The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

Kurara was off guard.

The woman who approached bowed slightly: "Your Highness, are you looking for Loren? Would you like me to help you find him?"

This woman was none other than the royal housekeeper of Kurara. She had actually entered from the same spot as the two thieves, not only noticing their predicament but also skillfully avoiding the Slime King. After all, she was quite capable to serve as the princess's personal housekeeper.

"Have you been spying on me these past few days?" Kurara asked, somewhat annoyed.

"Your Highness, I didn't dare. I only arrived here this afternoon. The school guild has already spread the word that Lorenwei is here, and you are here too. I noticed that some students have already rushed over here."

"..." Kurara frowned and thought for a moment, then understood what the proprietress meant when she came to ask earlier, but she didn't take it to heart: "It's just that the hot spring town wants to attract more business, right? It's nothing."

"After all, the hot spring town is not a royal fortified area, and there are many inconveniences in soaking in hot springs. What if some lecherous person were to spy on us..."

Kurara blushed: "Where are you talking about a lecher?"

She felt very guilty.

The housekeeper had watched her grow up and could guess her general condition from subtle expressions and movements. She immediately realized that the princess was hiding something and said with concern, "Your Highness, your noble body cannot be seen by ordinary people."

“Loren is no ordinary person!” Kurara was slightly angry, but quickly realized, “Ah, no, that’s not what I meant…”

"..." The housekeeper covered her forehead with her left hand, thinking to herself: Oh no, Her Highness the princess may have suffered some kind of loss.

“Um…” Kurara was a smart girl, and she knew that the housekeeper was the woman who understood her best after her mother, so she stopped hiding it and said directly, “Housekeeper, thank you for reminding me. I don’t want to be disturbed, and I like my current school life.”

"Then why were you looking around in confusion just now?"

"Are you spying on me again?"

"No, I wasn't deliberately spying on you. When I came over to talk to you, I saw you constantly looking for people, so I observed you out of curiosity for a while."

“Alright, I won’t lie to you anymore.” Kurara said bluntly, “I’m looking for Loren. I happened to run into him at the hot springs yesterday.”

The housekeeper's eyes widened.

"Nothing happened between us! He's a gentleman!" Kurala also widened her eyes to state the situation.

However, even she felt a little guilty saying it. Nothing like marital relations had happened, but there was this dragging on and on... well, never mind, the more she explained to the housekeeper, the less clear it would become.

“Your Highness, you’ve grown so much while I was away,” the housekeeper sighed. “You’ve even learned to tell lies.”

"Uh... I'm sorry..." Kurara felt a little guilty.

For more than a decade, the housekeeper had been with her as she grew up, often spending more time with her than her mother. Moreover, the housekeeper never married, and she often felt that the housekeeper treated her like her daughter.

Kurara felt embarrassed by what she said. If you were to find a few people who didn't want to lie to someone, the housekeeper would definitely be one of them.

“But that’s wonderful! Your Highness! You’ve finally learned to lie! And I’m starting to believe you, at least 80% of it!” The housekeeper suddenly straightened her back excitedly and clenched her fists in front of her several times.

"..." Kurara was dumbfounded.

"Well done, Your Highness Kurara! As a princess of the Grand Duchy, you have to frequently enter the established social circles! Not long ago, you would blush for half a day just by telling a lie!"

"..." Kurara covered her forehead, feeling a headache.

"You've learned to lie. It seems the academy was definitely worth the trip! Even if the tuition increases several times over, we won't lose out! When I tell this good news to the King and Queen, they'll be overjoyed!"

"No, no, let's not talk about this..." Kurara tried to stop her.

"This is such a good thing..."

"Just think of it as me wanting to give them a surprise, don't tell them yet." Kurara said dejectedly.

The housekeeper was excited for a while before saying, "Who taught you to lie? I should thank him! Could it be Loren?"

"..." Kurala was taken aback.

Did Loren lie to himself? Although there were some misunderstandings between them, he was very honest with himself. Did he ever lie?

"Then who taught me to lie?" Kula blinked, unable to come up with a solution for a long time.

