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Asher gazed into Artoria's eyes, still pressing on her shoulder as she made a symbolic struggle. The antidote slowly flowed into Artoria's mouth. Under Asher's burning gaze, Artoria's previously cold golden eyes, after a brief moment of stunned realization, suddenly flickered with panic. Then, as if to avoid Asher's gaze, she quietly closed her eyes.
Her body seemed to soften. Artoria's eyelashes trembled slightly, completely lacking the strength to struggle. Or perhaps, even if she could struggle, she didn't want to.
This was the first time she had seen Ash take the initiative. Was it because his anger flared up after her earlier words? As the antidote flowed down her throat, Artoria instinctively wrapped her arms around Asher's neck.
After a while, the antidote had completely flowed down Artoria's throat. This should be fine now... Asher thought to himself, releasing his hands from Artoria. As their soft lips parted, Asher inevitably felt a little disappointed.
Maybe I should have kissed her longer? It feels a bit like a loss...
But kissing wasn't the main point. He wondered if Lily had recovered after taking the antidote.
Asher's gaze returned to Artoria, whose eyes were now open. Her eyes were still golden, and a cold expression remained on her delicate small face, but within this coldness was a deep blush. Coupled with her embarrassed and angry eyes, it gave her a unique charm. Great... it seems she hasn't recovered at all. Perhaps the medicine isn't strong enough yet? Asher secretly glanced at the antidote bottle in his hand, which was still more than half full.
"Lily, why don't you drink it yourself?" Asher took out the narrow-mouthed bottle and tried to ask.
She can choose whether to drink it herself, or if I have to do it again!
"I won't drink it!" Artoria's attitude was firm.
Won't drink it... then I'll have to do it again. Although it wasn't ideal, it couldn't be helped for Lily's sake.
"If you do that again, I'll kill you!" Artoria looked coldly at Asher, who seemed to be stirring. Asher looked at Artoria with a blank and shocked expression. "Then why didn't you kill me just now?"
Artoria: "..."
"I forgot just now." She rarely felt awkward, but quickly glared at Asher again. "This has nothing to do with you!"
"It seems to have something to do with me, doesn't it?" Asher retorted. What just happened was caused by him, so how could it not be related to him?
"Are you really not going to drink it?" Asher brought the antidote closer to Artoria.
"I won't!" Artoria shook her head firmly, her eyes radiating coldness. "Anyway, it'll just end after a kiss, right? There won't be any new developments. You're just giving me the antidote so I won't bother you anymore, just like before."
"Weren't we always together before?" Asher said speechlessly.
"So you really think I'm annoying?" Artoria's face seemed to be shrouded in a shadow, unable to tell if it was disappointment or anger, or perhaps both.
Asher: "..."
Alright, so whatever I answer is wrong, huh?
"Then what do you want?" Asher asked. "To continue like Sister Morgan and Shishou?" Artoria was suddenly speechless for a moment.
"Not really," she said after hesitating for a long time.
"Then what exactly do you want?!" Asher silently rubbed his forehead.
"Do I have to force the antidote down your throat again?" Artoria's eyes brightened slightly, looking eager to try.
"If you can do it, try it!" Asher was speechless for a while.
Alright... it seems Lily's desire to fight has also strengthened after she went dark.
Looking at this stubborn and unresponsive "Ahoge-chan,"
Asher was at a loss for what to do.
"I'll leave the antidote here for you," he placed the narrow-mouthed bottle by Artoria's bed.
"You can drink it later." Lily was also the slightly tsundere type.
If he stayed in the room, she would be even less likely to
drink the antidote. After he left, she might drink it herself. Like a stray cat encountered in the wild, even if you want to feed it, it won't easily approach, but if you leave the food there and walk away, it's very likely to eat the food you left. The current Artoria was like this stray cat.
Artoria silently watched Asher, who was about to leave after placing the bottle, and raised her hand to flick the bottle off the bed. The bottle fell towards the ground.
Asher quickly reached out to catch the bottle, but he was a little too late; his fingers only touched the edge of the bottle.
The bottle tumbled in mid-air, hit Artoria's chest, and the narrow-mouthed bottle rolled down her thigh, a translucent liquid flowing down her smooth thigh, which shimmered with a delicate luster. Only a tiny bit of the antidote remained in the narrow-mouthed bottle. Asher looked at this scene, speechless.
Well, this stray cat has a really bad temper.
Artoria looked down at the water on her smooth, tender thigh, and soon noticed Asher's gaze. She raised her eyes and teased, "You want to drink the antidote too?"
"I don't mind," Asher ignored her, looked around the room, pulled out a towel, and sat down beside Artoria.
"Eh?" Artoria let out a small surprised sound, instinctively moving back slightly. "W-what are you doing?"
Asher was amused by the tsundere Ahoge-chan's words and said seriously, "Didn't you say you didn't mind? I'm coming." Asher said, leaning in, as if he really intended to drink the antidote on her leg.
