novelraw Chapter 625: Research
Chapter 625: Research
"Teacher Fisher?"
Amidst the hazy mist, Jasmine's careful voice transmitted from afar, making both Fisher and Raphaela adhering to his body stiffen slightly, simultaneously looking towards there. But at the same time and same moment, both of them didn't dare to speak.
"..."
After being stunned for a or two seconds, it was still Fisher who successfully reacted first. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he was tightly pressed on the lips by Raphaela in front of him, eliminating all words in his mouth.
Fisher then hurriedly turned his head looking at her, and saw her anxiously raising a finger placing it before her own lips, using her gaze to signal Fisher to keep quiet,
"Don't speak."
"..."
Fisher looked at her innocently, his body temporarily not having any other movements, just quietly listening like this together with Raphaela to the faintly discernible sounds at the door and the movements she transmitted.
"Eh, could it be already finished washing? So fast?"
Jasmine's doubtful voice transmitted over, making Raphaela slightly let out a breath of relief. But the next second, Jasmine's voice transmitted over again,"No, the door of the changing room isn't closed yet, and there are still clothes in the clothes basket... Could it be fell asleep inside?"
Changing room?
What changing room?
Fisher blinked his eyes turning his head to look at Raphaela, and she also widened her eyes lowering her head to glance at that white bath towel floating on the water surface, then knew the one who just opened the changing room to take the bath towel was her.
Just that Jasmine seemingly thought it was the changing room used by Fisher, and didn't check whose clothing was inside that changing basket...
Now it's great, lifting a rock to smash one's own foot.
"Teacher Fisher? Teacher Fisher, where are you? I'm coming oh..."
Fisher looked at Raphaela, using simple expressions and gaze exchange to convey his own meaning.
"What do we do about this?"
"..."
He raised his head casting a glance over there, then gently removed the claws she enveloped on his lips, meaning:
"How about just directly letting her come over".
"No way!!"
Raphaela thought for a moment, her face instantly becoming completely red. This time she directly and forcefully reached out two hands covering his lips, obviously strictly refusing.
She just formally said today everyone goes back to their own rest, with great difficulty Jasmine also agreed. As a result she herself ran over to sneak a bite... Although Jasmine afterwards also secretly came over, but if by chance she was caught by her, then she wouldn't know where to put this face of hers.
She had a little baby, doing this was also... also too licentious.
But this wasn't right, that wasn't right either. Jasmine's calling voice continued to ring out in the hot spring akin to a death knell demanding life. She seemingly firmly believed Fisher hadn't left, but instead fell asleep in some unknown soup pool due to drowsiness.
At this time it precisely required a cute and dissatisfied Whale-kin like her to comfort.
"Then what do we do?"
Fisher soundlessly looked at Raphaela, seeking a solution from her. And Raphaela pursed her lips, while adhering to Fisher's body, while speaking to him extremely softly,
"Quickly make Jasmine leave..."
"How do I make her leave?"
"Aiya, you... you quickly casually find a reason, otherwise I... I'll really die of shame!"
"..."
Looking at Raphaela's pitiful, completely red-faced appearance, Fisher also had no choice but to consider the subsequent impact.
Although after experiencing the impact of the scenes on Keken's ship during the day, he perhaps indeed held certain fantasies regarding the so-called "Blessing of Multiple Wives". But deliberately thinking about it, he still decided not to embarrass Raphaela.
Alright, for Raphaela's mental health, Fisher still decided to suppress his desires to help her pass this difficulty.
Fisher nodded his head, pondered for a bit, then gently slapped the water surface with his hand, pretending a very drowsy voice suddenly opening his mouth,
"Jasmine?"
"Teacher Fisher, are you asleep?"
The voice was still quite far from here, she should be searching along the outer side, little did she know Fisher directly walked to the middle to bathe.
"Ah, instantly relaxing suddenly accidentally fell asleep. Why did you come, or are you also here to take a bath?"
"Ah? I..." Jasmine hesitated for a moment, then somewhat embarrassedly said, "Right, I... I'm also here to take a bath, Teacher Fisher. So coincidental ah, hehe..."
"..."
How come the reasons you guys use are exactly the same?
Fisher helplessly cast a glance at Raphaela in his embrace, she then shamefully reached out a claw pushing his face, telling him to hurry up and tell Jasmine to leave. He then had no choice but to open his mouth again,
"I'm almost done washing, about to leave."
