Noah rarely cursed out loud. His head was buzzing.
I broke into the girls' bathhouse? For real?
Several gladiators who heard the commotion hurriedly gathered over, but a fiery red figure was even faster.
"Stand down!" Augusta shouted back the gladiators, gave Iuno a deep look, then turned to Noah and gestured invitingly toward the inside of the hall:
"This is not the place to talk. Please come inside so we can discuss in detail."
"Augusta, what are you doing? Why aren't you…" Before Iuno could finish, she saw Augusta shake her head at her:
"Iuno, he is the savior mentioned by the Black Shores before — Noah."
"What?" Iuno's eyes widened in shock. "He is Noah."
"Let's talk inside."
Soon, the three entered the hall. Augusta gave Noah a slight bow:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Noah. This is the genius Priestess of Tetragon Temple I mentioned earlier — Iuno. She possesses the ability to foresee the future."
"She has always been straightforward by nature. She might have seen some bad future just now and mistaken you for…"
At this point, Augusta hesitated slightly and looked at Iuno:
"What did you see just now?"
Hearing the question, Iuno didn't care about Noah's identity. She turned her head aside, casually flicking her blue hair, and spoke bluntly as ever:
"I saw him entering Septimont's girls' bathhouse. The time is today — hmph, and he calls himself a savior? I didn't expect him to be this kind of person. He's probably just a fraud who deceives the world."
Seeing the strange look Augusta gave him, Noah frowned and explained:
"First, I have no interest in little girls. Second, I'm not the kind of person who runs around inappropriately. Third, she's slandering me."
"I'm not slandering. This is the truth." Iuno was unwavering:
"Fate does not make mistakes. I saw it very clearly. You will definitely enter the girls' bathhouse — today."
"This…"
On one side was an honored guest with the identity of savior, on another was a close friend of many years, and on the last was Septimont's sacred and inviolable law. Augusta fell into a dilemma:
"Iuno, I know your prophecies have never been wrong, but I also believe Mr. Noah is not that kind of person. Could there be some misunderstanding here?"
"There is no misunderstanding. Fate does not make mistakes."
Iuno raised her brows. The way she looked at Noah was like looking at scum of society.
She absolutely could not tolerate someone who still harbored such thoughts toward minors.
"Augusta, quickly expel him from Septimont."
Sister, why do you think I can beat him? Augusta felt immense pressure.
On the opposite side, Noah's patience ran out. His brows were tightly knitted as he spoke with a cold tone:
"As a guest, repeatedly hearing words about being driven away is truly infuriating. Genius Priestess, right? How about we make a bet?"
"How do you want to bet?"
"If your prophecy comes true, I will leave and no longer interfere with any matters in your Septimont. But if your prophecy is wrong —"
He paused, letting his gaze wander over Iuno's snow-white skin for a moment before an idea came to him:
"If your prophecy is wrong, I will write the words 'Guilty' on your body, and you will have to shout 'I was wrong' a hundred times in the most crowded place in Septimont."
What a vicious punishment.
Iuno sucked in a cold breath. Her momentum weakened slightly, but after realizing her own softness, she immediately forced herself to regain composure.
She could not show weakness. Besides, she would not lose anyway.
"Deal. I'll bet with you."
"Alright then, let's go."
Noah raised an eyebrow and looked toward the two women:
"Since we're betting on whether the prophecy will come true, let's be bold. We'll go to the Septimont bathhouse right now. The two of you will supervise together."
...
Outside the bathhouse.
"Bathrobes, swimsuits, all kinds of styles available. 100 Shell Credits each."
Many vendors were selling clothing outside the bathhouse. Zani picked out a pure white bathrobe that could cover the entire body and said to the two women beside her:
"This bathrobe covers the whole body. I'll go with this one."
"It looks pretty good."
Cartethyia carefully examined the style Zani chose. She felt it was a bit too conservative.
Suddenly, something flashed across the corner of her eye.
"Laure— cough, I think I just saw something more suitable for me. I'll go back and check. You two keep browsing."
With that, Cartethyia hurriedly turned back. Carlotta glanced at her back without thinking much of it and turned to look at other styles of bathrobes.
Although she had already prepared a swimsuit in advance, it didn't hurt to see if there were other options.
Carlotta picked up a black lace strap and asked the vendor:
"Boss, what is this strap for?"
"You have good taste, miss. When this strap is worn over the eyes, it makes people very… sensual."
"Sensual?"
Just a strap has this kind of ability? Carlotta skeptically covered her eyes with the strap and turned to ask Zani:
"Zani, do I look sensual?"
"I don't know if you look sensual, but Boss, can you even see the road like that?"
Ugh — it really was fake.
Carlotta put the strap back, shook her head, and took out her terminal to call Noah.
"Tall Chestnut, have you arrived yet? We've been waiting for a long time~"
"I'm already inside the bathhouse with Little Cartethyia. I was just about to call you."
