A few days later.
God's Domain, indoor hot spring.
The spring water was warm as spring, steam curling above it as the air carried a faint blend of sulfur and floral fragrance.
Adams stretched his strong, perfect body as he soaked in the warm spring water, the long-missed comfort making him narrow his eyes slightly.
Steam blurred his vision, but it also highlighted the several graceful figures surrounding him.
Some of the women lounged lazily against the pool's edge, some chatted and laughed softly, while others splashed one another playfully. Water droplets slid down their smooth skin, creating a breathtaking scene enough to set any normal man's blood racing.
Yet at this moment, Adams was the only man able to enjoy such an endless springtime spectacle.
Whoosh!
A faint sound of air tearing rang out as a figure used Soru with practiced skill, instantly appearing at the edge of the hot spring. She wore a crisp white secretary's outfit and a monocle.
Monet quickly swept her eyes over the scene in the pool. Two blushes instantly rose on her lovely face, but she soon took a deep breath, suppressed the ripples in her heart, and carried out her duties as a secretary.
"Cap... Husband,"
She bowed slightly, her voice carrying an almost imperceptible tremor. She had originally wanted to call him "Captain," but immediately remembered that Adams had demanded a more intimate form of address in private and hurriedly corrected herself.
"Our intelligence personnel in East Blue have discovered traces of the Winter Gramma."
Adams narrowed his eyes. He had long ago ordered the East Blue intelligence network to keep watch over the Revolutionary Army's movements.
He had even prepared himself for a long wait, or for the intelligence personnel to come up empty-handed, since the Revolutionary Army's movements were