Though she didn’t quite understand everything, she was considerate enough not to pry into private matters...

"N-no..." Alice reluctantly refused the offer.

"Hehe... acting shy now, even though you hugged Quinn like some kind of pillow!" Lyra said, not wanting to stop her teasing!

"Alright... Let’s go now, or else you both will face the consequences for acting like that..." Quinn said, looking down at his bulging cock.

Both of them quickly retreated, escaping from the beast hidden in human skin!

"Heh... still too shy." Quinn said while watching the voluptuous retreating backs of the two MILFs!

But after both of them were gone... his face twisted into a dreadful look. If someone had seen his expression, they might have thought Quinn was ready to kill anyone.

Reality really hit him hard. The beings he had seen were just so incredibly strong... and he surely didn’t have the luxury of remaining weak.

What if in his next battle he faced a Tier 4? That thought constantly clawed at his mind, but he didn’t want to show his worries to Lyra... he didn’t want her to cry again. Never again.

’Hah... this prison really drives me crazy’ Quinn complained internally. It was just really unfortunate that he got dragged into this shit... though he wasn’t complaining completely, because he had also met Lyra and Alice... even though he and Alice hadn’t known each other for long.

He had a feeling that something was resonating between them; he just couldn’t explain it and didn’t have any reason to ask her about it yet.

Well, the time would come... but that time surely wasn’t right now. It was just a slow burn, just like with Lyra.

"Hah... better not dwell on something like that for now. Better ask Alice to spar again." Quinn stretched his body and followed both of them to the kitchen.

It was time to eat Lyra’s top-notch cooking!

....

After they finished eating, Lyra went to the armory.. it was inevitable that she still needed to do her job.

Meanwhile, Alice and Quinn were now standing in the training room...

Quinn already had many wounds and broken bones across his entire body... Alice was a real menace and didn’t hold back at all! Quinn could only grit his teeth after being beaten black and blue yet again!

She really went all out for no reason! Though he didn’t know that Alice was beating him up as payback for him acting so romantic with Lyra!

Well, she was quite jealous, but she could only maintain the same persona she always showed!

Before finishing their meals, he had asked a favor from Alice... he wanted to gain combat experience from her. Well, it could mostly be called a beating because Alice was just so strong and cunning that his every attempt failed...

"Let’s stop for now." Alice said after seeing Quinn’s pitiful state.

"Hah... at the very least, I survived."

’Hell! She didn’t even give me a breather before pummeling me into a paste!’ Quinn cursed internally... Still, he enjoyed sparring with Alice. Not only was he gaining experience, but she was also far too beautiful!

Who could resist her voluptuous body while she was only wearing such thin clothing!

Having that kind of sparring partner was surely heavenly, so he didn’t feel mentally tired at all...

Still, Quinn had countless bruises and blackened spots across his entire frame! Not to mention those broken ribs and arms!

If Quinn didn’t have healing abilities, he surely would not have survived.

"Quinn...?" Alice asked him, leaning against the same wall Quinn was leaning on... She had actually approached him!

"Hmm?? What?"

"I have a question for you..."

"Uh... what is it?"

"Do you believe in fate?" Alice asked while looking up at the ceiling.

"Of course I do... what’s gotten into you?" Quinn answered, firing a question back as he didn’t understand what she was implying.

"Fufu... well, I just got curious..."

"You are a weird one too... just like Lyra," Quinn said, forcing himself to stand up. Their rest time was already over. It was time for round two of his beating...

"Hehe... you are quite fun, but I won’t fall for it," Alice said while dusting off her backside... It was now time for round two!

...

Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!!

Deafening sounds echoed throughout the whole room as Quinn’s sword clashed with Alice’s katana, while an unstoppable barrage of fists rained straight down on Quinn’s body!

Bam!! Bam!! Bam!!

Quinn could barely cover his entire frame after receiving the blows head-on while their weapons clashed! The plan of evading the strikes was just a fleeting dream! A countless barrage of phantom-like fists pummeled him relentlessly!

Alice was so incredibly fast that he could barely follow her fists before the impact of each blow hit him!

It was truly pure torture and a one-sided beating!

’Argh!! Why can’t I even touch a single strand of her hair?! She really moves like a phantom!’ Quinn complained internally at the sheer absurdity and insanity of what he was experiencing.

Boom!

Quinn threw the strongest blow he could muster, yet Alice effortlessly evaded the strike!

Then... Alice sprinted straight toward Quinn’s frame, and she struck with all her might!

Bam!

A loud crack echoed, followed by a heavy thud...

Thud!

Just like before, Quinn slumped to the floor like a dead body after finishing agonizing hours of training...

The whole training room became a mess; dents and cracks could be seen from every possible angle, making it look as though some dreadful event had occurred.

...

’Phew... Quinn improved so fast! But thankfully, I am stronger... fufu..’ Alice felt relieved after the agonizing training session.

At first, Quinn hadn’t been able to evade a single attack coming from her... but as time passed, he adapted and slowly built his rhythm. His improvement was so fast that Alice began to think Quinn might be a monster hidden beneath human skin!

Quinn could even counterattack while blocking the rain of barrages aimed straight at his frame! That was how monstrous his improvement truly was...

Well, at the very end... Quinn still lost miserably, not even landing a single hit, which frustrated him so badly!

Little did Quinn know that his improvement was quite astronomical, even by Alice’s standards.