Chapter 2: “Blackening 300 Questions”
“Splendid!”
Will snapped his fingers, a habit that always surfaced when he was happy.
“When the sauna temperature rose to 200 degrees before, it was difficult for your body temperature to drop within an hour, leaving you in a state of high fever. This has been very bad for your body for a long time.”
He looked incredibly proud.
“I exchanged letters with Mr. S for a month. He said the best method was to fight poison with poison, and to try a mixture of the Ice Dragon’s gastric fluid, the opposite of the Fire Dragon. However, the magic circuits are deeply hidden within the arteries. The best way to reduce heat is to increase the cross-section of the arteries. Moreover, it requires daily conditioning to slowly permeate the blood, so as not to be too aggressive and cause a clash between ice and fire…”
Will snapped his fingers a second time.
“I contemplated, racked my brains, and went to great lengths, finally coming up with a good solution.”
Will snapped his fingers a third time.
“A collar will do! I’m so clever, the contact area is large, and it’s easy to carry. It’s simply perfect.”
“Eh? Iaar didn’t understand anything at all… So… so why is the collar necessary… Also, gastric fluid? What, this… this thing contains gastric fluid? So… the unspeakable thing… is gastric fluid?”
Iaar’s small face turned ashen.
She knew the young master sometimes acted crazy, but she hadn’t expected him to be this crazy.
“It’s to raise you properly, just like the dog I raised before!”
Will thought to himself, if that dog could be raised to fight magical beasts, then the wolf-girl maid who already had the talent to absorb magic in the original work would be easy?
Iaar thought, although the gastric fluid was a bit disgusting, he truly treated me like a dog! I’m so excited, he really made me cry!
“Well then, Iaar…”
Will reached out and stroked the collar around Iaar’s neck, brushing her throat, making her feel a little ticklish.
“Since this is the first experiment, please tell me immediately if you feel any discomfort. We’ll definitely adjust it. But don’t worry, I’ll give you the best.”
“O… okay…”
“Oh right, you don’t need to wear it when you practice every time; it will affect the results.”
“Mhm!”
“Let me think, if there are no problems, you should wear it every morning and take it off before sleeping at night. I estimate that after a year, your body’s resistance to high temperatures will be significantly stronger.”
“Mhm mhm!”
“Then today…”
“Young Master Will—”
Will was suddenly hugged by Iaar.
Through the bath towel, he could feel Iaar’s slightly damp softness rubbing against him.
“You haven’t dried off yet, hey.”
“Thank you, Young Master, for caring about me so much! For taking such good care of me, I’ll be your dog for life, woof woof! Eh… why is Young Master’s right nostril also bleeding?”
Super cute…
Super canine…
Super clingy…
Super maid…
This is Iaar.
Hmm…
Something doesn’t feel right.
Something must be wrong…
The sunlight is too bright!
It’s too proper!
Too cute!
It’s a million miles away from the blackened image he imagined.
Will was thinking, did his method of raising her go wrong somewhere?
“Ahem, no, Iaar, I need to give you a proper lesson. Come to the back garden this afternoon!”
“Eh?”
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In the Hysterm Family’s back garden, spring was in full bloom with flowers stretching as far as the eye could see. In a small, pale white pavilion, a small blackboard stood. Upon it was a cartoon head of Will and a cartoon head of Iaar, drawn vividly and adorably.
On the table sat the tea Iaar had brewed, emitting hot steam.
“Young Master?”
“Call me Teacher Will now.”
Will pushed up his glasses. Though only fourteen years old, he already had the demeanor of a young teacher.
“Okay, Teacher Will, Young Master. Also, if you don’t drink the tea quickly, it will get cold?”
“Yes, yes.”
Will picked up the teacup and took a sip. The tea was indeed very good. In the four years since, Iaar’s tea-brewing skills had improved further.
However, he remembered his own bald math analysis teacher from his past life, who always drank tea like this before class. He put the cup down.
“Alright, let’s review what we learned in the previous lessons.”
“No problem.”
Iaar was very serious, even with a notebook in front of her. Though the writing was wobbly, it was written with immense effort, and even the depressions of the ink could be seen on the paper.
“Okay, what are the three most basic theorems of Blackening Love Studies?!”
Although Iaar didn’t understand the two words “blackening” that the Young Master insisted on adding before love studies, what did it mean?
But!
With her untrained mind, still capable of absorbing more, she memorized the lesson content.
“One, men are creatures you can’t obtain unless you pursue them actively!”
“Very good.”
“Two, men are like wood; you can’t move them if you don’t infect them with your fervent heart!”
“Not bad.”
“Three, the most intense love is often expressed in the wildest ways!”
“Perfect!”
Will felt that the few phrases he had repeatedly instilled in Iaar’s mind had finally taken root.
He felt a little relieved.
Heh heh, though you appear to be a good dog on the surface, your heart is gradually blackening!
“Then, Iaar, let’s have a little pop quiz, from this book.”
Will pointed at “Blackening 300 Questions,” which he had personally written.
“Okay, Young Master, Iaar has no problem.”
Will thought that Iaar had indeed become much livelier, it was hard to imagine she was the obedient and timid maid from his previous life.
“What do you do if you meet someone you like when they’re out shopping with friends?”
“Follow them! Record their whereabouts!”
“How do you confess to someone you like?”
“Grin widely and say, ‘I like you the most!'”
“What if you’re rejected?”
“Tie them up in the basement and tell them your feelings properly, make them understand!”
“What if they reject you after multiple attempts?”
“Kill them! That way, you can be together forever!”
“Good, you’ve learned well!”
Will thought that this book designed various scenarios of yandere behavior for already blackened young girls. Since Iaar had grown up with him, the subtle influence of him constantly speaking to her ears was the most profound.
“Iaar has learned very well. Remember to do this when you meet someone you like in the future. Girls should learn love studies from a young age so they won’t be bullied when they grow up.”
“Iaar understands!”
Iaar was so grateful to her Young Master.
Although he acted crazy at times, he not only taught her to read and write but also taught her the special curriculum of noble schools—according to him, the first lesson for girls in noble schools was always this kind of love studies.
What a kind-hearted Young Master!
“However, Young Master, why do I feel like these things sound… um… I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with Young Master, but it’s just a tiny bit, strange?”
“Ah ha, you… that’s just your imagination… Don’t dwell on it. Since we have the theory, let me demonstrate it for you.”
“Demonstrate?”
“Mmm…”
Will smiled and approached Iaar step by step, taking out a black ribbon from his hand.
“For example, if you really want to follow this theory and confess to someone…”
“What should I do?”
He asked in a low, non-frivolous tone.
