*SWOOOSH*
Looking at the ball flying through the air, everyone watched as the ball made its way and graciously landed.
On a puddle of water.
"…" Kryn looked at the ball she just shot and then at her golf club.
Although she had an expressionless face, one could see the fire of indignation in her eyes.
She looked back at Hai and stared directly at his face.
Hai kept his amused smile while pretending he didn't notice her stare and gestured for Bing Qing to go.
Bing Qing got a bit red when he gestured to her and hastily went towards her golf ball while avoiding eye contact with him.
Elena and Hong Li-Wei looked at Hai with different reactions.
Elena was amused by her young master's thoughts. She doesn't care much about him having feelings for other women as long as he loves her.
Hong Li-Wei was more or less of the same opinion, but she was a bit divided with it as she was still in the "early" stages of her relationship with Hai.
Looking at both of their reactions from the corner of his eye, Hai was also amused by their expressions, but didn't comment on it.
However, the ones who were the most surprised were none other than Chang Hua, Stella, Bing Qing and Kryn.
Kryn looked confusedly at Hai, but quickly noticed that he hadn't said anything.
Chang Hua just stole a peek at him and waited. She has been through some very unusual situations, so she is more or less used to such things happening all of sudden.
Stella was a bit startled, but her experience allowed her to calm down and analyze the situation.
Bing Qing however, for some reason had an inkling to what was that voice and what it was talking about.
With her cheeks red, she awkwardly did her swing.
*SWOOSH*
The ball flew through the air and landed near Kryn's in the puddle.
"…" Not saying anything nor paying attention to her golf ball, Bing Qing swiftly went back to her place and let Hong Li-Wei go next.
Hong Li-Wei went ahead and got in position.
She put the golf club near the ball and slightly moved her legs as to adjust her footing for a better swing, thus making her ass sway in Hai's direction.
'!!!'
*SWOOOSH*
Hai's words inside her head made her blush and do her swing in a reflex.
The ball went towards the hole, hit the flag's pole and flew back a few meters, but was still close to the hole.
Still with red cheeks, she turned towards Hai and glared at him with a wronged gaze.
Hai said nothing and kept his smile, but inwardly he suffered a more critical hit.
Hong Li-Wei blushed even more and hastily went back to her place while avoiding looking at Hai.
Kryn looked up confusedly at Hai once again.
'Laila?'
[Don't tell me… don't tell me…]
'Laila?'
[Oh, sorry Kryn. You want to know what is happening, right?]
Kryn nodded slightly.
[Well, although this is only a theory, those were probably his thoughts.]
'Thoughts?'
[Well, yeah. Remember my old world, Earth?]
'Hum.'
[The thing is, there was a genre of novels where some people could hear someone's thoughts.]
'Mind reading?'
[This is only a theory for now, but it's possible.]
'Huh. Got it.'
Kryn turned to look at Stella whose skirt was starting to sway with the wind.
"Hai?" She asked when her vision suddenly darkened.
"Yup." His voice was playful, but he still didn't uncover her eyes.
Stella was faster to do her swing than others and sent her golf ball towards the hole.
And missed.
"…" Looking at the ball, Stella said nothing and went back to her place.
Stella who was walking suddenly heard his voice and tripped.
She unceremoniously fell to the ground.
"She is a lost case." Elena commented again and everyone nodded.
Stella managed to fell face-first while her ass was raised up and her underwear was showing for all to see.
Hai thought while looking at Stella and covering Kryn's eyes.
Chang Hua who was watching the whole situation unfold got a hang of what was the voice she kept hearing inside her head and looked at Hai amusedly.
If she can hear his thoughts, then doesn't that mean that she has an advantage over him?
She can give some well-deserved payback to him.
Walking towards the designated area, Chang Hua decided to test something.
She purposedly started to swing her hips.
Hai raised an eyebrow when he saw this.
Chang Hua smiled while her face twitched and veins snapped on her face. She composed herself and confirmed her theory before positioning herself to do her swing.
Calmly looking at the ball, she brought her golf club towards the right, then hit the ball with moderate force.
The ball flew for a few meters and landed around 15 meters away from the hole.
Smiling, she turned back and returned to her place.
Hai then walked towards his golf ball and repeated his previous swing.
Not even entering in position, he looked at the field before moving.
"Ball~!" He did a swift swing with his golf club in his right hand.
*SWOOOSH*
His golf ball did another arc in the air before falling right on Chang Hua's and sending it forwards.
Hai looked at the result and moved again.
Chang Hua looked at Hai with her eyebrows twitching.
If she wasn't sure before, she was now.
He was doing it on purpose.
She felt annoyed with him, but in the next instant, she smiled.
Remembering that she can hear his thoughts, she cheered up a bit while hoping that a fortunate moment arrives soon.
The game went on for a few more minutes before ending.
The result was:
1st place: Elena;
2nd place: Bing Qing;
3rd place: Kryn;
4th place: Stella;
5th place: Chang Hua;
6th place: Hong Li-Wei;
7th place: Hai.
After confirming the result, Chang Hua felt her face twitching uncontrollably.
