The Return Of The Exiled Villain

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Gray dusted off his hands, the last threads snapping back into his sleeves.

"Let's go," he said, jerking his chin toward the cave.

"Before another pack shows up."

Selina and Selene didn't need to be told twice. They hurried behind the two, still shaking a little from the shock.

Lyra walked ahead with Gray, her steps confident as she guided them through the winding tunnels.

After a few minutes, the narrow stone hallway began to widen, a soft light blooming ahead.

"Almost there," Gray said.

The other two girls peeked forward... and froze.

"W–wait… what is that?" Selina whispered.

They turned the final corner, and both Selina and Selene gasped loudly.

"NO WAY—!"

"What the hell—this is SOO beautiful!"

Their voices echoed through the massive chamber as their eyes drank in the scene.

The pink crystals glowed along the walls, casting gentle light over the lush green patches of grass spreading across the stone.

The ores, whether they were silver, gold-like, violet, or black were scattered like treasure piles waiting to be claimed.

Selina dashed toward a cluster of shimmering stones, crouching instantly.

"Are these… expensive?" she breathed.

"Very," Gray replied simply.

Selene stepped forward, too, touching a strip of glowing amethyst embedded in the wall.

"This place looks like a hidden sanctuary…" she murmured.

Lyra walked ahead proudly, as if showing off something she owned.

"I told you! Isn't it perfect?" She lifted her arms slightly as though presenting the space. "We even havea water lake!"

She pointed toward the crystal-clear lake.

Selina and Selene rushed to the edge, eyes sparkling.

"It's actually clean!"

"It's warm too… look, there's steam!"

Lyra grinned and looked up at Gray, almost puffing her chest out with pride.

"See? Told you it was amazing."

Gray's lips twitched into a small smirk.

"Yeah… It's perfect for a camp!" Selina spun around, arms wide like a child showing off a new toy.

"We don't even need a heater in here!"

"And the crystals keep the light steady…" Selene added, crouching near the lake to test the water with her fingertip.

"And this is actually drinkable?"

Gray nodded once.

"I tested it."

The two girls exchanged excited looks and practically bounced in place.

They unpacked their things near the lake, wood, weapons, and the bits of fur they had gathered outside.

The warmth of the chamber softened the cold in their bodies, but their clothes… those were still soaked from trudging through snow.

Selina pinched her sleeve and squeezed, causing water to drip out.

"Ugh… this is freezing. If we keep wearing these, we'll get sick," Selene groaned.

"We should dry everything before we rest," Lyra agreed instantly.

Selina nodded and began undoing the buttons of her coat. Selene tugged off her outer layers too, the cold fabric peeling away from her skin.

Neither of them seemed bothered about doing it right there, right in front of Gray, as if it was nothing more than changing clothes after training.

Gray paused mid-step, raising an eyebrow.

"…Are you three seriously doing this here?"

"They're wet. We need them dry." Selina shrugged, pulling off another layer.

"Yeah. It's not like this is a big deal," Selene added lightly.

Gray leaned slightly to the side, definitely watching as Selene's cleavage gradually came into view, with a small beads of sweat on it.

That was when Lyra suddenly rushed in front of him, planting both hands over his eyes.

"DON'T LOOK!" she snapped.

"Girls! Gray is still here!"

Selina and Selene froze, glancing back over their shoulders.

For a second, they just blinked. Then their eyes sharply locked onto each other, narrowed, and clearly annoyed.

Lyra tilted her head, confused.

"…What's with you two?"

"Nothing." Selina crossed her arms.

"Absolutely nothing." Selene mirrored her.

But their stiff shoulders… their forced smiles… the way they kept glancing at Gray from the corner of their eyes…

Lyra's expression slowly shifted.

First confusion... and then came the realization.

Her mouth parted just a little as it clicked.

"…Ah."

She looked from Selina… to Selene… then back to Gray, still behind her hands.

All three of them liked him.

And they had all just realized the others did too.

Lyra's eye twitched, and instantly, her grip over Gray's face tightened.

"Agh..."

Gray let out a low groan as Lyra's fingers pressed harder into his temples.

