Chapter 75: Lady Knight, You Wouldn't Want the Guildmaster To Know About Your Shameful Secret, Would You?
Spiral Slash wasn't a particularly impressive sword technique.
As long as one could master the coordination between footwork and sword technique, they could execute incredibly beautiful arcs.
But since Spiral Slash was a technique used to fend off attackers when one is surrounded, its power can be described as mediocre at best, if not overrated.
"Are you really going to learn this?"
Adeline looked at Loria in astonishment.
Loria, who came from a prestigious family, had mastered many high-level sword techniques, and she didn't mind teaching these skills to Loria.
But what she didn't expect was that Loria actually wanted to learn a completely unconventional sword technique.
"Learn this!"
Loria nodded vigorously.
Other sword techniques may be impressive and cool, but what's the point if you can't learn them?
Instead of struggling with those difficult questions, it's better to secure the easy points by mastering the Spiral Sword technique first.
Moreover, she doesn't rely on hacking and slashing to inflict damage on her opponents. She specializes in draining techniques, the very essence of a succubus!
For her, sword techniques that have a wide attack range and are more likely to hit the enemy are considered impressive sword techniques.
All the flashy moves and showmanship don't compare to the practicality of simply draining the opponent until they can't even lift a hand.
"Since you have said it like that, then I will fulfill your wish."
Adeline didn't dwell on it any further.
There's no need to rush now, as Loria and Adeline have plenty of time together. There will be plenty of time in the future to slowly guide and teach Loria.
Three hours later, Loria sat panting in the bathtub, her face beaming with contentment.
Sure enough, the guildmaster was impressive. With patient guidance, she effortlessly helped her achieve a breakthrough.
"As long as I can control my steps, I'm sure I can turn around a hundred times!"
One hundred giant windmills would be enough for her to skillfully navigate through a pile of monster girls, coming out unscathed.
But whether she can defeat that tree spirit is hard to say.
For this, Loria specifically conducted a simulation in the bathtub.
Before embarking on the official quest to defeat the tree spirit, she, in the midst of the simulation, made ample preparations.
The first step, of course, was to purchase a red cat girl bodysuit and various useful accessories. The second step was to enhance her endurance as much as possible before the battle began.
Loria's method was to take a few days off, then lock herself in her room and continuously stimulate herself with various props, enduring a mixture of itchiness, pain, embarrassment, and excitement as a way to train her endurance.
But the result was astonishing.
Even though she was already so tired that her hands began to shake, her endurance only increased by 1 point.
"How is this possible? It worked so well in the previous rehearsal. Wait a minute!"
Loria suddenly understood.
The reason it worked well before was because her endurance was low. Now that her endurance has increased, her body has become less easily satisfied. If she continues to use the same old method to train her endurance, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced.
"Oh no, if I knew, I wouldn't have done it myself. Instead, I would have spent money to buy those high-power automatic tools that are driven by magic."
But it was already too late.
Even if Loria in the simulation realized it, she didn't have time to train herself again.
She could only put on a tight red cat girl suit, equip various shame-enhancing plugins, and then set off on the journey to defeat the tree spirits along with the guildmaster, Miss Plump Sheep, and the disguised Doris.
Luckily, Doris' whereabouts remained hidden.
Unfortunately, when her spiral sword was halfway through its rotation, it was interrupted by the tree spirit. Although she quickly reacted and managed to withstand the attacks from the tree spirit, after a fierce battle, her leg was still injured and broken.
After the battle, she was taken to another place for medical treatment, perfectly avoiding the returning wave of monsters. And after her leg injury healed, she became a true adventurer.
[You spent most of your time by the guildmaster's side, but occasionally you would also go and cheer up your old comrade, Miss Plump Sheep.]
"Is it really impossible to defeat the tree demon right now?"
Loria calculated for a moment.
Her base stamina was 57. With a bonus of 2 points for Overwhelm the Many, as well as a 10% boost provided by the Heart of the Succubus skill when entering an excited state, her stamina increased to 65 points.
In the simulation, she not only put on a tight red nekomimi suit, but also installed many enhancement plugins on her body. With this combination, she could stack her stamina up to around 86 points.
