The Handbook for Completing Demi-Human Girls

At this moment, all the irrelevant personnel in the Royal Court had already left, leaving the space to the three parties involved who were still present.

Opening her eyes once again, searing steam began to slowly dissipate from Raphaela's body bit by bit. But after taking a few deep breaths, she still raised her eyes, looked at Jasmine not far away, and opened her mouth to say to her,

"Jasmine, earlier Fisher actually came to the Dragon Court to find me. He probably didn't know you were here, otherwise he wouldn't have followed me all the way here until this kind of thing happened... The surprise I told you about was actually wanting to introduce him to you, my husband. After all, although we previously both knew the other was waiting for someone, we never knew that person's specific identity. But I didn't expect that you had already known him long ago, and the person we were waiting for is also the same one."

"I... I know, Raphaela... I didn't realize at the beginning that the surprise you were talking about was that... I even thought..."

Jasmine also pursed her lips. Now without those few outsiders bickering, the entire situation was also slowly becoming clear.

And at this moment, facing this person who met Teacher Fisher earlier than herself, who had consummated the relationship with him, who deeply missed each other, and who was also her best sister, both reasonably and emotionally, Jasmine was actually a head weaker.

Actually, right now neither side had a sense of competition. After all, years of feelings couldn't disappear in a single morning.

Setting aside that this was currently just the stage of clarifying matters and conflicts, even afterwards Jasmine was certain she wouldn't truly drop pretenses with Raphaela.

She couldn't do that. She didn't want to hurt Raphaela, didn't want to have conflicts with her, but she also didn't want to let go.

"Alright, since it's like this. Jasmine, I want to know now, how exactly did you and Fisher meet, how did he leave Naris, and how did you separate from him and come to the Dragon Court? Can you tell me these things?"

"Okay... I... I um..."

Compared to Faxir and Kexir's bickering-like tit for tat, Raphaela's words were clearly more direct and hit the nail on the head.

Right now, her words were calm, as if not carrying any emotion at all, full of majesty just like a queen listening to a subordinate's report.

And Jasmine entirely failed to realize that Raphaela's unconscious oppression was constantly squeezing Jasmine's space for resistance.

On a public level, Raphaela had always been the true master of the Dragon Court. If one really wanted to get down to it, even if Jasmine had helped the Dragon Court with many matters over these years, in the final analysis, she was only a guest of the Dragon Court from the bottom of the sea.

On a private level, Raphaela was the partner with whom Fisher had a deeper connection, completely incomparable to herself who was previously merely Professor Fisher's student.

Between the two weaknesses, she was weaker and weaker again.

In terms of aura, Jasmine was at a disadvantage from the very start. What's more, Jasmine originally wasn't good with words, and even rarely appeared in public these years, replying entirely on Raphaela to promote the image of this Priest.

This consequently led to the situation where, although Raphaela's words were clearly just inquiring and clarifying the sequence of events, to Jasmine's feelings, it was more like the original wife questioning the shameful history of the mistress hooking up with her husband.

"Ba-back then I..."

Right at this very moment, Fisher, who had been taciturn earlier, finally opened his mouth. He interrupted Jasmine's words a step ahead and said,

"Raphaela, let me be the one to speak. I remember it more clearly."

Raphaela and Jasmine both looked at him simultaneously. A trace of quiet complaint flashed through Raphaela's emerald-green eyes, while no specific expression could be seen on Jasmine's face, merely subconsciously letting out a breath of relief, as if she could finally evade psychologically for a while.

Fisher hadn't spoken the entire time before because primarily, Raphaela, the main party involved, hadn't expressed any attitude at all, clearly still in a state of stupefaction. And the previous words were all spoken by Faxir and Kexir to Jasmine.

Their viewpoints weren't important at all. Even if they stood from Raphaela's perspective, it was of no avail, because the important thing was what Raphaela thought, not what they thought.

Therefore, Fisher had just now been engaging in rapid thinking amidst the chaotic silence to make up for the helplessness brought by the sudden crash.

The first thing to confirm was that he couldn't keep dodging around like he used to.

He couldn't be like how he introduced Renee to Elizabeth, or how he introduced Alagina to Renee, and just say to Raphaela, "Jasmine is actually just a student I know."

That was just an expedient measure, a delay to ease conflicts. But how long could he keep delaying? If he had to face it one day anyway, then today was that moment.

