“Little Fox, do you really not plan to learn one or two more moves?”
“No, Serveyia. Didn’t you say having you around was enough? Don’t tell me you’re regretting it now?”
“I’m not regretting it, but Little Fox, you always say you want to be independent. Naturally, I have no reason to refuse. So, if you really want to become a perfect Princess and learn some things, I would be more than happy to see it happen.”
“So, will you agree if I do other things too, Serveyia?”
“Little Fox, as I’ve said, if it’s because you want to be a perfect Princess and study independently, I’ll be very happy. However, if you’re asking me for some other strange things, I won’t agree. You don’t actually want to do something like that, do you?”
“Not really. I was just curious because of what you said.”
Liuli knew clearly that she was essentially a parasite who was only ambitious in fits and starts.
The fact that she wanted to learn something now didn’t mean she would still want to learn it an hour later.
There was no need to overpromise.
“That’s good. To be honest, as your Close Maid, we would actually rather you be a little bit unproductive than have you come up with strange things on a whim.”
It seemed that way.
Usually, prominent families only required their children to maintain the status quo.
They would thank the heavens as long as no mistakes were made.
From that perspective, a Princess’s role seemed to be the same.
“By the way, Little Fox, do you still remember your roommate?”
“Roommate? Serveyia, do you mean Yike?”
Actually, Liuli missed her femboy roommate quite a bit.
They hadn’t been in touch at all since they separated. Was he busy?
“Yes. How do you view this roommate of yours?”
“How do I view them?”
Serveyia’s question left Liuli a bit puzzled.
Why was she suddenly asking this? Did she know Yike?
But judging by the way they acted when they met, they didn’t seem to know each other at all.
“Just as my roommate. I don’t have any special opinion.”
‘Does Serveyia suspect I like femboys?’
If that were the case, she would have to explain.
It wasn’t that she liked femboys; she just liked beautiful faces.
While that still sounded a bit off, she was indeed a lover of beauty.
However, all of that was based on appreciation.
Ultimately, she still liked pretty girls.
“Don’t you think it’s strange for a boy to dress as a woman?”
“Uh, Serveyia, I think a man turning into a woman sounds even stranger…”
“Sigh, Little Fox, have you never felt for a moment that Yike wasn’t a man?”
“Uh, no way? Yike and I went to the public baths together before. Could I not tell if he was a man?”
Liuli was very confident when she said this, but as she looked at Serveyia’s calm, beautiful face, her confidence gradually vanished.
“Yike… is a man, right?”
“I don’t blame you for thinking that. You were a normal Human before, so it’s normal that you couldn’t tell or understand. But Little Fox, can you still say for certain that Yike is a man now?”
“But how is that possible?”
Liuli thought carefully about Serveyia’s words.
She could only conclude that what Serveyia said was indeed possible.
After all, if even gender could be changed, it didn’t seem like it would be difficult to just hide it.
Not to mention that aside from being a bit flat and having something extra, Yike looked completely like a girl.
If she really was female, it wouldn’t be impossible to understand.
“Magic is miraculous, isn’t it? And for the Fox Clan, this is nothing difficult at all.”
“Serveyia, are you saying Yike isn’t even Human? But what would be her reason for doing that?”
Although Beastmen weren’t as rare as other non-human Races in the Human Empire, they were still the type of presence that stood out.
This visibility was reflected in every aspect, especially in social status and welfare.
A beautiful Fox girl would surely be more popular than a Human femboy, right?
“The reason? Isn’t the reason already obvious? She did it to get close to you, Little Fox.”
“To get close to me? But at that time, I was just an ordinary male university student. I hadn’t revealed the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Bloodline. Why would she want to get close to me?”
“Little Fox, I don’t even know what to say to you. As a member of the Fox Clan, isn’t it normal for Yike to sense the bloodline in your heart?”
“In that case, if Yike approached me for the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Bloodline, why would she allow me to come to Saint Laia Academy?”
In Liuli’s view, if Yike wanted to be close to her because of the bloodline, her coming to Saint Laia was surely a situation Yike wouldn’t want to see.
