Katherine spilled out all the beans instantly.
"…in the middle floors, Juuls’s relationship with his priestess subordinate developed well. It was to the point that they indulged in those things. And Juuls was so careless that he had to ask big sis’s Vice Guildmaster for birth control."
"…"
It took time for Rosalynn to process all this.
When she did, her eyes widened and she turned to Julien, sandwiching his face in between her palms and staring at him with a dumbfounded expression.
"Young man… you did what?"
"Tell him, grandma!" Katherine exclaimed from the side. "He almost became a father and gave you great grand kids! Our Juuls probably took advantage of that poor priestess’s innocence!"
"Hey!" Julien knitted his brows. Now this was pure slander!
"I didn’t take advantage of anyone. It was just the heat of the moment." Julien defended himself. "And also, Katy, whose side are you on? Mine or Amelia’s?"
"So her name is Amelia…" Rosalynn took note of this and squinted her eyes.
Lorene, Leona, and Katherine too weren’t aware of this and took note.
’Oh shit…’ Julien ratted himself out and realized it a second too late.
Katherine chuckled and replied to Julien’s complaint, "I am on the truth’s side!"
Katherine was just playing around. She disliked the silent atmosphere his family had usually had and tried to liven it.
Now that her big brother was here, and that she could see that he wasn’t as silent like the rest, she decided to indulge in useless banter and uplift the mood.
Lorene, Leona, and Rosalynn were enjoying the conversation whereas Eleanor was worried how much more her daughter would divulge.
Julien on the other hand felt wronged and slandered. He was trying his best to clear his image.
"Grandma, don’t listen to her. I won’t stoop so low to take advantage of someone’s innocence."
Rosalynn was about to chime in and say she understood and was about to ask him to not worry, but Katherine chimed in again.
"Oh really? Then what about you taking my innocence in the aunt’s bath place?" Katherine asked with a smug look.
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The ladies raised their eyebrows in surprise, but before they could process this information further, Julien said, "I did not take your innocence. But if you keep slandering, I will take it now."
"Oh really? Then why don’t you do it, big bro…" Katherine said with a sarcastic smirk.
"Alright. Let’s do it then." Julien got up.
"Okay. Let’s go find a room!" Katherine got up as well and said happily.
"…"
Rosalynn, Lorene, Eleanor, and Leona were dumbfounded by the sudden shift in mood. How did things develop from banter to backshots… they couldn’t tell.
"Stop it, you two. And sit down." Rosalynn interrupted their affair.
"I can understand that you are in your youth and raging with hormones, but control yourselves." Rosalynn lectured.
Katherine stuck out her tongue and sat down while Julien smiled as he understood that his family truly was very chill about matters related to such things.
"And also, you shouldn’t do it without proper sexual guidance."
Katherine nodded. "Yes, that’s for sure. Give big bro the sex talk, grandma. He almost got a lady pregnant."
Katherine kept firing shots without break, reminding everyone of Julien’s dark past.
Julien was embarrassed by it, but didn’t show it on his face and kept calm.
"He will be given that later with you and Leona." Rosalynn said, as a matter of fact.
"That’s right—eh? What?" Katherine was taken aback. "Why me? I don’t need any sex talk. I don’t even have the facilities to get someone pregnant."
"Quiet." Rosalynn said softly. "No more talks on this topic. Let’s discuss another important matter."
Katherine pouted and fell silent, feeling wronged.
Leona on the other hand wondered why she was even being dragged into this. It’s not like she was a child like her siblings and had no clue on sexual education.
In any case, she couldn’t do anything about it and just go along.
Rosalynn focused on Eleanor and Lorene.
"The wilderness has been active lately, and I believe there is something lurking within."
Eleanor, Lorene, and others listened attentively. This seemed important.
Rosalynn continued, "I sent a group of adventurers to scout and they found an ancient temple. It can only be accessed by the ones at Rank 3 or below. The temple is at the periphery, so what lies deeper is still unknown."
"Hm… sounds ominous." Lorene commented in her low voice. "It could be a trap."
Rosalynn nodded. "I tested it out, there’s no trap. The ones that entered the temple could return if they wanted."
"Mom…" Eleanor caught onto something. "Are you trying to suggest that we send Julien there?"
Everyone’s gaze turned to Julien as she said that.
He was the only one below Rank 3 in the room.
Rosalynn nodded, but then shook her head. "I didn’t have plans to, but when I heard how he is actively climbing the Tower, I felt I had to put this out."
"Mom, no, I can’t send him there." Eleanor was strictly against it. "What if he gets hurt?"
"The Tower is a place where you could lose your life anytime, my dear." Rosalynn pointed out. "You, me, and the rest are all Players who constantly put our lives on the line. Julien will be doing it too once he reaches Floor 37. This danger seems pretty tame compared to the horrors of Floor 37."
Eleanor wanted to rebuke but fell silent.
When she remembered what was going on in Floor 37’s main quest, she felt everything else might be mild in comparison.
"Still…" Eleanor didn’t have counter arguments. She resisted only because her motherly heart could not bear to put her own child at such risk.
"I am not forcing him or you, dear." Rosalynn said softly. "It’s up to Julien to decide. Where there’s danger, there are opportunities. And you should know what discovering an ancient temple would mean, right?"
Ancient temples brought with them great treasures. Even if there weren’t any, simply by praying there to the god it belonged to would lead to immense benefits, as long as the god still existed.
While these ladies were concerned, Julien thought, ’My mother doesn’t want to put me in life threatening situations… oh… if only she knew that all situations I fall into are life threatening…’
Julien smiled and shook his head.
’El… should I go to the wilderness?’
There was no response.
Julien clicked his tongue internally.
’Why do I have to do this again and again? I seriously hate this!’
Despite complaining, Julien took a deep breath and said, ’Daddy, is going to the wilderness safe for my teammates?’
Soon, he heard a melodious voice.
-Did you call for me, bbgurl?
’Can you please be professional?’
-Huhuhu… that’s quite the tone with which you’re talking to your daddy.
’Again with that… can you please answer my question?’
-Tch. You don’t match my vibe at all. Anyway, go to the wilderness with your teammates. They won’t die, that I am sure of.’
’So you mean to say, I will die?’
-I don’t know. I can’t predict much things about you.
’Sigh, alright. I’ll go then.’
-Cool.
’Alright, bye.’
-Love you too.
’Yes, yes, love you.’
El went away after saying that.
As long as his teammates were safe, Julien didn’t mind taking them.
He turned to Rosalynn and said, "Grandma, I’ll go."