The next morning Valentina woke up just as Damien got up from his bed.
"You are awake? Why don't you sleep for some more time? You must be feeling tired." Damien said, thinking that Valentina might feel better with more rest.
Valentina shook her head, "I don't feel like sleeping anymore. Not without Big Brother." She said as she stared at Damien.
Damien chuckled seeing how she was becoming more and more attached to him. He didn't mind it and found it cute.
"Will you stay here till I come back after teaching the princess?" Damien asked as it was time for him to go teach Lily.
He didn't know whether Valentina would be comfortable meeting Lily as he noticed how her perspective of people had changed.
Valentina's brows wrinkled hearing that Damien has to leave for the palace to teach the princess.
She wanted Damien to be within her sight always as now her heart would feel uneasy whenever she thinks about Damien going somewhere alone.
"Is it the beautiful big sister from yesterday?" She asked curiously.
"Yes, the beautiful big sister you saw yesterday. I am sure you will like her too. She's really kind and friendly, especially to cute girls like you. You can trust her just like me. Do you want to come with me?" He asked as he patted her head.
Valentina's expression brightened hearing that Damien didn't mind bringing her with him. She nodded with a smile, "En."
Damien didn't think it was much of a big deal to bring Valentina inside. It was only a matter of time before everyone recognized her as the personal disciple of Alchemist Azrael and it would be perfectly normal for her to spend time in Lily's inner courtyard.
Within an hour, the two were standing outside Lily's inner courtyard.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})Damien looked at Valentina and said, "Why don't you look around the courtyard while I teach the princess. After teaching her, I will introduce you to her, is that fine? Here's also some books you can read to learn more about the world."
Damien thought that it would be good for her to learn more about the outside world by reading books in a refreshing place as she would be traveling with him in the future.
Damien transferred many huge books to her spatial ring.
A determined expression appeared on Valentina's face as she didn't want to remain ignorant about the ways of this world and also wanted to be useful to her Big Brother.
Valentina looked at her spatial ring and nodded as her eyes gleamed, "Mn. I won't disappoint you Big Brother."
Damien laughed slightly as he patted her head, "Haha. I know it's impossible for you to disappoint me. Take it easy and enjoy the air while you study."
Valentina smiled and ran off towards an arbor located on the far side of the courtyard.
Damien smiled seeing her run off, eager to learn more about the world. He felt that she would be way more careful around strangers now and thought that it was better that way.
He then proceeded towards the middle of the courtyard where he usually taught Lily which was an enclosed area, making it impossible for one to see or hear what's going on unless they enter inside.
However, when he got inside he was surprised as Lily's figure came into sight.
Her silky black hair hung down her back like the trailing branches of a weeping willow, unlike her usual ponytail style.
She was dressed in an exquisite blue princess seam that ran from under her arms curving gently over her bosom and down to her knee-length mini skirt that displayed her ravishing and graceful legs.
'What a peerless beauty.' Damien was awed, seeing her stunning beauty and extremely noble complexion and figure.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})Especially seeing her in a sleeveless attire that lured one's attention towards her bare and exquisite shoulders.
He was surprised that her attire today completely contrasted with her usual simple training dress. He even noticed slight makeup on her face and how her curves were perfectly accentuated by her garment.
'Is she planning to seduce me?' Damien chuckled inwardly seeing that she dressed up for him but outward he put up a serious expression planning to tease her a bit.
Lily's eyes sparkled seeing Damien enter. She hurried towards him with a radiant smile but her smile froze seeing the serious expression on his face.
She felt nervous thinking whether Damien was thinking about what happened yesterday. How she agreed to have an audience with the second prince of the Gale Empire without telling him.
She knew that Damien only learned about the news yesterday and worried whether he might have misunderstood.
"Damien, I—"
"Master! I thought you were supposed to call me 'Master' during our training session. Let's start." He said as he wrinkled his eyes.
Lily's heart became tense seeing that Damien seemed to be in a sour mood. She couldn't even tell if he was simply acting since it seemed real.
Of course, little did Lily know that Damien could feign expressions and emotions that it wouldn't be a surprise if he got an Oscar for it.
Lily quietly passed him the wooden sword and assumed her fighting stance while stealing glances at Damien meekly with a worried expression.
But her eyes widened when Damien suddenly charged at her as if he couldn't wait to put her down.
"Da-Master wait!!" Lily cried out in surprise as she quickly tried to parry his attack.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})However, Damien's movements didn't falter as he skillfully twisted his sword around hers and wrested her sword out of her grip, sending it flying in a random direction.
'This quickly?' Lily was surprised that within just a few seconds Damien defeated her.
She thought she had improved a lot after all these days of training.
But what she didn't know was that Damien didn't hold back at all unlike how he usually does when sparring with her.
However, she was surprised again seeing Damien throwing his sword away and rushing at her.
"Mmmmh!!"
Damien quickly closed the distance and stole her lips for a sensual kiss. He used his cultivation as he forced Lily to a wall dozen meters away while kissing her.
He pinned her wrists above her head as he deepened his kiss and started toying with her tongue.
Lily's eyes became round as her lips were suddenly assaulted by Damien. She couldn't even struggle much as her hands were tightly pinned above her head with his strong hands.
However, her heart was widely thumping with nervousness and excitement as heat rose in her cheeks.
She felt his moist and hot tongue not trying to win a battle but seeking union and closeness and the sharing of one breath, one sensation, one timeless and passionate moment with her tongue.
Her tongue rolled around his tongue, quick and electric and delicious, then firmer, more determined, more curious about the heat that lay within, seeking to chase down that elusive liquid lightning that reached through both of them.
Damien separated his lips from hers and looked into her hazy eyes with his face close to hers.
"You have been turning into a bad girl eh? Trying to seduce your own master is against the rules, don't you know that? Besides, agreeing to meet with another guy behind my back calls for punishment, don't you think...my disciple?" Damien said as his lips curled up.
