Chapter 30: Chapter 25 – Date with a Valkyrie

Through the door were some stairs, taking them down to their new lower level, or basement, Jake supposed. They went down, and through the door was their new training area. It was a large room with a high ceiling, ten meters high; enough space for the girls to really be able to use their wings. Jake had prepared various areas for different activities, only changing their original plans for a training room by making it larger overall.

Ophelia took it in with awe and excitement. There were a lot of areas that she didn’t understand or were new to her, and she looked over everything with interest. Jake spoke, “I thought that for part of our date we could have a for-fun competition. The loser of each event would have to play a sort of penalty game, by spinning this wheel here to select the game. So, you’ll have to do your best to beat me, otherwise you might end up eating spicy food, or something a little gross, that kind of thing. There’s more planned for today aside from this, but I thought since you enjoy competition so much, you’d enjoy this.”

The valkyrie’s eyes changed to her usual battle mode, but she still had a beaming smile on her face. She was getting excited about this premise, and said, “It sounds like fun! Which thing are we going to do first?” She looked around, and Jake saw that she was very interested in the area that took up a large portion of the training area: an obstacle course. Jake took inspiration from a certain show in which both professionals and non-professionals would cross an obstacle course and hit a buzzer at the end of it, but if they fell into the water they were out.

Those that completed the first round would work their way up to much harder or strength-oriented challenges that only someone that trained intensely would ever have a chance of completing, in addition to feats of balance and coordination that matched. Jake’s didn’t have any water to fall into, but there was what was more like a gym mat all over the bottom. Jake did his best to scale the difficulty well above what the people on that show would have to go through, as Jake had already far surpassed the strength and speed of any Olympian back from earth, and the valkyrie herself is even stronger than that. 

Jake said, “interested in this obstacle course? we can start there. The rules are no magic, and no use of your wings. If it will help, we should tie them so that you don’t accidentally use them. If you fall on the mat, you’ll have to play a penalty game. If we both complete the course without falling, then it’ll be who gets the worse time between the two of us who does. How about it? think you can beat me without using your wings?” Jake’s last words took a challenging edge to them, playing up the competition portion of things for Ophelia’s benefit. Her eyes gleamed, and she said “you’re on. I saw that wheel had a penalty game of wearing a maid outfit, very appropriate for the wife you are. I have to win as many of these events as I can to have the most chances of seeing that.”

Jake laughed, and wondered if maybe she had been spending a little too much time with the demoness lately. He said, “Alright. I will go first and set the time that you need to beat. I have the advantage of having designed it, after all. I think going second counters that somewhat. You can watch from anywhere on the mats that you like.”

With that, he prepared for his run on the obstacle course. He had planned on using this to increase their balance and work through some obstacles and traps that they might run into later in the dungeon, but it was pretty vanilla for the time being. He hit the buzzer for the timer, and he launched himself across an enlarged version of the obstacle course seen on the TV show he had seen. Jake’s personal fitness was superhuman at this point, and he blazed through the course jumping across various areas, easily running and climbing up a curved ramp. He stepped across some difficult to balance on platforms, swung across ropes, and eventually arrived at the final buzzer and he slammed down on it.

Jake was surprised at how quickly he completed the course, but he had doubts that his time was going to be the lowest time when this was done. He had underestimated his own personal advancement, and the parts of the obstacle course that he thought had a chance of eliminating the valkyrie were probably going to be no challenge at all for her. Jake had thought about the other events, and found that he had a hard time thinking of anything physical that he would be superior to the valkyrie on. Still, he would give her a run for her money with a few of them. Jake’s time was 55 seconds, and he was sure the valkyrie would have no problem beating it.

Ophelia had a confident smile on her face; she thought the same way. She started her run, and she was blazing through the course even faster than Jake. She cleared the jumps with precision and ease, and her balance on the obstacles that required it made the challenge look simple and as easy as walking. She reached the end and slammed her hand on the buzzer. Her time beating Jake’s by nearly ten full seconds, at 45. She pumped her fist and said “I win! spin the wheel, c’mon maid outfit!”

