Confession is useless.
Lucas had tried it before; he would say 'I love you,' and she would say 'I love you.'
Kiana might say 'love, love, love,' but the fruit knife in her hand wouldn't slow down at all.
Only by placing the supper made by Raiden Mei at the door before midnight and waiting for the Paramecium to eat it clean could he open the door and meet her.
He recalled some terrifying scenes.
Lucas shivered, then turned around and said, "It's time to get Hyperion's key."
Raiden Mei had just left, and it would take an hour or two for her to prepare the supper and pack it downstairs.
Lucas naturally couldn't waste this time; he needed to retrieve something he hadn't obtained in the last cycle.
Hyperion's key.
That item was in Academy Principal Theresa's hands.
And to get the Key from her, another important item was needed—bitter gourd juice.
This was in the Headmaster's office.
After getting the bitter gourd juice from the office, he would have to rush to the Headmaster's bedroom.
To be honest.
This interconnected chain of events made Lucas feel like he was playing a bizarre, ancient RPG bloody eroge.
Without delay.
He quietly left the Maze Garden.
Lucas walked towards the teaching building. As a veteran who had gone through ninety-nine cycles, he was quite familiar with walking at night.
Carefully avoiding the Night Valkyries.
Lucas quickly arrived at the St. Freya Academy teaching building.
The building was shaped like the character 'district' (qu, meaning area).
In the middle was a cross-shaped corridor, and on the outside were classrooms for students and offices for teachers.
The Headmaster's office he needed to go to was on the sixth floor.
Compared to other parts of Schicksal, the visibility inside the teaching building was much better.
After all, even at night, emergency lights were on, and faint figures could be seen moving inside the teaching building.
For Lucas, this was definitely not good; with relatively good visibility, he was more likely to be discovered by a Valkyrie.
"I must be even more careful when entering the teaching building."
Lucas, crouching behind the green belt, muttered to himself.
The next second...
A chill blew across Lucas's neck, making his hair stand on end and his body instantly stiffen.
A faint fragrance in the air contained infinite killing intent.
"Who is it?"
Just as Lucas's mind was racing, a clear, puzzled voice came from beside his ear, saying, "Lucas Gege, what... are you doing?"
Hearing the familiar voice.
Lucas's heart settled a bit. He turned around and looked at the girl less than ten centimeters away from him.
She had sky-blue short hair, purple eyes, and wore a shoulder-baring, fitted white dress with warm white stockings on her feet.
She was tall and gracefully curved.
Her slightly bowed delicate body further emphasized her ample bosom.
Lucas's gaze briefly swept over the rich and generous cleavage, then fixed on her face.
The person who came was none other than—the art teacher, Griseo. This was not the small Griseo, but Big Greysia.
Compared to encountering a patrolling Valkyrie.
Meeting Griseo was, of course, nothing to him... she was similar to Raiden Mei, one of the easier ones to conquer, but her movements were unpredictable, making her hard to find at night.
As a result, in ninety-nine cycles, Lucas had only successfully conquered her three times.
However...
Once conquered.
Lucas knew how to survive under Griseo's hands.
He glanced at the watch he put on before leaving the room.
"Day 1, 2:53 AM, Griseo will appear near the teaching building. Okay, I've noted it."
Clearing his throat, Lucas said, "So it's Greishu Meimei. What are you doing out so late? At this hour, good children should be home sleeping."
In the green belt next to the teaching building.
Griseo reached up and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, saying, "I can't sleep, and isn't Lucas Gege also outside? It's so late, why are you sneaking around crouching here..."
"Are you perhaps doing something unspeakable?"
"Lucas Gege... you're not a bad child, are you?"
Griseo said a lot, and her speech became faster and faster, her voice growing stranger and sharper, like fingernails scraping glass, making one feel uncomfortable from the bottom of their heart. Lucas couldn't let her continue like this.
If he ignored her, Griseo would list a whole bunch of conclusions about him being a bad child in her strange voice.
And then?
Lucas would die.
To survive, when facing Griseo, he had to take aggressive action to seize the initiative.
Talking his way out wouldn't work; he had to act decisively.
