I Just Want to Be Able to Walk Normally Tomorrow
It had been nearly half a month since the turmoil.
For the sake of the Empire’s stability, the house retainers decided to conceal the incident, forbidding even their own descendants from speaking of it.
If the commoners were to learn that even the King was untrustworthy, the country would be truly ruined.
Therefore, the royal family announced to the public that the palace had been attacked, and that King Joseph had perished during this assault. Simultaneously, Crown Princess Jessica was said to have slain all the assassins, resolving the crisis.
The news of the King’s death quickly spread throughout the Empire.
Some mourned, some were dismissive, and others were entirely indifferent.
The succession to the Empire’s next emperor naturally fell to the King’s only child, Crown Princess Jessica.
And so, Jessica became the undisputed Empress!
No one had any objections to this.
Everyone knew of Crown Princess Jessica’s reputation. In fact, if Jessica hadn’t been chosen, they couldn’t think of anyone else suitable for the position.
Similarly, the Noel family contributed significantly to the post-disaster reconstruction.
According to Reina, if it weren’t for Eliana, she wouldn’t be staying in this godforsaken place.
Because Jessica was her junior sister’s daughter, she was willing to provide the funds.
As for the subsequent reconstruction efforts, Henry knew nothing more.
After that day, Henry never saw Jessica again.
From what Mina revealed, it seemed Jessica was busy reforming unreasonable laws and trying her best to fill the pits left by Joseph.
It was a pity he had no talent for politics, otherwise he could have lent Jessica a hand.
During that battle, Henry had expended a great deal of spiritual power, leaving his body weak for a long time, to the point where even walking became a problem.
He was in such a sorry state that even Lilith couldn’t bring herself to take advantage of him.
However, during this period, the food he ate always seemed excessively… heating. He complained to Lilith multiple times, but she would always dismiss him with a light, airy:
“Don’t like it? Suck it up.”
Who’s afraid of who!
Suck it up it is, let’s see who can outlast whom!
Henry was being exceptionally stubborn, accepting every single dish Lilith prepared without complaint.
If you asked where all his snacks had gone, Lilith had locked them all away in a safe.
She claimed it was because snacks were bad for his health and he shouldn’t eat too many.
But she wasn’t giving him any at all!
On the verge of tears, Henry could only start trying to concoct pills, hoping to produce some kind of “Immortal Bean” that could sustain him for seven days with one pill.
BOOM!
A violent explosion rocked the backyard!
Thick, black smoke billowed into the air, looking like a terrorist attack.
The commotion even frightened the students having class at Saint Nad Magic Academy.
But they all assumed some other student had made a mistake during a potions or alchemy class.
Reina, however, looked puzzled in the direction of the smoke. She distinctly remembered that was where Henry lived.
“This guy, is he trying to plant landmines for the academy or something?”
She didn’t dwell on it, figuring things were still within a controllable range.
Meanwhile, at that very moment, Henry stumbled out of the sooty haze.
Covered head to toe in black ash, he coughed violently, covering his nose.
“Seriously, dude? On TV, those alchemists just blow on a fire and the pill forms itself! How come when I try it, the cauldron explodes?”
Henry gasped for air a few times before finally catching his breath.
“What on earth are you doing back there now?” Lilith frowned deeply, her face darkening as she looked at the once pristine white walls now stained gray and black.
She was a person with a strong sense of cleanliness, and this scene was practically lethal to her!
“Just an experiment. Didn’t even make it out of the beginner village before getting blown up.”
Henry was baffled. Couldn’t the system just give him a few prescriptions? Did he really have to fumble around blindly?
【Ding! Prescriptions have been dispatched.】
【Return to Yang Pill: Been overindulging? Try taking one! (Please consume in moderation.)】
【Bright Breath Pill: Allows you to see more clearly. Taking a few might grant you thousand-mile eye! (Or possibly cross-eyes.)】
Holy crap! You damn dog system, you definitely forgot to give me my rewards, didn’t you!
Only giving them to me now?
Couldn’t you have waited until I was blown to bits?
Henry was starting to suspect his system was some kind of eroge golden finger, given how every reward it produced was so bizarre.
Faced with Henry’s accusation, the system expertly played dead.
An unreliable system paired with an unreliable person – at this rate, when would he ever become the World’s Strongest Sword Immortal?
Henry suddenly felt that this path was long and arduous.
But Lilith paid no mind to Henry’s internal monologue.
She walked up to him, clamped his head under her arm, and pressed it firmly into the unfathomable chasm between her breasts.
Faced with these towering peaks, Henry felt like he was suffocating.
The sense of oppression Lilith gave off was too strong, leaving him somewhat defenseless.
“I just cleaned the backyard yesterday, and today you blow it up. Tell me, young master, what exactly is your dissatisfaction with me?”
“Lilith, scientific research requires sacrifice!”
“Oh, really? Then during this period of your injury, I’ve sacrificed many of my own desires, and endured until now.”
A dark glint flashed in Lilith’s eyes. She moistened her finger with her lips, then inserted it into Henry’s ear.
The action sent a jolt through Henry’s entire body, startling his ‘little brother’ into awakening.
Lilith felt something hard pressing against her thigh.
Her eyelids narrowed slightly, and the corner of her mouth finally curled into a mysterious smile.
“It seems you’ve recovered quite well.”
“Wait! It’s broad daylight, you can’t possibly be thinking of doing… that!” Henry instinctively reached out to stop her.
But, as luck would have it, his hand landed squarely on one of Lilith’s soft, plump buns.
His face instantly turned ashen, knowing deep down that there was no escaping his fate this time.
“What if I said it was an accident? Would you believe me?”
“Young Master Henry, I understand completely. Timid perverts always claim it was an accident. As a mature maid, I shall simply fulfill your request.”
With that, Lilith gave Henry a gentle push.
Henry tumbled backward into the spring water.
The clear water soaked his clothes, revealing the well-defined muscles beneath.
Lilith stood at the edge of the spring, her nimble tongue tracing her lips.
“Does the young master prefer to keep his clothes on… or off?”
“Can I at least change into dry clothes?”
“Of course. After we’re done.”
Lilith removed her clothes, leaving only her black stockings on her legs.
She knew perfectly well that Henry had a particular fondness for this style.
Seeing her voluptuous figure, Henry closed his eyes in despair, resigning himself to letting Lilith have her way with his body.
Heavens! Great Emperor! I’m just an innocent young boy!
He felt himself being enveloped by two soft mounds of flesh.
He gasped sharply, opening his eyes to find Lilith staring intently at him.
“Relax, young master. We’re doing something pleasurable, why do you look so pained?”
“I just want to be able to walk normally tomorrow.”
“That just means you haven’t trained enough, young master. Keep working hard~~”