Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 529 Is this person really me?

An ordinary wooden boat was speeding across the boundless sea at a speed that was totally inconsistent with its appearance, leaving a trail of white waves behind it, stretching straight towards the distant land. A young girl stood at the bow, with her hands on her hips, looking majestic and her laughter could be heard far away, even covering the sound of the waves. If the unruly men on the sea saw this scene, they would definitely doubt whether there was something wrong with their eyes, otherwise how could they see such an absurd scene?

"Is this girl a little too excited?" Linger said to Saint Charlia who was sitting at the stern. It wasn't that he meant to slander her, but Alice was indeed a little too excited after the Snow Wind set sail. She stretched her hands into the blue sea to try to catch fish, and then splashed water into the sky to drive away the innocent seagulls that were just passing by. Now she was standing on the bow and laughing, completely forgetting the experience of almost falling off not long ago. She was just like a preschool child with ADHD - and the kind with relatively retarded intelligence.

"Maybe it's because she really likes vacation?" Saint Shalia guessed.

But Lingge didn't think so. Although vacation was nice, Alice obviously liked playing games more, and she had never been so excited every time she played games. So there was only one answer: it was because of the swimsuit.

This guy... Ling'er's eyes twitched, as if he saw through the golden-haired maid's sinister thoughts.

At this time, Alice happened to turn around and met his gaze. After a moment of hesitation, a subtle smile slowly appeared on her face: "Ling Ge, you are also very excited, right?"

Ling Ge: “?”

Which eye of yours can tell that I'm excited?

"Oh, stop pretending. There are only three of us here. Who are you pretending for?" Alice came down from that frightening position and sat back in a safe place. Then she reached out and patted Ling'er on the shoulder and said carelessly, "Don't I understand you? To be more precise, don't I understand you men? In fact, you have been looking forward to this moment since you saw my swimsuit design, right? No need to explain, I know very well that absolutely no man can resist the temptation of a swimsuit!"

She pointed the finger at Saint Shallia. The blue-haired girl looked hesitant when she heard that. It wasn't a question of whether she minded or not, but mainly because on the one hand she felt that Ling'er was not that kind of person, but on the other hand she felt that what Alice said made sense. What if Ling'er was that kind of person?

Alice immediately raised her hands and cheered, as if she had achieved some great victory: "Great!"

So the essence of this question is what kind of person are you willing to believe Lingge is? Is he the calm and indifferent person he usually appears to be, who doesn't say a word to anyone? Or is he a normal human male who is interested in a beautiful girl's swimsuit as Alice described?

Ling Ge: “…”

Saint Xia Liya thought for half a minute before finally giving her answer. She placed her hands on her thighs, clenched her palms slightly, and spoke softly, her pronunciation slow but clear, as if every word uttered between her lips and teeth was the answer she got after repeated thinking: "I, I think, if it's Ling Ge, I don't mind."

She made an X sign with a decisive momentum, and then laughed: "But what's wrong with men liking to see swimsuits? In fact, I also like to see swimsuits, especially those of beautiful girls. And no one on the island minds showing you their swimsuits, while others don't even have this privilege. Come on, Saint Xia Liya, let me ask you, do you mind if Lingge sees your swimsuit?"

You have said all the positive and negative things, what should I say now?
Facing the burning gazes from the two girls on the boat, he chose an ambiguous statement: "Vacation is for relaxation and fatigue relief. It has nothing to do with the kind of thing you are talking about."

"Who said no?"

Alice puffed up her cheeks, as if she wanted to argue with him, but was stopped by Saint Charlena, because she was worried that Alice might resort to physical means to persuade Lingge after she could not win the argument, that is, to make trouble. But the space on the boat was too narrow, and it was obviously not enough for her to make trouble here. It would be terrible if the boat capsized. Alice angrily pointed her nose at Lingge and blew a breath at him unceremoniously to express her anger, making herself look like a steam engine. Lingge looked indifferent and ignored her childish behavior.

Alice became even angrier, and denounced him for repaying kindness with hatred and having no sense of morality. As for what kindness Alice had done to him...

"I designed a swimsuit for you!" Alice said.

Ling Ge used an ear-picking gesture to show that he didn't care, but Saint Xia Liya became interested: "Swimsuit? What does the swimsuit you designed for Ling Ge look like, Alice, can I see it?"

When Alice showed the swimsuit designs to the girls, there were only women's swimsuits, and their avant-garde, bold and open designs were well received by everyone (Alice's original words), but it seems that there was no swimsuit for Ringer among them? And how should men's swimsuits be designed?
“Of course!” Alice took out the drawings that she had kept carefully, found the latest one, and handed it to Saint Xia Liya, saying proudly, “After I realized my omission, I went to Metien overnight to supplement the design. This is a swimsuit specially prepared for Ling Ge. He should thank me very much, but now he repays kindness with hatred! Xiao Xia, don’t you think there is nothing wrong with his attitude!?”

She started to complain about herself again. Saint Shallia smiled awkwardly and didn't comment. She just took the drawing and took a look. Probably because this was a swimsuit designed for her brother, the pink-haired girl was obviously more attentive when drawing it, making this drawing more detailed than the other drawings. Not only did the clothing style have hand-painted patterns, but there were even scenes and characters. Moreover, the entire drawing was colored, and the colors were very bright, full of a strong land-sea atmosphere.

So, what appeared in front of Saint Shallia was a young man wearing an open-chested shirt and beach shorts with a blue-green tropical dahlia print, sunglasses on his head, a shell necklace around his neck, half a coconut drink in his left hand, and a surfboard in his right hand. He was standing on the golden beach, feeling the warm sea breeze and looking at the distant waves. He had a very casual and calm temperament, which was not only slightly different from the impression Saint Shallia had of Lingge, but could only be said to be the opposite.

Saint Shalia: “…”

She was rarely speechless, but this time, the work done by Alice and Medien together was so incredible that she was speechless.

Having said that, I don’t know why, but I suddenly feel that Lingge like this seems very attractive.

Maybe this is the contrast that Alice often talks about?

The blue-haired girl was thoughtful, and she seemed to understand an important truth. Then, under Alice's expectant eyes, she silently handed the drawing to Lingge. Lingge was silent after reading it, and suspected that his sister was actually drawing someone else. He repeatedly confirmed with Alice, and after learning that the young man drawn on the drawing was indeed himself, he said ruthlessly: "Tear it up."

“Eh!? D-Don’t tear it!”

The panicked shouts echoed over the sea, scaring away several passing seagulls and schools of fish at the bottom of the water.

In short, Alice risked her life and finally succeeded in getting the blueprint back from Ling's hands.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)