In the bathroom, Shien chatted with Lucy for over an hour, until his skin was almost pruned, before finally stopping.
Although Lucy still seemed a bit reluctant, there was nothing they could do. Being in different places meant they couldn’t continue chatting forever, and both of them had things to do.
Mainly, Shien didn’t want someone barging in and yelling, “How long are you going to hog the bathroom?”
Therefore, Shien cut off the magic power, causing the screen, which had lost its magical support, to dim. The ripples in space gradually disappeared, eventually turning back into a bead that fell into Shien’s palm.
“Is this the legendary phone marathon?”
Looking at the magic tool in his hand, Shien chuckled.
“Well, I did something very couple-like. Hopefully, I won’t be burned at the stake for it.”
Shien contentedly put the bead away, got out of the water, dried himself, got dressed, and then draped a towel over his shoulders. Wiping his hair, he walked out of the bathroom.
However, when Shien walked out of the bathroom and into the living room, he encountered someone.
“Beatrice?”
Shien called out her name in confusion.
Beatrice was standing on the open-air balcony of the living room, gazing at the scenery outside. The profile that entered Shien’s view seemed listless.
It wasn’t her usual sleepy expression, but one that seemed to be filled with dislike and forbearance.
Shien looked outside suspiciously, but all he could see was an unsightly wall.
After all, the buildings in Cosmos were currently very disordered. What appeared outside wasn’t a beautiful landscape, but a jumbled mess of crooked building towers and walls that obscured the surrounding area.
That sight was indeed quite unpleasant. It certainly wouldn’t make anyone feel good, but Shien felt that Beatrice’s expression wasn’t simply due to the unattractive scenery.
Just as Shien was puzzled by this, a voice quietly came from beside him.
“She’s been standing there for half an hour.”
The elusive maid had appeared behind Shien at some point, uttering these words.
Shien wasn’t startled.
But precisely because he wasn’t startled, he felt a bit sad.
Because he hadn’t detected Lasha’s presence beforehand. He simply wasn’t startled because he was used to it.
Shouldn’t Shien feel sad that he was already accustomed to such a situation?
Shien collected his thoughts and looked at Lasha.
“What’s wrong with her?”
Shien asked tentatively.
“I don’t know.” Lasha shook her head, calmly saying, “But ever since we arrived in Cosmos, that child has been showing that expression from time to time. Sometimes it’s only for a moment, sometimes it lasts for a long time. I don’t understand what’s going on.” ꭆΑnꝋᛒЁŝ
“Is that so?” Shien frowned. “Didn’t you ask her directly?”
“Not directly, but I’ve probed a bit.” Lasha said lightly, “Unfortunately, she won’t say anything, or rather, she’s unwilling to say anything. Sometimes, when I ask her, she even tilts her head, indicating she doesn’t understand what I mean.”
That was indeed tricky.
“Of course, one of the reasons I haven’t taken forceful measures is because I haven’t figured it out.” Lasha began to say some rather frightening words. “If I judged it to be harmful to Master, I would do everything in my power to find out the reason. But based on my judgment, it doesn’t seem to pose a threat to Mr. Shien, so I haven’t acted rashly.”
Hearing these words, Shien subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
This maid was too formidable. Shien already regarded her as an omnipotent god. If this god acted recklessly for her own purposes, he couldn’t imagine what terrifying things might happen.
Therefore, hearing Lasha’s words, Shien first breathed a sigh of relief, thanking heaven, thanking earth, and thanking her for being able to stop in time.
Lasha’s purpose in appearing here seemed to be to report this matter to Shien.
“I believe Mr. Shien should be able to handle this matter.” Lasha lifted the sides of her skirt, curtsied to Shien, and said, “That’s all I have to say. I’m going to help Lady Airi with her bath.”
Hearing this, Shien nodded and spoke.
“Be careful. That girl is sleeping, and she usually doesn’t like going into the bathroom with others. If she’s woken up, she might get angry.”
Shien casually reminded her.
However, this reminder elicited the following response:
“Please rest assured, it’s just bathing. As a qualified maid, I can handle it without the person I’m serving noticing, and without disturbing their rest.”
Leaving behind these chilling words, Lasha retreated.
Watching her confident back, Shien muttered,
“Sooner or later, I’ll learn this trick too…”
This was an unknown ambition in Shien’s heart.
After all, after learning Lasha’s stealthy undressing technique last time, Shien had successfully gotten rid of his virginity and taken the world’s number one princess. If he could learn another stealthy bathing technique, wouldn’t he be close to reaching the peak of his life as a walking humanoid weapon?
Although in his past life, as a high-quality veteran novel reader, Shien had deeply loathed the “walking humanoid weapon” trope, it was a different matter when he himself became the protagonist and could live such a life.
What normal man wouldn’t want to live such a formidable life?
Shien considered himself a normal man.
Therefore, no one had the right to criticize him.