Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

"That......"

Taking a deep breath, Xuecai took the initiative to move towards Sieg, pressing her whole body into his arms. At the same time, her free hand went around Sieg's waist to his back and gently embraced him.

The second exercise is a lover's intimate hug.

[No special method is specified, as long as the two of you hug each other in a close enough way, any posture is up to you]

Even though Em said so at the beginning, Sieg and Setsuna have only tried the simplest hug so far. After all, it took Setsuna about ten days to get used to holding hands, and a hug that puts the bodies tightly together will definitely take a longer time to adapt.

After moving his hands slightly, indicating that Setsuna could stop practicing interlocking their fingers, Sieg freed his hands and placed them on her exposed back, hugging her further into his arms.

"Well......"

The girl in his arms trembled slightly.

It was the first time for Xue Cai to wear this pajamas, and the previous few hugs were all through pajamas. This time she just wanted to try a slightly bolder approach, but the moment Sieg put his hand on her back, the close contact between their bodies made her involuntarily nervous.

Her body unconsciously leaned closer to Sieg, and even Setsuna herself didn't realize that her current posture looked as if she was curled up in Sieg's arms, with her ears pressed tightly against his chest, and the steady and rhythmic heartbeat flowed into her ears.

At some point, her hands were no longer around Sieg's back. Xue Cai retracted her hands and instead gently grabbed Sieg's pajamas.

Sieg looked at her in his arms: "What's wrong? Setsuna?"

"...!"

As if she was about to do something but was discovered in advance, Xue Cai shuddered and raised her head quickly: "No, nothing! Sorry, senior, is it inconvenient for me to practice like this?"

"No." Sieg smiled softly. "Rather, I was surprised that you took the initiative today, Setsuna. You were a little uncomfortable when we practiced like this yesterday. Today, I was thinking that it would be best to control the duration of the hug, but you...did something happen?"

"No... um~~~ Using the words of my senior, it was just a spur of the moment thing."

Setsuna buried her head in Sieg's arms again and listened to his heartbeat.

Zieg's hands gently stroked her back, slowly moving up, his fingertips slowly tracing across her back and the back of her neck, before landing on her head: "Can you hear me better this way?"

"Hmm...it seems to be speeding up a bit, Senior's heartbeat."

"After all, I'm holding you in my arms. Although I don't care about these things, this physiological reaction seems to be unavoidable." Sieg said bluntly, "What about you, Yukina?"

"I...can't feel it myself."

Getting up from Sieg's arms, Setsuna reached out and hugged Sieg's head, pressing it gently against her chest.

Sieg's face was wrapped in a soft touch, and a somewhat rapid heartbeat entered Sieg's ears.

"...Are you nervous, Setsuna?"

"Ah."

With her cheeks flushed, Setsuna nodded: "After all, this is the first time I have contact with a senior like this... Don't breathe into my pajamas, senior."

"I have to breathe, right?"

As Sieg spoke, he hugged Setsuna's slender waist, leaned forward slightly, and pushed her down on the bed before pressing on her chest.

Compared to Setsuna, Sieg's physique is relatively large, and logically this position should make people feel heavy, but Setsuna can hardly feel the pressure from Sieg.

"Senior?"

The sudden overly intimate contact made Xue Cai clench her hands and her body stiffened.

But soon, after realizing that Sieg did not make any other movements, Xue Cai's body gradually relaxed and she hugged Sieg.

The two of them just kept hugging each other, feeling each other's heartbeat and body temperature, until sleepiness overwhelmed their spirits and took them into a dream.

26. Visit of the Rainbow Saint

The moment he woke up, Sieg saw the sleeping face of Himeragi Setsuna.

She was like a sleeping princess, sleeping quietly in Sieg's arms, breathing steadily.

“…Is that so?”

After taking a second to sort out the situation, Zig sat up from the bed in a way that would not disturb her: "After practice last night, she fell asleep directly at my place... This seems to be the first time, right?"

"I slept with women."

If it comes to living with women, then Sieg can be considered experienced. He has lived with Stella and Edwards on Earth-52, and with Daohua on Earth-94.

But he never slept with them once.

Setsuna was the first woman he had ever slept with in the same bed.

"...was there something wrong with my brain yesterday?"

Sieg held his forehead.

He was sure that he did not do anything last night. Judging from the memories recorded by the Dragon Slayer System, he and Xue Cai just slept in each other's arms all night.

But Xuecai, who was a little uncomfortable with hugs the past two days, suddenly became so active last night...

(.......)

Feeling those fragments from the future in his mind, Zigg sighed slightly: "This can stimulate my future memories and remind me of the process of my future self and my future wife getting along... Forget it, just treat it as a preview in advance."

After turning around to cover Xue Cai with a blanket to prevent her from catching a cold, Sieg quietly left the room.

(Go prepare breakfast for me and Setsuna first. I remember Setsuna said yesterday that there were a lot of ingredients in the refrigerator.)

As Sieg thought about this, he walked down the stairs and came to the kitchen on the first floor.

But when he came here——

"Da da da da..."

The sound of a kitchen knife colliding with a chopping board was heard from the kitchen first. Next to the sink in the open kitchen, a Saint of Time was processing ingredients, apparently preparing breakfast.

Sieg glanced at her tied-up ponytail: "...Kalula?"

"Hmm? You're awake, Master Sieg."

After being called by Sieg, the Saint of Time turned around and said, "Please wait a moment. Breakfast is being prepared. Today's menu for you and Master Himeragi is vegetable salad and grilled steak."

"...You are Karula, right? Number 19835?"

"Yes."

After receiving this reply, Sieg relaxed his slightly frowned brows: "You all look exactly the same, I really can't tell you are you - why are you here to prepare breakfast for me and Xue Cai?"