"When I left the Southern Continent and returned to Saint-Nazareth, I then..."

Under Fisher's narration, he completely told Raphaela how he and Jasmine met, how he fell into Elizabeth's conspiracy to seize power, how he fought alongside her to kill the Pioneer Blake, how Elizabeth wanted to kill Jasmine and take him back to the Golden Palace, and finally the promise they made to "meet again" when they separated.

"So, what that book said earlier about the matter between you and the Empress of Naris is true?"

But after Raphaela finished listening, the very first question that came out of her mouth was unexpectedly this.

Compared to the interrogation unconsciously revealed when speaking with Jasmine, right now, Raphaela's words softened a degree... but only a single degree, because when mentioning that "Empress of Naris", her gaze was quite hostile.

Even Fisher hadn't expected her to temporarily break away from the topic of Jasmine and shift towards the other side instead.

Looking at her emerald-green eyes flashing with peculiar colors, Fisher didn't evade either, merely saying,

"Yes, what it said is true."

"..."

Raphaela pursed her lips, showing no expression on her face. But the tail behind her dangerously twisted an angle, like a hunting snake lowering its head, as she continued to ask,

"Then you rejecting that Elizabeth at the time was because of Jasmine, right?"

"Yes, but not entirely."

Upon hearing the first sentence, Raphaela's tail stagnated slightly, but then became somewhat livelier like a wound-up clockwork later on,

"The Elizabeth at the time wanted to kill her. For the sake of her plan to seize power, she had killed and schemed against many people, including me. I had to keep Jasmine alive, and I didn't want to lose my freedom either. Rejecting Elizabeth was a matter acting exactly as it should be.

"And then, Jasmine separated from me on the Southern Ocean. But before separating, we made a promise to meet again. Later, I didn't know she came ashore again, nor did I know she came to the Dragon Court."

The moment Elizabeth was mentioned, the shadow on Jasmine's body appeared even heavier.

While Raphaela trembled her scales a bit. She might have already obtained many answers and the sequence of events from Fisher's words just now.

For example, regarding Elizabeth. According to Fisher's chronological account and what that book said, Elizabeth was Fisher's first love who had separated from him early in his youth. It seemed there was completely no sequel to it, after all she had even placed a bounty on Fisher previously. But analyzing it carefully, if that woman was truly that resolute and heartless, Raphaela felt Fisher absolutely couldn't have escaped from Saint-Nazareth.

Elizabeth definitely still harbored lingering attachments for Fisher, perhaps even to this day. Anyway, Raphaela had never heard of that Empress having an existence like a Prince Consort or anything of the sort, and she was already thirty-four years old this year.

As for Jasmine, Raphaela could also smell that kind of ambiguous scent.

That kiss, the promise they made, all undoubtedly indicated this point.

Whenever she thought of this point, whenever she thought of the connections Fisher might have with other females, Raphaela was simply burning with rage, wishing she could tear the roof off.

But she didn't do so.

She merely took several deep breaths, and ultimately looked calmly at Fisher, finally asking him,

"That means to say, actually Fisher, you and Jasmine only have the relationship between a teacher and student. It's just that coming to the Dragon Court to find me this time, you happened to encounter Jasmine who is here, right?"

Raphaela seemed to completely ignore those words in Fisher's description, attributing the relationship between Fisher and Jasmine as "teacher and student", forcefully determining the nature of everything.

She indeed hadn't changed a bit, yet also indeed had changed a lot.

She no longer wore everything precisely on her face like before. All her emotions and all her purposes were now hidden beneath eyes resembling a deep pool.

Fisher was precisely her Tail-Compatible Partner. He came here precisely to find her, and it had nothing to do with Jasmine.

This was not only a confirmation towards Fisher: as long as he said "that is indeed the case", she would treat other females as completely non-existent, and she could following a logical course arrange everything outside; this was simultaneously a deterrence towards the soft Jasmine: You are merely his student, I am his partner who has consummated the relationship with him, and you are only his student, so put yourself in your proper place.

Your title isn't legitimate, and your words aren't proper. You better withdraw early, sister.

The shadow behind her enveloped down like a giant dragon blotting out the sun, oppressing the Jasmine who was already suffering continuous defeats in terms of aura to the point where she couldn't lift her head.

