Chapter 539

Chapter 546: The Way a Girl Expresses Her Love (Please Subscribe!)

Based on Loki’s reaction, Riviria, who had initially planned to resolve the matter silently, now looked somewhat exasperated.

She hadn’t anticipated the situation would escalate this way at the start.

Riviria shifted her gaze to the side, momentarily focusing her attention on the girls nearby.

Among them, Anqi and Alisia were likely here out of concern for Loki’s state.

After all, Loki’s appearance with four knives was indeed quite alarming.

Compared to herself, Ais and Haruhi were more concerned about Izay.

Refia… that little one had been glancing around ever since Riviria entered, with her small hands nervously placed over her thighs. It was quite obvious.

Unsurprisingly… the “elf child” Loki mentioned must be her, right?

Riviria’s emerald eyes closed slightly.

(My good student…)

The elf princess sighed inwardly.

She wasn’t angry because of this.

She was just wondering when Refia would stop causing so much trouble.

If only she wouldn’t be so easily startled every day.

This girl seemed very interested in gossiping about others?

Should we say, she truly lives up to being an elf in her springtime?

As for Tiona, the last among the girls… Riviria thought she probably just came to join the fun.

In a very short time, Riviria had understood the thoughts of the girls to a great extent.

While feeling helpless, Riviria also explained the reason why she and Izay went out.

Her words were as brief as possible.

Anyway, if you have nothing to hide, there’s no need for lengthy explanations, which might only lead to unnecessary speculation.

On the other side, Izay didn’t pay too much attention to how his teacher dealt with Loki or the two elves curious about the incident.

Because a fox-eared girl had already approached him.

“Welcome home, Master Izay!”

Like a housewife greeting her returning husband, Haruhi, dressed in her usual white stockings and maid outfit, happily wagged her fox ears and tail.

“Hmm, I’m back, Haruhi.”

Facing the gentle smile of the girl, Izay also smiled and began to rub her fluffy ears.

Haruhi couldn’t help but feel delighted.

She was a girl with low demands.

Just like this, exchanging greetings with Izay daily, getting responses, and having some affectionate moments…

Just these simple things made her extremely happy.

Being able to notice Izay’s attentiveness from such small matters made her even more joyful.

It was precisely because Izay knew Haruhi’s feelings that he never hesitated to give her encouragement and responses, enjoying interacting with her.

A thousand people have a thousand ways of living, and isn’t this also a way to express love?

They both understood the meaning behind it.

Afterward, Izay turned his gaze to Ais, whose role as a wife had been preempted by Haruhi.

Ais was still dressed in her white swordsman outfit, with half of her smooth neck covered by her clothing, but the opening revealed her shoulders, much of her fair skin, and her delicate collarbone.

And since they were at home, she wasn’t wearing her combat armor.

Her blue thigh-high boots remained unchanged.

At this moment, it seemed what she wanted to say had already been said by Haruhi. When Ais approached Izay, she didn’t speak again but greeted him silently.

Seeing this, Izay took the initiative to ask, “How was your day today, Ais? Are you okay?”

“Same as usual, training… then relaxing, played with Tiona and the others.”

Ais deliberately paused during her speech, as if emphasizing the key points.

For Ais, she didn’t know when it started, but she could no longer focus all her time on becoming stronger.

No matter how much time she squeezed, once her body reached a certain limit of fatigue, she would naturally relax.

This was a habit formed after spending a long time with Izay.

Ais clearly knew that Izay always advocated a balanced training method, combining work and rest.

If she insisted on pushing herself too hard… she would definitely be scolded afterward.

Even if Izay scolded her, she couldn’t sulk and ignore him…

So now Ais had developed excellent self-control.

Of course, the visible progress after daily training was also a factor.

In the past, she became increasingly anxious because she saw no improvement in her strength despite daily training and expeditions.

Now that she could see her own progress every day, she naturally managed her mindset well.

“—Changing for the better…”

Izay pinched Ais’s cheek thoughtfully, filled with relief and joy.

He referred to Ais’s emotional aspect.

In the past, Ais would probably answer such questions with just one sentence, or even just the word “training,” and move on.

But she wouldn’t take the initiative to explain like she did now.

Although the natural Ais was cute,

but she should act more like a girl, shouldn’t she?

After all, if she’s too natural, she can only rely on cuteness in life, fitting perfectly with that derogatory nickname “doll princess.”

“—?”

Suddenly having her face pinched, Ais’ pure and pretty face showed a look of confusion, and her golden eyes blinked accordingly.

She could sense Izay’s happiness, but she couldn’t fully understand its meaning.

What he just said sounded equally vague.

Was he happy because he pinched her face?

Pinching faces… makes you happy?

Mysteriously, the girl mentally equated these two concepts.

At this moment, seeing her confusion, Izay smiled and said, “Don’t worry about what I just said; I was merely marveling at Ais’ cuteness.”

“Um… you two should stop showing off, alright? Are you bullying me because I can’t find a man? Showing off right in front of me like this?”

Seeing Ais become obviously happy and bashful after being praised by Izay, the atmosphere between the two—no, three of them—grew even better. Tiona puffed her cheeks like a blowfish, sulking.

There are still other noble single ladies here, right? Isn’t it inappropriate to start flirting so casually?

“Cough cough, ah? Tiona, you’re here too? I didn’t notice~”

“Izay… do you want to fight? Sure thing. Considering our past friendship, remember to go easy on me.”

Going easy on me is too showy.

Izay almost burst out laughing.

It seems that even if the little angel got stimulated, she didn’t lose her mind.

Knowing she can’t win still doesn’t mean she won’t try to act tough beforehand.

Following the realization of Tiona’s words, Ais’ expression showed some distress, unsure of how to react.

At this point, Haruhi had already chuckled quietly, including Anqi nearby, who noticed the commotion here.

Due to this interruption, Tiona successfully disrupted the sweet atmosphere between Izay and the other two, inserting herself to assert her presence.

Afterward, the initial ominous aura brought by the main god upon their return was completely dispelled. Loki calmed down after Riviria’s explanation and put down the kitchen knives.

“Sorry, Izay, this time it was my misunderstanding. Deduct it from my drink money~!”

Under the guidance of Mama-san, Loki clasped her hands together and apologized to Izay.

This alcohol-loving main god saying something like deducting her drink money shows that she’s genuinely reflecting on her actions.

However…

“Don’t bow towards me! There are still two knives on your head!”

“Ahhh!? Sorry! It wasn’t intentional!”

“You’ve apologized, so don’t cause trouble anymore, Loki. Hurry up and remove the knives and put them back!”

“Waaah, Mommy, you’re rejecting me.”

Riviria, with a black line on her face, chased Loki away with a broom.

She hasn’t disliked this goddess for the first time either.