The Maid's Embrace

As Filine taught, Filine would naturally have a lot of physical contact with Irina, and Irina even smelled a faint milky scent coming from Filine's body.

'According to my memory, Filine should be twenty years old, and she is not a little girl who needs to drink milk. Why does she have such a strong milky scent on her body? Does she like to drink milk very much? My memory of this aspect is incomplete. '

Irina thought to herself, and she subconsciously sniffed her nose, moved a little closer to Filine, and her eyes fell on Filine's fair neck.

Her height was only at the level of Filine's neck.

"Princess, please be serious. The day after tomorrow is the Starlight Festival, and you don't have much time left." Filin pressed Irina's shoulders, asked Irina to face herself, and said slowly.

"I know..." Irina replied a little dejectedly.

The etiquette teaching was slowly going on.

In addition to the lady's etiquette required for meeting, table etiquette, banquet etiquette, court etiquette... and other etiquette of the Kingdom of Night were all taught again by Filine.

Most of the etiquette is universal on the mainland, but there are a few differences. Filin taught these.

However, Filine also felt strange. She had already taught these things, so why did Her Royal Highness act like a beginner? Could it be because of the environment? After all, she was in a foreign country and played a very embarrassing role. It was normal for Her Royal Highness to be under pressure. Besides, Her Royal Highness was famous for her poor memory.

Thinking of this, Filine sighed again. If Her Royal Highness had a good memory and could become an apprentice, she would not have wanted to come to a foreign country as a hostage.

"You hug a woman for one minute, and your experience will be increased by 20 points."

At this time, a mechanical female voice came from her mind, making Irina blink her big eyes.

Because Irina's movements were always not very standard, Filine stood behind Irina and stuck to Irina's petite body, fiddling with Irina's hands, which looked like a hug from behind.

"That's it, Your Highness, do you remember it?"

"I don't remember clearly, show me again."

Irina stopped Filine from pushing away, and let Filine continue to teach her in the same posture as before, while thoughts flashed through her mind.

From the current point of view, handshakes, teasing, and hugs can all gain experience points. Among them, handshakes and hugs must last for one minute to be counted as one time, and the experience points gained are 10 points and 20 points respectively. Flirting should not require time calculation, as long as the conditions can be met, the experience points are 50 points.

'I don't know if there is an upper limit to these experience gains...'.

Not long after, the prompt sound came again.

"You hug a woman for one minute, and the experience points will be increased by 20 points."

This way, the remaining experience points will be 50 points.

However, Irina couldn't continue to use this method to gain experience, because Filine changed her angle and started teaching, and didn't let Irina take advantage of anything.

This day passed quickly, and the teaching of various etiquette ended at dark, which made Irina feel a little tired. She went to the bathroom to wash before dinner.

The bathtub was already filled with hot water prepared by Filine in advance, and there were waves of hot steam, making the environment look a little hazy.

Irina walked slowly, took off her clothes, and stepped into the bathtub.

Then she sat down slowly, placing her petite body in the warm water, and the hot steam continued to rise, covering her delicate body vaguely.

For people, taking a bath is probably one of the most comfortable moments. The warm water flows against your skin, and it feels really good.

...

The next day, September 17.

"… The color of the floral pattern is white with cuffed sleeves and a front chest, the color of the cap is the same, the outer color of the pants and clothing is black, and the lining of the clothes is white. It is commonly worn, and the King of the Black Night Kingdom wears it."

On this day, Filine originally planned to teach Irina dance, but Irina stated that she wanted to learn more about the etiquette, customs, clothing, and food of the Black Night Kingdom through written materials. Filine had no choice but to postpone the dance lessons.

Starting early in the morning, Irina spent the entire day trying fifty-seven times before finally completing the memorization of a thousand characters before the early morning arrived, illuminated by the incandescent light of the wall lamp.

When the last character fell, Irina immediately felt a strange sensation rising from within her body, as if a fine stream was growing from inside her.

Irina silently recited "Supernatural," and a interface appeared in her mind.

In the pale interface, black dots had lit up, and the information about the advancement ceremony as well as the experience bar below the dots had disappeared, replaced by three lines of information:

•Ignite: Ignite a flame within ten meters around you, lasting one second.

•Sprint: Temporarily increase your movement speed.

•Reading Acceleration: Improve your reading speed for texts.

These are the three abilities possessed by a first-level apprentice. Every apprentice can learn them.

Irina noticed that each ability had an experience bar, all currently at 0/100. Clearly, these abilities also require experience to learn.

Additionally, the highlighted points had now extended into two lines, each line leading to a black dot at the end.

"Could this be a second-level job class?"

Irina's gaze swept across, and she saw two advancement paths: one labeled as "Samurai," and the other as "Spirit Sensory Master."

Under both the Samurai and Spirit Sensory Master labels, there was an experience bar, both currently at 0/500.

"Second-level job classes require so much experience?" Irina thought. "Let me try… huh? The experience isn't increasing? Does that mean I need to learn all three of the apprentice's abilities before I can attempt advancement?"

With only 50 points of experience left, Irina couldn't learn any new abilities and had no choice but to regretfully put the matter aside.

She looked out the window; though the night was dark, the stars were dazzling and bright, forming clusters that made the sky incredibly radiant. A crimson crescent moon revealed only its crescent shape, hanging high among the stars.

"I can't afford to waste any time. It seems like I have to leave Silverleaf Academy on the day of the Starlight Festival? That's too dangerous for me. I desperately need more experience," Irina muttered to herself, decisively leaving her room and heading toward Filine's room.

"Filine!"

Irina shouted and opened the door.

Inside the room, Filine had already taken off her maid outfit and was sitting on a bed with white floral patterns in a duck-like pose. She had both hands reaching behind her pale back, trying to undo the clasp of a women's safety shield.

"Your Highness, you're just in time. Could you help me undo this?"