You've found the Gusha-hime Knight, so put your hair up in a bun!

With this in mind, Aaron planned to probe Ruby's intentions indirectly, but to his surprise, she showed no intention of explaining. So he could only ask directly, "You... are with a man, right? Who is he?"

Upon hearing this, Ruby pursed her lips, a conflicted look appearing in her eyes.

They still saw us. This is troublesome...

Although their team isn't currently on any missions and everyone is pursuing their own personal activities, they are still members of the same team, and Aaron is the captain, so his thoughts need to be considered.

After all, the Third Prince Meredith, who is currently employing him as a henchman, is an old rival of Shiloh.

If Aaron finds out that he's currently with Shiloh, it won't have a good impact, no matter what.

However, just as Ruby was pondering how to answer, the door behind her suddenly creaked open.

Ruby turned around abruptly and saw Shilo's thin and weak appearance. She immediately frowned and said, "It's so cold. Why didn't you put on some clothes before coming out? What if you catch a cold?"

Upon hearing this, Shiloh looked at Ruby with a half-smile, as if to say, "Superhumans catch colds, do you want to listen to what you're saying?"

However, Ruby didn't think she had said anything wrong. She turned the communication to silent mode and then planned to push Shilo into the room to put on his clothes.

However, Ruby's outstretched hand was grasped tightly by Shiloh, and the gentle warmth made Ruby's heart flutter. Before she could pull her hand away, she heard Shiloh bring his mouth close to her neck as if he were being affectionate, and whisper, "I'm thirsty, I want to drink water."

The bursts of hot air poured onto the delicate skin of the swan's neck, sending shivers down its spine.

"I...I know, you go back to bed first, hurry up..."

After Ruby's repeated urging, Shiloh finally closed the door and returned to the room with a smile.

Ruby ran downstairs with her pretty face flushed, intending to get him a glass of warm water. But when she saw the terminal in her hand, she suddenly remembered that Aaron's matter hadn't been dealt with yet.

After adjusting the communication volume to normal, the other end of the terminal fell silent.

Ruby thought about it and suddenly realized that this might be a good opportunity.

"Do you still have any questions about my relationship with Mr. Roche?"

After what had just happened, Ruby suddenly realized that Aaron seemed to have some special feelings for her, a feeling that made her inexplicably uncomfortable.

Coincidentally, the tone and content of Silo's words just now, spoken close to his ear, could easily be misunderstood, so he might as well take this opportunity to gloss over it.

Ruby's words were like another sword piercing Aaron's heart. Suppressing the pain that was drawing blood from his heart, Aaron gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "You're joking, aren't you? The Ruby I know should have no interest in other men."

Seeing that Aaron was still relentlessly pursuing her, Ruby's expression turned completely cold, and she retorted, "Are you saying that I'm not a normal woman?"

No, that's not what I meant—

"Enough! In the end, who I like has nothing to do with you, right?! Besides, I'm not interested in the opposite sex; it's just that I haven't met someone I like yet, it's that simple."

creak-

The sound of teeth being ground together seemed to come from the other end of the communication.

Ruby's confession to the stranger made Aaron's eyes turn red, and his jealousy towards the man named "Rosie" reached its peak.

How dare you—!

"Okay, you're very good...!"

After his impotent rage, Aaron finally hung up the communication himself.

Ruby breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the off terminal screen, but then felt a headache coming on.

For now, we've managed to get away with it, but what if Aaron investigates "Loshi" and discovers that he is Shiloh?

Ruby scratched her head, then her eyes lit up with an idea.

correct!

We'll use the ancient artifacts we obtained from the last exploration of the ruins—

With this in mind, Ruby filled her glass with warm water and then went upstairs with light steps.

Pushing open Shiloh's door, Ruby found that he wasn't resting anymore. Instead, he was wearing a coat, had turned on the room light, and was looking around the room.

"...Isn't it boring?"

Ruby walked to the coffee table, put down her teacup, and said in a cool tone.

"That's true to some extent."

Shiloh, without any hesitation, nodded in agreement with Ruby.

Upon hearing this, Ruby's breath caught in her throat. Biting her lip, she looked at Shiloh with a resentful expression and murmured, "Why are you still looking if it's boring?"

"Ha ha……"

Shiloh chuckled twice, then walked to Ruby's side, leaned on the coffee table behind her, and bent down slightly.

As Shiloh drew closer, Ruby's Adam's apple bobbed. Only when she could smell the warm scent emanating from him did she finally reach out and press her arm against his chest.

What do you want to do?

"think."

Ruby was taken aback for a moment, but after all these years of experience, she quickly realized what kind of lewd talk Shilo was making. Her pretty face turned red, and she spat out, "You pervert!"

Shiloh smiled noncommittally, then said, "Although the room's interior is rather dull, I don't think it reflects your true inner self."

"Oh? Then tell me, what is my true inner self like?"

Ruby tilted her head back, looking disdainfully at the scoundrel who was still secretly trying to get closer to her, and said with a sneer.

Silo blinked, then straightened up, took Ruby's small hand, and pulled her toward the head of the bed.

Immediately afterward, under Ruby's questioning gaze, Shiloh took out a short sword from his personal space, squinted one eye, and examined the empty wall above the bed, making some kind of assumption.

Ruby's serious expression intrigued her, and she sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for Shiloh's next move.

Suddenly, Xi Luo's dark eyes widened, and the blade drew a nimble and graceful arc in the air before striking the wall with just the right amount of force.

As the sword blade moved across the wall, a portrait gradually emerged on it.

