Chapter 67 : Nighttime Training~
After this, Lonis couldn't remember how she got back.
She only felt drenched in sweat, her body stumbling, nearly falling to the ground several times.
Fortunately, once she left the commercial district, there were few pedestrians at night. Otherwise, you would definitely have seen a silver-haired girl with flushed cheeks, seemingly enduring something, walking unsteadily forward.
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"F-finally back."
When she saw the magic airship, Lonis was already drenched in sweat. Whether it was the bangs on her forehead or the clothes on her body, everything clung tightly to her skin.
The sweat that flowed down soaked her stockings and eventually pooled in her high heels, making Lonis feel her feet were damp and extremely uncomfortable.
But the high heels also had small locks, so she normally couldn't take them off at all. She could only shakily push open the door.
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Elucia was sitting on the sofa, as if she had been waiting for her for a long time.
"Hmph, so you do know to come back?"
The black-haired girl's right leg was crossed over her left, looking quite confident... Though her eyes were positioned slightly lower than the standing Lonis, she seemed to be looking down at a toy from above, full of disdain.
"I... I..."
At this moment, Lonis finally couldn't support herself anymore. Her body went soft and she collapsed onto the floor.
But even so, Elucia didn't stop pressing the switch. The black-haired girl smiled faintly and pulled out a map from her chest:
"Lonis, after work you didn't return home on time as I ordered, but instead went wandering around everywhere... Could it be you think I really don't dare punish you?"
"N-no, that's not it, I, um... ah ah!"
Soon, Lonis couldn't even speak anymore, because the remote control's level had increased by another notch.
And Elucia's originally composed expression also revealed a trace of annoyance:
"Hmph, I worked busily for two days and came back, thinking my exclusive maid would have prepared hot water and shoulder massage for me... But I didn't expect you would actually dare to run around everywhere?"
"Wuu wuu?!"
"Tonight, I'll keep you like this the whole time... Hehe, look forward to this despair, you masochistic perverted maid!"
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At this moment, Elucia was truly somewhat angry.
Originally according to plan, she should still be preparing for the entrance exam in the library... After all, entering the library once was very expensive, and there wasn't much time left for Elucia.
But because she was worried that Lonis might be scared sleeping alone at night, she still came back tonight.
However, Elucia didn't expect that Lonis hadn't returned yet... So in a fit of anger, Elucia pressed the switch.
After all, this guy's personality was so masochistic, maybe she even hoped to be bullied all night!
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But even Elucia didn't expect.
Because she had already worked all evening, plus being "toyed with" all the way back.
At this moment, Lonis didn't even have the strength to kneel on the ground, and with a thud, she knelt on the floor.
And the shopping bag in her arms just rolled out like that.
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"Books?"
Elucia frowned, staring at the text on the books—"Fundamentals of Archaeology"
The thick books were hundreds of pages long. Besides academics, there would definitely be no need for such books.
"Lonis, what are you buying these books for?"
"I..."
Lonis wanted to reply, but her body could no longer support her doing so.
Lonis only felt fatigue surging into her mind, and her body completely fainted from exhaustion and fatigue.
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"Damn, she won't even answer her master's words."
Though speaking very angry words, looking at the unconscious silver-haired girl, Elucia seemed as if all her earlier anger was fake, showing very complex emotions.
She sighed, turned off the remote control switch, then picked up Lonis and gently "placed" her on the bed.
"Mm... there's also the 'Clear Academy Entrance Guide.' What does this guy Lonis want to do? Does she think I need this kind of thing... Wait, this guy, she doesn't also want to enter school, does she?"
Elucia's body trembled. With just a moment's thought, she understood Lonis's plan: this stupid maid must be unwilling to just be a maid, so she wanted to use "knowledge to change her fate"!
"How foolish. You didn't add intelligence to your talents, so do you think you can instantly become a top student?"
Clear Academy's entrance exam wasn't simple. Even someone like Elucia needed 7 days to study specifically for the test, let alone Lonis who knew nothing.
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However, after seeing the subject Lonis was preparing to apply for, the black-haired girl smiled slightly:
"Oh? So she's not completely stupid, she knows to choose this subject! But... do you think just because you're from the previous era, you can answer history questions correctly?"
Elucia took out a pencil and began making some marks and revisions in the book.
History wasn't such a simple thing~
Throughout dynasties, history would be whitewashed to some extent. People only hoped that useful and beneficial history would be passed down, while more truths were completely buried in the long river of history, unknown to all.
And later generations' evaluations of some historical issues would also change due to the current society's political situation, so...
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"Mm, this should be about right."
After writing for an hour, Elucia closed the book.
The black-haired girl stretched. Although she wasn't an ordinary person, working continuously for 40 hours without sleep still made her feel genuinely tired.
However, thanks to the book Lonis bought, Elucia found a new direction:
"Hmph, if that's the case, then I'll also study archaeology... Back then, to understand that idiot's past, I read quite a few related books. They'll come in handy now."
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Not knowing how long she was unconscious,
Lonis only felt this sleep was very peaceful.
This wasn't just because she had finally made the decision she had long hoped for in her heart: it was also because there was a very familiar feeling of companionship around her, making her feel extremely at ease~
So Lonis slept particularly comfortably. When she woke up, it was already...
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"Eh? It's already 1:30 PM?! M-Master Elucia?!"
Lonis sat up, about to apologize to Elucia and hope she wouldn't continue punishing her with the little toys.
But the magic airship was completely empty, with no movement except for herself.
This feeling of being alone made Lonis feel somewhat at ease, but also gave her an inexplicable sense of loss... It seemed Elucia had left long ago.
"Is it because I was bullied too much last night?"
Although even now when recalling it, Lonis still had lingering fears about last night's torment, but her heart didn't hate Elucia at all.
Because after all, it was because she herself forgot the time and didn't return to the ship on schedule.
"Sigh, let's not worry about that for now. I need to wash up and take the books to the café to study."
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