Vol 4. Chapter 119: Saiboke’s Plan
A visitor?
At this hour, so late at night...
“Could it be... that girl...”
After frowning slightly, Miss Yumo already had a rough guess.
Then,
the black-haired girl in the bath gradually began to disintegrate. Her entire body transformed into countless blood-red butterflies, which fluttered through the air before, under the respectful gazes of the two maids, gradually reconstructing her body beside the bath.
After being broken down and reformed, all the moisture clinging to Yumo’s delicate body had completely vanished.
The two maids beside her immediately understood and stepped forward to help her dress...
...
Meanwhile, as Yumo was getting dressed, our adorable little Yuan’er slowly poked half of her small head out of the bath, blinking thoughtfully.
Hm?
Someone came to see Mommy?
At this hour, someone coming to see Mommy? Could it be~
Hehe~
A mischievous grin gradually appeared on little Yuan’er’s adorable face.
...
After several minutes of preparation, with the assistance of the two maids, Miss Yumo’s beautiful long black hair had been carefully arranged and pinned up behind her head. She had also changed into a white classical-style long dress that perfectly matched the atmosphere of the residence.
By now, Miss Yumo seemingly no longer had the same initial resistance toward wearing dresses.
When the maids brought out this particular long dress, the girl barely gave it any thought before readily accepting it.
Once everything was ready,
Yumo, once again transformed into an elegant noble young lady, slowly pushed open the apartment door.
However,
in the very next moment,
just as Yumo had expected,
a breathtakingly beautiful silver-haired girl with a sweet smile, looking almost like an angel, appeared before Miss Yumo’s eyes.
Just like during the day, the silver-haired girl had tied her hair into a neat and spirited single ponytail and was wearing the simple white uniform of Yexinlian Royal Academy.
The difference was that now, she was holding several thick stacks of documents against her chest.
The moment Miss Yumo opened the door, the silver-haired girl’s smile grew even brighter, warm and comforting like spring sunlight.
“Good evening, Teacher Yu!”
Mengxi cheerfully greeted Yumo.
Faced with Mengxi’s greeting, Yumo visibly froze for a moment.
Even now, Yumo still wasn’t used to Mengxi calling her ‘Teacher Yu.’
For some reason, whenever Mengxi addressed her that way, it always gave her the strange feeling that they were engaging in some kind of embarrassing roleplay.
Basically, one of those weird roleplaying games...
Still, considering that Mengxi was currently standing outside her apartment and several other teachers nearby were curiously watching them, there was nothing inappropriate about the way she addressed her.
Coming back to her senses, Yumo smiled faintly.
“Good evening, Student Mengxi. It’s already so late. Is there something you need?”
“Well~”
As she spoke, Mengxi shook the documents in her arms.
“Of course I came to deliver some documents to Teacher Yu. These are the course records left behind by Teacher Sakala, as well as every student’s cultivation reports and magical power parameters. I’m sure they’ll be useful to Teacher Yu later. Also, since Teacher Yu has only just arrived, there are still some course-related matters that need to be handed over. Since I’m the class monitor, I thought I’d stop by and help out while I’m at it.”
“Oh, I see.”
“Yep~”
“Enmmm, anyway, come inside first.”
“Mm-hm!”
After receiving Miss Yumo’s permission, Mengxi happily entered Yumo’s apartment.
The other Yexinlian teachers watching from not far away outside all revealed slightly astonished expressions when they saw this.
After all, everyone in the academy knew that although Mengxi was the class monitor, she had never been this proactive about seeking out the lead instructor to deal with class affairs...
In fact, throughout the entire previous half-year, Mengxi had never once voluntarily gone to see Sakala.
“When did that girl become so enthusiastic??”
Quite a few teachers couldn’t help muttering to themselves in confusion.
...
After bringing Mengxi inside, Miss Yumo turned her head toward Saiboke, who had just walked out of the kitchen nearby.
“Little Sai, prepare some tea and snacks, then bring them to my room.”
“Yes, Miss Yu.”
Saiboke respectfully nodded in response.
Seeing this, Yumo said nothing more.
Instead, she glanced out of the corner of her eye at the silver-haired girl behind her and, like a proper teacher, spoke calmly with a faint hint of authority.
“Follow me.”
“Yes, Teacher Yu.”
...
And so, the two breathtakingly beautiful girls walked toward the second floor, one behind the other.
...
