I'm tied to Athena.

"Even I would be angry."

"Ouch. I'm sorry."

Athena quickly changed into her swimsuit, but even though she had chosen it herself, she blushed when she thought about showing it to Li Yun.

The swimsuit she chose had more fabric than most and was a one-piece. But the embarrassing part was not how much she was revealing, but who was seeing it.

Judging from Athena's three-in-one posture, she should be still in the development stage, but the breasts on her chest already have the shadow of a peak, at least better than Elle's hill.

The deep cleavage is clearly visible from the upper part, and the lower part with a short skirt sinks softly into the small hips.

"Hello, Athena, Ailei?" When Athena and Ailei were being shy, Li Yun came up to them curiously and asked what happened because he had been waiting for a long time.

"Wait, wait!" Athena leaned against a rock in a hurry. "I will be out soon, please wait a moment!"

"???" Li Yun didn't understand what they were saying so he had to listen to Athena and continue waiting where he was.

But speaking of it, this place is really beautiful. It has the same atmosphere as the harbor, but it is quieter than the harbor and allows people to feel the nature more.

Li Yun just sat on the beach, looking at the sparkling white lake. Not long after, he heard the sound of slow footsteps behind him. Li Yun turned around and shouted, "It's been so long..."

"......"

There was silence. When Li Yun turned around and saw the two goddesses standing on the white beach, he fell silent.

His breathing became rapid and his heart was beating wildly - Mom, I'm in love.

The delicate white skin was somewhat dazzling, and even the slender legs at the toes attracted the eye. Although a little immature, the graceful lines that already showed signs of maturity were dazzling, especially the breasts that were neither too big nor too small, just right to match Athena's girlish posture, and the obviously elastic buttocks that made Li Yun's eyes dazzled.

The white swimsuit with a skirt and a short cape further highlights her slender legs. Ailei's golden hair is simply tied into a single ponytail. Her clear and bright pupils are shining with shyness, her long eyelashes are trembling slightly, her fair and flawless skin is slightly blushed, and her shy and lovely posture gives people an unparalleled visual impact

Chapter 158 Li Yun = Landlubber

Looking at the goddess' swimsuit, Li Yun grunted in dismay.

"Woo~~Okay, at least say something, don't just stay silent." Being stared at, Ailei blushed. She had the same expression and said the same words as last night. The goddess of the underworld is really shy.

"That... looks good." Li Yun touched his head, as if he was trying to squeeze out some words of praise from his brain which had a limited vocabulary. But please forgive him, a child who doesn't like studying very much. Apart from words like good-looking, pretty, and beautiful, he couldn't find any other words.

I regret not having read enough books when I need them. The ancients were not wrong.

Of course, what surprised Li Yun the most was Athena. He was used to seeing her in a loli state, but now she suddenly turned into a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old - and she was wearing a swimsuit. His mind went blank at that moment.

Athena's cheeks couldn't help but turn red. Unlike usual, the way she was treated as a woman made her want to lower her head.

"Come, come here and have fun. I brought you here because I know this place." Ai Lei didn't know whether she was explaining to Li Yun or comforting herself. She finally put her arm around her arm and said, "Since we are here, let's have fun."

"Oh, and your swimming trunks. Men's swimming trunks are all the same as long as they're not too big or too small, so I just bought a pair and put them behind the rock. Also, don't touch Athena and I's clothes."

The words of the goddess of the underworld made Li Yun unconsciously think of images that shouldn't have existed. Man... No, normal people will be like this. The more they are told not to think or look at something, the more they will think about it and the more they will look at it.

This is often the case. If you don't speak, nothing will happen, but once you open your mouth, all kinds of accidents will happen.

Just like this time.

Li Yun, a former half-otaku, fully utilized his powerful imagination - through Ai Lei's actions last night, he vaguely saw that it was black. When Athena pushed Li Yun forcefully, Li Yun also had a chance to take a glimpse, but the other party was too powerful and forgot to look.

But the chest is white...

They are now lying quietly on the beach behind the rocks, and they are still warm and smelling, just taken off from their bodies...

The tip of my nose felt hot, as if something was about to flow out.

No, no, no, no, I can’t think about it anymore!

Li Yun covered his nose and ran behind a rock. He silently recited pi several times before he managed to calm down.

After he calmed down, he looked at the backpack on the ground. Oh, of course, his swimming trunks were taken out separately and neatly placed on a protruding rock. It should be Elle who put it there. Although Athena is also so careful, her personality does not allow her to do such a thing.

While Li Yun was changing clothes, the goddesses had already begun to enjoy a bath in the lake.

