Chapter 254: Morning Anecdotes

After figuring out the real reason behind the continuous disappearances of the members from the settlement through some information from Miss White Fox and validating it with her help, the members of the Church of the Light who had gathered to investigate the forest took away the comatose vampires underground and sealed off the underground altar and teleportation array to prevent any return.

As for the ominous-looking blood tree, they also initially wanted to burn it down, but due to Tilysha’s objections and assurances, along with the face of Miss White Fox and others, they temporarily refrained from taking action.

Thus, the incident came to a temporary halt.

Under their guidance, Vilyric and the others naturally arrived at the settlement established at the edge of the forest and settled down for the time being.

The reason for choosing to stay here was partly because the Priestess intended to take this opportunity to delve deeper into the internal structure of this organization, to see what was really going on, and to inquire about the Judging Saintess.

On the other hand, Xi Fu Lin had indeed entrusted her with some matters to handle, making it inconvenient to leave for now.

And so, several days passed.

During these days, Miss White Fox had already interacted somewhat with the residents of the settlement, and naturally, her understanding deepened considerably.

Although this settlement was established by the Church of the Light, one did not necessarily have to join that organization to reside here. In fact, despite the initial preaching efforts, nearly half of the residents here were worshippers of the Goddess or non-religious individuals.

As for the other half…

To be honest, these “Light Worshippers” were much easier to get along with than Vilyric had imagined.

They not only didn’t constantly spout off about gods and faith, but for the most part, they were no different from non-believers; the aspects of religion in daily life were even less than those belonging to the free-spirited Goddess worshippers.

It was precisely because the various residents lived together that this sense of comparison became more pronounced.

If anything, the Church of the Light seemed to have tossed away a lot of restrictions and had a more primitive and rough vibe resembling the Goddess worshippers… or something along those lines.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to accommodate certain particularly eccentric believers.

“Yo! Hey! Good morning, Miss Xī! Long time no see… I didn’t expect to see you so early!”

As she pushed open the small door of the house, bathing her body in the warm morning sunlight, a somewhat familiar voice echoed from the courtyard not far from where the White Fox Girl stood.

It was a young girl, dressed in tight white shorts that accentuated her beautiful curves, who had set her longbow aside on a nearby stone table. Her toned arms and thighs were fully exposed.

With her sun-kissed skin reflecting a faint glow in the morning sun and her brown hair pulled back in a simple ponytail, she stood in the courtyard, continuously lifting two heavy stone blocks in an impressive display of morning exercise.

“Good morning, Sasha. I have some matters to attend to today, so I woke up a bit early.”

“Oh! Hehe, I get it… you’re going to see those two guys, right?”

“Mm.”

Having simply responded to the overly enthusiastic Miss Sasha, Vilyric watched as she struggled to lift two stone blocks, each weighing at least a hundred pounds, dripping with sweat but determined to balance them on her head. Curiosity got the better of the White Fox Girl, and she finally asked.

“By the way, Sasha, your morning exercise routine is a bit unique… How should I put it… it doesn’t seem like a girl’s way of working out?”

“Ah?”

After casually dropping the two stone blocks with a thud, the brown-haired girl wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead with a towel laid on the table and chuckled.

“Haha, Miss Xī thinks so too? I mean, it’s effective, but it’s a bit rough, don’t you think?”

“But that’s just how my teacher requires it, and I can’t help it. Moreover, as an archer, the strength of my arm muscles directly affects the power and endurance of each shot…”

The corner of the mouth hidden behind the mask twitched slightly, and the White Fox Miss couldn’t help but ask again.

“Could it be that your teacher also trains this way every day?”

“Heh, of course! Otherwise, how can she teach by example and make sure her disciple like me obediently follows? Plus, her weights are at least five or six times heavier than mine.”

Good grief.

If someone else heard this, they might instantly picture a tall, muscular, super strong man in their minds.

But having pieced together some information from that longbow and their interactions over the past few days, the Vilyric Miss, who had speculated about the mysterious “teacher” that Sasha had consistently refused to reveal, had already envisioned…

A red-haired archer girl, wearing a short shirt, standing in the courtyard every morning, swinging two giant stone blocks wider than her waist like they were toys during her exercises.

“Wow…”

Unintentionally, the girl let out a slightly strange sound.

Just as Vilyric’s mind began to wander and her perception of Miss Fiery Blossom started to shift drastically, the other side revealed that Sasha, seemingly done with her morning exercises, unreservedly shed her short shirt and shorts, exposing her young body in full view, even kicking her canvas shoes aside and standing barefoot.

Then, using her extraordinary strength as an archer, she easily lifted a bucket of cold water that had already been prepared by the table and poured it over herself.

“Splosh!”

“Whew ~ so refreshing!”

With a bright shout and a cat-like shake of her damp brown hair, Sasha began drying herself off with another towel.

To be honest, that was a bit too bold.

All things considered, there should be a bit of awareness as a girl, right?

After all, in this courtyard, there were only a few women, headed by the Fox Miss, along with Sasha and one or two aunts, and there were no males present. However, one must acknowledge that in this world, girls can also have those sorts of relationships and can use certain magical means to bear offspring.

So, even if we hypothetically considered it, was it really appropriate to act this way without knowing the other person’s sexual orientation?

Of course, similar topics had already been attempted for discussion the morning after Vilyric first arrived at this settlement and lived with Sasha, witnessing her morning exercise scene for the first time. However, the latter’s attitude had been rather indifferent.

“It’s no big deal since we’re all girls; looking won’t cost you a piece of meat, haha.”

“If I wash in the room, it’s super troublesome to get the floor and furniture all wet. What, you say take a bath? Isn’t that even more troublesome? Please, spare me…”

“By the way, Miss Xī, why are you so sensitive about this topic? Isn’t it fine for the teacher either? Oh! Speaking of which, you seem not to be human; are you from a race with some special traditions? Hey, can you tell me how same-sex reproduction works? I’ve been curious about that!”

Probably… that was how it went.

With no other options, to avoid being misunderstood, Miss Vilyric could only give up on her advice and suggestions, choosing to calmly accept Sasha’s behavior.

After all, she had already seen a girl’s body more than once.

Back when they were in the United Kingdom, she used to take baths naked every day with a certain Miss Queen.

And so, the White Fox Girl watched as Miss Sasha dried off her glistening body in the sunlight, changed into clean underwear, donned her familiar fitted leather armor and cloak, tied her ponytail neatly, and finally strapped her longbow and quiver onto her back.

Around the same time, a sleepy little Dragon Daughter also emerged from the door where Vilyric had previously appeared, lazily yawning.

“Master, good morning.”

Upon seeing Sasha, the little Dragon Daughter greeted her in a voice too soft to be heard by outsiders.

“Good morning! Did you play late with Snow Wing yesterday?”

“About that; that guy was quite energetic, considering he’s just a silly bird…”

Today, the little Dragon Daughter was dressed in her usual attire, and to be honest, aside from when she was alone with Vilyric or during special occasions, she generally wouldn’t deliberately alter her outfit when in human form.

Just like a dragon wouldn’t wear an extra layer of skin on top of its scales.

The two girls exchanged glances and then looked at Sasha, who had approached them. Vilyric nodded.

“You go ahead and prepare over there in the forest with Tilysha and the others. I’ll have a word with the person in charge here, and then I’ll join you. They must have reached a conclusion by now after so long.”

“Understood.”

   

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