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"You little rascal!"
Latis couldn't help but burst into laughter. He hugged Atelier's light body and spun her around twice, mimicking her wild, animalistic movements as he caressed her face with his lips like a pervert.
"Ouch... Ouch!"
Artemis squeezed her eyes shut, not struggling, but her face tense as she pleaded:
"Big brother, stop teasing me!"
"Hmph, now you know how powerful I am, right?" Latis released the half-elf's body, chuckled, and pointed a thumbs-up at his own nose, saying:
"Your older brother is still your older brother!"
"What are you talking about!" Arterifus couldn't help but laugh. She took off her gloves and reached out to stroke Latis's cheek.
Her long, slender fingers traced the contours of Latis's face, her soft thumb gently caressing his upper and lower lips before reaching his chin.
"The places that would be kissed are so clean..."
Artemis spoke softly in a gentle voice, stroking Latis's chin, then couldn't help but make a face, complaining in a coquettish tone:
"But big brother, you can't poke me with your stubble!"
Latis burst into laughter. He pinched the half-elf's cheek and couldn't resist the urge to rub his chin against hers. So, amidst her screams as she deliberately played along with Latis, the two chased each other around the pointed tower several times until their random screams gradually turned into bursts of laughter.
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"Okay, I'm covered in dust, let me go take a shower."
After playing around for a while, they finally lay down on top of the tower. After resting for a few minutes, Ateliers sat up, patted the hem of her coat, and said:
"The environment in Dragon Horn Territory is terrible; I haven't been able to wash or groom myself for many days!"
"Wouldn't that be even better..."
Latis muttered something, and seeing the half-elf's instantly unfriendly expression, he quickly coughed twice, thought for a moment, and said:
"Wait a minute, didn't the necklace I gave you before contain a 'cleansing the body' spell?"
"Well, well..." Artemis opened her mouth hesitantly, then lowered her head and explained shyly:
"That spell keeps the body clean, but the clothes will get dirty, and the body will smell a bit..."
"Wow, he smells but is completely clean?! This is simply genius magic!" Radist immediately raised his eyebrows and praised it highly.
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Artemis was silent for a moment, then quickly reached out and pinched Latis's waist. She then let out a soft hum, placed her hand on the skylight, and rolled down.
"Hey, hey, why did you run away?" Latis quickly clung to the skylight, hanging upside down and sticking his head out, shouting, "Ate te te te te..."
"what!"
The half-elf angrily tilted his head back, stood on tiptoe, and headbutted Latis, saying:
"My brother is so annoying!"
"Oh, I was just saying that casually. My Ate would still smell nice even if she didn't bathe for a hundred days..."
"I would never go a hundred days without showering! Big brother, that's so mean!"
Artemis became even angrier. After thinking for a moment, she decided to teach her older brother, who had a perverted fetish, a lesson. So, after hesitating for a moment, she whispered:
"You're punished! You have to wash my clothes for two days! What's so good about them being dirty..."
"That's it?" Latis paused for a moment, then decisively held up a hand gesture indicating understanding, and said confidently:
"Don't even mention two days, you could wash it for a lifetime and it would be perfectly fine!"
“…This is so annoying.” The half-elf was finally utterly defeated. She sighed, raised her hand to stroke Latis’s face, and said:
"Big brother, I was just kidding you! Go to my room and wait for me, okay? I'm going to take a shower!"
"It feels like you're reciting my lines..."
Latis muttered to himself, watching Ateliers walk downstairs, when he suddenly realized what was happening and cried out in alarm:
"Wait, remember to leave the clothes for me! I promised to wash your clothes for the rest of my life, and if I don't get this reward, Watashi..."
The half-elf's pointed ears twitched violently for a moment, then she couldn't help but pat her face and run away.
"Ate—"
Latis reached out, let out a desperate cry, and his grip on the skylight loosened, causing him to fall instantly.
Boom!
Latis, having swiftly completed a mid-air spin and landed smoothly on both feet, opened his arms melancholically, looked at the now empty stairwell, sighed, and turned back to the dragon egg, lamenting:
"My daughter, look, happiness can vanish so quickly, it's so sad..."
The luster on the surface of the dragon egg had dimmed slightly, as if even the egg itself found it unbearable to look at.
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Latis took off his robe and draped it over the back of a chair in Atelius's room, then lay down on Atelius's bed wearing only his undergarments.
Although the room was decorated with various magic arrays, it felt like home to him. No, it might even be more comfortable than his own room. After all, as a rough and unrefined man, he knew nothing about decorating to improve his quality of life except how to clean the room. He only knew that expensive was good and big was beautiful.
Now, the various magic arrays inscribed in the room, sensing the elven blessing on him, began to operate on their own, such as fresh air, humidification and heat preservation, lighting environment that was constantly fine-tuned according to the human body's condition, and pure magic element environment...
"It feels a bit like a greenhouse..."
Latis mentally scoffed, then lay on the bed and looked around the room.
