Chapter 16: Cold Threats and Hot Nights
[DING!]
[Quest Completed Successfully!]
[Your digestive tract remains entirely free of magical insects.]
[Distributing Rewards: +10 Agility, 50 Shameless Points, System Shop Item ’Soundproof Ward (Basic)’.]
A sudden refreshing wave of pure lightness cascaded down Leon’s spine as his Agility stat bumped up to thirty five points making him feel incredibly weightless and highly responsive.
He mentally acknowledged the rewards but kept his entire physical focus completely locked on the terrifying Aura Knight standing frozen in his grasp.
The reaction was beautifully violent and entirely predictable.
The faint pale pink blush on Beatrice’s neck suddenly exploded into a furious shade of dark crimson that rapidly conquered her entire face and reached the tips of her ears.
The suffocating ice aura violently shattered into a million invisible pieces as her extreme professional composure completely completely collapsed under the sheer weight of his shamelessness.
She let out a highly uncharacteristic gasp and aggressively slapped his hand away from her thigh before stumbling backward until her lower back hit the edge of her oak desk.
"You..." Beatrice stammered while pointing a fiercely trembling finger at his face. "You insolent degenerate! I should impale you on a glacier for even daring to touch me!"
Leon noticed that despite her highly lethal threats she was not actually summoning any offensive magic.
Her Lie Detector aura was practically blinding his vision with wild chaotic flashes of intense embarrassment and confusing flustered heat.
The untouchable Ice Queen of House Sterling had absolutely no idea how to handle a man who completely ignored her terrifying reputation and treated her like a highly desirable woman.
"I apologize if my actions were a bit too forward Lady Beatrice," Leon offered with a completely unapologetic smirk that only made her blush darken further. "But you demanded the truth and the truth is that I am far more interested in your private office than the kitchen."
Beatrice furiously adjusted her wire rimmed glasses and crossed her arms tightly over her chest in a desperate attempt to shield herself from his magnetic gaze.
She took several deep breaths to forcefully manually lower her racing heart rate and slowly pieced her shattered icy facade back together.
"You are a highly dangerous anomaly Leon," Beatrice finally stated while aggressively glaring at him. "I do not know how you mask your strength or what kind of demonic charm you are utilizing but I refuse to let an unknown variable roam freely in my estate. Effective immediately you are permanently relieved of your kitchen duties."
Leon raised an eyebrow in genuine surprise because getting fired was definitely not part of his survival plan.
"You are being promoted to an Upper Wing Attendant," she continued with a highly vindictive gleam returning to her cold blue eyes.
"You will be directly responsible for cleaning the private corridors of the noble family and you will report entirely to me. I am going to keep you strictly under my personal supervision until I figure out exactly how to break you."
It was an absolutely massive promotion that elevated him far above the common laborers but it was also a highly calculated death trap.
The upper wing was entirely populated by the monstrously strong noble men and women of House Sterling and making a single mistake up there would result in his immediate vaporization.
However Leon also realized that closer proximity to the noble daughters meant the pervert system was going to have an absolute field day with his future quests.
"I look forward to working closely with you Lady Beatrice," Leon replied while offering her a deeply respectful bow.
She aggressively shooed him toward the door and demanded he report to her office at dawn for his new uniform.
Leon smoothly unlocked the heavy iron deadbolt and stepped out into the cool hallway while carrying a massive highly anticipated smile on his face. He had successfully laid the groundwork for the Ice Queen and entirely secured his place in the upper hierarchy.
He navigated his way back toward the lower servant dormitories to rest for a few hours before his highly anticipated midnight rendezvous. Laying on his incredibly stiff wooden cot Leon mentally opened his system interface and checked his inventory.
The newly acquired ’Soundproof Ward’ was a small magical talisman that could instantly create a completely silent twenty foot radius around the user for exactly one hour. It was the absolute perfect tool for conducting highly degenerate activities without alerting the estate guards.
The hours dragged by with agonizing slowness until the pale moonlight finally shifted entirely across the small dormitory window.
Leon quietly slipped out of his bed and utilized his thirty five points of Agility to move through the sleeping quarters like a completely silent phantom.
He heavily relied on his Stealth Cloak and his Mana Concealment Ring to effortlessly bypass the midnight guard patrols in the lower courtyard.
The western storage sheds were located on the far edge of the estate grounds near the high stone walls. They were mostly abandoned wooden structures used to house old gardening equipment and broken furniture making them the perfect isolated location for a secret meeting.
Leon approached the largest wooden shed and carefully pushed the creaking door open.
The interior was pitch black and smelled heavily of damp earth and rotting wood. He stepped inside and allowed the heavy door to softly click shut behind him.
His highly enhanced senses immediately picked up the extremely faint sound of incredibly shallow breathing coming from the far corner of the room.
He also caught the unmistakable intoxicating scent of sweet vanilla completely cutting through the smell of the damp earth.
Elara was waiting for him in the shadows and she was not planning on asking nicely for her stolen apron.
Without any warning a heavy wooden crate violently crashed into the floor exactly where Leon had been standing a fraction of a second prior.
Elara utilized the loud distraction to launch herself aggressively from the top of a tall storage rack and aimed a fierce flying tackle directly at his shoulders. She was a seasoned physical enhancer and her movements in the dark were incredibly fast and highly lethal.
Unfortunately for the Head Cook Leon was currently operating with twenty five points of superhuman Strength and thirty five points of Agility.
He smoothly sidestepped her aerial ambush and casually reached out to intercept her momentum.
He firmly grabbed her by the waist and seamlessly used her own kinetic energy to violently spin her around in a perfect arc.
Before Elara could even register that she had missed her target Leon aggressively pressed her back against a heavy wooden workbench and pinned both of her wrists firmly above her head.
The fierce woman let out a highly frustrated gasp as she struggled violently against his iron grip but his enhanced muscles completely completely overpowered her physical enhancement. He pressed his chest completely flush against her incredibly soft voluptuous curves and effectively trapped her in the dark.
"You are incredibly aggressive for a woman trying to get her clothes back," Leon whispered deeply directly into her ear while feeling her rapid heartbeat hammering violently against his chest.
"Let me go you monster," Elara hissed back breathlessly though her fierce resistance was already rapidly melting away under the overwhelming heat of his dominant proximity.
Leon casually mentally activated the Soundproof Ward in his inventory and a faint invisible dome of silencing magic perfectly encapsulated the wooden shed.
The outside world completely faded away and left them entirely isolated in their own highly charged private universe.
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