Netori: Stealing The Hero's Party!

And even though the devil wasn't physically present inside but rather was helping Rowen at the church, Mel refused to believe Erika. But making the most out of the situation, she pretended to be downed and got to snuggle up in Raven's arms as they continued their journey.

"You're mean, Erika~" Teased the elf, pretending to be hurt yet flashing a smile at the priestess. Discover exclusive tales on m,v l'e-NovelBin.net

Squeezing her fist, Erika looked over at Raven's face, and that's when he decided to connect his mind with hers and conclude their fight.

'I know she's pretending, but just bear with it and I'll plan us a nice date soon.' He told her, and her expression instantly lightened.

Shaking her head, Erika looked back at Mel smiling. The sudden change in her expression felt off to the elf, but since she was getting what she wanted, she didn't complain. Yet her action did bring the ire of the neglected girls, from Brenna and Aerin to the monster girls.

Moxy wasn't present or else she would've felt the same–all because the tension was rising between the girls since Raven barely had time to spend with them.

'Moving everyone to the mansion might be a good idea, doubt Rose and Brenna would agree to leave their livelihoods behind but…' Touching his chest to feel around the teleportation necklace, Raven wondered if more of those could be made so he could help them travel instantly between the mansion and their houses. 'Linkle, I'll have to ask her that once we've settled in for today.'

Unsure if the witch was back from her trip to Elenaria, Raven decided to give her shop a visit later that day. Even if she wasn't there, he could teleport right to her in Elenaria.

'I can get Lana for the visit to the Maze too that way, the mistress deserves a visit for what she has done after all.' Thinking the matter through, Raven was reminded of Linkle's claims about the Mistress being a devil. She often talked about the matter as conspiracy, but if it were true he wanted to bring a few devils with him as well. 'Asmodia would be of great help if things go south.'

Reminding himself of the other devils he knew, next on line came Liliyana and even Darius's fiance, Aelin.

"Erika, didn't you visit Darius for the Idol recently?" Raven asked, curious about how Aelin and Darius were doing.

"Hmm? I did," tilting her head with a hint of confusion, the priestess added. "He told me to give Reina the job, apparently she knows her way around stone and chisel too."

"That reminds me…" Speaking up as soon as Erika was done, Aria leaned forward from the carriage wall and sat upright. "She has been working on my gloves from that dark metal, can you pick them up if she's done working on them? I don't really wanna go to her shop after what happened last time."

"The salamander scared you?" Erika asked, making Aria flinch at the mere mention of that dainty lizard.

Awkwardly smiling and scratching the back of her head, Aria leaned back against the wall without saying much else.

"Reina was laughing every second she told me about you jumping like a little girl," smiling as she continued to unveil what she'd told to everyone else, Erika forced Aria back up and she even attempted to cover the priestess mouth so she couldn't tell the story further. "Water splash~"

Splashing water by Aria's groin, Erika sent a cold chill up the barbarian's spine and even made her fall face first. From there on, she continued to retell everything that had happened between Aria and Sally the salamander, and although it embarrassed the barbarian a little, everyone else shared a hearty laugh and even teased her about it.

"We fought lamias and you're scared of a small lizard?" Teased Mel, smirking with a snarky look in her eyes.

"I'm more surprised that you didn't punch it!" Amedith said, laughing before a corrective nudge from Liliyana made him cover his mouth.

Seeing that interaction between the two Rose smiled as well, and as Liliyana noticed that Rose was looking at them while she did so, she covered her face in embarrassment. Moving a hand on her mouth, even Rose began to laugh.

However, their laughs came to an end as the carriage finally arrived at the destination. The Rune Mansion was now named after the 'Phordites. A name given to orphans of Athenian origin.

As the party walked out the carriage, the gates were opened to them by many maids, all bowing their heads to them in a long line. Walking through the garden path with a tweety fountain at the end of their sight, the party followed a young demi-racoon butler. Hopping as he went, the boy seemed enthusiastic about the new owners taking over.

"What's your name?" Raven asked the young boy.

Looking back at from over his shoulder, he flashed a toothy grin with a rosy blush across his cheek.

"Miss Rudeia named me when she bought me from the slave trader, you can name me something new if you'd like!" The boy's enthusiasm and the spark in his voice struck Raven odd, and so before giving him a name, he decided to touch his shoulder and have a look through his past.

Blood, gore, and humiliation over cutting off his male body parts…Just a flash of the boy's memories made Raven glad that the monsters that had done it to him were raped and tortured to their deaths.

"Is something wrong?" The boy asked when Raven took too long to respond.

However, forcing a smile on his face, the mage replied with a question of his own.

"What would you like to be called?" The boy was shocked to be offered a choice.

"I-I don't know," he replied, his eyes downcast and his legs fidgeting nervously.

"How about Tan?" Moving to the front, Rose placed a hand on the boy's head and gave his hair a playful ruffle. Smiling at him, she leaned forward, and seeing such a pretty lady treating him nicely, a hearty smile flit across the boy's lips. "Cause of your Tanned fur on those cute ears and tail."

"Y-yes!" He agreed instantly, his tanned tail wagging with joy.

Seeing the boy's enthusiasm, a wave of laughs took over the party. Tan was far too innocent to understand what was happening, but that didn't stop him from hopping as he led the group forward once again.

Once inside, Raven stopped to admire the amount of space they now had.

'Time to tick off the mansion from the checklist, I'm one step closer to having the best harem in this world after all!' Beaming a bright smile for once in a long time, Raven felt happy without having to worry about anything…at least not for now.