Chapter 121: What a Mess!
“I take back what I just said. You’re beyond redemption.”
Disgust and aversion filled the fox’s pink eyes.
“I am indeed beyond redemption, but my irredeemable state is thanks to a certain someone. So, all this can only be described as reaping what you sow. Yes, that’s the expression you’re making right now. I really love that disgusted look in your eyes.”
Kailun nudged her nose with his own, enjoying the smooth feel of the fox’s skin. If the timing wasn’t so bad, he might have indulged in even more wicked acts.
Fox: “…”
She couldn’t understand what Kailun was saying anymore.
The first time she met Kailun, she wanted to turn him into a puppet for her own amusement and research. She needed a unique puppet. If she could obtain Kailun’s body, she would have the opportunity to research new Destiny Magic, allowing her to break through to the ninth rank.
But after witnessing the power Kailun possessed, she had given up on this unrealistic idea. With a ninth-rank female knight protecting Kailun, how could she possibly succeed? She was a mage, not an assassin.
Moreover, Kailun himself was not weak. To be able to withstand her eighth-rank magic head-on without injury meant that Kailun himself possessed eighth-rank strength.
Thinking about it this way, did the Xiya Kingdom actually have one ninth-rank and two eighth-ranks? She knew of Kailson’s existence; everyone thought he was a traitor to the Temple of the Celestial God.
The fox was frightened by her own guess. Was this truly the fighting strength a small country could possess? Just over half a month ago, the Xiya Kingdom was still weak. After encountering Kailun, everything had changed.
“Can you answer me a question?” The fox turned her head to avoid Kailun touching her nose.
Her heart was pounding, surging with an emotion called joy. The fox attributed this strange reaction to some kind of evil magic. She was certain that she currently hated Kailun.
“What do you want to ask?” Kailun blew a breath on her face.
“What did you take from me that day over half a month ago?” the fox asked.
“Take what?”
Kailun tilted his head. “If I took anything from you, it would probably be the switch to destroy the world. Of course, I don’t like that phrasing. I prefer to call it a warm hug pillow.”
The fox was speechless. “If you could speak normally, I think I’d thank you.”
“I’m sorry, I’m already trying my best to restrain myself. If I were to get serious, you’d probably be screaming in bed by now. Ten months from today would be your due date, understand?”
As he spoke, Kailun shifted the knee pressing on the fox’s tail slightly upwards, nudging the sensitive area between her legs, causing her body to go limp.
Even the fox had many weaknesses. Although she had the talent to become a “juicer,” even a slight touch before that would elicit a strong reaction, just like now.
“Hmm~”
The fox uneasily squeezed her legs together, the strange sensation making her desperate to escape.
However, her body made a decision contrary to her consciousness. When she came to her senses, her legs were wrapping around Kailun’s waist.
To avoid being laughed at by Kailun, she fought her instincts and put her legs down.
For a moment, she began to wonder if what the dragon girl Bella had said was true, that the fox race was a creature of intense desire.
“It seems Miss Fox’s body is quite honest. So, before you leave, would you like to sign a special blood pact with me to deepen our friendship?”
Kailun deliberately emphasized the words “blood pact.”
Coupled with his knee nudging between her legs, the fox easily understood what the so-called blood pact meant. But in the current situation, she could only express her resistance with a muffled groan.
The fox’s monotonous reaction took away a lot of Kailun’s fun. He would have preferred her to resist him fiercely.
“Forget it, I won’t bully you anymore. I’ll let you go after you sign the alliance agreement.”
Kailun released his hold on the fox. He lay down beside her, hugging her tail.
Looking at the ceiling, he recalled countless memories.
The fox sat up on the bed with a strange expression. Now, she understood Kailun less and less.
Unpredictable, arrogant, confident… the young man beside her was anything but normal.
Time was of the essence, and the fox didn’t hesitate much.
Picking up the alliance agreement nearby, she carefully reviewed it again. After confirming there were no problems, she quickly left her mark and placed it back beside Kailun.
“I’ve signed it. Can I leave now?”
“Yes, but wait a moment.” Kailun sat up from the bed, still holding the fox’s tail, and looked at her with a smile. “You can go, but you have to leave me a souvenir.”
Fox: “Souvenir?”
Kailun looked at the fox curiously. “Yes, you have to leave something special as a souvenir.”
In the past, the fox would always leave behind strange souvenirs, maybe her discarded stockings, maybe a warm brassiere, or other even stranger things.
Kailun initially refused, but later gradually got used to it.
“Something special…”
The fox muttered these words, hesitated for a moment, then took out a dragon tooth and threw it to Kailun. “Does this count? It’s worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins.”
Catching the crystal-clear dragon tooth thrown by the fox, Kailun smelled a faint fragrance.
