Chapter 225 : Princess Lonis
As the sun set and evening light shone on the bedroom curtains.
After a full day of training, Lonis finally had somewhat of a princess's appearance.
Her temperament was peaceful, upright yet dignified, her bearing steady yet elegant, each step she took was exactly the right distance... From afar, at least no one could find fault with her temperament.
"Hmph, not bad."
"Master Elucia, may I rest for a moment?"
Lonis panted heavily. Although she was only in the room, she had walked back and forth at least 100 times.
Her feet were somewhat sore, not to mention that whenever her steps weren't serious, Elucia would symbolically whip her body with a small leather whip.
"Hah? Rest? Lonis, you probably don't know that etiquette training is only halfway done now?"
"Halfway..."
"Mm, although your daily demeanor barely passes now, if you encounter critical and sudden situations, you'll be completely exposed."
"Eh?"
"There's still much to do, so you can't rest now."
"Wuu wuu, Elucia is a devil, bullying people!!!"
Lonis was so tired she was about to cry... Never mind anything else, she felt like she couldn't even stand steady now. Even when sitting down, her legs were involuntarily trembling.
If she trained for several more hours, she would probably collapse on the ground and could only crawl forward.
However...
"Devil? Hehe, thanks for the compliment~~ Lonis... you don't think that just because you became an excellent slave maid, I'm no longer a sadist, do you?"
"Wuu wuu..."
"In fact, the second half of training is very interesting—exactly the type you, this slave maid, like."
"Eh...?"
"Don't resist, because the more you resist, the more excited I become."
Holding the little toy in her hand, Elucia quietly walked toward Lonis.
......
"Wow, amazing..."
"So elegant, is this... Lonis?"
In the dining room, sisters Zhou Mixue and Zhou Suling made admiring sounds.
Suling's gaze was still normal, just pure praise between girls, but Zhou Mixue's gaze was full of seductive desire, wishing she could take Lonis back to her room tonight.
......
However, facing everyone's gaze, Lonis could only say:
"Mm... honored guests, is dinner to your liking?"
"Eh?"
"As Princess Sethilu of the Bright Ember Kingdom, I will do my utmost to provide excellent service for everyone."
Having said this, Lonis elegantly performed a curtsy... and it was precisely this standard courtesy that left Zhou Suling dumbfounded:
"Wuu, wuu ah? Is this really Lonis... for a moment just now, I thought it was Princess Sethilu."
"Guest, please don't joke. I am Princess Sethilu. Since it's getting late, let's quickly begin dinner."
"Amazing!"
......
This dining room wasn't large, just used by Princess Sethilu for daily meals... Therefore there were no outsiders, only four people eating: Lonis, Elucia, Zhou Suling, and Zhou Mixue.
But even so...
......
"Wuu wuu!"
Feeling that sudden strange sensation, Lonis panicked.
Just as she was preparing to eat, Elucia had once again arranged those hateful posture correction devices on her arms and thighs. Although only one or two were installed and they weren't intense—after all, she had been teased too many times before.
But, but!
Elucia's requirement was to command Lonis to remain composed.
That is to say, she couldn't show the slightest abnormality.
No matter how much she was being bullied there, she had to elegantly extend her arm and cut the steak into small pieces.
No matter if Elucia suddenly attacked her, she had to smile and greet her companions.
This was the "elegant training" of being a princess—even if Mount Tai collapsed before her, she must remain unmoved and maintain a princess's demeanor.
......
However...
The successive attacks made Lonis unable to hold on anymore.
(No, I can't take it! The feeling of magic power imbalance is so strange...)
Lonis's legs had actually been pressed tightly together long ago. But her upper body remained straight, like nothing was wrong.
And because she had to maintain a princess's elegance, Lonis couldn't extend her hand to make such unseemly behavior as "adjusting her clothing."
She could only elegantly eat with her fork, letting her body be stimulated by strange things, letting magic power continuously gather and gradually collect toward that critical area.
(Elucia, I...)
......
But Elucia was still considerate. Or rather, she enjoyed watching Lonis's helpless expression of being about to give in yet suddenly stopping.
Just at the moment when Lonis was about to give in, the black-haired girl turned off the remote control and smiled wickedly:
......
"Mm, not bad. Princess Lonis's performance this time is qualified—she's completely capable of impersonating Princess Sethilu."
"Thank you for Elucia's praise. Without your diligent guidance, my performance wouldn't be... so elegant."
"Wow, even your words have become very noble-like. I never expected Lonis-chan to be so suitable for being a princess!"
"Suling's praise is too kind. I'm just doing what I should do—there's nothing admirable about it."
......
......
Although the princess's status seemed much more noble than a maid's, with much more elegant vocabulary.
But when spoken by Lonis, she felt a strange sense of shame... If Lonis could choose, she would still want to be a maid again and end this princess identity disguise.
......
However, such a thing was impossible.
After finishing dinner, Lonis even had to play Princess Sethilu and meet General Guyanis and Guard Nalonaté.
Because tomorrow Princess Sethilu would hold court and meet with ministers, she had to gain the recognition and advice of these royal guards beforehand.
......
But Lonis never expected...
"Too beautiful, truly too beautiful!"
Facing the gracefully standing Lonis, Guyanis murmured in admiration: "Although the appearance is slightly different, this gentle and tolerant temperament is subtly similar, almost achieving perfect resemblance."
"I told you, having Lonis impersonate her would definitely be no problem."
"Sister Guyanis... I think compared to Princess Sethilu, this guest Lonis's temperament is somewhat lacking."
Having said this, Nalonaté opened her eyes wide, seeming to look toward Lonis's legs.
This look instinctively made Lonis feel guilty. And noticing Lonis's timidity, Nalonaté became even more certain of her view:
"Although the gentleness and tolerance are sufficient, Princess Sethilu is someone who can personally go to the battlefield and slay demons. Even facing extremely fierce magical beasts, she remains unfazed, but this guest clearly hasn't experienced battlefields and lacks that heroic spirit."
"Uh?!"
Being confronted like this by Nalonaté made Lonis's heart even more anxious... After all, she fundamentally wasn't a real princess and couldn't possibly have that kind of courage to rule over all.
However...
Just then, Elucia suddenly walked over and grasped her wrist.
The black-haired girl's expression was extremely serious, like a handsome and dashing female knight, saying to her:
"Princess Lonis, please pull yourself together."
"Eh? Elucia...?"
"Princess Lonis, you are someone who once conquered demons and eliminated Demon Lord Kuru. How can you retreat here? Show your heroic spirit here for the shield guards of the Bright Ember Kingdom to see!"
......
......
Hearing Elucia's words, Lonis stood there dumbfounded.
Because she had just realized...
Although she wasn't a princess, she was also a Hero!
Even if she hadn't killed many demons in reality, in the virtual world she had fought quite a lot and overcome countless hardships and dangers.
She had also seen many grand scenes of charging into battle.
So... there was nothing to fear.
Lonis straightened her chest, and the heroic spirit she displayed in that instant was like a true princess knight.
Both Guyanis and Nalonaté were stunned.