Gareth, standing nearby, did not pay it much mind. It was just a minor interlude.
He headed straight inside, ready to have a good drink and properly ease his fatigue.
Among the Loki Familia, only Riveria unconsciously frowned slightly when she looked at Cao Ye.
She felt nothing from Cao Ye, yet instinctively rejected and even despised him. Even Riveria herself could not understand why.
Meanwhile, Cao Ye had already entered the Hostess of Fertility. Exchanging greetings with the Loki Familia had merely been a small interlude.
"Tsubaki, order whatever you want. Money's no object."
The moment he entered, Cao Ye said generously to Tsubaki. With this crystal card in hand, he had a full twenty-five million Valis inside—fifteen million from the three spatial rings, and another ten million from Tsubaki's purchase of the Goliath's Leather Armor.
After obtaining Golden Rule, the money had fallen into Cao Ye's pocket that very day. He was a rich man now, too.
The Sudden Mutant Cursed Corpse: Paimon!
After a day of "work," Cao Ye took a bath when he returned.
Before his transmigration, Cao Ye had come from an ordinary family and could only shower. Now that he had the means, he had grown fond of soaking in baths.
The feeling of immersing his whole body in hot water was incredibly comfortable.
"Lord Cao Ye~"
"Hm?"
From inside the bathtub, Cao Ye heard Tsubaki's voice. When he opened his eyes, he immediately saw the fox girl wrapped in a bath towel, a budding flower ready to bloom.
"I've come to serve you while you bathe~"
Cao Ye did not believe a single word of that.
Ever since they had crossed that final boundary, Cao Ye had discovered that Tsubaki, perhaps influenced by the Ishtar Familia, was exceptionally fond of matters between men