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Before Lia could finish speaking, a loud sound erupted in front of Lilith, followed by a burst of jubilant flames that enveloped the liquid Lilith had just poured out, causing the entire stove to gush with liquid.

Chapter 380: The Lover's Preparations (Part 5)

Feeling the churning pot in front of her, Lilith looked stunned, astonished by everything that was happening.

Meanwhile, seeing sparks flying from the stove, Lia quickly pulled Lilith aside and used her wand, which she had prepared beforehand, to cast an ice spell on the stove, freezing the blazing fire back into flames.

"Ah, just then, Lilith finally realized what had just happened. After glancing at it, she couldn't help but let out a soft groan, and at the same time, her body instinctively took a few steps back."

"What just happened? Why did it suddenly explode... Did I do something wrong?" Of course I did something wrong! Lilith, don't you have any self-awareness? This whole thing is just not right. What I poured into the pot wasn't the egg mixture; it's obvious you grabbed the wrong thing.

Looking at the astonished blonde girl, Lia shook her head helplessly, then put her wand away again. She leaned closer and looked towards the frozen stove, finally seeing the source of the problem.

"Look, Lilith, you just poured water in. This was ice water that was poured out of the ice cellar earlier. It was meant to cool some ingredients, but you poured it directly into the hot oil instead. Luckily, Lia reacted in time, otherwise the stove might have exploded if it had continued."

"Huh? Is it really that serious?" Faced with Lia's serious and earnest words, Lilith looked on with a guilty and fearful expression. She pressed her hand to her chest to calm herself down, then forced herself to regain her composure and looked at Lia with a confident smile.

"Phew... It was just a minor accident. I was careless for a moment. As long as I maintain a serious attitude in the future, I will never make a similar mistake again, hehe."

"Is that really how it is...? It just doesn't seem right. Lilith, can you really be serious? I feel like I've heard you say similar things countless times before you started cooking, and yet you still made this mistake." "Lia continued to complain. "This...it's just that I didn't quite understand the situation. I already said it was a momentary lapse, nothing serious."

"Hmm, Lilith, say whatever you want. In any case, let Leah prepare the dishes by herself. This is not something you should be handling, Lilith. No one will say anything even if you don't participate. Just leave everything to Leah."

As Leah spoke, she reached for the spatula in Lilith's hand, but Lilith quickly backed away, retorting repeatedly:

"No, no! I must join in. I have already made a vow in my heart to prepare a grand feast so that the young master can enjoy it. This is a vow I made to myself. Do you want me to go back on my word, Lia?"

"Ultimately, this is all just Lilith's own idea... Even if you don't follow it, no one will say anything," Lia said.

"This... well, in short, it won't work. The young master said before that a person should establish a principle for himself in his heart, and no matter what that principle is, it should not be broken easily, otherwise the will in one's heart will be weakened or even dissipated. For Lilith, the vow she made in her heart can never be broken. This is also an action taken in accordance with the young master's instructions. Do you want me to disobey the young master's orders, Lia?"

Faced with Lilith's statement that dragged Lius into this mess, Lia was momentarily at a loss for words, a thoughtful look appearing in her eyes as if she were considering whether Lilith's words were trustworthy.

Taking advantage of Leah's hesitation, Lilith pressed her advantage, stepping forward and continuing to speak to her:

"Besides that, there is another thing that I have been thinking about. The young master will be coming back soon. If I don't make an effort, won't it delay the banquet I'm preparing for him? I am very concerned about this matter, so I must get involved no matter what."

"Why? Lilith, you can celebrate with your brother in other ways. Why do you have to try these unfamiliar things? Are you afraid that Leah will take your place? Are you worried that Leah holds too high a place in your brother's heart and will cause him to ignore you?"

"Well... I'm a little worried, but that's not the whole story of my operation."

Looking in Lilia's direction, Lilith responded somewhat awkwardly, then straightened her expression and continued explaining to the silver-haired girl in front of her:

"Because... I just want to try different things, especially unfamiliar areas. I want to accompany the young master in a more comprehensive way. Whether it's the skills I've already mastered or things I've never encountered before, I want to experience them all, or at least... learn a little about them. If I can assist the young master in the future, that would be the best."

"Do you want to be able to accompany your brother more fully?" Faced with Lilith's earnest and sincere words, Leah, after her initial surprise, pondered for a moment. She looked at Lilith's face for a few seconds, then nodded slightly and said, her lips parting slightly:

“Alright… if that’s what you think, Lilith, then there’s nothing I can say. Fine, Lilith, if you insist on cooking, I’ll assist you and keep an eye on you to prevent you from doing anything dangerous.”

"Thank you, Lia."

