Classmate Wen Li

"Judging from the situation in the ' Upper District ' corridor, we should be the first team to arrive here."

It was nearing evening, and even if the other teams had killed a clan leader and obtained the [key], they wouldn't rashly enter the "Upper District" without a map.

The other teams will inevitably return to the town first and continue their operations tomorrow.

We've achieved our goal for today, so let's rest in this dorm room for the night... Tomorrow might be tiring."

Leaving aside the group of Third Year students we met along the way.

The entire plan was able to proceed smoothly thanks to the disguise capabilities granted by the "Faceless Head".

"The first team!? What about the captain and the others?"

Winnie was a little stunned, never expecting things to progress so quickly.

"The captain and the others will also leave, leaving only the two of us to spend the night in the castle."

Not only that, we will also take advantage of the map to stay firmly at the front throughout the entire journey... until we meet the Grand Lord.

Miss Winnie, please prepare yourself mentally.

"Hmm..." Wenli gritted her teeth and nodded slightly.

Look around the blacksmith's bedroom.

The interior is decorated in Europe aristocratic style, with luxurious wool carpets on the floor and recessed recesses in the walls for lighting candles.

The three-meter-wide bed took up a lot of space.

It also has a separate bathroom.

Aside from some decorations and books that worship Satan, the room is generally quite nice.

Having just crawled out of the blacksmith's skin, Winry was completely soaked.

The windows must not be opened, otherwise their identities might be exposed.

There's only one way left to cool it down.

"Vice Captain, I'm going to take a shower now..."

"Remember not to close the door."

"Um!!"

Upon hearing this, Wenli's cheeks flushed bright red.

"Since we can't be sure if there are any hidden mechanisms in the bathroom, it's convenient to Door Opening so we can communicate in case of any emergency while you're showering..."

"Then you better not peek..."

"Won't."

Han Dong had no other ideas whatsoever, and was not interested in it at all.

Wenli held a set of loose pajamas in her hands. She entered the bathroom and peered into the doorway, secretly watching the Vice Captain sitting on the edge of the bed.

I wanted to add another word of advice, but I swallowed it back.

Winnie had never been alone in a room with a man before... let alone having to take a shower with the Door Opening, leaving her with no privacy or sense of security whatsoever.

"The Vice Captain is different from the others, he definitely wouldn't..."

The circular bathtub was filled with cool well water.

As Wenli took off her sweat-soaked vest and leather pants, her gaze would occasionally drift toward the door... As soon as she put her clothes down, she immediately stepped into the bathtub, immersing her entire body in the icy well water.

"Wow... that feels so good."

With her arms resting on one side of the bathtub, Wenli's eyes never left the door.

As time passed and the discomfort gradually faded, Wenli experienced a strange psychological change.

"The Vice Captain is really amazing... It's like he can foresee many things in advance, and everything is under his control."

Speaking of which, the Vice Captain probably likes girls with slender arms and legs like Mia.

"A muscular girl like me probably wouldn't be very interested..."

Slowly.

Wenli even somewhat hoped that Han Dong would suddenly appear at the bathroom door.

Suddenly realizing the problem with this idea, Winry's cheeks flushed red, and she submerged her head completely in the pool, trying to calm herself down.

That's how my shower ended.

Wenli, who had changed into a loose linen pajama set, did not see the scene she had imagined.

I stepped barefoot out of the bathroom.

Wenli noticed that the Vice Captain was still sitting on the edge of the bed, drawing on the wall with his fingers, seemingly silently arranging and verifying the plan.

"Vice Captain... I'm done washing."

"Good."

Han Dong snapped out of his own mental sanctuary and, in the short time that had just passed, formulated two supplementary plans to deal with any emergencies.

However, when Han Dong turned his head to look at Wen Li, who had just come out of the bath, he was startled.

Her wet, fiery red hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her loose linen pajamas concealed most of her muscles.

In terms of looks alone, Winry is quite pretty, leaning towards a balance between cute and refined... Of course, once her eight-pack abs are revealed, she gets a different kind of look.

Seeing Han Dong staring at her, Wen Li bit her lower lip slightly and looked away, feeling embarrassed.

In a daze, Han Dong had already entered the bathroom.

Thump!

Hearing the sound of water splashing into the water, Winry, who had just come to her senses, actually had the urge to peek at the Vice Captain taking a bath.

"Wow! What are you thinking?! Seriously!!"

Wenli blushed and buried her entire body in the soft, huge bed...

"By the way! Where are we going to sleep tonight? There's only this one bed..."

The thought of this made Wenli's Blood Qi rush again, and she could hardly think straight. Her legs kept kicking.

"Winley."

"Ah!!"

As Han Dong called softly after taking a shower, Wen Li, who was in a hallucination, cried out... Then, realizing her mistake, she quickly covered her mouth.

"I'm... I'm sorry."

"Fine."

"It's still early, I have some questions I want to ask you."

"Vice Captain, may I ask?!"

Upon hearing that they were about to get down to business, Wen Li immediately abandoned all her fantasies, knelt on the bed, and stared intently at the Vice Captain with a docile expression.

"Your constitution seems quite special. Could you tell me a little about it? If it's inconvenient, you don't have to."

Winry shook her head. "There's nothing inconvenient about it... However, the Vice Captain must keep it a secret for me! After all, my master said that before I become Formal Knight, I cannot tell anyone the secrets about my body."

"Hmm... I'll definitely keep it a secret."

"My body is related to my father... but I don't know who my father is. My earliest memories are in the Blacksmith Shop, and I grew up with my master."

I've never met my parents, and my master forbids me from asking. Even mentioning it will get me beaten.

At this point, Wenli's eyes reddened slightly, as if the topic of her parents was a taboo subject.

"Father?"

"Hmm... A body strengthened through the Destiny Space has hereditary characteristics."

Like Captain Abel, he has the "Beast" physique.

I inherited my father's "muscle fibers"... From a young age, I have been much stronger than other people.

Moreover, the density of muscle fibers in the body can be continuously increased through various forms of exercise.

Working in Blacksmith Shop is the best form of exercise. The high temperature can activate muscle cells, and various high-intensity forging tasks can strengthen my body to the maximum extent.

I can currently only barely manage to control muscle fibers, causing them to aggregate in a certain area to enhance explosive power.

When attacked, the fibers automatically compress to form a high-density defensive layer to resist various types of damage; that's roughly how it works.

In addition, muscle fibers seem to be able to store oxygen, and my physical strength is much better than that of the average person.

"Unlimited muscle fibers... no wonder your body is so powerful."

Myoglobin in slow-twitch muscle fibers binds to oxygen released from red blood cells, thus storing oxygen.

Fast-twitch muscle fibers have a wide cross-sectional area and a high density of myofibrils, providing instantaneous explosive power.

Your muscle fiber density is probably ten times that of a normal person, or even higher...

Wen Li, who was sitting obediently on her knees, was completely bewildered by what Han Dong was saying. She tilted her head to the side, almost as if a question mark was hanging above her head (a black man with a question mark).