Amidst her unquestionable inquiry, Fisher once again entered rapid thinking.

What was certain was, it was impossible for him to just admit it like this.

Even if today's Jasmine admitted it like this and dodged a bullet, what about later on? Even if he was truly shameless enough to say to everyone "she's a friend, a student, a superior, and a stranger", what about Renee?

If he said Renee "is just a friend", if she heard it, he'd be blown to smithereens in a minute.

One must know he had promised her previously, but...

But right as Fisher was facing Raphaela who was staring straight at him, racing against time to think, right at this moment, exceeding his expectations, the Jasmine standing silently beside him suddenly trembled her lips, and opened her mouth towards Raphaela,

"N-No... it's not the feelings of a teacher and student, it's romantic love between a man and a woman... Even if I don't know Teacher Fisher's specific thoughts, I do indeed think this way."

Raphaela looked at Jasmine, only to see her look back unflinchingly after hesitating for a moment.

It seemed not only Raphaela had changed, Jasmine had as well.

This was great. The conflict Fisher had painstakingly shifted away returned back between them once more.

There wasn't any special expression on Raphaela's face, merely opening her mouth to ask Jasmine,

"Romantic love... Jasmine, when you and Fisher met, did you know of my existence?"

It was still the question of first come, first served. On this point, Jasmine had no way to refute whatsoever,

"D-Didn't know."

"He never told you about it?"

"No, but... Raphaela, you also never told me, or the Dragon Court, about Fisher."

Raphaela stagnated slightly. A hint of gloom flashed through her eyes, and even her words weakened,

"Because the Dragon Court has no way to accept him. This is something I cannot decide, I..."

Jasmine pursed her lips, then opened her mouth somewhat hesitantly,

"Then could Naris accept you? Could Elizabeth accept you?

"Clearly even just maintaining a teacher-student relationship with Teacher Fisher caused me to be hunted down by Elizabeth. The entire Saint-Nazareth knew about the relationship between Elizabeth and Teacher Fisher, yet no one dared to speak of it out of fear of angering Elizabeth. How could he possibly speak of you? Could it be that just because Raphaela has to manage the Dragon Court, he had to abandon his hometown back then?

"As early as when Fisher and you, Raphaela, met, he was already acquainted with Elizabeth. If you knew about Elizabeth back then, Raphaela, would you have given up? If Raphaela can do it, then I can do it too."

Indeed so. Was the problem of disparity in race and species something only she was facing?

Did Fisher not need to consider this point?

Right now, Fisher indeed didn't need to consider it, but what about previously when he was still in Saint-Nazareth?

If others knew that a gentleman like him, who had a close relationship with the eldest princess, was having an affair with a lowly Dragon-kin from the Southern Continent, what kind of pressure would he face then?

Moreover, even if Raphaela didn't know Elizabeth, she knew another name from their journey: "Renee".

She still remembered that inside the cloakroom of the carriage Fisher left for her, there were still the other party's clothes. Such an intimate attitude, like a female owner, caused her to dislike it, so she had directly burned that woman's clothes...

Even if she asked herself, conversely, even if she knew of the existence of that Renee or Elizabeth, would she give up?

Thousands of thoughts passed through her heart. Raphaela's gaze holding an unclear meaning couldn't help but fall on Fisher. After hesitating for a moment, she turned her head away, speaking to Jasmine word by word,

"But Jasmine, I have already decided to take Fisher to meet my mother, today. And if one day, I emerge victorious in the war or die in defeat, I will proclaim his identity to my compatriots and enemies, telling everyone that Fisher is my Tail-Compatible Partner.

"If Fisher needs a human wedding ceremony, then I will don a human wedding dress; if he needs the witness of the Dragon-kin, then regardless of everything I will obtain my mother's consent and my compatriots' recognition..."

"Because I am the Queen of the Dragon Court. It was starting from Fisher that I stepped onto these stairs, hence whether it is Corpses or a Crown, this result is destined, and no one can stop it..."

"Including you, Jasmine."

Raphaela's words remained restrained and calm, not even having any aura of an arrows on strings situation.

But for some unknown reason, Jasmine kept feeling as if she had returned to that day, when she entered the underground ruins with Raphaela to meet Femabaha.

It was just that this time, Raphaela wasn't beside her, but opposite her...

She was that incredibly massive giant dragon that desired to breathe fire.