"Don't thank me yet. During the cooking process, Lilith, you must follow my instructions completely and are not allowed to do anything dangerous. If you violate Lia's rules, Lia will forcibly kick you out of the kitchen. Do you understand?"

With a serious expression, Lia frowned and looked at Lilith, saying this to her. Lilith, after a moment of disapproval, gradually realized what was happening, slightly tensed up, and nodded to the silver-haired girl in front of her.

"I understand... Don't be so serious, you're making me nervous too."

“You can’t be too serious about dealing with Lilith. Now, start by following Lia’s instructions to clean up the stove, and then start cooking again.”

"At Lilith's helpless urging, Miss Holia bustled about in the kitchen once more. The two girls, their hearts filled with longing for Leus, began to work, channeling their love into their busy hands."

Chapter 381: Post-War Reorganization (Part 1)

In the early hours of the morning, in a dense forest, the carriage came to a stop.

"Young master, it's already very late. Let's set up camp here for the time being and continue our journey in the morning."

"Yes, you've worked hard. Get some rest tonight. You don't need to come and serve me specially. I'll wake you up before we leave, so don't worry about me."

In the passageway, in a newly set-up camp, such a conversation took place. After the conversation, the driver went into the tent that had been erected, ate a few slices of bread, and then lay down on the ground, falling into a deep sleep accompanied by soft breathing.

Meanwhile, seeing his coachman asleep, Lius stretched and went into the carriage, lying down on his seat.

Does he want to rest now? Indeed, but before resting, there are still some things he needs to deal with himself. He wonders how things are going with Ershu. Hopefully, there won't be any problems within this "cult." Since they were sent back to headquarters to stand by, there shouldn't be any major conflicts now. In any case, he should try to find a way to confirm it first.

Thinking this through, Lius took out the communication stone he had previously given to Ershu. After touching it, a bright light emerged from it, which was the sign that the two sides had successfully established contact.

"Ershu, are you there?" Lius asked softly.

"Your Excellency! I have been waiting for your message here, and now I have finally made contact!"

The familiar voice of the girl in black robes emerged from the communication stone, sounding lively and excited, with an undisguised sense of longing, making her tone so delicate and endearing.

"Your Excellency, you have succeeded! You have successfully recalled all the people we sent out, and without losing a single one. That is truly wonderful. Some of the wounded are currently receiving treatment, but most of the people are gathered in the prayer room, awaiting your and the Bishop's return. We wonder when you will return to the Church? We eagerly await your new instructions."

"Well... I still need to take care of some other things. You don't need to wait for me. Tell the believers to go and rest for now. During this time, they should all go about their own business and not make any rash moves or expose themselves in front of others. They should follow my next orders."

"To act in accordance with the leader's instructions... We understand. In that case, I will go and let those people in the prayer room rest. As for you and the bishop, we will continue to look forward to your return and be ready to respond to your instructions at any time. Please feel free to use us."

With a respectful tone, Ershu poured out her heart to Lius, her voice filled with excitement. Lius smiled slightly awkwardly, gave a few more instructions, and then temporarily severed ties with the black-robed girl opposite him.

"It really feels like Ershu's emotions are even more intense this time than last time. They've only been apart for less than a day, yet he's already accumulated such strong emotions. We really should find a way to handle what's going to happen next."

With these thoughts in mind, Lius put the communication stone back into his pocket, then took out a new communication stone, infused it with his own magic, and established a connection with another girl.

"Xiaoyou, are you there?"

"Yes, Your Holiness, I am here. I am currently with Ms. Olivia. She is resting and sleeping soundly, so I did not wake her and let her rest for a while longer."

"Is she resting? Then let's continue like this. Olivia caused such a commotion earlier, and even with some of my magic injected, she has exhausted a lot of her own strength. She definitely needs to rest for a while, so let's not disturb her too much."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Obeying Lius's command, Xiaoyou nodded solemnly and seriously. Then, she showed a sense of urgency, moving closer to the front of the communication stone so that her image was close to Lius's face, and repeatedly uttering words full of concern:

"Your Holiness, regarding matters concerning you and the Bishop."

"Everything is fine, and we haven't suffered any major injuries. As for Ms. Nottica, I've arranged a suitable place for her. Even in her current spirit form, it's definitely a good place. Don't worry."

"Is everything alright? That's wonderful. Phew... I was worried about your safety. Now it seems I was too distrustful of you, Holy Son. Please forgive me, Holy Son."

With a respectful posture, the little maid in the image bowed slightly, expressing her heartfelt gratitude to Lius. This caused Lius to once again give an awkward smile, inwardly muttering to himself:

"These girls in the church are all so strange. Is it because of their fanatical faith? They always treat me this way. It's really not something I'm used to, but there's nothing I can do about it. I can only go along with their exaggerated attitude for now."