"Forget it, there's no need to find a master for this. I'll just consider myself self-taught." After saying this, Kurala felt incredibly shameless. She definitely wouldn't have been like this before. Who did she learn this bad habit from?

An image of a blue-haired girl flashed through my mind.

No, no, it couldn't be her... Kurara shook her head, banishing the thought. How could such a lovely girl like Lorenve possibly lead her astray? Kurara felt she must have misunderstood.

At this moment, the female steward suddenly spoke up, "Your Highness, I have heard some things at the academy..."

"There are all sorts of rumors circulating in the academy, many of which are baseless. Don't take them seriously," Kurara quickly said.

The housekeeper's expression was serious as she firmly stated, "However, some matters concern Her Highness's lifelong happiness!"

"Ah, what I was talking about when I graduated was just my own wish and expectation, butler, don't take it too seriously."

The housekeeper pushed up her small, round glasses: "Of course I didn't take it seriously. What I'm concerned about is... whether he's really only two centimeters long!"

"Ah! What nonsense are you talking about!" Kurara almost covered the housekeeper's mouth.

The housekeeper is always outside the academy, how could she know about this? Who's so bored as to spread this kind of news outside the academy?

"Your Highness, I am not speaking nonsense! Although many women have concluded from extensive experience that the degree of pleasure during sex is not directly related to length, quite a few also feel that too short a length can have an impact! Of course, none of them are that short!"

"Nonsense! It's nonsense!" Kurala wanted to cover her ears and not listen anymore.

The housekeeper looked at Kurara with suspicion: "Your Highness, you are so sure, could it be that..."

"No! I didn't touch it! Pshaw, I don't know anything!" Kurara exclaimed anxiously.

Knowing her temperament, the housekeeper immediately stopped pressing the matter: "Your Highness, since you have such a high regard for this Loren, I can inquire about his past for you."

"No, don't do that, it's so impolite!" Kurara quickly stopped her.

"Girls still need to be careful not to be deceived," the housekeeper kept saying. "You can find out if he's had girlfriends before. If he has, did he cheat on you? Or was he still clinging to you after a breakup? You can also find out..."

Kurara wanted to tell her directly to stop her, but in an instant, she remembered what Loren had said about Sylph in the little house...

Is she really my ex-girlfriend?

Even though Lorenve had explained, they were still relatives and might speak up for her. After all, Sylph's attitude towards Lorenve was clearly beyond what most people would feel.

Seeing Kurara's attitude, the housekeeper already knew what the princess was thinking. She didn't press the matter further and changed the subject to talk about the situation in the Grand Duchy these days.

"Really? The Fite Empire is indeed putting increasing pressure on us. Who knows, one day they might bring up the matter of coercing us into the empire halfway through." Kurara's face clouded over again.

The housekeeper thought that a political marriage might help ease the situation in the Grand Duchy, but when she thought about the princess's behavior when Loren was mentioned, she couldn't help but feel a little reluctant.

"Fall in love, young lady, even if it's a love without a future, you'll never regret it. Love is like a summer flower in full bloom; even if its brilliance is only fleeting, it's still the unique color of youth." The housekeeper recalled a line from the song left behind by the saint.

She held back, not wanting to affect the princess's mood, and instead reminded her to be careful: "Your Highness, please be aware that boys are always interested in girls' bodies. Boys in their teens often focus their attention on women's bodies..."

Kurara began to recall the much knowledge the housekeeper had taught her, especially about matters between men and women, and couldn't help but feel a little shy: "Don't worry, housekeeper, I know what I'm doing. All these years of your guidance haven't been in vain. Haven't you noticed that many of my catchphrases and speaking habits are things I learned from you?"

“Yes, Your Highness, please be careful. There’s nothing wrong with your relationship with Loren, but please be careful not to get pregnant… Of course, if he’s only two centimeters long, then he’s probably lying to Your Highness. After the lecherous man’s pleasure, Your Highness will still be a virgin, so it won’t cause any problems.” The housekeeper bowed slightly and said in a low voice, “Your Highness, please be careful not to get pregnant… Of course, if he’s only two centimeters long, then he’s probably lying to Your Highness. After the lecherous man’s pleasure, Your Highness will still be a virgin, so it won’t cause any problems.”

