How Could the Villainous Young Master Be a Saintess?

[Virtue +200.]

[Current Virtue: 639.]

[Virtue +70.]

[Current Virtue: 709.]

His Virtue had increased, and by quite a lot, but Vinny had absolutely no time to pay attention to any of that now.

Bopp froze in place as he watched Aesphyra hug the blue-haired girl from behind.

He could guarantee this was the first time he had ever seen this blue-haired girl. With a face that outstanding, one look would be enough to make sure no one forgot her.

And there was something else strange about it. If Aesphyra had a best friend she was this close to, then with his paparazzi-like qualities, shouldn’t he have occasionally seen the two of them interacting around campus?

Also, even for best friends, weren’t they way too close? No matter how he looked at it, the relationship between these two felt unusual, didn’t it?

If it were those straight-man card players, perhaps they would think nothing of it. They would only assume these two were good friends and that these gestures and behavior were completely reasonable. But Bopp, whose nose was extremely sharp in this particular area, sensed something different.

What was even stranger was that Bopp noticed the blue-haired girl’s expression right now.

Girls hugging and cuddling each other was still passable. It would not be like boys, where a hug would make people one hundred percent suspect they were blue-eyed.

But why were you blushing? That was obviously not right, was it??

What were these two trying to do?

“Ahaha, so the person this blue-haired young lady was waiting for was Aesphyra.” Realizing that everything he had said earlier had been overheard by Aesphyra, Bopp instantly became unbearably awkward.

Aesphyra was someone he absolutely could not afford to provoke. Earlier, he had said those things because he had not known that person was Aesphyra, but by sheer coincidence, she had heard him. There was no way to explain that. The most embarrassing thing in the world was being caught badmouthing someone you could not afford to offend behind their back.

So this guy actually knew what embarrassment was?

Vinny, who had recovered slightly, glanced out of the corner of his eye at Bopp’s embarrassed face, which was nothing like his usual glib, oily-tongued self.

However, perhaps the most embarrassed person here was not Bopp.

It was him.

At first, when Vinny felt a pair of hands behind him wrap around him, he was startled, then instantly furious.

Damn it, this young master is pissed off right now. Which blind bastard has the nerve to feel up the Camella Royal Capital’s notorious young master? You’ve got guts!

If I don’t hammer this bastard flat as a photograph today, that counts as throwing the match!

As a result, just as Vinny was about to lift his hoof and kick someone, that familiar cold fragrance of rose vine mixed with rose crashed his brain straight into a shutdown.

He was far too familiar with that highly distinctive body scent and hair fragrance. Almost the instant he smelled it, his body knew who it was before his mind did. He instantly settled down, and the red on his cheeks also changed from heat born of anger to a bashful flush.

Th-this person... actually had not left??

This was still the arena gates!

Those gentle fair hands were not holding him too tightly. If Vinny wanted to break free, he could do it at any time. Yet strangely, even though his heart was letting out a shrill scream, shrieking that they were in full public view and so many people were watching, Vinny showed absolutely no trend or sign of breaking free.

His body was very steady. He just leaned steadily against Aesphyra, exceedingly well-behaved, not moving at all.

N-no, that’s not right! Move a little, will you? You’re not seriously planning to keep leaning against her while this many people are watching, are you??

Aaah, you bastard, how can you have so little backbone?!

Vinny did not know whether he was cursing someone in his heart, or whether the impact of this intimate gesture was simply too great. His brain had completely overloaded and could no longer think, to the point that it had triggered a stress response.

This created an extremely contradictory situation. Vinny’s brain was howling. His reason kept shouting for him to quickly escape this state. It was far too humiliating.

But his body was very honest. It was as if it had taken root once it leaned against her, without moving at all.

Was it because his body had gone soft and had no strength? Perhaps that was part of it, but it obviously was not the main reason.

Not only that, even his thoughts gradually fell.

His nose twitched, and the blush on his pretty face deepened.

So fragrant.

Such a fragrant scent.

Actually, there was one thing Vinny had always stubbornly refused to admit: he truly liked Aesphyra’s scent very much.

The scent of the bath gel on her body, the scent between her strands of hair, the scent on her clothes—he liked every scent.

He liked it to the point that he wished he could bury his entire body in it.

Of course, there was absolutely no way he would say that kind of thing. He did not even dare think it.

And this fondness had not developed step by step. It had been like this from the very beginning.

The first time he saw the real Aesphyra, the first time every frown and smile of hers was reflected on his retinas, the first time that exquisite face that had once remained on a game screen appeared so real and three-dimensional before his eyes, he had been deeply astonished by her beauty.

