Chapter 79 - I never expected you to be such a reckless elf
Even though Ryu unexpectedly found this clear pool of water and felt happy...
Shouldn't these two things combined bring me the joy of being able to return to the surface early and participate in the festival?
But why did it turn out this way?
Sitting on the ground, Noah occasionally glanced at the elf who was staring blankly not far away, considering the feasibility of leaving her there unattended. But the result was disastrous...if nothing happened, it would be fine, but if something did happen to the other party, Riveria would definitely hang him up and beat him.
So, he should just wait patiently.
Noah wasn't entirely unaware of where the other person's depression came from...after all, he wasn't some slow-witted blockhead. Girls are definitely concerned about the difference between men and women. How could they pretend nothing happened when a man was on top of them like that?
Girls, in particular, mature earlier than boys. Many seven or eight year old girls become obsessed with fairy tales about princes and princesses, and by the age of sixteen, some are even getting married and having children.
Although elves have a longer lifespan than humans, Noah felt that they understood everything they needed to understand. Unless it's an old freak that only exists in fairy tales, someone who would beat you up if you touched their hand.
...Yes! It should be at least at the level of a certain high elf!
However, judging from the fact that this elf did not scream, roll around, or slash around with a knife after being hugged by him last time, and being tackled by him just now, but remained basically calm, the other party should be a relatively open minded. He supposed she would come to her senses soon.
The 18th floor was a floor surrounded by rocky cliffs, it was one of the few safe floors in the Dungeon. Although monsters still respawned, they didn't attack adventurers as frequently or proactively as they did on other floors. They were dwelling in various corners of the 18th floor.
The terrain of the entire floor was roughly composed of wetlands in the north, lakes in the west, and forests in the east and south. In the central grassland scattered with countless crystals, there stood a towering central tree, and the hollow at the base of its roots was the entrance to the 19th floor. Adorning this bright scene was a giant crystal located above the central tree, which brought day and night to the Dungeon with a light intensity similar to that on the surface but with a time discrepancy.
Now, Noah was watching those changes...
Although it was a completely enclosed Dungeon, the vast space and changing terrain caused a gust of wind to blow through the air. Although the warmth of the sun was absent, the cool, humid air blowing on him made Noah, who had trained and taken a cold shower, feel comfortable, and he slowly squinted his eyes.
Noah didn't know how much time had passed, but he felt a little tired.
"Um?"
While Ryu was agonizing over her troubles, she glanced at Noah for the thirtieth time and found him lying on the grass. Her eyes widened in surprise.
In this situation and in this place, can you sleep? You seem so carefree. Doesn't that make me, who's here alone and troubled, look like a clown?
For a moment, she forgot even the shame and turmoil in her heart, and Ryu leaped up from the spot as lightly as a bird.
Ryu charged toward Noah.
However, before she even reached Noah's side, when she was still about ten meters away, Ryu took in the sleeping boy's face and unconsciously slowed down. Beneath his soft, silver hair, which swayed gently in the wind, his long, delicate eyelashes trembled slightly. The gently flaring nostrils, the tightly pursed lips, and the slightly pale skin after being washed all unconsciously drew the elf's gaze.
In Ryu's eyes, what appeared before her at this moment was not a swordsman who could take on the Floor Boss alone, but a cat rolling around and sleeping in a haystack under the warm winter sun. She couldn't see any of the calmness or composure he had when he was sober, which even made Ryu feel a sense of pity. This made her instinctively move closer, squat down, and quietly watch while resting her chin on her hand.
Then...
Those eyes suddenly opened, locking onto her.
"What are you looking at?"
After a silence lasting more than ten seconds, with only the sound of the wind...
"Ah!! You! Don't come any closer!!"
Seeing Ryu, who jumped five meters away like a startled rabbit, clutching her chest and clothes with a wary expression, Noah was speechless.
Is it really necessary to hug your chest? Would I make a move on someone with such a flat chest? You can doubt my character, but you absolutely cannot doubt my aesthetic sense, okay?
"Hey! What's with that look you're giving me! Are you thinking something really rude?!"
Seeing that the elf reacted quickly, Noah blinked. He knew that looking away at this moment would be tantamount to admitting defeat, and that taking the initiative to attack was the right choice!
"Miss, do I need to remind you? The person who spied on me before, saw me naked, and just now secretly watched me sleep, wasn't it you?"
Sure enough, Ryu was immediately struck as if by an icy wind...her cheeks froze instantly, and she lowered her head sheepishly, burying her face in her chest... Oh, sorry, she didn't have any chest to bury her face in. Although her expression was obscured by the mask, Noah could clearly see that the crimson color spread from her fair cheeks to her pointed ears.
"That, that, that was just an accident."
Her expression, as if she were about to melt on the spot, made Noah's heart flutter.
"An accident? Is this something that can be resolved with just an accident? I never expected you to be such a reckless elf!"
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