The chirping of the birds could be heard in the background as Lux slowly opened his eyes.
Nine days had passed since the tournament's conclusion, but only now had he regained his consciousness after his battle with Cai.
The first thing the Half-Elf saw was a blue-haired beauty sleeping soundly beside him. Iris was hugging him like a body pillow, and her soft, sound asleep breathing reached his ears.
Lux looked at his step-sister's sleeping face that he hadn't seen for quite some time. At that moment, a thought passed through the red-headed teenager's mind, and that was none other than that he wouldn't like anyone else to see this side of her, wanting to monopolize it for himself.
As Lux's gaze wandered down his body, he noticed his baby Slime, Eiko, was sleeping on his chest.
As if sensing that her Papa was awake, Eiko sleepily opened her eyes then looked at Lux once before yawning and closing them again.