"Eh, can't you wait a little while more? I... I'm coming over now!"
"Smack..."
Raphaela angrily reached out to pinch his waist, seemingly blaming him for handling matters unfavorably, to actually draw the enemy over. But what could Fisher do, could he directly open his mouth to drive people away, wouldn't that appear even more strange, afraid it would arouse her suspicion.
"Wait, Jasmine, then can you help me go to the changing room to fetch a bath towel?"
"Eh?" Jasmine's hurrying footsteps paused in place, then heard him agree, "Alright, incidentally I'll also go change clothes, wait a moment oh, Teacher Fisher."
Subsequently, it was her footsteps heading to the changing room. Waiting until the changing room's door closed, when a bit of rustling sound transmitted from within, Fisher then once again looked at Raphaela, saying in a low voice,
"This is a good opportunity, take advantage of her being in the changing room haven't discovered yet, you quickly leave."
"Alright..."
Raphaela subconsciously nodded her head wanting to rise, but suddenly realized something again, hurriedly turning her head to look at Fisher saying,
"Hah? Wait, I leave? Then wouldn't that leave you here to secretly do that kind of thing with Jasmine?"
"I have no solution ah, who knew you two thought exactly the same? Don't tell me I can't today?"
Saying these kinds of words out loud Fisher himself didn't believe it, not to mention Raphaela and Jasmine.
Raphaela's face blushed with shame. This truly made one totally unexpected. After separating respectively she and Jasmine coinciding without prior agreement chose to come over, and even embarrassingly crashed like this.
But Raphaela had already been shamed to the extreme, how could she be willing to admit her own lust drove her to act. Anyway even if she didn't come Jasmine would also come. Not to mention Fisher's attitude looked so welcoming to anyone, making her couldn't help but suspect,
"Fisher, did you already think like this long ago, wanting to let me and Jasmine you... Had I known earlier I wouldn't have said those words to you in the morning! Push... pushing your luck!"
"I'm not, I didn't..."
Alright, actually there was a tiny bit, Fisher also had no choice but to admit this. Not knowing if it was because only today reuniting with Keken after a long separation, thus awakening his Nari genes he had been separated from for a long time.
But right now wasn't the time to fuss about whether possessing such thoughts, Fisher merely cast a glance at the direction of the changing room amidst the mist, hurriedly turning his head saying to Raphaela,
"Hurry up, what if Jasmine comes out later? If it really doesn't work you come back later?"
"..."
Raphaela shamedly glared at him, but she also truly had no solution, could only sway standing up from the pool water, wrapping the already completely drenched bath towel walking to the edge of the pool soundlessly walking into the hazy mist.
Watching Raphaela finally leave, Fisher also couldn't help but let out a breath of relief, anyhow helping her pass this embarrassing difficulty.
But a dozen seconds later, that hazy mist actually ran back a blurry figure again.
Fisher was slightly stunned, turning his head to look. Other than that nervously looking Raphaela who else could it be.
He unbelievably looked at Raphaela who ran back, couldn't help but also follow suit becoming tense, then softly asked,
"Why did you come back again?"
Raphaela nervously re-entered the pool, uneasily looking towards the direction of the changing room saying to Fisher,
"I... I hadn't walked out the door of the changing room when it opened. She already... finished changing. This... isn't this too fast, she is too anxious!"
"..."
Fisher opened his mouth turning his head to look over there. Eagerly demanding people always had an indescribable motivation. At this kind of crucial moment even the most famous lazy person in the West Continent would also be infected with a swift and decisive habit.
But Fisher still didn't understand. He hurriedly looked at Raphaela, asking in a low voice,
"Then you also shouldn't have come back to me ah, casually finding a pool further away to hide making her unable to discover you isn't it better?"
"..."
Raphaela's emerald green pupils were already a bit dizzy and confused. Only through Fisher saying this did she realize it seemed to be like this. But where had she experienced this kind of scene, obviously not as composed as Fisher, already at a loss for what to do, had no choice but to ask,
"Then what do we do?"
What do we do, wait for death.
Fisher was already completely out of ideas. He and Raphaela stared blankly at each other for a moment, until Jasmine's voice akin to a death knell not far away rang out again,
"Teacher Fisher, I finished changing and am coming over oh~"
"..."
