My Goblin System : Levelling up with my SSS Class Devouring skill Chapter 81

Oh.

Well, it was worth a try.

"Alright," Satou said, leaning back in his chair with a slight smile. "How about this. If you agree to take tomorrow off,completely off, no work at all,I’ll do one thing for you" said Satou

"Anything you want. Na it, and it’s yours." Said Satou

Lyra blinked in surprise. "Anything?"

"Within reason," Satou clarified. "I’m not going to overthrow a neighboring settlent or anything crazy like that. But one reasonable request, whatever you want, in exchange for you actually resting for a full day."

For the first ti since their conversation started, Lyra’s exhausted expression shifted. A small, almost shy smile crossed her face as an idea clearly ford in her mind.

"Anything I want?" she repeated, her voice softer now.

"Anything you want," Satou confird.

Lyra was quiet for a mont, seeming to debate with herself. Her fingers played nervously with the edge of a parchnt.

Then, speaking quickly before she could lose her nerve, she said "I want you to take on a date."

Satou’s eyes widened in genuine surprise. Of all the things he’d expected her to ask for ti off with pay, a nicer office, additional administrative assistants, a date hadn’t been on his list.

"A date," he repeated, making sure he’d heard correctly.

Lyra’s face was turning pink, but she t his eyes with determination. "Yes. A real date. Not a working lunch where we discuss settlent business. Not a strategy eting disguised as dinner. An actual date where we spend ti together as... as people, not just as chieftain and administrator."

She took a breath, her words coming faster now, nervousness making her ramble. "I know you’re busy, and I know you probably don’t think of that way, and I know this is probably completely inappropriate given our working relationship, but you said anything I wanted, and that’s what I want. One date. Just the two of us. No settlent business, no laws to discuss, no ergencies to handle.

Just... us." Said Lyra

Satou sat in stunned silence for a mont. Lyra was brilliant, capable, and had been by his side through every crisis since the cave escape. He’d relied on her judgnt, her organizational skills, her unwavering support. But he’d been so focused on survival and building the settlent that he hadn’t really considered...

Actually, now that he thought about it, Lyra was beautiful. The way her eyes lit up when solving a complex administrative problem. The determined set of her jaw when facing challenges. The gentle way she treated the younger goblins despite her no-nonsense attitude with adults. The quiet strength that had kept the settlent running even when everything was falling apart.

How had he not noticed before?

A smile slowly spread across Satou’s face. "Alright. You’ve got a deal."

Lyra’s eyes widened. "Really? You’re... you’re not just saying that to make rest?"

"I an it," Satou confird. "Tomorrow, you take the full day off. No work, no sneaking glances at reports, no ’just checking in’ with the guard force. Actual rest. And tomorrow evening, we’ll have a proper date. Deal?"

The smile that blood on Lyra’s face was brighter than Satou had ever seen from her. The exhaustion didn’t disappear, but it was overshadowed by genuine happiness.

"Deal," she said softly. "I’ll be ready tomorrow. et at the town square at sunset?"

"Town square at sunset," Satou agreed. "I’ll plan sothing nice. You just focus on actually resting."

"I will," Lyra promised. She started gathering her papers, organizing them with renewed energy despite her exhaustion. "I’ll finish docunting these cases tonight, leave clear instructions for my assistants tomorrow, and then—"

"Lyra," Satou interrupted, trying not to smile. "You literally just agreed to rest starting tomorrow."

"I know, but I need to finish these tonight so I don’t have to worry about them tomorrow—" said Lyra

"How about you finish these now, then go straight to bed, and tomorrow you rest all day before our date?" Satou suggested. "That way you’ll actually look awake and not like you’re about to collapse."

Lyra paused, then laughed—a genuine, warm sound that Satou realized he didn’t hear often enough. "You make a fair point. I probably shouldn’t show up to our first date looking like death ward over."

"Probably not," Satou agreed with a grin.

"Though I’d still take you even if you did."

Lyra’s blush deepened, but her smile remained. "Thank you, Satou. For caring enough to make rest. And for... for agreeing to the date. I know it probably wasn’t what you expected to ask for."

"No," Satou admitted. "But I’m glad you did. I think we could both use an evening off from being leaders. Just being people for a while sounds nice."

"It does," Lyra agreed softly. "Okay. I’ll finish this paperwork, get so actual sleep, rest tomorrow, and then..." Her smile turned slightly mischievous. "Then you better show a good ti, Chieftain Satou."

"I’ll do my best," Satou promised, standing. "Now finish your work and get to bed. I’ll have Jessica check on you to make sure you actually sleep."

"You’re sending Jessica to monitor ?" Lyra protested, though her tone was amused rather than annoyed.

"Absolutely," Satou confird. "She’s worried about you, and frankly, I don’t trust you not to sneak back here in the middle of the night to do more work."

"I wouldn’t—" Lyra started, then stopped when she saw Satou’s knowing expression. "Okay, I probably would. Fine. I’ll go to bed after this and stay there until morning. You have my word."

"Good," Satou said. He paused at the door, looking back at her. "Lyra? I’m looking forward to tomorrow."

Her smile was radiant despite her exhaustion. "So am I."

As Satou walked back to his own quarters, he found himself genuinely anticipating the next evening. When was the last ti he’d done sothing just for himself? Just for enjoynt rather than survival or settlent building?

He couldn’t rember.

Maybe they both needed this more than they’d realized.

Behind him, in the administrative building, Lyra worked through the last of her

docunts with renewed energy. She wasn’t just working to avoid letting people down anymore. Now she was working to finish everything so she could fully enjoy tomorrow.