Chapter 55: A Pervert’s Kiss and a Master’s Fury

“The patient’s body is recovering remarkably fast. There’s nothing serious to worry about now. They just need to rest well for the next few days and take their healing potion on time every day. They should be able to be discharged in about one or two days.”

Inside the pure white ward of the Royal Hospital, Allyrose sat by the bedside. Hearing the nurse’s reassuring words, she immediately let out a sigh of relief and nodded.

‘Thank goodness, as long as there’s no major issue. Oh!’

She had stayed up all night, practically worrying herself sick. Sleep had been impossible, as the terrifying scene from earlier played on repeat in her mind.

That collapsing pillar had hurtled straight towards Allyrose and Jason. Its speed was truly immense.

Instinctively, Allyrose drew her Holy Light Psionic Sword, swiftly infusing it with Holy Light energy. With a single slash, she cleaved the pillar into two sections.

And then…

Those two sections of wood flew towards Jason and Luo Jia respectively. *Cough, cough, cough*… For a moment, neither of them had time to react. Luo Jia, in particular, wouldn’t have been hit by the pillar at all, but Allyrose had inadvertently altered its trajectory.

Thus, he was knocked out along with Jason, collapsing to the ground, unable to rise again.

*Cough, cough, cough*…

That was precisely what had happened. It sounded as though she had caused a slight mishap, implicating the little white-haired boy. In reality, well…

‘Ah, it seems that was indeed the case.’

Therefore, the young girl had frantically carried Luo Jia to the hospital. Allyrose naturally didn’t trust the Church’s hospital, but fortunately, she now had connections with the Royal Family, allowing her to utilize their facilities.

Well…

However, it seemed the situation was much better now.

Luo Jia’s recovery speed far exceeded Allyrose’s imagination. It appeared the physical structure of demons truly differed from that of humans.

‘Hmm… Even their faces are different~’

A long moment passed, and the young girl yawned. Having been awake all night, she felt a little fatigued, but since Luo Jia hadn’t woken up yet, she remained uneasy. Thus, she simply indulged in quietly admiring the little white-haired boy’s sleeping face.

Honestly, you really couldn’t deny it: this guy was incredibly handsome. He possessed both delicate features and a heroic air in his countenance. Even when he was sulking, he looked dashing. And his cheeks were so soft to pinch, ah~

“Ngh…”

Just as the young girl was about to stand up, pressing her face close to Luo Jia’s to observe her ‘little puppy’ up close, suddenly…

The person beneath her let out a soft gasp. Then, after a moment, his eyes suddenly opened, meeting Allyrose’s gaze. Their eyes locked.

Her inviting pink lips were inches away, her long eyelashes gently brushing his face. They could even feel each other’s breath, and then, a mutual flutter stirred within their hearts.

‘Is… is this a dream?’

The silver-haired youth blinked, seeing the twin-tailed fox girl before him utterly motionless, seemingly lost in a daze, like a perfect doll. He instantly concluded that this must surely be a dream.

After a brief pause, he gently closed his eyes, then quietly lifted his head, leaning in to lightly touch the girl’s lips…

“Kyaa!—!”

After a moment, the twin-tailed fox girl instantly shot backward, landing with a thud on the bench behind her.

‘Wh-What is this guy doing?!’

Her heart pounded wildly, a sudden blush rising to her cheeks, her lips trembling slightly. She even gently touched her lower lip with her hand, her mind frantically grappling with the thought, ‘K-Kissed… Did he kiss me? Oh no, he couldn’t have kissed me, could he?!’

‘This is awful—!’

‘Wh-What just happened? How did this little white-haired boy just go for a kiss with zero frames of wind-up?! Ngh… I… I wasn’t ready. I’ve never been kissed so directly before. This, this, this…’

‘This feeling is so strange… Why is my heart racing, and my breathing quickening? I definitely don’t like this, it’s impossible for me to like it. Wh-What a joke, this guy is… he’s a boy… Ngh, even if he’s handsome, I should only be evaluating him from the perspective of my past life, right? So I…’

‘Ah, no no no, this has nothing to do with me! Stop thinking about myself. I should be thinking about Luo Jia instead!’

‘This guy, this guy…’

‘Ngh, how dare he kiss me?! Oh!’

‘What the hell does he want?!’

Allyrose’s sense of shame suddenly… exploded. *Sob*—!

“Hmm?!”

Upon seeing the girl’s sudden retreat, Luo Jia was also stunned. It was only then that he belatedly realized…

‘Holy crap, this doesn’t seem like a dream, does it?’

*Hiss*—

The Demon Lord frantically looked around. The white bedsheets, the blue curtains, and the stark white ceiling… this looked like… a hospital?

‘How did I end up… hospitalized?’

‘Oh…’

‘Right!’

‘I remember now…’

Moments later, the scene slowly replayed in the Demon Lord’s mind: the pillar in the monastery suddenly collapsing, Allyrose cleaving it with her sword, and then…

He had been caught in the crossfire. *Cough, cough*… It sounded a bit embarrassing, after all, for a Demon Lord like him to be accidentally injured by a falling pillar.

Mainly, it was because… he had been distracted at the time. When the pillar fell, his first instinct had been to push Allyrose away, to protect her. Who would have thought that this wretched woman would act with zero frames of wind-up, leaving him no time to react?

‘Hmm…’

However, such a minor injury couldn’t truly bother the Demon Lord much. Upon waking, Luo Jia felt no pain, his self-healing magic having already restored him almost completely.

‘But Allyrose still sent him to the hospital, huh…’

“Hey, hey, hey, even if you’re looking around and spacing out right now, don’t play dumb with me!”

While Luo Jia was collecting his thoughts, Allyrose gradually calmed down. *Hmph… hmph…*

‘Ngh… N-No, I can’t keep dwelling on this! It was just a touch, it doesn’t even count as a kiss! This kind of thing is perfectly normal, ngh… Didn’t I kiss girls like that in my previous life too?’

‘Uh… that was only in kindergarten, and then that girl cried and hit me afterward, *cough, cough, cough*…’

‘A-Anyway!’

‘Calm down, I must calm down. First, I absolutely cannot let Luo Jia see that he’s flustered me. That would be even more embarrassing!’

‘So, I must maintain my ‘bad woman’ persona, *gulp*—’

Moments later, the twin-tailed fox girl crossed her legs, then put on a playful expression, narrowing her eyes. Yet, when she spoke, it was still with a hint of deep resentment, finally bringing Luo Jia back to reality:

“Little white-haired boy, are you feeling very bold? How dare you secretly kiss your master? Hmph~ You little pervert, couldn’t control your inner desires? Do you like your master that much? Or… do you want to be punished by your master~?”

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