VAP - Chapter 49
Chapter 49: The Supreme Sage Hopelessly Obsessed with Beauty (8)
Lord Galor truly cared for the newly arrived Eastern girl, cared for her to an unbelievable degree.
In the morning, she would carry the tray brought by the other maids and cheerfully wake Yue up.
At noon, she would knock on her door, clutching a soft pillow and a velvet blanket, feigning a desire for a nap together.
Not to mention afternoon tea, dinner, and late-night snacks—she practically wished they could never be apart for a single moment!
These clingy actions were just one aspect. While diligently and attentively caring for her, Lord Galor was also using every trick in the book to seduce her.
If Lord Galor had previously only inadvertently revealed her bewitching power, now she was unleashing her charm with full force.
Every glance, every subtle movement, was an interpretation of what it meant to be utterly captivating. At this moment, she was like a peacock with its tail fanned out, or a rose-colored bird-of-paradise performing its courtship dance.
This incredibly bizarre situation continued, and Lord Galor seemed to be enjoying it immensely, as if carrying a tray brought her immense joy…
Tina was a competent chief attendant. She saw everything, and the more she saw, the more horrified she became. Was this still the same master who appeared indulgent but was, in fact, cold and detached?
Something must be wrong!
This "Yue," how on earth did she—
As her thoughts spiraled in confusion, she subconsciously looked up and met Nai Yin's smiling yet icy gaze.
It was as if to say: Do your job and mind your own business.
Lord Galor made no effort to hide her protectiveness of Yue, cherishing her like a precious treasure. In fact… even her truly valuable treasures had never received such treatment.
And that single glance was just a small warning.
Remembering how ruthless her master's methods could be, Tina shuddered violently. She immediately lowered her head respectfully and stopped thinking about it.
Nai Yin withdrew her gaze, once again focusing all her attention on her beloved little rose, her eyes filled with a captivating tenderness.
Yue Du could only lift her teacup and silently stir it a couple of times with the short-handled golden spoon, pretending she hadn't seen a thing. "..."
Honestly, resisting Nai Yin's enchanting beauty was no easy feat.
She was different from Qi Jiu. Despite their remarkably similar appearances, she exuded a completely different kind of bewitching, magnificent allure. In any setting, the moment Nai Yin appeared, the very air would seem to grow warmer, tinged with an elusive hint of hormones.
Her existence seemed solely for the purpose of demonstrating what seduction, taken to its extreme, looked like.
Yue Du could swear that if anyone could ignore Nai Yin Galor, they were either asexual or blind!
"What are you thinking about?" Nai Yin asked.
Her voice, like her person, sounded both pure and sensual, gentle yet cool, with a slight, husky rasp that was particularly alluring.
Yue Du took a silent breath in her mind, confirming once more that her heart of stone was intact, before replying calmly, "Nothing. Just calculating when to go and temper Abio."
To be precise, when to go cause trouble for the protagonist.
"We still have to wait two holy days," Nai Yin said with a smile. "It won't be long. So, you were just spacing out after you finished calculating? How cute."
The last half of the sentence, deliberately softened, made the "cute" Yue Du's breath catch. She paused, then said, "I guess so."
When faced with her host's relentless flirting, deliberately ignoring it was useless, and getting flustered and retorting was even more useless. The best way was to treat it with a calm heart.
But who could possibly remain calm!
Such a stunning beauty was right in front of her, constantly teasing. Moreover, Yue Du was already halfway bent by Qi Jiu. To say her heart was unmoved at this moment would be impossible.
Yue Du sighed inwardly, made up a random excuse, and slipped back to her room. All the while, she had to maintain a calm and indifferent posture, so no one could tell she was actually fleeing in disarray.
She left Lord Nai Yin behind, sighing in disappointment.
"Why doesn't she like me?" Nai Yin glanced at the chief attendant she had just threatened and said sorrowfully, as if asking a question, yet also as if talking to herself. "What a failure. I thought you all liked me quite a bit."
Tina, forced to recall her own past heartbreaks, was speechless. "..." She didn't know if she should say anything.
The "liking" from the servants in the castle was just simple lust. Who hadn't been captivated by beauty at some point? After recognizing their master's true nature, hadn't they all cooled down one by one?
And this Miss Yue was clearly the type with stronger willpower, not one to be swayed by your beauty. What could they do about it?
Nai Yin said languidly, "Say what you want to say."
"I think, you could see what she wants," Tina said, choosing her words carefully. "Giving a gift that suits someone's taste can always win their favor, whether it's a man or a woman."
"If I give her what she wants, will she like me, or the thing I gave her?" Nai Yin said lightly.
Tina fell silent. After a moment, she said decisively, "It will be you, who gave her the thing."
"Hmm." Lord Nai Yin seemed lost in thought.
Lord Nai Yin began to think seriously.
What did Yue Du need?
As a System, she needed the points earned from missions. However, Nai Yin had no desire to complete this objective. She wished Abio could hold out for hundreds or thousands of years, or even live forever, just waiting for the two of them to come find trouble… no, to temper him.
After all, once the points were accumulated, the little system would have to leave. Who would make such a losing deal? She wasn't a fool.
What else did she need?
Probably power. Be it her own strength or the sweet taste of authority, no living creature could resist the feeling of holding power in their hands.
To increase her power, she had to work on both fronts.
