Chapter 47: Yifu’s Gratitude
Yifu had already made plans on her way here.
After all, demanding things unilaterally is bound to be disliked. If she wanted Her Highness the Princess to help with such a major matter, she felt that she should offer something in return.
So, she made a decision that went against her ancestors, she wanted to…
“I want to teach you a magic formula.”
“Ah?”
Just as Her Highness Princess Alice was excitedly thinking about taking off her little dress, Yifu’s words left her so surprised that it took a long time for her to recover.
“What… what magic? Is this some sort of jargon?”
Could it be the name of some kind of toy?
“No, it’s something very important to me. Magic has formulas, you know. If mastered properly, it can greatly enhance a person’s magical level, which is something that can significantly advance the development of magic in the Empire.”
For the Great Witch Yifu, her greatest strength was her mastery of magic.
Although witches are considered utterly heinous beings by humans, their magical talent is indeed extraordinary.
People might curse them, but the development of human magic also relies on picking up the scraps that witches discard.
What humans usually regard as scraps can be considered delicacies in their hands.
Humans, who can only rely on rote memorization due to their dull brains, are far behind the ingenious witches who have already summarized a set of formulas through their own efforts.
Just like how humans only need to memorize spells, witches can think of more ways to rearrange and combine magic… to Yifu, magic also has formulas.
“Ah… I see, that’s so magical.”
Alice responded somewhat perfunctorily, but she couldn’t hide how disinterested she really was, which Yifu didn’t notice at all.
Yifu even went on to enthusiastically start her lesson. At that moment, the princess recalled the terror of being dominated by advanced magic, geometric magic analysis, and linear magic.
The lines of magic formulas Yifu wrote on paper made Alice feel as if ants were crawling all over her body.
If it weren’t for seeing the elegant curves wrapped in Yifu’s white sweater while she was bent over writing, Alice might have literally kicked her little legs and fainted on the spot.
“So do you understand now?”
“Um…”
Alice nodded, though she hadn’t understood at all.
What she wanted was not this kind of thing…
Although Alice was well aware that Yifu, being a witch, would not use inferior magic to fool her, after all, the curricula of the two major academies in the Empire were still based on Yifu’s achievements.
This has directly led to the Empire’s talent cultivation being decades ahead of other countries.
The Empire’s magic studies can’t lose Yifu, just as the 3D zone can’t lose Jerusalem.
But unfortunately, Alice wasn’t interested in all that; she preferred what was in the later 3D zone and Jerusalem, rather than magic studies.
After all, with Yifu around, even Jerusalem would become dull and lifeless.
“I see, you want to play the teacher-student game with me, right?”
“…”
Yifu looked at the not-so-serious Alice in front of her and felt like she was speaking to a cow on deaf ears.
Especially a headstrong little cow…
“Your Highness!”
“Oh dear, it’s so hard to see you once, and I’m helping you with such a big favor. How can you repay kindness with enmity? I don’t ask for much; I just hope you can spend more time with me, hug me, and if you could kiss me once, that would really satisfy me.”
“I’m not as bad as you think; I just feel sorry for your little sister, dear sister.”
“Sister, you smell so good, your hands are so soft, can I touch them? Sister, your lips are so pretty; what lip gloss are you using? It looks so tasty; can I have a taste?”
“Sister? Sister~”
Alice leaned against Yifu, acting cute, her delicate lips getting closer and closer to Yifu’s. Yifu could even feel her warm breath.
At this moment, Yifu was already backed into a corner on the sofa. The maid beside them had her eyes tightly closed, unable to bear to look.
Just as Alice was about to succeed, a sudden sound of clacking high heels rang from outside.
The elegant “tap tap” sound, soothing yet somewhat graceful, approached from a distance. Before Yifu could react, Alice had already vanished without a trace.
In a flash, she sat upright on the sofa opposite Yifu, regaining her usual dignity and elegance. The slightly messy strands of hair were smooth and tidy, as if magically arranged.
“Alice.”
A gentle and clear voice came from outside the door.
“Ah, Your Majesty (Mother), I was just chatting with my friend and didn’t notice you were here.”
Her Highness Princess Alice revealed a sweet and obedient smile, standing up enthusiastically to introduce Yifu.
This dignified and elegant demeanor was completely different from the little succubus who had just clung to Yifu.
“Miss Yifu, this is my mother, Cherillian.”