"Seriously, if there's nothing else, you should hurry back. It wouldn't look good if my teammates saw you." Kurara's face immediately turned red. What do you mean, "won't cause any delay"? That's so nonsensical!

The housekeeper smiled and took a few steps back before turning and leaving.

"Honestly, what nonsense are you spouting!" Kurara stamped her foot in embarrassment. She finally understood why she always slipped up about being pregnant or not; it all stemmed from the housekeeper. She'd learned it from her…

Kurara sighed and walked slowly through the woods, her mind filled with images of Loren.

So what if it's just two centimeters? What I value isn't the physical body, but the ripples in my heart when we're together, the longing that flows through my soul, and the feeling that makes my heart race even when we just look at each other...

Just then, a young woman's shout rang out: "Who's Lorenwei? Where is she?..."

Kurala frowned immediately and hurried toward the main entrance from which the sound came.

On my way there, I saw the knight's shield and sword that Meilan had set up in the yard, and I took them with me.

The woman shouting was a young woman in her early teens, somewhat robust, with a fairly pretty face. She was dressed in martial arts attire with the Moonlight Academy's logo, clearly a student of the academy.

She was still shouting, "Come and see! What kind of beauty could make my fiancé secretly hide so many magic scrolls?!"

"Don't make a fuss, this isn't a fighting arena." Kurara stood in front of her.

"You're Lorenwei?" the loud-voiced woman asked in confusion.

"No...don't shout, it's me. Tell me what's wrong." Kurara wanted to say it wasn't her, but then remembered that Lorenwei was sick and resting, so she quickly admitted it and stopped her.

"I remember the magic rubbing had blue hair..." the loud-voiced woman wondered.

"I sometimes like to dye my hair," Kurara said, offering an excuse.

Sigh, I really am good at lying, and I don't even blush. Kurara sighed inwardly, realizing she had really gone astray.

"..." The loud-voiced woman pondered for a while, but still couldn't recall the girl's appearance in the magic rubbing.

She knew her fiancé had bought a lot of rubbings, but she only saw him playing with them.

When her fiancé noticed she was there, he immediately hid the rubbing. She, with her fiery temper, tried to chase after him to see it, but he vanished.

"Damn it, how dare you hide from me?" The loud-voiced woman was furious. Upon further inquiry, she discovered the rubbing belonged to Lorenwei, the most popular girl in the academy.

That vixen! How dare she sell my fiancé's rubbing? Is she trying to seduce him? The loud-voiced woman had never met Lorenwei before. As a berserker, she naturally had a bad temper. She happened to hear about Lorenwei's whereabouts on her way to the guild and immediately rushed to the hot spring.

“You must be Lorenve…” The loud-voiced woman looked Kurara up and down, who was wearing a yukata.

Damn it! She's prettier than me!

Damn it! The blonde is prettier than me!

Damn it! Her body is more flexible than mine!

Damn it! Your breasts are bigger than mine! You're not even as tall or wide as me, so why are your breasts so big?

The loud-voiced woman became angry.

Kurala felt a little uneasy under her gaze.

"Big-breasted vixen! You dare to seduce my fiancé!" The loud-voiced woman reached out to grab Kurala.

Kula instinctively swung her shield, slamming it aside to deflect the woman's hand.

"Wow! You actually hit someone?!" the loud-voiced woman roared angrily.

"You dared to arrest me without my permission." Kurara frowned deeply.

At this moment, Sylph carried Lorenve out of the room in a princess carry.

It was Lorenwei who took the initiative to ask for it. Although her body had not recovered at all, she loved excitement and causing trouble, and she was so bored lying in bed that she took the opportunity to feel the embrace of the female elf.

"Are you going to fight?" Melan was excited and wanted to go forward. But seeing that Kurara was already in front of her with a shield and a knight's sword, she refrained from helping for the time being.

The loud-voiced woman shouted, "You're the one who made my hand hurt so badly!"

Kula suppressed her anger: "You can't hit me even if you don't reach out. Let's talk this out, don't just curse!"