30. Peaks in Horizontal View, Cliffs in Side View
“Men, what a pitiful and easily compromising species they are. Once faced with irresistible temptation, they become no different from instinct-driven beasts.”
“Moreover, if they accept the first, they can’t refuse the second. Even if they think noble thoughts, the words that come out of their mouths are brutally honest.”
“Sigh… why should such a creature as man exist in the end?”
“‘King’.”
The next moment, Nilu pinched my chin, turned my face towards her, and said, “Please speak human language.”
“Anything looks good, Nilu.”
So, could you please stop parading those pale, bare thighs in front of me while wearing just that thin shirt?
Having to confront Nilu, I struggled to gather my thoughts and was desperately trying to shift my gaze away from the “mountain” that her shirt buttons were straining to contain.
After finally managing to escape from Kephiel, I found myself sinking into the mire of Nilu’s request: she wanted me to help her choose some… “containers for steaming buns”—underwear. To put it in a man’s terms: it’s all the same once the lights are off. But for Nilu and her kind, this is underwear, and perhaps it’s also a “weapon.”
Given this, I intended to evaluate them seriously based on their appropriateness. However, the next moment, I realized I had underestimated Nilu. This maid of mine had thrown on a random white shirt just to avoid being completely exposed in front of me, yet she proceeded to hold one piece up, then another, trying them on without actually wearing them, instead flaunting her long legs in front of me!
As the distance closed, from my angle, I could see through the loose gap between her neck and collar, whether intentionally or not, whether I wanted to look or not, it was all laid bare before me.
With this back and forth, I could clearly guess what Nilu was thinking, even without looking at the script.
“Nilu… I’ve seen enough.”
“Mm? I don’t quite understand what you’re saying, Mr. O’Keefe~”
Under normal circumstances, when would Nilu have the chance to flaunt her long, white legs in front of me for so long? Kephiel would have rushed over to intervene immediately, but this time she didn’t: having just let me go, Kephiel was still seriously trying on clothes, completely oblivious to Nilu’s subtle teasing directed at me.
“If you don’t understand, how about letting the fairies help you choose?”
Saying this, I snapped my fingers, and the ice fairy Alsace flew out. “Alsace, help Nilu pick something.”
“Hmph, a sly fox can’t hide her slyness no matter what she wears, I won’t choose anything for her, let her crawl away~”
Alsace raised her middle finger, and naturally… she immediately locked eyes with Nilu.
“It seems Kephiel hasn’t been strict enough with you; this fairy needs further education, Alsace~”
“You come and do it~”
Taking this opportunity, I finally managed to escape from the trap Nilu had set for me. Although… it wasn’t over yet.
“Lord O’Keefe, I…”
“Come on! Ask anything you want!”
Isn’t she just the fairy saint? I’ve already barged in on Kephiel and Nilu, so at this point, would I still be afraid of her?
Afterward, in the evening.
As I carried the large and small bags for the three girls, following the satisfied trio out of the store, I was basically exhausted. The only thing I could consider fortunate was that, after a day of being “teased” enough, at least now no one seemed to have any more thoughts about me. Kephiel and Nilu were together, while Izalis held onto my arm, planning to return to our residence with my help.
Should I say that she truly lived up to the title of the perfect elven saintess? A day of mischief hadn’t made her look disheveled at all; the golden rays of the setting sun fell upon her profile, making her appear as pure as ever, not like an elf at all.
“Thank you, Lord Oqilid. If it weren’t for you, I fear I would never have had the chance to experience everything today.”
“It’s just a trade-off; I’m protecting your identity, so whatever you want to do, I naturally have to follow.”
At first, I didn’t pay much attention to Izalis’s words, taking them merely as simple gratitude.
But… starting from the next sentence, what this elf said felt a bit off.
“Do you know? You are the ‘gift’ I have finally awaited through my long wait. After this, everything else has lost its allure for me…”
This wasn’t my imagination; although Izalis’s gratitude sounded a bit mystical, it felt… so much like the buildup before a “confession”! Could it be that today’s outing had ignited her feelings in this “romantic script” I was currently experiencing, prompting her to choose this moment to make a confession, just like the girls in harem literature do when they fall in love!?
She really didn’t regard Kephiel and Nilu as a concern at all! The two big shots were clearly walking right in front of us!
Of course, I couldn’t respond; I had already thought of a roundabout way to refuse. Just as I was pondering the right moment to speak to Izalis, a commotion in the distance caught our attention!
Following the sound, it seemed something significant had happened on the road where carriages were passing by. Soon, even the ordinary elves around us began to rush toward it after a flurry of whispers, their cheers never ceasing since it began! The scene was just like fans encountering their idol!
“What’s going on!?”
Kephiel and Nilu immediately returned to my side. Fortunately, from the direction of the crowd, it didn’t seem like Izalis’s identity had been exposed. Moreover, I soon noticed that the elves rushing toward the same direction were mostly… women!
They seemed to have suddenly become infatuated, exchanging excited words like “He’s here! He’s appeared!” before joyfully running off. This scene triggered an explanation in the script in my mind.
【A certain elven knight from the Rodlan Kingdom has appeared.】
The script indicated that it wasn’t hard to understand; it seemed a famous handsome elf had appeared in the kingdom, sparking the frenzy and curiosity of the elven maidens who likely saw him as their dream lover.
I…
Felt no waves in my heart, and I even wanted to laugh a little. Having already married a divine-level beauty, how could I possibly feel jealous over something like this? Even if ten or eight of such handsome men showed up, it had nothing to do with me—
At first, I thought this way.
But… the content that followed in the script, in the next moment, drew my attention to this matter in other ways!
Because…
【The Elf Knight has come for Izalis!】
This guy is after the Saintess beside me!?
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