"W-wait!" Seeing Asher's lips approaching her tender white thigh, Artoria quickly pushed Asher's face away, looking at him as if he were a pervert, even a hint of disdain on her face.
"What's wrong?" Asher asked, feigning ignorance. Artoria lightly coughed and said indifferently, "You shouldn't just drink antidotes randomly. I'm just looking out for your well-being."
"I don't mind. Anyway, if you don't drink it, it'll go to waste. Might as well let me take care of it," Asher said, bringing his face closer again. Artoria quickly dodged backwards. Whether it was the antidote taking effect or her being startled by Asher's unconventional move, her cold eyes finally melted away.
"I understand. I'll drink the rest of the antidote. Is that okay?!"
That's more like it. Wouldn't it be better for everyone if you just did that earlier?
Asher nodded with satisfaction.
"But it's probably not enough. Sister Morgan has more antidote. I'll go get some from her later."
After Asher finished speaking, he grabbed the wet towel and wiped the liquid from her legs. The girl was wearing a knee-length dress and white ankle socks. Because of the spilled liquid, her white socks were also slightly damp, and the faint glow of her fair skin could be seen beneath them. Asher reached out and touched Artoria's foot.
"Mmm...~" Feeling unfamiliar fingers touch the sole of her foot, Artoria let out a sensitive little moan and quickly raised her golden eyes to glare fiercely at Asher.
"What are you doing!"
"Taking off your socks, aren't they wet?" Asher said speechlessly. After taking off one of her socks, he reached out and touched Artoria's other foot. Feeling Artoria instinctively retract her leg, Asher looked up and asked, "Are you very ticklish?"
"No," Artoria's tone remained calm, but due to Asher's recent actions, there was a deep sense of shame within that calm tone. "A qualified knight wouldn't have such a trivial weakness."
"Good, as long as you're not ticklish." Asher nodded, grabbing Artoria's left foot with one hand and the top of the sock with the other, then slowly pulling it down.
"Ah...~" It seemed Asher's finger accidentally touched the sole of Artoria's foot again. She instinctively retracted her leg and once again let out an alluring sound.
"What's wrong?" Asher looked up and asked.
"D-don't touch the sole of my foot," Artoria said softly, her cold expression tinged with a faint blush, her golden eyes flickering slightly. She rubbed her legs together lightly, looking up. "It's a little ticklish..."
"I'll try my best, but don't make those strange noises anymore," Asher scratched his forehead with his pinky.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to resist."
"That's beyond my control. Who told you to attack someone's weakness?" Artoria bit her lip tightly. "Alright, you can continue. I'll try not to make any sound."
Why do these lines sound so bad?
Asher grumbled in his heart, finally managing to take off the white ankle sock from Artoria's other foot as well.
Artoria's toes curled up, her tender white toes as delicate and smooth as oval pearls, seeming to shimmer with a crystalline luster in the dim light, making him gaze at them in a daze.
"You really do have strange fetishes. Royal Sister was right," Artoria snatched the towel from Asher's hand and lowered her head to wipe the liquid from her feet.
Although she didn't dislike Asher, she was very afraid of Asher's fingers touching the soles of her feet.
"I don't think there are any so-called strange fetishes; it's just that everyone likes different things," Asher said, looking at Artoria as she wiped her tender white feet.
"It's still not too late, what I told you before," Artoria stopped wiping her toes, looked up and said, "I've been an adult for over a week now. Sixteen is already the age for an coming-of-age ceremony." "So, that can happen too."
Undeniably, this was a rather captivating proposal.
Coupled with what had just happened in the room with Asher, all these accumulated events, plus such a proposal, made Asher hold his breath for a moment.
"I need to go get you the antidote first," his gaze darted to the side.
"No need to rush for a moment, right?" Artoria shifted forward slightly. Perhaps because her feet were so ticklish and she had struggled, her knee-length dress was a bit dishevelled, with the hem slightly lifted, revealing large expanses of fair skin. A hint of green seemed to appear in her golden eyes, proof that her original personality was returning. But Artoria didn't mind. She wrapped her arms around Asher's neck and brought her lips closer. She didn't press them directly, but stopped just before touching Asher's lips. Then, a teasing look entered her eyes.
This was revenge for what just happened; Asher had made her embarrass herself, so she needed revenge. And this was also giving Asher the chance to choose for himself. The remaining small distance, whether to close it or not, was up to him. Asher gazed at Artoria's face. Her lips were as elastic as jelly, and a confident smile appeared on her face.
"You weren't so indecisive when you gave me the antidote with your mouth just now. Where did your earlier momentum go?"
"You'll really regret it when you recover, Lily..." Asher whispered.
"I won't regret it," Artoria said. "I will take responsibility for myself." Looking at the girl slowly closing her eyes, Asher just stared at her in a daze. It seemed he really had paid little attention to her. Although she had always been by his side, she was always unconsciously overlooked.
