The Soul Ages, Not the Body (2)

When Turan didn't come out even after waiting a while, she clicked her tongue and rose from the hot spring.

"Ugh, I suppose I'll have to call it a day here. Won't be able to visit here often anymore. How can I bathe comfortably with some unknown person peeping..."

Hearing the woman's words, the monkey magical beast snorted and stamped its feet.

Was it pleading her not to say that?

He knew monkeys were quite intelligent, but this magical beast seemed able to understand human speech like Bize.

Watching their interaction from afar with his holy relic's senses, Turan hesitated briefly before dropping his concealment at some distance away and approached them.

"I apologize for my rudeness. I had no ill intent—I approached to check if there was any danger when I sensed human presence in a place where magical beasts appear."

Since the woman was still unclothed, Turan kept his gaze lowered.