Chapter 261: Didn’t see that one coming
[Pass out,] Nepherage calmly stated.
[Nosebleed] Hurricroak gambled with confidence.
[…wood,] Frosttusk simply rumbled.
The other kaijin were rather aghast at how straightforward he was.
[Frosttusk, now is the worst time for that to occur,] Hurricroak spoke up first, [nosebleed is more logical.]
[Uh…guys?,] Razor Maiden attempted to interject. There was an unexpected turn of events that they needed to see. Immediately.
[It’s…not…]
[Guys?]
[I’m with Frosttusk. A nosebleed only occurs in those comics and anime that Pathos been consuming.]
[Guys?]
[My kaijin, you are a volcanic warrior woman made of jade, I am a predominantly froggy patchwork thunder chimera and Frosttusk is a giant mammoth man. If our lord was significantly more cartoonishly evil, we’d be movie exclusive villains,] Hurricroak countered, [nosebleeds would be the least crazy thing possible.]
[Guys!]
[What?!]
[Lady Jin Fang is about to kiss Lady Bellona.]
[Huh?!]
The kaijin immediately dropped whatever they were arguing about and paid attention to what was going on, because this was really out of left field of their predictions…well except for one.
=Hah! Thousands of years later and my “bi-dar” is still in top form.=
=Figure it wouldn’t come up till later honestly, but yeah…let’s see how this goes.=
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‘Okay, never mind…they might have been flirting…or just her.’
“W-what are you-?!”
“You wanted a practical demonstration, no?”
“Not on me!”
When Jin Fang made her way over to where Zhen Liu and Bellona we’re sitting, the latter of the two had assumed her intention was to grab Zhen Liu and give him a deep kiss in front of everybody…at least that’s what her ability told her.
Then again, /showing her how it’s done/, was rather vague.
Surprising everyone, Jin Fang reached pass Zhen Liu to lightly grab Bellona by the chin while spinning Zhen Liu’s chair away. Rather, she made it a point to spin the chair around so he had a clear side view of Jin Fang about to kiss Bellona.
It was in that moment, Zhen Liu realized that this moment was less “passion” and more…calculated.
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[Oh good heavens, this feels premeditated.]
[I knew she was strong willed, but I wasn’t expecting all of this…]
[Spice.]
[Yeah.]
[Pathos, what the f-]
Pathos answered in a viciously gremlinesque tone.
The other kaijin were shocked at the outburst, and looked to Logos for answer.
=They spent the last six of those hours playing nothing about “yaoi” and “bara” games. Watching our lord being essentially used as a romantic practice dummy kinda helped them focus on the matter at hand…but Jin Fang’s little action just…broke them. Once this little event ends, they’ll be back to normal…probably.=
[Why did they-]
=To quote, “I have done six hours of yuri love stories straight, the only logical counterbalance is six hours of yaoi “.=
[Huh…did anyone inform Pathos they had an addictive personality?]
=For centuries.=
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Zhen Liu blushed, Bellona blushed, Alicia blushed, practically everyone in the room except for the instigator of this phenomenon, was blushing.
Jin Fang, the instigator, was rocking a smug look.
“Now then, a passionate kiss is fine and well, but a kiss that can leave someone breathless requires more than just blind passion. It requires a bit of…set-up.”
“S-set-up?,” Bellona stuttered. She started to notice the details on Jin Fang’s face a bit more finely and the fact that her perfume was surprisingly simple yet pleasant…and surprisingly intoxicating
“Correct,” Jin Fang said with a breathy tone, “First, you need to catch them off guard. Make your intentions are known but surprise them all the same. It helps if there’s possibly an audience to gauge the effect as well.”
As those words left her mouth, she made sure to shoot Zhen Liu a little side glance, who was staring at this moment with rapt attention. And while she couldn’t see Alicia’s face, she assumed she was due to the burning gaze sensation on the side of her head.
“Then all you have to do,” Alicia said as she began to slowly lean in towards Bellona’s increasingly blushing face, “is just lean in real close and -”
” Miss Ecaredies, Miss Goldshire?,” a Zhen Clan servant called out, accompanied by the audible sound of footsteps approaching.
*FWOOSH!*
*Clatter*
“Y-yes?”
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[Huh…ya know, I just realized that Jin Fang is usually never this…forward. Did something happened between point A and…now?]
=I don’t think, wait…that depends on something.=
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In the blink of an eye and before anyone could make any other noises, Bellona, Zhen Liu and Alicia were seated at the little tea table as if nothing happened while Jin Fang had abscond from the premisis. Just in time as the servant turned a corner blocking his view of the tea party.
“Miss Ecaredies and Miss Goldshire, your respective fathers have concluded their discussion with the clan patriarch and has sent me to retrieve you two.”
“Very good. We’ll accompany you shortly, but would you mind if we said our goodbyes first?”
“Of course.”
Picking up the vibes, the servant left the area until he was unseen, yet still close by.
Zhen Liu, Alicia and Bellona looked at each other after the servant left, and let out a collective sigh. Evidently, all three still had rather red faces.
“Zhen Liu.”
“Yes, Bellona?”
“I think I can understand why and how Jin Fang managed to charm you in the first place, despite your difference in status.”
“Y-yeah.”
Alicia was a bit loss for words, so she decided to pivot the conversation a bit.
“Zhen Liu. Next time we ki-meet… I’m going to leave you breathless.”
“I…look forward to it.”
Zhen Liu in that moment could now confirm that the feelings held towards him were genuine…but heavens know he didn’t know what to do with that information.
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=Milord, weird question: did Jin Fang smell like licorice when she did all of that?=
‘Licorice? I mean…maybe, why?’
=Hmmm.=
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Elsewhere.
Jin Fang didn’t leave the premise exactly when she heard the approaching foot steps, instead, she hid behind a nearby pillar to keep watch of the trio and servant to see what they would do next.
But as she did, a tingling sensation began to go off in her stomach, as a potion she downed moments before showing up had just finished.
‘Oh come on, not now! At least wait till I get back to my room, before….Oh heavens above, why did I do all that?!’
In the blink of an eye, the confident young woman that had caused three people to be a blushing mess had devolved into a blushing mess herself.
The reason?
Liquid courage potions only work to increase confidence, not prevent embarrassing memories!
‘Why did I say all of that?!,’ Jin Fang groaned as she crouched into a fetal position and covered her face.
‘Its gonna take forever to get rid of this licorice smell…’
