Chapter 114: Airael’s Advancement
Under Airael’s insistence, Arthur didn’t linger in bed any longer and started putting on his clothes.
Spotting something, Airael turned her back to Arthur and sat down on the sofa to wait for him, her delicate face flushing once again.
While waiting, Airael tried her best to calm her racing heart.
She had experienced such things before, so there was really no need to feel embarrassed.
But just thinking about what happened yesterday made her blush uncontrollably.
After all, it was something indescribable, and what they did yesterday was also beyond description.
Once Arthur finished dressing, he stood beside Airael and announced, “I’m ready. Let’s go down for breakfast.”
Airael looked up to see that Arthur was indeed dressed.
Then she stood up and cast a cleaning spell over the two of them.
After the spell, although they didn’t look drastically different, they certainly felt much cleaner.
Airael felt a wave of relief spread through her body and mind.
They then walked out together.
Coincidentally, at that time, Celia and Aurora had just woken up as well.
As they stepped out of their room, they were taken aback to see Airael and Arthur walking out together, their eyes widening in surprise.
Airael noticed them too.
For this, Airael’s expression didn’t change much; she remained calm and collected.
She had already mentally prepared for being discovered by them.
There was no way to hide this from them.
According to her plans, she intended to get pregnant and have a child.
How could she possibly conceal that when her belly grows?
Not to mention, after giving birth, there would be a little one alongside her.
So, there was no way to keep this from Celia and Aurora.
Moreover, she needed their help with this matter.
Before she successfully conceived, they couldn’t let Linis know about it.
If that happened, Airael had a feeling Linis would immediately send someone to fetch her back.
To be honest, what she did was quite absurd.
But now that the mistake was made, she might as well embrace it!
As long as she could get pregnant, she wouldn’t be at a loss.
Arthur, on the other hand, looked quite awkward.
“Miss… uh, Your Majesty, about yesterday with Axi…”
Snapping back from her surprise, Celia spoke up, looking between the two.
She nearly fumbled her words right at the start, and after starting to speak, she found herself unable to finish the sentence.
Although she had noticed that Airael’s relationship with Axi was a bit unusual before, this development was happening way too fast!
Your Majesty, you really should think things through!
“That’s right, just like you think. Axi and I are currently in a relationship.”
In response, Airael boldly admitted it.
As she spoke, she wrapped her arms around Arthur’s, putting on a very lovey-dovey appearance.
Airael didn’t mention Arthur’s real name, preferring to keep that under wraps for the time being.
Even though they were close, it was better for fewer people to know for now.
Plus, the environment was not suitable for discussing it.
After all, they were in the hotel corridor, easily within earshot of others.
So, let’s just make this a little secret between the two of them for now!
Arthur, playing along with Airael’s act, looked at Celia and Aurora and said, “Celia, and Aurora, Ailia and I really like each other, and we hope to receive your blessings.”
Interestingly, after what happened yesterday, they seemed to have a deeper understanding of each other, easily grasping one another’s meanings.
Seeing Airael so happy, Celia and Aurora couldn’t say anything else and offered their blessings.
After receiving their well wishes, the four of them headed downstairs together for breakfast.
After breakfast, Arthur had some business to attend to.
He didn’t let Airael or the others tag along.
Airael didn’t sneak after him either.
It would have been too awkward if history repeated itself.
Plus, their relationship had progressed further, and she didn’t want to make it seem like she didn’t trust Arthur.
Additionally, she had formed certain guesses about what Arthur was up to.
It was most likely about that matter!
Though not in a rush to do it, that didn’t mean she would sit idle during this time.
Since Arthur didn’t want her involved, she was quite happy to have some downtime.
It was just right; she had just broken through and hadn’t really adapted to her newfound power yet.
But before testing her abilities, she had something else to take care of.
Airael called Celia and Aurora into her room.
“Celia, I hope you can keep the fact that Axi and I are dating a secret from Linis and the others for now.”
“Your Majesty, why do you want to hide this from the Grand Priestess?” Celia asked, puzzled by Airael’s request.
Now that they were alone, she no longer referred to Airael as “Miss.”
“I have my own plans; you just need to do as I say,” Airael replied.
Celia contemplated Airael’s words, her mind drifting back to the affectionate scene between Airael and Axi from earlier.
Since Your Majesty seemed to be doing well, perhaps it was alright not to report it to the Grand Priestess just yet.
In the end, she convinced herself to follow Airael’s wishes.
Caught between Airael and Linis, it was tough for them elves!
“Alright, Your Majesty, I won’t report it to the Grand Priestess.”
“Me neither!” Aurora chimed in, following Celia’s lead.
Seeing that she had successfully persuaded both of them, Airael felt quite pleased.
Now she could feel at ease being with Arthur.
After sorting out her matters with Arthur, Airael sent Celia and Aurora away.
She was left alone in her room to familiarize herself with her enhanced powers.
Transitioning from a high-tier mage to a hero-tier represented a qualitative change.
Now that she had officially entered the hero tier, Airael felt confident enough to declare she could take on ten versions of her former self.
She noticed that it wasn’t just her magic power that increased but also her casting abilities and various other aspects.
This was a massive overall enhancement.
Moreover, upon entering the hero tier, Airael felt a faint connection to the surrounding world.
It was as if she had entered a state akin to “unity with heaven and earth.”
This made it easier for her to manipulate the magical elements around her, as well as to seize magical elements from others.
Airael felt that with her current state, plus the assistance of the Staff of Eternity, anyone within a hundred meters of her would find it significantly more challenging to cast magic if she wished it.
Mid to low-tier mages might even struggle to cast spells at all.