"Although it's not as obvious as sea water, it's still a little salty." Without Li Yun, Ai Lei had no scruples and was the first to jump into the water. She shook her head like a puppy and happily lifted up her bangs that were stuck to her forehead.

Perhaps stimulated by the girl's innocent look, Athena also smiled, left footprints on the white sand, and stepped into the lake.

It was winter, and the footsteps of spring were still far away. The lake was still a little icy, but for Athena and Elle, it was just a trivial matter - Elle was really pretending last night.

The goddesses played on the shore, splashing water on each other, and the lagoon was soon filled with laughter.

The swaying breasts, the twisting waist, and the movement of the swimsuit digging into the skin.

Looking at the goddesses excitedly enjoying the lake bath, Li Yun, who had changed into swimming trunks at some point, felt his joy reach its peak.

"My life is full of regrets."

The dazzling sunlight fell on the lake where only goddesses were. Ailei, who was playing with Athena, suddenly found that Li Yun had been sitting on the shore and had no intention of joining in... How to put it, his look was more like he didn't dare to come down than just watching you guys play.

"What are you doing? Don't you want to play with us?" After swimming to the shore, Ai Lei pulled Li Yun's hand and said, "Come down quickly!"

"......Uh..." Facing the soaked Ai Lei, Li Yun looked in another direction - the place where Ai Lei and Athena were playing in the water was enough for them to soak, or even for them to swim. From this, he could get a message that the bottom of the water seemed to be very deep.

".....I....never mind. It's fine to just watch you guys from here."

"?" Seeing that Li Yun seemed a little abnormal and uneasy, Ai Lei tilted her head in confusion.

"Why, you still can't swim?" Athena came closer and said beautifully.

"Hey! Can't you swim?"

Li Yun's behavior suddenly became strange, and his calm expression disappeared. "No, it's not a big deal if you can't swim!"

After a pause, Li Yun finally confessed: "...Every time I try to swim, I sink..."

"Hey, you must be kidding, right? Aren't you enjoying the bath?"

"It's fine where my feet can step on the bottom...but as soon as my face touches the water..." Covering his face with one hand, Li Yun felt that all the trust he had accumulated over the past few months was gone. A returnee couldn't even swim.

【Returning】Liyun.

Twenty-one years old, landlubber.

"Then, I'll teach you?" Ai Lei twisted her hands and rubbed her slender fingers together shyly. Although she was shy, this was a way to increase favorability... No, this was a good way to deepen feelings.

"It's not like I haven't learned it before, but every time I went to the beach or water park with my dad, I would sink and take a few gulps of water. Over time, I gave up."

"If you let this weakness go unaddressed, there will be no good results." Athena grabbed Li Yun's other hand and joined the battlefield.

"Ellie."

"Understood!" The goddess of the underworld and the goddess of wisdom looked at each other and nodded, then...

“Eh, eh!!!”

Ignoring Li Yun's resistance, the two goddesses pulled him into the water.

"Anyway, I want to see how badly you can swim." After pulling Li Yun into the water, Athena dragged half of his body, "I'll let go now, you try it yourself."

".....good."

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle~~~~" Li Yun's body disappeared from the sight of Ai Lei and Athena at an extremely fast speed.

"Ah, it disappeared so quickly, Athena, hurry up and save him!!

Chapter 159: Leaving

"Liyun, are you okay!?"

"Is it serious?!"

"Yes, I'm sorry..." Li Yun was successfully rescued to the shore with the help of Athena and Ailei.

As he sank into the water, he saw a revolving lantern of his paper-like wife smiling and waving - he almost couldn't come back.

But training still needs to continue. It is impossible to give up just because of this failure.

Later, after Li Yun recovered, they tried backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly stroke, etc., but nothing worked. Whenever Li Yun moved his feet, his body sank like a mud boat.

"This is worse than I thought." Even goddess Ailei said she wanted to give up. She sinks as soon as she moves. How can she be trained like this?

"But we can only practice." Athena analyzed Li Yun's situation, "It's not that he can't swim, it's more that he's too tense because he's afraid of water."

"So, it's because he sank too many times that he developed a phobia of water?" Ai Lei couldn't believe it. "Are you kidding?"

While Athena and Ai Lei were surprised, Li Yun's legs had gone weak and he knelt on the beach. He had no strength left, not even a drop...

"Do you want to try it one last time?" Ai Lei made up her mind that if it didn't work this time, then forget it.

Not knowing how to swim is not a big problem, and it won’t be a problem even if you can’t master it.

