While I was still deep in thought, wondering how exactly I would lose my virginity to Ethan, the final event of the Witch’s Forest was steadily approaching.

Over the past few days, higher-level monsters had been appearing near the altar more frequently than during the earlier weeks. Well, it made sense—the difficulty was increasing because this was essentially an experience-gain event. The higher the monsters’ levels, the more experience we’d get.

One thing was clear: the only way to complete the "Lara's Secret" event was to defeat the final battle that would happen right before Lara’s Witch’s Trial concluded.

There …