The Noble Lady of Lust

Chapter 142: Secret Meeting

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Third point of view: Two months ago

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In a dark and dimly lit room there were three people: one was sitting giving his report, facing another who was on a couch whose unnaturally dark surroundings prevented him from showing his features.

While with one of her hands she stroked the cat purring in her lap, and another rested her head while emitting a noble and indescribable aura, she listened to the report of the person in front of her in a disinterested manner.

Next to her, the last woman remained standing without making the slightest movement, also obscured by her surroundings. Her eyes were closed as if she didn’t want to see what was going on.

”And that’s my report for this week.”

Finally finished with the report, the person stood silently, waiting for a response from the woman in front of him.

”Oh, I see, how interesting.”

But a response without any surprise, as if the information was of no use to him, came from the woman.

”....”

”....”

”....”

”pruuu”

After that, overwhelming silence surrounded the room. The tension was palpable and no one said anything, for what seemed like a long time until finally....

”This... you’re not going to say anything else?” The woman sitting arrogantly and nonchalantly was the first to speak.

It was neither the silent woman nor the one reporting; it was she, who had created the awkward atmosphere to begin with, who was the first to surrender to the overwhelming silence, breaking the tension in the air and her arrogant and carefree aura.

”That should be me saying it, why do we have to do this every week?”

”W-well, you know, it’s for atmosphere and ambiance, like you’re briefing the mastermind behind the scenes.”

”That’s not what I mean, why do I still have to keep reporting to you? I mean, what’s the point?”

”Hey, don’t underestimate the importance of your role, it’s crucial to my future plans.”

”Oh yeah? Well, you don’t seem very enthusiastic. Don’t think I don’t notice: every time I brief you, you act as if it’s nothing new or interesting, as if you already know.”

”I-I don’t know what you mean, how the hell would I know? It’s not like I can know what you do if I don’t spend time with u-you, that’s a false accusation!”

As if changing the dynamic, the informant was now the one probing the supposed mastermind, who was being cornered.

”Tell me the truth, are you just making me inform on you to harass me or something? Are you satisfied with the feeling of controlling me and giving free rein to your desires? That’s why you create this atmosphere every time, isn’t it?”

”You are absolutely right, miss,” stated the third voice, who had so far not spoken and had remained on the sidelines.

”W-wait, Elena, what are you saying, why are you giving her the reason, she’s totally wrong, she’ll get an even more wrong idea if you tell her that!”

”Well, if so my lady, I’d appreciate it if you’d stop fooling around every time, and mainly get me into such acts?”

”It’s just that you know, it was necessary to create an atmosphere. I wanted to create a good atmosphere; your imposing... and in-intimidating.... aura is neces.....”

The woman, or rather Seraphina, wanted to refute her servant Elena, saying that everything had a purpose, but the more she listened to herself, the lower her tone became, until finally she was silent.

As usual, she couldn’t refute Elena. It didn’t help that she had pissed her off a ’little bit’ before she started this ’secret’ meeting.

”Well, my lady, this is not the time for this. Miss Alice is coming soon, so I will prepare some snacks for her and our guest. You finish with your business.”

Elena left the living room and went to the kitchen, turning on the light on the way, thus destroying the atmosphere created, clearly showing everyone involved in the common guest room of the room given by the academy to high-ranking nobles and talented young people.

It also didn’t help that the kitchen was in view from the room and Elena could be seen preparing some snacks that were especially cute.

”.....”

”...”

There stood Auran and Seraphina in awkward silence. Auran, who just wanted to complain a bit, wasn’t expecting this development, and Seraphina was thinking about how to make Elena happy again, considering which of her secret weapons (sweets) to bring out, it was something important.

In the end, the first to speak was Auran, who was now the one who couldn’t stand the atmosphere.

”That’s what I mean, why is it necessary for me to inform you, if your lackeys also participate in those classes and interact with Chris?”

”.....”

