Chapter 42: The Beauty By The Pool

"Did wild dogs or rabbits make off with my stuff?" I wondered as I stepped onto the shore to look for my belongings. If they were gone, would I have to return home naked? Just then, a woman's voice suddenly drifted over, "This path is so hard to find." Then, footsteps rustled in the grass. Someone was coming at this hour? And it was a girl. I submerged myself back into the water, crouching behind a rock a little distance from the shore. Soon, a graceful girl entered my view. She had a strikingly...