“There is no particular reason. Although Forest Elementals do not look any different from other creatures, as magical beings, they have one obvious difference. Forest Elementals cannot actually reproduce, and they lack a fixed racial identity. Generally speaking, the public does not consider them to be a ‘person’ at the level of other creatures.”
Well, Liuli felt that if she continued to dig into this topic, it would only become more abstract.
She had no interest in sitting here and discussing philosophy with Serveyia.
“Of course, little fox, how the public views them is one thing. More importantly, how do you view You? As long as you believe that You is your companion, your friend, and your family, then even if others dislike it, it won’t affect anything, will it?”
Serveyia was still comforting her, which made Liuli feel a bit happy.
But Serveyia was indeed right; what mattered was not the opinions of others, but her own thoughts.
As a commoner in her past life, she had to care about what others thought, but now that she was a Princess, did she really have to keep worrying about it?
If she did, wouldn’t that make her a failed Princess?
“Then, Serveyia, could you take me to the shop? I want to buy some furniture that You can use.”
“Little fox, whatever you want to buy, just tell Lien. Lien will take care of everything.”
“At least for the first time, I want to try buying it myself.”
Since she had already taken on a pet, Liuli felt she should take responsibility. At the very least, she wanted to experience the feeling of raising one.
“That’s fine, but you have to wait until I finish tidying up the room, okay?”
“Isn’t that the kind of thing that should be left to Lien to do?”
Although Serveyia had received the corresponding training before becoming her maid, she was ultimately a maid who had started halfway through.
She certainly wasn’t as skilled at cleaning as a professional maid.
Not to mention, Serveyia was her body-double maid; wasn’t it perfectly normal for her to accompany her to buy things?
“You, little fox…” Liuli saw Serveyia smile helplessly. Then, Serveyia walked in front of her, leaned over slightly, and stroked her hair. “I will go and tell Lien.”
“Oh, okay.”
Nothing else needed to be said, but the design of the maid uniform Lien wore was very forward-thinking, or perhaps it was just very sexy.
As Serveyia leaned over, what caught Liuli’s eyes was the generosity unique to Serveyia.
“Why are you shy, little fox? We have done things far more intimate than this. Is this really worth being shy about?”
“This, this is different!” Of course it was different.
Often, the excitement brought by something half-hidden was more intense than something naked and sudden.
“Don’t you know, Serveyia? Often, a hazy beauty is more alluring than a direct one, isn’t it?”
“Naturally, which is why I did it, little fox.”
“Serveyia! You mean you did that on purpose?”
In other words, Serveyia knew exactly what she was doing and knew exactly what kind of reaction Liuli would have. She simply wanted to see Liuli’s reaction and amuse herself with it.
“Hehehe, after all, we haven’t been intimate for a long time, so I thought I’d play a little trick. How is it? Do you like it?”
A good question. She truly didn’t know whether she should like it or not.
Although she had no complaints about Serveyia providing such benefits—in fact, she could even say she cherished them—the problem was that Serveyia wouldn’t give these benefits for no reason.
Everything Serveyia gave would eventually be taken back from her.
However, there was a small problem: even if she didn’t intend to accept this, it wouldn’t have much of an impact.
After all, anything Serveyia wanted to obtain, she would definitely get from her.
“Serveyia, I’m a little curious. Does it make any difference whether I like it or not?”
“A little. If you don’t like it, little fox, I’ll just change the method.”
“Then let’s just leave it as it is.”
After all, whether or not she would like a new method was an unknown.
Since that was the case, it was better to stick with the current one.
As long as she adapted slightly, she would eventually be able to accept it.
After all, who knew if she could handle it if Serveyia really started changing her ways?
……
Having not appeared at Saint Laia for some time, Liuli found that her tolerance for everyone’s enthusiasm had weakened quite a bit.
Just dealing with the exceptionally warm greetings was enough to leave her nearly exhausted.
“Serveyia, couldn’t we take the carriage?”
“We still need to let everyone realize that the Princess has returned. After all, every move you make, little fox, attracts the gazes of countless people. However, when we head back, we can choose the carriage.”
Speaking of carriages, Liuli found it a bit strange.
It wasn’t as if she hadn’t ridden in one, but she found it odd that, logically speaking, the speed of a carriage wasn’t very fast and the comfort wasn’t top-tier.
Why was the transportation method used within the Academy a carriage instead of an automobile?
Was it for the sake of the overall aesthetic of the landscape?
But thinking about it, the overall style of Saint Laia Academy didn’t seem to be that of the Middle Ages.
There was no reason to insist on carriages, right?
“By the way, little fox, since we are purchasing furniture for You, do we really not need to bring her along?”
“No need. I know You’s personality. She isn’t a child who would care about these things.”
The few days they had spent together allowed Liuli to basically understand You’s character.
To You, having a book was basically enough. She didn’t really care about her quality of life.
After all, living in that glass jar in the beginning could hardly be called comfortable.
If she could endure that kind of living situation, Liuli didn’t believe You would be picky about the room she chose for her.
“I didn’t expect you to be so familiar with You, little fox.”
“Don’t we naturally get familiar after spending a long time together?”
Liuli could clearly hear a hint of jealousy in Serveyia’s words. This caught her off guard.
She hadn’t expected to hear such direct and emotionally charged words from Serveyia, which sparked a desire in her heart to tease her.
“So, little fox, are you also very familiar with everything about me?”
If this question had been asked earlier, Liuli felt it would undoubtedly have been a death trap.
But now, she felt confident enough to believe she could answer it perfectly.