The room was still furnished the same as before. He scratched his head. Although he didn't quite understand it, he felt that the atmosphere in the half-elf's room was much better than his own. He just wondered when he would be able to decorate such a cozy room.
"Ate is taking a bath..."
The image of Ateliers naked from the waist up in the hot spring flashed through his mind. At that time, he did not consider half-elves to be girls, so he did not look closely at her beautiful body. Now, looking back, he felt very regretful.
"No, no, that's too indecent! You can't be so lewd with someone like that!"
Latis quickly shook his head to dispel those romantic thoughts and began to think about what was happening to Ateliers now.
The place where Arte goes to take a bath is on the third floor of the Mage Tower. Apart from the rooms of the two of them, the robin, and Yashutia, the only other room is a bathroom that is perfectly positioned between the two hills. Under the influence of certain magical plant structures and magic circles, the bathroom's water system completes an internal circulation.
The bathroom is about the size of a bedroom. Although it could fit him and all the girls in, it would be too cramped, so it's basically used by one person now.
There isn't a suitable place to build a hot spring within the Mage's territory. The most secluded spot is the small valley that Serfal used as a dragon's lair, but that area is also a bit remote.
Since the half-elf has returned, the mission must have been completed. Although we don't know the situation with the group of apprentices following her, the Mage Guild will come to help renovate the mage tower once the mission is complete.
After the renovation, the interior space of the mage tower will likely become much larger, at which point they can proceed with interior planning. Latis secretly resolved to persuade the half-elf to set aside a larger space for the bathroom.
In his previous life, he had always believed that the space where one spends the most time should be the largest. Therefore, he was always puzzled by the usual cramped toilet layout in the Eastern Kingdom. It is normal for a man to defecate five times a day. Shouldn't the toilet be as big as the living room?
What the hell am I thinking...?
Latis silently berated himself, and was about to continue to imagine the magic runes of the new spell when he heard footsteps outside the door.
squeak-
Artemis poked her head in from outside the door, her silvery-white hair still damp, yet shining like a silver moon on this night.
She noticed Latis staring at her, her gaze darting around for a few seconds. She lowered her head, tidied her now-long hair, letting the ends fall over her collarbone, and then pushed open the door and entered.
Latis's eyes lit up instantly.
The soft cotton nightgown draped loosely over Atelier's body, the thin straps draped loosely over her shoulders, revealing the small indentation on her collarbone as she shyly hunched over.
Beneath the short nightgown were the basket trousers that Latis had seen before. Their pumpkin-like shape made them look exceptionally cute, and even though he knew this was Atelier's last layer of clothing, he couldn't help but be completely absorbed in admiring this pure beauty.
"Big brother... make room for me!"
Ateliers folded her clothes and placed them on the table. She glanced at Latis's removed robes, walked to the bedside, nudged the gazing Latis, sat down beside the bed, and asked with a gentle smile:
"Big brother, you've even taken off your coat. Are you planning to sleep here tonight?"
"...Now that you mention it, that's true."
Latis scratched his head, rolled over to make room for the half-elf on half the bed, and said:
"My bed is occupied by birds, and now I have nowhere to sleep when I go back."
"Little bird?"
Artemis's eyes widened instantly.
"Uh..." Radist immediately felt a sense of foreboding. He quickly grabbed Ateliers's hand from under the covers and explained:
"It's like this, today she..."
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"...In conclusion, things have come to this."
Latis wiped his sweat, then suddenly remembered that he had a pair of Serval's hot pants disguised as a handkerchief in the pocket of his robe, and he sweated even more profusely.
He didn't hide his romantic life, but he didn't mention the sensitive details.
"Oh~"
Artemis nodded calmly, reached out and plucked an Epper from a branch that extended from the side, took a bite, and fell into thought.
She wasn't uneasy about the robin's confession. After all, the little bird was a very cute child in her eyes, and she loved it very much. It was a good thing that the little bird stayed in the house in this way.
Moreover, after speaking with Emperor Pawa, she was somewhat prepared for this situation. Compared to strangers, she would much rather have a lovely girl like Little Bird, whom she knew well.
However, she was a little unhappy that Latis hadn't told her about it in time. Actually, no matter whether Latis became a good person or a bad person in the future, she would willingly protect him forever. If Latis was a good person, she would let his light shine on the whole world; if Latis was a bad person, she would fearlessly shed blood for him.
Although those intense emotions were a bit hard for her, a young little elf, to imagine...
In contrast, it wasn't a big deal for Ateliers to have a girl confess her feelings to her. After making up her mind to live and die with Latis, what she hoped for was that their lives could be completely intertwined, and that she could share even the darkest emotions with him.
However, this is indeed very difficult. It is normal for humans to have unspoken evil thoughts from time to time. Human thoughts are not always accurate. Therefore, the half-elf was not sure how to express his desires.
Artemis swallowed the Amber fruit pulp in her mouth and sighed softly.
"Arte, what's wrong?"
Latis, who had been observing the half-elf's expression, swallowed hard and asked nervously.
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