Well, luckily, the strange woman appeared to be in no harm. There was a playful tone to her voice that poked Daiko’s nerves, though… and for good reason, he didn’t know if she had any pants on, so he quickly turned his entire face away as she approached him by leaving the concealing surface of the water. She did have a full-set bikini on, so he felt safe enough to look back at her - only to see her oddly alluring stance that laid out a buffet of erotica for Daiko’s eyes to feast on if he could gather just a handful of indecency. It was so pleasant to look, though…
Her skin reflected lots of the sunlight after having been covered in a thin layer of fresh water. “I… I don’t think you needed help, in the end…” he admitted almost in defeat. He was just worried - forest guy stuff.
“W-What? No, I’m not a peeper! Not at all…!” he strongly stated. Peepers were usually shunned at, and why would Daiko want that to befall him? Although, gladly she assumed better of him, so he didn’t accidently create an enemy. That was great… but it was also now that he noticed not only her smooth, long legs, but also the very apparent Blue Pegasus Guild Crest on her thigh… that explained everything. She must’ve known or met Alisa!
“Aha, sorry,” he apologized in a more jokingly manner, “It’s just, I rarely see anyone else out here other than me…” Was she, by any chance, a hunter like himself? He couldn’t spot any devices or tools near the lake, so it was a faint and vague assumption. Even without a weapon, though, he did see a hunter in her. The very way she eyed him down like prey was… intimidating. He felt targeted.
Literally every single movement from her body that darted towards him caused his hair to flare and his cheeks to reveal reddish tunes. Why was he so bad at hanging around women? Was he a closet pervert, by any chance? Maybe he was just in denial, but Daiko loved being in denial, because it was so goddamn frustrating! “S-Smooth… I’m not that smooth,” he tried to correct her, but his insecure voice had taken over and likely prevented any strong statements to escape his mouth for now. Also, he tried his best to confront her gaze, because looking away from a person that you were speaking to was bad manners - but every time he looked at her face, a little bosom met his view too. It surprised him, caused his body’s temperature to skyrocket, and he had to hold back a flustered huff. Every. Single. Time.
She greeted and said her name, Sofia. Daiko would quickly exchange name, but the first physical contact had taken place. Her finger was gently caressing his cheek, and she could definitely feel what was to Daiko an unbearable heat that exceeded that of average people, but for most others and even Coda was a heating carpet perfect to forget a cold winter. “U-U-Uh… U-Uhm… m-my name is… Daiko,” he pushed out, “And, uh… y-you’re… I d-don’t feel like myself right now…” He knew little about this beauty in front of him, but she was just as alluringly pretty as Alisa. He couldn’t help but panic a little over the possibility of two teasing bombs in Blue Pegasus, since hanging out with Alisa produced the same overburdening heatstroke that he suffered under right now.
Although, to a much lesser degree than now… which was the weirdest thing about all of this. A mixture of worry spread out on his face as he spoke: “M-Maybe I’m just interrupting you, s-sorry for that… B-Blue Pegasus, right? I'm from Lamia Scale... a-and what is your finger doing to me? It... It feels s-so strange...”