“Get lost.” Upon seeing the other party, Loraviel launched a verbal attack without any politeness.

“Is that how you speak to a senior student?” Clearly, the other person knew Loraviel.

When Liana looked up at him, she was also slightly taken aback.

Cain, the son of Countess Rose. Liana had originally thought she would never see this guy again, but she hadn’t expected to meet him here.

He looked much more haggard than before, and the arrogance on his face had diminished, because he no longer had any backing.

But he hadn’t been exiled. He was still the young master of the Venus Dukedom. It was just, who would help him now?

Despite this, the title of Young Master Venus was still enough for him to live a relatively comfortable life at the Ibett Magic Academy.

Of course, that was before he ran into Loraviel.

Now, after seeing her, he had reverted to his original arrogance.

No matter what, his status was definitely higher than Loraviel’s. Besides, she was Liana’s maid.

The maid of the person who had killed his mother.

Coupled with Liana’s so-called exoneration, if it was fake, then Loraviel should hate Liana just as he did. If it was real, then Loraviel was still relatively important to Liana. Even if Liana was dead, he would still have his revenge.

“I didn’t expect a guy like you to be able to stay at the Ibett Magic Academy. It seems you’re not all that great,” Loraviel’s contemptuous tone made both Liana and Cain freeze.

“Ah... seems like I wasn’t supposed to say that?” Loraviel thought for a moment and then continued, “Oh, no, I was referring to you. You really are trash.”

“Who gave you this courage? Was it the dead Liana?” Cain said.

“I’ll kill you,” Loraviel said, looking at Cain with a calm face, but her words sent a chill through Cain’s heart, making him afraid.

This shouldn’t be. Why do I feel afraid?

Cain could clearly see that the Loraviel before him had, at most, the mana of a junior archmage, while he himself was a genuine high-ranking archmage. Why would he feel afraid?

This was also Loraviel’s introductory lesson as an assassin. To never expose your own strength, no matter the situation. Disguise yourself as the weaker party.

But you couldn’t completely disguise it either, as that would also arouse suspicion. The best result was to define your own strength according to the standards of an “ordinary person.”

“To be so impolite as a maid. This will bring no small amount of trouble to your master,” Cain said, his face a little grim.

“Towards people, one must naturally be polite. But towards an animal, there is absolutely no need for that,” Loraviel said coldly.

“Good, good, good.” Cain nodded repeatedly, about to fly into a rage.

Liana didn’t want to make things too troublesome. She glanced at Cain. “It’s not without reason that the elf race’s impression of humans has worsened. It’s because of the existence of reckless fellows like you.”

The moment Liana spoke, Cain’s expression changed. The other party was an elf, he couldn’t afford to provoke her.

“I was just teaching a lesson for Miss Elf’s sake...”

Smack!

A plant vine whipped across Cain’s face. His face turned bright red from the blood rushing to it and from shame.

“No matter what, she is my maid now. Disciplining a maid is always the job of her mistress, not an outsider. And it is certainly not something a reckless fellow like you is qualified to comment on. She is my maid, not yours, understand?” Liana said coldly.

Liana couldn’t be bothered to say much to him. Besides, she could be said to have a great dislike for Cain, so she naturally wouldn’t give him any face.

Before, she had no choice. Now, Liana would not indulge him. Furthermore, she was going to make good use of her identity as an elf, temporarily a cut above the rest in the Lisat Kingdom, to make Cain endure it.

“Do you have any other thoughts? You might as well tell me directly. For example, what my maid should do, how she should change. You can give me some suggestions,” Liana said.

Liana had already slapped him. What else could Cain dare to say? He knew that anything he said would be useless and would likely lead to further humiliation.

“My apologies, Miss Jacaranda, for causing you trouble,” Loraviel said. “However, this is a matter between him and I.”

“...” Liana looked at Loraviel and finally nodded.

“If you have any dissatisfaction with me, you should know about the duels between students at the Ibett Magic Academy, right? I am available to you at any time, provided you have the guts.” After saying this, Loraviel walked away without looking back.

Loraviel had no intention of letting go of this opportunity to quickly raise her level.

Liana also shook her head helplessly and continued to walk back.

