"Latis..."

Artemis felt the name resonate between her lips and teeth, and suddenly smiled faintly.

"I like you."

She had barely finished speaking when she cupped her face in her hands, feeling her heart pounding wildly, and said shyly:

"This is so embarrassing."

Artemis breathed slowly, and once her heartbeat had calmed, she shook her head and untied her robe.

The cool night breeze brushed against her slightly heaving chest, calming the heat on her face.

She looked down at her thin chest and firm belly, and frowned slightly in dissatisfaction.

Suddenly, a crackling sound interrupted her thoughts. She looked up in confusion at Latis, who was rolling out of the woods in a disheveled state.

……

"Oh no, oh no, oh no, my plan to show off has failed..."

The moment the vine snapped, Latis was filled with regret.

"I should have known better than to try and imitate Tarzan, the ape-father. Now I'm just a rolling wheel, and I've dropped more than one rank..."

After rolling around unscathed a dozen times, Latis lay on the ground looking at the night sky, his mind racing through several opening lines. Finally, after mentally preparing himself, he awkwardly scratched his head, stood up, and said:

"Unexpected, unexpected, haha, Art..."

His voice suddenly caught in his throat.

The half-elf sitting on the tree root had taken off his usual heavy robes, revealing his smooth, fair skin.

She instinctively crossed one hand across her chest, while the other hand nervously clutched the half-folded robe on her leg. In the moonlight, her waistline appeared exceptionally slender, yet firm and full of life.

Latis couldn't help but look down. Beneath the knee-length trousers that hadn't yet come off, black stockings were tightly held together by straps inside the trouser legs. The knees and calves, worn from the long escape, revealed glimpses of fair skin, and the faint marks of bandages were also visible.

"Um, Art, well, I was thinking it might not be safe for you to be alone..."

Latis wiped the sweat from his brow, feeling as if his usual eloquence, typical of a corporate slave, had suddenly malfunctioned. After stammering for a while, he finally said dejectedly:

"I'd like to go to a hot spring with you... Um, we're all men, is that alright..."

"Big brother, you're really slow on the uptake..."

Artemis thought to herself with a slight amusement, looking at Latis's flustered state, she thought for a moment, then said with a slight blush:

"If you want to, brother, of course you can."

Latis breathed a sigh of relief, looked up through the mist at the half-elf on the opposite bank, chuckled dryly, picked up the brush and soap, and was about to say something when, in the next second, his pupils suddenly trembled violently.

The half-elf, suppressing his embarrassment, lowered his arms, allowing his upper body to be exposed to Latis's gaze, and trembled slightly.

She took a deep breath, placed her robe on the tree root, bent down, pulled her slender legs out of her worn boots, then brought her knees together in front of her, reached into her trousers to untie the straps, and slowly rolled down her stockings to reveal her bare feet, which were bandaged in several places.

The half-elf put away her clothes, then stood up naturally and gracefully in the moonlight. Her posture was relaxed and elegant, like a flower blooming in the forest, fragrant even without anyone to admire it.

She didn't take off her trousers, but instead lightly tested the water temperature with her taut toes. After mentally preparing herself, she fell into the water like an autumn leaf.

The scalding hot spring soaked the bandages, staining them with faint streaks of blood. The half-elf frowned slightly, looking at Latis standing motionless on the shore, a smile curving his eyes:

"Big brother, let's go for a soak in the hot springs together?"

Chapter 74 Only a loser would agonize over whether they like someone or not (Part 2)

Latis suddenly forgot what she had said or done, only remembering staring blankly at the half-elf in the hot spring, so much so that she eventually sank her body into the water in embarrassment.

"Has Big Brother forgotten how to soak in a hot spring?"

The half-elf blinked and asked with a slightly mischievous grin.

The hot spring water wet her hair, so she subconsciously tucked it behind her ears. The warmth of her body made her squint her eyes contentedly, but she still couldn't tell whether the heat on her face was from the hot spring or from shyness.

"Haha, don't underestimate me! I'm the steel-muscle behemoth that makes countless bathhouse attendants weep with joy..."

Latis answered instinctively, taking two steps forward before suddenly snapping back to reality when his shoes got wet from the hot spring water.

"Latis, what's wrong, Latis? Wake up!"

He shouted inwardly, and couldn't help but rub his face hard before finally showing a normal grin.

"Ate, don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I'm coming right now."

"You're the one who's nervous, aren't you, brother?"

Artemis couldn't suppress her laughter, but not wanting to disturb the suddenly clumsy man before her, she submerged her thin chin in the water. Tiny bubbles rose to the surface, revealing her thoughts, but she still couldn't take her attention away from Latis.

"Latis, quickly recall how you scared the Northeastern dorm head who was treating you to a bathhouse! Where's your boldness? Where's your reckless courage? Charge, charge! The Yellow River is roaring, the Yellow River is roaring!"

