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

“Uh…Kurara, you’re really beautiful,” Lorenwei quickly replied.

As Kurara bent down, Lorenwei stared wide-eyed. Cao Zhi of the Wei and Jin dynasties once wrote: "Traveling far and wide, I survey the four seas, looking up and down at the vast waves."

Now, Lorenwei felt as if she were looking at a vast ocean, magnificent and boundless...

"Oh? Oh, thank you for the compliment." Kurara smiled with slight surprise, but accepted it gladly. "But when someone prettier than me compliments me, I always feel like you're complimenting yourself."

“How am I as pretty as you?” Lorenwei subconsciously glanced at herself in the living room mirror.

No, no, how could I possibly be thinking of comparing my beauty with her? Lorenwei shook her head, banishing the thought of competing with other beauties. Comparing myself to my wife—it's embarrassing enough to be told that way…

"You're looking in the mirror. Haven't you secretly compared your looks to mine?" Kurara smiled and took a sip of tea. "I have secretly compared myself to you and know that I'm not as pretty as you."

"Uh, let's not talk about that now, let's get down to business." Lorenwei picked up her teacup, wanting to talk about the situation of the Sevi people, but she couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Seeing her troubled expression, Kurala said, "You want to ask me for something? No problem, just say it."

"No, it's nothing. Why would I beg you to praise me?" If Loren praised you, you'd definitely blush, right? Loren thought to herself.

"You wouldn't do something like this without a reason, how could you possibly praise someone so casually? And now you have that troubled look on your face." Kurara took a sip of tea and said slowly.

"How could that be? I'm not after anything. For example, why do I cook every day?" Lorenwei tried to find some of her good points.

“For…” Kurara tilted her head and thought for a moment, “You seem to really enjoy cooking, especially when someone praises your cooking skills, the ahoge on your forehead will wiggle back and forth.”

"This doesn't really count as profit, does it?"

"So you cook so that..." Kurara thought for a moment, then chuckled, "so that you can sleep with me and Sylph, right?"

“…” Lorenwei wanted to deny it, but felt guilty.

"To be honest, a big reason I live here is to eat your food. After all, the Black Robe Organization has promised that the academy will not cause trouble, so I can live in the dormitory."

"We've gotten a bit off-topic. I want to talk to you about someone you really want to see." Lorenwei felt she had strayed a bit and quickly steered the conversation back to the main point.

"Loren?! When is he coming back?" Kurala looked at Lorenwei with shining eyes, her dignified demeanor almost causing her to spill tea from her teacup.

"Uh... don't get so worked up, his situation is a bit special..." Lorenwei said guiltily, "Um, what do you think of Loren? I didn't know you liked him so much."

When someone said it so clearly, Kurara blushed and said shyly, "How should I put it? Although he is very handsome, I don't know why I feel that he is special. There are many coincidences in our meetings. Every time, he is a little clumsy, but I just enjoy watching him make a fool of himself."

“…” Lorenwei felt secretly embarrassed.

"Ah, I'm not trying to vilify him, but Loren does sometimes mean well but ends up doing bad things, or maybe he's just unlucky." Kurara recalled taking out a stack of bras in the alternate dimension, peeking through the changing room window, being pushed underwater in the bathhouse...

She couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Lorenwei was somewhat stunned by his smile.

Yesterday, while staring blankly at Meilan, I felt a deep sense of allure from the girl, as if she possessed a captivating magic.

Seeing Kurala's smile today, Lorenwei could clearly sense that she was thinking about someone.

With bittersweet emotions, sometimes feeling annoyed, sometimes heartwarming, this is the blissful feeling of being in love. A princess in love possesses a unique kind of beauty.

"Ah, sorry, I was lost in thought." Kurara suddenly realized she was lost in memories and quickly apologized to Lorenwei.

"It's alright, anyway, I want to tell you about Loren."

“I’ve been communicating with him, and what you’re trying to say is…” Kurara suddenly had a bad feeling, and her expression changed: “He’s injured?!”

"What are you thinking?" Lorenwei was embarrassed.

Kurala was still nervous; lovestruck girls tend to overthink: "He hasn't shown up for so many days, could it be that he swallowed too much water at the bathhouse and got sick?!"