Ruby's eyes widened slowly, and her mouth opened unconsciously.

This is...me?

The girl's face on the wall looked very familiar, but the expression on her face was something she couldn't possibly make.

"...When have I ever laughed so stupidly?"

Ruby crossed her arms, turned her head, and said in a hoarse voice.

The smiling girl on the wall looked exactly like her, but they seemed like two completely different people.

Looking at Ruby, who was as stubborn as a child, Xiluo smiled, reached out, and gently patted her head, saying softly, "Wanting to pursue happiness, wanting to pursue peace, wanting to love without reservation, wanting to laugh like an ordinary girl... isn't this Ruby's true inner self?"

Ruby's breath hitched, and she struggled to respond.

After all, if you answer with a stuffy, nasal voice and a choked tone, the other person will definitely notice your disheveled appearance.

That would be...too embarrassing.

She doesn't want to.

Chapter 147 The Experience of Tidal Surge (3k)

"Hehe~ Looks like I was right?"

Just as the romantic atmosphere was reaching its peak and the young girl's heart was beginning to flutter, Xi Luo suddenly let out a wicked laugh that ruined the atmosphere, shattering the ambiguity of the moment.

Ruby was caught off guard and choked, then turned her head in embarrassment and indignation, glaring at Shiloh, and said through gritted teeth, "What are you so smug about?! You stinking pig!"

Stinky pig?

Xi Luo raised an eyebrow; this was the first time he had heard such a novel assessment.

"Huh? I can't pretend I didn't hear that."

"Huh? Eh?! What, what are you going to do?!"

"want!"

"Idiot! That's not what I meant!!"

Shiloh knew that Ruby didn't mean that, but that didn't stop him from savoring the girl's charms and, incidentally, giving the poor wretch outside a piece of his mind.

"Huh?!"

Ruby let out a muffled groan, then stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

The handsome face so close to hers and the warm touch on her lips constantly reminded her that her first kiss had been taken.

wow-

As the curtains were drawn, the overlapping figures that could still be vaguely seen through the window completely disappeared.

But as the last moment of his vision faded, the image of two figures entangled and falling disappeared from his sight, and Aaron, standing outside in the cold wind, felt his heart sink into an abyss.

Bang! !

A loud noise rang out, followed by a sharp crack as a thick tree trunk snapped in half.

"Damn it!! Damn it—!!"

Aaron's eyes were bloodshot, and his five fingers clenched like hooks as he crushed the hard tree trunk into powder!

Regardless of what Ruby had said before, Aaron still found it hard to believe that she would be interested in any other man besides himself.

However, what he had just witnessed became the last straw that broke the camel's back, forcing Aaron to accept this cruel reality.

Despite her inner rage reaching its peak, Ruby's rank was the same as hers, at the [Void Realm Rank].

Although the enemy's direct combat strength is far inferior to her own, Ruby is definitely an indispensable part of the team in terms of intelligence gathering, assassination, and setting traps.

If Ruby were to rashly barge into the other person's residence, given her personality, she might actually try to kill them.

Now that Aaron has climbed up to the Third Prince and is in the prime of his career, he suppresses his urge to rush in and chop the "adulterer" into pieces.

"No matter who you are... if you dare to lay a finger on Ruby, I will make you wish you were dead!"

After uttering this harsh remark through gritted teeth, Aaron, his face grim, could only leave the place in humiliation.

When Aaron left like a stray dog, the room was already filled with a stuffy and humid atmosphere.

zizi——

The sticky, moist sounds of intertwining echoed irregularly, playing a cheerful and enchanting melody.

Listening closely, it sounds like a cunning fox hunting a poor little rabbit.

Despite the sharp teeth coming close to the back of its neck several times, the fox created an opening to let the rabbit escape, allowing it to leap out again, only to be nearly caught by the fox once more.

And so they chased each other, in a continuous cycle, until the petite and lovely girl beneath them suddenly tensed her delicate body. Then, as if her life was about to come to an end, she struggled desperately for a few moments before collapsing limply.

cluck~

The crystal-clear, water-colored suspension bridge shimmered in mid-air before limply drooping, leaving wet marks on Ruby's dress.

"Ha ha……"

Ruby was breathing heavily, her violet eyes staring blankly at the ceiling, her honey-colored face flushed.

The unprecedented shock reverberated through the girl's mind, like a long-suppressed volcano erupting violently.

At that moment, Ruby felt as if her soul was about to be scattered and her whole being was about to fly to heaven.

"How was it? Feeling good, huh?"

Silo licked the lingering sweet saliva from the corner of his mouth, propped his chin up, and looked at Ruby, who was still lost in the afterglow, with great interest, and chuckled softly.

Unexpectedly, Ruby, after regaining her senses, saw Silo's smug expression and her face suddenly darkened. Then, her right hand lashed out like lightning!

Snapped!

Ruby's slap attempt failed, as Shiloh precisely grabbed her wrist and intercepted it halfway.

"Hey, hey, hey, weren't you feeling pretty good just now? Why are you suddenly acting all so sour?"

Ruby stared at the innocent-looking Shiloh, her teeth clenched, her blush deepening, and she said resentfully, "Who enjoyed it?! That was my first kiss!!"

"Well, I know."

Shiloh blinked and asked, "But what does this have to do with you trying to ambush me?"

"what?!"

Ruby was stunned. She never expected this person to be so shameless. He had clearly taken her first kiss, and now he was acting all confused, asking her why she wanted to slap him!

Do you want to hear what you're saying?!