It's like basically confirm that mc will still be alive even after the great dungeon so it's not will be a surprise anymore at the end... And tbh how in the novel the sex scene is dragging because of some situation and when in the end they finally do it, makes it much more interesting. Though I understand this is to appeal some reader
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It's like basically confirm that mc will still be alive even after the great dungeon so it's not will be a surprise anymore at the end... And tbh how in the novel the sex scene is dragging because of some situation and when in the end they finally do it, makes it much more interesting. Though I understand this is to appeal some reader