Volume 7, Chapter 1 – I Want to Be Coddled, Got a Problem With That?!

Half a month passed quickly, and Wishaven had gradually recovered from the earth-shattering battle of before, the lives of its people slowly returning to normal, while the Lingyuan family estate had completed its reconstruction for the Nth time.

At the same time, early spring had arrived.

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The morning sunlight filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the bedroom at the Lingyuan family estate, casting a warm patch of light onto the large bed draped in pale pink sheets.

Ailiya was curled up in the center of the bed, clutching a life-sized white plush pillow tightly to her chest — the pillow printed with a chibi version of Bai Lianyue, her emerald-to-silver gradient hair drawn fluffy and soft, her dark red eyes curved into crescent moons, looking especially adorable. At this moment, our young lady Ailiya was wearing a loose beige nightgown, white triangle panties hugging her shapely bottom, her long snow-white legs exposed, her silver-white hair strewn messily across the pillow, her cheeks tinted with a faint blush, her body squirming this way and that every so often, like a clingy little kitten.

“Lianyue… kiss me…”

“Hold me tighter…”

“Don’t go, stay with me…”

“Love me a little longer… I, I still want more~, put a little more into it~”

…

Fragmented sleep-talk spilled from her lips, her voice soft and sweet, utterly unlike the Divine Graced Realm powerhouse who had faced down Valerdis not long ago, carrying instead a note of pure coquettishness. She buried her face into the pillow, rubbing her cheek against its soft fabric as if it were Bai Lianyue’s warm embrace, the corner of her mouth curling up into an unconscious, satisfied smile.

Satisfaction, mixed with a faint air of a lecherous pervert.

On the nightstand beside the bed, a snow-white rabbit plushie sat with its long ears perked up, its ruby-red eyes filled with helplessness. It was Luolin’s plush form. Watching Ailiya squirming on the bed, she couldn’t help but mutter under her breath in complaint:

“Master?… Is this… is this really my master… acting all coquettish like this?”

A look of profound doubt about life flashed through Luolin’s eyes.

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After all, in this apostle’s eyes, her master had always been an existence of overwhelming dignity, elegant and composed. Acting cute and coquettish like this simply wasn’t something she would ever do.

No sooner had Luolin’s complaint faded than Ailiya on the bed suddenly stirred, her lashes fluttering, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Her cherry-pink eyes still held a hint of grogginess from just waking up, but once she caught sight of the pillow in her arms and the rabbit plushie by the bed, the blush on her face instantly vanished, replaced by an air of righteous indignation.

“Hmph, so what if I want to be pampered by Lianyue? So what if I act a little coquettish?”

She pulled the pillow tighter against her chest, chin tilting up slightly, her tone carrying a note of disdain.

“I just wanted to, is that any of your business?”

The silver-haired girl declared with unshakable confidence.

Ever since long ago, as the strongest existence in this world, she had always been the one responsible for taking care of others, always independent and self-reliant, never once showing that she needed help, let alone revealing any hint of fear or weakness — after all, doing so would only make the people who believed in her feel uneasy.

Even back when facing the ceaselessly spreading curse power and the ever-multiplying Corrupted Beasts, she’d had to hide every negative emotion in her heart.

This constant role of being the one others depended on had, in truth, left her feeling a certain kind of exhaustion deep down.

If she could, she too wanted to depend on someone else, to act coquettish in someone’s arms every once in a while.

And Bai Lianyue was the one who fulfilled that need for her.

So, Ailiya quite enjoyed playing the part of a spoiled child in front of Bai Lianyue, just to earn her affection.

“I’m still a baby, you know~”

Ailiya pouted, speaking in a coquettish tone.

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Luolin rolled her eyes, shaking her short rabbit ears.

“Fine, fine, whatever you say.”

But just as Luolin resigned herself with a nod, a sharp, high-pitched scream suddenly rang out from the kitchen downstairs —

—”Ahh!”—

Hm?!

That…

That was Bai Lianyue’s voice!

The moment she realized this, the languid look on Ailiya’s face vanished instantly, her eyes turning sharp with tension. She practically sprang off the bed in an instant, not even bothering to put on shoes, dashing barefoot down the stairs, tossing the pillow in her arms carelessly onto the bed as she went. Of course, as she rushed out of the room, Ailiya also used her Augury Force to hook a dress toward herself and instantly threw it on.

No matter what, running around the estate in nothing but her underwear was hardly setting a good example for the children.

“Lianyue! What’s wrong?!”

She shouted as she hurried across the living room, dashing toward the kitchen where a faint scent of baking bread wafted through the air.

The moment she pushed the door open, she saw Bai Lianyue sitting pitifully on the kitchen floor, her light green loungewear dusted with a bit of flour, her emerald-to-silver gradient hair slightly disheveled, her dark red eyes filled with a dazed expression, pursing her lips as she gazed thoughtfully at her own finger. The joints of her index and middle fingers were visibly red and swollen, a small blister even visible on the skin.

The kitchen oven was still on, and beside it sat a tray of small cookies, only half-baked.

Clearly, Bai Lianyue had accidentally burned herself on the oven while reaching for the cookies.

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Seeing that nothing major had happened, Ailiya let out a small sigh of relief.

After all, just yesterday, this same little elf had, out of habit, leapt cheerfully out of the window… and then broken both her legs… crying for quite a while afterward…

Which had forced Ailiya to temporarily move Bai Lianyue’s room down to the first floor.

But still — jumping out of windows yesterday, and now messing with the oven today?

Sigh…

“Lianyue!”

After letting out a sigh, Ailiya put on a stern expression and hurried over.

“Didn’t I tell you, the kitchen is dangerous, don’t just wander in here! If you want to eat something, just tell me, or tell one of the maids — why would you go get it yourself!”

After scolding her twice in a worried, slightly displeased tone, the silver-haired girl crouched down and gently took hold of Bai Lianyue’s wrist.

“Did you burn yourself on the oven? Does it hurt a lot?”

Hearing this, Bai Lianyue looked up and nodded slightly.

“Mm.”

“It’s okay, Ai’er will heal it for you right away~”

Patting the little elf girl’s head, Ailiya said with a smile.

Then, the silver-haired girl reached out, took hold of Bai Lianyue’s small hand, slowly raised it up, and gently took the burned finger into her mouth.

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The warm sensation enveloped the swollen fingertip, and Bai Lianyue’s whole body went rigid, staring blankly at Ailiya in front of her.

Divine Departure Realm healing energy flowed along the tip of Ailiya’s tongue, gently mending the burned skin, the once red and swollen marks receding at a visibly rapid pace, the small blister gradually smoothing over as well.

Before long, Ailiya had finished the treatment.

But even after finishing, Ailiya didn’t seem to have any intention of opening her mouth and releasing Bai Lianyue’s finger.

—”Lianyue’s taste~, hehe~, so sweet~”—

However, as she kept licking away, Ailiya suddenly noticed… that the way Bai Lianyue was looking at her had turned rather strange.

No longer the usual innocent, naive look, but now carrying a hint of speechless bewilderment.

“Uwahm?”

Ailiya stopped what she was doing.

At the same time, Miss Bai Lianyue, her face flushed red, spoke up in a strange tone:

“Ai’er… um, that… this seems… kind of perverted, doesn’t it…”

Eh?

Lianyue?

She wasn’t being dense anymore?