“Good morning, Oppa,” Yua greeted me cheerfully.

The next morning, after sleeping with a nice break from the dungeon, I came face to face with a strange scene. Yua was, of course, as angelic as always, but the problem was…

“What are you holding?” I asked.

She said brightly, “It’s the egg, Oppa!”

A large, ruby-like egg was sitting in Yua’s embrace, glowing with a red light. I asked just to be sure, but it really was an egg. Yua stroked the egg gently as she continued, “If I hold it like this, the baby will hatch earlier, hehe.”

“Er, mmm, good luck…?” I responded weakly.

She nodded vigorously. “Yes!”

I didn’t know whether Yua’s nesting theory would work, but it probably didn’t matter with how cute she looked. However, looking at her with an egg reminded me of the metallic egg Ruyue was caring for in the Fairy Garden. As I headed to the dungeon, I summoned Ruyue and asked, “Did that egg hatch yet?”

She shook her head. [No, it’s still sleeping. I think it’s waiting for Shin to get stronger!]

“Quite cheeky for an egg…” I muttered half to myself.

She probably meant that my elementalist related skills had...