why are some people so good at making breakfast, while I make poison? Sylph felt that God was unfair and had given her the wrong skill points.

"Wow, did you buy this breakfast?" Lorenwei looked at the table and was surprised to see several large plates of breakfast, including sesame cakes, fried sausages, and steamed eggs, all of which looked and smelled delicious.

"Thank you for the compliment. I think I did a pretty good job this morning." Kurara took off her cook's apron, washed her hands, and prepared the tableware. "I did learn cooking when I was around ten years old, but I should have mastered it by the time I was fifteen."

At this point, Kurala felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

Learning to cook around the age of fifteen was to prepare for marriage. The image of Loren reappeared in her mind.

Lorenwei glanced at Sylph, who was still staring blankly at her breakfast, and then stared intently at Kurara's figure.

The only pity is that I didn't get to see Princess Big Boobs's cook outfit a few more times. Of course, it would have been even better if she were dressed as a loving wife!

Lorenwei quickly sat down at the table: "Kurara, your cooking skills are excellent! Kurara, tell me honestly, are you perhaps a secret disciple of the court chef? Or have you secretly majored in cooking instead of being a paladin?"

I always make my own breakfast before, so how can I not say a few kind words when Your Highness does it?

"You're so good with words," Kurara said with a smile, bringing over a knife and fork.

“Lorenvi is right! I think so too!” Meilan quickly sat down next to Lorenvi at the table to her right.

Sylph came to her senses at this moment and snorted: "Lorenve can't do this or that, but she's good at talking."

“Lorenwei knows a lot!” Meilan chimed in, trying to defend her.

"Meilan, say less," Lorenwei thought nervously. She felt the more Meilan said, the worse things would get for her.

Kurara distributed the cutlery to the four seats at the square table one by one, watching as she was about to sit down on the left side of the table where Lorenwei was sitting.

"Thank you, you've worked hard." Sylph, who had been standing to the side, smiled and reached out to take the last set of cutlery, then took the opportunity to sit down on Lorenvie's left side before Kurara could.