Let's Do It When We're Back in the Room Next Time! (Continued)

William flicked his wrist, using the tip of his wooden spear to directly block the blade of the wooden sword in Ais's hand.

With a slight tremor of the spearhead, William exerted force with both hands, pressing Ais's wooden sword down forcefully.

Then, he kicked Ais directly in the stomach.

Ais stumbled back several steps in an instant, swayed, and almost fell to the ground.

"It seems this weightlifting set really puts a lot of strain on your physical fitness!"

William tossed the wooden gun aside, rushed forward, grabbed Ais's small hand, and helped her steady herself.

"Hmm, my hands and feet feel really heavy right now, but it's not a big problem as long as I can keep moving."

"But in a fight, I won't be able to maintain my previous speed at all."

Ais's eyes were quite bright as she spoke, and according to William, her current abilities had indeed noticeably declined.

"Hmm, your speed is probably within the level 3 range."

"If my reasoning is correct, you should be able to achieve the same level of growth as you did during the expedition by training in the mid-level areas."

William clapped his hands and smiled at the girl in front of him.

"Okay, I'll try it later."

Ais was filled with anticipation; she felt as if the clouds had finally parted and the sun was shining.

"By the way, Ais, how much did this weighted set cost?"

William suddenly had an idea and inquired about it. Although he didn't need this thing at his current growth rate, he was still very curious about how much it would cost to forcibly press 500 catties of refined copper into four bracelets.

His words struck Ais like a bolt of lightning, leaving her completely frozen in place.

William could even see the almost solidified black Dark Cloud above Ais's head.

"It cost a total of one hundred million Valis!"

Ais felt that William had ruined her rare good mood.

"One hundred million?"

"Why are there so many?"

William's eyes widened, and his voice involuntarily rose several octaves.

Based on the current market price of high-quality steel plus labor costs, 50 million should be enough at most!

"Because Goibniu said that if ordinary heavy armor were to be made, it wouldn't cost this much."

"But if we want to condense the weight of over 100 kilograms of refined steel into a single bracelet, it would require the divine intervention of Goibniu, using divine techniques."

"Therefore, the labor cost will be 50 million Valis!"

"Cough cough!"

William clenched his fist and placed it in front of his mouth, coughed lightly twice, and then tentatively asked Ais.

"I remember you said you were going on an expedition, so the Despair Sword needs maintenance?"

"So I need to go to the Dungeon to farm money."

Ais's left cheek bulged slightly as she recalled the days when she frantically farmed gold in Dungeon to forge her own Despair Sword.

"Alright, let's head back now!"

"I've been so busy these past few days, I want to go back and rest!"

William decisively ended the conversation and stretched.

Since arriving in the DanMachi World, he has maintained a 5 AM to 12 AM lifestyle, constantly studying at a high intensity.

In order to regain his previous strength, even though he has only leveled up to lv2, his magic power has already recovered to 70% of its original level, so there is no need for him to be so eager to improve his strength.

He, who has always been quite lazy, is now finally starting to feel the strain.

"William, are you feeling tired?"

Ais said, somewhat puzzled, that her life had always been like this since she was a child, but she had never felt tired.

"Yes!"

William nodded, and even gave a perfectly fitting yawn.

Ais blinked, as if she had suddenly remembered something, and two faint blushes inexplicably appeared on her elegant face.

She removed the light armor from her body, tidied her slightly disheveled skirt, and then knelt down on the ground.

"William! Come here for a second!"

After everything was ready, Ais waved her fair little hand, gesturing for William to come over.

"Ais?"

Although William didn't understand what Ais was trying to do, he still moved over to Ais.

"Please lie down here!"

Ais lightly patted her ample thighs, but as she spoke, the blush on her face deepened.

The scene fell silent. After a long while, William finally managed to open his mouth with difficulty.

"Ais, do you know what you're doing?"

Faced with a beautiful young woman's request for him to lie on her lap, William couldn't deny that he was indeed somewhat tempted.

"I gave William a lap pillow because I wanted to repay William!"

Ais blushed and said softly.

"Then why did you give me a lap pillow?!"

William does not deny the help he has given to Ais, and it is perfectly understandable that Ais wants to express her gratitude.

The problem was the way she expressed her gratitude. He didn't think a naive girl who only knew how to fight would understand something like a lap pillow.

"Because Riveria said that William would be very happy if I thanked the boy like this."

As Ais said those words, the scene of her conversation with Riveria flashed through her mind.