Chapter 3 Cloud Voyage
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Under Elus’s guidance and training, Lonis felt her demeanor was becoming more and more like a girl’s.
For instance, her posture when walking, her tone when speaking, her grace when sitting, and her attitude when working… all had gradually transformed into those of a gentle, sweet girl.
After all, if she violated any rules, Elus would activate her small toys.
Not wanting to be played with or bullied by Elus, Lonis instinctively remembered these key points.
“Master Elus…”
“Mm, good, you’ve completely become like a sweet girl now.”
“Wuwu… Thank you for the compliment…”
“Alright, now you sit here, I need to tell you about our future plans.”
“Huh? Plans…”
“That’s right, we’ll be arriving at Sky Island tomorrow. And that place is where the Temple of Clarity is located…”
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As Elus explained, Lonis learned many things.
It turned out that although the world seemed to be in a state of disarray, there was still a great deal of human civilization in reality.
The Rose Empire, the Dragon Celestial Nation, the Kingdom Ming, and so on…
However, these countries all had a certain degree of nationalistic pride. Although they had their own magic academies, they only allowed their own citizens to attend, and it was extremely difficult for foreign transfer students to enroll.
But the “Clearwater Magic Academy” on Sky Island was different.
It didn’t care about your identity, your race, your age, or even your sexual orientation.
As long as you could pass the test, you could study at the Clearwater Magic Academy, learning incredibly magical arts and knowledge… Clearwater Magic Academy even offered a large number of scholarships to reward children who were academically excellent but poor.
Therefore, for many people, being able to study at Clearwater Magic Academy was a glorious dream. If they could graduate successfully, it would be an experience to boast about for a lifetime.
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As Elus narrated, she tapped Lonis’s forehead with her finger:
“Of course, given your intelligence, I don’t think you’ll pass the test.”
“Wuwu…”
“Fortunately, Clearwater Academy supports the identity of a companion student… This is mainly for some young ladies. You can attend classes, eat meals, and sleep with me. As long as you don’t cause trouble, I won’t abandon you.”
“Companion student?”
Lonis didn’t know how to explain her feelings.
Although being brought into the campus as a maid was a very shameful thing, her heart held a faint sense of anticipation.
She wanted to know what school life was like nowadays, and what the mysteries of magic classes were.
“Of course, our ultimate goal is to obtain the Power of Clarity and gain recognition in the Temple of Clarity. Only by collecting all seven types of Rainbow Abyss Power can we have the chance to completely destroy the Trickster Demon, fulfill the mission of saving the world, and gain freedom.”
“Oh… Oh?”
“However, Lonis, I must warn you, there are many people in this world who covet the power of the Rainbow Abyss. And as the sole successor of the Fiery Abyss, who knows how many people want to capture you?”
“Eek?!”
“After all, your true body is so weak, it’s practically a natural magic furnace~~ If you’re captured and tortured in jail for a week, you’d probably be reduced to a rag doll and become their puppet, wouldn’t you?”
“Wuwuwu!”
Lonis really wanted to say: Elus, aren’t you the one who’s been torturing me all along?
However, compared to those men, Elus was at least a woman, which made Lonis feel a little more at ease.
Moreover, although Elus always bullied her, she occasionally cared for and protected her, and wasn’t a villain who was always using her, was she?
(What’s more, Elus is my original wife. Being bullied by my wife is also a man’s responsibility!)
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Although Lonis thought this, she absolutely dared not say the word “wife”. Because she knew that if she said it, Elus would definitely bully her fiercely.
“In short, that’s it. Without my permission, you are not allowed to tell anyone about our experiences. Your identity is only that of my maid, do you understand?”
“Understood!”
“Of course, besides this, there are some complicated reasons that are inconvenient for me to disclose… But if possible, I don’t want to sour our relationship with C. Academy, so we need to enter the Temple of Clarity legitimately.”
“How do we do that…?”
“C. Academy offers an opportunity to visit the Temple of Clarity to the top students of each term. And what we need to do is achieve a good ranking within our grade.”
Things were decided like this.
Lonis was very happy because they had decided to go to C. Academy… This wasn’t just because she could finally learn systematically, but also because at the academy, Elus would surely restrain herself somewhat.
Because Lonis had discovered that although Elus liked to bully her, she never went too far in her actions, especially when facing villagers and strangers. She would basically just call her an idiot and wouldn’t play with her.
So, her treatment should improve significantly after going to school.
And, at school, there would surely be school uniforms, right?
If not, there would definitely be maid outfits…
Although wearing girls’ clothes all the time was still a humiliation for Lonis… but as long as she could get rid of this little skirt, Lonis was immensely looking forward to it~
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Thus, the Magical Airship sailed slowly through the air, gradually approaching the island that nurtured legends.
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# Interlude: A Gaze from the Darkness
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A castle on a dark mountain peak, with no sunlight all year round.
The sky was shrouded in dark clouds, and thunder occasionally struck the ground, emitting a rumbling sound.
Withered trees were scattered everywhere, and blood permeated the ground, forming a permanent blood mist.
And in this incredibly oppressive place, a gloomy voice echoed from the darkness.
“Reporting to General Tesca, Cru… he should be dead.”
“Oh, dead? What a shame.”
Despite saying words of pity, the man named Tesca turned around with a smile on his face.
It was difficult to describe the kind of smile it was. It was somewhat manic, somewhat schadenfreude, but more than anything, it was a kind of arrogance that looked down on everything.
“General Tesca, what should we do? If we fail to complete the task assigned by the Demon Lord, then…”
“It’s fine, everything proceeds according to plan.”
“Then, the portion that the Fiery Abyss lost…”
“Advance into the Ifrit Forest and plunder the Tree of the Sea of Fire… Those Fire Spirits have been living too comfortably. It’s time to let them know what despair that is worse than death feels like.”
“Then, I shall make preparations now?”
“Mm, go.”
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After his subordinate left, Tesca faced afar and smiled:
“Lonis, do you think the ancient hero can stop all this? It’s fine, in the end, you will all become puppets of the Demon Lord…”
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