Only after the sound of their footsteps had completely disappeared—and even the sound of the bedroom door closing had been heard—did the elderly butler Saiboke finally lower the hand with which he had been saluting.
The kindly smile on his face vanished instantly.
In its place appeared an icy chill.
Not only Saiboke, but the maid and young butler beside him underwent almost identical changes in expression.
Staring thoughtfully toward the staircase leading to the second floor, flames gradually seemed to flicker within Saiboke’s eyes.
Now that Yumo was no longer present, there was naturally no need for Saiboke to continue hiding his true emotions.
Clearly,
the old butler was extremely displeased at the moment.
“Hmph!”
Saiboke couldn’t help letting out a cold snort.
That damned Child of Destiny!
She actually came looking for our Lady Yumo this quickly!
And she even put on the appearance of an obedient little student... Hmph...
The moment he thought about how the Child of Destiny had approached his kind and innocent Lady Yumo with ulterior motives, the old butler could feel his blood pressure rapidly rising.
If he hadn’t been mindful of the two juniors beside him watching, Saiboke might already have flown into a furious rage.
Fortunately, Saiboke had received professional training after all.
After taking several deep breaths, he managed to suppress his impulse.
Hehe.
You wicked woman.
You want to deceive our Lady Yumo’s feelings?!
As long as this old man Saiboke is here, I absolutely won’t let you succeed!!
Just watch how this old man ruins your wicked schemes!
Thinking this, the corners of Saiboke’s lips rose slightly.
Truthfully,
Saiboke had already anticipated Mengxi coming to visit tonight.
As an excellent elderly butler, he had long since devised a plan for how to deal with precisely this situation.
Thus,
while taking tea and snacks out of the cupboard and refrigerator, Saiboke glanced sideways at the young butler beside him.
“Wandong, is the medicine ready?”
𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
“Yes. It’s been prepared for quite some time, Lord Saiboke.”
As he spoke, the young butler carefully took a small pouch of black powder from his sleeve and handed it to the old butler.
“Lord Saiboke, this was made according to the formula provided by Lady Luowei. It has no effect on Lady Yumo, but it can effectively disrupt the Holy Aura inside the Child of Destiny’s body, causing physical discomfort and mental confusion. It will also give her an intense urge to have diarrhea. In such an uncomfortable condition, the Child of Destiny definitely won’t have the energy to keep bothering our Lady Yumo. Besides, doesn’t she have a strong sense of pride? If she keeps farting in front of Lady Yumo, that woman will definitely leave in humiliation!!”
After briefly imagining the Child of Destiny making a complete fool of herself, the young butler named Wandong revealed a smug smile, as though everything were proceeding according to plan.
Saiboke nodded in great satisfaction.
Naturally, in front of Lady Yumo, they would never dare to actually poison the Child of Destiny.
But making that wicked woman humiliate herself so that Lady Yumo’s favorable impression of her plummeted?
That was still something they could do!
And even if they failed to lower Lady Yumo’s opinion of her, at the very least, they could stop that woman from clinging to their Lady Yumo for a while.
“Well done, Wandong.”
Saiboke praised him without hesitation.
“It’s what I should do, Lord Saiboke.”
“Then you two continue preparing dinner for Lady Yumo and Miss Yuan’er. I’ll handle things here.”
“Yes.”
After receiving Saiboke’s instructions, Wandong and the other maid gracefully withdrew and returned to the kitchen next door to continue working.
Meanwhile, as Saiboke boiled the water, he took a set of measuring tools from the cabinet and began carefully adjusting the proportions of the tea leaves.
After all, as an excellent butler, he always demanded that the tea he brewed possess the perfect flavor.
Even though this cup of tea was now intended for the wicked woman in his mind...
Hmph.
You’re getting off easy.
...
However, just as Saiboke was completely focused on weighing the tea leaves and adjusting the water temperature,
not far behind him,
a certain little cutie who had just finished bathing and changed into a white princess dress slowly poked half of her small head out from behind the sofa.
Then, the girl’s red-and-blue heterochromatic eyes, sparkling like stars, immediately locked onto the little pouch of black powder resting on the coffee table.
At that moment, the corners of Yuan’er’s mouth slowly curved upward.
While revealing a mischievous grin,
Yuan’er couldn’t help casting a slightly apologetic glance toward Saiboke.
“Sorry, Grandpa Saiboke~ For Mommy’s and my wonderful future, I’ll just have to make you suffer a little~”