He wished so much that the other person was not a woman, but just a male pervert planning to sneak into the women's bathhouse to peep.
Unfortunately, the pair of cherry-colored, full breasts prominently displayed on the young girl's chest cruelly emphasized her female identity.
The two words about to come out of the young girl's mouth had been spoken by countless beautiful girls in the past, and those the word would be used many times in the future:
"Pervert!"
In the most inappropriate place for a meeting, Ye Chuxue and Wang Xiaole accidentally encountered each other in the worst possible way.
Saving people was Wang Xiaole's goal, but it did not turn out as expected.
Even if he rejected such events in his heart, those events that had already taken place could not be denied.
Whether to accept or not accept reality, the big mistake had already been made;
Now, Wang Xiaole could only admit that he had just seen the body of the young girl in front of him...
The pill that was supposed to make him invisible had not worked at all, putting him in a passive position from the start.
Before the young girl could react from her shock, he decided to perform a "life-saving" operation to break the current deadlock.
Although the plot of a boy accidentally entering a bathhouse, restroom, or hot spring was normal in other worlds, Wang Xiaole felt that he was somehow different.
Unlike some manga contents, he encountered the girl as a girl himself;
Since they were the same gender, the charge of peeping should not stand.
It was probably because of the male attire he wore that made the young girl mistake him for a boy, which made Wang Xiaole feel very embarrassed.
Fortunately, it was not too late, and he still had a chance to make amends.
He took the initiative and approached the girl, standing boldly in front of her, looking unaffected.
"Miss, you may have misunderstood me; my gender is not what you think it is!"
But his words seemed feeble.
So, Wang Xiaole leaned forward, getting closer to the girl, and with a bold move, he tore open his shirt and undershirt, revealing the "view" underneath.
Until that moment, Wang Xiaole believed firmly:
Once the girl saw his larger and fuller pair of breasts, she would surely dispel any misunderstandings and see him as just a girl who mistakenly entered this place.
That was his thought, but unfortunately, reality turned out differently.
After a quick glance at his chest, the young girl's face reddened, deeper than a ripe red apple.
This reaction was off!
Wang Xiaole was not sure why, and following his instincts, he looked down, only to find something shocking.
Wait, where did my large and full pair of breasts go?
The changes were not just there; Wang Xiaole finally noticed:
There seemed to be an extra part on his legs, a part that had been absent for a long time...
All the current circumstances emphasized the truth:
Wang Xiaole had turned back into a boy.
This change was not permanent; in fact, it could only be maintained for a short period of time!
To know the reason, the pills given to him by Cai before he set off were not for invisibility but to temporarily change him back into a boy.
Cai's purpose was simply as that. She had absolutely no intention of having her "boy" seduce the female knights to expand her harem.
Hmm, absolutely not...
Another unanswered question could now be revealed:
Ye Chuxue had concluded that Wang Xiaole was male not only because of the male attire he wore but mainly because she noticed his flat chest.
At that moment, Wang Xiaole pondered to himself silently, a not-so-friendly remark about girls with flat chests:
At least two-thirds of the people in this world judge gender based on secondary sexual characteristics!
Seeing the girl, who was about to recover from her surprise, Wang Xiaole quickly took a few steps back, distancing himself from her.
As he stepped back, he thought of his language teacher, following it with a text about "Jing Ke's assassination of the king of Qin," and then...
Thinking of "carrying two hairy legs on your shoulders," please be ashamed.
If Wang Xiaole were not in a challenging situation now, he might have stood by the wall for a few seconds.
But before feeling remorse, he thought of something else.
Remembering how the king of Qin avoided Jing Ke's assassination, he...
---learned from the wisdom of his predecessors!
With the quickest speed of his life, Wang Xiaole quickly glanced around, then his feet slid as he turned and ran forward.
Just as the king of Qin walked around the pillar in the past, now someone was running around the field.
The interior of the hot spring was quite spacious, and with Wang Xiaole's confidence in his speed, he was not worried about being caught.
Why not just run out?
Actually, Wang Xiaole could have done that, but he chose not to.
After being misunderstood as a peeping tom by the girl, if he ran away like that, wouldn't it confirm the accusation?
