The sudden sound also fully restored Selina’s clarity.
The crimson flames ebbed like a tide from the Silver Dragon girl’s eyes, and reason reclaimed her mind. Taking in the situation before her, Selina felt a wave of dizziness.
‘Who am I? Where am I? What have I done?’
‘Not only did I puff up and face off against the Heaven’s Chosen Female Protagonist, I even arrogantly tried to command her. Have I gone crazy?’
“Oh my, I wouldn’t mind falling asleep in Miss Lucia’s arms like this,” Lucia said from beneath her, “but if you don’t get off soon, Mr. Seirs outside is about to come in!”
Seeing the Silver Dragon girl—who had just been acting like a “master”—suddenly snap back to reality as if waking from a dream, Lucia resumed her usual composure.
Hearing the reminder, Selina abruptly realized she was still kneeling on the girl’s soft waist. Startled, she rolled off Lucia like a frightened deer, scurried to a corner, and curled into a tiny ball to escape reality.
But Niu Zi outside clearly wasn’t going to let her off just because she was playing ostrich.
“Young Master, are you asleep? The steak is really fragrant, you know!”
After waiting for his young master to respond for so long, Niu Zi found it strange. Normally, Luo Lin wouldn’t be asleep at this hour, right?
So as usual, he intended to twist the door handle and investigate.
‘My life is over!’
The tiny Silver Dragon watched as the door slowly opened.
She felt that her sinful life was about to end here. If she’d known this would happen, she never would have given that wretched Niu Zi permission to freely enter her room.
It was all over now. Selina clutched her head, imagining that the Beast-eared tribespeople cruelly treated in the Black Market would be her fate.
Creak, creak.
The heavy door was finally pushed open.
Moonlight seeped like water, slowly flowing into the room, as if dancing with the warm, goose-yellow lamplight.
“Young Master Seirs, it’s quite rude to enter someone else’s room without permission!”
As soon as Niu Zi tiptoed in, he was met with a pair of blazing golden eyes. An unprecedented pressure instantly made him break out in cold sweat, and he nearly fell to his knees with a thud, plate in hand.
But Lucia decided the intimidation had gone far enough, so she retracted the Imperial Pressure of the Keriel Royal Family.
“Mr. Seirs, in the dead of night, you come to Young Master Luo Lin’s room carrying a plate with a knife. What are you trying to do?”
“You wouldn’t be a spy sent by Laura, here to assassinate Luo Lin, would you?”
At this moment, Lucia’s aura was fully unleashed, like an empress judging a guilty subject, looking down at the trembling Niu Zi from on high. This was a common negotiation tactic—don’t be a lamb waiting for slaughter. If you have a strong aura and take the initiative, you can control the room.
But Niu Zi, who had lived a peaceful life with Luo Lin, had never faced anything like this. His plump hands trembled in fear, almost dropping the midnight snack onto Luo Lin’s pristine white sheets. Stammering, he spoke.
“I, I, I just wanted to bring the young master a midnight snack!”
Hearing his almost-tearful voice, Lucia knew her goal was achieved. She had completely taken control of the conversation. Pressing her advantage, she continued.
“Mr. Seirs, I was entrusted by Her Highness the Princess to teach Luo Lin alchemy. Do you realize how precise and focused a subject alchemy is?!”
“A teacher like me only dares to wait outside the study door. For you to suddenly barge in, banging the door and carrying a knife—if you disturb Luo Lin while he’s studying in the other room and cause him to fail his entrance into Sera Academy, can you bear that responsibility?”
As she spoke, Lucia pointed her slender finger meaningfully at the closed study door.
Niu Zi, already overwhelmed by Lucia’s pressure, had his already dull mind completely shut down by this logically airtight speech.
Not that it was his fault—even someone else would find it hard to stay clearheaded under the Heaven’s Chosen Female Protagonist’s oppressive aura.
“Then get out!”
Lucia had already given a clear command.
She slowly walked toward him, golden eyes blazing as if housing a dragon. Cyan wind surged from behind her, and her disheveled platinum blonde hair only added to her imperial majesty.
Seeing this, Niu Zi didn’t even grab his plate. He scrambled out the door, apologizing all the way, not daring to look at the girl again.
“I’m sorry, Lady Lucia! I was wrong! Please don’t tell the young master! I don’t want him to hate me!”
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Only when the heavy door was closed again did the Fairy girl let out a sigh. Her delicate face shed the imposing empress image and reverted to the charming, scheming fairy who always held the cards.
“He’s gone. You can come out now, Miss Selina!”
Hearing this, our Silver Dragon girl finally dared to timidly poke her little head out from the big wardrobe. The newborn Silver Dragon girl was so small that even one of Luo Lin’s casual shirts could cover her body. She pushed aside the clothes obscuring her eyes and carefully stepped out.
“Thank you, Lady Lucia!” Selina, having survived a disaster, didn’t know what to say. She lowered her head, thanking Lucia like a child who had done something wrong, even inadvertently using honorifics. She was nothing like the arrogant “master” of moments ago.
“Oh my, wasn’t Miss Selina quite bold just now?”
“Why are you all cute and shy like a little bunny now?”
Seeing the situation thoroughly turned around, the elegant Lucia regained her relaxed demeanor. Hands behind her back, she looked with interest at the blushing Silver Dragon girl. Then, with a soft chuckle, she said,
“Alright, I’ll stop teasing you. Honestly, I had a lot of fun today! I got to see a whole new side of Miss Selina! You’re really a treasure!”
“You—you’re not going to ask anything?” Selina finally gathered the courage to look at the Fairy girl. At that moment, the moonlight happened to illuminate her profile, as if veiling the exquisite fairy in white gauze. The evening breeze stirred her hair, and she casually brushed a strand behind her ear with a slender hand—so beautiful it was unreal.
Lucia gracefully bent down to meet the Silver Dragon girl’s eyes. Then, with a breath soft as orchid fragrance, she said,
“Curious? Or does Miss Selina want to impatiently show me everything about herself right now?”
“Ehehe, I’m so shy!” The girl, her face blooming like a peach, teased Selina with a feigned bashful expression. Then she reached out and gently patted her head.