The morning sunlight quietly slipped through the gaps in the curtains, using weak rays to dispel the darkness in the room. Adeline's rose-tea colored long hair was scattered across the bed like spilled paint, her mouth slightly open, somehow even biting her own finger.
Her body was curled up. Last night, due to being drunk, she had kicked off all the blankets, and it was still a bit cold in the morning.
"My head hurts so much..."
She rolled over, supporting herself with her hands on the bed, struggling to sit up.
"Ugh~"
She drowsily opened her eyes. The straps on her shoulder had somehow slipped and fallen to her waist.
Her slightly reddened eye corners and somewhat swollen cheeks were telling Adeline that everything last night wasn't a dream.
"What exactly happened last night?"
She scratched her head. It seemed like Felyn hadn't done anything inappropriate while she was drunk and unconscious last night.
Adeline covered her face with her hands as her memories slowly returned, and all the words she had said last night floated back into her mind.
[Pat me, pat me quickly]
[This is too unfair]
[Felyn, will you always love me?]
As her memories recovered, Adeline had already turned red from her heels to her neck, and even steam was starting to come from the top of her head.
"What did I even say?! Ahhhhhhh!!!"
Adeline was going crazy. She threw herself back onto the bed, covering her head with a pillow.
"I actually said those things?!"
She rolled around on the bed, from the head to the foot, then from the foot back to the head, getting tangled up with pillows and blankets.
If any historians had seen this scene, they probably would have recorded this day.
Adeline invented the washing machine
"So embarrassing!"
She buried her face in the pillow, letting out a series of desperate whimpers that only adolescent girls could make.
She had actually begged for head pats like a little girl and thrown herself into Felyn's arms.
Oh gods, please make this memory disappear from my mind.
Adeline thrashed around on the bed for a full ten minutes until her energy was completely exhausted.
"I can't show my face to anyone."
Adeline lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling with vacant eyes.
Ten minutes later, having recovered some energy, Adeline struggled to get up, took off the wrinkled dress she had slept in, and changed into her academy uniform.
While rubbing her temples, she dragged her heavy steps downstairs.
When Adeline reached the first floor, she saw that all the remnants from last night had been cleaned up neatly by Felyn, as if everything last night had been a dream.
There was a note left by Felyn stuck to the kitchen door.
"Adeline, thank you for the dinner you made for me. It was really delicious. I've stored the leftovers. I look forward to eating Adeline's cooking again next time."
Adeline didn't even notice that while reading Felyn's handwriting, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned upward.
"Was it really that delicious? I don't think I ate much last night."
She muttered quietly, her fingers gently tracing over the writing on the note.
Adeline walked to the dining room and found another note from Felyn on the table.
"Adeline, does your head still hurt? If it still hurts, drink a bowl of this soup and it will ease the pain. I've already attached the heating seal for you. But Adeline, your alcohol tolerance is a bit too poor. When you attend banquets in the future, you must be careful not to drink alcohol."
"My alcohol tolerance isn't that bad!" Adeline's competitive spirit wouldn't allow her to have something she wasn't good at. She glared at the note and pouted as she quietly protested.
Adeline activated the heating seal, and steam immediately rose from the bottom of the bowl. Just from smelling it, her head didn't seem to hurt as much.
He was still the same as always, taking care of her in every detail.
Adeline took a small sip and felt that her headache had indeed eased considerably.
Like the last question she had asked Felyn last night: "If the contract ends, will you still always love me?"
What was Felyn's final answer?
Adeline furrowed her brow. That memory was shrouded in fog, and no matter what, she couldn't remember it.
Damn it, why can't I remember this most important thing?
Adeline couldn't possibly remember, because she had already fallen asleep at that point.
"Whatever, Felyn will always love me anyway."
Adeline sat in her chair, swinging her legs back and forth while drinking the loving breakfast that Felyn had made.
Oh right, how about during the next service period, I could take Felyn to Homhot to pick out some nice clothes?
After all... after all, if he was going to propose to me in the future, he would need a nice outfit!
Adeline covered her mouth and giggled secretly, her eyes full of girlish fantasies.
"The next service period seems to be Thursday?"
—
In the Mist District, half of Seiwa away from the Donk District.
"Achoo!"
Felyn rubbed his nose.
