BXBX NOVEL Chapter 269: Nina Valeria
The man slowly got up while clutching his stomach, which looked like it was severely bruised and looked like he was asking me to support him outside.
I wanted nothing to do with the man, and I was about to kick him right back so that they could get the judgement they deserved. But before I could do anything, I heard a majestic shout from a lady who sounded like a proud lioness from the side.
"Just who are you calling a gorilla, you thieving bastard!?"
And along with the authoritative shout that couldn't really hide how melodious the voice of the person was, a heavy bath scrubber flew in out of nowhere at full speed and smacked the guy who got up right in the face.
Whack!~
"Ahhhh!!~"
The moment the scrubber that was probably used to clean the indoor baths hit the man right in the face, he toppled down from the impact and started screaming out in pain while holding his cheek that was swollen from the attack.
The other guys who were also trying to get up immediately stopped their attempts when they saw the state of their friend, fearing that they might get struck by cleaning supplies next.
They, as well as me and everyone else in the lobby, then looked in the direction the scrubber was thrown and found that there was a rather tall woman standing near the entrance of the bathing area wearing light blue jeans and baggy white t-shirt, who seemed to have arrived after hearing the commotion and was currently glaring at the guys below like they were trash on the road.
The moment I gazed at her mesmerising visage, I immediately knew that she was the next trial candidate because of her overwhelmingly beautiful looks that were so very blatant to the eye that she'd probably stand out like the moon in a sea of stars. But at the same time, she would be hidden in a lush green forest and would be impossible to find at a glance because of her special characteristic.
She had dark silken hair that cascaded around her face in soft waves, half tied back with intricate braids that hinted at both her heritage and her skill. Sharp green eyes that gazed at everything with a piercing intensity but were also quite expressive and bold, like she was never afraid to voice her thoughts to anyone. Lucious pink lips that added a softness to her formidable appearence.
A small nose that added a subtle, gentle touch to her otherwise intense and mystical visage. And finally, a towering, voluptuous figure reminiscent of an Amazonian goddess.
Her lithe yet curvaceous form drew attention to her firm, bouncy rear, a slender waist that cinched perfectly, and a compact chest with enticingly perfect globes, all highlighting her alluring presence.
And of course, the characteristics that stood out the most were her pointy, long ears and her smooth skin, which was a deep shade of verdant green, which clearly showed that she was a variant human and the owner of this traditional hot spring.
The combination of her striking complexion, deep, expressive eyes, and those alluring lips makes her both a fierce and mesmerising figure, embodying a blend of strength and ethereal beauty that was simply otherworldly, and there was no way that anyone other than a trial candidate could possess such ethereal looks.
She currently had a mean look on her face as if she were someone that wasn't meant to be messed around with and held a broom in her hand, looking ready to go for another round of beating, which made the guys below shiver.
But just when I thought that she was going to slam that thick broom of hers onto the scumbags below, which I was looking forward to seeing since I had a thing for feisty women like her, Nina, the proprietress of this place, suddenly glared at me as she pointed her broom in my direction and said with her eyes furrowed like she had a grudge with me,
"And you!...I thought that I had already dealt with all of you imbeciles, but it seems like I left one behind."
She then continued saying with her lips curled up as she walked towards me while smacking the broom against her palm.
"...But I've really got to give it to you. I thought for sure that you would've run away given the chance...But it seems like you're actually brave enough to come back for your friends."
"But sadly, that bravery of yours is going to end today, since I'm going to make an example of you just like what I did with your friends and show everyone what will happen if you disturb the peace of this town's hot spring." Nina gave a commendable smile and looked like she was coming to thrash me next to my shock.
"W-Wait, what did I do?...Why are you associating me with these bastards below?" I chuckled to myself about this situation and took a step back, as Nina looked a little too intimidating right now. "I have nothing to do with these guys below, so if you're going to beat anyone up, it should be them."
"Hmph! I had just praised you for your courage, and now, the moment you see danger, you don't hesitate to abandon your friends. I take all that I said about you!" Nina looked at me with even more disdain than the guys below, and it looked like she hated someone like me who looked like a backstabber in her eyes the most.
"N-No, I'm serious when I say that I know nothing about this." I said as I waved my hands and tried explaining that I really didn't know them. "Why would you even assume that I know them in the first place? It's not like we acted buddy-buddy with each other."
"But didn't he just ask you to help him out right now?" Nina stopped herself from approaching since she felt something was wrong and raised her eyebrow to ask some questions. "Would he ask some stranger to help him out when he knows that he's in the wrong?"
"Yes, he would. Shameless bastards like them would definitely ask for help no matter the situation they are in, since they have no sense of morality in their pea-sized brain." My rude comments provoked the guys below and made them glare at me in fury, which I ignored.
Nina also found it strange that I could badmouth my friends so easily and wondered if she was wrong with her assumption.
"Then why did you come here?...What's your purpose for going out of your way to come to this hot spring?" Nina folded her hands and decided to ask a few more questions in an inquisitive manner, since she was still a bit suspicious of me.
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