The sound of rippling water filled the air as deia leaned back against the edge of the hot spring. The warmth seeped into her muscles, washing away her fatigue.
On the other side, she could hear the faint splash as Lucian got into the water. They were so close, but couldn’t see each other because of the wall.
That damn wall.
Should she break it down so she could see Lucian’s muscles under his clothes?
Her thoughts scattered as she received the system ssage.
[Achievent (R-18 Edition) Unlocked: Bath with Lucian!]
[Reward: 500 XP, 200 C Points].
deia opened her mouth wide when she saw the reward.
She had gained even more points than killing a monster!
If just bathing together could get her that many points, how many points would she get if they had sex or did sothing kinky?
’If you tell that such a thing exists, I will seduce Lucian from the beginning!’
[You can’t use your seduction power to lure him, Host.]
[Everything must co naturally, and he must do it willingly, not by force.]
[If Host forces him to do sothing bad, Host’s C-point will be set to zero.]
’What do you think I am? Of course I will never force him to have sex with !’
’What about kissing? If I kiss him first, can I get rewards?’
[Host deserves a slap in the face and a C-point reduction to zero.]
’It’s just a kiss! Even babies kiss their mothers!’
[Rember Host, if you want pure love, you must also have a pure mind!]
deia rolled her eyes as the system began to sound like a granny.
"Is the water temperature comfortable there?" Lucian’s voice pushed her filthy thoughts away.
deia, "It’s fine, thank you."
There was a long silence between them, because they couldn’t find the right topic, or maybe because the situation was too uncomfortable for them.
"This is strange. I can’t talk to anyone without looking at their face." deia tried to find an excuse. "You know... maybe we can talk more if you get rid of the wall between us. I don’t mind seeing you naked."
Lucian laughed softly. "But I do mind seeing you without clothes," he continued, "I’m still a man, deia."
"Why? Does seeing naked make you... hard?" Lucian made no sound, so deia spoke again, "Does the re thought of naked make you hard?"
Lucian cleared his throat. His voice sounded slightly trembling as he said, "Can we talk about sothing else, please?"
deia laughed at him. "Oh, don’t be shy. All n get bones when they see a beautiful woman like naked."
"Where is the shy girl I just t?" she asked him.
Not long ago, she had been easily flustered and embarrassed whenever Lucian flirted with her. But that shyness suddenly evaporated like hot steam.
deia even questioned the sa thing Lucian did in her mind. She wondered why she had felt shy before.
Her eyes shifted to the wall and she finally got her answer.
It looked like, as long as she didn’t see his face, her heart wouldn’t be so weak and fragile.
Luckily, Lucian didn’t know that.
Creak!
The wall between them suddenly moved down, and deia reflexively sank her body to her chin. "What are you doing?!"
She thought Lucian was truly going to remove the wall between them, but he stopped halfway. The only thing deia could see was Lucian’s face, smiling at her.
"I see," Lucian said, "You get shy when you face ."
deia sulked. Heat rose to her cheeks, but not from the hot spring. "What are you talking about? I could stand up right now if I wanted to!"
"Then go ahead." Lucian’s grin widened as he rested his arms on the lowered wall, completely at ease.
deia hesitated, sinking deeper into the water. "No ... the water feels too good, so I won’t get up."
Lucian chuckled. "Relax," he said, his voice softer now. "The wall stays where it is. I’m just teasing you."
"Good," deia muttered, though her lips ford a relieved smile.
Lucian tilted his head, his damp hair falling slightly over his forehead. For all his teasing, deia noticed that he hadn’t turned his head to her at all, hadn’t even glanced at her.
Was it even possible for a man to ignore a naked woman?
It was strange, but also nice to have a man who respected her so much.
To break the awkwardness between them, deia asked, "Do you think the villagers will agree to move to this place?"
"I think they will feel reluctant at first, but I don’t think they will oppose your idea either." Lucian said, "Because everyone adores you, even I adore you."
deia was taken aback by his last words. "How so? Aren’t I just your burden?"
"I never saw you as a burden, deia." He continued, "I see you as soone who reminds of ho."
Lucian had lived nomadically for many years. He never had a fixed abode and refused to stay in one place for long.
However, when deia asked him to stay longer in the village, he sohow couldn’t refuse her offer.
"It just ... you make feel comfortable."
"Comfortable?" she repeated, her voice barely heard.
"I don’t know how to explain it, but being near you makes feel ... safe. Like I don’t have to run all the ti." He began to ramble, thinking that his words sounded strange. "I didn’t an to make things awkward. I ... I just want you to know that."
What the hell was that?
Was that a confession?
Love confession?! Or just a friendship confession?!
Should she ask him? But why did her mouth suddenly feel numb!
Before she could say sothing, Lucian said, "I want to get out now and build tents for us." He raised the wall again, so deia couldn’t see him. "You can enjoy your bath."
deia slapped her mouth a few tis and gathered her strength to open it. "I feel the sa way you do!" She said, "So let’s stay together for a long ti and beco each other’s ho."
Lucian kept quiet for a mont before he spoke in a gentle tone. "That sounds like a nice plan."
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