Examining it carefully in his hand, the quality of the dragon tooth had reached the eighth rank, but the texture felt like a low-quality product.
It was very brittle, as if it would shatter with a little force. Could it be a newly grown tooth?
“Barely acceptable, but I’m not very satisfied.” Despite saying so, Kailun still put the dragon tooth away in front of the fox.
This thing was of no use to him now. If he didn’t sell it, it would just be another toy.
Polishing it could make a small dagger, but in terms of quality, it probably wouldn’t be as good as the dagger he had confiscated some time ago.
“What else do you want?” The fox pulled her tail back and hid it behind her.
“I want what’s inside your clothes.” Kailun pointed to the fox’s chest.
Fox: “!!!”
The atmosphere in the room became silent. The fox’s icy gaze was almost enough to kill Kailun. The little goodwill that had just been generated vanished instantly.
[The fox has completely recognized your perverted nature. The goodwill that was about to increase has plummeted. Goodwill -5, Total Goodwill -65]
With a rustling sound, the fox pulled a pink piece of cloth from inside her clothes and threw it at Kailun’s face.
“I hope you won’t regret your choice today.”
The fox crossed her arms, her pink fox eyes filled with disgust.
Kailun pulled the warm, milk-scented cloth off his face and tossed it aside, saying speechlessly, “What I want is the necklace hidden inside your clothes.”
It was an item that could slightly increase mana reserves. The fox from his past life had given it to him willingly.
Perhaps unable to forget the past, Kailun wanted her necklace.
Unexpectedly, the fox truly lived up to her cunning nature. She didn’t even ask any questions before taking off her bra. This behavior was exactly the same as her past self.
Hearing this, the fox’s face flushed red. She could see from Kailun’s eyes that he wasn’t lying.
Shame swallowed her reason, making her fiercely grab her own tail and retreat into herself.
She had actually done such a shameless thing. Should she just bang her head against the wall and die?
At this moment, the fox had no intention of pretending to be a mature and seductive woman. She realized that she couldn’t play Kailun at his own game. The person in front of her simply didn’t fall for her tricks.
“So Miss Fox is such a casual person. I should have eaten you just now.”
Kailun sighed. His expression, in the fox’s eyes, was like a sharp knife piercing her heart.
“Miss Fox, let’s talk about our future cooperation. Trust me, I’ll only take up a little of your time.”
Kailun took advantage of the moment when the fox’s defenses were weak, leaned close to her fair neck, and gently exhaled.
Twenty minutes later, the fox emerged from the underground prison, tidying her messy clothes as she went. The anti-magic collar on her neck had been removed by Kailun.
In the past twenty minutes, Kailun had indeed been discussing cooperation with her, saying that she could call on him whenever needed, and he would give her the power to reach the ninth rank.
What a joke. Even with his extraordinary strength, he couldn’t make another person reach the ninth rank, especially when they were separated by such a vast distance.
The fox didn’t believe Kailun’s empty promises.
However, this wasn’t the most infuriating thing. What angered her the most was that Kailun, under the guise of discussing matters, would occasionally rub her ears, then her tail, and even more outrageously, he had forcefully rubbed her chest.
Because she had lost her original protection, she now felt a “little” sore.
What made her uncomfortable was that her body didn’t resist Kailun.
The fox was numb. This made her begin to doubt whether her race was inherently like this. It was simply too depraved!
Leaving the underground prison and reaching the surface, the fox used a teleportation spell to leave the Royal City.
She needed to return to the Abyss as soon as possible. She hoped that the people of the Abyss could hold on until she returned.
She didn’t care what happened to the others, but if something happened to Bella, she would be heartbroken for a long time. To her, Bella was her only friend.
“How nice. Teleportation magic is so convenient. But I learned it in just one day. I’m a genius!”
Kailun, who was following behind, exclaimed as he tucked something into his pocket.
During this time, he often focused all his efforts on his mental attributes to research various high-rank magic spells. Most of these high-rank magic books were kindly provided by Kailson.
Letting the fox go was indeed a pity, but if the Abyss truly fell prematurely, it would be a situation Kailun was even more unwilling to see.
He felt that he needed to stir things up. He’d get some low-rank death row prisoners and send them to the Temple of the Celestial God’s battlefield to cause chaos. Otherwise, the current Abyss simply wouldn’t be able to hold out until his plan was complete.
With his understanding of his own talents, Kailun had developed many new strategies.
Currently, his most proud creation was the self-destruction tactic. He would brainwash low-rank death row prisoners and then send them to the Temple of the Heavenly God.
He would grant them ninth-rank attributes at the appropriate time and have them master a simple self-destruction spell.
