Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 447 - 448: From Heart [1/2]

—"If you mess around again, I’ll spank you!"—

The moment Mengxi saw these words, written boldly by Yumo at the bottom of a document, she felt a chill run down her spine. The memory of being spanked by Yumo in Black Rose tent flashed through her mind.

Thinking back to her own screams, the scary vibe of ’feather duster’ seemed to come back to life right before her eyes. Even though her bottom had healed a long time ago, Mengxi still felt a slight pain. Her ass even gave a little shudder.

The teasing words she was about to say got stuck in her throat. A bead of sweat rolled down her forehead.

-’Sister Yumo, you’re going too far! You can’t take a joke!’- Mengxi muttered to herself.

As the Girl of Destiny, Mengxi had never been scared of much since arriving in this world. Even when facing a top-tier leader like Wilt from the Divine Punishment Sect, she stood her ground, backed by ’miracles.’ When dealing with Pope Kain, who always gave off a creepy vibe, she was alert but not scared.

But now,

This fearless Girl of Destiny had finally found something that terrified her.

That was the seemingly inconspicuous but actually lethal feather duster in Yumo’s hand...

After being spanked by Yumo back then, the pain, even worse than the backlash of ’miracle,’ was something Mengxi would never forget. Every time she had a nightmare and saw that glowing red feather duster, she would wake up in a cold sweat.

She would rather die than experience being spanked again.

Therefore,

When Yumo mentioned ’spanking,’ Mengxi instinctively felt a shiver run down her spine.

Her fear of the feather duster seemed to have seeped deep into her heart.

’No... I need to calm down!’

After pulling herself together, Mengxi told herself she had to keep her emotions and expressions in check. She couldn’t let Yumo see her fear of being spanked.

Mengxi knew very well that Yumo, whom she’d teased over and over, must be looking for a way to get back at her.

If she found out about her fear of feather duster, she would definitely use it to threaten her in the future. If that happened, not only would she lose the joy of teasing Yumo in the short term, but it would also affect her family status in the long run.

So,

To keep the upper hand in the future, Mengxi had to hide her fear.

Even if she is Feeling scared, Mengxi quickly takes action. She pinched her thigh hard, giving it a full twist. The sharp pain made her shudder, but it also snapped her out of her fear.

After that, Mengxi put on her best acting face, pretending not to care. She rested her chin on her hand, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said,

-"Alright, alright, it’s class time now. Let’s focus, Sister Yumo~"-

Mengxi’s demeanor seemed completely unfazed by Yumo’s ’threat.’

"Hmph," Yumo could only pout in response.

Then, with mixed feelings, Yumo watched as Mengxi distributed the prepared documents to each student. Taking advantage of this moment, Yumo took a few deep breaths to calm her restless heart and muttered,

-"Silly girl... doesn’t know the time and place..."-

After handing out the documents, Mengxi returned to Yumo’s side. While the students were engrossed in reading the syllabus Yumo had prepared, Mengxi lowered her voice and asked,

-"By the way, Sister Yumo... or should I say, Teacher Yu... how did you suddenly become Luminous’s teacher?"-

"Hmm?"

Faced with this question, Yumo awkwardly twirled a lock of her beautiful dark hair around her finger.

-"Well... I’m not quite sure either..." -

Yumo wasn’t familiar with the vice-principal who had handled her appointment, so she had left it to Mr. Three and others to sort out the details.

"But," she thought, -"getting the job so easily must mean that the relationship between the vice-principal and my contacts is pretty good, right?"-

Meanwhile, inside the administrative building of Luminous Royal Academy, a muscular man with a purple Mohawk and dragon tattoos all over his body was striding down the hallway, fists clenched. His eyes were ablaze, and an aura of visible, angry energy surrounded him. Seeing this, other staff and security personnel in the hallway wisely stepped aside to let him pass.

Finally, he stopped in front of an ornate door. After taking a few deep breaths to calm his emotions, he knocked on the door.

"Come in," came the voice from inside.

The man opened the door and walked in.

However,

Upon entering the office, which was sealed off from outside information, the man with the Mohawk could no longer contain his anger.

He stormed up to the desk and slammed his hands down on it. "Vice-Principal, what’s the deal with Sakara? Why did he suddenly leave? We still have an unsettled bet! Why did he chicken out?"

