Chapter 853
Chapter 853
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 853
Chapter Title: Amelia's Exposure Walk
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An exposure walk with Amelia.
What a nostalgic situation.
It was right here in this Malkuth Gallery that Amelia had put on an exposure walk event for Siu before.
"Ugh... Uuugh..."
Amelia was waddling along like a baby penguin just learning to walk.
She seemed terrified to take even a single step.
Even with Siu right by her side, she kept glancing up nervously, as if he might vanish into thin air at any moment. It was enough to make his dick throb.
"Siu, you absolutely can't let go, okay? Promise?"
"Don't worry."
"You mean it? It's a promise, right?"
"Yes, yes."
Amelia's reaction wasn't strange at all.
Everyone else walked around so casually in their clothes, but a skirt without any underwear underneath was basically zero defense.
Her panties—or lack thereof—were directly exposed to the air.
A pleated skirt that barely covered her thighs would turn into the decorative curtain of a panty exhibition if even a slight winter breeze brushed past.
And right now, Amelia's lower half was completely bare, with lewd graffiti scrawled across her ass to boot.
On a slick marble floor like this, she shouldn't even dream of walking. It was a dangerously precarious state.
"...Eek!"
That wasn't the only thing tormenting Amelia.
Her hypersensitive nerves, still raging from hours ago, showed no signs of calming down.
Even the minor jolts from each step made her lower belly twitch.
On top of that, the tension of knowing someone might catch her in this shameful state.
Every time she realized she was being forced into such embarrassing behavior, her head buzzed strangely.
She had yelled at Siu, calling him a pervert...
But wasn't she the real pervert here?
Meanwhile, as Amelia and Siu slowly made their way toward the Jemernai Countess's manor...
They had three unwitting tails following them.
"Associate Professor is wearing such a short skirt."
"Yeah. First time seeing that."
"What is there even to gawk at?"
"Shh, shh. Just stay quiet and watch."
"Doesn't she have that Orgel thing anyway? You two should take off those giant hats."
"Oh, come on! We're observing, so don't distract us!"
It was the triplet sisters Odil, Odet, and Lurye, out shopping at just the right moment.
They had spotted Amelia and Siu purely by chance and started stealthily tailing them.
"Do we really need to hide and spy? We should be butting in to ruin their alone time."
"Lurye, in the war of love, peeking at your rival's strategy is crucial."
"The Associate Professor's strategies are shrouded in mystery. Except for the sexy lingerie."
"Is that so?"
Indeed.
They had spied on big sister Sharon going at it with the Assistant.
Lurye and Dorothy's cases came up naturally while swapping stories.
Linne had joined late and was physically distant, so she wasn't much of a dark horse.
As for Tiferet Duke...
Even as twins, they wouldn't dare spy on her.
"Like I said before, the Associate Professor has spent the most time with the Assistant."
"She seems quiet, but she's a heavyweight contender."
"Hmm, even to my eyes, she's a woman of exceptional beauty."
Honestly, it just looked like a normal date to Lurye, and she doubted they'd uncover anything useful.
But it seemed fun, so she dutifully followed the twins' lead.
The twins had a knack for finding entertaining things, like a hungry bear sniffing out a beehive.
"Huh?"
"Yeah?"
And soon enough, Odil and Odet spotted a telling clue.
"Odet, that walk..."
"Right, sis. Definitely."
"What are you talking about?"
Associate Professor Amelia's gait was off.
Her cautious steps, like walking on ice, and the way her shoulders flinched every time her heels touched the ground.
"Associate Professor did it."
"And recently too."
It matched exactly the walk Odil and Odet had the day after spending a hot night with Siu.
That lingering heat from passionate pleasure making you twitch just from walking—it was an experience any of his lovers had gone through at least once.
"So that's why she's clutching her skirt and sticking so close."
"Associate Professor's just like us."
"With the blonde perfume shop nearby, it's no surprise."
The twins, who had sharply assessed the situation and nodded sagely, soon gaped in shock.
Lurye, who had been yawning out of boredom at the lack of excitement, reacted the same.
"Eek?"
"Huh?"
"Hm?"
It happened as the pair climbed the short stairs near the gallery exit.
Thanks to Orgel's blessing, the triplets trailing leisurely got a clear view up Amelia's skirt.
The three froze in shock, forgetting they were even stalking.
After standing there dazed for a while, Lurye spoke first.
"Y-You little ones were right. She's truly a formidable rival..."
"N-No p-panties...?"
"In such a short skirt...?"
The twins, who had climbed the stairs to adulthood earlier than other witches thanks to their beloved Assistant, weren't exactly open-minded about fashion.
This stemmed partly from Gehenna's unique culture, where refined and proper attire was preferred—outfits showing bare legs were already considered bold exposure.
And no panties on top of that?
A no-panties date in public?
The degenerate act, as if common sense had been rewritten, didn't end there.
"Sis, did you see that writing on Associate Professor's butt just now...?"
"Not clearly..."
