Athena Is a Good Teacher (1)

In addition, his fiancée broke off the engagement.

At this point, the eldest prince could practically participate in the Orwell Empire's most miserable contest, and he'd probably even win the championship.

However, wasn't this something he brought upon himself? No matter how much he looked down on Antasia, she was still his fiancée. Publicly humiliating her was a huge loss of face, and that's not gentlemanly behavior.

That's so undignified.

Moreover, few people would care about a foolish prince who has lost his right to succession and has absolutely no chance of participating in the core of power. In particular, the group of sycophants who used to follow the eldest prince would take the opportunity to kick him while he was down in order to curry favor with the other princes who might inherit the throne.

"Pah, serves him right. Think about the former Crown Prince, how arrogant he was, looking down on everyone. And look at him now? He's not even as carefree as us lowly nobles."

"I heard that the eldest prince gathered a large group of men and women in his palace to do some very disgraceful things, which almost angered His Majesty the Emperor to death..."

"Tch, isn't that common for those upper-class nobles? I heard that Momer Moor did it too... But I know an even more shocking piece of news: I heard that the First Prince often runs around in women's clothing in the middle of the night."

"That's nothing. I heard the Crown Prince once stole the underwear of several noble ladies... Two of them have already come forward to confirm it's absolutely true..."

"Ugh, that's disgusting..."

"The nobility has completely lost face."

In this world, no matter how noble you once were, once you fall on hard times, there will always be far more people who trample on you than those who save you or pity you.

With the deliberate spreading of rumors by certain individuals, the eldest prince's reputation has become increasingly tarnished.

Even so, no one believed the Hero could win.

Reputation is one thing, ability is another.

The eldest prince is the strongest genius among the younger generation of the royal family. In just a few more years, he might become War God.

As for you, Hero, although your progress is unprecedented and unparalleled, even the First-Generation Hero is far inferior.

But as I said before, the Hero's time in this world was far too short; there simply wasn't enough time for him to grow. Even though he had defeated Horne, there was still an insurmountable gap between him and the First Prince.

In this duel, the Hero is almost certain to lose. Given the Crown Prince's ruthless nature, he might even take the opportunity to kill the Hero... As for the banquet, the Crown Prince was hit with dozens of beer bottles by Qin Chu, which was purely a sneak attack. The Crown Prince was stunned and didn't react in time. Perhaps he was also wary of Ekaterina and Violet by Qin Chu's side and didn't dare to retaliate directly. But once in the arena, it's a different story. If the Hero really gets those two to help him, he will be ridiculed for the rest of his life.

People are all looking forward to seeing what the future holds.

Some people even started betting odds, with the odds of the Hero winning at 1 to 30, and almost no one believed the Hero could win.

Compared to the commotion outside, Qin Chu remained remarkably calm, seemingly unaffected by the impending duel.

Saya, Violet, Ekaterina all knew Qin Chu's strength. Although he had not yet reached the War God realm, dealing with the First Prince would be a piece of cake.

Moreover, Qin Chu also has Saya and Antia inside him; if they are not his match, they can help him at any time.

That fool, the eldest prince, doesn't understand at all that he's not fighting one person...

On the other side, someone couldn't hold back any longer.

It's Athena.

Since they parted ways at the hotel last time, Athena hadn't gone to see Qin Chu for a few days.

She felt ashamed and didn't know how to face that man.

Even though she kept telling herself, as if hypnotizing herself, that all these sacrifices were for Jello, Athena could never be as open-minded as Ekaterina.

Most importantly, she was terrified of her body's reactions, fearing that one day she would completely succumb to it. She admired Ekaterina's willpower, which allowed her to distinguish so clearly between Jello and Qin Chu.

Athena hadn't attended the last banquet, but now that she heard Qin Chu was going to duel with the Crown Prince, Athena couldn't hold back any longer.

It doesn't matter that Qin Chu is dead, but there is still Jello's remnant soul in Qin Chu's body. She absolutely cannot tolerate Lord Jello being harmed in any way.

Upon learning the news, Athena immediately rushed to the palace.

Qin Chu was nowhere to be seen in the palace hall; only Angelica was instructing Karin on how to read.

Ekaterina and Violet were nowhere to be found.

"Angelica... where is Qin Chu?" Athena suppressed her agitation and asked as calmly as possible.

