"It's obviously the Demon King..."
"The tower obviously says the Demon King's xp is for exotic girls. With such a big elf standing in front of you, isn't there a bit of temptation?"
"Statistics clearly indicate that when influenced by the Demon King's Power, their desire skyrockets uncontrollably. Why is he so normal..."
"If this keeps up, the plan to seduce the Demon King and then take advantage of it will totally collapse..."
After eating meat the night before, the golden-haired elf can no longer tolerate the slight fullness brought by eating only fruit. The room has been so quiet, as if the whole world is empty. Complaining to herself for a while, she eventually returned to reality, hearing her stomach growling.
"I'm so hungry... Damn it, idiot, pervert..."
Lureya turned around, laying flat and looking at the ceiling.
What she didn't notice was that, while she was burying her head and complaining, Shami had already silently appeared in her room through the Teleportation Gate, holding a paper bag filled with lamb chops.
At the same time, Shami happened to hear her last complaint.
"Then I'll leave."
"Hey, why are you here?"
Lureya was startled, only noticing Shami standing by the bed from the corner of her eye, hurriedly sitting up.
"I clearly set up a Spirit Protection Array!"
"Your Magic Array is nothing before my Teleportation Gate." Shami tossed the bag onto the round table, "Lamb chops, still warm."
Lureya's pointed ears visibly reddened.
"You didn't hear anything just now, did you?"
"Nope. Just heard someone calling me an idiot, fool, and scum."
He totally heard it!
A wave of shame, like wanting to find a hole to crawl into, spread across Lureya's face. It was like drawing a funny picture of a teacher on the blackboard one moment, and getting caught the next, her entire face heating up.
"That's actually the daily greeting of the Elf Race..."
"Don't casually slander the Elf Race's image to the outside world!"
Lureya embarrassedly placed her legs together on the bed, still wanting to explain something.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and eat the meat!"
Shami didn't mind the flat-chested golden-haired elf.
What waves can a mere flat chest stir?
"Oh oh oh."
Lureya got off the bed, quickly opened the paper bag. The lamb chops, about three pounds, exuded the aroma of charcoal fire, with spice powder on the meat flowing with golden-yellow grease. Her mouth nearly watered onto the floor.
With a piece of lamb in her mouth, her whole little face radiated the expression of being so delicious her body almost broke down.
Shami raised an eyebrow.
Hey hey hey, weren't you just refusing to eat meat to uphold the Elf Race's image?
And the casually fabricated negative image about the Elf Race.
What exactly are you protecting?!
"If there's nothing else, I'll head back first."
Taking advantage of the Teleportation Gate still being open, Shami turned to leave. After reaching Level 3, the ultra-close-range Teleportation Gate use could be accurately measured in meters and could remain open for about ten seconds, with a cooldown of just ten minutes.
"Wait!"
Lureya subconsciously stopped Shami, her pupils darting around, her red pointed ears twitching.
"Um, I can't finish it by myself, why don't you have some... Once you're full and don't want to eat, just digest a bit, wasting food is shameful."
She stammered a few lines, directly answering what Shami was about to say.
"Alright."
...
Lureya picked up the lamb chop, tore it into small pieces, and blissfully put them into her small mouth. Both her little hands were covered in lamb grease, her slender fingers stained with oil.
"You should eat too, Shami, don't be shy~"
"Seems like I brought it?"
"Whatever, I'll treat you to real Water of Life later. The Water of Life from the Elf Forest. Not your aphrodisiac."
Shami only ate two bites; the remaining lamb chops were all eaten by Lureya.
Two strands of Spiritual Light flashed on her hands, which instantly became clean and white, without a trace of grease.
"Impressive, right?" Seeing Shami's gaze stay on her hands, Lureya smugly chuckled, "This is the Elf Race's unique self-cleaning ability. It can purify any dirt on your body, keeping it clean."
"Then the Elf Race doesn't need to bathe anymore?"
"Theoretically, yes. After all, the [Purification] ability cleanses the body far better than bathing. Moreover, it doesn't require any steps, just consumes some Spiritual Power. If clothes get dirty, this ability can purify them too, eliminating the need for washing."
Shami's eyes turned disdainful.
"I bathe every day."
Lureya's expression grew gloomy.
"Why so suddenly disdainful! Don't make it sound like I never bathe! I clearly soaked yesterday!"
"Though we have the [Purification] ability, elves enjoy bathing, soaking, and hot springs. The comfort it provides can't be met by the Purification ability. Plus, if you ask anyone, a thousand out of a thousand would choose an elf girl who hasn't bathed for a month over an ordinary villager who bathes daily! Even without bathing daily, elf girls have a fragrant orchid scent."
"That's sheer imagination." Shami looked skeptical.
"If you don't believe... aha! Pretending disbelief, but actually wanting me to let you smell it, right? Clumsy temptation!"
"..."
The space before Lureya's chest twisted, gradually forming an Outerworld Space fissure, the entrance to her storage space. Her small hand reached in, retrieving two delicate bottles.
"Here. Consider it a thanks for the roast meat."
She handed one bottle to Shami and opened the other, taking a small sip.
"What is this?"
"What I'm drinking is underground spring water from the Elf Forest. It's the Elf Race's daily drinking water."
Shami examined the bottle in hand, with nearly transparent liquid resembling water drawn from a village well. Yet, his water seemed a bit cloudier compared to the flat-chested golden-haired elf's.
"Is mine also underground spring water from the Elf Forest?"
"Of course not. What you have is authentic Water of Life. Not those weird effects outside, drinking it benefits your entire body, like relaxing nerves, easing muscles, soothing sleep, etc. It's harmless."
Lureya glanced at Shami and mentioned, "Extremely valuable."
Slowly opening the bottle, Shami sniffed, detecting no scent.
"This is water we elves collected after bathing in the hot springs deep within the Elf Forest, infused with our body nutrients to form special effects."
As Shami was about to sip, he hurriedly tightened the cap.
"It's essentially elf bathwater! Special nutrients essentially mean body dirt! Why present it so glamorously!"
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[Next chapter: 12 noon]