In Bed

A casual question from me could lead to a breakthrough for Isa?

Su Ran tossed this absurd thought from her mind.

Faced with Isa’s invitation to guide her in potion refining, Su Ran hesitated.

Su Ran was well aware of her own limited knowledge of potions.

If she were to casually guide Isa, wouldn’t she be leading a disciple astray?

And most importantly, she still had two points of the Weak Constitution Value status that hadn’t been eliminated.

The experience of being pressed against the door by Isa had left a deep impression on Su Ran.

At that time, she only had one point of Weak Constitution Value, but now it was a full two points!

If Isa were to make any more presumptuous moves on her, would she not have even a sliver of strength to resist?

“Ah~ hoo~”

Just as Su Ran’s thoughts were wandering, Isa’s arm consciously stretched back, revealing her slender waist in front of Su Ran as she stretched.

“Are you sleepy? Go back to your room and sleep. Lecy’s battle outside is almost over. Philly’s advancement won’t be that fast, and the next attack probably won’t come for a long time.”

Isa’s yawn gave Su Ran a perfect opportunity to avoid refining potions with her.

After all, her knowledge of potions probably couldn’t even compare to Canlisa’s, let alone Isa who had direct contact with them.

Making a casual comment was one thing, but when it came to actual guidance, she had nothing to offer.

Her arm tightened, and a weight settled on her shoulder.

A refreshing fragrance, along with scattered chestnut hair, wafted into Su Ran’s nose, instantly disrupting her thoughts.

“I want to stay with Your Highness a little longer.”

Along with Isa’s soft murmur, a blush couldn’t help but rise on Su Ran’s cheeks, and her gaze began to flicker.

The words were spoken with a hint of loneliness.

Carefully recalling everything that had happened since arriving in Tukulu, Su Ran realized that the time she spent with Isa really did seem to be decreasing.

Although she had been busy with the affairs of the Witch’s Society, and Isa had been silently meditating and refining potions for them, the time the two of them spent together was less than when they were in Noda Forest.

A fair, slender hand caressed Isa’s smooth cheek.

Feeling Her Highness Su Ran’s small hand on her face, Isa purred like a contented cat.

“Lecy estimates that Philly’s advancement will last at least a day and a night. Besides the initial probing, the final moments before it ends will also be a time of intense focus from the enemy. Go back and sleep now, get your energy back to deal with what’s to come.”

Su Ran tried her best to steer the conversation away from potions, pulling Isa’s attention back to the society.

“Also, didn’t you refine the magic-suppressing potion today?”

Being stared at by Her Highness Su Ran’s beautiful eyes, Isa lowered her head in embarrassment.

Before she had refined the potion, Su Ran had instructed her that after finishing, she needed to rest well to replenish the spiritual power consumed during the process.

Seeing Isa’s expression, as if her secret had been exposed, Su Ran shook her head helplessly.

One look at Isa’s current state, and she knew she was just putting on a brave face for her.

So, she took Isa’s soft, boneless hand. “Let’s go back to your room.”

“Your Highness?”

Her heart skipped a beat as her hand was enveloped by a slightly cool one.

She didn’t yet know what Her Highness Su Ran had in mind.

“I’m going to watch you fall asleep. If you don’t replenish your consumed spiritual power in time, it will affect you.”

“You go on ahead. I’ll be right behind you.”

“And don’t even think about sneaking out of bed. I’ll be watching you.”

Isa’s room was basically bare, with only some herbs for potion refining on the desk.

She usually chose to store her other personal items in her ring for convenience.

The magic mist outside the window had gradually calmed down.

Lecy had already repelled Orland of White Stone, and the aura of Philly’s advancement to Sequence Five had also stabilized.

At this moment, the Witch’s Society welcomed a brief period of peace.

Isa tossed and turned in bed.

Normally, after refining the magic-suppressing potion, she would only need a single thought to fall into a peaceful slumber once she lay down.

However, Her Highness Su Ran was now leaning against the headboard, reading a book.

This made Isa unable to resist pulling the swan-down quilt over her head again.

‘I’m sharing a bed with Her Highness Su Ran! What do I do!? Urgent!’

Isa could even hear her own heart pounding, so nervous it felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.

Who could have imagined that Isa, who had only wanted to be alone with Her Highness Su Ran, would end up in this situation, alone together in bed?

Thinking of this, Isa couldn’t help but peek through a small gap, admiring Her Highness Su Ran’s almost perfect profile in the bright moonlight from the window.

Her original witch outfit had been changed, and her snow-white skin was set off by a light, lace nightgown.

Her long, dark hair was tied up with a hair tie, falling naturally over her shoulder.

Isa only needed to inch a little closer to Su Ran to feel her skin, which was smoother than milk.

At this thought, Isa was instantly intoxicated and quietly shifted her position closer to Su Ran.

“Still can’t sleep?” Su Ran closed the magic book in her hand and asked with concern.

Isa’s small movements were not that small.

Su Ran, who had been reading while leaning against the headboard, had long since noticed.

She just hadn’t pointed it out at the beginning.

Faced with Su Ran’s concern, Isa’s small face showed a hint of embarrassment as she nodded lightly.

“Could you tell me a story about Your Highness? Maybe listening to a story would make it easier to fall asleep.”

Isa was full of curiosity about Her Highness Su Ran’s experiences.

She had a desire to understand the stories about her, and now was a good opportunity.

“My story? What do you want to hear?”

Su Ran was momentarily stunned.

She was just an ordinary person and didn’t have too many special experiences to share with Isa.

Therefore, she could only first ask what Isa was interested in.

“What is Your Highness’s world like? Are there also churches and empires?”

Drawing from her own world, Isa could imagine that Her Highness Su Ran’s world was much like the one she was in now.

“Empires? There used to be, I suppose.”

Su Ran recalled the history she had learned as she explained to Isa, “There are no more empires now, only a Federation.”

“A Federation? What is that? Is there no king?”

One answer spurred Isa to ask multiple questions.

It seemed that telling her a story was not making Isa the least bit sleepy.

“There are no more kings. The parliament in the Federation has replaced the king’s function. A group of people sits together and makes decisions about the affairs of the Federation.”

“What!”

Isa’s eyes widened.

What Su Ran was saying was a huge shock to her.

She had never expected that the Federation Her Highness Su Ran spoke of would be like this.