"Yeah." Li Yun forced himself to cheer up and held Ai Lei's outstretched hand, and the two of them walked towards the lake.

Just like before, Ai Lei walked backwards under the water, holding Li Yun's hands and pulling his body towards her.

Li Yun relaxed his body and slowly moved forward following Ai Lei's guidance, his legs swinging like a little animal.

"Li Yun, relax a little more. Yeah, that's good. There will be no problem this way." As Li Yun got the hang of it, he was already swimming quite well. Ai Lei's face showed joy. Li Yun was almost there, and he was almost there to learn how to swim.

"Really?"

"Then I'll let go and see..." Feeling that the time was right, Ai Lei let go of her hand. Li Yun's eyes widened immediately and he swallowed subconsciously - don't be so anxious, I'm not mentally prepared yet!

"One, two..."

"Wait, wait, wait, Ai Lei!!" Li Yun, who was ready to retreat at the critical moment, shouted Ai Lei's name.

"Okay, I let go!" But before he could say anything, Ai Lei let go first.

“Gurgle~~~!?”

The moment Ai Lei let go, Li Yun struggled like a panicked rabbit. Then he made a miserable sound of "gurgling" and quickly disappeared from Ai Lei's sight.

The confused black-haired boy desperately reached out and unconsciously hugged Ailei's body with both hands. Then he threw himself into the goddess's chest, shaking like a child.

"Ah!" Compared to his trembling, Ai Lei's reaction was even greater.

The young man's breath suddenly rushed into her nose, his strong and powerful arms tightly embraced her slender waist, his head was pressed against her chest and breathing heavily, the heat waves continued to erode her body, she had never felt such things before and almost fainted.

"It's almost time, Liyun, take a rest." Athena swam over. She patted Liyun's back gently to make him relax. She held his arm with one hand to give him a sense of security, and then quietly pulled Liyun into her arms.

"Eh!?" After realizing that the young man in her arms had disappeared, Ailei couldn't help revealing a hint of disappointment on her face. However, she didn't know how to speak. She could only watch the goddess of wisdom do whatever she wanted to the poor young man... Bah, it was a careful comfort.

In the end, Li Yun still failed to learn how to swim. However, the two goddesses still took turns to take care of him, for example, taking him to a depth of several dozen meters, so that he could only hug one of the goddesses to get back.

"Yeah, we had such a great time." Ai Lei stretched. They were already on their way back. "Let's go to the beach together next time if we have the chance."

"Yeah." Athena glanced at Li Yun, who hadn't recovered yet, and couldn't help but smile, "Try to go deeper next time."

The black-haired boy recalled the fear of being dominated by the sea, and subconsciously wanted to just watch, but...

"Try other swimsuits by the way." The silver-haired goddess looked at him with pleasure.

I wanted to refuse, but they were so pretty...

Even now, thinking back to the goddesses' perfect figures, Li Yun couldn't help but want to salute slightly to show his respect.

The three of them returned to the hotel. Because they had too much fun, Athena and Ailei stayed in the room to rest. Only Li Yun, who was exhausted both physically and mentally, planned to go to the hot spring to relax.

I don’t know where Finn and the others went. There are only three of them in the entire inn now. Of course, the hot spring is now all his to himself.

"After playing around, it's time to think about serious matters..." With his hands leaning on the pile of rocks behind him, Li Yun raised his head slightly, his dark pupils reflecting the endless blue sky and white clouds.

After solving the problem of Dionysus, he had an indescribable feeling, as if... he was about to leave here.

If I'm not mistaken, Elle and Athena feel the same way.

But he still doesn't know why this happened.

What does it mean that they can leave after dealing with Dionysus? Why did he and Athena suddenly appear here?

Why would Ailei come here?

At first they thought this matter had something to do with the dungeon, but now it seems that this matter has nothing to do with the dungeon.

While soaking in the hot spring, Li Yun pondered over various possibilities. However, there were too few clues, and it was difficult to even come up with a possible hypothesis.

Of course, Li Yun’s real purpose in thinking about this hypothesis is not only to figure out why they appeared here, but also to figure out whether it is possible for him to come back.

I've been here for so long and made so many friends. It would be too much to say that I'll never come back.

The innocent and lovely shop lady and the lonely and strong fairy lady are both indelible marks left on his trip.

"And say goodbye...you have to say goodbye to them properly before leaving." Li Yun had already thought of an excuse. He said he was going to travel around the continent and see the legendary Fairy Sea, the Far East countries, the desert oasis and so on.

The adventurers in this world are not confined to the dungeons. Even in the dungeons, there are two mysterious caves outside Orario, such as...Dragon Valley.