Shien had long since noticed that Carol was monitoring him.
The perception ability of [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree] was far superior to his past self. Not only could he sense hostility and magic power, but also various malicious intents and life auras. Coupled with his enhanced senses, Shien could see through all falsehoods. If he couldn’t even detect someone watching him in secret, then this powerful skill would be wasted.
However, Shien didn’t intend to pay attention to Carol.
He knew that Carol was simply wary of a man like him wandering around the Elven Homeland, not that she had any malicious intentions towards him.
Therefore, Shien ignored her.
Now, she had actually come out so openly and even told him about it directly. Was she that fearless, or was she just too rigid and straightforward to hide anything?
Shien didn’t know, nor was he interested in knowing.
He only knew that he didn’t get along with this stubborn girl at all.
Therefore, Shien didn’t bother being polite to Carol.
“Since you’re here, tell me where the bathroom is.”
Shien asked Carol directly, too lazy to startle the other elven girls.
But Carol’s answer was surprisingly straightforward.
“There isn’t one.”
Carol replied instantly.
“What?”
Shien was stunned.
“I said there isn’t one.” Carol said with a straight face. “There’s no such thing as a bathroom in the Elven Homeland. Otherwise, why do you think we wouldn’t have one in the tree house?”
So, it wasn’t that he couldn’t find the bathroom, but that there was no such thing as a bathroom here?
…Was she kidding?
“Then how do you bathe?” Shien retorted. “Don’t tell me elves don’t bathe or use the toilet.”
Hearing the words “use the toilet,” even Carol couldn’t help but glare at Shien.
Didn’t this man know what was appropriate to say and what wasn’t?
“We never use bathrooms for bathing.” Carol said stiffly, “As part of nature, we elves always cleanse ourselves in rivers or lakes.”
Shien understood.
So, in other words…
“All elves bathe in open-air rivers or lakes?”
Shien’s imagination ran wild.
Could it be that somewhere in the Elven Homeland right now, there was a river or lake full of naked elven girls?
Shien could almost picture those beautiful elves, bathing and playing in the water.
…Should he use [Inner Awareness of Heaven’s Decree] to sneak a peek?
No, not to peek. How could he be that kind of person?
He just wanted to test the effects of [Inner Awareness of Heaven’s Decree]. He didn’t have such indecent thoughts.
As a Heaven’s Decree skill he obtained by fusing countless skills, he had to properly confirm its power and effects.
That’s what he was thinking, pure and innocent, yes.
Unfortunately…
“You’d better not do anything you shouldn’t.” Carol said coldly, as if she could read Shien’s mind. “I’m monitoring you precisely to prevent you from doing anything indecent. Even if I didn’t, with the Queen’s Palace, nothing in the Elven Homeland can be hidden from the Queen. I advise you to abandon those thoughts.” s̈
“Ahem, don’t slander me.” Shien coughed dryly, then said seriously, “Do you think you’re some peeping Tom goddess who can read minds? Why do you say I have indecent thoughts?”
These words caused confusion.
“A peeping Tom goddess?”
Carol was taken aback.
“Have I… been discovered?”
A certain Goddess of Nature, who was following Shien closely, was also startled.
However, this goddess didn’t know that Shien wasn’t referring to her, but to another goddess named Nien.
Carol, after a moment of surprise, didn’t pay much attention to Shien’s words.
Perhaps she thought Shien was referring to Lilith.
Carol said calmly,
“I can’t read minds, but I know that all you men have this reaction when it comes to this matter. Even Mitra, the Hero, was the same.”
Carol’s words made Shien sigh.
Whether they were Heroes or not, men were all pathetic.
He was like this, and Mitra, the Hero from a thousand years ago, was also like this.