Chapter 54: She’s Really Easy to Coax
Iaar was pulled into the room by Will just like that.
Thinking about it carefully, the Young Master always seemed to act immediately on whatever he wanted to do, without any hesitation or lingering.
On the Young Master’s desk were two letters—one was from the Hysterm Family, and the other was the one she had just seen taken from Liya.
There were also two books…
One was a red-covered notebook that the Young Master had kept by his side for four years, and the other was…
It was…
A book she had never seen before.
She had tidied up the Young Master’s room many times and would also maintain his treasured books, such as airing them out regularly.
But…
She had never seen this book before.
It seemed to be the one Liya was holding just now?
That thick book, from its cover alone, looked like a great magic book, surely containing many powerful spells.
That’s right, the two of them sneaking up here…
They must be hiding it from her…
To conduct research upstairs!
After all, he was a professor at Entak First Academy, and it was the perfect time for him to have many research topics to discuss with the now intelligent Young Master.
Staring at the book, her eyes became a little unfocused.
Some questions and answers from the “Blackening 300 Questions” she had copied last night suddenly popped into her mind—
[Question 263: If he breaks his promise and abandons you, what should you do?]
[Of course, cripple him directly and force him to stay by your side.]
“Young… Master…”
Iaar clenched her fists.
If he…
If he were to become that weak Young Master again, who needed her, who was surrounded by danger, who would fall with a gust of wind…
Then…
It would be like before, right?
In her eyes, Will, with his back to her, casually tidied the desk, placed the letter from Liya into the drawer, and flipped through his “Quest System.”
“Yes, yes, I was just about to go down and find you.”
“Anyway, the Young Master is chatting with that… that teacher, and surely won’t bother with me…”
“No, aren’t I preparing a gift for you?”
Will smiled happily and picked up the book that Iaar had been staring at.
Then he lightly tapped Iaar on the top of her head.
It was a dull thud, causing Iaar’s ears to droop slightly.
Then, her ears perked up.
Along with this process, the unfocused eyes of Iaar instantly regained their light.
“Young Master? A gift…?”
She listened to the word in disbelief.
The book was heavy; she had to hold it with both hands when she took it.
“You aren’t very literate, but you can try to read it. Sometimes, without chanting ancient magic from the original text, you cannot truly experience the meaning ingrained in its design.”
“This book… uh, what is this Ice Array… is it for me? This… this…”
She clutched the book tightly, as if it were a treasure.
“Ice Array. Yes, this was Liya’s competition prize. I asked her to make a copy… oh, this world probably doesn’t have that term, so I got you a replica.”
Will snapped his fingers.
“Lately, I haven’t seen much progress from you in the sauna. Even if you hone your Ice Armor Infusion to the point where it can block an Extreme Flame Meteor, it’s still just an intermediate-level spell. It’s fundamentally weak and easily targeted by the system. To truly break through yourself and defeat a Fire Dragon whose breath can reach 5000 degrees Celsius, and become a top-tier threat, you need a complete overhaul and to practice new skills!”
“Uh…?”
Iaar realized that no matter how much she worried internally, no matter how complicated the situation around the Young Master was, he…
He was still the Young Master who would occasionally have his moments!
“Overall, our next focus will gradually shift to the magic within this book. Although I have some experience reading ancient magic, this is more complex than what we’ve done before, so it will take a considerable amount of time to learn.”
Will didn’t notice at all that Iaar had already harbored murderous intent due to jealousy. In his eyes, this maid, who became clingy after just a few words, was still far from being a yandere.
He was still lost in his own world.
“However, with ancient magic, teaching alone is often not enough. You need to read the original text yourself and comprehend its deeper meaning to truly learn it… Well, starting tomorrow, your training intensity will be slightly reduced, and the remaining time will be spent studying ‘Ice Array’…”
“Is… is this really for me? Sob sob sob…”
“Why are you still doubting me?”
Will rested his chin on his hand.
“Do you remember Sanqi?”
“Yes. I buried it before…”
“Didn’t it single-handedly defeat a group of monsters nearby before? I taught it more ice-element skills for magic pets on top of its basic charge, like Ice Fang and such… And I often let it fight monsters by itself while I just watched.”
“Yes. But Young Master, Sanqi is just an ordinary dog, not a magic beast…”
“That’s why, Iaar—”
Will snapped his fingers again.
His eyes were still shining.
“I am seriously training you like a dog, and you will definitely become stronger, just like it was back then!”
“Okay! Iaar understands.” Iaar nodded. “So… Young Master, you still need Iaar, right?”
“Hmm… Why ask that? I can’t do without you. This book… only you can learn it.”
Will thought to himself that in the original work, he had only seen Iaar inexplicably use Ice Array in the later stages, and at other times this name only existed within the book.
“That’s good. Iaar will definitely work hard.”
She felt she had overthought things. No matter what the situation, her Young Master still needed her.
As long as this was true…
As long as this remained true…
As long as the Young Master still needed her to be that dog.
She didn’t need to think further.
Iaar hugged “Ice Array” to her chest like a precious item, her tail underneath her maid dress wagging rapidly on the wooden floor, leaving a shimmering fan-shaped space.
Will looked at Iaar like this. He had a strange feeling that Iaar was slightly different from usual… but he couldn’t quite place it.
“Alright. Then Iaar, help me mail that letter to S later.”
Will pointed to the corner of his desk, where the letter was placed next to the “Quest System.”
“Mhm, mhm.”
Iaar walked over and picked up the letter.
However…
She saw the inner pages of the “Quest System”—something Will would never have let her see before.
It was…
The last page.
The cover of the book was heavy, and it would often flip open in the middle, sliding to the last page with the breeze, revealing its content.
She had glanced at this book a few times, its pages filled with the Young Master’s notes, but the last page always had repeated text. With Iaar’s limited literacy, she could only make out that the repeating word was…
Heroine.
He- He- Heroine?
Why would the Young Master… write this in his book?
“What are you spacing out for?”
Will seemed to notice Iaar looking and reached out to close the last page of the book.
“N-nothing, I… I’ll go mail the letter right away.”
