Chapter 104: I Came First (Two-in-one)
“Then, see you in the Prime Material Plane, Brother Shaya.”
The pleasant voice echoed in Shaya’s ears.
The next moment, all the scenery in that mental image world.
Whether it was the ruins of the collapsed white tower or the silent courtyard, they all vanished.
Consciousness transformed into flickering, uncertain bubbles, rising and bursting.
Finally, he returned from the Spirit World.
When Shaya opened his eyes again, he saw the familiar ceiling. He was in the living room of his mansion in the Black Lily District.
*Did I really get sent home?*
His mind and body reintegrated, and the dizzying sensation of his soul wandering outside gradually disappeared.
Shaya then perceived more information, such as the soft touch on the back of his neck, and the slight tickle of his hair falling behind his neck.
He had had a similar sensation not long ago, but unlike Silvia, Little Ai preferred to use sandalwood-scented shampoo.
“Student Shaya, did you sleep well?”
A cool voice sounded beside his ear, and what came into view was a delicate, plain white girlish face.
Aerora looked down at Shaya quietly, the coldness reflected in her clear blue eyes reminding Shaya of the Three Sages Snow Mountain in the north.
“Very comfortable, extremely comfortable, it smells like childhood.”
Shaya yawned and offered his sincere praise.
He remembered when they had just arrived in the Imperial Capital from Ceylon and enrolled in Saint Roland Academy not long ago, Shaya had loved to nap on Aerora’s stocking-clad lap.
Only later, as Little Ai grew a bit older, she seemed to have learned some unreliable things from certain magazines and emotional reading material—
For example, things that are too easily obtained are not cherished by boys…
As a result, Shaya’s daily sign-in benefits turned into limited rewards that could only be obtained on holidays and important anniversaries.
Shaya felt indignant about this for a long time, fiercely cursing the authors of those emotional reading materials in his heart.
*Sign-in rewards turning into event-limited rewards, is that something a human would even think of?*
“A long-lost benefit… So is it black stockings or white stockings this time?”
As he spoke, Shaya tried to sit up.
But then, his upper body was gently pressed down by a pair of soft, plain white little hands.
“It’s black stockings… because a while ago, Student Shaya said he was tired of white stockings and wanted to try something new, so I prepared them specially.”
“I was originally planning to reward Student Shaya properly after the banquet was over.”
As she spoke, her soft little hands gently touched Shaya’s neck.
Her slender fingers moved upward, with a chilling touch, tracing the outline of Shaya’s face, finally pausing at his temples, gently kneading them.
“Student Shaya’s performance at the banquet made me very happy and very satisfied.”
“So, if Student Shaya likes it, then let’s enjoy it a little longer.”
Shaya was powerless to resist, so he could only silently count numbers in his heart.
Generally speaking, his little girlfriend would call him by his name. Once she used the respectful term “Student Shaya,” it meant the situation was not very good.
And now, five consecutive “Student Shaya”—that was a direct five-hit combo of world-ending proportions.
*It’s hopeless, prepare to die.*
So Shaya simply gave up struggling and let those boneless little hands massage his pressure points.
There was no way around it. Little Ai had witnessed the scene in the Palace of Oaths with her own eyes. No matter how eloquent he was, he couldn’t excuse himself.
Resistance and stubbornness were meaningless at this point. It was better to just let go and enjoy.
At worst, he could soften up in bed and apologize later, and everything would pass.
However, Aerora clearly had no intention of letting Shaya off the hook. She leaned down slightly and whispered in Shaya’s ear.
Her warm breath puffed against Shaya’s earlobes, with a touch of moisture and a slight tickle.
“Did that Lady Silvia know you before?”
“Yes.”
“Does she like you too?”
“Yes.”
“Did she meet you somewhere I didn’t know?”
“Yes.”
“Has she known you for a long time?”
“Yes.”
Aerora gritted her silver teeth. “Then what stage have you two developed to?”
