my armed maid

Chapter 104 101: I will treat you gently

The atmosphere in the room seemed a little heavy due to this past incident. Seeing Arland comforting himself in turn, Nolen pulled the corners of his lips and smiled:

"Do you believe what I say? Is there a possibility that I actually beautified myself deliberately? Anyway, the dead can't refute me."

"No." Arlande said calmly, "You didn't lie to me.

"Judging from the data, you became an official alchemist with perfect scores, and published the research results of the new rune system in just two months.

"This is enough to prove that you had the ability to become an alchemist a long time ago.

"However, you were not able to get Rusty's letter of recommendation until his death. You were directly qualified to take the exam by the Alchemy Society. This illustrates a problem——

"Rusty didn't write a letter of recommendation for you despite knowing your strength. This is a dereliction of duty on his part as a teacher. He committed a taboo in the alchemy world."

Apprentices must obtain a letter of recommendation from their teacher in order to qualify for the exam. The Alchemy Society had its own considerations in making this rule.

There are always ordinary people who think they are qualified to become an alchemist after reading a few alchemy-related books, but being an alchemist is not an easy profession that one can be qualified for.

When there was no threshold in the past, there was an endless stream of people coming to learn to take the exam every day.

But how can those swindling "civilians" be qualified to be called alchemists? In the end, only a few people passed the exam, which consumed a lot of energy in the society.

That's why the society added this restriction. Before taking the exam, candidates must first become a teacher and be approved by their teacher.

This is not only in line with the tradition of alchemists respecting teachers, but also improves the quality of candidates. After this, the passing rate of the exam has skyrocketed.

But everything has its pros and cons, and the recommendation system later showed a drawback——

Teachers have too much power to decide students’ futures.

Excessive power breeds corruption and darkness, which is the same everywhere.

Teachers can extend the time they can work under them by preventing students from graduating, or they can also threaten students to extract various benefits.

This is of course a despicable behavior that is despised by the alchemy community, but unfortunately, even in the holy city of Flamel, this situation cannot be completely eliminated.

"Rusty should know this is wrong."

Arland shook his head angrily and said, "Why did he do this? What turned him into this..."

If Rusty could recognize Nolen's talent as soon as possible and recommend him to the Alchemy Society headquarters——

Nolen will be vigorously trained by Flamel from an early age and is a win;

Flamel will gain the allegiance of the genius alchemist and win;

Rusty will become a famous teacher with a keen eye for understanding people, and he will be able to return to Flamel, who is in his heart, and win.

Triple win.

But this good hand ended up being played badly.

Not only did he delay the progress of the genius, he also suffered the consequences due to his narrow mind and ugly jealousy.

Flamel also passed by Nolen in the end and missed this opportunity. Now it is difficult to recruit him again.

This is really a trick of fate.

"But...I didn't say that I was always right."

Recalling the past, Nolen also had a complex expression, “Sometimes I do have rough lines.

"For example, pointing out his mistakes in front of other apprentices, or directly telling him that a certain experimental step can be optimized... Thinking about it afterwards, maybe I had a more diplomatic way of handling it at the time."

It is true that he has memories of his previous life, but in his previous life he was just a lonely university engineering student.

His two lives combined were not as long as Asti and Arland's.

He was not good at interpersonal communication in his previous life, and he would not be able to become a perfect social butterfly in this life.

Perhaps it was this shortcoming that led to the subsequent tragedy.

Therefore, even a genius who claims to be omnipotent may appear calm and confident on the surface.

But breaking up with the people closest to him is still a regretful past event in his heart.

"No, that's not your problem."

Arland shook his head, "As a teacher, as a senior, as an elder, Rusty should tolerate you and guide you to grow. If not, why do you call him your teacher?

"You put too much pressure on yourself. You always want to be perfect in everything, but even a genius cannot do everything. That is not a genius, that is an ideal saint.

"Perhaps you can be more diplomatic in your dealings, but these are just small problems. And he was unable to properly handle the conflict between master and apprentice, and ultimately killed the apprentice. This is a big problem of principle.

“So, the responsibility for this tragedy is not yours and you don’t have to feel bad about it anymore.

"On the contrary, you are the victim. It was he who delayed your future and brought you long-term painful memories. I must say sorry to you on his behalf."

Although Rusty is an old friend of his, that doesn't mean that he will mindlessly stand on his friend's side.

People will change. Although Rusty didn't seem to be such a person in his vague impression, the result was that he did do such a wrong thing.

Whatever the reason, the wrong thing is wrong.

Therefore, he would calmly apologize to Nolen on behalf of his dead friend, and Rusty indeed owed Nolen an apology.

"It's okay, everything is over." Nolen smiled. "You have no obligation to say sorry for him. On the contrary, I should also thank you."

After telling this past incident, he felt much more relaxed.

Arlande is Rusty's old friend and also his friend, so his attitude towards this matter is very important.

And he listened to his past, and finally chose to stand firmly on his side.

Someone who understands him makes him happier than any material reward.

"No need to thank me, this is what I should do."

Arland said, "Although you have had an unpleasant past, I hope you believe that there are many decent, kind and sensible people in this world.

"There will always be someone who can correctly recognize your talents, and there will always be someone who will treat you gently. I think you already have a lot of beautiful things now, don't you?"

"Tat-tat--"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, "Sir, the dinner is about to start."

"Unconsciously, we have been talking about this time." Nolen looked at the wall clock.

"Haha, I've delayed you for so long, so it's time for me to say goodbye." Arlande stood up and then patted him on the shoulder.

“You didn’t do anything wrong, but that doesn’t mean you can completely forget about it.

