Chapter 62: Might as Well Go Dark! (Third Update, Ten Thousand Words)

"Activate it, everyone is Li Ensu, it shouldn't be too excessive, right."

So, the Heroic Spirit's card transformed into light, and Li En closed his eyes.

The next instant, a "Li En. Kuku" with constantly flickering pupils blinked and woke up.

Unlike "Su Er" who directly raised his sword and charged out, the Heroic Spirit who had just awakened this time spent a little while understanding some of the current situation.

Soon, he saw Li En's worry and unease. Earlier, Li En had truly considered locking himself in bed for the whole day, yet feared deeply offending the Heroic Spirit.

"Kuku" was a little annoyed. He was a mature adult—how could he take out his displeasure on a junior over a trivial matter?

Negative satisfaction? What is that? Does it have anything to do with the great Kuku?

"Tsk tsk, to actually look down on Kuku. Is Kuku the kind of person who would take out his anger on others because of a big bad dragon and a blindingly flashy stinky can? Hmm, yes, Kuku is." It seems this Heroic Spirit, who was talking to himself, was in quite a bad state.

"Friend, friend, are you free? Can you come play with Miss Lana?" But at this moment, Miss Lana had come knocking.

Li En had been too busy lately, and the agreed-upon playtime had been repeatedly stood up.

Now seeing that Li En was finally free, the friend took the initiative to come visit.

At this moment, "Li En. Kuku" looked at the cute little Miss Lana, and his mood instantly brightened.

Kuku Li En liked white hair and red eyes the most, and such a pure little cutie made him like her even more.

"It's all the friend's fault for not keeping cute little Miss Lana company. Today, I'll play to my heart's content with little Miss Lana!" Li En made a promise, and Kuku swore he must fulfill it.

Immediately, little Miss Lana happily jumped up.

"Great! This time you're not allowed to play halfway and then say you have something to do!!"

Hearing this, "Li En. Kuku" felt immensely guilty. How could this bad self be so heartless, actually standing up cute little Miss Lana several times?

But because the little girl was bouncing around, the already-loosened skirt slipped down again.

She furrowed her brows, recalled that not wearing it would mean another scolding, and hurriedly bent down to pick it up.

"Miss Lana doesn't want to wear clothes? Then don't wear them." Seeing some memories, "Li En. Kuku" happily gave a thumbs-up.

Due to being a different species, the non-human Kuku, who felt nothing toward beast-women, didn't see any problem with a little cub not wearing clothes.

Among his burrowing kindred back home, pants were a luxury—most of them were roughly equivalent to not wearing any.

Seeing the little one still hesitating a bit, he directly took hold of her small hand and gave it a happy shake.

"Let's go, friend, let's go catch sea jellies together."

"Mm, mm!"

So, the big friend holding the little friend, the two of them took off. ——

"Truly peaceful days."

Meanwhile, in the living room, the young lady Sha Li Man was happily enjoying her afternoon tea.

". With those troubles removed, I can finally take a proper vacation. The Princess has finally left as well." The latter was the key point.

It wasn't just Li En who felt relaxed—Sha Li Man, who had been under pressure all along, felt it too.

The Princess, who had finally left her residence, was the source of her greatest pressure.

With her superior finally gone, it also completely allowed this "girl" pretending to be mature to relax.

But thinking of the man still in the residence, she felt uneasy again. Had she been too cold to him? After all, today he had suddenly lost his power—this was his most vulnerable moment, wasn't it?

Watching his back as he returned to his room alone, even his usually confident bearing seemed a little hurried, as if his mood was quite dejected.

Perhaps later, she should have a maid send some pastries in.

She hesitated again—should she just go deliver them herself? But it seemed their relationship hadn't reached that point yet. Wouldn't it be a bit much?

"Forget it, there are plenty of days ahead. Take it one step at a time."

The young lady pressed her face onto the table and, pathetically, gave up once again.

While despising her own uselessness, she stared at the corridor outside the door and breathed on her coffee cup.

The next glance, she sprayed it all out in one mouthful!

"Miss Lana!! You're not wearing clothes again! I've told you so many times, you have to wear them properly." The little one just walked right past like that.

She had just wanted to stand up and stop her, when an even more bizarre scene appeared outside the corridor door.

Something that at least looked like Li En also walked past the door, hopping.

". Put your clothes on." She was dumbfounded. What was so white? What was unrestrained? What was only wearing socks?!

Elephant, oh elephant, why is your nose so long!

Yes, in order to let Miss Lana fulfill her dream, safely break free from constraints, and enjoy a happy life—

"Li En. Kuku" was also only wearing socks, and just walked right past like that!

In an instant, Sha Li Man froze, petrified. In her once-elegant pupils, there was nothing but a-swaying, a-swaying elephant, elephant.

"Aaaaaaaaaah!" A scream echoed throughout the entire Sudar residence.

The master has been attacked?! Immediately, all sorts of hidden female supernatural guards and combat maids in the mansion were activated.

