Chapter 102 There's Nothing to Fear Anymore
"It's actually pretty good!" Seeing Elanna enjoying the food Kael gave her so gracefully, Lily almost wanted to hide in a corner.
She failed, completely failed! With her personality, even without this noble lady interfering, she couldn't possibly do such a thing in public.
But... there was still a bit of envy!
What did she have to compare with her, just a bystander unrelated to the story, not even qualified to be part of this love triangle.
Unlike Elanna... who enjoyed Kael's food without worrying about her status (with a face like a wronged kitten).
Kael calmly glanced at the girl.
To be honest, after dressing up properly, Lily looked pretty youthful and beautiful too, but now Kael really didn't want to put too much energy into these matters.
He really was busy, in every sense of the word.
The reason he did this was also to make Lily understand that he didn't have enough energy to split his heart in half right now... at least not until he became strong enough to fend off the dangers from this world. Doing so would be courting death.
This wasn't some love simulation game. If he really played it like that, he would die.
Once everything settled down, he would consider how to make good use of an incubus's little tail. After all, even without trying it, he could feel that the essence and strength he absorbed could enhance him in a targeted way.
Why else would everyone say that the taste of an incubus was good after trying it?
"Can I drink? I haven't tried drinking in the Royal Capital yet." Lily mumbled softly.
Kael glanced at her and sighed before advising, "Senior, alcohol isn't a good thing. It doesn't taste as good as juice."
"It's okay, today... today is a celebration. Drinking a little is fine." Lily muttered softly in rebuttal.
Compared to Lily, the players were more interested in alcohol.
What did it feel like to be drunk in the game? Many were curious about that too.
So, beside the church's carriage, quite a few players gathered, holding up their glasses, waiting for the nun to pour the wine, the scene was quite lively.
Seeing Lily about to get some herself, Luxius, who had almost been treated as invisible by a few people, finally intervened and said to Kael, "Where did Bishop Tetou go?"
"He just went over to the priest of the Earth Mother Goddess Church... I didn't mind it, after all, who in Lancaster could threaten the Cardinal, right?" Kael understood immediately and skillfully changed the subject.
As expected of Mr. Luxius, the cooperation was perfect.
Luxius raised an eyebrow at Kael. How could he not know that Lily wanted to use the excuse of drinking to ease her emotions?
After all, Lily wasn't stupid. Seeing Kael staying by Elanna's side all day without talking much to her, she guessed his thoughts.
For a moment, she felt a bit lost and more inclined to drink to drown her sorrows.
Seeing her idea to drink fall through, she simply jogged through the crowd to a stall selling grilled rats and grabbed several skewers of grilled rats.
After paying, she returned to them with a straight face, biting into the grilled rat mouthful by mouthful, indistinguishable whether she was punishing others or herself.
She said nothing, just kept silent.
Hmm...
She took another bite of the BBQ rat...
Another bite...
One more bite!
Hmm? This stuff, despite looking ugly, actually tasted pretty good!
Seeing her pitiful face, Kael felt unwilling to speak up for a moment.
Elanna quietly poked Kael on the shoulder and whispered:
"That child's feelings are written all over her face. Whether for your own sake, the future harmonious relationship under the teacher, or any other thought, just indulge a little today during the celebration."
Kael felt helpless. This was for you, wasn't it?
Who pushes people away like that?
But he indeed was, as Mr. Luxius said, a very rare, morally-rule-abiding mixed blood incubus. Unlike many incubuses who wouldn't restrain themselves in this regard, even if they didn't act chaotically.
In fact, many new nobles would specifically bring along an incubus to liven up parties when hosting banquets.
Unlike Kael...
Not to say he was truly a gentleman; Kael wasn't so far as to avoid women completely.
He just felt that if he spent most of his energy on women in such turbulent times, it would affect his future safety.
Whether admitted or not, a beautiful woman always had more entanglements around her.
Once the number increased, not to mention whether he had enough energy, just dealing with the incessantly arising issues would affect his growth speed.
A woman wouldn't necessarily affect his sword-drawing speed, but a beautiful woman really would.
In fact, if it weren't necessary to become a big lord to survive better in the future, he wouldn't care much about a territory.
"Alright, let's just enjoy the celebration today," said Kael, preparing to grab a few glasses of wine from the church's cart.
However, before he could get the wine, a hearty laughter rang out.
That white-haired woman Olivia who had been next to Elanna before, holding seven or eight cups in her hands and a piece of steaming grilled meat in her mouth, staggered over and said:
"Elanna, and your little man, oh, Luxius's student is here too, no worries no worries, there's plenty of wine! Come, drink heartily!"
Kael and the other three took the overflowing beer glasses from Olivia's hands and said:
"Your teacher is indeed as you described, a rare boisterous woman. Such women are more common among the Amazons; in our human race, they are relatively rare."
Elanna, looking at her teacher who was now pouring drinks beside Luxius, smiled helplessly, "You don't know, practicing as a curse swordsman requires a lot of training, and we usually eat a lot of high-calorie food to maintain the training requirements.
But when not training privately, even the most diligent girls in our academy prefer to control their diet to keep in shape.
But Olivia is different. Whether she is training or not, she eats large quantities of meat and drinks heavily. The most infuriating thing is that no matter how much she indulges, she maintains a good figure. However, she is indeed a competent teacher."
Obviously, Elanna was still quite satisfied with her teacher.
With the sound of alchemical fireworks, the festival atmosphere reached a peak.
The fireworks reflected in Kael's eyes, he and Elanna exchanged a smile.
On the side, Lily, unable to bear it, picked up a glass and took a big gulp. The chill of the beer made her throat uncomfortable and gagged.
But at this moment, she felt like there was nothing to fear anymore.