Book 5: Chapter 33: Monster
âLillith?â
A slightly familiar voice rang out from behind Leonith, causing him to snap his head around, baring his fangs like a frightened little beast at the owner of the voice.
âWho are you?â
Anyone who could see right through her impeccable disguise was no ordinary person.
When Leonith saw who it was that had called out to her, she froze and blinked.
The girl behind her was dressed in a knee-length black and white dress that flattered her figure. Her white stockings covered her perfectly shaped legs. Her long, silky hair cascaded over her shoulders, framing her delicate face.
Her huge, watery eyes sparkled with mixed emotions.
She was a stunning beauty, and to top it off, one that was dressed as a maid.
Leonith admired her for a moment before backing away cautiously. His experience had taught him not to underestimate those who were bold enough to strut around in a maid dress in broad daylight.
âWho are you, how do you know my⦠real name?â
âWho am I?â
The mixed emotions in the beautiful maidâs eyes quickly turned into volcanic anger. She took two steps forward, grabbed Leonithâs shoulders and started shaking him fiercely. Her surprising strength made it hard to believe that she was a frail and delicate girl.
âB̲a̲s̲t̲a̲r̲d̲, you have the nerve to ask who I am after what youâve done to me? Youâre a monster!â
Leonith steadied himself, then lifted his sunglasses slightly as he carefully swept his gaze over the beautiful maid once more.
He shook his head and said, âIâm sorry. Iâve certainly seen quite a few maids recently, but I fail to recall who you are.â
Although it was hard to believe that Leonith could forget a beautiful maid like her, her androgynous voice did sound somewhat familiar to him.
âDamn it, come with me.â
The maid was not willing to give up. She gritted her teeth and took Leonithâs hand, determined to drag him off somewhere.
âWhat are you doing?â
âStop asking questions and just follow me.â
She was beautiful, but not cute at all.
Leonith grimaced, but made no attempts to free his hand from her grip because he sensed no real hostility from her. Besides, he was also curious to know if the maid was really an acquaintance of his.
The maid pulled Leonith toward a deserted area. She looked around cautiously before staring straight at him and said, âWatch closely now.â
The beautiful maid reached the top of her head, then grabbed a fistful of her long, silky black hair.
With a hard pull, the entire thing⦠came off.
âAH!â
Realization dawned upon Leonith. He pointed at the beautiful maid in shock and exclaimed, âYouâre bald!â
âWhoâs bald? Canât you see the stubble?â
âOh~â
Realization dawned upon Leonith once again.
âI see⦠So you have cancer and you want me to cure you of it.â
âWhat the hell are you talking about?!â
The beautiful maid slapped Leonith with her waist-length wig and thundered, âCanât you tell that Iâm a man?!â
âA man?â Leonith gasped in shock with a pale face.
âYouâre a pervert?â
Leonith stared at the maid with a wary look on his face as he slowly backed away, covering his chest protectively with his arms.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âDid you⦠bring me all the way out here to⦠do something perverted to meâ¦?â
Leonith backed into a corner. With nowhere else for him to run, he put up a brave front and intimidated the maid.
âIâm warning you now, donât come any closer, or⦠or Iâll scream! You better know that I can scream very loudly. Everyone in this building will hear me and come! By then, everything will be over for a cross-dressing pervert like you!â he spat viciously.
The maid took several deep breaths, forcibly suppressing the idea of fighting this guy in front of him. She⦠He sneered coldly..
âHoho⦠Still playing dumb huh? I refuse to believe that you still canât recognize me.â
âWho are you? Iâm sorry, Iâm not interested in knowing who a pervert is.â
A throbbing vein bulged on the maidâs temple.
âAs expected of the most famous and beautiful student in St. Caroline Academy. I bet youâre also the most shameless person in the academy, Lilith.â
Leonith looked to his left and right.
âHuh? Whereâs Lilith, the most kind, cute, smart, considerate, beautiful and lovely student from St. Caroline Academy, that you speak of? Thereâs only a manly man here.â
The maidâs beautiful face contorted with rage as he grabbed Leonithâs shoulders and growled, âYou canât fool me. Iâll definitely make you return whatâs most important to me today!â
âLook, an airplane!â
Without looking back, the beautiful maid snorted. âDo you really think such childish tricks will work on me? Thanks to you, Iâve outgrown my old, naive self.â
Leonith sighed helplessly and said, âOh Kieran, canât you see? You have no chance of defeating me.â
Kieran, the beautiful maid, sneered.
âFinally admitting it, you b̲a̲s̲t̲a̲r̲d̲.â
Leonith looked up at the sky and sighed.
âDoes it matter if I admit it or not? In any case, youâre going toâ¦â
The corners of Leonithâs mouth curled up into a sinister smile and he suddenly shouted, âTake this! Nutcracker Shadow Kick!â
Kieransâ face paled as he released his grip on Leonith to protect his vital parts.
However, the anticipated attack never came. Kieran looked up, only to realize that Leonith was already standing ten meters away, waving and grinning at him.
âDidnât I tell you that youâll never be able to defeat me? Sorry, I was only shouting for fun. Did you think I would be so cruel? Anyway, I have to run now. See you later!â
Kieran gritted his teeth as he watched Leonith leisurely bouncing away with his hands behind his back.
âDamn you. Did you really think I would let you off so easily?â
âââââ
Leonith had lost count of how many times he was on the run today.
He patted his chest, trying to calm his palpitating heart.
âWhat terrible luck I have to meet Kieran in a place like this.â
Kieranâ¦
That Kieran who challenged Lilith and was swiftly defeated within a second not long after she enrolled in the academy. Lilith then forced him into the maid outfit her mother had given her and sold him for a measly price to Diana to handle all her official duties.
If Leonith had not bumped into him out of the blue today, Kieranâs existence would have been completely erased from his memories.
Thinking up to this point, Leonith suddenly clapped his hands in realization.
Oh no, how pitiful Kieran is. Lilith is truly a monster for treating Kieran that way.
Howeverâ¦
Leonithâs lips curled into a smile.
Well, whatever between Kieran and Lilith was none of his business. It was time to go~
Leonith had only taken two steps when he was interrupted.
âWhere are you sneaking off to, Leoâ¦nith?â
That voice was so unusually gentle, that it chilled Leonith like a gust of winter wind.