They hurriedly put down their work and came to check on the master's condition, and then—

Elephant, oh elephant, why is your nose so long!

Li En. Kuku spun and leaped, happily passing by.

"my lord!"

"What's wrong with you!"

"What kind of dark art is this? Cleric, get a cleric over here!"

Many of the mansion's maids had privately already regarded Li En as the future master's husband, and they knew quite a bit about him.

Private gossip and chatter were inevitable, but most of them recognized this future master's husband's character and abilities.

This bizarre scene, let alone being an eye-opener, directly made people suspect they were dreaming.

"This my lord has today completely devolved. Could he have caught the same illness as Miss Lana? It's said Miss Lana was also his former comrade and has a similar problem, and even lost her memory." One combat maid quickly came up with a seemingly plausible explanation.

But seeing the future head of the household and husband dancing Swan Lake with a little girl while completely naked—oh heavens, the hundred-year reputation of the Sudar family!

"Stop him! Absolutely do not let him go into the streets!" For the honor of the Sudar family, they must stop them!

Thus, the capable guards of the great mansion began their efforts to intercept the duo who had started climbing the tower to look high.

Oh heavens, he stands on one leg like a golden rooster atop the statue of the Heroine, my lord! Don't shake!! This is absolutely a nightmare! Absolutely a hallucination!

Finally, the snake woman, driven frantic with urgency, caught up; she waved her hand, intending to cast a hypnosis spell.

"Mind..."

Then, Li En Kukku, from far away, merely happened to raise a hand.

The magical light on Shaliman's hand vanished instantly; the spell was countered!

This is a bit far-fetched, isn't it? At such a distance, the spell was identified and countered the moment it was cast.

She used a rare mind secret art, and it was instantly crushed and countered?

In that moment, Shaliman was completely stunned.

"I am also somewhat interested in spellcasters." The woman, recalling this now, ground her teeth in anger.

"That liar!" The roaring woman began her next spell.

This time, it was a high-level third-circle mind secret art, a secret transmission from her mentor; she intended to teach this man who deceived her a good lesson.

"Snap!" The man standing on one leg didn't even bother to turn his head.

He merely snapped his fingers; without a glance, only the sound, he successfully countered it again.

Watching the magical light on her hand extinguish once more, Shaliman began to doubt life itself.

But perhaps tired of the scenery, or perhaps having already memorized the mansion's layout, Li En Kukku simply jumped down.

Then, he was surrounded by the combat maids who had been waiting; they held clothes, preparing to...

"Snap!"

Another snap, and a pool of slippery oil appeared on the ground.

Logically, this low-level grease spell should be meaningless against these combat maids.

But incredibly, they all slipped underfoot, about to fall...

"Snap!" Another snap; a low-level feather fall spell (reducing fall damage) actually made the fall smooth.

These are merely the lowest-tier first-circle spells and cantrips, but this kind of play is unheard of; who would be so extravagant as to add a feather fall spell to a slip on flat ground?

But how could the feather fall spell activate at such a low height? It defies all reason.

In that moment, the maids on the perimeter got serious; they began to treat him as a great enemy, but it was still useless.

It seemed this awakened "Sorcerer," my lord, had infinite mana; with just a few casual cantrips, he escaped the pursuit of the maids and the Young Lady.

Thus, while Miss Lana welcomed her happiest day, the entire Sudar Manor welcomed its most shameful day.

That day, the suits of armor in the corridors ran on their own, engaging in a happy game of horseback warfare.

That day, the mansion's curtains were made into a multi-story ski slide; with the help of real falling snow, the joyful laughter of the little girl and the man echoed across the rooftop.

That day, the Heroine's statue came to life, performed a frantic tap dance, and, covered in crayon drawings, returned to the fountain where its pedestal stood, face down.

That day, the fountain's water turned into jellyfish-shaped water elemental spheres, which she and he held hands with and ran all over the great house.

That day, laughter was everywhere, along with the combat maids and the Young Lady in frantic pursuit—er, at least the first two seemed quite happy.

That day, the great mansion gained endless new fun.

"I want to die, really."

The next morning, Li En, waking amidst the wreckage, sat atop the graffiti-covered statue in the room, doubting life itself.

"Really, I want to die."

Naked, wearing only socks, he seriously pondered philosophical questions concerning life and death.

And opposite him was the owner of the mansion he had wreaked havoc upon.

"Get out!" Shaliman, draped in sofa fabric and curtains as clothes (her garments had been spirited away by cantrips), not only had a face flushed red, but her tail stood up in anger.

Li En, truly too ashamed to face anyone, hurriedly fled, taking Lana back to his own home.

And Shaliman, furious, returned to her room, but saw an oil painting there: the great Heroine challenging the Mammoth War Elephant of the Demon King.

Elephant, oh elephant, why is your nose so long?

She instantly blushed.

Perhaps from anger, perhaps...

(End of this chapter)