"Very strong…"
Through spiritual perception, Lin could detect that the other party concealed an energy within their body many times stronger than his own.
Despite the other party's apparent strength, Lin felt not the slightest sense of threat. Clearly, their power was insufficient to harm him, even with internal energy many times stronger than his own.
For Lin, anything that couldn't kill him posed almost no threat, regardless of its actual strength.
A Space Card flashed past.
Lin's figure instantly vanished from the bedroom, reappearing in the bathroom.
"You… (⊙o⊙)!"
Lin was about to speak to the intruder in the bathroom, but he paused, startled by the scene before his eyes.
An exquisite, curvy body was revealed in its entirety. Her skin was fair as snow, with full curves.
Behind her, a heart-shaped tail, resembling a succubus's, swayed gently. Silky pink hair cascaded down to her waist.
She presented her beautiful form before Lin's eyes without reservation.
Gazing at the pink-haired beauty with the small devil's tail before him, Lin froze for a moment, his brain rapidly processing.
He instantly confirmed the other party's identity: Lala Satalin Deviluke, the First Princess of the Galaxy, from the To Love-Ru world.
Lin was both surprised and pleasantly so by Lala's sudden appearance in his bathroom. He surmised she had likely stumbled upon his home after fleeing her own to Earth. The spatial fluctuation he'd just felt had been notably unstable.
Still standing in the bathtub, Lala watched Lin, who had suddenly appeared in the room. She instinctively adopted a vigilant posture.
She stared at Lin, momentarily stunned.
Then, lightly patting her chest, she let out a sigh of relief. "Phew, thank goodness. I thought the pursuers had caught up already."
As she spoke, she stepped out of the bathtub, seemingly unconcerned by her nudity or Lin's presence as a male.
Lala offered Lin a bright, energetic smile.
"Hello, my name is Lala."
"Someone is chasing me, so I accidentally ran into your house. Could you let me hide here for a bit?"
"I suppose so…"
Lin nodded gently, then looked at her and smiled. "But shouldn't you put some clothes on?"
"You should know that a girl's body shouldn't be shown to other men like this, except for her future partner."
With that, he turned to fetch a bath towel.
As for why the two could communicate fluently, don't worry about that. If you ask, it's just the setting.
"Eh, is that so?"
Lala froze, taken aback by his words. While she hadn't paraded nude before other men, she'd always had maids present during her baths. Consequently, she'd never considered her bare body a big deal to others.
Now, hearing Lin, it seemed her perspective had been entirely wrong. A blush crept up her fair cheeks, and she instinctively crossed her hands to cover her sensitive areas.
Lin retrieved a clean bath towel from the storage cabinet in the washroom outside the bathroom and approached Lala.
"Here, use this for now."
Draping the towel over Lala's shoulders, where she still covered herself with her hands, Lin smiled and then turned his back.
"Thank you."
Seeing this, Lala blinked and offered a grateful smile. She then wrapped the bath towel around herself, leaving only her collarbone, shoulders, and the parts below her knees visible. Her jade-like feet stepped onto the tiled floor.
"I'm dressed."
Lala announced with an energetic smile, her gaze fixed on Lin's back.
Lin turned to face Lala.
As their eyes met, a look of curiosity dawned on Lala's face.
"What is your name?"
"Lin."
"Lin…"
Upon learning his name, Lala couldn't help but mutter it softly.
At that moment, Lin smiled.
"Let's go. We can find somewhere else to sit down and chat."
"Okay."
Lala nodded with a smile.
They made their way to the living room on the second floor. The floor-to-ceiling windows leading to the balcony were already open for ventilation.
The two sat down facing each other.
Lin asked, feigning ignorance, "Lala, who are you?"
Lala explained with a smile, "I come from Planet Deviluke. In Earth terms, I'm an alien."
"An alien."
Lin feigned comprehension, then assumed a curious expression once more. "How did you suddenly appear in my bathroom?"
"You're asking about that…"
Lala smiled and raised her left hand, revealing a hornet-shaped bracelet on her wrist.
"With this! Ta-da! This is my Go-Go Warp-kun."
She shook her clenched left fist. "While it can't pinpoint a destination, short-distance instantaneous travel is no problem."
"I was just in an escape pod from a spaceship a while ago. I only came here after using the Go-Go Warp-kun."
"Escape pod…"
Lin raised his eyebrows slightly. "Lala, you just said someone was chasing you. What's going on?"
"This…"
At his question, the smile gradually faded from Lala's face. She spoke slowly.
"Actually, I'm being hunted. At first, I thought I'd be safe escaping to Earth, but the pursuers chased me here. If it weren't for this, I probably would have been caught already."
As she spoke, she glanced at her Go-Go Warp-kun.
"Pursuers…"
Lin pondered, his right hand lightly pinching his chin. "Lala, do you have anywhere to go?"
Lala shook her head. "No, I just arrived on Earth. I don't know where to go."
She had only come to Earth because she heard it was the one place in the galaxy where Planet Deviluke had no jurisdiction. That was why she believed she would find safety there. Yet, her pursuers had still tracked her all the way into the solar system.
"Hm?"
At that moment, Lin suddenly frowned. Just then, his soul body had registered a fleeting, faint sensation of being spied upon, its source indeterminate.
"What's wrong?"
Sensing Lin's unusual reaction, Lala looked at him curiously.
"Nothing."
Lin shook his head with a smile. "Since you have nowhere to go, Lala, would you like to stay at my place?"
"Eh, stay at your place!"
Lala stared at Lin, surprised.
Lin continued, "Since you came to my house by coincidence, Lala, it shows that we have a significant connection. Furthermore, you're being hunted and need a place to hide."
He finished, smiling at Lala.
"That does seem to be the case…"
Lala nodded thoughtfully at his words.
"Something is coming."
Just then, Lin turned his head, looking toward the balcony. Lala followed his gaze.
A stuffed toy-like object was rapidly flying closer. It had spiral eyes and a pair of black wings that resembled ponytails.
Flying through the open window into the living room, the doll zipped directly into Lala's arms, emitting a very characteristic sound.
"Lala-sama, so you're okay? That's great!"
"Peke!"
Hugging the talking doll, a happy smile bloomed on Lala's face. "That's great, Peke. You escaped safely too."
Lin's eyes flickered slightly at the sight.
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