“These are your dormitories. You may choose your rooms according to your ranking points. First up is Li Xian, who holds the top spot.”
“Ah, me?”
Suddenly called out, Li Xian was a little stunned.
Having lived for so long in a cheap single room in a remote town, he had already felt comfortable just staying at an inn in the Imperial Capital.
But now, he was being given the chance to choose his own villa mansion.
He didn’t linger in that feeling for too long.
With strength on his side, one naturally faces many things with more calm and composure.
After briefly surveying the villas before him, Li Xian found that the differences between them weren’t that significant—mostly just subtle stylistic variations.
After some thought, he ultimately chose a pure white villa.
Though not the most luxurious, it simply felt the most comfortable.
Having made his choice of “dormitory,” Li Xian took the keys from Instructor Herbert and then headed towards the villa with the three others accompanying him.
Opening the front door, the interior was elegantly arranged.
The villa had three floors in total, and its overall decoration style was restrained, giving off an understated sense of luxury.
Yet it seemed Li Xian was the only one surprised by this.
Neither Princess Ellie, nor Karinya, nor Sara showed any astonishment.
It was obvious they had all seen such villas many times before.
Just as Li Xian was about to take a proper look around the villa, Karinya suddenly spoke from the side, “Since the accommodation is settled, and it’s getting late, Ellie and I will head back first.”
“Ah?” Li Xian was a little shocked as he glanced at her.
He clearly noticed a distance in her eyes, her expression briefly faltered, but she said nothing more and only nodded slightly.
“Alright then.”
After that, he simply watched as Karinya led Princess Ellie out the front door.
Frowning slightly, he knew he needed to find a chance to fully understand her situation.
Now that he had a place to stay, it was time for some things to finally get on track.
After leaving the villa together, Karinya didn’t choose to stay longer at the Academy.
In fact, neither she nor Ellie had ever really intended to live in the Academy dormitories.
There were many affairs to handle back at the tavern.
A few days away might mean something unexpected had happened there.
Plus, the Royal Hotel and Magic Materials Shop also required her attention.
So as soon as she left the Academy, Karinya said goodbye to Ellie and hurried towards the nearest shops.
“Sigh, Karinya, you’re still putting way too much pressure on yourself… Lord Elvis is really something, always forcing you like that,” Ellie sighed deeply as she watched Karinya’s hurried figure disappear.
From the tavern to the hotel, then to the Magic Materials Shop—Karinya spent the remainder of the day busy taking care of these matters.
By the time she finally finished everything, she was utterly exhausted and returned to her residence—a small villa not far from the Royal Hotel and the tavern.
Opening the villa’s door and stepping inside, she lit the Magic Energy Lamp.
Collapsing onto the sofa in fatigue, Karinya let out a long sigh.
After resting a while, she got up to prepare some food.
While eating and letting her mind wander, an image suddenly surfaced in her thoughts without her realizing it.
“What’s wrong with me?” Karinya shook her head, yet no matter how she tried, she couldn’t erase the repeated scenes playing in her mind.
“Why does he want to get close to me…”
She finally sank down into a chair, holding a freshly brewed cup of tea, sighing in frustration, “It only brings trouble. Doesn’t he see that?”
She was at a loss for how to handle it.
If this continued, the conflict between him and Roy might truly become irreconcilable.
What Karinya didn’t realize was that Roy was far more petty than she had imagined.
At this moment, he already hated Li Xian with a passion, wishing to kill him immediately.
No matter how humbly Karinya pleaded, it was useless—because from the very beginning, Roy had never taken her seriously.
All he wanted was her body.
Unable to calm her racing heart, Karinya grew increasingly agitated and bored.
She stared blankly at the empty room, gazing at the vacant living room, when suddenly an unfamiliar longing rose within her.
Flushing red, she quickly shook her head and muttered to herself, “No, no… I’ve already decided. Before the goal is reached, I must seal those things completely away.”
“But…”
Unable to resist the temptation, she bit her lip and entered the study.
After firmly closing the door behind her, despite knowing no one could possibly be around, she still looked around nervously before finally pulling out several books from a corner of the middle bookshelf.
Though in her own home, she moved like a thief—quietly slipping out of the study, tiptoeing into her bedroom, hastily tearing off her clothes, and diving under the covers.
Holding a small Magic Energy Lamp, she opened one book’s title page.
There, boldly written, was the title: (Book of the Lustful Demon King and the Pure Young Lady).
Clearly, it was a book terrible in every sense of the word.
Next to the title was the author’s name—(Meng Bi Sheng Hua).
Karinya’s breath gradually grew rapid.
Finally unable to resist any longer, she trembled as she flipped to the next page…
Long after, Karinya lay on the bed, cheeks flushed red, breathing heavily and staring blankly ahead.
The messy pile of books lay scattered beside her.
“Ah, Meng Bi Sheng Hua is truly amazing! Especially the (Lustful Demon King Series). I wonder when the next volume will be released…”
Thinking back on the scenes described in the book, Karinya blushed deeply, her mind filled with vivid fantasies.
She hugged her pillow tightly, legs clenching the blanket, twisting restlessly in bed like a wriggling worm…
“Ahhh, no, I can’t keep doing this!”Â
Once she finally calmed down, Karinya’s heart was filled with regret.
“Next time, I absolutely won’t do this again. Yes, absolutely not…”
She said this with absolute certainty, her words full of resolve—as if she had completely forgotten that just a few days ago, on a certain night, she had made exactly the same solemn vow, confident and determined, only to fail again after just a few days, finishing who knows how many rounds of rereading.