"Lyra—"

Before he could finish, she kicked his shin—lightly, but enough to make his body bend forward with a small grunt.

"Bastard," she hissed, her voice tight with anger… and something far more possessive.

She kept her hands over his eyes a second longer, as if daring him to try looking again.

Then she finally pulled them away, only to plant herself in front of him, blocking his view completely with her whole body.

"Face me," she ordered, cheeks faintly red.

"Not them."

She took a breath and began removing her wet clothing as well, but she did it slowly, carefully, keeping herself angled toward Gray the entire time.

"Huff...!"

Her fingers went to the fastenings of her own travel-stained coat. She shrugged it off, letting it fall to the stone floor with a damp thud.

Next came the tunic beneath, pulled over her head to reveal a smooth back and the clasp of a simple, forest-green bra that struggled to contain the generous swell of her breasts.

Her pants followed, sliding down long, slender legs to pool at her ankles. Stepping out of them, she stood for a moment in just her matching green underwear.

The soft pink glow from the crystals above reflected across her skin, highlighting the gentle curve of her shoulders and the narrow line of her waist.

Her breasts were full and high, the green fabric of her bra straining to encase their soft weight, the cleavage so deep that it made Gray's eyes stuck on it.

The line of her hips flared dramatically from her narrow waist, leading down to her thighs and the tantalizing corner of her green panties.

"Fweeeet "

Gray let out a low whistle, the sound echoing softly against the cave walls.

Lyra froze, her hands instinctively crossing over her chest.

"G-Gray!" she hissed, cheeks flaming red.

Her gaze flicked around nervously, and that's when her eyes widened in shock. Selina and Selene… they weren't wearing underwear anymore.

They had fully stripped, letting the wet layers fall onto the stone, leaving them completely exposed.

"H-huh?!" Lyra's breath caught in her throat.

She spun back toward Gray, panic blazing in her golden eyes.

But the moment she did, her heart nearly stopped. Gray wasn't looking anywhere else; he was only looking at her.

His calm expression made her flush rise hotter than the cave's fire. She wanted to hide, to sink into the floor, anything to escape the heat creeping across her skin.

Of course, Lyra didn't know what Gray was doing the moment she turned.

He had already taken a slow glance at Selina and Selene, noticing the curves of their bodies, the softness of their skin, and the way the wet fabric had clung to them before it was removed.

'Tsk, tsk…' he thought to himself quietly, lips curling into a faint smirk.

'They're figures… damn amazing.'

Then, as if realizing something, Gray spoke.

"I should also undress myself, right?"

For a split second, the three girls froze, their eyes widening almost in unison.

Without a word, Gray reached up and pulled at the hem of his shirt. The fabric came off in slow motion, revealing his naked upper body.

The cave's soft pink glow highlighted every contour of his muscles: his broad shoulders, well-defined chest, and rippling abs.

Scars crisscrossed his skin like a damn parasite, as every inch of his upper body almost contained some kind of straight scar.

One particularly jagged scar ran from the back of his shoulder down to his lower back, twisting like a streak of lightning, raw and almost alive in the way it caught the light.

But even if they looked ugly... they simply gave Gray a sheer amount of masculinity as his perfect figure complemented every single damn scar.

"Oh my..." Selina's jaw dropped slightly, and she quickly looked away, though her eyes betrayed her curiosity.

After just a few more seconds, she gave up and continued ogling his body.

"Oh my...," Selene's lips parted as she traced his scars with her gaze, a mix of fascination and awe written on her face.

She had seen his body before, but now, it looked much more explosive than before. Just thinking about that night... she licked her lips.

She couldn't wait to spend another night with him.

Lyra's golden eyes flickered between shock, embarrassment, and… a little sting of possessiveness.

Her hands tightened instinctively at her sides.

She, too, had seen Gray's body before, but it didn't have as many scars as it did now.

And that was simply a little more than two weeks ago, so what exactly did Gray go through in that short amount of time?

The truth is that even Gray didn't know. The other Gray could get his memories, but strangely, he could not receive the other Gray's memories.