"Master and Miss Antasia are in their room upstairs..."

That despicable bastard.

Ever since Athena heard about what had happened between the Hero, the eldest prince, and Antasia, she knew that Qin Chu would eventually make a move against Antasia, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Besides, it's still daytime, isn't it?

Doing this kind of thing in broad daylight is really terrible.

Does this guy even realize what's going on?

Her anger inexplicably intensified. Antasia had already ruled out her Eye of True Vision; she was an exceptionally skilled mage. Fortunately, Qin Chu seemed to think it might be orchestrated by the Holy Church or the royal family, and didn't suspect her.

The sexy high heels clicked on the stairs. Athena hurried to Qin Chu's bedroom door and pushed it open with some annoyance, only to find that things were not quite what she had imagined.

The two weren't doing what they imagined. Qin Chu sat cross-legged on the ground, while Antasia was pointing at something beside him, seemingly instructing Qin Chu on how to practice magic.

Athena felt a little ashamed as she recalled the image that had just flashed through her mind.

My own thoughts seem to be becoming increasingly unhealthy.

Qin Chu and Antasia both looked at Athena. After a brief moment of surprise, Antasia smiled sensibly and said, "It seems your friend has something to say to you. I won't disturb you any longer. You two can talk."

Antasia left the room very obediently, and as she passed Athena, she even gave Athena a graceful nod of greeting. After leaving, she thoughtfully closed the door behind her.

"Athena, is something the matter?" Qin Chu also stood up and asked with some suspicion.

Athena took a deep breath, suppressing the unease in her chest, and said in a low voice, "Qin Chu, are you crazy?"

Qin Chu was a little confused. "Why do you say that?"

"Do you know what you're doing? You're challenging the First Prince to a duel? Do you really think you're a match for him? That guy hates you to death, he'll definitely use this opportunity to kill you." Athena said quickly and anxiously. Lord Jello couldn't die with this idiot.

Qin Chu, however, walked leisurely to Athena's side and said, "Athena, I'm very touched."

"What?" Athena was completely bewildered.

Qin Chu raised his right hand and placed it on Athena's shoulder, silently activating the Touch of Lust as he softly said, "Because, Athena is concerned about me, right?"

For some reason, Athena felt her heart beating faster and her body temperature gradually rising.

Deep within my body and mind, a restless feeling seemed to rise uncontrollably.

The power of Touch of Lust of Greed is not particularly strong in itself, but its most terrifying aspect is that it is silent and undetectable. When it is triggered, it is almost impossible to be noticed. Even Grand Sage like Natia and Athena cannot sense it and are affected without even realizing it.

Athena felt a strange sense of panic. She didn't dare look Qin Chu in the eye. Could it be that she really cared about him? She muttered subconsciously, "Who cares about you? I'm only concerned about Jello."

Her eyes darted away.

Just then, Qin Chu suddenly stepped forward and hooked his arm around Athena's slender waist.

"Oh?"

Athena was startled by Qin Chu's actions and let out a beautiful scream.

Her soft, full body instinctively writhed in Qin Chu, struggling. "What, what are you doing? Let me go..."

"Athena," Qin Chu whispered in Athena's ear, "I know that my strength is inferior to that of the First Prince, but that gap is not insurmountable."

"Ever since my time at the hotel with Miss Athena, I've noticed my Magic Power has increased dramatically..."

"But I'm not very skilled in magic, Miss Athena. Would you be willing to give me some magical guidance before the final battle?"

The warm breath made Athena feel weak and limp, almost unable to muster any strength. If Qin Chu hadn't been holding her waist, she even suspected that she might have fallen over.

Her heart was racing, and her chestnut eyes were filled with tears.

His breathing turned into rapid, panting breaths.

She understood perfectly well what Qin Chu meant by "magic tutoring," and her body trembled slightly... She inwardly berated herself, thinking she shouldn't have come to Qin Chu; now it had turned out like this.

She hated how useless her body was.

She knew she couldn't refuse, but a last shred of pride prevented Athena from surrendering so quickly. "Now... now? It's daytime now, what if someone comes..."

"Look, isn't there plenty of space under the table?"

Athena glanced at the tall desk...

Just then, footsteps sounded outside, followed by a knock on the door.

Qin Chu's expression changed. "Quick, hide under the desk."