Only Cain was left behind, biting his lip.

And at this moment, a hand suddenly rested on his shoulder. “Need some help?”

After Liana returned to Mephilia’s residence, she finally relaxed and complained, “What bad luck. To run into him even here. I thought he would have run away with his tail between his legs.”

“I will make him run away with his tail between his legs. Or perhaps, I won’t give him the chance to run away,” Loraviel’s tone was cold. In front of Liana, she didn’t have to hide herself and could show her truest thoughts.

Right now, she just wanted to kill Cain and avenge Liana.

“Regarding Cain’s matter, you don’t need to get involved. I will do it myself. Some things, I will take back with my own hands.” Liana was a person who held grudges. Having someone else take revenge for her just felt like something was missing.

Liana ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ lay on the sofa. Loraviel prepared tea and snacks, then placed Liana’s legs on her own lap and gave her a massage.

“I wonder how Mephilia is doing. It’s so late, and she’s still not back,” Liana said with some worry.

It was already eight o’clock at night, but it was still very quiet outside, and Mephilia didn’t seem to be coming back.

“Why don’t we go and have a look?” Loraviel took the initiative to suggest finding Mephilia.

“...Mm.” Although Liana wasn’t very worried... alright, she was very worried. After all, it had been a long time.

Mephilia had gone over early in the morning, while they had only gone over close to noon and had wasted a lot of time in the plaza.

And now that everyone knew about the situation, it certainly wouldn’t take so much time. This long was indeed a bit strange.

Just as Liana and Loraviel walked out the door, they saw Minoga standing there, about to knock.

“What’s wrong? Where’s Mephilia?” Liana asked with some concern.

“Princess Mephilia is currently undergoing a demon race simulation battle. She probably won’t be back until tomorrow.” Minoga had come back specifically to inform Liana, to prevent her from worrying too much.

“That long?” Liana asked, a little puzzled. “Was there some kind of accident?”

“No accident. This simulation is a bit special. They have to defend a human city for one day. During this time, there will be a continuous stream of demons attacking the city. They must hold out for that day. Once they fail, they will have to leave the academy. So, what Princess Mephilia has to face may be more than just the demon assault,” Minoga said.

“I see.” But even so, until she saw Mephilia return, Liana would still be very worried.

“So, please rest well for now, Your Highness. Princess Mephilia will be back tomorrow,” Minoga said.

“Okay.” Liana nodded.

After informing Liana, Minoga left.

“Are you a little more at ease now?” Loraviel asked.

“More or less.”

“Since Princess Mephilia will only be back tomorrow, why don’t Princess Liana get a good rest now, to prepare for her return?” Loraviel suggested.

“That’s true.”

“Tonight... would Her Highness like to come to my room? Neither Lady Minoga nor Princess Mephilia will be back,” Loraviel said.

“...Let’s not. What if Mephilia comes back early? Wouldn’t we be caught red-handed? I’d die,” Liana said with some worry.

She wasn’t worried that Loraviel would make a move on her. She wasn’t going to run away. If Loraviel needed it, Liana would also do her best to satisfy her.

Not to mention, Loraviel was very good at observing her. When to tease her, when to comfort her, Loraviel knew very well in her heart.

Precisely because of this, when Liana was worried about Mephilia, when she was a little uneasy, she had to be by her side.

“Of course, if Your Highness is worried that Princess Mephilia will see, then I can also go to her room to accompany you. Rest assured, I won’t leave any trace of my stay in her room. And with speed magic, I will be gone before she returns,” Loraviel said.

“No need. I’ll go to your room after I finish my bath. Just... accompany me for a bit tonight.” Liana now understood Mephilia’s mood from back then.

Actually, the worst-case scenario was merely not being able to stay at the academy. There was no danger to her life, but Liana was still very worried.

“Yes, I’ll go and prepare right away.”

When Liana arrived at Loraviel’s room, Loraviel had already warmed the bed for her. She patted the spot beside her.

But Liana did not choose to lie there. Instead, she came before Loraviel, leaned against her, and rested on her full, soft chest.

“If Mephilia were to leave the Ibett Magic Academy, wouldn’t you be the happiest one?” Liana asked.