Chapter 31: Little Devil-Style Teaching?

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Mu Wan continued clinging.

Her head rested against Lisiluo’s neck, nuzzling back and forth without pause and giving Lisiluo the illusion that Mu Wan might bite her the very next second.

No, no, no.

This was a public place, after all.

Mu Wan wouldn’t do something like that so openly… right?

Lisiluo glanced left and right.

There weren’t many people in the plaza yet.

Only a few passengers hurried past, and none of them stopped.

Occasionally someone would glance their way, but they soon went about their own business.

Only then did Lisiluo realize:

That’s right!

This wasn’t the academy.

On a town plaza, couples being intimate was perfectly normal.

Of course no one would stare.

The moment that thought occurred to her, Mu Wan’s body felt even warmer.

Her own heart thumped wildly, and her hand unconsciously tightened around the parasol handle.

S-so nervous.

I have to think of a topic to distract myself.

Lisiluo suddenly remembered something and asked Mu Wan, “Um… Senpai, do we really not need to go help Yu Weian or Miss Luo Ling?”

“Help them? What could they possibly need us for?”

“Uh, like helping prepare for the festival? After all, an event like this must have a lot of work. Shouldn’t we lend a hand…”

Mu Wan tilted her head, looking at Lisiluo with an expression that said, “What are you even talking about?”

She reached out and poked Lisiluo’s cheek.

Soft, cool, and pleasant to the touch.

“S-Senpai? What are you doing—”

“I’m checking whether you woke up with your brain still asleep. We finally get a vacation, and you’re already looking for work? Are you a secret workaholic?”

“I’m not! And even if you call this a vacation, I never requested leave from the academy…”

Lisiluo asked weakly.

After all, she had been dragged out of the academy in a rush.

Forget requesting leave—she hadn’t even left a word.

In the worst case…

When she returned to the academy, everyone might think she had gone missing or been expelled.

“You don’t need to worry about that. I already applied in advance.”

“Eh? Doesn’t requesting leave require the person to be present?”

“With me here, it’s the same as you being here. Besides, you wouldn’t dare refuse anyway.”

That’s completely unreasonable?!

Lisiluo was left speechless by Mu Wan’s overbearing declaration.

Uh.

Anyway.

Her student status seemed safe, even if she had unintentionally lost a bit of her dignity as a person.

Lisiluo raised another concern.

“What about classes? What happens to the lessons during this time?”

As a transfer student, she was already behind her classmates.

If she skipped classes now…

Her grades would probably plummet to the bottom.

“You don’t need to worry about classes even more.”

“With your current strength, those Rank 1 magic transitional materials aren’t worth learning. They won’t help you anyway, and you don’t need them.”

“Eh?”

Lisiluo looked down at Mu Wan.

The little black-haired head didn’t even move as she casually dropped another shocking statement.

“Later I’ll teach you magic and combat knowledge that’s actually suited to you. You can just use those for the assessment.”

Lisiluo froze.

After repeating Mu Wan’s words in her head several times, she confirmed she hadn’t misheard.

“Mu Wan-senpai… is going to teach me?”

“Of course. Who else would it be?”

Mu Wan puffed out her chest proudly, nodded, and answered as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

Mu Wan’s reasoning was simple.

Because of the special nature of Lisiluo’s talent, sitting through the academy’s traditional classes was a waste of time.

Teaching her personally would let her improve much faster.

Besides.

Only a junior she personally trained (and teased) would she feel at ease using.

Lisiluo seemed to sense Mu Wan’s thoughts and couldn’t help shivering.

Having the usually carefree Mu Wan-senpai teach her?

Combining that with her existing experiences, Lisiluo could only imagine one scene.

Mu Wan sitting in a large chair with her legs crossed, a pointer in hand, wearing her signature bratty-little-devil smirk, her black-stockinged little feet kicked high.

While she herself knelt on the cold floor with a magic book spread open in front of her.

“You can’t even remember something this simple? Trash junior really is trash~” “If you fail again, Junior can go make friends with slimes~”

If she made too many mistakes, Mu Wan would lightly tap Lisiluo’s shoulder with the pointer.

Or even—

When angry, she would viciously step on her a couple of times with those black-stockinged little feet as punishment.

Just imagining that smooth, delicate texture paired with Mu Wan’s verbal mockery made Lisiluo shiver, a chill running down her back.

No, no, no.

That’s too terrifying.

It’s basically torture!

Lisiluo’s reaction was naturally noticed by Mu Wan, who was still pressed against her.

She lifted her head, narrowed her eyes at Lisiluo, and spoke with a hint of threat.

“Hm? Does Junior have an objection?”

“N-n-n-no objections!”

Lisiluo hurriedly waved her hands, making the parasol sway nonstop.

“It’s just… when the time comes, could Mu Wan-senpai go a little easier? I-I’m a bit afraid of pain…”

“Of course—”

Mu Wan drew out the words, then thoroughly crushed Lisiluo’s last hope.

“—Impossible. Prepare yourself for it to hurt a lot, Junior~”

“Uu…”

Lisiluo let out a small-animal-like whimper.

She wanted to bargain a little more.

But remembering that once Mu Wan-senpai decided something, there was almost no room for negotiation, Lisiluo wanted to cry but had no tears.

Uu… if it hurts, it hurts.

As long as I can get stronger, a little suffering is worth it!

Lisiluo kept repeating that to herself and continued clinging for a while longer.

Gradually, the plaza grew more crowded.

Lisiluo snapped out of it and quickly whispered a reminder to Mu Wan.

“Senpai, Senpai, there seem to be more and more people. Should we head out first?”

“Mm, true. It’s about time we set off.”

Mu Wan agreed with Lisiluo, reluctantly let go, and instead took hold of Lisiluo’s arm.

Mu Wan looked around.

After scanning the shops and facilities in the plaza, she curled her lip in distaste.

“This place is too boring. Take me to find Luo Ling’s private carriage. Let’s go play somewhere else.”

“Private carriage? Um… why do we need to take a carriage? Wouldn’t using the lounge to travel be faster?”

Lisiluo’s gaze pointed at the silver bracelet on Mu Wan’s wrist.

Since they had an item like that, why waste time riding in a carriage?

“Junior, oh Junior.”

Mu Wan wagged her index finger, wearing an expression that said, “You’re still too green.”

“When you’re on a date, enjoying the scenery along the way together is an important part. It’s a very necessary waste of time, understand?”

“So that’s how it is…”

Lisiluo nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly froze.

Wait.

A date?!

Lisiluo looked down at herself.

She was still wearing yesterday’s academy uniform.

Thankfully she had cleaned it with magic, so it was reasonably neat.

But everything else was a complete mess.

Because they had left in a hurry that morning, she hadn’t put on makeup, and she had only given her hair a simple brush.

Uwaaah.

Going on a date like this is way too embarrassing.

“Um, c-can I go back and get ready again first? Just for a little while…”

Lisiluo’s voice grew smaller and smaller as her fingers fidgeted together nervously.

Mu Wan smiled and patted her own chest, looking as if she had expected this all along.

“Hehe, don’t worry. I prepared for this long ago. Just follow me.”