Athena, whose consciousness was somewhat confused, changed her expression slightly and, without thinking, ducked under the desk.

As for Qin Chu, he sat casually in the chair in front of the desk.

Just as Athena crawled under the desk, she suddenly realized that she hadn't done anything wrong, so why was she hiding?

She could hear Qin Chu's voice. The person who came in was Rosweisse. It was impossible for her to get out now. There was nothing wrong before, but if she crawled out from under the table now, it would really look like something was wrong.

Rosweisse seemed worried that Qin Chu might encounter danger in the duel, and came over to persuade Qin Chu not to participate.

Duels are a very formal and serious matter in this world. Once both sides agree to a duel, no one can stop it. If one side runs away, they will be regarded as a coward and suffer ridicule for the rest of their life.

However, if the influence of the Holy Church is used, it is entirely possible to forcibly stop this duel and allow Qin Chu to withdraw with dignity.

Seemingly due to the effects of the confined space, Athena felt her body becoming increasingly strange, her mood became irritable, and her breathing became more rapid.

She didn't even dare use Magic Power to suppress her body's reactions, fearing that the sensitive Rosweisse would notice.

A strong desire even welled up deep within my heart.

No, it wasn't longing; everything she did was for Jello Geralt.

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Chapter 148 Athena is a good teacher (1)

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Qin Chu let out a long breath, his body tensing up instinctively. He hadn't expected Athena's magic tutoring to begin in this way, and his expression was particularly strange.

"Hero Excellency, what's wrong?" Rosweisse's expression was somewhat strange. She only noticed that Qin Chu's lips trembled slightly, and his eyes darted around.

"No, it's nothing." Qin Chu finally pulled his consciousness back from that fleeting moment. He adjusted his posture in the chair, leaning back slightly, and looked at Rosweisse, who was sitting to the left of the table. "Your Highness, I am very touched by your concern."

A gentle smile appeared on Rosweisse's face, "What do you think, Your Hero? If you agree, I will go and persuade His Holiness the Pope to use the influence of the Holy Church to stop your duel with the Crown Prince. I think His Holiness the Pope doesn't want anything to happen to you."

Rosweisse was somewhat surprised to find that the Hero seemed a little unsettled today.

In just this short period of time, he had already adjusted his posture several times.

It seems that although Hero Excellency accepted the challenge with impulsive enthusiasm under the Crown Prince's provocation, you were actually somewhat uneasy inside, weren't you? Your face was even a little red.

This is normal. After all, the First Prince has a great reputation. He has been praised as an outstanding person since childhood. Everyone knows that he is a very powerful expert. He has even personally appeared on the front line against Magic Creature and killed many powerful Magic Creature. Although it is still in doubt who killed these Magic Creature, it is really too difficult for the Hero to deal with the First Prince with his current strength.

Qin Chu leaned forward slightly, supporting himself on the table with both hands, causing his entire body and chair to move forward a little. His eyes flickered slightly before he spoke:

"Your Excellency, I appreciate your kindness, but... I'm sorry."

Huh?

Rosweisse seemed surprised that Qin Chu would refuse her suggestion. He was clearly restless with fear, so what was he insisting on?

"Why?" Rosweisse asked, tilting her head cutely. Although Antasia was slightly better than Rosweisse in both figure and appearance, Rosweisse was just too good at pretending. She could pretend to be the purest and most innocent in front of men.

Men often have little resistance to this kind of innocence and will subconsciously develop an unwanted attraction to it.

"I know a little about the rules of a duel. If I were to flee without a fight this time, what do you think would happen..." Qin Chu sighed softly and asked in return.

They will become cowards despised by everyone.

So it was all for the sake of saving face?

Rosweisse sneered inwardly. If she cared so much about saving face, she shouldn't have acted so stubbornly in the first place.

Now you know fear?

My body was trembling.

What a laughable man.

Of course, Rosweisse never showed her true thoughts on her face. She put on a very worried and concerned look and said in a soft voice:

"Hero, this is not because you fled without a fight, but because some unforeseen circumstances forced the duel to be terminated. You have absolutely no need to worry about your reputation."

"No, Your Highness, you've misunderstood." Qin Chu swallowed hard, took a breath, and said, "You're right..."

Rosweisse grew even more suspicious, feeling that the Hero seemed to be speaking incoherently today, indicating that this duel had truly put him under great pressure.