Carla put the chopped vegetables into a bowl and said, "Because we, the Saint of Time, are responsible for accompanying you in your daily life. Although some Dragon Slayers are used to preparing breakfast by themselves, since I didn't receive any instructions from you yesterday, I came to prepare it according to the regulations."

"You got up pretty early then. It's only 7 o'clock now, right?"

"The sun rises at 6 o'clock every day, and one of the teachings of the Sun God Cult is that we should offer prayers and thanksgiving when the sun rises, thanking God for bringing light to the world again - in theory, all Dragon Slayers need to pray like this."

"Forget it. It's a bother. I don't have any faith in the sun god, and I don't even know what the teachings of the god's religion are." Sieg waved his hand.

"Come to think of it, you were born in a country outside the circle of the Theocracy. However, your hometown is now one of the countries in the Theocracy."

The cult circle - generally refers to a group of countries that have a cooperative relationship with the Sun God Cult or are protected by the Sun God Cult.

On this planet, the Sun God Cult is the largest and most powerful dragon-killing organization and religious group. When faced with dragon disasters that they are unable to resolve, some small countries often seek the protection of the Sun God Cult. In exchange, these countries need to use their own national strength to support the Sun God Cult's dragon-killing operations.

The country where Sieg was born was not very close to the Sun God Church, and there had been no news of any cooperation with the Sun God Church before.

But Carla's words...

"During the eight years I was away, my homeland cooperated with the Church of God?"

"You can say that, but rather than saying it's a collaboration, it's more like a princess from your country's royal family has become a vital member of the Sun God Cult, so the whole country has been blessed by the Sun God." Carla smiled, "And that princess, I think you must have met her yesterday. After all, every new Dragon Slayer will be welcomed by the Dragon Slayers."

(Is he among those people from yesterday?)

Sieg thought back to the people he met in the Great Temple yesterday.

"...Hmm~~~Except for the Sun Sage and the Undying Swordsman, I have no impression of the others. But never mind, I don't plan to actively build relationships with others anyway. Since we are all Dragon Slayers, there will always be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

"You really like to be alone - well, your breakfast is ready, Master Sieg."

Carla placed a bowl of freshly mixed vegetable salad on the dining table and took out the roasted steaks from the oven below.

The aroma of meat quickly filled the kitchen.

"It smells so good... Is this how you prepare breakfast for Kamui?"

"Yes. But he is very picky about food and never eats vegetables. I have to force-feed him every time."

Force feed it to Shenwei?

Sieg imagined in his mind the scene of Kamui shrinking his head with a look of disgust, while Carula kept stuffing vegetables into his mouth with a spoon...

"puff!"

Unable to hold back his laughter, Sieg laughed out loud: "That guy has finally gotten what he deserved... Karula, next time you feed him vegetables, please record a video or take a photo. I want to see his ugly face."

The smile on Carla's face couldn't help but fade away.

"This puts me in a difficult position...I think that person will get mad, right?"

"That's not bad either. His angry look is also quite exciting." Sieg sat down at the dining table with a smile and tasted Carula's cooking. "By the way, have you eaten yet? If not, let's eat together. Xue Cai hasn't gotten up yet, so her portion can wait for a while."

"Thank you for the invitation, Master Sieg, but I have already had breakfast with the other subordinates at the side house - Oh?"

Before Carla finished speaking, her eyes flickered as if she had sensed something.

"what happened?"

"I have received a report from the other subordinates - Lady Saint Rainbow requests to visit your floor."

"Ok?"

Zigg was slightly stunned.

The Saint of Rainbow?

Who is it?

27. [Flame Saint]

Each Dragon Slayer has an entire floor of the central tower as their base.

However, Dragon Slayers would not visit each other casually. On the one hand, basically no one would do so, and on the other hand, if you want to visit someone else's floor, you need the permission of the floor owner.

Without permission, even a Dragon Slayer cannot enter or leave other Dragon Slayers' floors at will.

But this time——

"I came to visit you so early in the morning without informing you in advance. I hope you can forgive me for being rude. This is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it if you don't mind."

In the living room of the Zieger mansion.

The girl in a pure white dress and with smooth blonde hair said this in a very natural tone and placed a box in her hand on the coffee table.

Sieg glanced at the box, then looked at the girl in front of him: "Are you the Saint of Rainbow?"

"Well, we should have met yesterday."

"I have no impression. I didn't notice. Were you there yesterday?"

"..."

Seeing Sieg's reaction, the Saint of Rainbow seemed to have not expected to be treated like this. She fell silent for a moment, but soon spoke again: "Yes, you are indeed such a person. I should have expected it - then please allow me to introduce myself."

"I am one of the dragon slayers of the Sun God Cult, [Holy Maiden of the Rainbow] Laksha, and I am also the sixth princess of your homeland."

"In terms of seniority, you are the youngest Dragon Slayer besides yourself. From now on, as two people at the bottom of the ranking, let's get along well."

The youngest dragon slayer besides himself——【Rainbow Saint Laksha】?

Zig looked at her and shifted his gaze to her eyes: "Is your title related to your eyes?"

"Well... although it is something that needs to be kept secret, it is so obvious that it can't be kept secret. This is a kind of innate ability. I was born with only one Mystic Eye. The biggest reason why I can become a Dragon Slayer is this Mystic Eye."

Laksha touched his eye patch.

She didn't say what her magic eyes were capable of, and Sieg didn't ask.

(Magic Eye? I've seen it in the database of the Crimsheed before. It seems to be a magical transformation of the eyeball, so that a person can cast magic or curse on the other person just by looking at the other person - I remember it was such a technology.)

"...Nice to meet you, Miss Laksha, the Saint of the Rainbow."