Lackey's Seducing Survival Odyssey

Chapter 327: Riding something?

Delphine Frostbladeʼs POV

After a long year of separation, I received an unexpected call from my father, asking me to take care of a certain boy.

Though I was initially reluctant to come, I thought it would be fine, and I was also curious about how that boy managed to return, instead of becoming an egoless person.

Upon arriving at the mansion, the first thing I saw and heard was...

”La~LaLa~La~~La~LLAAA~” A boyʼs cheerful, carefree humming.

I was struck dumb with astonishment as I saw him... a boy who was destined to kill everyone.... now singing with an untroubled joy, as if he didnʼt have a care in the world.

It was at that moment that my bloodline ability triggered as if sensing he was going to cause something. I prepared myself for whatever he was planning to do... But,

What I saw in the future was...

A future that had never appeared before... A future where I was being hugged warmly, a future where I was rained with kisses and spoiled like a child, and...

A future where I-I was riding something with a lovely expression... That had never happened before.

My face twisted in horror, unable to believe what I had just witnessed.

I never thought my life was going to change. ʼWhat the hell is going on...ʼ I thought, shocked, surprised, and slightly embarrassed.

ʼI-I need to avoid him!ʼ I thought seriously, wanting to avoid him at all costs... There was no way I was making that ugly face!

Yet, for some reason, I found myself drawn towards him... Just out of curiosity. Why him?

Why him, specifically?

Because it had never happened before, I wondered what was different now...

Is he special...? I wondered.

His actions, his emotions, his words... everything seemed too mature for his age, and, even more, he somehow managed to get on my nerves.

No matter what he did or said, even if it was innocent, my mind always went back to that ʼpart where I was riding something,ʼ and I couldnʼt control myself as I lashed out at him.

I, who had always maintained my dignity and cold demeanour, was slowly showing more emotions towards that boy.

To be honest, I am scared of seeing myself like that in the future... I really wanted to avoid him, to avoid being taken by him, and yet, the more I looked at him... the more I saw his different sides, the more I wanted him by my side.

Itʼs laughable to see a potential killer turned into a potential lover!

Still, his gentle smile and his teasing slowly but surely cracked my cold exterior.

But one thing was certain, he did enter my heart!

Coming back to reality,

Aether stared at me with curious eyes as he asked, ”Tell me, what did you see?”

My cheeks turned red. Of course, there was no way I could share those details, and if I did... I was pretty sure my vision would come true by tonight!

And there was no way I would allow that... for now!!

”I-I didnʼt see anything,” I lied as I gulped down some wine, but Aether looked at me as if he knew I was lying through my teeth.

[+1000 AP]

Aether suddenly smirked as if he had figured something out. ʼOh god, please!ʼ I screamed inwardly, trying to steer the conversation back to the previous subject, but Aether ignored me and stared at my face before slowly eating his food, as if saying, ʼIʼll eat this first and... next will be y—ʼ

ʼArrh!! What am I thinking!!ʼ I shouted inwardly, wondering why my mind always went to dirty places whenever he was involved.

ʼI really think heʼs the only one whoʼs dirty! Iʼm not!ʼ I convinced myself before continuing to eat.

Since we had covered everything I wanted to discuss, it was time for me to leave. There was no way I was staying here for another two hours... For what? To continue this conversation?

Hell No!!

As I continued to eat, I couldnʼt help but notice how he looked in his attire. ʼDamn, he really looks incredibly handsome in that...ʼ I thought with an admiring gaze.

Whatever clothes he wore, he always looked strikingly handsome, as if they had been tailored exclusively for him.

”Hm!!!” My eyes widened abruptly when I felt something brushing against my foot.

I glanced under the table and noticed... it was Aetherʼs foot!

ʼP-Pervert!! Is he trying to seduce me with his foot!? ʼ I thought with a serious expression. I refused to succumb to such lowly tactics and was about to nudge his foot away when...

”Delphine~”

His voice, soft and filled with longing, made my heart skip a beat. My face turned wary, sensing that he was about to pull some kind of stunt.

”W-What?” I asked cautiously. I was determined not to let this man get what he wanted from me... I would never show my ʼuglyʼ emotions or ride on him!!

Never!!!

”Have you ever kissed anyone before?” he asked with a seductive grin that made my body shiver with a mix of fear and... excitement?

[+1000 AP]

”W-What are you asking? O-of course not!!” I answered strictly... though my cheeks were burning hot.

As a strict professor, I needed to maintain my image!!

”I see...” Aether said with a smile that suggested he had learned something valuable.

ʼBa-dumpʼ

I wondered why my heart skipped a beat.

Suddenly, he took my hand in his and said with a sincere expression, ”I understand why youʼre avoiding me... But is avoiding me really the only way to change the future?” His gaze held a vulnerable plea as if he didnʼt want to be avoided.

[+2000 AP]

[Survival rate: 40.1%↑]

My face fell into a sad, despondent expression. ”I-I donʼt know...”

That was the honest truth. Since awakening my bloodline ability, I had only known that avoiding them might alter the future because they were related to me... That was all I understood.

Aether nodded a few times before saying, ”Good, then I wonʼt let you avoid me!!”

Hearing those words, my heart sank with dread. ”A-Aether, please donʼt! You donʼt know what will happen—”

”Believe me... I will protect everything... And I promise that!!” he said with conviction as he stood up and moved closer to me.

ʼGulpʼ

I swallowed unconsciously, unsure why, but seeing his unwavering determination made me think that maybe... maybe there was another way to avoid those futures without having to avoid him.