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Not knowing how much has already passed the young man, Noah. Get up from his bed groaning. His body and head still ache after he uses too much energy beyond his capabilities. While his rubbing his forehead, his eyes widened when he saw the naked cat girl sleeping beside him.

"Whoa!"

He screamed and staggered. His shock leads him to fall down from the bed head first.

"My head… Urg…"

The loud crashing sound woke up the cat girl sleeping beside Noah.

Lumine gets up fully exposing her naked body. As a man in his teenage years, the scene was very stimulating. His face turns red and his other head is stiff as rock.

The cat girl's sleepy eyes stare at Noah's embarrassed face and turn it to Noah's excited private part.

"Hmmm~ You want to do it?" She asked.

"Noah, the sun is high up… I think you're fully recharged."

Lumine enters the room with a water bucket in her hand. Lumine saw the naked cat girl and Noah. An awkward stare. "…" "…" "…" After that, Lumine turned her back and gently closed the door.

"Sorry for intrusion… Enjoy…"

"Enjoy what?!" Noah retorted.

The naked cat girl jumps to Noah and gives him a tight hug.

"Of course, she's talking about our breeding."

Noah pushed the cat girl.

"Breeding is for lover. I don't have a wife so I won't be making babies with you.."

"Ah~ You're no fun. I thought all young boys would have their pants falling down when a pretty girl suggested having sex… Or maybe, Am I not good enough for you?" She gives Naoh a teary look.

Noah is not really weak against cute girls. In fact, the idea of romance and baby-making barely crosses the young man's head.

"I think you are very cute… However, Sex is for spouses… There is no reason for us to make babies. Making love is a ritual to create a new life and hope in this world. Making love for the sake of pleasure is nothing, but an animal act."

Noah passionately explained.

"That's the most virgin phrase I ever heard."

Lumine commented with a listless expression and agreed with a nod from the cat girl.

"Yes, I was a virgin and I don't have any problem with it. I'm a man of god after all. How about you Lumine? You're taking this topic cool and easy. But you don't have any experience in bed right?" Noah says casually.

Lumine threw the water bucket on Noah's face and replied.

"That's very rude to say to a princess… I was chaste and pure, my body was reserved only for the most gentlemanly, powerful, capable, strong, wealthy, and handsome man on the planet… Anyways, if you're not going to have sex with her then go out and have lunch."

"I think we should have sex next time." The cat girl said.

"Why the heck do you want to have sex with me?"

"Because you save my little sisters and brothers. I have nothing and I want to repay you two. The pretty girl told me that it's considered a reward when a girl sleeps with a man."

"She said that? That princess sure has weird ideas going on in her mind."

"She also said that a girl sleeping next to a man will help them heal faster."

She's just making those things up. Noah thought and continued looking at the fooled girl in pity. Also, what is wrong with this cat girl? She's going to give her chaste to someone she doesn't even love. Grandfather said that there are lots of traps in this world and one of them was women. Sex is one of the most pleasurable things a man could ever achieve… I should not take one's chaste because I could.

Noah places his hands on The cat girl's shoulder.

"Listen… You're chaste is for your one and only love. Give it only to the only man you want to make a baby and live forever with."

The cat girl turned away her flustered face.

"You're face is so close…"

"I'm sorry."

"... Well, if you say those words… The man I want to be with…" She stares directly into Noah's eyes."

"What?"

"N-Nothing… Ahem, I have to go." The cat girl left running her face red as a tomato.

"Why did she run? Did I say something wrong?"

Women are really an enigma.

Noah whose innocence and inexperience knows nothing about the maiden's feelings. He stood up and picked up the bucket thrown at him earlier as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, outside of the house.

The cat girl has her back leaning on the wall and her body slowly slides down until her butt touches the soil. She's blushing intensely.

"Gosh… His face is so close, I thought his going to kiss me. He saved me from being captive by terrorists and saved my sisters and brothers. Someone as strong and cool as him being the father of my kids won't be so bad… Looking closely… he is handsome. I prepared myself earlier, but seems like I need to pull more courage… I'm too shy."

Her heart was beating so fast.

…

Noah dries himself and goes to the kitchen where Lumine was seen already eating. Lumine despite being a princess was munching down food like a beast. All other beastmen, sitting around the table look at Lumine wondering where is the food she's eating going.

There are twelve ox-type beastmen at the long table and all happily having their meal together. Big smiles and eyes of respect were directed at Noah.

