Chapter 231 : Recognition
Because they played until very late last night, this morning Lonis also felt her body was weak and quite powerless.
However...
This feeling wasn't unpleasant.
Because compared to boys, girls' bodies had strong endurance for such things and wouldn't have any refractory period.
Moreover, Elucia's movements last night were indeed very gentle, not treating Lonis roughly at all, as if she really regarded her as a princess and carefully tended to her on the bed.
(So being a girl is actually such a comfortable thing?)
Realizing this, Lonis felt somewhat confused. In fact, if she was always cared for by Elucia like this, then from any perspective, this would be a good thing.
The happiness and joy obtained as a soft girl was something she couldn't experience at all when being a hero.
However...
The reality wasn't entirely like this. Although Elucia always acted confident, Lonis hadn't forgotten that when she couldn't find herself, Elucia would also feel lost, and when confused and helpless, this girl would also cry.
If she had power, Lonis would definitely forcibly push down Elucia, embrace this black-haired girl and care for her properly—this wasn't just because of revenge, but more because Lonis wanted Elucia to also experience that feeling of being cherished.
Only such a thing was currently impossible.
Although she had obtained three types of Rainbow Abyss power, essentially she was still a weak and powerless girl. The only thing she could do was provide magic power to Elucia.
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"Oh? Little Princess Lonis, looking at your slightly pouted lips, you seem quite dissatisfied with your master's training last night."
Elucia had changed back to women's clothing... to be precise, maid clothing. She seemed to be serving as Lonis's personal maid today, handling some Bright Ember Kingdom government affairs together with her.
"I, I'm not... Elucia, what do we need to do today?"
Lonis didn't realize that her tone today had unconsciously become much weaker, already very much like a well-trained little wife.
"Mm, Princess Sethilu woke up."
"Eh?"
"Although still in critical condition, she insists on seeing you. After you're ready, come to the hospital room with me."
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Because secrecy was needed, Sethilu wasn't staying in an ordinary room.
Just entering required passing through three guard posts, and Nalonaté and other shield guards took turns guarding the door day and night, confirming each visitor's identity and purpose.
"Nalonaté, I and Acting Princess Sethilu have come to visit Real Princess Sethilu."
"Mm, confirmed... please enter."
The little loli opened the door for them, and the silver-haired girl lying on the hospital bed also looked up upon hearing.
"Are you Miss Fox and Elucia?"
Compared to the elegance and confidence when they first met, Sethilu now appeared much more haggard. She was like an exquisitely carved ice flower that might melt under the scorching sun if handled carelessly.
"Ah, it's me... I'm sorry for wearing Princess Sethilu's clothes without permission..."
When a fake princess met the real princess, she instinctively felt guilty, not to mention Lonis was originally a boy and now felt the shame of being discovered cross-dressing as a princess.
"It's okay, rather, thanks to Miss Fox, you helped us solve a great disaster."
Sethilu quietly looked at Lonis, her eyes showing no blame whatsoever, but instead filled with hope like watching a hero departing to slay a dragon.
This gaze made Lonis embarrassed.
"Tha, that! Princess Sethilu, what else do I need to do? Does the disguise need to be more serious?"
"Mm... I think Miss Fox should just follow her own rhythm."
"Eh?"
"Because normally, I probably give people too serious an impression. So occasionally showing weakness might make the people like me more..."
"Is that so?"
"Mm, I heard everything from Sister Guyanis. In fact, Miss Fox's decisions yesterday were very good, whether municipal issues or releasing the vampire maid. So from now on, please follow your own rhythm, Miss Fox."
"Ah, ah... thank you!"
Lonis blushed, too embarrassed to say that most things were actually decided by Elucia, especially releasing the vampire maid—she was completely kept in the dark about that.
"However, Miss Fox, please be very careful... especially regarding Candel."
"Oh?"
"Although it's hard to say, Candel is actually my half-sister from a different mother. She's the result of my father being accidentally captured while cross-dressing and infiltrating demon territory..."
"Ah, ah?"
"At that time, the demons were ruled by a vampire countess who took a fancy to my father's beauty and forcibly had relations with him. Later that thing happened... Because our Colotia royal family originally had demon bloodline, Candel seems to think she should be the master of the Bright Ember Kingdom and should reclaim everything that belongs to her."
"!!"
"I've tried writing letters to communicate with her, but..."
When saying this, Sethilu blushed, seemingly remembering many terrible words: "But Candel completely ignores my commands. She says she wants to capture me and have babies together..."
"Eh?!!!!!"
"So she will definitely try every means to confirm my current physical condition. Please be very careful with the princess disguise from now on, Miss Fox."
After this, Sethilu also told Lonis many things about the Bright Ember Kingdom.
Such as which people were virtuous and talented and could be entrusted with important tasks, which people were talented but immoral and must be carefully observed, which people were moral but untalented and could do some work to comfort the people.
Objectively speaking, imperial studies was truly no simple subject.
Fortunately, the Colotia royal family's power originally far exceeded ordinary people, and having the strong as the foundation of rule also had objective merits.
So currently the domestic situation was still orderly, only needing to be vigilant about demon movements.
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However, regarding Lingli's treatment, the outlook wasn't optimistic.
After two days of analysis, Dean Cuibia also reached preliminary conclusions... Black Scale Disease wasn't a simple viral or bacterial infection, but a sudden mutation of one's own cells.
Its principle was the same as cancer.
Only this cancerous change couldn't be resolved by chemotherapy or radiation to kill the cancer cells—because the patient's body structure seemed to regard the cancer cells as part of the body.
Just like how skin on arms would automatically heal after a while, even if the parts mutated by Black Scale Disease were removed from patients, the body would regenerate them through the healing process.
So the current result could only temporarily leave the diseased areas alone, waiting for further in-depth research to figure out methods for completely curing Black Scale Disease.