It was just that he definitely had not dared express it at the time, nor had he dared think that way. He had constantly reminded himself in his heart that he had to stay clearheaded. He absolutely could not develop thoughts toward someone he should not have thoughts about and invite suffering on himself.

Perhaps, even as early as his previous life, he had already been deeply attracted to Aesphyra.

That was also why the current him could not pull himself free. It was like sinking into a utopia woven from all of his dreams. Even if it were only an unreachable dream, he would rather drown in it—let alone when this was real.

Gulp, gulp!

“Mhm. I made an appointment with her. We’re training together tonight.” Aesphyra smiled.

“Ah, ahaha. Then it looks like I was sticking my nose where it wasn’t needed. Then, I won’t disturb you two.” At this point, retreat first.

Although Bopp was so curious about what kind of relationship these two had that his heart itched, he also knew that there were some people he had best not have improper thoughts about.

For example, Aesphyra. Bopp knew deeply just how untouchable this young lady of the Galathus Family was.

At the start of school, as one of the three great school beauties ranked at the top of the first years, Aesphyra had naturally also been on his hunting list. Later, after trying to strike up a conversation with her only twice, Bopp never dared ask for humiliation again and take the initiative to talk to Aesphyra.

It had to be said that although Bopp’s face was as thick as the city wall of Demon Screen City, his senses in certain areas were very accurate. For example, after those two simple attempts at conversation, he understood that Aesphyra was absolutely not a simple person. Her eyes seemed as if they could pierce straight through him, seeing clearly what he was thinking and what kind of person he was.

With someone like that, any attempt to craft a persona for himself would never fool her.

Rather than continue humiliating himself, he might as well turn his gaze toward other girls.

But he truly was curious. What exactly was the relationship between these two?

To be honest, a faint guess had already formed in his heart.

If that was the case, then everything seemed to make sense.

Why Aesphyra was so completely impervious to persuasion—everything made sense.

Bopp left dispiritedly. Before leaving, he gave the two of them one deep look.

“BOOM!!” It was also at that moment that the sky flashed white, followed by an explosive peal of thunder.

The thunder rang through his ears. Vinny kept feeling that this bolt of thunder had struck at an especially abrupt moment, shaking his ears until they felt a little numb.

Then, in an instant, the specks of rain turned into a torrential downpour.

“What the hell.” Bopp had only taken a few steps out of the arena when he cursed.

Fortunately, he had brought an umbrella, so he would not be drenched like a drowned rat.

Outside the arena gates, heavy rain suddenly poured down, and the wind howled fiercely. Because Vinny was wearing a pleated short skirt, his thighs were exposed, and the wind tickled them.

If this rain kept falling, getting home would be a problem.

But right now, it obviously was not the time to think about how to get home.

“......” The two of them stood before the arena gates without saying a word, sinking into a long silence.

No, how am I supposed to break the deadlock in a situation like this??

Vinny’s body was stiff. For a moment, he did not know what he should do.

Should he ask where she had gone earlier? Or explain why he was late? Or should he prioritize escaping this awkward situation??

Vinny’s thoughts were in chaos.

“Huh? Vinnia, why aren’t you moving?” At that moment, Aesphyra was the first to speak, her tone carrying doubt and confusion.

“? What... moving?” Vinny was puzzled.

“I saw that it was about to thunder, so I deliberately chose this exact moment to appear.” Aesphyra glanced at the torrential rain outside. “Usually, at a time like this, when the thunder is so loud, shouldn’t you take the chance to shrink in even tighter?”

“What are you even talking about??” Hearing this, Vinny was both unbearably bashful and about to start hissing again. “Are you saying you’ve been waiting here for a long time? You never left at all? So you were deliberately watching me from somewhere this whole time??”

“Tch! You really are as bad as ever. I knew you white-haired nut ball weren’t up to anything good!” Since they were currently in full public view, and many people had seen him, Vinny’s voice might have been heard by quite a few people before. If he was recognized later, it would be a disaster. So Vinny used a falsetto, which was to say, Vinnia’s voice.

[Virtue +80.]

[Current Virtue: 789.]

Oh, so now you’re gaining Virtue too, huh??

At the sight, Vinny’s anger shot up. He broke free from Aesphyra’s hands and put on a bared-teeth, snarling expression at Aesphyra, one he believed was very fierce. Yet in Aesphyra’s eyes, he was completely just a cute blue octopus hissing at her.

“Pfft. Don’t be angry, Vinnia.” Of course, Aesphyra also knew she could not keep teasing Vinny at a time like this. It was like teasing a kitty; there had to be a limit. But his expression was truly too adorable, making her almost unable to stop.

“What angry? This young ma—this young lady is very magnanimous! You’re the one who keeps hanging words like ‘angry’ on your lips. What are you doing that for? Do I look like that petty kind of person??” Vinny tossed his head and stopped looking at Aesphyra, turning his back to her and crossing his arms.

