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Chapter 10: Listen and Let Me See Your Leg

Martina’s skin was the color of wheat.

The muscles on her body stood out clearly, and the ones in her legs looked especially firm.

Her waist and abdomen were flat and tight without the slightest bit of excess fat, and faint outlines of abs could be seen.

Her chest was perky, her hips were round, and her whole figure displayed the unique beauty of an athletic girl.

She was like the cool senior in a college track club.

The only flaw was that both she and Nora liked to wrap strips of cloth tightly around their private parts.

(Forget it… I should stay cautious; it feels like he is eyeing my body.)

Martina bent down to pick up the linen and wrapped it back around herself, her expression complicated.

“Why put it on, we are going to bathe in a moment, and after the bath I’ll check your wound.”

“Oh.” Martina reluctantly undid the linen, squeezed her legs together, and sat at the table to wait.

Reiner poured the two buckets of hot water into the wooden tub, found the temperature suitable, and called to her, “Come take a bath.”

Martina walked over slowly and peeked into the cubicle.

(What does that mean, could it be…)

She shook her head vigorously. “Um… I want to wash alone.”

“Of course you’ll wash alone.” Reiner pushed her inside and drew the curtain, then added, “Throw out those dirty rags you have wrapped around you; bad hygiene will make you sick, and I left clean clothes at the door.”

“All right.” Martina answered.

After a while she tossed out the shredded cloth, and water splashing followed immediately.

Nora stepped forward, picked the rags up, and put them into the bucket by the door.

Half an hour later Martina stretched out a hand from the cubicle and took the clothes away.

A few more minutes passed before she finally finished bathing and came out.

Reiner beckoned to her. “Come here and let me see the leg!”

Martina hesitated where she stood, then hobbled over to Reiner.

Inside, she was still cursing him.

(What a frivolous man…)

Reiner could not be bothered to argue and squatted to inspect her leg wound.

The self-healing ability of demi-humans seemed remarkably strong.

He clearly remembered that yesterday there had been a wound two fingers wide piercing her thigh, yet now new flesh had grown and a scab was forming.

Perhaps in a few days she would be fully healed.

“The wound is recovering well; are demi-humans really this tenacious?” Reiner turned to a chest, took out a wool blanket, and spread it beside the hearth.

That would be Martina’s bed for tonight.

“Yes, as long as we have food and water, even serious injuries can turn around,” Martina nodded.

Reiner suddenly felt curious about how such a robust race had been defeated and enslaved by humans.

At that moment Martina patted his shoulder and asked softly, “How should I address you; I still don’t know your name.”

“I’m Reiner; call me by name or call me Master, I don’t mind,” Reiner looked back at her and, pretending ignorance, asked, “And you, what’s your name?”

(I’ll call his name; I definitely won’t say Master…)

“Martina Shirley, just call me by my name,” she said earnestly, looking quite honest.

Reiner nodded and pointed to the bedding on the floor. “You will sleep here tonight, okay, and Nora will be right beside you.”

“No problem.”

(It really is warm here, but I must stay alert tonight; Reiner seems very interested in me…)

???

It was baffling.

Reiner sighed; he had already adjusted his mindset.

As long as Martina could earn money, he did not care what she thought of him.

Reiner took a bath and lay down on the bed.

After running around outside for days, he only wanted a good night’s sleep.

Just as he was about to drift off, a thought-voice floated into his mind.

Nora: (Martina is finally asleep, and Master seems to be asleep too.)

Several question marks popped up in Reiner’s head.

What did she want?

(Maybe tomorrow; waking Master now is not good, he must be tired.)

Reiner opened his eyes and saw a pair of blue eyes staring at him like something out of a horror movie.

“Why are you up in the middle of the night?” Reiner asked in confusion.

Nora stepped back a few paces, pointed at the cat ears on her head, and said solemnly, “Master, I’m here to keep my promise; I said you could touch my ears when we got back…”

If Nora had not mentioned it, Reiner had almost forgotten.

“Come, sit on my bed.”

At last he could enjoy the freedom of petting a catgirl.

Nora shook her head, looking very wary. “You can only touch my ears, nothing else… Master, don’t get weird ideas about me.”

“I know, I know; you’re skin and bones already, I only care about your ears.”

(If that’s really the case, then fine, it’s only ear-petting.)

“O-okay, I’m coming over.” Nora walked softly and sat on the bed with her back to Reiner.

The furry black cat ears kept twitching nimbly.

Reiner reached out and grabbed them.

Nora jerked with a start. “Mmph…”

(I still hate others touching my ears, but Master seems to like it, so I’ll endure a bit.)

“You don’t like it?” Reiner asked though he knew the answer.

Nora answered softly, “It’s not that I don’t like it, just go slower; my ears are very sensitive, and if you rub hard it will hurt.”

Reiner slowed down and poked the tuft of fluff inside her ear with his fingertip.

“Thank you for saving me; if you had ignored me back then I might already be dead.”

“It’s nothing; you’re working hard now anyway. Is there anything you especially like to eat?”

(Black bread already satisfies me.)

Nora shook her head and replied quietly, “No.”

“Since you work for me, I’ll take care of your living; just tell me what you want to eat.”

(If only there were meat…)

Reiner noted it silently.

Poultry was not cheap in this world.

A whole chicken, duck, or goose cost 3 silver coins, over triple the price of a premium loaf of white bread.

Pork, beef, and mutton were even dearer, with a single pound almost reaching 3 silver coins, far beyond what a common household could afford.

Yet Nora was a cat-type demi-human who was born a carnivore, and letting her chew only black bread would not do.

The girl was always polite, and what she said never matched what she thought. “Thank you, Master; I am already very satisfied with my current life.”

Seeing she was not honest, Reiner scratched the fluff inside her ear as punishment.

Tomorrow he planned to buy a set of equipment for Martina in town and pick up two kun-kun birds for Nora to boost her nutrition.

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