Tower of Paradise? A Turtle in a Jar! (2)

After an unknown amount of time, Gray felt a slight sting in his eyes. Acting on instinct, he turned his head to the side.

"Huh? Why is it so soft... and warm?"

Just as the Ice Make Mage stood there completely dumbfounded, a soft moan came from above him.

"Lord Gray, not there!"

"That tickles!"

Though the voice was quiet, Gray felt as if countless bolts of thunder had exploded in his ears.

Whoosh!

As if electrocuted, Ice underwear sprang up with a snap, putting some distance between himself and the "wall" in front of him.

"Lord Gray, it's all right. Juvia can endure it!"

Looking at the woman with her eyes closed, enjoying herself, Ice underwear felt as though his whole world had collapsed.

"Um... Juvia, why are you here?"

Hearing the question from afar, the Rain Woman finally noticed that something was wrong.

"I was worried Lord Gray might forget something, so Juvia followed you here on purpose! (Juvia's eyelids fluttering rapidly)"

Ignoring her signal, Gray asked darkly, "So... you've been following me these past few days?"

"Yes, yes. Juvia has been watching without blinking... uh, no, taking care of Lord Gray the whole time."

At that, Ice underwear's face turned as black as the bottom of an ice pot—cold and dark.

"Hey... Juvia..."

"What... what? (The Rain Woman's eyes filled with little hearts)"

"Could you stop being such a pervert from now on?!"

Faced with Ice underwear's roar, the Rain Woman wiped the salivary amylase off her face with her sleeve, then continued staring at him eagerly as though nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Gray knew he could not change the Rain Woman's mind, so he shifted his attention back to what had just happened to him.

"Right!"

He quickly scanned his surroundings, and panic instantly rose