57. I crave your body, I’m honest!
With Kephiel backing me up, it was naturally a piece of cake to deal with an orc looking for trouble. However, in the end, we still couldn’t meet the mysterious Great Chieftain of the Austro-Hungarian tribe in time. It’s not that I believed the old wizard’s nonsense; it’s just that the content of the script made me realize that even if we directly overturned him to search, this time the Great Chieftain really wasn’t in the room.
Afterward, I also asked this old wizard if he had seen any suspicious women around the Great Chieftain recently, but he was as clueless as ever, leaving me unsure whether he was “lying” or genuinely hadn’t seen anyone. Plus, Gelo and Gu Erdan also had no idea where the Great Chieftain might be, so our group could only choose to leave and wait for the other party’s “active invitation.”
Later, the loyal Gelo and Gu Erdan prepared a place for us to stay. However… it’s true that orcs can be a bit dim-witted sometimes! I had clearly explained many times, yet Gelo still arranged for me, Kephiel, and Adéfe to share one room!
And it was a room with only one bed! Before leaving, he even showed off his big red head while chuckling, as if afraid I wouldn’t know what was on his mind, completely unconcerned about being resented by Kephiel.
However, it was indeed the safest option for me, Kephiel, and Adéfe to be together. As for the fact that there was only one bed… well, I guess I’ll just have to endure it; I can’t just conjure up another one out of thin air, can I?
Nighttime.
Although the city of the Austro-Hungarian tribe resembled a town rather than a series of tents, it was far from the “prosperity” of the Great Ying Empire or the Prussian Kingdom. The orcs seemed to be accustomed to going to bed early.
Just as I was carefully measuring the length and width of the only bed in my room, confirming that I had an excuse to avoid being “tricked into bed” by Kephiel and Adéfe under any circumstances, someone suddenly patted me on the shoulder from behind!
“What are you doing?”
“!”
Turning around cautiously, the most troublesome moment… had indeed arrived.
Even if I were the only one in the world, Kephiel was still a young girl. It’s perfectly normal for girls to like cleanliness, especially after a long day of busyness that brought exhaustion.
So, when I turned back, what I saw was… Kephiel after her bath.
Droplets of water; a blush on her cheeks; those long, fair legs that her skirt couldn’t fully cover… each of these was a weapon capable of “taking out” a man in an instant! What’s worse, the old Kephiel would at least avoid me, like directly kicking me out to catch some cold air, but now… even standing in front of me like this, she showed no sign of nervousness at all!
I was so startled that I hurriedly looked up at the black spots on the ceiling, trying to find a topic to distract Kephiel from her current appearance, which was so… dangerous to me.
“Uh, um… where’s Adéfe?”
It is indeed strange that, given Adave’s sprite-like, loli personality, she would allow Kephiel to appear before me in such a manner.
“That sprite is taking a bath; I’ll go first, then her.”
Kephiel pointed toward the distant sound of flowing water. I looked at the script…
【Adave is waiting for Euclid’s attack!】
Attack, my foot! I wouldn’t go unless my life depended on it!
At first, Kephiel’s response was something she herself hadn’t realized, but soon Adave’s topic made her “think.”
She immediately squinted her eyes and began to doubt me: “What, do you want to run over and take a look?”
“No!”
I thought about it, but I knew I couldn’t do that, at least I shouldn’t!
“Look me in the eyes and say it! Can’t you take on ten of me? You don’t even have that bit of courage?”
That’s because I simply didn’t dare to look forward! Where should I look!? At Kephiel’s neck where the water droplets slid down? Or at her not-so-securely covered chest? Or at those pair of long, white legs that were completely exposed!?
Rationality told me to sneak away, and I did just that. However, the next moment… Kephiel directly grabbed the corner of my clothes, and then…
I fell onto the bed behind me, and she followed right on top! The distance between our faces made it impossible for me to look away.
While I was still caught up in the fragrance of her body, lost in thought, Kephiel had already shifted positions, her lips almost… no, they were already touching my cheek, and she lay on my chest.
“Diviner, just tell me something feels off here; maybe we shouldn’t have come…”
“No way.”
In the script, Kephiel wanted to take me away, but this time I couldn’t comply with her wishes.
“Nilu is still here; we can’t just let it be.”
“When we return to the Great Yng Empire, if the Queen is there, you won’t have to worry about her having any opportunities…”
“What I’m worried about isn’t Nilu targeting me, but her targeting you, Kephiel.”
I hadn’t noticed Kephiel’s reaction and continued, “I said before that I won’t allow anyone who interferes with you to exist, even if she’s Nilu. You should adjust your own mood; she… might no longer remember your kindness and has turned into our enemy.”
Because I had already vaguely sensed: Nilu’s actions would interfere with and threaten Kephiel’s leveling and treasure hunting. Would I just sit by and wait to die?
I couldn’t do that.
When I looked again, I discovered that Kephiel’s face was deeply buried in my chest.
Out of concern, I glanced at the script, and it suddenly revealed this content. I seriously doubted that if Adave weren’t also present, I would really lose my integrity tonight.
【Kephiel wants to “devour” Euclid.】
Forget I saw that! I might as well play dead; it seemed my earlier words had made Kephiel overthink, and I had no way to resolve it. I needed to explain my stance to Kephiel; this time… it wasn’t just for myself.
After a while, until the sound of water from Adave’s side disappeared, Kephiel finally transmitted a barely audible voice. The shyness was so thick that I could hear it without the script.
“This might be a trap…”
“I think so too, Kephiel.”
Kefir raised her flushed cheeks to look at me, and I continued, “But even if it’s a trap, I have no choice, because this is a direct opportunity to connect with Nilu. And…”
“A trap is a trap, but who is the hunter and who is the prey is uncertain. Only the one who falls into the trap in the end will be the prey, Kefir.”
“I want to do something next, and it might worry you, but… I hope you can follow my lead.”
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