“Mm.” As long as she dispelled her gem magic, the speed magic stored inside would be released. Without the physical bullet, it wouldn’t cause any harm to Loraviel.

As for the result, Liana was right—Loraviel didn’t suffer any damage.

Since acceleration magic could be used, deceleration magic should work too.

Moreover, this kind of “attack” could easily give others a misconception.

Just think about it—if what was fired originally was an aggressive bullet with powerful damage, others would instinctively avoid it.

And at this moment, if you fired a bullet at an ally, others would definitely mistake it for internal conflict or betrayal. They wouldn’t realize that it was a bullet with enhancement abilities, or even healing abilities.

This is what’s called an information gap.

“Princess Liana’s magic is truly amazing.” During this time, Loraviel had learned a lot and was no longer the naive person she once was.

Assassins had long ago researched whether to use magic stones to create assassination tools, which would provide strong concealment and be convenient to carry.

But they all failed. Magic stones were simply too unstable, sometimes even exposing themselves, so they gave up.

“I still have a long way to go.” Liana shook her head. Her mana was too low to bear too much.

“Making such progress in such a short time is already impressive, isn’t it?” Loraviel wasn’t merely consoling Liana.

Liana rolled her eyes at Loraviel. Is this how you comfort someone?

Just look at yourself, what kind of monster are you? You’ve only been in contact with magic for a short time, yet you’ve already reached the level of Executor.

But this was probably related to the poisons Loraviel had been exposed to; she could make progress from various poisons.

It was somewhat similar to a collection game Liana had played before—the more poisons collected, the more rewards unlocked.

Perhaps she had indeed met a formidable teacher who knew many poisons, allowing Loraviel to progress so quickly.

[Create Gem]

Many gem bullets appeared in Liana’s hand.

Loraviel probably couldn’t stay long, and once Liana quieted down, she would think about Mephilia’s situation, which would torment her. So at this moment, she needed some activity to divert her attention.

“Infuse speed magic into these,” Liana said.

“Alright.”

Then, Liana took out a bottle of potion—a potion to restore mana. She wanted to restore herself to the most perfect state.

This way, she would more likely ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) be able to create a gem that could withstand the corrosion of powerful poison.

Loraviel also understood Liana’s intentions. She knew that giving Princess Liana a poison gem would provide her with some means of self-defense.

“Princess Liana, if you want to keep bullets with deadly poison, it’s possible, but the premise is that you must prepare another gem to hold the antidote,” Loraviel said.

“Of course.” The antidote was milder, so Liana didn’t need to use as much mana; she could simply create one casually.

To be honest, for the antidote, Loraviel didn’t need to prepare anything. She could just take a small vial to keep some of her bodily fluids.

But what if the person taking the antidote wasn’t Princess Liana?

At this thought, Loraviel felt extremely disgusted.

So, to avoid this situation, Loraviel still used magic to prepare the antidote for Princess Liana.

“Regarding poison, what does Princess Liana want? A deadly poison that can directly corrode armor? A poison that can paralyze others, making them unable to use their strength? Or perhaps a colorless and odorless poison that lets the target die in happiness?” Loraviel asked.

It seemed that poisons came in many varieties, but this was only a one-time opportunity. Liana naturally wanted to choose something that could intimidate others.

“The deadly poison that can corrode armor.”

“Alright.” Loraviel nodded. “Princess Liana, I need some time to prepare.”

“Okay.” A gem appeared in Liana’s hand, created with all her might.

A familiar feeling began to spread through her—she hadn’t experienced the feeling of mana exhaustion for some time. A sense of fatigue swept over her entire body.

Liana yawned. “Loraviel, thank you for your hard work. I’ll go rest for a bit.”

“Mm.” Although Loraviel really wanted to warm the bed for Princess Liana now, compared to this, she should focus more on Princess Liana’s safety.

Liana lay on the soft bed and fell into a deep sleep.

By the time Liana woke up, it was already evening. She opened her eyes to a familiar scene.