But this level of skill was still lacking to defeat the tree spirit.
"It seems that I can only practice more in the following days, trying my best to increase my endurance to 90 or above. Then, I will gather Miss Plump Sheep and the guildmaster to discuss our plan of attacking the tree spirit."
For Loria now, this was not a very difficult task.
With just a difference of around 10 points in endurance, if we give the guildmaster a few hundred hats, they should be able to level up, right?
If luck was really bad and she couldn't gather enough endurance, she also had a backup plan.
"Then, I thought, why not just equip myself with a few plugins, like I do in simulations? After all, I have already transformed into a Shame-Powered Female Warrior. Why should I worry about so many things?"
Loria clenched her teeth.
As soon as she finished that fight, she would throw away all the power-enhancing plugins, and she was sure she wouldn't become addicted to them!
"Look again."
Today's three simulated skills didn't turn out to be great, but in the end, Loria acquired a skill called "Clever Hands."
This skill would allow her to quickly pick up craftsmanship tasks.
Even though it didn't have much use, it was still better than having nothing at all.
After getting out of the bathtub, Loria casually washed the underwear she had just taken off.
This kind of matter wouldn't trouble the guildmaster.
It wasn't that she was afraid of troubling the guildmaster, she was afraid that if the guildmaster saw her changing clothes, she would be seen as a perverted person who only knows about mating.
What a joke.
"I am not only capable of getting into a frenzy, I know many things!"
"No, I'm not weird at all. The reason I have all these strange thoughts in my head now is all because of the Hidden Leader's fault. If they hadn't caused trouble, I wouldn't have wanted to fight them. If I didn't want to fight them, then I wouldn't need to develop my body. I'm enduring humiliation and bearing burdens in order to seek benefits for everyone!"
"Wait a little longer, wait until the crisis in Creek Town is resolved, and I will definitely turn back into the lovely Miss Knight!"
Loria went straight back to her room and fell asleep.
The next day, she woke up early and secretly went to the red-light district all by herself.
It's better to buy the red cat girl's tight-fitting suit, this "battle outfit," early and keep it at home.
But while she was buying clothes, she encountered some unexpected events.
"Miss, this dress has two different styles."
"Two different styles?"
"Did you see this tail?"
"Do you see, any problems?"
"The first style has the tail attached to the clothes, while the second style requires you to install the tail yourself. The second one is a bit more expensive because the tail looks more realistic. Miss, which style would you choose?"
"..."
Loria hesitated, wanting to say something.
She couldn't predict the extent of her abilities in a few days, but at least she knew now that she didn't need that tail.
"Buy the first design."
The shopkeeper wrapped the clothes neatly and handed them over. "It feels like I've seen someone with a similar figure and appearance like yours somewhere before, miss."
Loria was so scared that her toes curled up tightly. "How is that possible? I just arrived in Creek Town last night. You must be mistaken, you must have mistaken me for someone else."
After taking the clothes, she quickly slipped away.
As soon as she arrived at the office, she encountered the guildmaster who had just stepped out a few moments later.
"What are you holding in your hand?"
"Yes, yes... it's a gift, right! It's a gift for you, guildmaster!"
Adeline paused for a moment and said, "My birthday has already passed."
Saying that, she still reached out her hand.
Loria hastily hid the clothes behind her, sweat dripping down, "I'll give it to you when I get back tonight."
Adeline curiously asked, "What is it?"
Loria's eyes darted around, "Since it's a gift, I can't tell you in advance. Just wait until you have it in your hands, Guildmaster, and then you can open it yourself."
Adeline nodded.
"Oh, by the way, I received a message that the investigating team from Claren City will be arriving in Creek Town tomorrow. Just be a little more careful."
"Hmm."
Loria's face darkened slightly.
After watching the guildmaster leave, she let out a deep sigh.
Luckily, the guildmaster had always believed in her and didn't insist on seeing what she held in her hands.
Otherwise, if the guildmaster were to find out that she had bought such embarrassing clothes, she would never be able to raise her head in front of the guildmaster again.
