Hero Of Harmony

Chapter 59: Nearly Late!

"Haa, finally, I finished, and thankfully, I didn't make any irreversible mistakes." Said Alexander with a sigh of relief as he set down the pointy metal stick and began polishing the silver ring in his hand with a wet towel.

Cleaning the ring to the best of my ability, I dried it off with a light gust of wind and closely inspected the ring, making sure I hadn't missed something, though luckily there was nothing wrong with it, causing me to smile as I gently placed it back inside the ring-box, filled with tender leaves before closing it.

Standing up, I did a little stretching as my body had gotten stiff from sitting in the same posture for such a long time, which caused me to wonder how long I'd been down here.

'Eh, probably a few hours.' Thought Alexander as he grabbed the ring box and headed back down the entrance passageway.

Approaching the boulder, I moved it out of the way, entering back into the large cavern where the guardian usually resides; a new one hadn't been created yet, but the corpse of the one I killed was missing. It is not the first time such a thing has happened, so it didn't surprise me; while I've never seen it happen, I'm prone to assume the dungeon is absorbing the body to reuse for later, at least, that would be the only logical sense to me, I've never really bothered to confirm my theory or not.

Anyways, I didn't linger for long, and after putting the boulder back in its place, I exited the cavern, heading back up to the fourth floor. When I arrived, I instantly started sprinting through the passageway, passing by numerous alpha centipedes that chased after me in the process, though with my speed, they were quickly left behind, and a few minutes later, I arrived back outside, though what I saw caused my eyes to widen.

"It's nighttime?" Muttered Alexander with widened eyes as he looked at the sun setting behind the horizon, emitting a soft, reddish glow.

To say I was surprised would be an understatement, but I shook my head and quickly sprinted back home, even going so far as to use [Wind Steps] since I didn't want to keep Master waiting. Dashing through the forest, I evaded every tree and beast I encountered before returning to the clearing in a minute.

Looking around, I noticed the tarp was still in place, and I didn't see Master, which prompted me to sigh in relief that I'd returned in time, as I wasn't really keen on being late for such an important thing that I'd been preparing for months.

Before entering the house, I stuffed the ring box in my pouch, concealing it from Master's eyes, and only then did I open the door. Entering inside, I headed towards Master's office, though she surprisingly wasn't there, so I headed towards her bedroom, and again she wasn't there, but just before I left, I heard chirping coming from her closet.

"Talis? Are you in there?" Asked Alexander with a raised eyebrow as he approached the door, though it was slammed shut before he could fully open it.

"Don't come in, Alexander; I'm getting dressed." Said Lavender solemnly while leaning against the door, preventing him from entering.

"Hmm, what's the big deal, Master? I've seen you naked plenty of times before; you were even naked in the morning today?" Remarked Alexander as he tilted his head in confusion; though he didn't try to open the door, he could tell by her voice Lavender was being serious.

"I'm not concerned with you seeing me nude. I'm currently greeting dressed, you know, for tonight, and I didn't want you to see me until I was ready." Stated Lavender as her eye twitched in annoyance as she remembered the morning; she calmed down and shook her head, though it wasn't like Alexander could see her.

"Alright, I'll wait then, Master, but don't take too long; it's not every day I'll get to see you in a dress. I want to be given the opportunity to relish such a breathtaking sight." Said Alexander with an eager smile as he imagined Lavender in various dresses, though none of them would ever compare to the real thing.