"Huh?"
Oh no. Carlotta finally realized she had been set up by Cartethyia.
That scheming frog had been rubbing her belly the whole time.
No wonder Cartethyia suddenly hurried off earlier. She must have noticed Noah's arrival and rushed over first to pretend to "bump into" him.
Having discovered the truth, Carlotta stomped her foot hard and adjusted the bow at her collar:
"Wait for me. Zani and I will be there soon."
...
On the other side.
The moment Noah and Cartethyia entered the bathhouse, they clearly felt the temperature and humidity inside were a level higher than outside.
A bathhouse map hung on the wall. The largest area was the public mixed bath, followed by separate male and female baths, and children's baths. Of course, there were also private rooms.
Noah turned around and looked at the awkward Augusta and Iuno who was playing with her hair behind him:
"Are you two going to soak?"
"Hmph." Iuno crossed her arms over her chest and turned her head, showing only half her profile. "In your dreams."
"Laureate, do you know her?"
"Unrelated."
Finding the person in charge of the bathhouse, Noah booked four private bath rooms. Seeing this, Cartethyia secretly rejoiced.
If he had only booked one private room, she would have to soak with the other two women together with Noah.
If he had only booked two, she would soak with the other woman, and with them as witnesses, it would be inconvenient to leave.
But with four private rooms, as a newcomer who didn't know the way, it would be perfectly reasonable if she accidentally walked into the Laureate's bath room!
After choosing the rooms, Noah prepared to enter his bath first, mainly to not give Iuno any chance to gossip.
He truly didn't believe that someone with completely healthy thoughts like him would suddenly run into the children's bathhouse.
"Little Cartethyia, the men's and women's changing rooms are separate. When Carlotta and the others arrive, I'll trouble you to take them to their respective rooms."
"Got it!"
He walked into the changing room, changed into swim trunks, wrapped himself in a bathrobe, walked out, said goodbye to Cartethyia, and followed the staff's guidance toward the private rooms. The entire process was smooth and without the slightest hesitation.
"Iuno, I really think…" Looking at Noah's departing back, Augusta hesitated.
"You think my prophecy is wrong, right? Don't worry. Every action is a destined link in fate."
Iuno casually flicked her hair, unconcerned:
"Augusta, I will prove to you that fate never makes mistakes. Right now, I'm going to wait for the rabbit under the tree."
With that, Iuno stepped forward and walked straight after Noah's figure.
Not long after, Carlotta finally entered the bathhouse with Zani and was found by Cartethyia:
"You're here. The Laureate has already gone in. He booked four private rooms — each of us has our own bath room."
"Nice, we can enjoy single rooms." Zani sighed sincerely.
"Indeed nice." Carlotta secretly rejoiced.
With four private rooms, as newcomers who didn't know the way — it would be perfectly reasonable if she walked into the wrong room!
With their own thoughts, the three women quickly changed in the changing room, wrapped themselves in conservative bathrobes outside, and followed the staff's guidance toward their respective rooms.
"I think I left something in the changing room. You two go soak first. I'll go back for a bit."
Halfway there, Carlotta easily found an excuse to leave the group, returned to the hall, found the person in charge, and smoothly obtained the location of Noah's private room.
"Hehe… Cartethyia, you're not simple. Me? I'm not simple either, hehe."
With a light heart, Carlotta secretly felt pleased. She even rehearsed in her mind how she would pretend to be panicked and flustered when she saw Noah, then turn the tables.
The swimsuit she had specially prepared would definitely give Tall Chestnut a different impression!
Wait —
Carlotta stopped in her tracks, slightly stunned.
Why was there a blue-haired woman standing in front of Tall Chestnut's private room?
A staff member? Such a beautiful girl working as staff?
Seeing Iuno standing motionless in front of the door, Carlotta felt stuck between advancing and retreating. Gritting her teeth, she walked straight toward the door.
"You're going the wrong way~"
Iuno raised her hand to block the door, looked down at Carlotta, and spoke in a rare gentle tone:
"Little sister, you're lost, right? Your bath room is over there. Go straight, take the first door on the right after the second corner. That's where you should go."
"..."
Carlotta looked up into Iuno's eyes and remained silent for a long while.
Finally, she forced an ugly smile onto her face:
"I really am lost. Tha—nk—you—so—much."
She turned around and left, looking back three times with every step, her gaze complicated.
Septimont really is full of hidden talents. A staff member she had absolutely no impression of could clearly remember the room location that even she herself hadn't memorized.
She needed to find a way to recruit this blue-haired person to work at Montelli and then make her work overtime every day!
After walking straight past the second corner, Carlotta turned right and entered the first door.
From the countless rising hot steam, she saw a group of children playing noisily in a bath pool less than a meter deep.
"Huh?"
She turned her head and finally saw the four large words on the nearby wall —
Girls' Bathhouse.