It would take three days to complete the strategy to conquer Hua.
In this reincarnation, Lucas had a chance, and it had been a while since he had tasted Hua's flavor.
After completing the entire massage...
Lucas, leaving the Martial Arts Arena, let out a cackling laugh.
Judah shivered all over and said with disgust, "Your laugh is so disgusting."
"Is it? I don't think so."
Lucas spread his hands.
Judah turned her head away.
"Forget it, human. I don't want to talk about this with you."
Seeing this...
Lucas said nothing.
It was already 5:18 AM.
Judah, just like yesterday, took the supper Raiden Mei had prepared at the Faculty Dormitory entrance while Lucas was training in the Martial Arts Arena.
If nothing unexpected happened,
Tomorrow, Lucas could complete the feat of conquering Kiana.
It was already very late, and there was nothing else to do.
Lucas took Judah back to the Valkyrie Dormitory.
Ready to welcome Thursday!
The 6 AM bell arrived as scheduled and did not show any abnormalities just because Lucas had glanced at it.
Compared to the night,
The daytime routine could be skipped for now.
On Friday, after the midnight drum sounded, Lucas, lying in bed, opened his eyes.
The Morning Bell was confirmed to be Kosma.
But the twilight drum...
Lucas, after investigating, found no traces of any Ember.
He didn't know what the situation was there, and he could try to find Kosma later if he had the chance.
As for now, Lucas had other things to do. With Judah's help, his efficiency in taking action was indeed higher.
In the past,
Places like the Morning Bell and twilight drum,
Lucas couldn't go there at all. If he dared to go, he would definitely be brutally toyed with and killed by a B-rank Valkyrie.
A C-rank could still show off with equipment and skill, but a B-rank could truly only await death.
However...
Now, it might not be the case.
Possessing the Eden Star, Lucas could even fight an A-rank if he could successfully activate it, let alone a B-rank.
As long as it wasn't a B-rank like Kiana, Raiden Mei, or Bronya.
...
Similar to yesterday,
Lucas first pursued Kiana, searching for the last four-leaf clover.
Then, he claimed the first blood in a shaking trash can.
"Mobius, Vivi, Kiana..."
Watching the Paramecium, whose walking posture was slightly awkward, slowly walk away, Lucas silently recited these three names in his heart.
He believed it wouldn't be long.
Raiden Mei's name would also be recited by Lucas.
"What's next?"
The white-haired, blue-eyed Armed Doll suddenly appeared with a flash of blue light.
Lucas said, "Next... let's go find Sakura."
In St. Freya Academy, the only place that felt closely connected to the rules was the Morning Bell and twilight drum.
Unfortunately...
Su didn't seem to have any connection to the Morning Bell and twilight drum.
This brought Lucas's progress in finding him to a complete halt.
The main tasks for this reincarnation were Theresa, Su, and Rin, who was Sakura's younger sister.
The side quests were Welt Yang and Bronya.
The Headmaster still needed time to mature.
Su currently had no leads.
So, the only option was to explore information about Rin.
And to know about the Herrscher of Corruption, he could only go to Sakura.
Although Kosma could also provide information,
But...
Lucas didn't want to risk his life for now.
The side quests could wait. Welt Yang wasn't even in St. Freya Academy anymore, and the message he told Himeko seemed to have already been conveyed.
Focusing on that line didn't have much meaning; doing it casually when idle was fine.
Thinking of Welt Yang,
Lucas took out the note he had left from his pocket.
Well, there was still no change.
"Could it be... that the prerequisite for this note to change is for me to touch the diary Welt left behind?"
"Wait..."
"What if I touch this note first, will Welt's diary..."
Lucas suddenly had a bold idea.
What the truth was.
He didn't know yet.
In any case, Lucas had another direction to explore.
"Hmm... No rush, no rush. Let's go play with Sakura first..."
"Sakura?" Judah's eyes looked a bit strange, "Then aren't you going to cross-dress again? Just thinking about it is an eyesore..."
The little fellow said, then extended her small hands to cover her blue eyes.
Lucas took a deep breath.
"You don't have to look."
"As if anyone wants to look, I'm not looking!"
Judah put her hands on her hips.
Lucas instantly remembered how his Armed Doll would secretly observe him every time he cross-dressed. He smiled, "You'd best keep your word."
...
After changing into women's clothes at home, Lucas headed straight for the Underground Training Ground with Judah.
It was 2:21 AM.
They arrived at their destination, with plenty of time remaining to complete the Sakura Strategy.
Lucas would likely still have time to find Hua.
Standing at the entrance of the Underground Training Ground, Lucas, dressed in a pink dress, stared into the dark entrance, lost in thought...
As one of the Previous Civilization's Thirteen Ember, Sakura bore the Mark of the Moment.
To conquer this fox-eared Ember in the Inner World, the first step was to wear women's clothes.
It was similar to how Theresa required a Homu uniform.
As for why women's clothes...
This was naturally to impersonate Sakura's younger sister.
Lucas had to alter his voice slightly and affectionately call her 'older sister.'
'Sister Sakura' would also work.
If he didn't pretend at all and used his original voice, he could easily be beaten up by that Fox-eared woman.
One point worth noting was that Lucas was not impersonating Rin.
Sakura had never called him Rin anyway.
She simply called him 'younger sister.'
"Sakura seemed to have talked to me about Rin in a previous cycle, but unfortunately, I didn't pay attention..."
Lucas disliked wearing women's clothes, so he hadn't attempted to conquer Sakura many times.
If it weren't for wanting to experience the taste of prime long legs back then, Lucas wouldn't have tried women's clothing for the first time.
Thinking back...
He thought of wearing women's clothes then because Lucas happened to hear Sakura muttering about where her younger sister was while walking.
Inspired, Lucas resolutely put on women's clothes.
It proved to be effective.
Sakura was actually similar to Hua.
Both were types who taught martial arts.
However, Hua mainly taught hand-to-hand combat, while Sakura taught swordsmanship and assassination.
Unlike the Crimson Knight, Sakura wouldn't teach martial arts unless Lucas brought it up.
Hua was different; even if Lucas didn't say anything, the Crimson Knight would proactively bring it up.
Moreover, Sakura's conquest difficulty was a notch higher than Hua's.
Mainly because the Fox-eared woman's behavior was somewhat peculiar.
As soon as she found Lucas, Sakura, who was previously running around the Underground Training Ground, would become soft and limp, like she had lost her bone, sprawling on the man's back.
And she would tease Lucas's Dao heart again and again.
For instance, whispering in his ear or gently stroking Lucas's body with her delicate hands.
This stage heavily tested one's self-control.
If Lucas's skirt moved, there was a chance he would die.
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