I Can Make Everything Level UP

"... Even if you use big words, you won't convince me, you choose Kate, after all," Natalie said after a few seconds of silence. "You don't have to say that to make me feel better."

"And I was here trying to be tactful…" Billy said. "What I mean is, you have some great bazongas, it is amazing that they don't get on the way while you fight."

"Bazongas… are you talking about my chest? I never thought you could be that superficial," Natalie said while looking away and hiding her chest.

"I am just mentioning one of your good points since you said that I don't think that you are attractive," Billy said. "You are a muscle head, but despite the hardships, you don't give up on your goal until now and you are probably the strongest of your tribe already. We can always count on you on the frontlines and when it comes to training, you are always the first option and the last to give up."

"All those points confirm that I am just too manly," Natalie said.

"Are you still thinking about that?" Billy said and then touched her hand. "Check my heart and feel for yourself."

"See what?" Natalie asked while blushing a little.

"Everyone is getting horny around here… feel my heart beating and confirm that I truly think that you are also special to me."

Natalie accepted his offer and did that, even though she was the one who had her heart accelerating since she had never touched a guy like that before. Putting aside the physical attraction, Billy also confirmed that her embarrassed expression was something that he wanted to see as much as possible. Natalie's hands weren't soft, they were full of callouses, but Billy didn't mind that. His hands were like that as well. Those were the hands of hard-working people. In any case, Natalie was starting to like that too much since her hands were moving and her respiration was getting more intense.

"All right… enough touching, otherwise, I will start to wish to touch yours too," Billy said. "If you need more confirmation, then you will have to wait until we are back home until we talk with your mother and Edward. Kate says that we can make this work between us. What do you think?"

"If you stop saying that kind of stuff… it might work," Natalie said. "... Are you really fine with me?"

"Ouch… don't look at me like that… those upturned eyes hurt, you know," Billy said and then hugged Natalie. "Can you feel it now? My heart is beating faster."

"Is that a sign that you like me?" Natalie asked.

"Right now, it is a sign that I like the feeling of your bazongas agaisnt me," Billy said.

"You are so…" Natalie said, a bit embarrassed.

"Sincerity is important in serious relationships, you know," Billy said and then kissed Natalie on her cheek. "This is your reward for tonight. Anymore than that and I might turn into a wolf."

Natalie also had a pretty good scent, but Billy didn't mention it since he would sound even more like a pervert. In any case, after a while, he made the tower disappear, and then he said bye to Natalie. Things worked well. Now he just had to deal with everyone's families. His mother probably would be happy for him, but she also will scold him for getting two girls all at once. He didn't know a single thing about Lucy, Natalie's mother, so it was hard to say how she would react. As for Edward, he was the father of a single girl, so he probably will give Billy an earful.

Once Billy returned to his room, he saw Alexander grinning from ear to ear. He wanted to hear about what happened, but Billy ignored him completely. He seemed like a girl who was crazy to listen to some love talk… while he was saying some nonsense, Billy began to think about his plans. The idea of leaving the party was pretty gone now, so he had three options. Be more moderate with his decisions, keep Kate as the party's leader, or return as things were before. Finding an answer was hard… Billy will have to wait and see for a while.

"Now that I solved this problem, I need to focus on the war that is about to come, can I prevent it?" Billy rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Attacking those assholes will only cause more problems down the road…"

Since that is the case, the states had to strengthen their defenses, even more so considering the difference in numbers now. However, that wasn't something Billy could do alone. Maybe he should do something more indirect now that he could forge things. While the quality of his items was increasing, it wasn't comparable to the old blacksmiths. Besides, he could only make so many items every week.

"If we learn how to cancel their magic over the monsters, the people of Toles state will revolt against them," Billy thought. "But I have no idea how to do that."

Billy thought about it until late in the night, but he didn't have any ideas. On the next day, Kate was all smiles while he was playing with Rosalie, and Natalie was more relaxed while she was training. Since they were working, they couldn't afford to change their behavior so much even though they had achieved one of the things that they wanted. Billy also kept acting like usual and thinking about the enemy.

Several days passed, and then Rosalie began to relax at Aura's house. However, when Aura received a reply from Edward, she got nervous again since Kate was going to leave.

"Don't worry, all right?" Kate said and then patted her head. "We will be working to recover your home one day."

That was Edward's goal, but no one could say if they could achieve it. Still, saying anything else would only make Rosalie feel more anxious…