"With my hawk-like eyesight, I saw it... The rest was covered, but it said 'Anal Climax 10 Achievements'."
Saying it out loud felt like getting hammered in the temple again—they were stunned.
It was just too unbelievable.
The image didn't match at all.
Amelia Merigold was a ruthless professor who could freeze hearts with a glance.
A model of noble speech and etiquette, like her Master (and former nobility).
The charismatic great witch who had silenced the twins back in academy days.
Yet here she was, letting vulgar words be scrawled on her ass, parading down the street in a short skirt with no panties.
The gap was so huge, error windows kept popping up in their brains.
"Associate Professor did anal too..."
"Ten orgasms..."
"My empire's decrees sometimes seem out of my right mind."
But they couldn't deny reality or pretend they hadn't seen it.
The twins lost yet another edge they thought they had over the Associate Professor.
Back when they first clashed with her, they had wielded that as a trump card for victory.
"...Does that mean we need that level of resolve?"
"Sis, could you do that?"
"No way! How?!"
The small consolation was that it was only ten times.
The Assistant loved it when the twins went anal.
Which meant...
"If that's all it takes to get like that, whatever."
"Means Associate Professor's still a newbie in that department, right?"
Lurye, who had been thoughtfully stroking her lips beside the chattering twins, spoke up.
"Something's off."
"What?"
"What's more suspicious here?"
"That writing—the '1' and '0' were spaced pretty far apart. Unlike the other letters, a full character's width."
"So what? Isn't it because of her butt crack?"
"Why place it in such an ambiguous spot?"
Odet's mouth fell open first.
"No way that's possible..."
"What, Odet? What is it?"
"Jeez, sis, how are you so oblivious?!"
Whisper whisper.
Odet grabbed her sister's ear and explained her realization.
"O-One... h-hundred..."
Odil nearly fainted upon grasping the backstory.
"The Assistant really is... such a huge pervert..."
Odet blushed at Siu's imagination.
"What a terrifying witch..."
Lurye, already wary of Amelia, grew even more fearful.
2.
The regular Jemernai dinners were attended by the Jemernai Countess, Siu, and his lovers as the family's guests.
Siu and Amelia arrived first, followed by Albreo, then the triplets slinking in cautiously.
Two were absent.
Master was one thing, but Sharon and little mother-in-law were missing too.
Come to think of it, seeing little mother-in-law lately has been tough.
He still needed to hand over the semen samples he'd worked hard to produce, but she seemed to be avoiding him on purpose—no meetings since that day.
"Countess, where is Lady Deneb?"
"Deneb's been buried in research lately. Haven't seen her face around."
"Sharon seems late too."
"Sharon went into secluded meditation yesterday. She had a major breakthrough, so I dismissed the servants managing the manor to give her space."
All that happened in one day?
"I see. Thank you for your consideration."
"It's nothing."
As everyone took their seats and servants bustled out the dishes, Albreo spread her napkin on her lap.
Signal that dinner was starting.
"There's something Siu needs to hear."
"Yes, what is it?"
Not long ago, a summons from big mother-in-law alone would have chilled his spine, but not anymore.
Since the paper's publication, Albreo's attitude had become surprisingly warm and friendly.
"This morning, a letter arrived from the Secretariat."
"Oh, really?"
He inwardly cheered.
That Gremony librarian who had stonewalled him must have read the paper.
Having proven his scholarly chops, it was probably an offer for access rights under reasonable terms.
No more burdening Sharon and Amelia with one-sided Secretariat investigations. What a relief.
"It's a summons for a witness in a research misconduct audit."
"Pardon?"
"Regrettably, there's suspicion your paper plagiarized someone else's work. They achieved such results overnight and want to tear you down. The accusers have no evidence, so you can ignore it. But cooperating with the audit to get official clearance from the chief secretary would solidify your position. No more rumors after that."
Even as she said it, Albreo was secretly, ever so slightly worried.
She knew his talents were extraordinary.
But if one of his many lovers had helped beyond his own abilities, it might come out in the audit.
Witches helping each other with research wasn't rare, but Siu's case was different.
He was an unprecedented male witch who had rocked Gehenna with his paper.
The problem was how outstanding that paper was.
Even if he did 9 on his own and got 1 from help, failing to fully clear it in the audit would let ignorant fools gossip.
Calling him a 'fabricated genius propped up by a powerful family' or worse.
That's why she probed him subtly, phrasing it to show trust—then held her breath.
"......"
-Screeech!
He'd never seen it before.
His always-smiling son-in-law, angry.
The silver fork in his hand bent, then snapped clean in half onto his plate.
His surging emotions disrupted his mana, making his hair ripple threateningly.
"Plagiarism?"
A growl thick with hostility leaked through his gritted teeth along with curses.
"Which bitch spouted that bullshit?"
Siu had walked the path of a scholar long before becoming a witch.
His pride as a researcher was sky-high.
He could tolerate anything else, but accusations of stealing someone else's results? Unforgivable.