Because she didn't have much to do in the morning, Loria, upon returning to her seat, decided to open the simulator and begin simulating.
She set her gaze upon the Church of Goddess of Madness and Indulgence, with the intention of sneaking in again to take advantage of the situation.
"As long as I can avoid being betrayed, the unfolding events are sure to grant me many valuable abilities."
Loria was filled with anticipation.
[The Life Simulator has been activated.]
[Day 1: You bolted from the association and slipped your way to the church, ready to give those innocent nun misses a lesson.]
[You patiently guided each nun miss, going from door to door, and with your skilled guidance, they quickly made remarkable progress from beginners to graduates.]
"How did this time succeed so quickly in just one day?"
Loria widened her eyes in surprise.
This definitely wasn't because she was skilled; it seemed more like the nun misses were going through a rebellious phase and wanted to try something unconventional. Unfortunately, she ended up being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the nun misses didn't hesitate to devour her!
That's right, it must be so.
She certainly wasn't a succubus, so it wouldn't be so easy for her to corrupt the faithful followers of the goddess.
Next, she simply had to wait quietly for the mysterious woman to invite her to join the Church of the Goddess of Madness and Indulgence.
But what surprised Loria was that no matter how long she waited, the mysterious woman never arrived.
[Day 2: The guildmaster scolded you in front of all your colleagues, and you promised that you would never leave early again next time.]
[You waited idly for someone from the Church of the Goddess of Madness and Indulgence to appear, all the way until the end of the day. Finally, someone stopped you, and it was a nun from the church.]
[The nun Miss threatened you, saying that if you didn't continue to play with them, she would report you to the bishop and the guildmaster. She also threatened to expose your actions to the newspaper reporters, completely tarnishing your reputation.]
[You thought of the guildmaster, who had always cared about you. Helpless and under pressure, you could only comply with the greedy nun and her companions.]
[It was not until nine o'clock in the evening that the satisfied nuns finally released you. You returned to the guildmaster's house, and she explained that her scolding earlier was just her way of "enforcing the rules" fairly. She advised you not to run away from home next time. After thinking for a long time, you still couldn't bring yourself to tell the guildmaster about what had happened to you.]
"Oh my goodness, what kind of plot is this?"
Loria was completely dumbfounded.
She was actually being threatened by the united group of nun ladies in the church!
Gosh.
Is this all turned around? It must be turned around, right?
Oh no, I, Loria, am a righteous person. How can I tolerate such frustration!
Revenge, she thought, she must seek fierce revenge against these nuns.
However...
Loria pondered for a long time but couldn't come up with a way to seek revenge.
To make those young nuns so tired they couldn't move a muscle?
That won't do, right? Isn't this what they want? Instead of calling it revenge, it's more like making an effort to please them.
Reporting them would make this path even more impassable.
"I want to bravely report, but what about being threatened by them?"
[Day 3: While halfway through work, another nun approaches you, threatening that from now on, whenever they need you, you must immediately rush over, otherwise they will report to the guildmaster.]
“(▼皿▼＃)”
Why not become a geisha instead? At least as a geisha, you can earn some money!
Where are the followers of the Church of the Goddess of Madness and Indulgence? Come out and save the day! Hurry and teach these naive nun ladies a lesson.
[At eight o'clock in the evening, the satisfied nun ladies released you. You rubbed your bum and walked out of the church. In a narrow alley, you spotted members of an investigation team from Claren City.]
[Those people were standing in the corner, whispering. You overheard them saying that no matter what, they couldn't find any results from the investigation. They suggested randomly selecting a few individuals and making up a list. When it was time to report, they would simply claim that these people were responsible.]
[You also heard them singling you out as a target, complimenting your good looks and not-so-tall stature, saying that you would surely be favored by those influential individuals with unique preferences.]
"What?"
Loria was startled.
No wonder these people always seem so unnoticeable during our rehearsals. It turns out they had already decided not to do anything and simply handed in a prearranged list.
Writing a few names was easy for them, but what about the people they wrote down?
When the time comes, I'm afraid even seeking death will be impossible.
"Animals, these animals should all be killed!"
