Shien had actually noticed Carol watching him a long time ago.
The sensory abilities of Outer Perception of Heaven were far stronger than Shien's before. It was no longer limited to hostility and magic power; it could even sense all kinds of malice and life auras. Combined with his enhanced six senses, it allowed Shien to see through all falsehoods. If he could not notice someone watching him from the shadows, then such a powerful skill would have been wasted on him.
It was just that Shien had no intention of paying Carol any attention.
He knew that Carol was merely uneasy about a man like him walking around Elven Village. It was not as though she wanted to do anything to him.
So, Shien let her do as she pleased.
Now, however, she had actually stepped out so openly and even told him about it directly. Was she simply fearless because she had nothing to fear, or was she really so rigid that she did not know how to hide anything?
Shien did not know, nor was he interested in knowing.
He only knew that he and this old-fashioned girl were completely incompatible.
Thus, Shien made no effort whatsoever to soften his tone when speaking to Carol.
"Since you've shown yourself, tell me where the bathroom is."
Shien directly asked Carol, too lazy to keep bothering—ah, no, startling—the elf girls around him.
Carol's response, however, was remarkably straightforward.
"There isn't one."
Carol took precisely one-tenth of a second to give that answer.
"What did you say?"
Shien froze.
"I said there isn't one." Carol said expressionlessly, "There are no bathrooms in Elven Village. Otherwise, do you think we wouldn't have installed them in the treehouses?"
So it was not that he could not find a bathroom. There simply were