After thoroughly enjoying—ahem! After sleeping for a few hours, Ethan finally woke up and saw Vanessa still asleep. He smiled and kissed her forehead, eliciting a soft giggle from her that made him chuckle too.
Ethan got out of bed, though he still wanted to hold Vanessa's curvy body a bit longer. He didn't forget to cover her naked body with a blanket before heading out of the room to the kitchen.
He planned to cook something suitable for Vanessa. Although Ethan had never cooked before, it was easy. With a cooking tutorial video on his phone and the combination of Endless Evolution and Adaptation plus Omniversal Intelligence, Ethan absorbed the information like a sponge soaking up water.
Look at that. With just a cooking tutorial video lasting less than 30 minutes, Ethan could already whip up a few simple dishes with enhanced flavors. Sure, he could've just asked the Wish Fulfillment Ultimate System for cooking skills, but his two abilities—Omniversal Intelligence and Endless Evolution and Adaptation—were already game-breaking bugs on their own.
No, this was a real bug.
Still, Ethan didn't dwell on it; he was actually thrilled about it.
Leaving a note for Vanessa to read when she woke up, Ethan put on his shoes and stepped out for a walk.
…
Was he really just going for a walk? Of course, that was true, though it was also an excuse to see if there were other women he could target.
Ethan coughed and tried not to turn into a shameless, perverted hentai protagonist.
He looked around. He was currently at a park near his apartment, and it was bustling with people, especially beautiful women.
They wore conservative outfits that seemed to blatantly tease the men around them. Skirts or shorts, even clothes that showed off their ample cleavage.
"Ck ck ck. Whose fault is it that men get lustful when the objects of their desire openly tease them? And yet you still say all men are the same, only thinking with their lower halves."
Ethan shook his head while muttering this to himself.
Of course, Ethan's appearance, enhanced by Infinite Charm, drew attention too. More precisely, every woman's gaze was fixated on him!
Even though he was just wearing a plain white shirt, black pants, and black shoes, his boundless passive charm wasn't something a few pieces of fabric could hide.
The women staring at him all had flushed cheeks. Even girlfriends ignored their boyfriends, and wives forgot about their husbands at home or working.
Women reacted one way, men another.
While women saw him as a beautiful, pleasing sight, men viewed Ethan as a threat, though they had to admit his handsomeness.
As Ethan walked, he noticed a beautiful girl climbing a tree in the park, with a boy around seven years old watching her from below, tears in the corners of his eyes. Upon closer inspection, there was a balloon stuck in the tree. It seemed the girl was trying to help him retrieve it.
Ethan blinked and approached, but three steps before he reached them, the girl climbing the tree suddenly screamed as her hand slipped on a branch, and her body fell!
"Kyaa!"
The girl closed her eyes, but instead of the pain of hitting the ground, she felt a warm sensation as two arms caught her.
She opened her eyes and saw the face of the most handsome man she'd ever seen. She immediately became dazed, not even realizing she was in his arms.
Ethan, seeing the girl fall from the tree, thought it was a perfect opportunity. So, he moved quickly, catching her before she hit the ground.
Looking at her dazed expression as she stared at his face, Ethan gave a friendly smile.
"Are you okay?"
"Ah…"
The girl finally snapped out of it, quickly looking away with a flushed face, only then realizing she was in the arms of an incredibly handsome stranger. She hurriedly got down, and Ethan gently set her on the ground.
"T-Thank you," she said shyly.
Ethan smiled faintly in response and glanced at the crying boy before crouching down.
"Don't cry. Big brother will help you get it."
"Thank you, big brother."
Ethan smiled and stood, then nimbly climbed the tree under the worried gaze of the girl, retrieved the balloon, and climbed back down.
"Here. Be careful while playing, and go back to your family or friends." Ethan handed over the balloon.
"Un! Thank you again, big brother, big sister!"
The boy said happily and ran off to his friends.
Meanwhile, the beautiful girl kept staring at him the whole time. She couldn't help but admire not only his incredibly handsome face but also his kindness and gentleness. The flush on her cheeks deepened, and her face grew hot thinking about it.
Ethan noticed this but pretended not to. He just gave a friendly smile and said, "I'll be going now."
"Wait!"
As expected.
Before Ethan could take a step, the girl grabbed his hand and called out nervously and hurriedly. Ethan smirked inwardly for a moment, but when he turned to face her, his expression showed only confusion and curiosity.
"Yes? What's up, beautiful?"
"Eh?! Um… I mean, thank you for saving me earlier." She spoke with a shy blush, especially when Ethan directly called her beautiful.
Seeing her shy demeanor, Ethan clicked his tongue inwardly. But he kept smiling and said, "No problem. I couldn't just let you fall like that. I'm Ethan Evans, beautiful. What's your name?"
The girl blushed again but answered, accepting Ethan's outstretched hand for a handshake.
"M-My name's Lania Ronsberg. Nice to meet you, Ethan."
Lania was a beautiful girl with long brown hair reaching down her back and stunning gray eyes. She had a figure that clearly stood out for her age, likely around Ethan's age or slightly younger.
Her breasts were larger than those of other girls her age, only slightly smaller than Vanessa's. Her skin was flawless and fair, and her plump thighs stood out due to her tight shorts.
Her face was strikingly beautiful, with almost no flaws. When she made that shy expression with her flushed cheeks, any imperfections vanished entirely, making Lania an incredibly beautiful girl in the eyes of every man watching her at that moment.
Ethan had already decided before saving Lania that she would be his second target. No other man could have her but him.
"Nice to meet a beautiful girl like you too, Lania. Anything else? If not, I've got to go. Sorry." Ethan teased again while acting as if he didn't care.
Did he really not care? No.
But Lania was a bit disappointed, though she didn't give up. Before Ethan could leave, she spoke again, "Ethan, I'd like to invite you to lunch together. Is that okay?"
She looked at Ethan's handsome face, her expression pleading for a positive answer, because if not, the embarrassment she'd suppressed to say that would explode, making her want to run home in shame.
Ethan chuckled inwardly but on the surface, he thought for a moment before nodding with a smile.
"Of course, it's okay. Having lunch with a beautiful girl like Lania would be a joy for me."