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Chapter 29: How to Subdue the Demon Race General

“Via!”

Dorothy also walked out of the practice yard and stopped in front of Octavia.

The moment she saw Octavia, Dorothy noticed something odd about her.

“Via, what’s wrong?”

“No, I’m fine.”

Octavia answered blandly and subconsciously glanced at Ryan.

Dorothy looked at Octavia, then at Ryan, and a mischievous little-devil smile flashed across her face as if she had realized something.

“Via, where is my water?”

Octavia froze. “Water? What water?”

Pouting, Dorothy pointed toward Ryan. “Look, Professor Ryan already prepared water for Axi in advance.”

“Uh… that… was my negligence.”

Although being demoted to attendant was never Octavia’s intention, she still wanted to look after Dorothy with care, so the moment Dorothy finished speaking, she turned around to fetch her a cup of water.

Watching their interaction, Ryan grew even more curious about Dorothy’s background.

Exactly what rank of noble could order one of the Five Demon Generals to act as her servant?

And even send her to study at Alcot Academy?

Ryan kept feeling as though there was some conspiracy behind it, yet looking at the pair, that did not quite seem right either.

After thinking a bit, Ryan decided to ask Rowan, “Is Dorothy’s family very influential among the demon race?”

“Maybe? Supposedly she is the granddaughter of some grand duke; I don’t know the details. The dean shoved her into my class, and only the dean knows who she really is.”

Rowan glanced at Dorothy as she replied.

Clearly her little brain could not reach that level of speculation.

Hearing Rowan’s answer, Ryan stopped overthinking Dorothy’s identity.

Anyway, as long as Duke Fina knew, she would handle it better than he could; if she was not worried, why should he be?

Over there, after finishing her water, Dorothy spoke to Octavia again.

“From now on, talk with Professor Ryan more, okay? Learn from him how to be a qualified attendant.”

“Huh?”

Octavia looked troubled. Talk more with Ryan about being an attendant? She should talk more about chopping him up.

“I don’t care.”

Dorothy akimboed and spoke willfully.

“I really envy Axi, so figure it out yourself!”

Extremely unwilling yet unable to refuse her own lady, Octavia still agreed. “…As you command.”

“Hee-hee!”

Turning around, Dorothy giggled, a look of having succeeded in her scheme blooming on her face.

After a short break, the second half of the swordsmanship class began.

The students returned to the yard and resumed practice.

After seeing Dorothy back on the field, Octavia sidled up to Ryan again, her face full of reluctance.

Noticing her approach, Ryan smiled faintly. “Not afraid of me anymore?”

“Who’s afraid of you! Just don’t talk to me!”

Octavia snapped coldly at Ryan and then fell silent.

Ryan looked puzzled.

You walk over to me on your own yet won’t let me speak to you?

Are you even thinking straight?

The atmosphere then sank into an awkward silence.

After declaring she did not want him to talk, Octavia stared fixedly at Ryan with her dark-purple eyes as though she would eat him alive, making the hairs on his back stand on end.

“You…”

“Hm?”

Ryan had just opened his mouth to ask what she meant when Octavia raised an eyebrow, and the words got stuck in his throat.

Then he reconsidered and felt something was off.

Wait, why was he afraid of her?

Judging by Octavia’s look, if Ryan dared tease her again she would probably ignore the administrator’s warning, swing that greatsword, and start a fight.

Ryan did not want to embarrass himself and Nanali over such a trifle, so he chose to ignore Octavia.

Stare all you like; you can’t kill me with your eyes.

After observing one more period of Nanali’s practice, Ryan finally mapped out her training regimen in his mind.

Judging that the time was about right, Ryan pulled a handkerchief from inside his coat and spread it over his raised forearm.

“Why are you taking out a handkerchief?”

Seeing the movement, Octavia, who had been staring without blinking, finally spoke in an icy tone.

Ryan gave Octavia a sidelong glance and then looked away.

Just as Octavia was about to explode from shame and anger, Ryan said calmly, “Nanali has been practicing for quite a while and must be sweating a lot, so I took out the handkerchief in advance to wipe her sweat.”

Octavia blinked, found it instructive, and quickly pulled out a dark-purple handkerchief of her own.

Ryan looked at the cloth in her hand and said with a smile, “That handkerchief suits you.”

As his words fell, Octavia’s body went rigid, and a bright blush spread from her pretty cheeks down her snow-white neck.

Uh… system crash?

Ryan felt he might have discovered the way to deal with this demon general.

Soon the second half of class ended, and it was also the last class of the day.

After Nanali returned the wooden sword to the rack, she trotted over; Ryan crouched, handkerchief ready, and gently dabbed the sweat from her small face.

“Let’s wipe the sweat first, then we’ll go home.”

“I… I can wipe it myself!”

Blushing, Nanali snatched the handkerchief, wiped her face, and handed it back to Ryan.

As soon as Ryan took it, Nanali suddenly remembered something, and, red-faced, scolded him softly, “Don’t you dare smell it!”

Ryan: “…”

What kind of guy did she take him for?

On the other side, Octavia had rebooted successfully. After watching Ryan and Nanali, she mimicked Ryan, squatted, and used her handkerchief to wipe Dorothy’s little face.

However, Octavia used a bit too much force and actually kneaded Dorothy’s cheeks out of shape.

“Mmph-wah-wah!”

After two muffled cries, Dorothy quickly snatched the cloth, rubbed her reddened cheeks, and stared speechlessly at Octavia.

Ashamed, Octavia lowered her head. Though she was Dorothy’s attendant and in charge of caring for her, she was only fulfilling a knight’s duty.

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