Through Loraviel’s nightgown, she could see hints of pink.

Loraviel was lying defenseless beside her, or perhaps deliberately doing so—deliberately seducing and enticing Liana.

Liana raised her head to look at the sleeping Loraviel.

Liana rarely had this opportunity to see Loraviel’s sleeping face because usually, before Liana woke up, Loraviel would already be awake, preparing to serve Liana.

Loraviel was lying on her side, her right hand resting on Liana, embracing her, with an extremely happy smile on her face.

She must be having a beautiful dream.

Liana closed her eyes too. After all, it was late, and it wouldn’t be good to disturb Loraviel’s rest.

Using powerful poison magic and accurately filling it into her magic stone would definitely require a lot of energy. Loraviel must be very tired now.

However, after closing her eyes, Liana couldn’t fall asleep no matter what.

After all, she had slept too much these past two days.

What was worse was that Loraviel, this beautiful girl, was now embracing her. Since they were both wearing nightgowns, she could see many things she shouldn’t see, and their skin had intimate contact.

This was a bit torturous for Liana.

And... it really was Loraviel embracing her! There was definitely something going on!

“Mmm...” Loraviel seemed to sense Liana’s movement and drowsily opened her eyes. “Princess Liana... good morning.”

“It’s still night, Loraviel. I’m sorry, did I disturb your rest?” Liana said.

“It’s still night?” Loraviel snuggled deeper into the blanket, hugging Liana a little tighter. “A maid must always be ready to serve her mistress, no matter what she’s doing. Once the mistress needs her, she must be available. So, you didn’t wake me up. If you need anything from me, just command.”

Liana could feel that Loraviel was still very sleepy. What she was saying now was mostly her most genuine thoughts.

She still viewed herself as a maid. For her, being needed by Liana was already her honor. She didn’t aspire to get more from Liana; being able to stand silently by Liana’s side was enough to satisfy her.

But Liana also knew very well that suppressing certain things for too long would be counterproductive, just like a few days ago when Loraviel, having suppressed herself for too long, did those things to her.

What should she do...

This was a question Liana needed to consider.

On Mephilia’s side, she needed to figure out how to explain about Loraviel to her. On Loraviel’s side, she needed to handle how to make Loraviel treat her normally. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Deep in her heart, Loraviel still considered herself a maid and Liana her lady, with a certain distance between them.

But Liana didn’t like this. She didn’t want Loraviel to be miserable staying by her side due to such meaningless barriers.

Perhaps Loraviel herself didn’t realize that she had this kind of thinking.

“...” After a while, Loraviel seemed to have woken up a bit more. She looked at Liana, who was blinking her big eyes in her arms. “I’m sorry, Princess Liana.”

Liana shook her head, but in this situation, shaking her head was like a pervert burying into Loraviel’s chest, rubbing against Loraviel’s fullness.

“Princess Liana is quite the pervert.” Loraviel laughed.

It seemed she hadn’t realized what she had just said.

“Are you tired?” Liana asked.

“Not at all.” Loraviel didn’t feel very tired. This level of exertion was not even a tenth, perhaps not even a hundredth, of her training.

“It’s just that, with Princess Liana by my side, I feel very secure, which is why I could truly relax,” Loraviel smiled.

“Is hugging me comfortable?” Liana asked.

Is hugging her and pinching her cheeks really that comfortable?

Why do they all like it so much?

Mephilia was the same. Every time she woke up, Mephilia was always hugging her.

“Princess Liana is hugging me, and my hand has nowhere to go, so I can only hug Princess Liana.” Loraviel had anticipated this situation, so she had prepared an excuse early on.

“...Tsk.” Liana would definitely find evidence!

Liana didn’t believe it! They were definitely the ones hugging her, but she had no proof.

Loraviel got up from the bed and picked up the bullet that was three-quarters filled from the table. “This is the limit of Princess Liana’s gem. Any more would cause an imbalance and breakage, which would be dangerous.”