"Even if it is painful, this past is an irreplaceable part of your life. Face it head on, then learn from it and strive to do better next time -

"Just as we gradually figure out the correct answer through failed experiments, the so-called alchemist has to walk on the thorny road from wrong to right all his life."

"This sentence is quite cool. I'll remember it." Nolen smiled and sent him out of the guest room.

As the door closed, only Nolen and Yuna were left in the room.

Recalling what Arland had just said to him, Nolen took a long breath and looked a little stunned.

Before this, he didn't know that Arland was Rusty's old friend. When he suddenly mentioned this name, he actually felt a little guilty for the first time.

But this is actually a strange thing. If you have a clear conscience, why should you feel guilty?

Even if he didn't think so, subconsciously he still felt guilty and regretful about this matter.

He killed the teacher with his own hands - he is still avoiding this matter intentionally or unintentionally.

So after that, he would say to himself over and over again, "I am an omnipotent genius alchemist." The more a person lacks something, the more he will emphasize it.

"I am a genius, I am omnipotent, I am always right, and I have no regrets." To put it bluntly, he was just trying to be strong.

Who is the saint who is always right?

But now, Arlande helps himself face this past event again.

I am not wrong and I have a clear conscience.

But if I had it to do over again, I could do better.

I should not become paranoid about this matter, nor should I give up the opportunity to build close relationships with others.

Now I already have many beautiful things...?

Thinking in his heart, Nolen suddenly felt a little weight coming from his back, and a soft body quietly pressed up against him from behind.

"Yuna?" Nolen froze for a moment, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Yuna's voice was muffled on his back, and she said softly, "Just stay like this for a while...can't you?"

Her voice was gentle and sweet, and even Nolen could hear a hint of coquettishness in it.

In my memory, this was the first time Yuna did something intimate to her... No, it should have been the time when she lifted up her maid skirt, right?

But that time she should have been joking on herself, but this time her tone clearly didn't sound like a joke...

The warmth behind her was like a needle on her back, and the second-generation virgin Nolen's heart was shaken violently at this moment.

She...is she comforting me?

Ridiculous, I am an omnipotent genius, the youngest legendary alchemist in history. No problem is too difficult for me, and no difficulty can make me surrender.

It was just a casual chat with a friend about past events. Why do I need a woman’s comfort...

At this moment, Yuna stretched out her hand and gently hugged his waist from behind, bringing their bodies closer together.

"Nolen."

"Ok?"

"I will be gentle with you."

"……Thanks."

"It's my turn to say thank you."

"why?"

"Because..." Yuna plucked up the courage to say, "The tenderness I get from you is much more than what I give you.

"So, I have to spend my whole life repaying this tenderness."

"This..." Nolen was stunned, "When did you become so good at talking?"

"This is what I said sincerely!" Yuna protested, "I just..."

Her voice softened: "It's just that you look a little sentimental... Appeasing the master's emotions is also part of the maid's job, right?"

No, that's not it, she thought with some regret in her heart, what she just wanted to say was not like that.

Nolen gave her everything she had now, and he was omnipotent and unattainable in her heart.

So she couldn't say she liked Nolen. She was lucky enough to be by his side as a maid. How could she dare to expect anything else?

Even if Ryan tells her that she is capable of pursuing happiness.

But she never thought she was worthy of him.

But just now, Nolen, who always behaved correctly and perfectly in front of him, showed a fragile expression.

This made her realize that Nolen was not some unattainable saint or idol.

He also has things that he is not good at, he also has a painful past, and he is also a living person with emotions and desires around him.

The distance between me and him is not as far as imagined.

When her idol fell into the mortal world, her first reaction was not disappointment, but excitement and excitement.

Looking at his lonely and thin back, a thought suddenly came to her mind——

I wanted to hug him, I wanted to protect him.

I might be able to do it myself while taking advantage of the current atmosphere, I...can do it!

This thought soon surged in her heart, and she stepped forward unexpectedly and hugged Nolen from behind.

When he came back to his senses, his cheeks were already flushed.

I... really did something quite bold!

But when reason regained the high ground, the sensational words of striking while the iron was hot came to his lips, but in the end he still couldn't fully utter them.

Yuna, Yuna, you are such a coward!

"Really? Then you are really a dedicated maid."

Nolen moved, "Uh... we should go to the dinner party."

"Wait, wait a minute!" Behind him, Yuna held him slightly tighter, "I want... to stay like this for a while."

I can't turn around now, my face is still red!

So hold me for another ten seconds... no, just five seconds.

An excellent maid must maintain a graceful posture at all times and give me some time to adjust my mood!

"Ok."

Nolen stood still in his original posture, silently feeling the warmth behind him, and his body slowly relaxed.

It feels so good to have someone with you.

He has no emotional experience, he is a bit slow, but he is not stupid.

Since Rusty, Yuna has been the closest person to him. After spending time together day and night, he can vaguely sense Yuna's thoughts.

It is a more obscure, sincere, and heavy emotion that is different from companions and masters and servants.

In the past, I had no energy left and was afraid to accept this relationship, but now the situation seems to be different.

I've decided to move on, haven't I?

"Hey, General Staff Officer, is it time to go to the dinner?"

At this time, Julius's urging sounded at an inappropriate time outside the door, and then the voice of Master Watson came.

"You, don't be so impatient. Maybe you two are still busy inside."

"Yes, what you said makes sense." Julius actually responded seriously, "I learned it, please pay attention next time."

Nolen seriously suspected that they were teasing him outside the door, and said helplessly: "If you don't leave, you will be laughed at by them."

Yuna then let go of her hand and pushed a few hairs on her cheeks behind her ears.

"Let's go." Nolen glanced at her, her expression had already returned to calmness.

"Yeah." She smiled back at Nolen.

"Yes, my master."

(End of this chapter)