Thieves, and the Severed...

With Yin Kuang's silver tongue, his mix of forty percent truth, thirty percent lies, and thirty percent nonsense, he finally "talked" the ever-changing elf princess Melulu into coming with him. Though honestly, Yin Kuang had the feeling that Princess Melulu was using him to escape an arranged marriage. Well, that did not seem important. What mattered was turning tonight's wedding into a "funeral," making Taige Rui a sensational headline people would eagerly gossip about, and ruining Western God Academy's strategy for the elves.

What followed was simple enough... except for one thing.

Yin Kuang actually took out the black-and-white maid outfit with suspenders and black stockings worn by Elsir's maids and had Melulu put it on—under the pretext of "avoiding suspicion." For that, Melulu stabbed him all over with a gaze full of contempt and mockery. Just when Yin Kuang thought she would firmly refuse to wear it, Princess Melulu suddenly said, "Actually, I've always wanted to try wearing something like this. I didn't expect my wish to come true today." Then she swiftly changed into the maid outfit. In an instant, the elf princess, who could be demure one moment and lively the next, became a black-stockinged maid as docile as a kitten. Delighted beyond measure, she happily struck all sorts of poses in front of the dressing mirror to admire herself, leaving Yin Kuang completely ignored.

At that moment, a thought suddenly surfaced in Yin Kuang's mind: I think I've provoked someone incredible.

It was only when someone knocked on the door that the lively maid princess finally quieted down. Yin Kuang hurriedly had the elf princess use magic to create a duplicate. Upon hearing that, she gave Yin Kuang a charming thumbs-up to show it was a "good idea," but Yin Kuang clearly saw a certain unsettling