“What I can think of right now is that Yike actually has no malice toward you. She also wants to see you awaken and become a true Nine-tailed Celestial Fox. But that’s just my guess. So, I was wondering if you wanted to see your former roommate?”
“I… I don’t know.”
The information Serveyia revealed was a bit too explosive.
This made Liuli want to take some time to digest it properly.
Along the way, she also had to think about what kind of outrageous things she had done in front of Yike before she knew Yike’s true gender.
Being naked together at the bath didn’t need to be mentioned.
Thinking about it, the only one who lost out was herself—and that was the herself before she became a girl.
As for other things, there was also the joke about Yike wanting to keep her.
At the time, she had refused more than once to avoid male-on-male situations.
Now that she thought about it, she actually felt a bit of regret.
How could someone who could hide their identity to enroll be an ordinary member of the Fox Clan?
They must be rich or noble.
If Yike had revealed her true gender back then, she probably would have given in a long time ago.
Other things included how she would sometimes feel suppressed and beg Yike to let her wear cosplay.
The rest should have been the normal things that happened between male roommates.
“If you want to see her, I can arrange a meeting. It can happen to answer some of the doubts in your heart, and of course, it can answer some of mine as well.”
“Um, if you really need to get the answer, Serveyia, I can accept—”
“Little Fox, you’ve misunderstood. I have many ways to get an answer. The key is you. Do you want to get the answer?”
“I… I want to know the answer…”
There was no point in always hiding.
Even if she had become Liuli and was no longer Lin Sheng, it didn’t mean the life that once belonged to Lin Sheng had to be completely abandoned.
Not to mention that if Yike’s goal really was the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, they were destined to meet again.
“Alright, then I’ll make the arrangements. It’s also time for you to go to the Fox Clan.”
“Are the people of the Fox Clan all incredibly charming?”
After all, foxes were often associated with temptation and sexiness.
In many works, the Fox Clan was very charming, which made Liuli look forward to the diplomatic visit Serveyia mentioned.
“One can only say that the average beauty is higher, but that’s a result of the average of experiences. As for specific individuals, everyone is different.”
“So, are we going to the Fox Clan to discuss Peace as well?”
“No, the Fox Clan is a race that dislikes conflict—at least the decision-makers do. We’re going partly to inform them of the birth of the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox and partly to establish good relations. So Little Fox, you don’t need to feel too much pressure.”
“Is there no other way to see Yike?”
Liuli felt that if she just wanted to see Yike, was it really necessary to go on a diplomatic visit?
Even if Serveyia said not to feel too much pressure, the fact that a visit was required was nerve-wracking in itself.
That had nothing to do with which race they were visiting.
“There is, but I think a visit would be more formal. Plus, your visit this time is also to make things easier in the future. After all, you’ll have to go to the Fox Clan sooner or later anyway.”
“Alright… ~_~”
Liuli felt she still had a sense of propriety. At least she could tell the difference on major issues like this.
However, she was going to see Yike again? Liuli was suddenly a bit nervous.
She didn’t know what to say when she met Yike.
Should she say, “Bro, turns out you’re a beautiful girl,” or should she say, “Bro, turns out I’m a beautiful girl too”?
It felt a bit slightly off no matter how she put it.
Moreover, once she knew Yike had approached her for her sake—or rather, for the bloodline in her body—then under this filter, many of the things Yike had done for her sake before would be affected by this situation and become somewhat motivated by impure intentions.
‘Were those hobbies she mentioned to me her real hobbies? Was her appearance the Yike I knew?’
All these doubts and anxieties pointed to one question: was the Yike she knew the real Yike?
“Serveyia, since you can know Yike’s true gender, you must also be able to know her true appearance. What kind of person is she really?”
“I shouldn’t reveal that. After all, it might be a surprise Yike has for you. Wouldn’t it lose all the meaning of a surprise if I told you?”
“Then why did you tell me her real gender?”
Serveyia’s evil taste was reflected here.
She would start by revealing a bombshell and then immediately fall silent when asked for details.
It was tantalizing and never satisfying—pure evil taste.
“After all, I need to know from you if she did anything excessive to you under the guise of being a boy. Some things are problematic when done between opposite sexes!”