On the morning of the fourth day, Tristan was lazing around on the couch when he noticed his communication stone shining.

He grabbed the stone and waited for the appearance of the long-awaited message from his dear sister.

Few seconds later, Layla's message finally appeared and Tristan quickly glued his attention over it.

[Morning, brother! How are you? I'm doing great here, by the way. Have you finally seen the Elf Queen? Is she beautiful? Anyway, I just learned how to blow up watermelons with my spell! No one can mess with us two siblings anymore! Hahaha!!]

Like usual, Tristan sent his own message by grasping the communication stone firmly and thinking what he wanted to convey.

[I'm fine. Take good care of yourself, and don't make trouble]

There was nothing Tristan could say about the Elf Queen as it had been three days and the old hag still didn't appear. Heck, not even the daughter paid him a visit again, much less the mother.

Surprisingly, and coincidentally, the moment Tristan cursed the seven generations of the mother and daughter duo, the elf attendant brought with her the 'good news'. It seemed that the Queen would see them today.

'Hooray! Now I can finally leave this place!' Tristan thought to himself.

Because of that, they were allowed to freshen themself in the bath.

Upon hearing the word bath, Tristan involuntarily perked his ears up and eagerness filled his being. He was wondering what kind of bath the elves had. Would it be filled by various flora and fauna? Would it be a waterfall that flowed down a high cliff?

Tristan quickly shook his head when he realized he was being distracted. Afterwards, he immediately urged the elf attendant to lead the way to the bath.

Soon, they reached the bath and Tristan was completely surprised when the elf attendant led them into a semi outdoor area where a massive tub existed. The water was releasing faint white steam, while the area was mostly surrounded by Mother Nature. The overall ambience and atmosphere reminded him of an outdoor hot spring bath on Earth.

'Now this is a treat!'

Tristan only ever saw this kind of bath in the television and magazine, and who would have thought he'd have the chance to try it in another world.

He was so excited that he wanted to immediately jump into the bath. Fortunately, he didn't do so because the attendant then proceeded to show several doors, each leading to a completely different hot spring from the other.

Right now, before him was a natural hot spring surrounded by lush trees with snow floating all around. The beauty of the spectacle presented in front of him made Tristan stunned for a moment.

Soon, Tristan already took off his clothes and made his way into the spring surrounded by faint steam. It was nice to be able to enjoy such things in the midst of a chaotic world.

While he was immersed in the serenity of the moment, Tristan suddenly noticed there was a figure approaching from amidst the mist. He didn't realize that someone else was here.

To his surprise, the figure that came out from the mist was a beautiful female elf, with long shiny golden hair. For a second, Tristan was worried that she was that crazy princess, but after taking a closer look, it was apparent she wasn't her.

The female elf was bathing in a half naked state, with only a layer of bath suit covering just a few parts of her body. Even so, Tristan could clearly see her gorgeous and voluptuous figure, which became even more evident as she swam closer to him.

"Greetings, stranger."

"Greetings." replied Tristan while trying to be as calm as possible.

It looked like the female elf didn't notice Tristan's nervousness as she said, "I hope I'm not bothering you, stranger."

Tristan shook his head slowly and said, "Of course not. There's a lot of room here to share. Feel free to go anywhere."

The female elf suddenly chuckled, and Tristan responded with his own even though he didn't really understand why he did that.

"My name is Leena. Nice to be your acquaintance."

"You can call me Tristan."

Since the distance between them was only about 3 meters, Tristan could observe the female elf in a more detailed manner. She looked slightly older than him, but her voice and the gait she showed had the feeling of gracefulness of a mature adult and youthfulness of a bright adolescent.

The woman was currently circling around Tristan. Her gaze told him that she was examining his entire body, which, frankly, made him feel a little uncomfortable. Tristan was trying to keep his bearings when she suddenly traversed the distance between them, approaching very close to him.

He could vividly feel her smooth skin touching his, and through his enhanced sense, her plentiful bust was seen clearly despite being hidden under the veil of mist and water.

Tristan could feel his breathing quicken as all this happened. Soon, he froze as the woman began to gently touch and care for his hands. The subtle touch of her fingertips brought a shiver down his spine. As if that wasn't enough, her hand began to trace his arm, feeling the muscles hidden within.

"You have excellent skin and amazing muscles, Tristan."

The woman whispered those words in a sultry tone, which managed to make Tristan's body tremble involuntarily.

Tristan was surprised by this female elf's thought-provoking actions. Back on Earth, this kind of approach could be considered as a seduction from a woman, with a message that she was interested in the said person. Hence, he wondered if it was the same case with the elves.

Tristan schooled his expression, responded to the woman's compliment with a simple thank you, and said, "You also have great skin, Lady Leena."

Leena flashed him a smile, and she then proceeded to do something that truly shocked him.

Out of nowhere, the woman grasped his commando.

"!!!"

Not that he objected to being touched by a gorgeous woman, but there was definitely something weird going on here.

Leena saw Tristan's shocked expression and only gave him a faint smile before letting go of his little brother that had just woken up from his slumber.

She then said, "Do you have a mate yet, Tristan?"

"A mate?" Tristan asked in a confused tone. The female elf's choice of words was certainly peculiar.

Realizing her mistake, Leena rephrased her words, "A companion, a partner for life."

"Ahh… a wife? No... no such thing, yet."

"Excellent," replied Leena before she swam to the shore and walked out of the spring.

Even though blurred by the mist around the spring, Tristan could still see the visage of her figure - her half naked body where water was dripping all over her.

She then left without even a slight nod or goodbye.

'What a strange woman' Tristan thought.

His mind thought of the woman for a while before he decided to throw her to the back of his mind because he still had to enjoy the marvelous opportunity he had at the moment. When Tristan finished his bath, he immediately put on his clothes, and met the Kingsblade members

It was time to meet the Elf Queen.

***

The group walked through a long hallway before stopping right in front of a large golden ornate door. Tristan entered the door along with the members of the Kingsblade, and found it was a massive room with a crystal throne at the end.

He noticed Serene standing right beside the throne and looking stunning in her long silver off-shoulder dress. Tristan also saw Elder Anmar, the Queen's adviser, standing directly opposite where Serene was. Then, his gaze stopped on the figure sitting on the majestic crystal throne.

When Tristan saw the Elf Queen's face, he fell silent.

Unaware of his reaction, Elder Anmar introduced the figure sitting on the throne.

"You are now standing before Queen Leena, the ruler of the Vanyar Kingdom."

"What the Fuc…"