[ Hey guys @[email protected] here, long time no see!!! Haa~ Reaching enlightenment isn't really easy~ I couldn't achieve anything. Should I really face the wall for a long, long time ? Anyway, so I decided that I will just let this slow paced continue and made this story a romance story! Hahaha, just kidding~

Oh well, Sweetness and lovey-dovey stuff will still continue so be warn ... Actually I'm currently thinking of some way to end this arc with a bang!!! So much for that, here's the chapter!! ]

However, what Lyle didn't know was that the assassin who put that poison made a mistake. It should've been a toxic snake poison but for some reason he mistook the bottle of aphrodisiac for the poison. Or maybe it's the bottle of Poison which was unknowingly changed into Aphrodisiac ...

Who knows = =

.... Although, this might be counted as ... fortunate but at this moment ...

Letting out a long sigh, Lyle realized that the nefarious heat rising in his lower abdomen was growing increasingly intense.

Fortunately, his mana control had already reached a degree of near perfection. In terms of mana control he can be considered as one of the best in the world.

Instantly, he shrunk his lower abdomen and with the help of his mana, used all his might to contain the nefarious heat, preventing it from spreading.

“An aphro … aphrodisiac ?” Moori's face became stagnant upon hearing the answer.

A blushing red immediately appeared on her face as she immediately averted her eyes from him.

"A-are you sure that it's not a poison?" Moori asked while avoiding Lyle's intense fevering eyes.

“Yeah, I'm sure of it.” Lyle's answer was simple. "Back in the palace treasury, I wanted to find some useful items and come across with a bottle of aphrodisiac. Of course, I don't have any idea at that time so I asked the official responsible for the treasury. He answered and there I learned it was really aphrodisiac. I remembered it because it had a peculiar smell."

“What should we do now?” At the moment, Moori felt completely helpless. He looked at him with a worried face.

“I'm using my mana to temporarily suppress it ... ... Although I don't know how potent this is however, I should be able to last until the effect weakens.” Once he gave his suggestion, Lyle closed his eyes and began circulating the mana in his body, focusing it on the rising desires in order to control it.

Following the flame of desire in his heart, Lyle's bright mind became increasingly hazy. The flame of desire was driving out his sense of reasoning.

It was like putting out a forest fire using only a cup of water!

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Watching the closed eyed black-clothed young man, Moori stood still without moving. She watched Lyle anxiously.

Her heart filling with worry at the same time flustered.

If he can't endure it ... what would he do ... ?

Would he attacked her ... ? ' 0 '//

If he did, could she even fight back and defeat him without hurting him?

She obviously can't do that!!

Moori didn’t have the strength to move to the sofa. She slid down against the door to slump on the floor, holding her

knees to her chest while looking at Lyle whose face was obviously getting hotter.

She was blushing with her ears hot. Then she became unfocused and then dazed and then she was furious and struggling with herself … …

Moori suddenly jumped up.

She would not actually squat here to wait for him to attack her, right?! No way! It was better to escape quickly.

But when she reached the doorknob, she stopped again.

What would it mean if I escaped like this.

'S*x' , this type of thing was actually very normal. Besides, this happened because of her.

Recalling that this state of affairs was caused by her, she felt sorry for Lyle.

She was pleasantly surprised by his sudden appearance, but most of it was from the emotions stirred up at his rescue of her like a knight in shining armor.

If she can ... if she can pay him back for all the things he had done for her like this ... then ...

Her heart was beating hard.

Doing it ... with ... him ...?!

She had thought about this kind of thing before and it would be a lie if she says she's not the least bit interested … …

= =

However, it was just that this moment arrived too surprisingly and she wasn’t the least bit prepared, so she was reacting like an idiot = =

If she ran away like this, would it imply that she was ungrateful.

Moori stood at the entrance and thought. Leaving wasn’t a good choice, staying wasn’t a good choice.

She didn’t know what to do. Darn it!

Gritting her pearl white teeth, Moori turned around and once again faced the still enduring handsome young man.

In the first place ... what do I think about him ?

Is it respect ? Awe ? Admiration ? Or maybe ...

Now she was once again … …

Dazedly looking at the poised nature and self-assurance embodied by the black-clothed young man, Moori, very slowly, in her heart, found a sliver of understanding … …

It was over, really over. She was actually hurting and wistful.

It was over … …

She seemed to, almost, maybe, fallen in love with a person.

What's worse ... he was way younger than her! Much less, a two decades gap!

Can they really cross that cliff ?!

But ... but if there's a chance ... then ...

Exhaling a mouthful of air, Moori looked at Lyle and then ...

... Mom ... Dad .. .sorry ... I think, I'm going to step in 'That' world tonight!

Cycling rapidly through the different moods, by the time Moori was released from the situation of not having energy and her brain needing oxygen, a long time had passed.

After an unknown length of time, she seemed to hear the sound of knocking on the door and somebody say:

“Headmaster, are you alright?”

"Yes, I'm fine ... ... Patrol the surroundings to make sure there's no assassins left hiding." Moori ordered.

"Yes, Headmaster."

"Ah ... wait!"

"Is there anything else, Headmaster?"

… …

… …

Eh? Wait, why did I stop him?

Is there something else that I wanted to say ... ?

Right now, she was definitely possessed by a monster of Awkwardness and Craziness = =

"Headmaster?"

Ugh~~~

Moori frightened herself with her weird actions, but she thought it through and found her reason –– first time in love.

And she was a pure, innocent maiden at that!

Doing weird things was normal. Not doing weird things was abnormal in this case.

>_

Moori's heart tightened.

Wh-What should I say ...?

Her heart beat furiously and her face was burning furiously. After a few seconds, she managed to organize her

thoughts. Even so, Moori's heartbeat still increased. After a while she replied: “No matter what happens, don't let anyone entered this room until I say so ---!

--- Understood!?"

"Ah ... Y-yes, Headmaster I ... understand!?"

After a while, sounds of running echoed behind the door. The person outside seemed to have left.

In front of the door, Moori's face instantly started blushing.

Why did I say that?! ~ ~

I do not know!

Moori silently thought as she looked at the black-clothed young man's silhouette. Her heart was sour and sweet in turns. After a while she felt that her words seemed to encompass unlimited meanings … … in one moment, her heart was full of different feelings, including confusion, excitement, joy and something else.

Barely controlling the changes in her emotions, she then looked at him.

Moori gathered her courage and asked him: "L-Lyle ...? A-Are you really ...okay?"

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

… …

No response.

Moori dejectedly lowered her head, feeling very anxious and worried. She was vexed at herself for being agitated while thinking only herself and didn't even thought what Lyle was feeling and enduring right now.

Did something perhaps ... went wrong ...?

Thinking wildly, Moori couldn’t resist raising her head again. She found that the corner of Lyle's mouth had curved up slightly however, in the eyes that were looking at her, there seemed to be a hint of weakness.

And then Moori heard his voice.

“I..I think, I need to go now.” A slightly cold voice passed gently into her ears, “I don't think I can still keep ... myself any longer ..."

After saying so, Lyle jumped from his sitting position and started to walked towards the window. His movements and actions were noticeable wobbly and weak.