Chapter 156 : Date
Although Lonis felt very anxious when using the bathroom,
She was very afraid that strange tentacle monsters would suddenly reach out from the toilet and wrap around her thighs.
Or that viscous liquid would fall from the ceiling, drenching her wet.
But in reality, Lonis used the bathroom safely without incident, and afterwards, Elucia even bought her a pair of slippers from a nearby street stall.
"Alright, walk by yourself now."
"Wuu..."
Although she had put on slippers, Lonis was still somewhat uneasy.
Because she knew Elucia was going to take her somewhere, but judging by tonight's developments, this place definitely wouldn't be anywhere good.
(Damn Elucia, she must have thought of some way to torment me again.)
But although afraid, this unknown feeling made Lonis feel somewhat excited, and her heart couldn't help but start wandering.
The Autumn Arts Festival shouldn't have too many facilities for bullying people, right?
Could she be taking me to a haunted house to scare me?
Hmph, if that's the case, Elucia is underestimating me too much! I might be tortured physically, but I won't give up mentally!
...
...
But despite Lonis thinking of many possibilities, she never expected that the place Elucia was taking her to was actually...
"Two honored young ladies, are there two of you?"
"Mm."
"This way please."
Luxurious gilded candle lamps, square tables covered with white tablecloths, chairs as comfortable as sofas—the place Elucia had brought her to was actually a Western restaurant!
Of course, this was also part of the Autumn Arts Festival activities, organized by students.
But this highlighted the special nature of Clear Academy. The students here were hidden talents, and most had good upbringing... Therefore, although it was a Western restaurant run by students, the atmosphere was almost no different from a genuine Western restaurant.
"What would you two honored young ladies like to order?"
"Two steaks, medium-well done. Mm, also, I want cookies, desserts... The serving order doesn't matter, serve the steaks first."
"As you wish."
The waiter bowed slightly and quickly left to prepare.
Looking at the luxurious decoration around her, Lonis didn't know what Elucia was up to.
This scheming girl had been angry with her before, so how could she suddenly take her to a Western restaurant...
Speaking of which, such an expensive restaurant was something Lonis had never enjoyed, whether in the past or when she was a hero.
After all, as a hero, she camped in the wilderness and rarely went to such luxurious places, and before that, she didn't have money to enjoy such high-level treatment.
And now...
"Left hand holds the fork, right hand holds the knife. I don't need to teach you these basic manners, do I?"
"Wuu, wuu..."
"Also, this place doesn't allow loud noise. So even if you burn your mouth on the food, you're not allowed to yell."
"Mm..."
...
...
Soon, the food Elucia ordered was served.
The fragrant steak was placed on an exquisite plate. The outside was somewhat crispy, but the meat juices inside hadn't been lost. She really didn't know what it would taste like with one bite.
Elucia unceremoniously picked up her knife and fork and put a piece of beef in her mouth.
It had to be said that although this black-haired girl was scheming, her temperament was very elegant.
Her slender fingers nimbly and skillfully cut the steak, and her flawless lips didn't get a single drop of steak sauce on them.
Her crimson eyes were filled with intoxicated enjoyment, and her jet-black side hair didn't fall onto the table at all.
From any angle, Elucia was an outstanding and refined young lady, but Lonis was not.
"Wuu... wuu?"
Lonis also wanted to elegantly cut the steak and put it in her mouth.
But having been busy all day, her arms were very weak. Just holding up the metal knife made her tremble constantly, let alone cutting the steak.
(What to do, what to do? Elucia won't use this opportunity to bully me again, will she?)
The more she couldn't cut it, the more nervous Lonis became, and the more she wanted to use force, causing a strand of her silver hair to accidentally touch the sauce.
"Eh?"
"Oh my, how clumsy."
"Wuu..."
Lonis shrank back in fright, thinking Elucia would activate the little toys to play with her.
But...
"Wipe it clean quickly. Really, how can you be so careless?"
"Eh?"
"Dummy, you have to cut along the grain of the meat. Of course it's hard to cut the way you're doing it."
Elucia not only took out tissues to wipe the sauce from her silver hair,
but even held her wrist and personally began teaching her how to cut steak—Elucia's fingers were very cool, making Lonis feel her skin was soft, with a unique sense of care.
"See, isn't it cut nicely this way?"
"Mm..."
"Eat it quickly while it's hot."
"!"
Looking at the steak that had been cut for her, Lonis suddenly didn't know how to eat it.
Because Elucia usually bullied her excessively, torturing her with various methods. How could she be so nice to her?
Could it be that the girl in front of her wasn't Elucia?
No, that's not right!
She could still recognize her master... Although Elucia was being somewhat gentle with her, some of her verbal habits and preferences were exactly the same as usual.
So was this a dream?
Lonis tentatively pinched her thigh, but...
The girl's cry of pain echoed throughout the restaurant.
"Wuah ahh!!"
"Lonis, what's wrong?"
"Eh..."
The silver-haired girl trembled, only then remembering that Elucia had instructed her not to yell loudly in the Western restaurant.
And usually, whenever she violated a command, she would be bullied and shocked.
So...
"Master Elucia, I'm sorry!"
"Hah?"
"I didn't mean to yell, I just accidentally..."
"Mm, remember not to yell randomly next time."
"Eh?"
"Western restaurants are public places. Yelling randomly is impolite behavior."
...
After saying this, Elucia continued eating her steak.
And Lonis was completely dumbfounded.
No activating little toys, no punishment, not even scolding or mockery...
What was going on?
Was Elucia doing this deliberately to make her let her guard down, with the purpose of thoroughly punishing her at the moment when she was most relaxed?
Making her collapse in the Western restaurant, being mocked by everyone in the form of a stuffed toy—clearly this young lady was so gentle, but this maid was still so impolite.
...
(No, it shouldn't be like this.)
Because with this scheming girl's intelligence, if she really wanted to bully her, she definitely wouldn't use such a troublesome method like now.
Could it be...
Thinking of a possibility, Lonis was completely stunned.