Hesitation leads to defeat.
Taking a deep breath, Lucas reached out and covered Griseo's chattering mouth, then pushed hard, knocking her onto the grass and pressing his whole body down on her.
The unresisting girl merely showed a morbid smile, her purple eyes filled with love.
Lucas said fiercely.
"Greishu Meimei, you're being unreasonable. I'm here for a legitimate reason, not to do anything unspeakable. Your wild guesses make me very angry and furious."
Pressed onto the grass, Griseo tightened her slender, beautiful legs. Her voice instantly returned to normal, and she feigned confusion, saying, "Really? I don't believe it... Since Lucas Gege is angry, then prove it to me."
Lucas had already released his hand; he knew Griseo would say that.
So...
Lucas, still straddling her, covered Griseo's mouth again and, with his other free hand, harshly pinched her curvaceous body.
The girl's fair, jade-like face instantly turned so red it looked like blood could drip from it.
Her eyes became watery.
If her mouth hadn't been covered, Griseo would definitely have made an extraordinary sound.
Lucas questioned.
"Are you wrong?"
Griseo said with a hazy look in her eyes, "I'm wrong, I'm wrong... I shouldn't have doubted Lucas Gege. Punish me, quickly... quickly punish me..."
Although her voice was muffled.
But...
Lucas could guess what she was saying.
Griseo was not only unafraid now but quite expectant... and he could only cooperate with her; if he didn't satisfy her needs, only death awaited him.
"Of course, I'll punish you. I'm going to spank your bottom hard right now, you naughty child who needs a good lesson."
As Lucas spoke, he unceremoniously flipped Griseo over.
Then he gave her a good spanking.
He showed no mercy, but the Valkyrie's physical conditioning was too good. Even with Lucas's full force, he couldn't make Griseo feel real pain.
Although for an S-Class Valkyrie.
This level of attack was like tickling, a little painful but not much.
However...
Griseo still made sounds of pain. Her whole body seemed paralyzed, and she lay sprawled on the grass, unable to exert any strength.
Seeing this.
Lucas stood up, picked up Griseo, and walked away.
This place was dangerous.
If he continued to educate Griseo here, they might be encountered by other Valkyries.
His many experiences taught him that if possible, it was best not to let two Valkyries meet when he was present.
This also meant Lucas had to find another place to continue the education.
Yes.
Griseo, this yandere masochist, was not yet satisfied. Lucas could indeed leave now, but he would have to bear the risk of being killed.
Plus the fact that it would be difficult to find her again later.
After all, except for the first day's early morning...
It was hard to predict the movements of a Valkyrie like Griseo, who liked to wander around for inspiration, based on past cycles.
It was better to take this opportunity to conquer her thoroughly.
Whether a Valkyrie had been conquered by Lucas or not made quite a difference to him.
Conquered Valkyries were more docile, while unconquered ones were quite dangerous.
For example, right now, if Lucas carrying Griseo was seen by an unconquered Valkyrie, she would immediately attack without a word, fighting them to the death.
If he encountered the conquered Raiden Mei, the situation would be better.
Raiden Mei would say a few more words.
Let them die understanding (crossed out).
In short, as long as Raiden Mei was willing to talk, Lucas could play his part well, acting as a lubricant to resolve the conflict between the two Valkyries.
From a near-death situation, he would seize that sliver of hope.
Of course...
Not every conquered Valkyrie was like this.
The reasons for this were both different conquest progress and the Valkyries' personality factors.
To be honest.
Even after ninety-nine cycles, there were still many things Lucas didn't understand about this Inner World.
For example, the fact that Griseo would appear near the teaching building on the first day's early morning.
Lucas didn't know this, even though he often came to the teaching building on the first day before, but never encountered her. This also indicated that... Griseo was just passing by; she didn't stay there for a long time, otherwise he would have definitely met her.
"As long as I can conquer Griseo... I won't have to worry too much about her plot-killing me when I encounter her outside, and I can also, to a certain extent, control her actions at night."
Just as Lucas was muttering to himself.
The delicate girl in his arms was anything but restless.