"Calm down, Teacher Hans," said the man sitting at the desk. He was a short, old man wearing old-fashioned glasses, looking well over a hundred years old. This unimpressive-looking elder was Vice-Principal Moshi of Luminous Royal Academy.

Although Hans’s aura was overpowering, Moshi, being a top-tier expert, easily dispersed it with a wave of his hand. "Don’t be so hasty. Sit down and let me explain. Sakara, didn’t take a leave for no reason."

"What’s the reason then?"

"Maternity leave."

"What?" Hans’s veins popped out on his forehead. "Is that some kind of joke? Isn’t that just a rumor spread by students?"

"It’s not a rumor; it’s true."

"What?"

"Ahem, here’s what happened. Sakara was invited by an elf friend to go hunting yesterday. Seeing that the invitation came from a beautiful elf, he gladly accepted and went hunting in the Lost Jungle in the south. Then... somehow, he fell into an insect nest... and was parasitized by some strange bugs that laid eggs inside him... So, both physically and mentally, Sakara is not fit to teach... hence the leave. Calling it ’maternity leave’ isn’t entirely wrong, given his condition."

"Ha... what..." Hans’s eyebrows twitched uncontrollably upon hearing this bizarre story.

However, he had a more pressing issue. "Fine, let’s say that’s the real reason he took a leave. But shouldn’t his Star class be handed over to me? Why was it given to some random noble girl with no experience? And she’s from the Black Rose Duchy no less! Aren’t you worried about the royal family causing trouble? Vice-Principal, what were you thinking? Letting her become a teacher?"

As he spoke, a look of suspicion appeared on Hans’s face. "Speaking of the Black Rose family... I heard they’re quite wealthy... Vice-Principal, you didn’t accept any bribes, did you?"

"Bribes?" At the mention of the word, Moshi’s face turned stern. He pointed directly at Hans’s forehead and said,

"Hans, I warn you, don’t make baseless accusations! Do I look like someone who can be bribed? Speak with evidence!"

"Evidence? Fine!" Hans angrily pointed at a pile of antiques on Moshi’s desk. "Then tell me, where did all these valuable items come from? They weren’t here before! And what about those boxes in the back? You don’t think I can’t see them just because you’ve covered them with a cloth, do you? I’m not blind! Those boxes with the Black Rose Duchy crest, they’re filled with raw currency gems, aren’t they?"

"Uh... well..." Moshi’s expression became somewhat evasive.

"So, Vice-Principal, isn’t this bribery? You’re handing out job appointments left and right! You let an inexperienced noblegirl lead the Star class. Are you trying to harm those kids? Are you trying to ruin our academy’s reputation?"

"No, no, no, you can’t say that."

"Then what can I say?"

"I did this for the good of Luminous Royal Academy."

"For the academy’s good? Are you serious?"

"Yes." Moshi nodded solemnly. "That Lady can bring enormous benefits to our academy’s educational mission. That’s why I agreed to let her join us, despite the norms... It’s absolutely not because of the ’tiny’ sponsorship from Black Rose. Trust me, Teacher Hans."

’And if I didn’t let her in, I’d be in big trouble now!’

’Also, who could resist when they offered so much? I couldn’t help myself!’

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Half a day ago, in the Vice-Principal’s office, Moshi, who serves as the Vice-Principal of Luminous Royal Academy, was sitting on the sofa with a serious face, shakily reading a document.

After understanding the other party’s intentions, he couldn’t help but show a look of anger. In the next moment, Moshi clenched his fist, and a burst of magic power erupted, instantly turning the document in his hand into dust.

Then, the short old man looked up, clearly unhappy.

"What kind of joke is this? Are you trying to make things difficult for me?" His raspy voice echoed in the office.

However, facing Moshi’s roar, the young man sitting across from him, with light blue short hair tied in a ponytail and a harmless look on his face, just waved his hand.

"How could this be difficult for you, Mr. Moshi? It’s simple, isn’t it? You just have to say yes."

"It’s not that simple!"

"Our Luminous Royal Academy may be independently operated, but one of our biggest sponsors is the royal family of Red Leaf Empire! You know the relationship between Red Leaf Empire and Sadik Empire. By letting someone from Black Rose become a teacher, you’re practically inviting the royal family to have a ’chat’ with me!"