Love?

One week later,

"HAAAAAA!" A feminine shout came from Caitlyn as she dashes toward Jayce,

"Take this!" She propelled her right arm, trying to punch Jayce in the face.

"Not bad," Jayce said in a relaxed tone, doesn't seem to bother with the incoming fist.

'hehe, you can't get hit or you'll be out, stupid!' Caitlyn smirks

As the fist inching closer to her target face, he disappeared.

"What? How?" One moment he was there, but he was gone in the next second! What?

"Mhm, you smell nice" A childish voice came from behind her.

'Where?' before she could process anything, a palm landed heavily on her BUM!

*PAH* Making her fall headfirst on the sand.

Realizing what just happened, her face blushed red, with tears and grievance in her eyes, she stood up and glares at the HOOLIGAN!'

"YOU...YOU... WAHHHH *sobs*" She burst out in tears, hugging her knee, and silently sobbing.

'ugh... did I go too far?' Jayce lamented, maybe he should not have slapped her ass...?

'What if she tells on mom? FUCK!' With sweat dripping down his forehead, he walks toward the sobbing Caitlyn and knelt Infront of her.

"Hey, hey, it was an accident, hehe, can you stop crying, please? I'm sorry." If the girl keeps crying, his mother will surely find out! So, he had never experienced such a situation! Heck, he had never even talked to a girl, much less knowing how to console a crying one.

*Sniff sniff* With red eyes, she looks up at the apologetic Jayce with grievance, remembering how her butt had been slapped twice, one by her teacher, and the other by this dork! Tears flow out even more as she cries.

"You...*sniff* Slap...*sobs* my bum! *sobs* Wahhhh!"

'FUCK! I said I'm sorry already! Why are you still crying!? WHY ARE GIRLS ARE SUCH ABNORMAL CREATURES?' Jayce lamented, he would rather go back and fight those Void Beasts right now, than to deal with this!

*sigh* He sighed and reaches into his pocket, taking out a tissue. He had prepared these tissues to wipe his sweat, at least he hadn't used them yet.

"Caitlyn, look at me," he said, reaching out his right hand, lifting her chin up.

Although reluctantly, her small head was lifted as she stared at the dazzling hazel eyes of his. As If mesmerized by those eyes, she stopped crying.

"I said I'm sorry okay, I shouldn't have done that, can you stop crying now? Please." With his other hand, Jayce wipes the dripping tears on her cheek, then he brushes his finger on her strangling hair, tucking it behind the ear.

Seeing his action, Caitlyn blushes, she wants to move away from his hand, but her body, as if stuck in time, didn't want to move. So, she just let him caress her, lowkey enjoying the process.

"Forgive me, yeah?" Jayce smiles.

Caitlyn didn't reply, she reached out her hand toward him, with a small rosy blush on her cheeks, she said,

"Carry me!" She demanded with a small pout.

'Ugh...?' before he could say anything else.

'DING! Player, Choose one of the following options for this challenge.

Refuse to carry Caitlyn, lowering her affection. Reward: +1000 Strength.

Accept her request, increase her affection. Reward: +500 Defense.

1000 Strength! Over the past few days, he has been doing various miscellaneous missions and has gotten stronger due to the rewards, but a 1000 strength reward is a first! It would double his strength stat in an instant! But...

Jayce turns around, lowering his body toward Caitlyn.

"Sigh, get on" Even the reward is great, if he only tunnels visioning about gaining strength, what is the point of living in the first place? Strengths are great but family is even more important, even if he reaches the top, so what? Would he be happier than he is now? Probably not.

So, he picked the second option. Hey, at least there is a reward still.

'hehe,' Caitlyn silently chuckle, as if her plans worked!

She reached her hand, tangling his neck and jumping on his young, but muscular back.

"You're so spoiled, did you know that?" Jayce said although he said that, he still enjoys the scent coming from Caitlyn, an orchid-like scent.

"Hmph! It's all your fault, BAK.KA!" Caitlyn snorted, but her action betrayed her mouth, as she rested and snug her head deeper into the crook of his neck, breathing in the manly pheromones emitted from his body.

As Jayce carries the tamed lioness, he opens his interface.

Name: Jayce Talis

Age: 2 years

Power Level: D

Arcane: 3,935

Stamina: 3945

Strength: 3080

Defense: 3000

Agility: 3050

Luck: -10

Abilities: Gura-Gura no mi, Fire Dragon-slayer magic, Reincarnation, World Rune, Flash

Pet: Unknown seed,

[AN: No, flash is not in the Unsealed Book.]

Within a week, his stats have increased a lot! Although his power level is D, with the availability of various abilities, he can estimate to be as strong as those C-rankers! Even if he can't defeat B-rankers, he is confident enough to at least flee from them! Or deal a substantial amount of damage!

He also learned Flash! Yes! Finally, after hours and days of sweat, tears, and trial, he has learned flash!

'Name: Flash

Description: A multidirectional movement ability, user can blink into distances, skipping space.

Level: 1/18

EXP: 0% / 100%

Usage: User can skip a maximum of 10 feet.

Cooldown: 180 seconds

'What are the levels for?' Jayce asks the all-knowing system of his.

'DING! Reply to Player, Levels are used for leveling skills, upgrading their functions and utilities. Players must gather XP by using the following methods: Defeating or killing your enemies, or reward from the system's challenges.'

[AN: As for how the system will judge and give out XP, we will never know! Because the "system" *ahem*, me, can be unpredictable sometimes 😛]

'But how comes there aren't any levels in the other abilities that I have?'

'DING! Reply to Player, Player can only level up your own skills, abilities that were given by the system are fixed and cannot be upgraded.' The cold mechanical voice sounded in his head.

"So that's how it is!" He exclaimed! The "flash" is indeed the first-ever ability that "he" had gotten on his own! All the others like the Gura-Gura no mi, world runes were given out by the system.

"tcch, why are you talking loudly like an idiot for? Ba...KA!" An annoyance Caitlyn said, she was having a sweet daydreaming, but this idiot had to shout and woke her up!

"Hmmph! Why are you so ungrateful!? I, your husband, is bending his back to carry his sweet wife, but you are calling me an idiot? *sigh* what a tough life I have." Jayce lamented, taking advantage in the meantime, and secretly gropes the soft thighs of Caitlyn!

"YOU! DO YOU WANT TO DIE!?" Like a lioness, Caitlyn fiercely yanks the top of his hair, as if she wants to rip it off!

"OW OW OW! Woman, stay your hand! Why are you pulling your husband's hair!? Do you want me to go BALD!?" Jayce fiercely rebutted, but what he got was another fierce yank on the head, this time even harder.

"AHH! I'M SORRY I'M SORRY, STOP IT HURT!"