"Don't worry, Father. Once I become strong enough to defeat that vampire, I'll make him suffer under my own hands."

Veia said to Duke Brandi with emotion on her face. She had long sworn to herself that she would exact revenge on that vampire.

"That's good. Make that vampire suffer for me. If it's possible, bring his skull here, and I will hang it on our entrance as a trophy."

Duke Brandi nodded his head and said to her.

"That's… A little too brutal for the visitors isn't it?"

Rant Valo couldn't help but speak out from the side.

"Hah! That will only make my Dukedom more domineering! I don't care what they think."

Duke Brandi replied.

"O-Okay…"

Rant Valo smiled wryly hearing Duke Brandi's words.

"Where do you guys want to sleep?"

Duke Brandi suddenly asked them. Since they'll be staying here for a while then he had to ask them.

"Uhhh… What do you think, Veia?"

Rant Valo turned his head to Veia.

"Hmm… I think we should sleep in my room, Master."

Veia held her chin in thought before saying to him.

"Alright. That'll be fine."

Rant Valo nodded his head.

"Hohoho! You both don't have to worry. The room is 100% soundproof."

Duke Brandi winked at them.

"H-Hahh..?"

Rant Valo stared at Duke Brandi in incredulity. He couldn't believe that his father-in-law would actually say such a thing.

"Fufufu. The soundproofing in the rooms here is proven and tested."

Veia's mother winked at Rant Valo and Veia. One would wonder how it was proven and tested.

"That's great! Isn't it, Master?"

Veia turned to Rant Valo with a joyous smile on her face.

"Y-Yeah!"

Rant Valo forcefully nodded his head. He just went along with the flow. Though, he didn't plan to 'prove and test' the room's soundproofing.

…

"Wahhh!! I can finally sleep alone with Master!"

Veia raised her arms high up into the air as she entered her old room. Rant Valo was following behind her. As for Floriana Sabina, she had been assigned another room by Duke Brandi. She couldn't even join them as technically, Rant Valo and Veia were the only couple here.

"Listen Veia, don't you dare tempt me. I will not be able to hold back."

Rant Valo said to her with a rebuking gaze.

"But Master..!"

Veia begged Rant Valo pleadingly.

"No buts! Once I reach Master Floriana's level, I will think about it."

Rant Valo crossed his arms at her.

"Hmph. Stupid Master."

Veia snorted, and she jumped onto the bed before covering herself.

"Sigh."

Rant Valo sighed seeing her act like that. He then joined her on the bed, but he faced his body away from her.

"Caught you~!"

Veia suddenly turned around and wrapped her arms around Rant Valo.

"Veia, what is it?"

Rant Valo asked her with annoyance on his face.

"Let's just do it once, Master. You're already quite strong…"

Veia whispered into Rant Valo's ear temptingly.

"V-Veia! Stop that, or I won't be able to hold myself back."

Rant Valo hid his face onto the pillow and said to her.

"Ehehehe… I have you all for myself, Master. Do you really think that you would be able to resist me?"

Veia giggled and whispered again.

"Enough!"

Rant Valo shouted. He then stood up from the bed with his pillow and laid on the floor.

"H-Huh? Master, why are you sleeping there?"

Veia looked at Rant Valo in panic. She didn't expect that her master would resist her charms even to this point.

"I don't want to lose my virginity. It's precious to me."

Rant Valo said to her.

"Masterrrrr!"

Veia screamed in heartache.

The next morning, Rant Valo woke up first. The floor was cold, but it was bearable for a cultivator like him.

"I feel more tired than ever…"

Rant Valo stretched his body as he left the room.

"Ufufufufufu… Was it tiring?"

Veia's mother laughed seeing Rant Valo stretching as he left the room. Her name was Janella Brandi.

"U-Uhh…"

Rant Valo didn't know what to say to her. After all, he couldn't just say that he slept on the floor just to avoid sleeping with her daughter.

"Fufufu. You don't have to say more. I can understand."

Janella laughed at Rant Valo while nodding her head in understanding.

"Ahahahaha…"

Rant Valo turned away and headed for his master's room.

Knock Knock

"Master Floriana?"

Rant Valo stood in front of her door.

"Oh, Disciple?"

Floriana Sabina's voice sounded from the inside.

"Do you want to eat breakfast together?"

Rant Valo asked her.

"Did you forget already? As cultivators, we don't have to eat. Come inside and cultivate here with me."

Floriana Sabina replied to him.

"Okay."

Rant Valo opened the door and entered her room. He immediately noticed Floriana Sabina who was sitting on the bed cross-legged.

"Close the door."

Floriana Sabina said to him. Rant Valo furrowed his eyebrows in confusion as he closed the door behind him.

"Did you do it with her?"

Floriana Sabina's eyes sharpened as she stared at Rant Valo.

"No. I didn't."

Rant Valo answered candidly.

"Really? You both were left alone inside a soundproof room, and Veia is very sexually active."

Floriana Sabina asked Rant Valo skeptically.

"Of course not. I even slept on the floor just to avoid her advances."

Rant Valo shook his head and explained to her.

"...Okay. I believe you."

Floriana Sabina nodded her head after staring into Rant Valo's eyes for a while.

"Come here. Cultivate beside me."

Floriana Sabina patted the bed beside her.

"Alright."

Rant Valo nodded his head and sat beside her.

"Disciple, do you know how powerful your cultivation currently is?"

Floriana Sabina asked him.

"I think I'm as strong as an Early Core Formation stage cultivator."

Rant Valo answered.

"No. That's wrong. You're already as strong as a Mid Core Formation stage cultivator."

Floriana Sabina shook her head and said to him.

And so, a month passed very quickly. Through sheer will, Rant Valo managed to protect his prized virginity while learning cultivation basics from Floriana Sabina.