Raphaela struck with panic sized up the surroundings, even starting to lower her head looking towards the water surface, not knowing if she was considering diving this kind of helpless move.
While not far away, sounds of Jasmine's bare feet touching the ground rang out in succession. Her shadow also swayed getting increasingly closer, the voice also became increasingly closer,
"Teacher Fisher, could it be... Raphaela is right here?"
"!!"
Raphaela widened her eyes, clutching her chest, the heartbeat sounds there were frighteningly fast.
How could she know?!
"Originally wanted to inspect Teacher Fisher's clothing, but placed inside the changing basket in the changing room, seems to be Raphaela's clothes..."
Fisher helplessly cast a glance at Raphaela who had already frozen in place. Tonight she was truly producing disastrous moves one after another, had she known earlier shouldn't have told Jasmine to cease drums and rest today, who knew coming out was caught right in the act.
Fisher sighed. And amidst the nearby mist, Jasmine also draped in a bath towel had already walked near, catching right in the act the Raphaela lingering in the pool with a bit of panic, a ruddy complexion, and dodging gaze.
Jasmine playfully pouted, using her hands to grasp the bath towel draped on her body, but still unable to conceal that softness akin to mountain ranges. She looked at Raphaela who sneaked a run in the pool. Amidst the silence, seemingly there was a kind of soft feeling of sending an army to hold her accountable.
"..."
Raphaela's face reddened slightly, had no choice but to put on a brave face saying,
"I... I only came to take a bath preparing to rest..."
"Truly too much, Raphaela, clearly it was you yourself who said resting tonight!"
"... Then you didn't listen to me either, didn't you also secretly run out, don't tell me it was also to take a bath?"
Jasmine also became somewhat embarrassed, but she raised her head pouting her lips pondering for a moment, the massive whale tail behind her also swaying up and down a bit, then walked straight towards the pool,
"Of... of course, then let's take a bath!"
The warm pool water under the wreathing mist similarly became blurry, but still obviously making her bath towel along with softness all float up.
As a Whale-kin living in the sea, Jasmine immediately became agile like a sprite upon entering the water.
Only seeing her let out a breath of relief, the whale tail behind her slightly swaying and swam towards Fisher in the pool water. When re-emerging from the water surface, the gentle glow among her fair skin, also made her azure blue long hair appear exceptionally watery and lively.
She sat down by Fisher's side, yet without superfluous movements, as if echoing her previous statement, truly as if just coming over to take a bath.
Seeing this, Raphaela also realized this seemed to be a formless stepping stone. Even if each other's purpose was understood without words, but at least right now, ostensibly their purpose of coming here was only to clean the body nothing more.
She swayed her tail, also dragging the bath towel nodding sitting to the other side of Fisher, speaking with a trembling voice,
"Alright, then let's take a bath..."
The Dragon Queen and the Whale-kin Priest simultaneously quieted down. But this made Fisher appear somewhat suffering unspeakable misery. He sat motionless sensing the spring water surging all around because of their movements, just like tangible touches, harboring a bit of fragrance, announcing their simultaneous arrival.
Moreover not knowing if it was an illusion, he always felt the temperature in the pool instantly rose by dozens of degrees, becoming exceptionally scorching hot.
"..."
He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, reached out his hands covering his own face leaning against the stone wall behind him. Allowing the warm spring water in his palms to flow down his face, washing his highly defined muscular upper body.
Raphaela and Jasmine caught a glimpse of this dripping flowing crystal in the corners of their eyes. The moment their throats slightly surged simultaneously withdrew their gazes. They respectively lowered their heads using hot water to soak their bodies. For a moment, it truly resembled coming to this place to wash, devoid of any desire to speak of.
"... Phew."
Fisher covered his face without uttering a word. Conversely it was Jasmine who felt the atmosphere was somewhat embarrassing, she then softly exhaled a breath of hot air, looking at the dense mist all around, softly saying,
"Truly quiet ah..."
"This is the depths of the Dragon Court, in the past when we came here to wash it was also this quiet ah..."
In the past, they also frequently came over together. Instead it was Fisher's arrival that made the atmosphere become strange. At this moment suddenly quieting down Raphaela and Jasmine also instantly recovered that kind of feeling from the past, Raphaela then spoke like so.