Her voice carried a hint of shyness, even a tremor. “Don’t tell me you’ve even been past that step?”
“No, I really haven’t. We’ve only kissed.”
Shaya hurriedly denied it.
He didn’t like deceiving Little Ai, but such groundless things must never be admitted.
“To be precise, even the feelings between Silvia and I were only confirmed a few tens of minutes ago.”
…
*“Is this… knee pillow that Brother Shaya wrote about in his book?”*
Light golden text appeared in the void.
A witch in a long dress with silver hair and silver eyes appeared on the second floor of the mansion.
She held a bound draft notebook in her hand, flipping through it with a faint smile on her lips.
If Fiolen were here, she would surely be greatly surprised, because during the time she had followed the Azure Silver Witch Silvia, she had never seen the White Tower’s master display such an expression.
But at this moment, the Empire’s Southern Inspector was still at the scene of the Palace of Oaths, handling the aftermath of the banquet incident, and had not yet arrived.
Sensing the words appearing in the void, the golden-haired girl’s pretty face, which had slightly relaxed due to Shaya’s answer, immediately fell again.
The next moment, as if she had made up her mind.
She leaned down again and gave Shaya a peck on the lips, like a dragonfly touching water.
After finishing, Aerora finally raised her head again.
She looked at Silvia on the second floor and said in a clear, cold tone, “I’m sorry, for letting Lady Silvia see my and Student Shaya’s daily life.”
*My Little Ai.*
*Before saying that, couldn’t you at least manage your expression better?*
Shaya was freed from the forced knee pillow situation and sat up on the sofa.
He looked at the golden-haired girl with a cool voice but a pretty, plain white face that held an unconcealable blush, and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
Although he was grateful for Silvia’s assist, which allowed him to enjoy both of Little Ai’s benefits simultaneously, he really couldn’t stand watching anymore.
*It’s too embarrassing, too embarrassing.*
*It’s no wonder the tsundere label has become a symbol of a loser.*
*“Is that so?”*
*“Then Miss Aerora is truly fortunate.”*
Sensing Aerora’s action, the delicate, light golden script that appeared in the void could not help but become lighter and more cheerful.
It was clear that Silvia was unsure if she had taken Shaya’s first time, but Aerora’s response now gave her the answer.
The Azure Silver Witch descended the stairs from the second floor, her silver eyes sweeping over the mansion’s furnishings and furniture, meticulously examining everything.
Of course, what she spent the most effort on was Shaya’s bedroom.
With the mental power of a Throne-level Beast Tamer, multitasking was easy. Before Aerora had returned to the mansion, Silvia had sat by the pure white bed, looking at the young man’s sleeping face, and memorizing everything in the room.
“What is Lady Silvia doing?”
Aerora couldn’t help but speak.
Even though she knew the person before her was a Legend, in Aerora’s eyes, this house in the Black Lily District was her and Shaya’s private space.
But looking at Silvia roaming the house like a mistress, Aerora felt a sense of displeasure, as if something of hers was being taken by an outsider.
Light golden text appeared in the void.
*“Of course, it’s to familiarize myself with this mansion.”*
*“After all, I will have to visit here often in the future.”*
Shaya saw the information in Silvia’s words: “You’ll be visiting often in the future?”
*“Yes, I will be stationed in Camelot from now on.”*
*“What…?”*
The Azure Silver Witch looked at Shaya, a hint of a smile in her eyes.
*“Aren’t you welcoming me, Brother Shaya?”*
…
“How could that be.”
Shaya shook his head and flatly denied it.
*What a joke.*
Since Silvia had already revealed her feelings to him in the Spirit World, in Shaya’s eyes, she was already his person.
The kind he wished he could keep by his side at all times.
“But there will be a lot of resistance, right?”
Shaya thought for a moment: “The White Tower doesn’t have any objections? News of your awakening shouldn’t be hidden for long; it will spread throughout the Western Continent soon.”
“And the Empire might not accept it either. A Legend not from their own faction, and a Legend among Legends at that, is easily feared.”