Jake just smiled and spun the wheel that he had placed in the center of the room. It landed on: eat spicy egg. Jake had soaked a boiled egg in a spicy solution which should have heavily absorbed the spiciness, making for something that would be spicy and weird to eat as a penalty. He took it out of his storage bracelet, and the valkyrie looked on in interest. He ate the egg, and his mouth just burned and his face became red, he was sure. He was sweating and had a hard time finishing it, but eventually he did. He could not feel his tongue other than the burning, and he practically choked it down, but he finished it and drank a glass of milk, also from his storage bracelet.

The Valkyrie’s expression was full of mirth, but she had actually seemed worried for a moment as he was forcing the egg down. He cleared his throat after drinking the milk, and said, “Alright. The next challenge is going to be an Earth sport that I have only played a few times, but I think I should have an edge on you. It’s called table tennis.”

Jake explained the rules and they did a couple of volleys so that she could get a feel for the game before the competition. The game began in earnest, and it appeared Jake did have an edge in this game, her strength working against her. He took the first game, the two of them playing a best of three matches. She became extra focused, and the second game tied up near the end, but Jake took the win. She was really well-coordinated and had a fast reaction time. Jake thought if the game went into the third, she’d have won for sure, as she was still getting used to aiming her returns and getting better as the matches progressed. Besides, it wasn’t like Jake was a pro table tennis player himself, only taking advantage of some of the tricks he’d seen in matches to earn surprise points.

Still, she lost, so she would have to spin the wheel. Jake smiled; he was happy to at least beat her once. He would be satisfied even if he lost the rest of the games. The wheel landed on the mustache slice, to which she had a very questioning look about what that could mean for her. Jake retrieved the silly curly-q mustache, and placed it above her lips. He laughed; she looked absolutely ridiculous with the black mustache on her face. She was embarrassed, finally the feeling exceeding the feeling of defeat from having lost their friendly competition.

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She continued wearing the mustache, and they kept playing different games. Jake lost them all, but he could tell the valkyrie was having an absolute blast trying out these sports and enjoying the friendly competition. Unfortunately for her, he never did land on the maid outfit. They had worked up a pretty decent sweat, and Jake decided to call an end to this particular aspect of their date. They had a light snack of fruit and some iced drinks, and they removed their mustaches; Jake having ended up with his own, at some point.

Ophelia said, “That was so much fun; thank you for that. You really put a lot of thought into this…” Jake smiled, and pulled her in for a kiss. It lingered for a while, but Jake pulled back; their date was only just beginning. Jake said, “I hope that you like the next part of the date. I have some ideas in case you don’t, but I think you should enjoy it. The location has the clothing appropriate for what it is that we’ll be doing, so we can just head there as we are.”

Jake led her back up the stairs, and into one of the other new doors in their [Refuge] back on the main floor. Inside, the smithery that she had designed, with all the trimmings and even stocked with things that she would need to begin. She was excited, but a little perplexed at why this would be a part of their date. Jake said, “I know it seems like a strange place to go on a date, but I wanted to celebrate with you about you having your own smithy. I did some research on all the things that would be expected of a smith’s apprentice, and wanted to know if you would like to craft your first item together.”

She took her time thinking for a moment, but eventually showed a big smile. “You really put a lot of thought into things that we could do without going anywhere, and put in effort on this. It’s been so long since I did anything in a smithy…it’s nostalgic. I’d like to give it a try, but we shouldn’t craft anything big or it will take a long time.” Jake nodded, and they set about getting the fires stoked and everything prepared for making just the beginning of what would become a knife. They hammered away together with their superhuman strength, and were able to use magic to control flames and make the process much faster than any Earth blacksmith, and two hours later they had finished what would later become a knife. There were still many steps such as grinding it, or creating a sheath or even a proper handle, but that would be achieved later. For all intents and purposes, she had crafted her first item in her forge, and set out on a journey guided by the framework to become a master blacksmith.