Well, now Seraphina was in a complicated situation. Truth be told, she hadn’t given it much thought at the time and just wanted to keep a close eye on her because she was wary of her and wanted to keep in touch as much as possible; that’s why she asked her to keep an eye on Chris, who was her other identity, which was why nothing she said would be anything new to begin with.

Well, when he saw her real appearance and knew her preferences, he took the contract as an opportunity to be closer to her and have frequent contact with this identity, besides finding the opportunity to integrate her into his harem.

Of course, not forgetting that he was still on probation. Of course he hadn’t forgotten that, but from her beautiful appearance? well, maybe a little. However, he swore to himself that if Aurora turned out to be more harmful than beneficial, even if it weighed heavy on his heart, he would get rid of her.

Luckily, that didn’t seem to be the case, at least for the moment... and not at all his judgment was biased by her appearance.

’It’s contradictory’? it may be, but Seraphina believed that somehow it would work. In the end, her actions and supposed vigilance were interpreted as mindless harassment.

However, Seraphina also wanted to believe that Auran’s openly complaining for the first time meant that she had stopped fearing him, something she clearly noticed since their first meeting, and had finally taken some trust towards her.

Although it had taken more than a month, he believed he now had a more accessible image in his mind about her, to the point of voicing his complaints. Still, he had to correct the words he said.

”Who said Elena is my lackey? She is part of my harem, and you will be too; you will be my fifth bride.”

She said without any hesitation and with confidence, because, well, she had already been rejected and the fear of rejection had been overcome, so it lost nothing to keep trying.

She had the confidence of her girlfriends and would not let them down, she was sure that soon there would be a new member to the harem or so she wanted to believe.

”Wow, you really have four...? No! Wait, that’s not the point! I already told you I don’t see you that way. Besides, my point is, if you want to know about Chris, they can tell you. Besides, isn’t that in your lap his girlfriend? Fuck, I hadn’t noticed her!”

What was on Seraphina’s lap wasn’t a cat, at least not a real one: it was Selene, asleep and purring happily. She was supposed to be Chris’ girlfriend. She wasn’t surprised since she knew Selene used to spend time with Seraphina, as did Eira, Alice and Elena.

The point was that she had informants all over the place, and she didn’t seem to get along badly with Chris, even though they had supposedly fought, which annoyed her even more, as she didn’t understand the point of it all.

”Well, there was no budget, and you had to work with what you had. Selene was around, so...”

”The point here is that you don’t need to keep reporting here, do you?”

”No, you see, my dear Aurora, the point is... hey, before I explain the importance of your role, could you take off that look? I can’t concentrate when you have a masculine appearance.”

”No!”

”Oh, Aurora, you have indeed grown up. Now you dare to refuse my request so blatantly. You leave me with no choice but to.... please let me see your beautiful appearance! I beg of you.”

”...”

Aurora would be lying if she said she wasn’t startled by Seraphina’s first words, but then, listening all the way through, she was speechless. Her initial authority and confidence, which she thought indicated displeasure at her refusal, suddenly turned into unashamed pleading.

Perhaps it was for these reasons that Aurora stopped fearing him a little; besides the initial shock and the other situation, she realized that it was easy to talk to Seraphina, who seemed to have strange hobbies, such as creating the right atmosphere whenever they met.

Also, although she could, she didn’t threaten her or force her to do things beyond watching Chris and having these meetings. Right now, Aurora was testing what Seraphina’s limit or maximum tolerance was.

She wanted to know the limits of this contractual relationship, but there seemed to be none her tolerance was higher than she originally thought it would be.

Aurora even went so far as to think that, if she asked Seraphina to lick her feet in exchange for showing her what she looked like, she would accept it right then and there.

And she wasn’t wrong. Seraphina would only see it as a ”double prize” if it was proposed to her and she would gladly do it. Of course, she would set her own terms and add that Aurora would have to look at her with a face of disgust and contempt.

although Elena who was nearby would probably beat her with George, for throwing away her ’prestige and dirtying the family name.

Lucky or not , Aurora didn’t know this.....