After muttering to himself for a moment, Lius adopted a serious expression, casting an admiring glance at the little maid in the image before him, and continued speaking:

“No need for apologies. This is all your own concern for us, Xiaoyou. Since it is concern, there is nothing wrong with it. Not only is there no need for apologies, but I also want to praise you. Such a devout attitude is very rare these days. As a believer, you have not made any mistakes.”

Is this... the Holy Son's praise for me?

Upon hearing Lius's words, Xiaoyou slightly lowered her eyes, then a fanatical glint reappeared in them, and she nodded vigorously.

"Thank you for your praise, Holy Son. I will follow your guidance diligently and carry forward the Goddess's creed!" "Ha... That's good. Seeing that you and Olivia are alright, I'm relieved. After you've rested, return to the manor as soon as possible. Don't delay your journey, understand?" "Yes, Holy Son!"

After the girl in the image nodded, Lius put the communication stone back into his pocket, stretched again, and felt a rare sense of peace in his heart regarding the current situation...

Chapter 382: Post-War Reorganization (Part Two)

"Now, things have finally settled down..." Lying back in his seat in the carriage, Leus stretched slowly and sighed with relief.

As he spoke these soothing and gentle words, a blonde girl, also stretching lazily, appeared on his shoulder. With a languid tone, she spoke slowly to the nobleman sitting beneath her:

"Yes, you've been in a tense state lately, but you've finally relaxed. How about it? Can you relax and get a good night's sleep now?"

"Look at what you're saying, Miss System. When have I not been relaxed? I've always been very confident about my victory. Even if something unexpected happens along the way, I can easily handle it. I'm not nervous at all." Looking at Miss System, Lius maintained a relaxed posture and retorted.

"Not nervous? Ha, others may not understand, but does this system not understand its host? Usually, you pretend to be indifferent or frivolous, but in fact, you are always on high alert, always on guard against possible crises."

"So what? Didn't I resolve it easily? Is there a problem?" Leus shrugged and continued, "No, how could there be a problem? After all, in other people's eyes, you, host, are the kind of saint who would never make any mistakes or errors, and naturally you wouldn't have any embarrassing thoughts. In this situation, on the one hand, you have to prevent others from seeing the turmoil in your heart, and on the other hand, you have to constantly encourage your teammates and make them have unlimited trust in you in order to stabilize morale. This is the path you chose yourself, host. What does this system have to object to?"

As the System Miss uttered a series of seemingly indifferent words, she wiggled her tiny feet and leaned on Lius's shoulder, jokingly recounting her story. Lius, meanwhile, slightly averted his gaze, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally nodded gently.

"Hmph... No matter what, nothing can outsmart you, Miss System. Okay, I admit that sometimes I am not entirely confident and may even feel a little flustered. But in any case, everything has been dealt with now. No matter how flustered I was back then, it has completely disappeared into the river of time and will no longer be noticed by anyone. So why bother to care too much?"

"This system just feels that, following your approach, host, this way of taking on everything yourself, you're bound to crash and burn someday. Aren't you afraid that one day your mind won't be able to hold on and you'll completely collapse?" the system continued to ask.

"I have actually considered this matter, and the conclusion is... I'll deal with it when I break down. I'm not the kind of person who is good at thinking about the future. This kind of thing should be left to you, the system, to handle. After all, isn't the reason you're by my side, Miss System, to assist me? In that case, it's only right that you help me share some of the pressure, right?"

"Don't take the system's attention for granted. Maybe the system is being manipulated by someone to deliberately guide or exploit you. If that's the case, then your trust in me and the meaning you hope for in your heart will completely collapse."

"Ok?"

Hearing the system's seemingly calm words, Lius glanced at her, as if sensing something amiss. He then gently approached, cupped the blonde girl's petite body in his hand, and brought her close to him.

"Hmm... Miss System, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly talking about something so serious? This isn't like you... And why does it sound like you're a little uneasy? Is something troubling you?"

"I... This system isn't like that, host, don't overthink it. I'm just a little tired. This system gets tired too, and when it gets tired, it will complain a few times, about all sorts of things. It's nothing serious, host, you don't need to worry about it."

"Are you sure you don't need to? But judging from your state, System, something seems off." In response to the System's statement, Lius tilted his head slightly and asked further with suspicion.

"I'm really okay, host, you should rest. I need to rest too." With that, the system turned her head away and her body began to slowly disappear, seemingly unwilling to say anything more to the boy in front of her.

