Chapter 2: The Autumn Arts Festival Begins
The skirt was lifted, and a cool breeze scurried into Lonis’s underpants.
This made the silver-haired girl’s cheeks crimson, and she subconsciously shouted, “Elusia!!!”
But what about this black-haired girl? She had no intention of putting the skirt back down, her scarlet eyes gazing directly at her thigh:
“Heh heh~ Not bad, the fleshiness of the absolute territory is up to par, and the skin is supple and lustrous. Your reaction when your skirt was lifted was very girlish. Congratulations, Lonis, you finally seem to have adapted to your current identity.”
“Who has adapted?!”
Lonis’s cheeks turned bright red. The most embarrassing part was… even though Elusia had lifted her skirt, she didn’t dare to firmly grasp Elusia’s hand.
She could only maintain this shameful pose, letting the black-hearted girl gaze at her.
“Mm, the blushing feeling is also very good. Now, your speech and mannerisms are almost entirely those of a soft girl, with no trace of you being a boy left.”
“Wuwu!”
Lonis wanted to make a fierce expression to show her magnificence.
But no matter how she tried to perform, she could only put on a pitiful look… This, in turn, made Elusia even more aggressive.
“Hmph, it’s a shame they are pure white underpants. If they were thongs, you would surely reveal an even cuter expression.”
“Young Lady Elusia, please don’t bully me!”
“Oh~ But my white-stockinged little maid is really cute, isn’t she? How about this, if you call me ‘Big Sister,’ I’ll put your skirt down.”
“Eh?!”
“If you don’t call me…”
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Having said that, Elusia symbolically activated a small remote control.
The buzzing sound made Lonis’s cheeks flush, but she was helpless.
She felt strange vibrations from both her chest and beneath her skirt. In the midst of the tingling sensation, the quivering Lonis could only say…
“B-Big Sister…”
“Mm, that’s much better. However, you idiot maid, time’s up. You should go work at the maid cafe.”
“Eh?”
“Don’t run off after work. You’d better go straight home. If you wander around, you’ll be in for a rough time!”
After saying that, Elusia triumphantly shook herself:
“Did you hear me?”
“I-I heard you!”
“Mm, go on then.”
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Thus, the two parted ways for the time being.
Although Elusia had lifted her skirt and bullied her with the remote control, Lonis held no resentment towards Elusia in her heart… because she knew that Elusia was helping her to alleviate her mood in this way.
And not just now, but in the past, when they were in the Snow Kingdom and encountered very bad things, Elusia would do the same.
This black-haired girl seemed to not like lingering on sad emotions for too long, so as soon as Lonis appeared dejected, she would tease her.
(Is this considered me being comforted by Elusia?)
(Sigh… forget it, let’s focus on the task at hand.)
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After bidding farewell to Elusia, Lonis arrived at a coffee shop in the commercial district.
In fact, due to her busy studies and volunteer commitments, Lonis couldn’t come to the coffee shop for part-time work every day, but she still worked there every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Firstly, Lonis cherished her companions at the coffee shop, and secondly, it allowed her to earn some money so she could redeem herself and return to being a boy as soon as possible.
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However,
the atmosphere in the coffee shop today was clearly a little different.
It was 4:55 PM, the time when everything should have been prepared and waiting for customers to arrive. But the maids in the shop were all chattering, as if discussing something interesting.
Even Su Ling Zhou, the pink-haired girl, only reacted after Lonis walked in…
“Wow, it’s Lonis! Don’t startle people, okay?”
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to. Su Ling, what’s happening?”
“Eh… Lonis, you don’t know?”
“N-No, I don’t?”
“Just a while ago, the school finally confirmed that they will be holding the Autumn Arts Festival next Sunday.”
“Autumn Arts Festival…”
Lonis blinked her eyes, showing a perplexed expression.
In fact, due to Elusia’s “control,” Lonis couldn’t wander around after school, and the only place she could gather information was the coffee shop.
“Oh, I forgot Little Luo is a new student and doesn’t know about the important Autumn Arts Festival! The Autumn Arts Festival is a school festival held in autumn, where each academy and class can freely set up booths for visitors.”
“Like… stalls at a temple fair?”
“Exactly, exactly!”
The pink-haired maid nodded rapidly, appearing exceptionally excited. “Moreover, didn’t you and Elusia owe many points after visiting the Temple of Clarity? The Autumn Arts Festival is the most suitable time to earn school points. If the booth is well-executed, earning thousands of points at once is not impossible!”
“Is it… that amazing?”
Hearing Su Ling say this, Lonis recalled anime she had watched before.
Students in anime would hold such interesting festivals, like cat cafes, maid cafes, ramen halls, and game booths. These activities sounded very interesting.
“So… Su Ling and everyone else were just discussing the Autumn Arts Festival booths?”
“Precisely. It’s time for us, the official maids, to make our move~ Hehe, Big Sister will finally have to look up to me. I’m so happy.”
“Congratulations, congratulations~”
“Hehe… Oh, by the way! Have you and Elusia decided what you’re going to do? After all, there aren’t many people in the Ancient Academy, so you probably won’t have many booths, right?”
“Uh… I haven’t heard anything yet, but if it were our academy, making a haunted house would probably be quite convenient.”
Speaking of this, Lonis could only smile wryly.
Although recently Yan had wanted to spend money to clean the entire school building, the results were ultimately unsatisfactory.
Even though the school building had advanced light bulbs installed and the road in front of the entrance had been repaired, the entire academy still felt dim and eerie.
And due to the environmental changes, there were even more uncontrolled relics.
Butchers holding plastic chainsaws would often rush into the corridors, and mummies would patrol in the middle of the night… With a little bit of arrangement, it could perhaps become a haunted house.
That’s what Lonis thought, but after hearing the explanation about the haunted house, Su Ling immediately shook her head and said, “No, it absolutely cannot be a haunted house!! A haunted house will definitely fail.”
“Eh, why not?”
“Because the Ancient Academy isn’t *fake* haunted, it’s *real* haunted! Most of the students are terrified of certain rumors in the Ancient Academy and don’t dare to approach them too closely.”
“I-I suppose that’s understandable.”
“So, Lonis, you must think of some activities for the living… I don’t mind, I’m not afraid of ghosts at all, nor am I afraid of being eaten by monsters! But I also hope that everyone can understand the Ancient Academy better and make it more popular.”
“Mm, I understand…”
Listening to Su Ling’s suggestion, Lonis fell into thought.
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(The Autumn Arts Festival arc begins, starting with a bit of flirtation, followed by the emotional plotline. After this, we’ll move on to new developments~)
