Chapter 490: A Teaching Lesson and Communicating with Yulia

"Alright, let's start by looking at it from a macro and biological perspective. It's made up of these two parts."

Ona wrote two terms on the small blackboard by the bed, then pointed at each with a little teaching stick.

Scarlett lay sprawled on the bed, her face pressed close.

"I know, this is…."

"You can understand it that way too. Then this one is—"

"That's right, Scarlett is really clever."

"Hmph, as if that even needs saying."

Scarlett's face was small, with two little dimples spiraling out at her cheekbones, carrying naturally soft, rounded contours.

The cute and playful type.

She glared at Rod again. "Well, no problem then."

Ona shook her head.

"First you need to understand—seventy percent of their bodies is liquid, and this one is the same. As for Rod's, um—"

she said.

Ona's flushed face tilted up toward Rod, suddenly a little uncertain.

"…No."

Rod kept a stiff face and said in a wooden tone.

"Look here, Scarlett, there isn't any. Compare it with your own—"

"Oh."

The mushroom-person Scarlett scrambled up and obediently did as told.

"Really, huh, ahaha—"

"…"

"Hey, can you give me this thing? I want to transplant it onto myself~"

"No."

"Tch, cheapskate."

Meanwhile Ona's face grew even redder, and she couldn't help glancing at Rod.

Rod could only spread his hands.

The rabbit-girl gave him a reproachful look, then turned back to continue explaining to Scarlett:

"This is also our next important step."

"So troublesome, humans really have such a backward bodily mechanism."

Scarlett sneered. "Go on, how do we do it?"

"Do this, then this, then this—wait until enough has accumulated. This is the method for the vast majority of humanoid races, and also one of the entertainment activities some people never tire of."

"…"

That's quite the pointed remark, this Young Lady of the rabbit-folk.

"Heh, boring and childish, a repetitive, monotonous act—what's fun about that?"

she said.

Scarlett lay down as Ona had instructed, her face full of disdain.

"Come on, human, hurry it up. Just skip all that so-called 'flirting' and 'affection' business."

Rod's eyebrow rose.

If only Ona weren't right here.

I really would have to teach that little brat a proper lesson in manners before her elders.

For now,

forget it.

Same old, same old.

Do this, then this, then this.

Ona asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"

(….)

What followed was the unspeakable, repetitive, monotonous act.

After all, Ona was right there watching, and he had to provide a live commentary on the side—hard to really get into it!

Rod played the role of a heartless tool.

He couldn't get a word in edgewise.

So he simply took out the communication magic stone Ona had given him earlier—for Yulia.

And while he was at it, he used the 【Far-Speaking Chain】 to remotely have the mind flayer Hart partially lift, to the minimum degree, some of the psychic abilities used for shielding.

That guy Hart seemed to be resting; his tone was muffled and low.

At that moment, the succubus who had been waiting at home also sent a message.

【Tally: Master, not back yet? Tally already fell asleep once on the bath tub.】

【Rod: Later. Don't wait for me to wash together.】

【Tally: Where are you? Is some little whore seducing you? Tally wants to join in too~~】

Rod glanced at Ona, who was gradually losing her words with her face flushed red, then at Scarlett, whose breathing had grown heavy though she was stubbornly refusing to show it.

The situation was a little complicated.

If Tally came over, it might relieve the boredom, but things would probably get even more complicated.

【Shi Li: Wait for me, I'll be right back.】

【Tally: Oh.】

Shi Li didn't bother with it any further.

He activated the communication stone in his hand.

Whirr whirr crackle—

Whirr whirr crackle—

After a burst of chaotic magical friction sounds.

"Who is it! Calling this late! Don't you know I need my beauty sleep! Don't you know staying up late is a woman's worst enemy!"

The voice was crisp, the pitch rising, carrying the sweet quality of a young girl.

—The Vampire King, Yulia.

No

Why would a vampire need to sleep early?

What Shi Li hadn't expected even more was—

This communication magic stone was on speaker, and it directly drew over Ona, who had been observing Scarlett.

The rabbit mage had originally been staring at Scarlett before her, her head going numb, so much so she didn't even have time to think about why the latter would have a reaction like that of a humanoid race.

The two thighs under her mage robe couldn't help but clamp together.

The moment she heard that familiar voice, she jolted awake at once.

"Lord Yulia? Oh, Shi Li! Why does it have to be at this time!"

"Uh, I thought this magic stone was the messaging-spell kind."

"Usually it is, but Purgatory is too far from the surface, so we can only use a slightly more primitive method."

Yulia's voice from the other end of the magic stone let out a surprised sound: "Oh? Ona's there too? Did you buy the skincare products I told you to get?"

"Already bought them, I've set them aside for you."

"That's fine then, so the voice next to her must be Forester Shi Li!"

Shi Li said: "It's me. Earlier Ona said Lord Yulia had business with me, I wasn't sure what—"

"Let's not talk about that first."

Yulia's voice grew excited, "You two are together late at night, what are you doing? Speak up! Have you two gotten together!"

"Lord Yulia!" Ona said in annoyance.

"Nothing of the sort. Scarlett and I are good friends, and Ona is a chaste-pact rabbit-kin, I respect her very much." Shi Li also explained.

Just then.

Scarlett suddenly kicked over the water cup, clatter crash—

"."

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Yulia's voice from the magic stone was noticeably even more excited: "There's a third person? Hahaha—I get it, I get it! You young people all love playing this kind of game nowadays!"

(End of chapter)