Incidentally, Rudeus and Sylphiette had moved out long ago, which was why Roxy dared to dress like that. After all, everyone in the house except Cain was a woman...
"Who is this?"
"This is my wife, Roxy," Cain introduced her with a happy smile.
"Roxy, this is Isolte, a junior Gall asked me to train."
"Hello, I'm Isolte."
Roxy smiled, her cheeks reddening.
"I'm Roxy, Cain's lover. Welcome."
"How generous. Wouldn't most women be wary if another woman showed up in their home?"
"I'm used to it."
Roxy took Cain's hand with a somewhat helpless smile.
Honestly, far too many girls had come to their house to use the Hot Spring... But not one had succeeded. Roxy would probably forget Isolte soon enough.
Isolte looked up at the full moon hanging high in the sky.
"How long was I unconscious?"
"About half a day..."
"Thank you for not doing anything strange to me."
Isolte patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do I look like that kind of person?!"
Only Rudeus would do something like that...
After a lavish dinner at Cain's house and a relaxing soak in the Hot Spring with Roxy and the others, Isolte practiced empty swings beneath the moonlight.
"If you keep that up long enough, you can sense Battle Aura, but it won't do much in the short term."
"Then what should I do? I need to train quickly and beat Eris and Nina!"
"Hmm... There is a way, but you'll probably have to suffer a little..."
Cain smiled faintly.
Eris was his wife, of course. Another reason Cain was teaching Isolte was that he hoped fighting her would help Eris grow stronger, giving Eris a chance to train.
"Uh, you're not going to slash me with that thing you used at noon,