As for Lius, faced with the girl's indifferent attitude, he pursed his lips in distress, but for the moment he didn't know how to deal with it, so he could only give up for the time being and not pay too much attention to her.

not at all.

"Wait a minute, System, don't just disappear like that! Are you hiding something from me? Trying to process all this alone? Tell me now, or I won't let you disappear!"

Just as Miss System was fantasizing that everything would proceed according to the above plan, Leus reached out and grabbed her gradually disappearing body. Using his power, he kept the petite blonde girl in reality, preventing her from disappearing any further.

As for the System, she was stunned by Lius's sudden action and immediately became extremely flustered.

"Wait! Wait a minute! Host, what are you doing?!"

"I'm waiting for your reply, Miss System. Do you really want me to back down like this? No way! Don't try to put this exciting thing out of your mind and ignore it. Hmph, Miss System, aren't you too arrogant? Do you think I can act the way you imagine?"

"This system...this system just feels that it has already made its stance clear, so you, the host, should understand its attitude, right? Since you don't want to answer now, then please don't keep forcing this system to answer, otherwise it will make me feel even more uncomfortable."

As she headed toward Lius, Miss System appeared flustered, her little feet unconsciously rubbing together as she spoke.

Meanwhile, facing the System up close, Lius took a deep breath and said seriously, "If there's anything that's bothering you, then say it. Just like when you commented on me earlier, System, I won't allow you to keep those suppressed feelings inside and bear them alone. At least for me... I don't want you to be caught in a dilemma or predicament because of me."

As soon as I finished speaking, a look of divine reverence appeared in the System's eyes...

Chapter 383: Miss System's Thoughts (Part 1)

"Host, you are facing Lius's serious and earnest words." The system glanced at her, and a complicated look appeared in her eyes. Her lips pursed slightly, like a little girl being scolded by her parents, showing an awkward and helpless posture.

"Really... there's absolutely no need to treat this system like this. This system can adjust itself no matter what happens. It should be this system assisting you, the host, but instead, you're the one comforting me... Doesn't this completely ruin this system's reputation?"

"Actually, there weren't many to begin with... Miss System, you don't always need to act so serious in front of me. For example, the way you act cute around me is also very cute. So now you can act cute around me like you usually do. I'm really looking forward to something like that happening."

"So, host, are you just feeling lonely, and that's why you want to comfort me like this? Are you trying to take advantage of this system?"

With a timid air, Miss System slowly raised her head, hesitantly asking Leus a question. Leus, understanding her meaning, nodded, revealing a gentle smile, and gave a slight nod to the blonde girl before him:

"Yes, I just wanted to take advantage of you, Miss System. How about it? Are you happy now? So, can you satisfy my desires? Let me savor your coquettishness, Miss System, and relax properly during this rest period."

Upon hearing Lius's words, the System Girl's face flushed even more, like a newly ripened apple. Her face was filled with a shy and naive emotion, and she nodded slightly to the blond boy in front of her to indicate her response.

"Well... that's settled then. This is the only time. After that, I'll have to see how things go and consider whether I should play with you again. Today... let me be a little spoiled."

As she spoke these words, the System pressed herself against Leus's chest, gently rubbing against it, while her lips parted slightly, releasing soft breaths:

"Previously... you took to heart what you said to me, host, right?"

"Yes, of course. How could I not take such important information to heart? Miss System, do you have any thoughts on this information?"

Looking in the direction of the System Girl, Leus tilted his head slightly and asked her, while the System Girl unconsciously tightened her grip on her arm and continued to utter words:

"Although this system has always referred to itself as this system, you, the host, have long known that I am the goddess of this world, with the faith of some believers, and betrayed by some former churches. But no matter what, my own power has not diminished. In any case, I am the god of this world, and also the one who wants to break the fate."

“I understand. You already acknowledged that to me last time, Miss System. Is there anything else you want to say?” Leus asked patiently, continuing to look at Miss System.

"I... I just feel that what 'Lia' from another world said is a bit strange. It's as if my existence was from the very beginning to deal with your appearance, host. Is it possible that this assistance to you is part of the 'fate' between you and this system?"

"Oh? Part of fate?"

Looking towards the System, Lius repeated her words, and the System nodded vigorously, her tone a mixture of excitement and resentment, continuing, "Yes, I... I have a vague premonition that everything I'm doing is still within the grasp of fate. Whether it's our meeting or our time together, it's all been influenced by destiny, which is why our relationship has developed this way. And once fate breaks free, perhaps... perhaps you and I will be separated."

“Separated? Why do you think that, Miss System? Why do you believe our relationship is formed by fate? Is it because of Lia from another world coming here? Or is it because of my own past?” Looking at Miss System, Lius frowned and asked.