"Young man, you're already awake."

A beast man with traits of an ox greeted Noah. Noah was a little scared of him and made one step back. The ox beastmen then hugged Noah tightly.

"... Come here and let me give you a hug… You are a brave warrior and hero of this town. There are some eyewitnesses that you manage to defeat that insanely strong ash-haired kid. Kids these days are getting stronger and stronger."

Seth's face resurfaced in Noah's mind.

He clenched his fist unnoticeably by everyone. Deep inside Noah, he wanted to punch the crap out of Seth until he realize that his traversing the wrong path in life.

Peace will never be reached in a violent way.

"Noah sit down and grab some food… This food is superb, especially this milk."

Lumine said and handed over a glass of milk to Noah.

Noah sat down next to Lumine and drank.

All stress on his mind was replaced with bliss. The milk he just sipped was so delicious it was out of this world.

"W-What is this milk?!"

"See? This milk is so good." Lumine chug her glass empty.

"You two are very thirty… Want another glass?"

A beautiful ox woman said with big round breasts only covered by small clothing. Looking around the family embers the women sure were all pretty sexy elder sister type of girls. All of them are daughters of the scary ox.

Noah and Lumine looked at one another and nodded.

"One more please." 2x

The ox woman stood up and took off the cloth covering her breast and splashed milk from her breast down to the glass.

The ox lady then hands over the glass of milk. "Enjoy my fresh milk."

Noah and Lumine looked at one another again and chugged down the glass empty.

"My wife's milk is the best right?" The ox proudly said.

"Yup… It's the best." 2x

"We're happy that you finally woke up after two days of falling asleep. Shame that you were not awake when we celebrated. It's a fun feast with lots of dancing and singing."

The mother said.

"I'm knockout for two days?"

"You use too much energy more than you're capable of… That gravity field you've created was powerful enough to bury armies. You're seriously trying to--"

"I don't want to talk about it now."

Noah cuts into Lumine's sentence before she finishes. Lumine sympathizes with Noah's feelings and takes a steak and places it on Noah's plate.

"Stake is so good too… Let us relax and not think about the past for now."

"That's right, the hero should cool off. Being so serious every day will make you bald."

"I guess you are right. You're right..." Noah muttered.

There is nothing Noah can do. His strength is not enough to take down Seth. The difference between their powers and their ideas. It hurts, but what can he do right now? Heaving a big sign and letting it go would be eh best option.

When both old friends met again, Seth and Noah sure know what they'll do. For the next time, They might truly end up each other's life.

Hopefully, everything won't go that way. A friendly ending would be the best!

It will take time, but probably someday both Noah and Seth will come to an understanding.

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"This is a gift for the heroes that save our lives." The ox's father said presenting Noah and Lumine with a brand new carriage. He didn't introduce himself, but he is the chief of the village.

Leather with fancy-looking carving we're also placed on Mamel and Numel. Both of them look happy.

Noah and Lumine looked inside and saw how spacious it was.

"This is in size of a small bedroom. We can sleep together here."

Lumine said.

"Well, it's still crap if we sleep together," Noah said.

Noah was then hit on the back and heard the ox's father.

"Don't worry about that, We provide you with two new tents and sleeping bags. Cooking tools and food supplies for a week were also stashed inside. With these, you two will have a carefree journey together."

"These are a lot… Are you sure this is all for free?"

Lumine said with excited eyes.

"This is nothing compared to what you two have done. If you two didn't show up, we're still be in the mine working endlessly like robots. We can't sleep because we are so worried about our children. If you wanted to have all of our gold. We're gladly going to give it to you two."

"No, no, no, no… We're not that greedy. We're not going to take advantage of the situation."

Lumine hops on the carriage and looks her gaze at the beastmen that flock together to see them off.

"... We are grateful for the two-day stay and for everything that beastmen give to us. Please don't forget about the princess of peace that saves the village okay!"

"Okay!"

"We will never forget about you princess of peace!"

"You're our heroes."

Lumine grinned and took a small note in her pocket. "Yes, that's one mission accomplished." She whispered and placed a check on the checkbox.

Noah hops on the rear and soon later the carriage moves. The beastmen village all send off the two heroes with big smiling faces and waves wishing for the two of them to have a great journey together.

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While on the trail.

"Lumine?"

"What do you want from the princess of peace?"

Noah made Numel and Mamel stop and muttered:

"Who are you exactly?"