It wasn't that he didn't see Artoria as a girl; he just never saw her as a lover. But now, it seemed Lily had truly grown up... The first time it didn't happen in Morgan's dressing room was because he hoped to wait for Lily to calm down before making a decision, but this time, he had seen Artoria's determination. If he continued to be timid, he would probably regret it himself. So, Asher slowly closed that small distance, their lips meeting.
Soft lips exhaled a faint breath onto his face, which only made Asher's spirit more excited. He instinctively reached out and placed his hand on Artoria's slender waist.
Thump-thump. Just then, a sudden knock sounded at the door, followed by a voice from outside.
"Lily, is Ash in your room" Asher flinched, instinctively wanting to stand up, but Artoria firmly pressed Asher's head down, giving him no such opportunity.
"Ash...?" A surprised female voice came from the doorway. Asher glanced at the girl at the door, his heart sinking into an icy abyss, and a chill immediately swept down his spine. Uathach, his fiance, had actually arrived.
Uathach stood at the doorway, staring intently at the young man sitting on the bed and the girl who was pressing her brother down. Her eyes flickered slightly, and a feeling of excitement and jealousy quietly rose in her heart.
After a long time, Artoria released her hand from Asher's head, and their lips parted. "Aren't you going to get the antidote? You can go now," Artoria said calmly, as if nothing had just happened. But the flush on her face and the shyness flickering in her eyes already proved what had just transpired in the room.
"Sister, long time no see..." Asher turned to Uathach, his heart feeling even guiltier.
"Long time no see. You're getting bolder now, aren't you? Before, you wouldn't dare kiss another girl in front of your sister, would you?" Uathach was wearing a black short skirt, with sexy stockings covering her slender legs.
The glistening skin beneath the black stockings was vaguely visible. Asher was speechless for a moment.
Uathach walked into the room, tilting her head slightly, and asked with a strange expression,
"Didn't Lily tell you to go get the antidote? Or do you want to stay here and listen to our girl talk?"
Her tone was natural, as if she hadn't seen her fiance just kissing another girl, which was perplexing. Asher naturally wished he could leave immediately, but what if these two started fighting?
He knew that Lily's temper was quite volatile now. Normally, how could she say something like "I want to fuck you"?
But in her "blackened" state, she could say such things without inhibition. And his sister's temper had been spoiled since childhood. If she couldn't help but retaliate after being provoked by Lily... the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Don't worry, I'm very excited..." Uathach lightly coughed.
"I'm very calm now; I won't argue with Lily." She glanced indifferently at Asher. "However, you should be careful with Mother. Mother would be very angry if she knew you secretly kissed another girl."
Shishou, huh...?
Recalling what happened that night, Asher looked at Uathach with increasing guilt.
"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly silent?" Uathach
asked. "
Ah... um, nothing. Then I'll go see if Sister Morgan has any more antidote." Asher shook his head, then glanced at Uathach one last time, finding that his sister was already sitting beside Artoria, holding her hand, and whispering something into her ear. It seemed they really wouldn't argue...
Asher finally felt relieved and turned to leave the room.
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Following the path he had taken that afternoon, Asher quickly arrived at Morgan's alchemy workshop.
"Sister Morgan?" he called out. The alchemy workshop was pitch black, and there was no response.
"It seems she's already gone back?" Asher muttered to himself, shaking his head, about to leave.
"Hey kid, wait!" Just then, an urgent voice came from the alchemy workshop, and Asher's steps halted abruptly. He turned to see the voice say, "Over here! Where are you looking?!" The voice came from below. Asher looked down. It was the white mouse he had seen that afternoon.
"What do you want?" Asher asked.
"I'm hungry now. Prepare some offerings for me," the white mouse said, lying flat in the cage, rubbing its bulging belly with its paws. What a lunatic! Offerings, indeed. Asher rolled his eyes at the white mouse. "Sorry, I'm busy looking for Sister Morgan for something important.
Take care of yourself." Saying that, he turned to leave. The white mouse seemed to get anxious, and quickly said, "Prepare me some food, and I'll tell you a shocking secret." Because of its special physique, it needed a large amount of food every day, otherwise, it wouldn't have gotten so fat. But that woman punished it today and didn't give it much food, which made the white mouse hungry all afternoon. Now that it finally saw someone, if it let him go, it would have to wait until Morgan came tomorrow to beg for food.
Asher still didn't stop, stepping forward, ready to leave. The white mouse anxiously shouted, "Vortigern was intentionally released by that witch! Your White Dragon body isn't complete either. Morgan wants you and Vortigern to fight to the death!"
Asher's footsteps paused. He turned to look at the white mouse. "What did you say?"
"First, get me some food, and I'll tell you the truth," the white mouse said. Asher nodded silently.
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