"Hey, what's going on here?!" Lorenwei quickly put down her teacup and waved her hand, saying no.

"Ah, how would I know if Loren had been to the hot springs? Oh dear..." Kurara realized she had let something slip. From her perspective, she assumed Loren had no idea Loren had been to the hot springs. Not good at lying, she quickly tried to backtrack.

Seeing her flustered appearance, Lorenwei didn't make things difficult for her. She quickly sat up straight and said seriously, "Kurara, what I need to tell you is something very serious, it concerns whether you and him can maintain your relationship!"

"..." Kurara put down her teacup and looked at Lorenwei intently.

With her staring at her like that, Lorenwei felt a little intimidated...

What if this thin veil of secrecy is broken, and Kula turns hostile on the spot? Lorenwei was extremely worried.

If it weren't for the hot springs, Lorenwei wouldn't have felt so guilty. Thinking back to the hot springs, Lorenwei had peeked through the partition and watched Kurara bathe and shower right in front of her—she saw it all very clearly, and Kurara didn't even try to hide it from her.

Twice before, when her body was accidentally seen, Kurara, though teary-eyed, didn't blame Loren too much. But back then, it was Lorenwei who, taking advantage of her girlhood, blatantly saw the princess naked…

Lorenvi's heart pounded: If she revealed that she was Loren, the usually conservative Kurara might really panic...

The two stared at each other for a full minute.

Lorenwei looked at Kurara, hesitating to speak easily.

Kurara looked at Lorenwei with a serious expression and a nervous heart.

“Could it be…Loren…Lorenwei…” Kurara suddenly thought of a possibility and said in shock, her words tumbling out in a broken voice.

Lorenvi's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that she had guessed the truth? It was possible! She had suspected it before…

"Could it be... Loren... asked Lorenvi... asked you to tell me something very important?!" Kurara asked breathlessly.

Lorenwei let out a long sigh of relief; her heavy breathing was startling, she had thought Lorenwei had figured it out herself.

Seeing her reaction, Kurala thought it was exactly what she expected and exclaimed in disbelief, "Could it be that Loren has really been chosen by another girl and taken away to be her live-in son-in-law?!"

Lorenwei almost fell off her seat...

"Sure enough, with Loren's excellence and good looks, it's perfectly normal for other girls to like him." Kurara's face darkened. "No wonder he hasn't come to see me for so many days; he must be too embarrassed to break up with me, so he sent you to tell me..."

"No! No, that's not it!" Lorenwei was both amused and exasperated. Why did this big-breasted princess have such a vivid imagination? What were her thoughts wandering off to?

"Huh? Isn't that right?" Kurara was taken aback.

“Loren hasn’t had any romantic encounters with girls these days!” Lorenwei exclaimed.

"How...how did you know?" Kurara asked in disbelief. "You've been with us these past few days, how could you be so sure about Loren's condition?"

“Of course I know.” Lorenwei stood up, mustered her courage, and decided to be blunt: “To tell you the truth, this body of mine… belongs to Loren!”

No matter what, I was a hero in my past life. Now that Siruf has given me the time and place to explain things clearly, how can I back down at this crucial moment?

"..." Kurara was stunned for a long time.

Hahaha! I finally said it, I'm not a coward! Lorenwei was full of self-affirmation.

No matter the outcome, whether she's angry or sad, I will do my best to make it up to her! Lorenwei made up her mind.

"R-Really? Your body... is Loren's..." Kurara asked incredulously, her eyes wide.

“Really!” Lorenwei nodded vigorously. She considered that if Kurara didn’t believe her, she would remove the girl’s clothes on the spot and let her see the characteristics of the Sevi people with her own eyes, as gender could be indicated by the gender features of clothing and accessories.

"I...I understand..." It took Kurara a long time to come to her senses. Looking at Lorenwei's serious expression, she could almost confirm that what she said was true...

As they were getting ready to change clothes and hair accessories, Lorenwei finally saw that she seemed to be gradually understanding, and she relaxed. She didn't need to change out of her women's clothing and into boys' attire to prove it. Thank goodness, otherwise it would have been a bit awkward.

*Smack!* Kula slammed her hand on the table, spilling tea everywhere. The princess stood up angrily.

