"Cain, where exactly were you and Eris teleported back then? We searched nearly the entire Central Continent and couldn't find either of you."
On the large bed, Cain held Roxy, who wore a white slip nightgown. He breathed in the familiar earthy scent of her blue hair. At her question, he blushed and let out a deep sigh, his gaze growing distant.
"We were sent to the Demon Continent, deep into its interior, almost to the coast. We couldn't have been much farther from the Central Continent."
Roxy pressed her lips together and turned to look at him, unable to hide the shock in her eyes.
"The Demon Continent? That far away?"
Roxy knew it was called the most dangerous continent. Her people came from there, so she knew better than most that if you couldn't find a town and had to spend the night in the wilderness, you were unlikely to survive.
"Yeah. Things were complicated then. Luckily, we met Rujierd. He led us off the Demon Continent without anything too serious happening..."
Cain drew Roxy a little closer as he spoke.
"We must thank him properly..."
"Of course. And there's... Never mind." Cain worried that Rujierd's identity would frighten Roxy.
"C-Cain... Why are you looking at me like that?"
Roxy's cheeks reddened. She gazed dreamily into Cain's heated eyes, and as her heart began to race, she slowly closed her own.
Cain kissed Roxy's adorable pink lips deeply. The distance between them vanished as they held each other tight...
"I love you, Cain. Welcome home."
"Yeah. I love you too, Roxy."
They said no more that night.
The next morning, Cain completed the third tally mark on the wall. His face faintly red, he got out of bed and admired Roxy's flawless, pale body as she slept.
Roxy's