Chapter 42- Shocking*

Warning: The second half of the story contains some explicit words and scenes so tread carefully.

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Sometime around midnight, Richard finally woke up from his long slumber. He has been resting ever since he returned from the bridge training in the afternoon.

Groggily he got up while feeling his throat numb and somewhere in his back hurting like a bitch. He grumbled as he looked around...only to find himself sleeping in the open at a nearby campfire.

He couldn't find Lilia anywhere, and he was too tired to call out to her, so he fell back down on the ground and rested his head on the pillow he brought from the mansion.

[One message pending.]

Seeing the faint system screen in the corner of his eyes, Richard sighed. This message arrived in the morning when he was going to the training, but since he didn't want to distract himself, he didn't open it until now.

Now that he had time, "Open the message."