Latis took a deep breath, finally regaining his composure. A wicked smile played on his lips as he gripped his collar with one hand and his waistband with the other, muttering under his breath:

"It's time to unleash this world's lost secret technique... Hey! Secret technique—one-second clothing rip!!!"

He roared, jumped up, and then spun 360 degrees vertically with both hands. When he landed, he was completely naked except for the clothes draped over his shoulders.

"Wow, I'm awesome!"

He put his hands on his hips, looked at the moon in the sky, sighed sincerely, then lowered his head, chuckled, and said:

"So, Arte, want to learn? This is my unique technique..."

The half-elf's suddenly widened blue eyes startled Latis. He scratched his head, looked down into the half-elf's gaze, and was immediately horrified, shouting in terror:

"Wait, why are you standing at attention, little guy? How the hell are you so energetic all the time? Are you planning to apply for a job at Buzhou Mountain? Holy crap, who's trying to get me? Who secretly injected me with protein powder?"

He bent over, waving his hands repeatedly at the half-elf, and explained rapidly:

"Arte, let me explain! I'm really not a pervert! It's just because I exercised and my blood is all pumped up. Oh, look, my glutes are bulging too! I really didn't mean anything funny!"

Latis took a deep breath, and once again, reluctantly, displayed his craftsmanship, shouting loudly:

"In short, Red Bean's private Marseille!"

Gululu...

Several bubbles rose in front of the half-elf. She opened her eyes wide with curiosity, her face slightly flushed as she watched the swaying object. She softly hummed in agreement, then poked her mouth above the water and said, a little nervously:

"Brother, it's chilly outside, come in quickly."

"Good good!"

Latis laughed heartily, picked up the brush and soap, let out a strange cry, and passionately plunged into the water in a "wild goose landing on the sand" style.

Wow!

It's a splash! Latis splashed a huge amount of water!

……

"My brother is really something!"

The half-elf, his hair soaked, stood up, covered his face, wiped his face, shook the water off his hair, and looked at Latis helplessly.

"Hey! Arte, please don't glare at your opponent. Friendship first, competition second!"

Just as the half-elf was about to speak, his vision blurred, and suddenly a brush and a bar of soap appeared in his hand.

She turned to look at Latis, who had leaped halfway across the pool with a single dog paddle, and could no longer suppress her smile. She coughed and laughed, feigning annoyance as she called out:

"Big brother, what are you doing?!"

"There is a kind of dog that cannot be caged; every hair on its body shines with the light of freedom!"

"Hey Art, watch closely, this is what a national-level swimming champion looks like!"

Latis held the back of his head with both hands, lying on his back in the water and laughing heartily. His powerful legs, typical of warriors, allowed him to easily perform the backstroke even without using his hands.

However, when he noticed his little brother poking his head out of the water, his expression changed drastically, his movements instantly became distorted, and he plunged headfirst into the water.

"Big brother!"

Ateliefs, seeing Latis's head instantly switch places, disregarded her embarrassment and quickly swam forward.

"I'm fine!"

Latis, whose iron head was plunged into the water, shouted loudly, unaware that he appeared to be speaking with a tiny head.

He roared, slammed his palms on the ground, and his massive body sprang out of the water, soaring in the air for a few seconds before landing vertically.

"10 points!"

Latis raised his arms in ecstasy, enjoying the applause and cheers of the leaves in the night breeze, and then slowly opened his eyes.

A huge bull stood upright in front of the half-elf, its shadow mercilessly cast by the bright moonlight onto her face.

The half-elf stared blankly at her head, a gentle breeze blowing through her hair, which clung damply to the bull's body, making Latis feel uncontrollably itchy.

"Alright, time to remake. Haha, another crazy day of social media burnout. Typical me!"

Latis felt his integrity had shattered so blatantly that it could be heard for miles around. He took a step back, breathless, and said awkwardly:

"I'm going to commit suicide first, I'll be right back..."

Before he could finish speaking, he stepped into the deep crater that Tie Tou had just created, and he fell backward violently.

Just as he was straining his waist and abdomen, intending to maintain his balance with his strong core strength, he was horrified to find that the panicked half-elf had instinctively reached out to grab him.

To avoid impacting the half-elf, Latis had no choice but to deflect the force.

"Oh my god, how come you reacted so quickly at this moment..."

"Plant Guardians!"

Soft seaweed instantly sprouted from the cracks in the rocks, growing larger and taller, firmly blocking the two people who had fallen together, forming a small seaweed roll.

……

"...Ate, are you alright?"

Latis rubbed his head, which was a little dizzy from weightlessness, touched the narrow seaweed roll, and barely managed to lift his head.

"No, it's okay..."

The warm breath touched his abdomen, and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly looked down.

A bewildered Ateliers held Niu Ge tightly with one hand and rested the other on Latis's thigh. Her face was unconsciously pressed against Niu Ge, seemingly unaware of her current state.

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