This self-destruction spell had long been lost, but the studious Kailson had managed to rediscover it.
Unfortunately, these people could only unleash pure magical power, and its power was quite a bit weaker than true ninth-rank magic.
But quantity could lead to a qualitative change. He’d find some disobedient miners from the Temple of the Heavenly God and send them back.
With Kailun’s current mental strength, coupled with his perverse Mental Pollution, brainwashing low-rank individuals was simply too easy.
This method couldn’t be called dirty; it could only be described as extremely dirty.
Kailun felt no psychological discomfort with this dirty tactic. He had said long ago that he was never a good person.
At least, in this life, he wouldn’t be a good person.
He had a conscience, but not much.
Stretching, Kailun decided to go back to his room and have a good sleep while cuddling Afra.
Sleeping wasn’t the goal; comforting her was.
Coax her during the day, “boom boom” at night. He had already planned it out.
A combination of hardness and softness, this was the best way to manage the harem.
…
The Royal City was not particularly peaceful today. Many people were discussing the war between the Temple of the Heavenly God and the Abyss.
Some said the Abyss could only hold on for three days, some said a week, and others said the Abyss would be defeated before tonight.
They quoted scriptures and discussed military strategies with great detail. In their view, the war had already moved far away from the Xiya Kingdom.
Kailun’s strength gave them great confidence. They believed that even if the ninth-rank of the Temple of the Heavenly God attacked, Kailun would have a way to deal with it. After all, he was a man who excelled at creating miracles.
But the most lively place had to be the newly established Royal Magic Academy.
Now, the title of Dean had been bestowed upon Kailun, and Kailson was conducting today’s lecture.
However, starting yesterday, his lectures had been constantly interrupted due to someone picking on him.
Thus, a debate about magic had continued from morning to afternoon. Neither the lecturer Kailson nor the numerous students had time to eat.
To put it nicely, the academic atmosphere was lively. To put it bluntly, they were all caught up in the moment.
Facing his old rival, Kailson had exhausted all his methods to explain, but he still couldn’t stop the other party from nitpicking.
“Kailson, the flow of magic you just drew clearly has a huge problem. Following your method will not only make the construction slow, but it will also easily cause magic blockage. Is this how you broke through to the eighth rank? Are you perhaps a fake eighth-rank?”
An elderly student in the audience pointed at Kailson. If this person didn’t possess eighth-rank strength himself, Kailson would have thrown him out long ago.
“Bruce, shut up! Who reached the eighth rank first, you or me?”
Kailson snapped with a dark face. “This method has already been verified through my practical combat. As long as you follow my plan, there won’t be any problems. In a head-on collision of magic of the same rank, my method can increase the chance of victory by at least 10%.”
The eighth-rank mage Bruce stood up and retorted relentlessly, “I’m not denying that your method will increase the chance of victory. After all, with greater power, the odds of winning naturally increase. But you can’t deny the problem with this magic circle itself. Once a magic blockage occurs, it won’t just be a matter of slowness. If you’re unlucky, it will also cause a magic implosion, causing you to miss the opportunity. In a battle of the same rank, you’d be dead for sure.”
Regarding the issue of the eighth-rank magic circle, the two old men started arguing again.
Neither of them was willing to yield, and both used their best skills but failed to convince the other.
The sixth and seventh-rank students in the audience listened with great interest. This was the experience of two experts!
After another half an hour of arguing, Kailson finally snapped. He asked the male servant standing by the door, “Has Lord Kailun returned today?”
Based on the information he knew, Kailun had gone out yesterday. Busy with his lecture today, he didn’t know if Kailun had returned.
“Replying to Vice-Dean Kailson, Lord Kailun returned to the manor this morning,” the male servant replied respectfully.
“So Lord Kailun has already returned. Just in time. Have someone write a magic letter to Lord Kailun, saying that there’s an eighth-rank mage causing trouble at the academy. Please ask him to come and help. I really can’t handle it anymore. If this drags on, I’m going to blast him with a spell.”
Kailson said through gritted teeth. He was really about to lose it.
The male servant was clearly stunned for a second. After regaining his composure, he said, “Understood. I’ll go and do it immediately. Please wait a moment, Vice-Dean.”
With that, the male servant ran off.
“Hey, you old geezer, you’re actually tattling! If you have the guts to complain, then have the guts to duel me! Don’t tell me, don’t tell me, you’re not scared, are you?”
Old man Bruce taunted Kailson provocatively.
“Scared? How could I, Kailson, be scared? You’re the one who suggested the duel. Don’t blame me if I beat you to death!”
Kailson raised an eyebrow. If he endured any longer, he would really become a turtle. So, he simply grabbed the other party’s arm and dragged him out of the classroom.