*“Is that important?”*
Silvia tilted her head slightly, her soft silver hair falling.
*“The original White Tower was merely a tomb I built for myself to bury myself in.”*
*“Now, the White Tower in my heart has shattered, but the White Tower in reality still stands. Even I didn’t expect it to become a home and a destination for countless people.”*
*“But all of that has nothing to do with me. I have no desire to be the master of a transcendent force.”*
*“For me, the only reason I exist in this world is because of you, Brother Shaya.”*
*“As for the White Tower, I believe Isvilda and the others will handle everything.”*
Shaya thought for a moment and was about to speak again.
But then, he sensed waves of chill emanating from the golden-haired girl beside him.
The air instantly froze over, sealing the words he was about to ask.
*Knock, knock, knock—*
Just then, a knock on the distant main door broke the deathly silence within the mansion.
Shaya breathed a sigh of relief: “I’ll get the door.”
He quickly got up from the sofa and fled the frozen living room as if in a rush.
For him at this moment, whoever was at the door was a great help.
But soon, Shaya realized he might have rejoiced a bit too early.
Behind the door stood a girl in a black and crimson military uniform.
Even more striking was her noble and majestic aura, which made viewers involuntarily overlook her age and appearance.
The Second Princess of the Freista Empire—Isadorella von Freysburg.
“This is our first face-to-face encounter, isn’t it, my Sword Holder.”
Upon seeing Shaya open the door, a smile appeared on Isadorella’s expressionless, pretty face.
She waved her hand, dismissing the attendants behind her, who were also in military uniforms.
“Aren’t you going to invite me in for a sit?”
…
On the roof of the mansion, thick smoke billowed from a black chimney.
Inside the brightly lit room, the aroma of cooking wafted out.
The dinner time had long passed, but the banquet hosted by the Borgia Family had come to an abrupt end, and neither side had eaten their fill.
This was not a cultivation world where one could simply go without eating; those below Legend still needed to eat.
Although Isadorella possessed legendary combat power, enough to contend head-on with the veteran Legend Goodrian, her rank was rather subtle. Strictly speaking, she had not truly entered the Legend realm.
As for Silvia, although she was already a Throne, she was the first to nod when Shaya proposed eating.
Under Isadorella’s command, the freshest ingredients from various parts of the Western Continent, preserved in magical warming devices, were successively delivered to Shaya’s home.
Shaya and Aerora were the chefs, and Sparkle, Silver, and Crimson assisted as per the old rules.
As familiar partners who shared Shaya’s thoughts, they empathized with Shaya’s current predicament and worked exceptionally hard.
Dishes were served one after another, and the heat and fragrance of the food eased the previously frozen atmosphere considerably.
Indeed, to win a woman’s heart, one must first capture her stomach.
Shaya had never been so grateful for the good cooking skills he had inherited from his previous life as he was today.
“Actually, I had already guessed that you would have this day, Shaya.”
While cooking together, Aerora looked at Shaya and sighed. “I’m just unwilling that my long-awaited first kiss was taken by Lady Silvia like this.”
She knew, of course, that with Shaya’s excellence, other women would inevitably covet him.
Even Shaya’s dream of writing the “Guide to Evaluating Exotic Racial Customs,” Aerora understood it well.
What angered her the most was that she hadn’t been Shaya’s first.
*It was me who came first.*
Meeting Shaya, embracing him, the knee pillow…
Aerora was a little dejected. “So from now on, you’ll have to compensate me more.”
Shaya shrugged and tossed the cleaver in his hand to Crimson.
Then he reached out and pulled the golden-haired girl in front of him into his embrace. “Actually, I still have one first time that hasn’t been taken. Little Ai, will you help me tonight?”
Upon hearing this, Shaya immediately felt the soft body of the girl in his arms stiffen.
After a long while, she lowered her eyes, turned her head away, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito’s whisper, “When we get married, we’ll…”
*Sigh, tsundere.*
