After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 456: 350. Night, willpower is broken through

An hour later.

In the competition, Lin Da was defeated as expected.

Using his flying skills for the first time, he wobbled terribly, nearly bringing Monica to tears with fright.

It took him a while to adapt and be able to fly smoothly.

By the time Lin Da spotted the towering walls of White Dove City, Wenqi had already packed up the Wave Detection Instrument and was waiting for him at the city gate.

“If fate allows, see you in Cyan City!” Wenqi put two fingers to his forehead in a dashing gesture of farewell, hoisted the fridge-sized Wave Detection Instrument on his back, and soared into the sky.

“Good!”

Lin Da and his teammates stood beneath the city walls, watching Wenqi depart.

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That evening, Lin Da went through a particularly tough time.

Monica had become especially afraid of the dark, likely a result of the psychological impact from her abduction by the heretics.

Just after 11 p.m., someone knocked on Lin Da’s door.

When he opened it, there stood Monica.

Monica wore a loose white nightgown with ruffled edges, clutching a large brown teddy bear in her arms. Her small hands tightly wrapped around the bear’s waist, her eyes flickering with unease.

“What’s…”

Before Lin Da could finish, Monica dropped the teddy bear and threw herself into his arms.

“Monica, Monica wants to sleep with Captain!”

“Ah?”

Lin Da hesitated, feeling it wasn’t quite appropriate.

But seeing Monica’s trembling body, his heart softened, “Alright, just for tonight.”

“Mm-hmm!” Monica nodded her little head, picked up the teddy bear that had fallen to the ground, and walked into the room.

There was a large, soft bed covered with blue velvety sheets, more than enough to sleep two people.

Monica crawled under the covers, only her little head peeking out, stealthily watching Lin Da’s busy silhouette.

Lin Da sat at his desk, furiously writing, preparing the strategy for the World Tree.

The quill pen scratched forcefully against the paper, and the warm yellow light of the desk lamp made Monica feel especially secure in her cocoon.

Her big eyes stared unblinkingly at Lin Da’s profile, slowly dispelling the fear in her heart.

Even with the light on in her own room, Monica always feared that shadows in the corners might conceal a heretic ready to capture her.

But being in Lin Da’s room, that unease immediately vanished. Monica, resting her head on Lin Da’s pillow and enveloped by his scent, couldn’t help but reveal a naive smile, feeling as if no heretic could harm her here.

Half an hour passed, and Lin Da stretched languidly.

He placed the quill back in the holder and stashed the pages in a drawer.

It was nearing midnight, time to sleep.

Considering he had a teammate in his bed, he felt an unusual emotion stirring within him.

If it were Tasya or Lulu, things might naturally progress to something else, but for Monica, who had suffered severe emotional trauma at the hands of the heretics and was even afraid to sleep alone…

Lin Da thought if he couldn’t control his desires, even being captured by the Knights Order would be well deserved.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Da turned to look at the large bed. Monica quickly hid her little head back under the covers, but he still saw it.

“Haven’t you fallen asleep yet?”

“Mm… waiting for Captain,” Monica said softly, facing the wall.

Lin Da sighed helplessly and fetched a new pillow from the cupboard for himself.

He habitually wore only boxer shorts to bed and slid under the covers.

To avoid any improper contact, Lin Da stayed as close to the edge of the bed as possible, leaving most of the space to Monica.

The faint sounds of her breathing behind him felt like a soft brush teasing in the air, and he found it hard to calm his mind.

Though Lin Da had shared a bed with other women before, like Tasya, the maid of the Phoenix Tail Flower, Tasya was an adult both in appearance and age.

Lia, on the other hand, gave Lin Da an ambiguous feeling between a girl and a blockhead.

In contrast, even though Monica was an adult in age, her appearance and personality seemed childlike to Lin Da.

‘A concentrated will can penetrate the hardest rock!’

Lin Da remembered what a certain Sword Saint had once said.

He shook his head, casting aside distracting thoughts, and began to meditate with undivided attention, focusing his will.

A howling wind arose outside, clouds covered the moon, and the bedroom became pitch black.

A rustling sound emerged.

Moist breath swept across the back of Lin Da’s neck, ticklish, leaving behind a layer of mist.

“Lord Captain…” A sweet and delicate voice called out, floating to his ears.

Lin Da’s sleepiness instantly vanished.

What was Monica suddenly doing here?

Cracks began to appear in the “hard rock” of his heart.

“It’s a bit hot, Captain, I’ll go get some cool water to drink.”

Lin Da’s mouth felt dry, and just as he was about to get out of bed to get water, but

…

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“Lord Captain, Monica is scared, can you hold Monica while we sleep?”

The voice came from inside the bed.

Muffled, as if through a wall, making it a bit unclear.

Pale, trembling fingers clutched each other, their blanched nails revealing a streak of defiance…

Lin Da abruptly realized, this was not a moment of impulse from Monica.

This was a well-considered decision from his team member!

An intuition arose within him that if he pushed Monica away and went to drink cold water, he might never be able to gain her trust for the rest of his life.

The situation being what it was, Lin Da could not escape.

“You must understand, the Captain is an adult.”

Lin Da was silent for a while, communicating the worst possible consequences to Monica.

“Mmh, Monica understands.”@@novelbin@@

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Lin Da fully realized Monica’s determination.

He slowly turned around, looking at Monica who was so close.

Her face flushed with bashfulness, her timid eyes mustered courage to look at him.

Their heads gradually moved onto the same pillow.

Monica’s breath tickled his nose tip, as if caressed by her long eyelashes, creating an indescribable itch. Her brown hair sprawled to one side, thanks to a recent shower, the scent of shampoo was clearly noticeable.

Lin Da’s mindset became somewhat disordered.

Soft, warm hands emerged from the blanket and cupped his face.

Lin Da could never have imagined that as a robust man, he would have his face held by a five-foot tall Big Lolita, especially a socially awkward Lolita like Monica!

Monica forcefully closed her eyes, her eyebrows trembling, her lips jelly-like, pink, and delectable

That sweet flavor activated a certain switch inside Lin Da.

24 years.

Counting his past life, nearly 50 years.

It was time for him to leave his youth behind.

Lin Da had thought it would be Lulu, or at least Tasya.

Or even Miss Omei from the merchant house, who had been sending him amorous glances…

He never imagined, it would be Monica.

Monica clumsily moved closer, and Lin Da was bewildered by the sudden attack.

But then, like a deer foolishly using its antlers to attack a tiger, the tiger swiped a paw, gesturing how big today’s meal was, then held the deer down and began to feast.