“Let’s go, let’s go! Let’s duel in the training ground. The terrain there is open and suitable for us to go all out.”
“Let’s go then! Don’t pull my hand. People might think you have strange hobbies.” Bruce broke free from Kailson’s grasp. “Ugh, disgusting!”
Kailson: “…”
He wouldn’t be called Kailson if he didn’t beat Bruce’s brains out today.
Amidst the cheers of the students, Kailson and Bruce bickered as they walked towards the training ground.
Once they arrived, they didn’t waste any time. They quickly set the rules and spells for the duel, completing the entire process in less than ten minutes.
Every mage would experience many duels in their lifetime, most of which were about magic topics.
When one party couldn’t convince the other with their theories, they could resort to this method of dueling to determine a winner.
Although this method didn’t necessarily prove who was right, the winner could vent their anger by beating up the loser.
Kailson and Bruce each stood at a corner of the training ground, staring at each other from a distance of over a hundred meters.
As a kind-hearted student blew the duel whistle, both of them frantically accumulated mana.
Within a second, layers upon layers of magic circles appeared in front of them, ultimately compressing the mana to the eighth rank through their combined effects.
In the third second, two streaks of fire shot out from the magic circles in front of them, seemingly about to collide and cause a devastating explosion. The students quickly sought cover to hide.
This was a small-scale eighth-rank magic spell, and its power was probably only enough to destroy the entire training ground. To avoid getting their clothes dirty, they ran faster than rabbits.
However, the anticipated devastating explosion didn’t occur. The students poked their heads out from their hiding places to observe.
Everyone who looked up gasped in astonishment because they witnessed an unbelievable scene.
In their line of sight, a young man in disheveled clothes stood in the center of the training ground. He held a magic cage in each hand, enveloping Kailson and Bruce’s spells within them.
As he clenched his fists, their magic extinguished like dying flames in his hands.
This young man, who had appeared out of nowhere, had single-handedly blocked the eighth-rank magic of two veteran mages.
“Lord Kailun!”
Someone exclaimed, and everyone realized that the young man standing in the center of the training ground was the legendary Kailun.
His ability to instantly arrive at the training ground indicated that he had mastered high-rank teleportation magic. His ability to withstand the attacks of two eighth-rank mages indicated that he had the strength to easily counter two eighth-ranks. In other words, Kailun himself was an extremely powerful eighth-rank mage.
After reaching this conclusion, everyone was incredibly excited. Kailun was the Dean of the academy. His achievement of the eighth rank at such a young age meant that he had a simple method for breakthrough.
For these students who were eager to break through to the seventh and eighth ranks, Kailun possessed an unparalleled attraction.
Kailun, the person involved, didn’t pay attention to the gazes of these students. He was a little annoyed about being woken up from his nap.
Yawning sleepily, Kailun glanced at Kailson and Bruce, who had already come to his side, and said, “Explain yourselves. What’s going on? If you can’t give me a reasonable explanation, each of you will compensate me with 100,000 gold coins for emotional distress.”
His gaze lingered more on Bruce, a face he had never seen before.
An unfamiliar eighth-rank mage. He wondered if he could make good use of him.
“Lord Kailun, it was this old geezer named Bruce who started the trouble. He’s been picking on me for the past two days, making it impossible for me to carry out my teaching tasks.”
Kailson was the first to clear his name.
“Your name is Bruce?” Kailun looked at the little old man beside him, his eyes suddenly lighting up.
Although this old man was a bit ugly, his reputation was not small. Kailun had heard of his name in his past life.
“You know me?” Under the pressure of Kailun’s powerful aura, Bruce addressed him with respect.
“Of course, I know you. You’re the grandfather of the Queen of Roses next door, right?” Kailun looked at the little old man with a gentle smile.
Unexpectedly, there was such a pleasant surprise waiting for him.
This guy was a character who appeared later and had a reputation comparable to Kailson’s. In his past life, after the Rose Kingdom devoured the Madden and Kaz Kingdoms, it faced a crisis of national extinction. It was this eighth-rank mage named Bruce who stepped in and saved the Rose Kingdom.
His existence could barely be considered a trump card for the Queen of Roses.
Thinking of his identity, many interesting ideas popped into Kailun’s head.
“I’m not, I’m not the Queen of Roses’ grandfather!” Bruce repeatedly shook his head in denial.
Kailun said half-jokingly and half-threateningly, “Really? People who lie might get cut in half.”
Bruce was absolutely certain: “I’m really not!”
“Lord Kailun, Bruce might really not be the Queen of Roses’ grandfather.” Kailson awkwardly scratched his balding head.
Kailun turned to him and asked, “How do you know?”
Kailson became even more awkward. “Because the Queen of Roses’ grandfather might be me.”
Kailun: “???”
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