She looked at Hai who was simply admiring the surroundings and wanted to strangle him for his shamelessness.
He literally made her win.
If this wasn't being shameless, then she didn't know what was.
Gazing at those two from a bench, Kryn took another bite on a chocolate bar that Hai had given her earlier.
As Kryn observed them, she was slowly getting more comfortable with the group. She hadn't noticed yet, but a small smile adorned her face while she kept eating the chocolate bar.
Laila who was observing her, smiled genuinely to herself.
Although small, she was extremely happy with this progress and wanted to see more of it.
Her friend was slowly starting to behave like the child she is, and this is a marvelous thing to Laila.
"Alright, shall we do our next game?" Hai suddenly said while his aunt pinched his waist hard.
Everyone looked at him and waited for his next words.
Hai picked Kryn up and put her on his shoulders.
Then, he snapped his fingers and the ice soil suddenly turned into water.
Everyone suddenly had warm water until their waist.
Hai took some bandanas out of his storage ring and gave one to Kryn.
"Cockfighting." Hai said while offering 2 bandanas to the girls.
"One of us will be staying as a referee during the first round as we are in odd numbers." He said while not so discretely looking at his aunt.
Chang Hua pinched his waist harder when she noticed his indirect message.
Hai kept his carefree face while thinking this.
Not even a second later, he noticed that his aunt started to use aura on her grip. He looked at her and saw her cheeks were rosy and she was glaring at him.
Turning back towards the girls, Hai saw that Hong Li-Wei was looking at him in disbelief; Stella was looking at him with an amused smile; Bing Qing was blushing and Elena was just smiling.
'Were they always so perceptive like that?' Hai thought, but he didn't mind it too much.
"So? Who is going?" He asked them after seeing that no one was moving.
Everyone snapped out of their daze and looked between themselves.
Eventually, they made the teams.
Hai and Kryn;
Elena and Hong Li-Wei;
Bing Qing and Stella.
Chang Hua stood as the referee
As they were ready, Chang Hua raised her hand and looked at all the participants.
By now, everyone had switched to more adequate clothes and equipment.
They were using simple swimsuits while Hai only took off his shirt and shoes.
Their equipment consisted of restraining artifacts. Those artifacts made so they could only use a certain level of strength and if they suffered a determined threshold of damage, they would be classified as "fainted" or "out of combat".
"Ready…"
The supporters or carriers were: Hai, Bing Qing and Elena.
They got in position and waited for the signal.
"GO!"
*SPLASH*
In an instant, both Elena and Bing Qing sprinted towards Hai.
Hong Li-Wei and Stella who were on their shoulders, lowered their upper-bodies and stood in an easier position to steal Kryn's bandana.
"Kryn, you ready?" Hai asked her while smiling at the incoming girls.
"Hum. Fight." Kryn said with a rare competitive flame in her eyes.
"Alright." Hai said before also sprinting towards them.
*SPLASH*
*SPLASH*
*SPLASH*
When Hai arrived at around 1,5 meters away from them, he suddenly stopped and did a somersault in the air.
Kryn who was on his shoulders looked "up" and saw Hong Li-Wei and Stella's confused face before stretching her small arms to try to snatch their bandana.
Sadly, this game isn't played solo.
Elena who was carrying Hong Li-Wei did an abrupt stop and spun her body while slightly twisting her upper-body back, thus beautifully avoiding Kryn's sneak attack.
Bing Qing on other hand simply crouched down and Kryn couldn't reach Stella's head as the distance was too much for her small arms to cover.
*SPLASH*
Hai perfectly landed after pulling his stunt and turned back to them.
"Young master, that is cheating." Elena commented while looking at Hai.
Bing Qing said nothing and only got into position.
"Cheating? Hon, please. Me and Kryn are against four here. This isn't a bed where I can take on this number and there are kids in here." Hai commented offhandedly at her words before grinning and lowering his hips.
Elena blushed slightly, but said nothing.
Hong Li-Wei on the other hand looked at Hai with reddened cheeks and her expression was as if she wanted to punch him.
Bing Qing nearly tripped when she heard his shameless words.
Stella was… normal? She didn't express any particular reaction to his statement.
Kryn looked down at Hai confused at what he meant, but shrugged it off and looked forwards at their foes.
Chang Hua on the side nearly choked at Hai's words and was reminded once again how shameless he was.
"Well then…"
*SPLASH*
Hai suddenly sprinted towards them with a small smile.
Bing Qing's narrowed her eyes and used her tails to throw some water towards Hai's face.
Hai closed his eyes and let the water hit him.
*SPLASH*
Hai did an abrupt stop while swiftly leaning his upper-body back in a more than 100º manner, thus avoiding Hong Li-Wei who tried to take Kryn's bandana.
*SPLASH*
Kicking off the ground again, Hai threw himself back while avoiding another try to snatch Kryn's bandana.
He stopped when he was about 2 meters away from Elena and Hong Li-Wei before looking towards his left where Bing Qing and Stella were coming towards him.
'Well, let's level up our game.'
"Hold tight, Kryn."
Kryn nodded and glared at Stella and Bing Qing.
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