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Chapter 120: Three pools.

Ike ignored JP as he slipped off the top piece of his armor, followed by his undershirt. Feeling strangely exposed in front of the alien, Ike focused on cleaning his gear.

Wrapping vines around the chest plate, Ike pretended that JP wasn’t staring at his naked chest. The fire kept Ike at a constant temperature, but now he shivered with awareness. JP made him nervous, but he had no idea why.

As soon as Ike stood over the first pool, he lowered his armor into the water, counted to ten, and then brought the piece out of the swirling liquid. The plate sparkled.

“I see that this has removed the blood.” JP reached a tentacle toward the whirlpool.

“No,” Ike snapped out in fear, “Don’t.”

“Why?” JP stopped with his limb above the water. He tipped his head. “What is wrong?”

“It’s like an acid.” Ike set his top on the mossy bank and took off his armored pants. “Even if you harden your skin, it will hurt.”