"These two sisters will drive me insane someday," I sighed, lying on the bed.

"Oh right, I should try that."

My eyes met Vajra, which was placed on the table in front of the bed. I grabbed it in my hand and ordered, "Vivi, open the inventory."

"Initialising Host's request..."

With some lightning flickering, a small hole cracked open in the air in front of me.

"Hmm, so this is how the inventory looks," I murmured, trying to touch it, but it repelled my hand backward. "Vivi, can other people also see it?"

"Yes."

"Well, that's troublesome."

I brought Vajra closer to the inventory and the moment its tip touched the hole, Vajra turned into a small packet of light and went inside the hole.

"Inventory [Level 1]: A subspace window that can store the Host's items.

Slots: 10/1000

Items:

The Roaring Blade Vajra: Rank B"

"So similar to the Space Ring, a Rank B item here takes ten slots. Let's try the next test."

I tried to put my Space Ring into the inventory but it also repelled and an error window appeared.

"Error! The item has separate space. It can't be put inside the inventory or the space inside the item would collapse."

"Hmm, fair enough—or I would have abused the skill by putting multiple rings inside it. Now for the third test: how large of an item can I put inside the inventory?"

I tried different things like tables, chairs, and even the bed to put inside the inventory and, to my surprise, it engulfed everything effortlessly. Regular items, irrespective of their size, only took 1 slot.

"Vivi, how can I take the items out?"

"Think of the items you want to draw and move your hand closer to the inventory."

Following Vivi's instructions, I placed everything back in its place and asked two last important questions.

"Vivi, can I change the size and location of the inventory hole, and also do I have to say out loud every time I have to access the inventory?"

"The inventory opening size and location can be varied according to the Host's thought when they initialise the skill. Similarly, the Host does not need to command to activate the skill. The Host can directly think of drawing the item from the inventory and it will automatically be activated."

"Whoa, it has covered all the plot holes. It's so convenient that it actually scares me."

While I was admiring the skill, a growling voice filled the room.

"Oh right, I'm not in the Forest of Gumiho anymore. I need to eat to keep my body functioning," I murmured, rubbing my crying stomach, and moved outside.

As I closed the door, one more clicking sound came from the side and I found Ume also leaving her room. She was wearing a long red-and-black robe covering her whole body, giving the vibes of a jade beauty from a cultivation novel.

"H-heyy," I greeted awkwardly as the memory of how embarrassingly I ran from her room refreshed in my mind.

"I was about to ask for your presence," she said. "May you come with me to buy refreshments? I'm feeling weakened."

"That makes two of us. I also came out to look for something to eat. We should bring Nymeria as well."

"I have already asked Sister Nym, but she refused. She wants to explore the new realm she has reached, so she went to meditate."

I let out a sigh and replied, "She should have eaten something. It requires energy to meditate."

"You need not worry. This inn provides refreshment which she already took. I offered to eat with her, but Sister Nym wished for me to venture outside so she gave me this small bag and instructed me to look for you."

"Alright then, let's go together."

When we came out of the inn, it was already evening and the sun was bathing the land in a beautiful orange hue.

"D-does this robe suit me?" Ume asked, fiddling with her fingers and looking down.

"You are looking gorgeous, Ume," I replied.

From there, it took us almost an hour to reach a restaurant that was hardly half a kilometre away. The reason? Ume was enjoying the view of the city while I was enjoying the view of the goddess beside me.

"Being a Queen, I couldn't visit any place openly. It feels like I have finally achieved freedom," she said, looking at the restaurant, brimming with lights.

"Let's celebrate your freedom with a large feast," I replied, moving inside.

We took a two-seat table and ordered fifty different dishes—basically everything that was available on their menu.

Ume gave up after eating only five of them while I unexpectedly ate the rest and had to order another twenty as my hunger didn't subside.

"You have got an amazing appetite," Ume chuckled as I gobbled down the last plate.

"I am as surprised as you," I replied, wiping my face with a napkin. "It must be because I became stronger—my body requires more energy now. If not for Nymeria's money, I couldn't have afforded such a meal."

"You don't need to worry about it. Once you reach the Mid-Tier realm, the body doesn't require food for energy. It absorbs the Soulforce from the surroundings to replenish itself."

"Really? I have to quickly reach the Mid-Tier realm then, or it will become a problem to afford so much food."

As we were talking, a man wearing a long coat tuxedo reached our table and spoke, "Excuse me, sir, may I ask your relationship with the ma'am?"

"Is he trying to woo Ume?" I thought inwardly before replying coldly, "Why should I tell you?"

"Oh, I apologise, sir, if I sounded rude. Actually, I am the manager of this restaurant and we are offering free ice creams to couples just for tonight."

"Raj, what's an ice cream?" Ume asked in a low voice, leaning toward me.

"It's a kind of cold sweet cream eaten as dessert. Do you want to try?"

She immediately grabbed my hand and declared, showing off the engagement ring on my finger, "He is my betrothed."

The manager slightly bent his head and replied, "Sir, you have a beautiful fiancée. I shall immediately arrange for the ice creams."

When we checked out they gave us two ice cones, so we decided to eat them while walking back.

"Yummm, it's so cold and delicious," Ume exclaimed, her ears twitching violently as she licked the cream. "We should go back and take more of these desserts."

"They won't give us more for free and we have already spent all the money Nymeria gave us," I replied, denying her.

Her fluffy ears drooped and her face began sulking, almost forcing me to embrace her.

"You can have mine, so stop sulking," I said, touching the cone to her cheek.

"Kyaa! So cold," she exclaimed, snatching the cone from my hand.

"Are you fine eating it?" I asked, scratching my temple. "I have already licked it. So wouldn't it be considered an indirect kiss?"

"You didn't object when water from my lips went into your mouth in the bathroom yesterday night," she replied with a soft, adorable smile. "So I'm also fine eating this."

"Y-you knew it..." I gasped.

"Obviously! I'm not that ignorant," she chuckled before resuming her attacks on the ice cream.

It only took her a couple of minutes to gobble both cones, leaving a moustache of cream on her upper lip.

"How could you call yourself Queen when you are so messy?" I sighed, wiping her upper lip with my thumb.

I glanced at the cream on my thumb, then licked it off with a grin. "Hmm, it's really sweet."

"H-how could you eat it so shamelessly?" Ume squeaked, her cheeks blooming with a rosy hue. "My saliva was on it!!"

"And it made it even sweeter," I chuckled, licking my lips.

Her cheeks turned even more crimson and her hands flew to her face, trying to hide her shyness.

As I was enjoying teasing her, a young teenager, hardly sixteen, stood a few feet away in front of us. He had short white hair, wore a long white robe, and carried an unsheathed sword in his hand.

I immediately moved in front of Ume and asked, "Who are you? Why are you blocking our way?"

The veins on his head bulged as he leapt at me, shouting in fury, "I will kill you, bastard!!!"

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