"I won't say much more than this: we owe it to the three friends behind me. If they hadn't stepped in in time, we wouldn't have made it back alive, even if the entrance hadn't collapsed."
As soon as he said that, all the dozen or so soldiers guarding the place turned to look at us.
"Just... those three?"
The people across from us seemed doubtful. I couldn't be bothered to explain. I straightened my clothes and checked the gear I was carrying.
Irene, on the other hand, looked thoroughly curious. She glanced at them, then suddenly walked over and stopped in front of one of the soldiers, smiling at him. The soldier immediately looked awkward. Irene's clothes were soaked through, and her underwear was faintly visible. The young soldier couldn't keep his eyes from wandering over her, though he seemed afraid to stare. It was a pretty awkward sight.
"You're a man, right?"
The soldier froze. The other soldiers—even Tai Hai—looked utterly bewildered.
The young soldier clenched his teeth and glared at Irene, as though she'd insulted him.
"Of course I'm a man!"
Fair enough. Any young man would answer that way if a beautiful woman asked him face-to-face.
But I suddenly had a bad feeling. Irene... was probably about to say something shocking again.
I instinctively tried to rush over and stop her, but by the time I got behind her, it was too late.
In a voice as innocent as could be, Irene blinked her big eyes and asked:
"Then can you get it up?"
"Pfft!"
"Cough, cough..."
"Holy shit!"
"What the hell..."
"This chick's got some nerve."
The soldiers were stunned. I was completely stunned too. I hurried forward, clapped a hand over Irene's mouth, and dragged her back, flashing the soldiers an awkward smile as