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Chapter 122: Intentional or Accidental

Roy waved his hand casually, causing the light silk quilt to fall aside.

What was revealed next was a glorious spring scene without a stitch of clothing.

Underneath the long black hair lay smooth, alluring curves, tender skin, everything looked so natural and stunning that it deeply imprinted itself in Roy’s eyes.

Aside from gulping down a mouthful of saliva, the young boy didn’t know what else to do.

Nia lay there stunned for several seconds.

Then she suddenly shivered, screaming, as she yanked the quilt back to cover her enticing figure, curling up tightly.

Only then did Roy come back to his senses and avert his gaze.

The girl’s voice was filled with embarrassment and anger: “Did you do that on purpose or was it an accident?!”

“Sorry.” Roy could only apologize, not knowing what else to say.

“You…”

Nia, bundled up in the quilt, was now like a long fluffy caterpillar, her head poking out along with her nearly steaming ears.

She lost all her composure and shot him an indignant glare.

But in the end, she didn’t blame him, merely muttering under her breath, “Annoying.”

“Right… um?” Roy suddenly realized, looking suspicious, “Wait, is this my fault?”

“It’s you who decided to strip!”

“I-I was doing it to save you?!” Nia defended herself, “Only body contact can transmit the Life Source West Wind!”

Roy felt a bit puzzled.

The Life Source West Wind could indeed nourish others through touch, but he remembered that in the original story, just holding hands was enough; there seemed to be no need to completely strip down and stick together, right?

But no matter how he rationalized it, he couldn’t deny that a girl had gone to such lengths for him; it was impossible not to feel grateful.

In every sense of the word.

Roy turned away, recalling the delightful spring scene from earlier, his heart stirring anew as he couldn’t help but swallow again.

“Alright, alright, hurry up and get dressed.”

“Hmph.”

Nia huffed in displeasure, turning away from Roy to start putting on her undergarments.

Did she peek back to spy on the boy’s silhouette? Seeing he was completely unfazed, a hint of disappointment washed over her.

Did she scare him?

Well, yeah, pulling a stunt like this early in the morning was quite stimulating.

Now that she thought about it, Nia felt so embarrassed she almost wished she could just dive back under the covers.

However, she had originally been pretty confident in her body, but seeing Roy’s unmoved expression, she couldn’t help but feel a bit disheartened—almost regretting not summoning enough courage earlier to just lean in for a kiss.

In fact, the elf girl’s worries were entirely unnecessary.

The ‘unperturbed’ Roy had a mind full of Nia’s beautifully curved, irresistibly soft figure and was already parched and impatient.

To suppress his inner heat, Roy focused on examining his recent gains to shift his attention.

While completing Nia’s reverse command node, Roy also thoroughly digested the Blood Stone, gaining the demigod power of the last True Ancestor, elevating the [False King] even further.

[False King]: Sequence 8

[True Ancestor’s Blessing]:

[Blood Conversion Magic]: Consume blood to replenish extraordinary power.

[Blood Self-Heal]: Consume blood to recover from physical injuries. [True Source Blood]: Consume a large amount of blood to condense True Source Blood.

[Weapon Projection · Blood Magic]: Use one’s own blood to condense into a weapon; it essentially belongs to the domain of blood magic. As long as it hits, it can deprive the opponent of life energy, causing continuous blood loss.

[Weapon Projection · Blade of The Former King]: [Blood Blade · Scarlet Original Sin]. A fearsome weapon forged from the essence blood of successive True Ancestors, used to execute the elf’s arch-enemies. Essentially a pure magic weapon that can drain the enemy’s life energy.

[Judgment]: A forbidden spell inscribed on the Scarlet Original Sin, an incredibly powerful blood magic that requires True Source Blood to activate.

Though the power of the Blood Clan was formidable, it was also a double-edged sword, as almost all abilities required the consumption of one’s own blood. And as a human, Roy could never recover strength like a true Blood Clan member by simply sucking blood.

Nonetheless, the reward was considerable.

The self-healing ability was already rare, making it a valuable lifesaver. Meanwhile, the blood recovery abilities greatly enhanced Roy’s combat sustainability, which was equally useful.

But what Roy valued the most was [Weapon Projection · Blood Magic].

In combat, the compatibility of extraordinary beings mattered; it wasn’t that high sequences held an absolute advantage.

For example, against [All Things Wither], if Roy had only relied on [Iron Blood] and [Dragon King’s Blessing] physical skills without [Ember] and [Extinction], things could have turned grim.

In reality, [Iron Blood] and [Dragon King’s Blessing] had already maximized Roy’s physical attacks and defenses.

Forget about same-level opponents; just like when facing Bruven, even if the opponent held a slight edge in level, Roy was confident he could dominate in close combat.

But that didn’t mean he could win against any type of Sequence 6.

What he currently lacked was a magical offensive.

In the battle against the plant-based [All Things Wither], Ember would still be useful. However, if the next opponent played with water, Roy would be truly out of options.

Cults used bizarre methods; when fighting them, he needed to enhance his hard power while also diversifying his abilities for unforeseen circumstances.

With blood magic, facing certain opponents immune to physical attacks or with low magic resistance would at least provide an alternative.

As for the Blade of The Former King, it followed the same logic.

Compared to the purely destructive [Dragon Slayer Saber · Balmonk], [Blood Blade · Scarlet Original Sin] could both attack and defend, being more flexible while also strongly countering [All Things Wither].

Next time he encountered those plant folks, he wouldn’t need to worry about completely finishing them off; he could just toss them aside.

Of course, it’s better not to use the Blade of The Former King if unnecessary. It was strong, but the serious side effects were also a problem.

Unless, of course, Nia could be by his side all the time, healing him every time he used it.

Hmm?

Doesn’t that mean every time he used the Blade of The Former King, he could enjoy Nia’s company in bed?

At this thought, Roy’s previously suppressed distractions surged back.

“You can turn around now.”

Roy, hearing those words, glanced back, only to find the girl had already put on her school uniform, with only her white stockings missing.

The elf girl let her hair hang down as she sat on the hammock, lifting her soft, smooth thigh and stretching out her pale bare foot, slipping the edge of her stockings onto her foot and pulling it up.

With just a flick of her fingertips, the familiar silky stockings snugly wrapped around her thigh, embracing her skin like jade, gleaming under the sunlight and extending into a beautifully curved leg.

Nia purposely averted her gaze, playfully smiling, “Do you like it?”

Roy paused momentarily before retorting nonchalantly, “I prefer you without them.”

The girl blushed immediately, her ears trembling, looking ready to grind her teeth, nearly falling off the hammock, which amused Roy to no end.

“By the way, have you let Alice and Charlotte know you’re okay?”

Roy certainly didn’t want to cause the little maid and the princess any unnecessary worry.

Especially Alice; having not seen her for a few days, Roy couldn’t help but feel a bit concerned for the child.

Nia casually replied, “I mentioned it, I guess.”

“But you shouldn’t worry about them; just stay here and recuperate for a couple of days. Once you’re better, you can visit them later.”

“Ugh, but…”

Roy wanted to say that he was already fit to go see them.

Truth be told, he missed his little maid a bit after not seeing her for several days.

Unexpectedly, the elf girl extended a slender finger to his lips.

Though she voiced concern, a cunning glimmer flickered in Nia’s eyes.

“You wouldn’t want them to see you looking all weak and pitiful, would you? That would only make them worry.”

“I already told you I notified them. You just focus on resting for these two days.”

“We’ll make sure to keep you company while you recover~”

Under the girl’s tender insistence, Roy finally conceded.

“Alright then.”

 

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