“Of course. Vinnia is the most magnanimous. I believe that without a doubt. What I said just now was a joke. I really did only just arrive.”

“You only just arrived? And it just happened to be that perfect??” Vinny clicked his tongue, obviously not believing her.

“Really. Does Vinnia not trust me?”

“Tch. Then where did you go just now?” The blue-haired girl’s lips were practically pouting to the sky.

“I couldn’t help it. I thought I might have remembered the time wrong, so I went to look for Vinnia to confirm. But when I went to your dorm, Dale said you had left long ago, and said you had gone to the Training Field. But I didn’t see Vinnia at the Training Field. I searched the entire Training Field and still couldn’t find you, so I could only look all over campus.” Aesphyra explained the sequence of events clearly.

She even showed high emotional intelligence by saying she suspected she had remembered the time wrong, rather than saying Vinnia had been late.

In reality, how could she possibly have remembered it wrong? They had only agreed on it this morning. It was after dinner. Both Vinny and Aesphyra remembered it clearly, so how could there be any mistake?

When Vinny heard this, his anger immediately leaked away.

This really was his fault. He had delayed for over two hours. He had even been worried that Aesphyra thought he had stood her up, and had been preparing to explain it to Aesphyra.

“Cough! You... were looking for me earlier? So-so that’s what happened. What a crafty explanation!” Vinny turned around, still crossing his arms. He felt very embarrassed inside, but he did not know how to apologize to Aesphyra.

“Th-that.” Vinny crossed his arms, his gaze drifting aside. He wanted to say something, but Aesphyra interrupted him.

“If Vinny wants to ask me why I’m not asking where you went earlier, then you don’t need to ask.”

“Ah, ah? Why?” Vinny had not expected Aesphyra to actually predict what he wanted to ask. His brain had also been scrambled by Aesphyra earlier, so his mouth moved faster than his head and asked first.

“Mhm~? If Vinnia insists on having me ask as a matter of procedure, I can do that too.” Aesphyra looked Vinny’s clothes up and down with amusement in her eyes.

“Not bad. I was worried about Vinnia’s clothing taste before, but now it looks like I worried too much. Vinnia has very good taste in clothing.”

“However, Vinnia, if you liked them so much, there was really no need to go pick them out at the shop. You could have just told me directly, no?”

“Who, who liked them??” These words almost made Vinny heat up red again. Of course, as for whether more of it was anger born of embarrassment or pure bashfulness, that remained unknown.

“Don’t talk nonsense, all right? When did I say I—”

“Eh? Is that so? Then I must have misunderstood. After all, I saw that the first time Vinnia shopped at my family’s clothing store, you bought two sets, and they were the seasonal limited style and limited-quantity style respectively. So I thought you probably really liked them.” Aesphyra raised an eyebrow.

“You, you??” Vinny was stunned. “How do you... know that?”

That wasn’t right, was it?? Even if Aesphyra was the young lady of the Galathus Family, she couldn’t possibly pay attention to every style of clothing sold each season, could she??

“Pff, pff.” Aesphyra could not help laughing. Then she glanced at Vinny with a gaze so seductive it could draw out silk. “Vinnia, who do you think designed the two sets of clothing on you~?”

“Guh-guh-ga-ga!?” Looking at Aesphyra’s meaningful gaze, if Vinny still did not understand, then he would purely be lying to himself.

“Mhm, mhm. Back when my family was looking for models to try them on, I was always suffering because I couldn’t find the most perfect and suitable candidate. Those famous industry models all felt like they were lacking something.” Aesphyra looked Vinny up and down, as if speaking to herself, then broke into a grin. “Only now do I know that the best candidate was right beside me all along. Right in front of my eyes.”

“Vinnia, you really wore these two outfits perfectly, bringing out exactly the feeling and impression I wanted to convey~ In every aspect, you get full marks.”

“Gulp, gulp??” Vinny tilted his head, his eyes empty, standing frozen in place as if he had petrified. Only after a long while did his stiffened brain begin turning again like rusted gears in disrepair.

What she meant was that the outfit he was wearing had been designed by Aesphyra??

In other words, right now, he was wearing women’s clothing designed by Aesphyra and standing in front of Aesphyra fair and square??

“Oh my~ I’m sorry, Vinnia. I misunderstood earlier. So Miss Vinnia actually took this invitation so seriously that before coming, you ran to Huawo Clothiers to buy clothes, and you bought two sets at once. Were you trying to give me a surprise~?” Aesphyra gazed at the dazed blue-haired girl before her, smiling like a fox temptress.

“It’s wonderful~ It suits you very well.”