Yue Du hadn't hidden the fact that she didn't have a mage's constitution from her host. Her use of magic was just an illusion created by her Esper Ability; the magic of this world didn't apply to it.
But her summoner constitution was real, a fact Yue Du herself wasn't aware of until she underwent the constitution test.
So, Nai Yin decisively summoned Bifula, who was managing affairs outside—she was the strongest summoner under her command—to specifically teach Yue Du.
Bifula, who held a respected position and had never taken on a young apprentice: "..."
Yue Du, who never expected to have to attend classes in another world: "..."
Nai Yin then acted decisively again, gathering all the subordinates and servants in the castle to formally introduce Yue Du to them.
"This is Yue. All of you, remember this: seeing her is the same as seeing me. You are to address Yue as 'Lord'."
There it was, the classic line of a domineering superior: Seeing her is the same as seeing me!
From then on, Yue Du's status in this castle complex was elevated to be equal to the master's, with her authority second only to Nai Yin's.
Yue Du: "...Mm."
The pressure was actually quite high, but upon reflection, it was also a little thrilling.
Besides what Yue Du needed, she also had to consider what she liked.
But she rarely mentioned her preferences, avoiding the topic along with her past.
Nai Yin was possibly the person in this world who possessed the most treasures of all kinds, second to none. When it came to giving gifts, she had absolute confidence.
However.
She tried all sorts of things, attempting to tempt this wooden person who remained unmoved no matter what.
Nai Yin had plenty of things that girls would like, such as soft and exquisite little pastries, meticulously crafted jewelry, or other expensive and beautiful objects.
Yue Du seemed to like them all, yet she didn't seem to truly care that much.
—And she returned all the gifts except for the pastries.
So now, Lord Nai Yin no longer needed to ponder the question of "whether her little moonflower would like the gift or her after she gave it."
Because first, she had to get the gift accepted!
Yue Du had been fed pastries for several days in a row and was finding it a bit hard to handle. She saw all of this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You really are..."
"I really do love you," Nai Yin seamlessly continued, her smile incredibly charming.
Someone with weaker willpower would probably have been instantly mesmerized, stumbling over themselves to say "I love you" back.
Yue Du's mind went blank for half a second before she turned her gaze away. "Speaking of which, shouldn't we go find Abio tomorrow?"
A flash of disappointment crossed Nai Yin's eyes, but she still said, "Don't worry, I've prepared everything."
This statement was a bit of a clever ploy to win favor. After all, dealing with a mere apprentice required no preparation. If not for the mission's requirements, Nai Yin could have killed him with a single glare.
That was the difference in power between a Dharma Saint and an apprentice!
Yue Du recalled the plot.
According to the information she had gathered, tomorrow was the enrollment day for the Imperial Royal Academy.
This was the third important turning point in Abio's life. The first two were having his constitution ruined and finding the old grandpa… but those two points had already passed before Yue Du arrived in the small world of Ayers, so there was no way to prevent them.
Back to the topic at hand, there was a reason why the Royal Academy's enrollment was a major turning point in the protagonist's life.
Because it was on this day that Abio met the best warrior instructor at the Royal Academy, Leo.
Leo had a name like a lion, and he looked very much like a golden-maned lion… albeit more like a stray one driven out of its territory.
He had once been active on the front lines of the empire's border, fighting magical beasts. However, due to a curse that couldn't be cured, he was sent back to the imperial capital and forced into quiet retirement, dutifully teaching students.
In truth, he desperately longed to return to the battlefield to defend the empire. He dreamed of it.
Hearing this setup, it was the standard protagonist's mentor.
Abio didn't need a mage's guidance; after all, he carried the soul of a Dharma Saint with him, one who had placed all his hopes on him and was ready to impart everything he knew.
As for the instructors at the academy, the strongest were only at the Archmage level, completely unnecessary.
But Abio was a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts! He also had a warrior's constitution. When it came to a warrior's path of growth, the old grandpa in the necklace only had a partial understanding and couldn't help much.
That was why Abio came to the Royal Academy to study. He hid his magical talent, pretending that he had only awakened as a warrior after his mage constitution was ruined.
And wasn't this where he met the former God of War of the empire, the now-dejected instructor—Leo?
Leo was moved by his "unyielding gaze that rose from past setbacks, never admitting defeat," and immediately decided to take him as his sole successor. From then on, Abio began his path of cultivation as a warrior.
Destroying this turning point was simple. There were thousands of ways, all depending on Nai Yin's choice.
Yue Du thought about it. She would probably use the simplest and most brutal method. Although Nai Yin and Qi Jiu were different in many ways, their thinking was quite similar.
For example, they both hated trouble.
Question: On the condition that the protagonist cannot be killed, what is the most convenient and quickest way to prevent him from taking a master?
Answer: Of course, it's to get rid of the master.
Although in front of Yue Du, Lord Nai Yin was a completely harmless little sweetheart, to the outside world, she was a female demon feared by the entire continent.
Killing Leo when he was still the empire's God of War wouldn't have taken her more than a few minutes, let alone the dejected instructor he was now.
Yue Du had learned a lot about Leo's story and felt it was truly tragic. Maybe she should try to persuade her? This lion teacher's fate was just too miserable; anyone would sigh in sympathy.
But in reality, Lord Nai Yin was not as simple and brutal as she had thought.
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