Second Date With Catherine
While he is strong enough to handle some 'strenuous' activity, it still not enough for him to take missions from the Adventure Guild.
Then again, Catherine had come to the mansion and deliver a letter from the Branch Leader, telling him to rest and only took missions when he is fully healed, which is something he grateful of.
Though, after his supervisor came, she had been pulled by the others for some reason. Not like Ryker could not guess it. After all, they all have been pushing him to make the receptionist a part of his harem.
He had told them he would think about but in the end, it will be up for her to decide the pace. And so, aside from the interesting talk between his lovers and Catherine, there is nothing else he do or care about, focusing more on healing.
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"So, do they push you to do this?" Ryker asked, Catherine, who merely looked away. They both wore garments similar to what the normal people wear, with him wearing a red shirt with black coat over it, his pant the same black as his coat.
For Catherine, she forgo her receptionist outfit for a green dress, the skirt reaching her ankles and a necklace. All in all, the two looked like regular people, though they did wore a bracelet that able to conceal their identity, making them look like someone else except for the person who wore the pairing bracelet.
"Yes, but less pushing or more like go for it if you are interested. Which is confusing? I thought most woman would prefer to have their man for themselves," she said.
"Yes, but my lovers are not regular woman. Well, they use to but change their mind for some inexplicable reason," he knew the inexplicable reason is himself, or to be exact, his nigh endless stamina that consume even the most perverted of his lovers.
Not even Sophia, who is a Noble expert manage to hold a candle to his stamina, to the point of asking her servants and one employee to help her, less she would be manhandled by him.
"Is that so?" she seem to not believe him that much regarding his previous statement, which he could understand, but he prefer to let her experience it, if she wanted to do it tonight, that is.
"So, where do you want to go?" changing the subject, Ryker asked the more important question. After all, she the one who asked him for the second date, so, he let her decide where they are going, unless she asked him that is.
"Let's go here..." as the receptionist tell him of her plan, Ryker braced himself after he heard something about shopping. No doubt his sanity and patience will be tested right there.
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As it turns out, he had been right, with the receptionist wanting to try out many different clothes. All of them look great on her but she wanted to find the best one. In which she try every single piece in this store. He might exaggerate but it seem like it.
He was woken up of his musing when Catherine let out a fake cough. Looking at the black-haired beauty, who was inside the dressing room, he flashed her a smile, the woman pouting before removing curtain, showing the dress she had tried out.
The dress in question is dark green in color, with the shoulder being bare. While she looked beautiful in it, it did leave him asking how did such dress did not drop to the ground.
"You looked amazing in this one," he gave her his honest opinion, "I am guessing green is your favourite color," considering the number of dresses and other clothing with the same color, just in different tones, he would be a fool to not guess it.
"Yes," she said with a shy smile, before pulling the curtain once more. Ryker sighed, hoping she would decide soon. After all, he did want to have something to eat despite not being hungry.
Behind the curtain, the receptionist removed the dress, revealing a rather revealing lingerie on her body, something she had took as well, and wore under the dress. An embarrassed smile formed before it change into a more resolute one.
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After Catherine nearly emptied the clothing store, the two head towards a cafe. Genesis Grand Realm expert still need to eat, though they don't need to consume as regularly as mortals need to. Though they often did so when they are not hungry because they are just used to it.
With how young the two are, it is no surprise they still practice things they did when they are still weak.
"Oh, I don't think I seen this dish before," Ryker pointed at one of the picture in menu, a bowl filled with noodles.
"Those are more common in the Eastern Region. Though, from what I heard, such food did not spread to the Western Region until around 20 000 years ago. Only when the regions and realms are connected did the spread of things like clothes, foods and more happened.
Considering that Boluron Continent is not that important in the Western Region, and the fact this is, well not remote, but no where important either, the spread only happen about few hundred years ago, so it is not that popular," Ryker nodded, before deciding to order it, to see how it taste like.
As they wait for their order, the two chatted some more, or to more accurately, Catherine telling Ryker more about the other regions and realms.
"The only thing common between the realms, is that the culture of the Eastern and Western Region of each realm are similar to one another. So, like the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm is similar to the Eastern Region of the Human Realm, at least in term of culture more than the Western Region.
Everything else is more or less differ," she told him.
"Really, how did you know?" he asked.
"The Branch Leader used to be an adventurer from the Core Region and had the pleasure to travel to the other realms before he decide to settle here. He often told some stories, as well as some of the speculations he has about the world," she replied.
"Oh, interesting, but let save if after our late lunch first," Ryker said as their food arrive. He take a quick look at his meal before giving it a try.
"This is really good," he compliments. Catherine nodded as well, having ordered the same thing as he did. The two enjoyed their meal, gazing at one another eyes, enjoying the date they have.