He couldn't leave. Even if he had to run in circles along the pool, with the girl chasing him from behind, he had to find a way to explain to her:
"Miss, you have misunderstood me. I am indeed an uninvited intruder, but I have no intention of covering it up with excuses like getting lost; you must believe me: entering the women's bath is definitely not to peep at the opposite sex!"
A glint of light flashed on the right side of Ye Chuxue, then she picked up the bath towel from the ground.
After wrapping herself with the towel, she began to chase him.
Just at that moment, Wang Xiaole's words reached her ears.
His honesty exceeded Ye Chuxue's expectations.
Her words full of apology made her somewhat believe his explanation, but it could not escape the most important fact:
"Even if it was unintentional, you still saw my body, didn't you?"
"Miss, I am highly myopic; people and animals are indistinguishable ten meters away."
"Are you saying that the thief mistook me for an animal?"
"Absolutely not! What I wanted to say is that even though I stood close to you just now, all I could see was a blurry figure covered by mist."
"I think you're mistaken. You prefer dark-skinned girls, right? Why else would you stand so close to me earlier?"
"Hey, are you dark-skinned? I thought you looked pretty fair..."
Before finishing his sentence, he realized he had dug himself into a deeper hole.
"I thought you looked fair... but seems like I've revealed the thief's true thoughts."
Oh no, now the honest impression he had built up in her mind was destroyed at an astonishing speed.
With his reputation tainted, Wang Xiaole could no longer persuade Ye Chuxue, no matter what excuses he offered.
Perhaps due to her determination, Ye Chuxue softened her tone after chasing him for several laps:
"Do you have anyone else at home? Tell me where you live, and I can deliver a message to them when I get a chance."
Was this preparing for a deadly move, giving him time to prepare his last words?
After realizing the situation was becoming more complicated, Wang Xiaole prepared for a fight in case she suddenly attacked; however, he still wanted to avoid conflict if possible.
Regardless of the circumstances, he had still exposed the girl's body and had attempted deception not long before.
For these reasons, Wang Xiaole felt in the wrong in front of Ye Chuxue, on top of:
Physical confrontation often involved vigorous movements;
If that bath towel slipped off during physical activity, allowing him to witness the scene up close again, the situation would turn even more disastrous.
"Why don't I make it up to you? I'm willing to do anything to make you forget the unpleasant experience earlier, as long as it's within my abilities!"
"What's the point of saying that? I have no idea who you are; how would I know what you're capable of?"
"Right, I didn't even introduce myself to you yet."
Even if it was inappropriate timing, Wang Xiaole still told her his name, making sure not to reveal his hidden identity accidentally.
Being mistaken for a peeping tom and on the run from the girl, he voluntarily disclosed his name; it showed his "talent" indeed.
"Wang... Xiao... Le?"
Ye Chuxue chewed on those three words as she ran, almost biting her tongue.
"It's you! The person I've been waiting for hours is actually you!"
Listening to the name from Flora before, connecting it to the guest who hadn't shown up as expected today, she had a pretty good idea.
"I was wondering why you didn't show up at the main entrance; turns out you sneaked in through another entrance. No wonder, no wonder."
"Miss, have you been stressed? After I introduced myself, you started saying some confusing things; I suspect your mental state isn't stable."
"Ha ha ha! Ahahaha!"
Laughter followed Wang Xiaole's response.
Seeing the abnormal behavior of his pursuer, Wang Xiaole involuntarily stopped in his tracks.
At that moment, Ye Chuxue also stood still, tilting her head and looking upwards, appearing to be speaking to the sky:
"I just found out today that Isabella likes someone like you; it seems she's pretending to be proper but actually prefers 'meat-eating' boys like you."
With his back to Ye Chuxue, Wang Xiaole could almost imagine the smile hidden beneath her mask.
That must be her feeling pleased to discover an unexpected side of her opponent, expressing a kind of "little girl" expression.
"Do you know her?"
"Could it be that the little thief never heard about me from the queen?"
"So, you're…?"
"The knight of Inran Empire, no need to say the name, you knew it long ago."
Meeting Ye Chuxue in such an awkward manner was beyond Wang Xiaole's expectation.
Learning about her identity, he felt even more fortunate that he chose to stay here; otherwise:
A simple peeping issue would have escalated into a more complex diplomatic problem.