Chapter 85: Hands-On Education
Grace woke up with her eyes wide open and Eternia’s "lesson" with The Tide still burning in her mind.
[You do remember this is a Love category mission, right?]
The System’s words echoed in her head like an annoying song she couldn’t get rid of. Grace groaned, rolling onto her stomach and burying her face in her bedroll.
[Great. Just great. I need to have sex with a water entity to save a village. Is that it? Totally normal angel business.]
She’d faced plant zombies, demons, and a fallen angel. She’d slept with Petriel, kissed Diana, and "trained" with Venus. But somehow, the idea of seducing The Tide felt... a tad more intimidating.
Maybe because The Tide wasn’t just horny—she was heartbroken. Angry. Abandoned.
[She might kill me mid-orgasm or something...]
Grace pulled herself up, stretching her wings. The sun was barely rising, casting a pale glow over their camp. Diana snored softly nearby, while Petriel was curled up like a cat on her bedroll. Meridian, surprisingly, was already awake, sitting cross-legged with a scroll in her lap.
[You know what? The nerd might actually be useful for once.]
Grace approached Meridian, who looked up with suspicion.
"Yes?"