Chapter 6 Crawling Forward
Although the attacks from the little toy had stopped.
However, as Lonis climbed out of the water, she gasped for air, completely devoid of the strength to even stand up.
Her clothes were completely soaked, clinging to her skin… Due to their transparency, the texture of the girl’s underwear was revealed without any obstruction.
Her silver hair hung down. As Lonis’s silver hair was already very long, it was extremely heavy and reached the ground, preventing the girl from moving her head even slightly.
Drips of water flowed down from the girl’s thighs, passing through the absolute territory of her ribs, tracing the garter of her white thigh-high socks, and then sliding from her knees onto the ground.
Fortunately, the room was rather warm, so Lonis did not feel cold.
However, at this moment, Elus’s voice appeared again: “Haha, Lonis, I didn’t expect your pose to be so cute?”
“Wuwu…”
“Your butt is held so high, I really want to show you what a wanting-to-be-bullied expression you’re showing right now! But unfortunately, you don’t have much time left.”
“Time?!”
“You’ve already wasted a quarter of an hour, and you only have 5 minutes left. I really want to admire your expression when time is up, that feigned despair, but inwardly extremely expectant one~”
“Elus, you big bad guy!!!!!”
Although she was “cursing” Elus, even Lonis didn’t notice that her voice had a faint hint of crying.
With this tone towards Elus, it was less like resistance and more like acting cute and pitiful, hoping Elus would let her go.
“Hmph, begging me for mercy is useless, the rules are absolute.”
“I… I’m not begging for mercy… I…”
“Alright, alright, I’m not that unreasonable a master. Seeing how pitiful you are, I’ve turned down the shaking of the single-plank bridge a bit. You should be able to get across by crawling now, right?”
“Uh?!”
“But if you’re not even willing to crawl, then don’t blame me for being impolite! After all, I really want to play with you, this white-stockinged little maid.”
“!”
There was no other way. Although her body was extremely tired, Lonis could only crawl and challenge the single-plank bridge again.
In fact, this posture of her knees touching the ground and crawling forward with her hands was extremely humiliating.
Because of this, Lonis’s chest had lost the support of her underwear and was swaying back and forth.
Her vision became extremely low, making the silver-haired girl feel like a little dog being trained by Elus.
But there was no other way.
Because her hair was too heavy, and her clothes were wet, Lonis couldn’t walk more than a few steps even if she could stand up, her head feeling heavy and her legs light.
So, she could only move forward one step at a time, mimicking a puppy’s posture, slowly advancing…
Although the single-plank bridge began to shake again, Lonis didn’t fall because her fingers could grip the bridge.
Her stockings were wet and a bit slippery, and her toes were wrapped in white silk, the feeling of being soaked in water was very uncomfortable.
Her whole body was numb, and the lingering effects of the little toy from before were still echoing in her body, making her feel warm.
But Lonis tried her best to persevere, trying to focus her attention solely on maintaining her balance.
Thus, after several minutes of crawling, Lonis finally carefully crossed the single-plank bridge and passed this stage.
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“Oho, not bad, not bad~ Although you’re exhausted, you’ve finally crawled over.”
“El, Elus… I…”
At this moment, Lonis truly wanted to surrender… She knew that if she continued to act tough, Elus would definitely bully her more and make her even more pathetic.
But Lonis also knew that this black-hearted girl was also a “kind girl,” and if she saw that she was truly exhausted, she probably wouldn’t let her continue.
But the prerequisite for this was that she had to kneel and surrender.
Perhaps she’d even have to say some shamefully embarrassing words under Elus’s coercion.
But…
She had already been bullied so many times anyway, so what if she surrendered once?
After all, she was already Elus’s “slave maid” and “white-stockinged cushion”… She wouldn’t be sold off by Elus when she got tired of her, right?
Lonis’s mood was somewhat self-defeating, but at this moment.
Elus also spoke:
“Hmph, the third trial is an intelligence test. I believe that even with all your efforts, you idiotic maid won’t be able to pass it.”
“Huh?”
“You’re such a silly fellow, even if you try your best, you won’t succeed. It’s better to surrender early, it’s more straightforward!”
“Wuwu!”
Elus’s mockery ignited Lonis’s last bit of competitive spirit.
In fact, when she was a Hero in the past, she had also been pushed to a desperate situation by the Demon Race.
But every time, she had used her wisdom and tactics to escape from desperate situations and ultimately achieved victory… so this time would be no exception!
Although her body had become that of a girl, her objective strength would be very soft. However, her subjective spirit could not be surrendered!
(Elus, just you watch, as a Hero, I would never surrender like this!!!)
Encouraging herself like this, Lonis, dragging her wet body, pushed open the door to the third trial.
What greeted her eyes was a study room decorated very luxuriously.
On the wooden table in the center, there was an incredibly ornate coded box.
It seemed that as long as the password to the box was solved, a key could be obtained to open the door to the next stage.
But how was the password to be solved?
Lonis found that it was an 8-digit number. If she were to guess randomly, it would definitely be impossible to solve.
So she had to look for clues and see if there was anything noteworthy in the room.
“But… this is a study, so the key to solving the puzzle must be books, right?”
Lonis looked at the books on the bookshelf. These books were varied, of all kinds… but since it was set up, there must be some books that were special.
The silver-haired girl’s gaze swept over the titles of each book, and in her mind, she suddenly recalled the words of Dean Emerald.
…
“This is a rare opportunity. I hope that every visitor who comes to the Ancient Academy can not only have fun but also learn about the past.”
…
So, the book related to the puzzle is a book related to the Ancient Academy?
Searching in this way…
As expected, Lonis found a catalog of ancient studies in a striking position.
It was densely packed with names of ancient places, and on page 74, Lonis found a bookmark.
(This means the 7th digit of the password is 4!)
Having found the key to breaking through, Lonis’s mood became extremely excited~
Soon, she found other books in drawers and on bookshelves… scattered around, she managed to piece together several digits of the password.
However, Lonis then ran into a problem.
Because on the highest shelf of a bookshelf, there was also a book related to ancient times.
But it was too high!
The tables and chairs in the room were too heavy to move, and Lonis was also small. No matter how much she jumped, she couldn’t reach it.
What should she do at this time?
