Chapter 13: Academic Training with Bow-Wielding Professor Lucy

Good morning, everyone! It's your favorite cuddly and fluffy student, Lily. Today is the morning after Mana and I finished my magic training, and we are currently discussing who will be training me next.

"I think I should train Lily next; her body is strong enough for combat training now, especially if you add her physical enhancement and stamina healing magic," Yami says.

"Hmm, you might be right, Yami, but I'm still unsure. What do you think, Lily?" Lucy asks.

I'm still tired from the physical enhancement magic training, and I forgot to show Instructor Mana the chantless magic I developed. I'd like to do something a little less physically straining this time, so I guess that leaves out Yami. I'll ask Lucy if she can train me next.

"Yami, I'm sorry, but I'm still worn out from the physical enhancement magic training. Is there any way I can do the academic part of Lucy's training first?" I ask.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Lily; I wasn't thinking about how tired you must be from the magic training. I guess I got too excited about your body getting stronger," Yami apologizes.

"It's okay, Yami. You don't have to apologize. I'm excited about my body getting stronger too, but I don't want to push too hard and accidentally regress," I say.

"Thank you, Lily, and I understand," Yami responds.

"So, Lucy, is it okay with you if we start the academic training first and then do the bow combat training?" I ask.

"That's perfectly fine with me, Princess. Though you won't get much of a break, there isn't much left to teach you academically; you have already read all the books in the castle's library over the years," Lucy says.

"Well, that is true. Since I have the knowledge in my brain, why don't we put it to use, like a test for each subject? There are 12 subjects I need to know for sure, so why don't we split it into three tests a day for the next four days? If I have a passing grade on all the tests, I will get a break for the three days after before starting my bow combat training," I suggest.

"That sounds great to me, Lily. I believe the only subject you might have some difficulty with is race theory, but worry not. I want you to rest as well, so the bow-wielding Professor Lucy will teach you all you need to know personally," Lucy says.

"Kehehe, thank you, Professor Lucy," I say.

"Aah...mmm...Li...Lily, can you call me that one more time, please?" Lucy stammers.

"Nope, not until you ask me correctly," I say playfully.

As I tease Lucy, I can see her turning red and squirming. She's too cute. I've gotten her to call me by my name more often than not, but now I'm trying to get her to call me "darling." We're wives, and that's what my mommy calls my mama, and I want us to do the same. Yami and Mana have been waiting for her to do so so that they can call me "darling" too.

"Mmm...Da...Darling...will you please call me that one more time, please?" Lucy asks.

"Yaataa! You finally said it. Make sure to call me that from now on, okay, Professor Lucy?" I say, delighted.

"Fufufu, I will do as you say, my soon-to-be-punished dar~ling wife," Lucy's angry voice sent a shiver down my spine. I had pushed her buttons too far; trying to out-sadist a natural born sadist was a mistake I should have known better than to make. I needed to apologize.

"I'm sorry, my beautiful, lovely, charming, and devoted wife. I just really wanted you to call me darling," I quickly backtracked, hoping to diffuse the tension.

"Hah…I guess I understand that I should start writing up your tests for today; you can start reading the books I got that cover race theory," Professor Lucy said in her usual stern tone, switching back to her role as my academic mentor.

"Okies, I will start reading them now," I replied, relieved that I had managed to avoid her wrath.

But my relief was short-lived. Just as I thought I was in the clear, Lucy's sadistic side reared its head again.

"Don't feel too relieved; you'll still be thoroughly punished later tonight, Dar~ling," she teased, emphasizing the endearment that I had so desperately craved earlier.

I knew I was in trouble, but at least she was calling me Darling now. I tried to convince myself that the punishment might be fun in its own way later.

"Ye…yes, ma'am," I replied, my excitement barely contained.

Once we finished our flirting, we got down to business. Professor Lucy was incredibly thorough in explaining race theory to me, including how most of the dominant races in this world have some form of another race in their bloodline. Only five races have what they call pureblood, and they will shun any member of their race who is found to be impure. Those five races are the Spirits, the Humans (although not all humans feel this way), the Elves, the Dragons (who can freely change to a human form), and the Fairies (who can change their size from tiny to standard size and are just slightly shorter and cuter than most).

As a member of the Vampire race, we don't care about the purity of our blood. We believe that everyone should be free to love and have children with whom they wish, regardless of race.

The next four days were filled with rigorous training and testing. On the first day, I was thoroughly teased and punished after we finished my training, but it was surprisingly enjoyable. I couldn't help but grin to myself, but I knew better than to let Lucy catch on to my thoughts.

"Congrats, student Lily, you got a perfect score on all your tests," Professor Lucy announced, breaking my reverie.

"Yaataa! Thank you, it is only because you are such a good teacher, Professor Lucy," I beamed with pride, grateful for the knowledge and guidance she had imparted on me.

