Chapter 16: I want to produce results with you.
Luvia looked at Monet beside her, who was staring at her with obvious overexcitement…
No, something felt very wrong no matter how she thought about it.
Gritting her heart, she used Appraisal once again.
[-1 Gold Coin]
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[Affection: 57]
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Why did the affection suddenly jump so high?
Who changes their attitude this quickly?
Luvia’s expression turned strange as she carefully examined the three romance options in front of her…
Doing academics? And she can’t hold back anymore…?
She was becoming more and more curious about what exactly Monet’s “Trait 4” was…
“Ahem.” Luvia cleared her throat, her eyes drifting slightly.
“Um, Researcher Monet…”
“I know, it’s been a long time since you’ve engaged in any academic activities… You’re almost at your limit, aren’t you?”
After personally saying such a strange sentence,
even Luvia’s usually ice-cold little face couldn’t help but flush with a trace of crimson…
“…”
Why isn’t she responding?
This is so embarrassing!
Luvia clenched her fists, her gaze secretly falling on Monet’s face beside her…
Wait,
are those hearts in this woman’s eyes!?
…
Monet gazed at the small silver-haired girl before her,
feeling as if she had truly met an angel…
She was right. It was her own fault… and she had been terribly wrong!
The contract terms were actually very fair!
Monet valued contracts deeply, which was why she had felt angry earlier.
How could someone be so despicable as to tamper with an equal contract and trick her into signing an unfair one?
But soon, after Luvia promised her such a luxurious laboratory and a research budget of up to 50 gold coins with no upper limit… Monet’s anger completely vanished.
In its place was understanding…
Her Highness Luvia,
had only added the clause “leaving the job means giving up research成果” because she wanted her to focus wholeheartedly on academics under her employ!
Monet was almost moved to tears.
She was the type of person who blushed and breathed heavily whenever she got excited…
“Huff… huff~~”
Just as Monet was too excited to speak,
the little white-haired ball in front of her said something that struck straight at her heart…
“…It’s been a long time since you’ve engaged in any academic activities… You’re almost at your limit, aren’t you?”
Especially when she saw Luvia rub her small face, speaking softly as if shyly holding back…
Monet suddenly felt as if some switch inside her had been flipped.
“In that case, does Your Highness want to do academics together with me!?”
She looked at Luvia in pleasant surprise, her heart already eager to begin.
…Hearing her words, Luvia nodded stiffly,
then took out the new healing potion formula that Monet had been longing for.
“…”
“Oh ho ho~~ This material ratio is simply too exquisite!”
She covered her flushed, burning cheeks.
“E-even the most basic grinding… uses so many different techniques?”
Monet was completely immersed in her own world, completely unaware that Luvia’s gaze beside her was becoming increasingly strange.
Luvia even quietly took a few steps back without being noticed…
“Researcher Monet, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave first. You can take your time with your academics…”
“Wait a moment, Your Highness!” Monet reached out and stopped Luvia, who was trying to slip away.
“Didn’t you say you wanted to do research together with me?”
Monet’s tone carried a hint of pleading.
She leaned in very close, so close that besides the smell of alcohol on her, Luvia also caught a faint, strange sweet fragrance.
Why did she suddenly find those dark circles under her eyes more pleasing to the eye??
Luvia’s internal alarm bells rang loudly. What kind of professor has hearts in her eyes while doing research?
This woman was definitely not normal!
But looking at Monet’s pitiful appearance…
with both hands placed on her chest and eyes sending amorous glances, Luvia even sensed a certain… charm from her?
Luvia opened her mouth, but no words of refusal would come out.
She could only nod stiffly…
“Wonderful!”
Monet looked like she was about to cry from emotion…
Ever since she had parted ways with her academic friends due to differing ideals, she had never done academics with anyone else again…
She had been walking alone on this road with no visible future.
For her, choosing this path meant not only enduring financial hardship,
but also watching her former friends produce results one after another while she achieved nothing, forced to stay cooped up in her rented room all day, depressed and dejected…
It was a complete denial of her ideals and worth!
But now,
looking at the slightly awkward silver-haired girl before her, a different kind of emotion rose in Monet’s heart.
Only she was willing to support her academically…
Not only that, she was even willing to do academics together with her!
Monet was obsessed with doing academics… but sadly, doing it alone only brought her depression and emptiness.
Only when doing academics with a companion—
the joy of exchanging ideas, conquering new territory together on the soil of academia, feeling every tiny bit of progress…
the fusion of research ideals… reaching its peak when producing results, experiencing that sincere pleasure.
And finally, after cross-verifying each other’s experimental results, enjoying that soul-deep resonance…
“Your Highness… I want to produce results together with you~~♡”
“Please accept my invitation!♡”
Monet opened her arms toward Luvia,
while the latter’s pupils shook violently. She almost turned around and ran away…
“…What the hell are you even talking about!!”
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