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Chapter 11: You Shouldn't Think Like That

The effect of the golden apple was almost instantaneous. As soon as Steven transferred the warmth from his mouth to Gladiia, he felt the girl's originally weak breathing stabilize.

However, just as Steven was about to stop, Gladiia, who had been confused about what he was doing, actively clasped her arms around his neck.

Before Steven could react, he felt the girl's fragrance quickly overpower the residual taste of the golden apple, filling his mouth.

Completely unprepared for the situation to develop into what it was, Steven's brain crashed on the spot. As a pure-hearted young man who hadn't even held hands with a girl before crossing over into Minecraft, how could he withstand such sensations?

His mind was left with the perfect touch and taste. Even Steven, who had never lost focus in the face of countless monsters, now experienced what it felt like to see black before his eyes.

It wasn't until Gladiia, as if finally satisfied, let go of the arm around Steven's neck that his consciousness returned to his body.

At this moment, Steven's eyes were vacant, his body stiff, and his tattered clothes hanging on him made him look as if he had just been violated.

It felt too comfortable, and for a while, he didn't know what to think.

Is this what it feels like to kiss a beautiful girl?

Smacking his lips, Steven savored the indescribable fragrance lingering in his mouth. In his heart, a desire to continue surfaced.

However, after seeing Gladiia's still innocent and pure eyes, he quickly regained his composure.

Her actions were obviously not due to his overflowing male charm, causing her, a person still in the childlike stage, to lose control of her desires. It was more likely an instinctive reaction driven by the desire to heal herself, akin to a traveler on the verge of dehydration pursuing a water source at all costs.

Shaking his head abruptly, Steven expelled all the yellow waste that had filled his brain.

If Gladiia had done this while conscious, he would be remiss as a healthy male not to continue. But now, she was clearly still a child with amnesia, and if he couldn't control himself in this situation, he should swap his brain and testicles.

"Dada?"

Seeing Steven's strange actions, Gladiia, still savoring the delicious liquid in her mouth from her "cheap dad," tilted her head with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

A faint blush returned to her pale and sickly face. The golden bubbles lingering on her body indicated that the golden apple had indeed worked well on her. However, Steven was momentarily unsure of how to face her.

However, it seemed that even the golden apple couldn't cure amnesia, the problem in her brain. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in her current state.

‘Can you just call me big brother instead? I’m too young to have a daughter as big as you’

While smiling wryly, Steven checked the girl's body and breath. Once he confirmed that she had at least escaped the state of weakness and near-death from before, he attempted to discuss something with the amnesiac girl.

But the girl just tilted her head, obviously not understanding what he meant.

"Dada, one more time."

Not only that, but she even once proactively leaned towards Steven, pressing her little face against his. It looked like a hungry child wanting to continue being spoiled by her father.

However, this time Steven wouldn't let her have her way. With a casual push, he pressed her back onto the bed, earnestly looking into the girl's eyes, assuming a posture of educating a child.

"Don't do that kind of thing again, or I won't care about you anymore."

Steven didn't know when this girl would regain her memory, or whether she would retain these embarrassing moments. Still, he had to, at least, handle his part of the situation.

Feeding her the golden apple was out of necessity; continuing further would be taking advantage of her amnesia.

As a pure-hearted member of the "pure love" party, Steven couldn't accept that

Upon hearing that Steven didn't want her anymore, the girl named Gladiia showed a hint of panic. With the intelligence of a child, she might not understand most of what Steven said, but the fear of being abandoned is something that exists in everyone's heart.

Her small hand grabbed Steven's arm tightly, and Gladiia pointed to her own little head, as if saying that if she let go, he would run away.

"So, why do humans, like animals, regard the first person they see as close kin?"

Finally securing his second first kiss, Steven chuckled wryly and muttered softly.

Gladiia's excessive closeness might be due to some instinctual reasons he mentioned, but Steven felt it could also be because this girl likely lacked paternal affection from an early age. After all, the less you have of something, the less likely you are to let it go once you obtain it.

But now that things had come to this, Steven couldn't say much more. He could only hope that when this girl regained her memory, she wouldn't make things too difficult for him.

Recalling Gladiia's swift and clean killing of the sea scion, Steven couldn't help but swallow hard.

No matter how you think about it, this situation can't be taken lightly, especially after what just happened between them...

Oh well, thinking too much about things that haven't happened yet won't help. It's better to enjoy the present situation.

Anyway, he could easily defeat this girl.

While he might lack confidence in other areas, when it came to fighting, Steven was quick to regain his self-assurance.

As long as he was strong enough, what was there to fear?

Now that Gladiia's injuries were temporarily taken care of, Steven could let loose and explore the secrets hidden in this village.

In this world, Steven had no goals or aspirations, so having some fun was something he was more than willing to do.