"Ah~ don't be angry..." When have I ever seen Kurara so angry? Apart from that time when she spied on me and was beaten up by the knight's sword, I've never seen her slam the table like this before! Lorenwei was so frightened that she trembled and subconsciously wanted to beg for forgiveness.

So she's really angry! I wonder if she'll still have any sense this time, maybe even try to attack with the side of her knight's sword? Just avoid using the blade, or she'll get chopped to pieces...

"Loren, that beast! How could he lay a hand on his own sister who is related to him by blood!" Kurara put one foot on the coffee table, completely losing the elegance she had just displayed as a noblewoman.

"Huh?" Lorenwei blinked, something seemed off...

"No wonder he didn't dare come over! Did he try to touch you inappropriately at the hot spring? How far did it go? If he crossed the line..." Kurara clenched her fists so tightly they were practically cracking.

Lorenvi quickly explained, "No, no, Kurara, you've misunderstood! Lorenvi didn't do anything to me!"

"Huh? Your body isn't his anymore? Ah, I see, did he see you naked, or did he touch you enough? Don't worry, I'll get justice for you!" Kurara gritted her teeth and muttered under her breath, "Damn Loren, no wonder I couldn't find him that day! Taking advantage of this special place, the hot spring, he sneaked over here. Just how many bad things has he done..."

Lorenwei, sweating profusely, exclaimed, "Hey, you've completely misunderstood, and you've gone way overboard with your imagination..."

*Snap* Just then, a magic crystal on Kurara's belt suddenly shattered.

"Huh? The housekeeper has an emergency?!" Kurara was taken aback.

"Is this your emergency crystal?" Lorenwei asked.

"Oh no, didn't the letter just arrive? Is it that urgent?" Kurara stamped her foot and said, "Lorenvie, get me the equipment quickly! I need to get to the knight guard post outside the academy!"

"I'll go with you! To avoid slowing you down!" Lorenwei touched her spatial ring and took out a knight's cloth outfit that Her Highness had stored there.

Kurala didn't even bother to go to the washroom to change. She took off her rest clothes and quickly put on her knight's outfit in a few quick movements.

She was wearing the lingerie I made for her, and Lorenwei felt slightly relieved. If she pleaded for leniency, she'd have an excuse... uh, would that mean she'd beat her even more severely?

"Lorenwei, help me cast the Swiftness spell!" Lorenwei was thinking wildly when Kurara had already pulled her out the door.

"Okay!" Lorenwei quickly took out her crystal magic wand and cast a boosting spell on herself and Kurara.

They moved very quickly, and before Melanie, who was playing with the slime at the door, could even turn around, they had already run far away.

The two hurried along and soon arrived outside the academy.

A cluster of inns nestled among the trees, with carriages bearing the flags of the Grand Duchy.

You could see from afar that several people were already waiting there.

When the housekeeper, several guards, and knights saw Kurara, they knelt on one knee to pay their respects, which was quite formal.

Only one middle-aged female knight in ornate armor stood still without bowing.

Her gaze didn't fall on Kurara, but lingered on Lorenwei for a few seconds, a strange, contemptuous smile playing on her lips.

Lorenwei didn't know her.

Chapter 162 The Truth Revealed! Your Highness, please look carefully, this is the Sevi tribe!

"Ah, the housekeeper is alright, thank goodness." As Kurala ran, she saw the housekeeper among the group and knew she was safe and sound, which put her mind at ease.

After all, the housekeeper was the woman who took the best care of her besides her mother, and the reason she rushed out so urgently was naturally because she was worried that something might have happened to her.

"The housekeeper?" Lorenwei asked.

Kurara simply stated: "Yes, that middle-aged woman in black, she has taken care of my daily life since I was a child."

She's taken care of me since I was a child! She's done a tremendous service, truly a heroine of my generation! Lorenwei thought to herself, "This housekeeper in her black high-class maid outfit has worked so hard."

Lorenwei noticed that the housekeeper looked very unwell and was quietly watching Kurara with a worried expression.

A middle-aged female knight in magnificent armor stood before the housekeeper, and she did not need to bow to the princess, which clearly indicated that she was of unusual status.