Chapter 64 - Defenseless Demale

Chapter 64: 64 - Defenseless Demale

(Yaya’s POV)

Without a word, I pivoted on my heel and strode toward the nearest tree and used its shade. My cloak was damp from the morning dew, the fabric clinging to my skin, but I still kept it wrapped tightly around my body as I sat down.

Vick joined Noodle in the water and swam towards the center, where the waterfall was. They were soon surrounded by the other males, who were curious about the new arrivals. Moyu lingered at the water’s edge to engage with the fellow high-ranked beastman.

With the weird looks the other group was giving Noodle, I assumed the duo (Vick and Moyu) decided to make up some lies, like Noodle being adopted and trained by the elite patrol to be less aggressive and more civilized. Or something along those lines.

The blue-haired female, on the other hand, didn’t look too pleased to see them. She was watching Noodle with narrowed eyes, and then turned her attention to Moyu and Vick.

She released her pheromones as if to test that Noodle was truly mated (I noticed by the way her males reacted). Mated males didn’t react to strangers’ pheromones, but unmated ones were fair game. Noodle didn’t react, and she seemed to accept it.

Moyu was trained to resist such temptations due to his occupation, and Dickhead...was Dickhead. He waved the air away from his nose and scrunched his face in scorn, diving into the water to escape her pheromones.

They all successfully proved that they were not a threat, and the rest of her males relaxed. The female herself, however, didn’t seem too keen on minding her own business.

She was unable to pull her gaze away from Noodle. He was a looker, bright in color, and a rare-to-see creature in the area. The way he moved in water was mesmerizing, shimmering, the red scales reflecting the light in a captivating way. He was unaware of the effect he had on the female. It was very obvious that she found him attractive.

She pouted, looking offended when he didn’t even spare her a glance, only focusing his attention on swimming and occasionally gazing back at me. It was as if he was trying to assure himself that I was still there.

The female followed his gaze, and her attention shifted to me. Her lips curled into a smirk. She rose from the water, her naked body on full display as she walked towards me. Two males scattered to attach a skirt and a tube top to her body, hiding the important bits.

Considering how there were so few females, I would assume they wouldn’t compete with each other over males. They didn’t, but they did compete over their value. Who was higher? Who was more beautiful? Who had more powerful mates? I was about to be an unwilling participant in such a competition.

She stopped a meter away from me and crossed her arms over her chest. "I am Lila of the Sun Fox Tribe. State your name and show me your face."

I shivered immediately, covering my face with my arms and pulling my knees to my chest. "N-no... I can’t. It’s...ugly. The...the cold-blooded did it to me... Please, don’t look..."

My acting skills were a bit rusty, but I managed to sound like a scared, traumatized female, who was ashamed of her appearance. I didn’t want to have females assume that having a coldblooded snake beastman as a mate was a good thing. It wasn’t. Noodle was a special case. I was happy to be his mate, but I was also a special case.

"..." The female took a step back, shocked by my words. The males around her gasped and murmured, looking at me with pity. They hated coldblooded more than anything else, and they would believe anything bad about them. "How...how did you survive?"

"I...the...the patrol saved me...when I was about to..." I wept a bit, just to add to the drama. "...he...he is keeping an eye on me...to...to protect me from the two coldblooded..."

"Two? There are more coldblooded besides that snake beastman?"

Oh? They didn’t recognize Vick as a coldblooded? Interesting. I had yet to find out what species he was, but I had a few ideas.

I nodded, pulling my hood lower to hide my face. "Yes...a...a monster. He...he did this to me. He is the one who..." I let my voice trail off, letting her imagination do the rest. For example, she would assume that I was part of the saved, kidnapped females’ group. "Please, don’t let him near me... I’m scared..."

As if on cue, Vick and Moyu stormed my way. Moyu was the first to reach us.

"What have you done to her?" Moyu asked, standing in front of the female and shielding me with his body. "She is under the protection of the elite patrol. Harassment is not tolerated."

"What?! No!" The female refused to admit to any type of wrongdoing, and the way she reacted, it was obvious that she was guilty of something. "It’s...It’s you! You are the one who harmed her! How can you claim to protect her when you let her stay with a coldblooded?!"

Blaming others seemed to be most of female’s go-to solution when they were at fault. They took the ’the wife is always right’ to a whole new level. I should learn from them, for future references, like how not to bullshit my way out of situations with potential suitors. It would be a waste of time, since this was considered a normal behavior from a female.

"..." Moyu seemed to be at a loss for words. He didn’t expect to be blamed for something that never happened. "It’s not a normal coldblooded. This one is different. He is not a threat to her. I swear."

"You swear?! You SWEAR?!" The female was getting riled up, her voice rising, pointing at the sobbing me behind Moyu, taking advantage of my emotional state to support her baseless accusation. "What kind of patrol are you? How could you leave a defenseless female with such a monster!"

"..." Moyu turned around, his height towering over my sitting form. I covered my mouth with my hands, stifling my laugh. Just because I couldn’t insult him directly didn’t mean I couldn’t enjoy him getting it from someone else.