''Hmph...''
''...''
Silently marveling at the creature before her eyes, Kierra was once again reminded of just how troublesome women could be. Yu Chen had now curled up into a ball on the ground, chin between her kneecaps, pushing her inflated cheeks up slightly.
She refused to look at Kierra in the eyes.
Apparently, she became like this after witnessing the archwizard and her old lover making out a dozen times in the span of just a day. Kierra couldn't quite wrap her head around this.
She and August had already broken up, so what did it matter if they used to intimate a bit more than one would say 'frequently?'
'No, I might need to think about where I am.'
Kierra didn't mind dating people who had many past lovers. As long as she and that person loved each other, that was enough. However, it seemed the people here valued 'unused goods' more than she thought.
In the end, it didn't matter anyway.
Kierra was a perfect woman, and only a handful could resist her. So what if she had past lovers? Many dreamed of dating experienced women, mind you!
Nevertheless, Kierra couldn't leave Yu Chen like this.
Noting in her mind to refrain from showing her past, Kierra crouched down to face Yu Chen, locking their eyes forcefully using telekinesis.
''So, have you learned anything after witnessing my precious, precious memory?'' She slowly asked.
At this, the martial master of Qinling maintained her pout. ''...Now I know that you love that woman a lot.''
Twitch.
Kierra's perfect poker face cracked a bit.
''Loved.'' She corrected. ''Do not get it confused.''
Daringly, Yu Chen narrowed her eyes and began to talk back. ''Oh? Is that so? So you think I didn't see your longing eyes back then?''
''...''
Speechless, Kierra could only lament in her mind—
Since when did this lowly disciple dare to talk back to her master?!
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''Aw—it hurts, it hurts...!'' Yu Chen wailed as Kierra pinched her ears, pulling her up a bit.
''Don't talk back to your master.''
''Tch...''
In the end, Yu Chen pouted even harder, and the matter remained unsolved. No good. This wasn't how it was supposed to be!
As a self-proclaimed excellent educator and master, Kierra had the responsibility to boost Yu Chen's morale to the top again! She could easily make a compromise and let Yu Chen take the win, yet her pride didn't allow her to.
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If so, there was only one solution left—to become the pouting one herself.
Use poison to defeat poison.
This tactic had a 100% success rate against August, so it should work on Yu Chen. Um.
So, Kierra activated the perfect actress inside her, forming a melancholic face in an instant. Slightly droopy eyes, still lips, distant pupils.
"...I see." She uttered in an ever-so-slightly trembling tone, appearing pitiful. "So a woman with a past like me is not to your fancy?"
''That's not...''
''No. I understand.'' Kierra shook her head. ''You can consider the deal the other day null. The kisses that we have exchanged will, from this moment, be forgotten. They won't count, alright—''
''No!''
As expected, Yu Chen hurriedly grabbed Kierra's shoulder in desperation, her eyes trembling as though an earthquake had just happened there.
''I-I was wrong, so don't make it null...''
'Got her.'
Kierra stayed still, giggling in her heart. Once again, she had obtained victory!
''I want to hear a definitive answer.'' The archwizard pressed. ''What is your preference?''
This time, Yu Chen didn't hesitate. She knew this was something she shouldn't mess up no matter what.
So, she proudly said, ''You!''
''Even if I'm a 'used good?'''
''I don't care! If anything, that only makes you more desirable! And you are not an object, Kierra!''
''You should have said so from the beginning.''
''Okay...''
After establishing the fact that Yu Chen loved experienced women, the two were finally able to smile at each other again. At this time, the matter of enlightenment was brought up again.
''...As much as I was jealous of that woman, I do admit she is the strongest swordswoman I ever knew.'' Yu Chen solemnly held up her blade. ''Through careful observation, I was able to gain much insight.''
''That is good.''
''Thank you, Kierra, truly.'' Yu Chen tightened her hand holding the sword. ''Let me show you what I can do now.''
As the slender woman gently pulled out her sword, a serene and illusive aura seemed to have flowed out of her very essence, creating a purple hue falling onto her silhouette.
Blink.
In the blink of an eye, her figure suddenly disappeared, and the next moment, thousands of crooked cracks began to form on the fabric of space. The air around them was being sucked in with incredible force, and deadly magenta-colored matter poured out of the rifts, burning everything in its contact to a crisp.
''Phew...''
When Yu Chen appeared outside the formation, she lightly sheathed her sword, and the very millisecond it sounded a clack, the marks she left on the air exploded into webs of razor-sharp slashes, growing like tree roots and fiercely eating away space itself.
Afterward, she looked over to Kierra, waiting eagerly for a compliment. If she had a tail, it would have been wagging left and right just about now.
''Not bad.'' Kierra nodded. ''As expected, you have talents.''
''Can we change the condition of the deal from mastering an advanced magic to mastering one of these techniques?''
''Don't get ahead of yourself, apprentice wizard.''
''Mhm...''
Yu Chen's sneaky tactic didn't work on Kierra.
''Well, let's go back, shall we?''
''Sure.''
But wait, didn't they forget something here...?
Right when the two were about to exit the realm, the swordsman from the other time appeared again.
''Wait, wait...'' He calmed the women down. ''Let me give you my legacy first!''
''Ah, there was that, too.'' Yu Chen muttered. ''I totally forgot...''
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Now that the old man saw what Yu Chen could do thanks to that domineering lady's record, he wasn't sure his legacy would prove any worth! Should he linger in this world to find another successor...?
In the first place, he had forcefully stayed for too long. He would not be able to face hell's punishment, even with his power, if he decided to wait for another thousand years or so.
Death wasn't a matter that could be taken lightly.
For most people, that was.
Over here, Kierra had already seen through the man's worries and was actively thinking of a way to use his talent efficiently. Kierra wasn't a swordswoman, but at least she knew which one was good and which one was bad.
This old man's sword was a sword of the ordinaries. The ones who started far behind the starting line simply because they didn't have the talent. Yet, once in many millenniums, there existed someone like this man who had broken that barrier and rose to become the top.
Perhaps, that persistence was a talent in itself.
In any case, this man would be suitable to teach the majority the way of the sword, and Kierra wasn't planning to let this opportunity slip.
Hell's punishment or not, could it win against Kierra?
Absolutely not!