"I'm not talking about the sound here, this kind of quietness more resembles disappearing since two and a half years ago... because after that we have constantly been preparing for war right. Although everyone worked until night very exhausted so it was very quiet, but now finally let the great hidden danger in the heart disappear."
"Yeah, without Barbatos that group of demons, whether the Pseudo-Court or that group of Human Allied Army are nothing more than a tray of loose sand. Not passing much time, we will be able to liberate the entire Southern Continent..."
"Raphaela you definitely can achieve it."
"... It's we definitely can achieve it."
Listening to Raphaela's voice, Jasmine instead still appeared confused. She stretched out white palms from the water, somewhat lacking confidence saying,
"But, right now destruction might have already arrived. Even Raphaela you have already entered the Mythical Rank, I however still remain stagnant, unable to fulfill mother's promise... maybe not knowing when mother will reveal herself, then capture me returning to the seabed."
At this time Fisher who constantly restrained himself, even the muscles on his body already having swelling veins suddenly placed his hands on his own face. Reminiscing something, he asked Jasmine,
"Jasmine, previously at the Demon Dynasty didn't you sense that 'Base' might be the opportunity for you to enter the Mythical Rank? Besides, you said at that time you even dreamed of your father."
"Hmm..." Jasmine pondered for a moment, subsequently turned her head to look at Fisher smilingly saying, "However perhaps that was also just a dream, also perhaps father missed me, yearning for me thus I would dream of the things I wanted?"
"Base huh..."
Gou Wen was in the Spirit World, while the Crevice was also precisely the realm of dreams, so Fisher didn't believe the dream Jasmine had was groundless, conversely it was truly possible Gou Wen was reminding her of something.
The Crevice was the incarnation of the Spirit World's contamination power. That was to say, the opportunity for Jasmine to enter the Mythical Rank was actually related to the Spirit World's contamination?
Why did it sound a bit dangerous?
But if Jasmine was Xuan Shen's daughter, it made no sense to remain stagnant at the Mythic Rank for so long.
Although the logic such as "Dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix" was too absolute and undesirable, but after all Jasmine herself was a member related to the World-Ending Prophecy. The Blessing upon her body was still the direct manifestation of Ramastia's power. Superimposing these three factors, it was impossible for Jasmine to be so mediocre, it made no sense both reasonably and logically.
The only possible explanation was that upon Jasmine's body there existed a certain uniqueness she herself hadn't discovered yet.
And Raphaela hearing this also realized a bit of loss beneath Jasmine's smile, she also opened her mouth to comfort,
"It's fine Jasmine, you definitely are just lacking a tiny bit of opportunity. Previously I also didn't anticipate entering the Mythical Rank when losing consciousness... blessing and bane go hand in hand, I rather wish I could remain before the Mythical Rank, this way the baby might not suffer this kind of completely undeserved disaster. However well, constantly worrying conversely will only bind us from advancing, so put your mind at ease, we will both have a solution..."
"Mmn."
Jasmine nodded her head, using her hands to stroke her own chest. Above the water surface splashed layer upon layer of ripples, slapping onto Fisher's skin, making his gaze become increasingly somber.
The atmosphere between them warmed bit by bit, but by Fisher here it was seemingly multiplied, thus becoming exceptionally scorching hot.
He sighed, subsequently suddenly reaching out his hands, amidst Raphaela and Jasmine's totally unexpected gazes suddenly reached out to embrace them simultaneously.
"Tea... Teacher Fisher?!"
The bath towels unsupported on the water surface fell behind them. Their voices harboring a few parts shame and few parts tender annoyance simultaneously rang out,
"Fisher you... you... you what are you doing?!"
Raphaela's tail and claws gently slapped on his back, and Jasmine also unable to stand supported herself on his chest, making him increasingly resemble an unrestrainable wild beast.
And as a response, he racked his brains yet still hadn't thought of a legitimate reason, could only use a clumsy excuse,
"... I have an item of research requiring you guys to cooperate a bit."
"Huh? Research? Now? What research, curre... ah! Wait..."
"Teacher Fisher?!"
The slapping sounds of the hot spring pool water rang out, the dense mist tacitly rose, concealing the scene within, transforming into an unspeakable secret realm.