"Well, like we agreed, you can have a 3-day break before starting your bow combat training. Since that's the case, it's time to go back to the loyal and loving wife Lucy mode and tell you your congratulations gift," Professor Lucy said, putting her hair back down and taking off her fake glasses and white coat.

"Yaataa! Ehehe, what is the gift, my loyal and loving wife?" I asked excitedly.

"Well, Darling, since you did such a great job on your test, I thought you, Yami, Mana, and I should get out of the castle for a couple of days, so I got us a room at the hot spring hotel near the capital. We will also pick up your favorite butterscotch pudding cake on the way. What do you think, Darling?" Wifey Lucy said.

"That sounds perfect; thank you, Wifey. I love you so much," I replied, feeling grateful.

"Fufufu, My, my, I'm glad it was worth it then. I love you too. Now I have already told Yami and Mana, and I have already packed our luggage; we are ready to leave whenever you are, Darling," Lucy said.

"If that is so, then let's go! A break at a hot spring with my beautiful wives, I couldn't ask for anything better," I said, smiling.

We left for the hot springs for a well-earned break. Over those three days, we had a lot of fun and relaxed while spending some quality alone time together. But I won't tell you what happened during our fluffy hot spring trip just yet. That's a story for another time because it's time for my bow combat training.

"Dar-ahem-Student Lily, are you ready to start your bow combat training?" Professor Lucy asked.

"Yes, Ma'am, I am," I replied.

"Good, let's get started right away then. We have three weeks for you to become a master bow combatant. For the first week, we will have you get used to using and aiming a bow without wind magic. The reason for this is that there might be a time when you need to hit something at a long-range, and you don't have time or the mp to use wind magic to help you. You will pass when you can hit a still target dead center 10 times in a row. However, after you get used to handling a bow, I will start using wind when you try to shoot an arrow at the target. This will teach you how to calculate the wind trajectory and pressure when aiming and shooting at your target. Now begin," Professor Lucy said.

"Yes, Professor!" I said, eager to start.

It took three days for me to get accustomed to using the bow and another three days to correctly calculate the wind's pressure and trajectory when aiming and shooting the bow. Now it's the last day of the first week of my bow combat training, and I passed the first test. We're discussing what we will do in the second week of training.

"Great job, Dar…Student Lily. You hit all 10 targets dead center. You have passed the first test, so the next bow training exercise you will be doing is shooting at moving targets in the air while using wind magic," Professor Lucy exclaimed. "Wind magic doesn't just make your bow's arrow stay on course. If you become proficient with combining the two, you will not only be able to increase your bow's attack power but also be able to freely change your arrow's trajectory to hit a fast-moving target and sometimes hit more than one target with only one arrow. To pass this week's training, you must shoot down 10 fast-moving targets dead center with only 5 arrows. After you get used to shooting down moving targets, I will use wind magic again to make the targets move faster and their movements less predictable."

"This coming week's training sounds like it will be challenging and fun as well; I'm excited to get started," I responded.

We went home for the night and started the second week of training the next day. Today marks the last day of the second week's training, and I passed my second week's test with only one arrow to spare, which greatly impressed Professor Lucy. I used three arrows to take down three targets dead center each, and I used the fourth arrow to shoot down the last target dead center.

"Wow, that was fantastic, Student Lily; you are doing even better than I thought you would. I'm impressed," Professor Lucy complimented.

"Ehehe, like I said last week, it's just because I have such a great teacher, Professor Lucy," I responded with a smile.

"You are too sweet. Next week will be the last week of your bow combat training; the third week's training will be against live targets. You will be hunting magic beasts in the woods near the castle, putting what you learned these last two weeks to the test. You will also be training in stealth so that you can get in a proper sniping position to take down your target without getting noticed. To pass this week's training test, you will need to take down 5 magic beasts with one hit and without being noticed. This training will help improve your accuracy and stealth and teach you how to calculate how much power you need to add with wind magic. Are you ready for your last week of training, Student Lily?" Professor Lucy explained.

"Yes, I am. I'm excited to get started tomorrow," I responded eagerly.

"Good. If you do a great job this coming week, I will give you a reward, so please work hard and look forward to it, Darling," Professor Lucy promised.

"Now I absolutely will do my best; I can't wait to see what my Wifey's reward will be," I exclaimed with a grin.

We headed home for the night, and the following week flew by. I completed my final training week's test, and we are now discussing Lucy's reward for me.

"Congratulations on passing the final test, Student Lily. It is time to return to your loyal and loving Wifey Lucy mode. Congrats, Darling; for your reward, I figured we could go to your favorite sweets shop and share a parfait while playing the say aaahh game you like to play," Lucy announced.

"Yaataa! Thank you, my lovely Wifey, and thank you, Professor Lucy, for training me for both my and Rose's sake. Now let's go get our fluffy and cuddly flirt on!" I responded with enthusiasm.