She looked at the imperfect blade that they had made together, and Jake could she was filled with emotion, her eyes tearing up and her lips quivering a bit. Jake hugged her from the side, and looked on at the item as well. He had learned a little bit about blades and their crafting, and thought that she had done well for a first attempt, but she was likely thinking about her father; a detail he was able to infer over the bond which allowed him a greater understanding beyond even her current emotions. He just held her and waited for her to get a hold of her feelings.

After a minute, she said, “Thank you so much. It really means a lot to me that you were here with me, helping me make the first item. I often helped my father, too, and it felt good to put to use all that I learned from him, after all this time. That you helped me the same way I helped him gives me a warm feeling.” She then kissed Jake, but she kept it to a short affair; they were covered in soot and sweat, and wearing blacksmith overalls complete with thick aprons that they had put on over their clothes. With that, they shut down and cleaned up the things that needed to be done, and they were off to the next part of their date.

Before that part could begin though, they would need to clean themselves up. For this part, Jake and Ophelia separated, and this is the first part that the demoness was helping Jake with; she would help her out in the bath, while Jake took a quick shower and got ready. Cleaned up, Jake got dressed in an Earth suit and got ready for the finishing touches for their dinner. While a suit was completely overkill for what they would be doing, Jake felt like he would really give her the opportunity to feel like the night was special. They would be cooking together in a sense, but Jake would prepare dessert and their drinks, and make sure everything else was organized and ready.

Luckily, with the demoness’ help it did not take the valkyrie long to complete her bath and get ready. She was now wearing a pretty blue dress that matched her shocking blue eyes, and it accentuated her slim but very fit figure. It was sleeveless and cut off above her knees, and she looked absolutely gorgeous in it. It had room for her wings cut out in the back, and she very much looked like an angel. He decided to say, “You look gorgeous in that dress, Ophelia. I hope you enjoy the dinner that I have planned.” She blushed at his compliment, and managed to say, “You look really handsome in that suit. We always see them in those movies we watch, but I had a hard time imagining what you would look like in one, always wearing armor or simple clothes.”

Jake smiled, and he helped set her down and push in her chair, then he sat down as well. The valkyrie looked on in interest; on the table was a round gas grill. He knew that the valkyrie absolutely loved meat of various kinds, so he would give her a buffet. Really, Jake designed this based on his experiences at Korean barbecue places in America, so he was trying to give her a similar experience. He had various dipping sauces and little saucers set out, and a few side dishes. They set out to cook their meal, and they made small talk about what they liked and their plans over the next week. She had a smile on her face, and Jake could tell that she really enjoyed their meal.

The demoness appeared in a maid costume, the one that would have been a part of the penalty game. She delivered the dessert Jake made with a smile, seemingly enjoying that they were enjoying their time together. She left without a word, not even teasing the battle angel.

Meal completed, they set off for the final part of the actual date: watching a sappy romance movie. Usually, Jake would avoid those kinds of films and instead choose something that they would all enjoy; the boat sinking movie being one he wouldn’t want to watch normally. This movie was the same, but he sat and watched it with her anyway, knowing that she would enjoy it enough for it to be worth it. They held hands and enjoyed the movie together, and he could tell that the valkyrie enjoyed it as much as he thought she would. They kissed and hugged each other at various points in the movie, and glanced at each other to see their reactions.

The movie finished, and they just sat on the couch a while and kissed and groped each other for a while, not very different from regular days. Ophelia eventually pulled away and said, “Thank you so much for such a wonderful first date. The time and effort you put into making it special was amazing. I’ll always remember today, and…I think I’m ready. I really want you now, Jake.” Jake smiled at her, and said “I did really want to make your first date special, and it was mine as well. I really care deeply about you, and I plan to keep my promise of making you happy.” They both stood, and Jake let her begin to lead him to where she wanted to go. She wanted to do things in her own room, something Jake could understand. The beautiful valkyrie led him inside, and he closed the door behind them.  

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