He had no idea that his premonition had become reality: on Thursday, he would be dating three girls in Homhot.
"Did you catch a cold? If Senior Felyn gets sick, I'll be heartbroken," Bernice at the dining table teased.
This morning there had been knocking at the door. When he opened it, Felyn found Bernice wearing armor and a mask, standing at the entrance with blood stains on her.
She had removed the mask she had worn in the dungeon before, saying matter-of-factly, "The mask got dirty somehow. I can only ask you to help me wash it, Felyn."
There was an exaggerated blood streak on the mask, extending from the lower left to the upper right.
Where exactly had she gone before coming to his house?
Felyn picked up the mask that Bernice had placed on the table and wiped it with paper, finding that he could still wipe some off. Was it actually still fresh?
"Fortunately, I don't have to worry about being late today. This mask is quite troublesome to clean." She put on gloves, preparing to clean the mask.
There was no school today.
The seal competition would officially begin this afternoon, and the competition for Felyn's group of three would be held today.
They would also hold a ceremony like an opening ceremony today. After all, the seal competition wasn't just related to the Royal Capital Academy entrance exam—it was also Seiwa citizens' favorite entertainment program.
Being able to watch the usually high-and-mighty noble young masters and ladies beat each other up for points—was there anything more exciting than this?
Moreover, it was said that today's opening ceremony had invited a mysterious guest. According to rumors, it was a super popular songstress who had been extremely famous recently.
"But you suddenly coming to my house this morning really scared me. Remember to tell me in advance next time."
If he had to see a blood-covered beautiful girl every morning when he opened the door, he'd eventually go insane.
"Isn't this also Miss Daiyi's home? I already got Miss Daiyi's permission."
I'm being manipulated by this bad woman again.
Felyn could only sigh about life's unfairness while washing the mask.
Even though she knew that his romantic relationship with Daiyi was fake, this girl still pretended not to know and used it to threaten him.
"But if you're being so intimate with me now, Miss Daiyi might get jealous and angry with you."
"Intimate? Are you suggesting that I might develop into your secret lover?" Bernice said.
Felyn glanced at Bernice sitting at the dining table.
Because the bloodstains on her leg armor would dirty the house, she had taken them off when she entered. Now she was just wearing a short skirt.
Her upper body was still wearing the delicate armor with bloodstains.
How to put it... though it was strange, he couldn't help but want to look a few more times.
Especially Bernice's leg curves, developed through long-term training and combat, which were different from ordinary noble ladies' slenderness—they were a perfect combination of strength and beauty.
Bernice pointed at her face, her tone becoming very sweet.
"It's fine if I become your secret lover. After all, it's Senior Felyn. Senior Felyn has now seen my secret and is using it to threaten me, so I can only agree to any of Senior Felyn's requests. I'll obediently do whatever you tell me to do."
"Give me a break."
What else could the weak Felyn say?
Here he was on a beautiful morning, having a blood-covered beautiful girl who didn't care about it at all burst into his house, accepting her teasing while washing her clothes.
"Is Miss Daiyi still sleeping?" Bernice's tone returned to its usual emotionless state.
"Yes, she seemed to be reading until very late last night. She's been a bit busy lately."
Bernice propped her face with her hand, boredly tapping the table.
The whispered conversations between her and Daiyi in the room would probably be playing out in countless secret chambers and hidden passages throughout Seiwa.
Seiwa had completely become the center of the world's vortex, and even the royalty probably knew this.
How long would these peaceful days last?
Bernice jumped down from the stool and removed her armor.
For the convenience of wearing armor, Bernice was only wearing a pure white sports bra on top, exposing her midriff.
Felyn hadn't meant to look—it was just that the sound of the armor being removed was too loud, so he couldn't help but glance.
This battle maiden's toned figure was fully visible.
Her slender, pale waist even showed abs.
Her absolutely perfect waist-to-hip ratio offset the slight disadvantage of her flat chest.
Her figure was so good it was criminal.
Especially having just removed her armor, the girl's feminine softness was unexpectedly obvious.
Bernice also noticed the gaze wandering over her body. She turned around to find Felyn looking at her.
She hurriedly covered her flat chest.
A blush slowly spread from her ear tips to her cheeks, and her body began to tremble slightly.
"Don't keep staring..." Bernice bit her lip and said quietly.
(End of Chapter)