"Leon..."

After sending away the strange little maid, Queen Veronica, with cheeks slightly flushed, looked at Leon, who was in his casual clothes, and joyfully yet helplessly complained:

"I'm happy that you came to see me early... but can't you just use the door once?"

"Uh..."

Faced with Queen Veronica's slightly shy complaint, Leon's usually subpar emotional intelligence finally made an appearance. Instead of admitting that he was accustomed to entering through the window, he coughed lightly and said:

"I just wanted to see you so much, so I chose the fastest route."

"???"

Hearing the "sweet words" from Leon's mouth, Queen Veronica, who was about to close the window, couldn't help but tremble slightly, fumbling twice before finally locking the window, and then turned back with eyes full of surprise.

"Uh... is there something wrong with me? Did I get some sauce on me?"

"No, no."

Watching Leon checking his collar, Queen Veronica couldn't help but smile with arched eyebrows, then reached out to link arms with Leon, smiling sweetly:

"I'm just surprised that such cheesy words actually came out of your mouth."

"..."

"And it's a bit fake, you know. If you really couldn't wait to see me, you would have come straight over after getting off the Sky Clipper."

"..."

"So Leon, why did you come over today without waiting until midnight? Could it be that Anna chased you out of the house?"

"..."

"Judging by your expression, did I hit the nail on the head?"

"..."

Feeling a bit awkward due to Queen Veronica's words, Leon couldn't help but feel slightly deflated and said:

"Then maybe I shouldn't say such..."

"No~"

Stopping Leon from finishing his sentence by lightly placing her index finger on his lips, Queen Veronica wrapped her arms around Leon's waist, stood on tiptoe to bring her face close, and with cheeks blushing, commented:

"Though the sweet words are fake, your intention to please me is real, so they sound nice, I love hearing them, and I want to hear more~"

"Hiss..."

Unexpectedly hit by Veronica's intense charm offensive, the little deer in Leon's Heart Lake didn't even have time to prance around before being swept away by the following herd of deer who started shaking their heads collectively.

Like suffering some kind of intelligence-reducing status effect, Leon held onto the proactive Queen Veronica, saying a lot of things he usually wouldn't dare to say, until a certain threshold was crossed, and he shivered from his own cheesiness, finally realizing what he had done.

After curling his toes inside his shoes twice, Leon coughed lightly, having regained his clarity of mind, and promptly changed the subject:

"By the way, I brought back some specialties for you from the North, you..."

"I already received them~"

Upon Leon mentioning those lavishly abundant 'specialties', Queen Veronica's smile sweetened even more, leaning over with a body so warm it was almost hot, her eyes shimmering as she softly said:

"I really love the specialties you brought back, so what reward do you want... what is this thing?"

"Snow Mammoth Jerky, the most famous specialty in the North."

Handing the sealed paper bag over to Queen Veronica, Leon, like a street magician, began pulling things out one by one from the Mirror World.

"There's also Ice Cave Rhino Jerky, Thorn-toothed Elephant Smoked Ribs, Thick Hoof Donkey Palm, and Saber-toothed Tiger... uh, this one's for a friend."

After pushing the half-revealed Saber-toothed Tiger whip back into the Mirror World, Leon continued pulling out other things amidst Queen Veronica's dumbfounded expression. As he did so, he apologized slightly:

"I'm not quite sure what exactly you like, so I bought a bit of every specialty I could get. Besides the food, there are also bone-carved charms, white animal hides, that colorful Grummo carpet, an Ice Crystal Amber Necklace... oh, and here's some Linden Honey!"

Pulling out a large wide-mouthed jar about the size of a bucket from the Mirror World, Leon handed it to Queen Veronica, who shivered from the cold, and confidently introduced:

"You'll definitely like this. This honey is said to be produced by a type of bee associated with tiger whips, and it has rejuvenating and skin-soothing effects. However, it's extremely rare, and they can only scrape off a piece as big as a tabletop each month. What you're holding is their output over two and a half years."

"..."

Do I want honey? What I actually want is... are you doing this on purpose? Are you getting back at me for teasing you earlier?

Seeing Leon seemingly wanting to continue pulling out more things, with necklaces and pendants slung around her neck, animal skins and carpets draped over her shoulders, and a large open-mouthed jar hugged in her arms, Veronica's face couldn't help but darken.

First, she shook off the miscellaneous specialties covering her, then carefully put away the rejuvenating Linden Honey, and went on to press Leon down onto the large sofa in the middle of the room.

"Uh... I still have more specialties to give you."

"No rush, there are plenty of specialties, one at a time."

Seeing Leon still attempting to create distractions at this moment, Queen Veronica couldn't help but snort. She then reached out to undo Leon's collar button with a flushed face and declared:

"You just returned from the North, so you're also a specialty of the North. Tonight, you're all mine!"

"Huh?"

One hundred chapters are omitted here.

...

[You accepted an invitation from the current Queen of the Kingdom of Lutung and engaged in several special adult activities at two different locations with her. You successfully activated the Black Iron Level badge "Fan of Firepower."]

[Fan of Firepower: Through active practice with a legal partner, mastered a small amount of "firepower" techniques, and is an adult human who enjoys the activity without tiring.]

[Badge Effect: Although your technique is still somewhat raw, your broad experience and extensive practical experience mean that your partner's satisfaction will see a boost during special adult activities.]

[Advanced Route: After completing a total of 30 corresponding exercises with the same legal partner and unlocking more than 5 different scenarios, this badge will automatically elevate to the Bronze Badge "Skilled Gunner," current progress 5/30, 2/5.]

[Hidden Trait (no need to wear): Apart from personal attributes, your overall duration of "firepower" activities will continue to increase as the specific level of the "firepower" badge increases.]

"..."

It seems I bought too many Saber-toothed Tiger whips...

Looking at the newly added badge on the panel, Leon, woken by the morning sunlight, couldn't help but touch his nose, then turned to glance at his side.

After enjoying a night of "Northern specialties," Queen Veronica lay sweetly asleep under another specialty from the North he had brought—a soft quilt.

Reaching out to tuck Veronica's messy hair back along her face, Leon watched her for a while, lightly climbed out of bed, and flipped an overturned full-length mirror on the carpet, then with an apologetic expression, said to the [Miss Zhuangpo] tied up inside the mirror:

"Sorry, it's not that I wanted to do this, it's just that you really did come at a bit of an inopportune time..."