Liana took the bullet. It only had the temperature of the gem, not feeling hot like before.

“This one is the antidote. It can neutralize most poisons, but it’s not omnipotent because I haven’t fully mastered all the poisons in this world. So, Princess Liana, do you understand? You can’t take risks just because you have this.” Loraviel reminded her.

“Yes, I understand.” Liana nodded. She had five antidotes in her hand.

Loraviel definitely wouldn’t make just one antidote. After all, Princess Liana was a kind person. If she encountered someone who was poisoned, she might use the antidote on them, putting her own life in danger. That’s why she prepared several portions.

“What are these?” Liana pointed to the most special of the five bullets. It wasn’t purple but transparent.

“I know Princess Liana might use these antidotes on others, but that would make Princess Liana very vulnerable. So, this is specially made to ensure that Princess Liana doesn’t misuse them,” Loraviel said.

“If someone else uses this antidote, they will be severely poisoned, and it will make the poison in them stronger, causing them to die faster.” Loraviel intimidated.

It seemed like intimidation, but Liana already knew what it was—they’re transparent, what else could it be?

Loraviel’s concern for her was genuine, and not wanting others to use this was also genuine.

Liana didn’t want that either. Liana also had a certain possessiveness, although compared to them, this possessiveness seemed a bit too weak.

However, Liana would absolutely not give something that belonged to Loraviel for others to use.

“I understand.” Liana stored away the special bullets.

“It’s very late now. Won’t Princess Liana continue sleeping?” Loraviel asked.

“I’ve slept enough lately!” Now, except for someone physically helping her sleep, Liana really couldn’t fall asleep.

“Then how has Princess Liana’s mana recovery been?”

Liana clenched her palm. After losing the bracelet given by Princess Avira, the speed of magic recovery had obviously slowed down a lot, and she had also taken a mana restoration potion. “Probably only about half recovered?”

Loraviel calculated the time. It had been about twelve hours since Princess Liana went to rest, meaning Princess Liana would need a full day of rest to completely restore her mana.

This speed  wasn’t fast.

Princess Liana’s mana capacity was still very small, but even with such a small capacity, the recovery speed was half that of others.

Although the magic recovery speed had slowed, Liana’s extraordinary magical ability to store magic in advance as bullets compensated for this well.

“What’s wrong?” Liana noticed Loraviel not speaking. “Is there something strange?”

“Yes.” Loraviel knew that some things should be told honestly. Concealing them might put Princess Liana in danger.

“Princess Liana, your mana recovery speed is only half that of others.”

“Is that so?” Liana remained calm. It was just a slower recovery speed, not that she couldn’t use magic. Moreover, mana recovery speed could be compensated for through various methods. “It seems the impact of losing the bracelet is quite significant. Next time, I’ll ask Princess Avira for one.”

Seeing that Princess Liana still had the mood to joke with her, Loraviel also relaxed.

Loraviel knew very well the reason that Princess Liana could remain so at ease, was because this was happening only to herself.

If it were happening to Princess Mephilia, Princess Liana would definitely be extremely anxious.

“Princess Liana, you haven’t eaten for a day. I’ll prepare something for you right away,” Loraviel said.

“Mm.” Liana went outside and activated the scrying orb again.

Mephilia was still kneeling there. People were constantly coming and going from Venus Manor, and many flowers had been placed in front of her tombstone.

In the past, they probably would have thrown eggs.

“It seems Mephilia has completely reversed my reputation.” Liana had expected Mephilia to speak up for her, but she hadn’t expected Mephilia to say it like this.

She directly attributed the revolutionary magical method to Liana. Some might not believe it, even though this was indeed the truth. But Liana was now “dead,” so these things had no meaning to her.

Mephilia, you fool. Before, you were always criticizing me. This time, just wait until I give you a piece of my mind!

“...Forget it, I’ll forgive you this time.” Seeing Mephilia in her current state, how could Liana bear to blame her?