Dear, It's Time to Take Your Medicine!

Although Qin Chu might have chosen her only because he liked maids and coveted her body, no matter the reason, the fact that this Hero had saved her from Rosweisse's clutches would not change.

From the moment she agreed to Qin Chu's offer, Angelica had already prepared herself. As long as her master needed her, she was willing to do anything for him.

But now that the moment had truly come, now that only the two of them remained in the room, Angelica could not help growing nervous.

After all, she had never experienced this sort of thing before. She could not help feeling afraid.

But what was meant to come would always come. Angelica lightly bit her lip, looked left and right, then walked gracefully over and set the thick stack of invitations in her arms on the desk.

Now was not the time for work.

For nobles, enjoying themselves first was the proper thing. Other work came after the deed was done. Lord Hero should be no exception, right?

Angelica had, after all, received the education of a saintess within the Divine Church for a very long time. More than ten years of saintess etiquette and standards of conduct had been branded into her blood. Every movement she made was exceptionally elegant, carrying the bearing of a great lady and an aura of holiness.

Her calves lifted the hem of her skirt, and her flawless figure swayed with enchanting grace.

With fear and unease in her heart, Angelica slowly walked up to Qin Chu. Her cheeks had already turned crimson, like freshly picked apples.

"Lord Hero..."

"I-I'm very sorry. I don't have any experience, but... but I'll definitely do my very best." Angelica spoke in a trembling voice.

Qin Chu's forehead filled with black lines.

Just how twisted was this world's atmosphere?

Having no experience seemed to be something women found shameful in this world. Was that not utterly ridiculous?

Seeing that Qin Chu said nothing, Angelica became even more frightened. Gathering all her courage, she extended her trembling little hand.

"I-I'll attend to my master in bed right away," Angelica said softly.

But with no experience and fear filling her heart, Angelica struggled for a long while without managing to undo the belt. She was so anxious she was nearly crying, and her large golden eyes were glistening with tears.

That pitiful, delicate appearance made Qin Chu unable to hold back a laugh.

His rough hand settled over the back of Angelica's soft, tender hand.

Feeling his touch on the back of her hand, Angelica raised her head in confusion. The moment she saw Qin Chu's gentle face with its faint smile, she could no longer hold back. Teardrops rolled down from the corners of her eyes.

Sob, sob, sob... Angelica, Angelica.

You really are too useless.

The first time you attended to your master in bed, you could not even take off his clothes. You even cried in front of him. How utterly pathetic.

Would Master despise me for being so useless?

If Master no longer wanted me, then I would return to that terrible, hellish life from before... No, no... Wrathful Rosweisse would torture me with methods even crueler than before.

At the thought, Angelica trembled all over in terror and hurriedly spoke.

"Master, i-it'll be ready soon. I'll definitely do it properly. Please, please give me one more chance."

Qin Chu withdrew his smile, leaving behind only a faint curve. "Sorry. I shouldn't have laughed. Did I scare you?"

"You actually don't need to do this."

Qin Chu was actually apologizing to her?

And that next sentence frightened Angelica until her face went deathly pale, without the slightest trace of color.

She did not need to do this?

Was serving her master not a maid's duty? Yet Master said he did not need her to do this?

What did that mean? Could it be... could it be that Master was already dissatisfied with her and wanted to send her away?

No... no... please, absolutely don't do this...

The terror of that instant nearly drove Angelica to collapse.

Just as Angelica was on the verge of breaking down, Qin Chu suddenly spread his arms and pulled her into his embrace.

Angelica froze instantly. She only felt that her master's embrace was so warm, and the terror deep in her heart seemed to gradually disperse at that moment.

But she knew this was a gift too great for a maid to accept. Her slender body squirmed lightly in Qin Chu's arms. "Master, this... isn't appropriate. Angelica cannot bear such a gift..."

"Shh, don't move around..."

Angelica's body instinctively stiffened, but she soon sensed that something was wrong. Her master's hand seemed to be searching behind her back, as though he wanted to undo the buttons on her maid outfit.

She should have been the one undressing her master, yet now the situation had been reversed.

She truly was an utterly incompetent maid.

Angelica quietly grumbled at herself in her heart!

Come to think of it, Master was playing far too unfairly. Treating her so gently like this... she would definitely fall for him.

Just then, Angelica suddenly remembered something. Her expression changed drastically, and she began struggling with unprecedented force. "Master, no... don't do this..."

"Don't move..." Qin Chu's voice remained as gentle as before.

But it carried an additional pressure that made refusal and resistance impossible.

Angelica was full of fear. She did not want her master to take off her maid outfit, yet she could not disobey his command.

What kind of body was that?

Her skin should have been fair and delicate, yet there was not a single patch of unblemished skin to be found. Blue-black bruises covered her everywhere, and a single glance was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Bruises left by fists, cracks torn open by slaps...

Whip marks, bite marks...

On the right side of her abdomen, there was even an ugly, twisted scar, winding like a centipede.

That had absolutely not been caused by a sharp blade. It had been made by a dull knife cutting slowly, leaving such a mark behind. It was the sort of wound that could have taken her life with the slightest mistake.

Angelica closed her eyes in despair. Her fairly lovely figure and fair body had always been things she took pride in. She had thought it was precisely because of her looks and figure that she had attracted Lord Hero and made him choose her.

But now, she could not let Lord Hero see her beautiful side. He could only see her ugliest body.

Had his illusions about her completely shattered?

She was frightened, panicked, and despairing. She wanted to grab her maid skirt and cover her ugly body.

"These were all caused by Rosweisse, weren't they?" Qin Chu said quietly.

He wanted to make this woman submit to him.

He spoke very slowly.

"From today onward, you will live by attaching yourself to me. As long as I am alive, you will not return to hell."

"I will not let anyone bully you again. If anyone hurts you again..."

"I will definitely appear before you!"

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How Great, Merciful, and Kind the Hero Was (1)

Qin Chu wanted Angelica to decide for herself that she simply could not survive without the Hero.

Only Qin Chu could save her from the Abyss. Qin Chu was the sole ray of hope in her life.

His existence was the only support she could rely on to live peacefully.

At that instant, Angelica felt as though she were about to suffocate, as though her heart were about to stop beating. This was simply cheating. How could she possibly withstand Lord Hero using such a forceful yet gentle tone to say that he would never allow anyone to hurt her again?

This ship was sunk in an instant.

Her face was bright red, and even her breathing became hurried.

She did not even dare look at Qin Chu's face, afraid that she would lose control of her excitement and do something overstepping her bounds.

With her little head lowered, it was a long while before Angelica recovered somewhat and raised her head to look at Qin Chu. "You already knew about the injuries on my body?"

Rosweisse was an exceptionally vicious woman who also valued her own reputation immensely.

She had always tortured Angelica, but she absolutely did not want others to know about it, since it would damage a saintess's reputation.

Thus, when tormenting Angelica, Rosweisse avoided places such as her face, neck, arms, and calves. But the other areas hidden beneath the maid outfit suffered twice as much harm.

"I saw it from the first moment I met you. Although you pretended everything was normal, sometimes a pained expression still appeared on your face."

Angelica held her hands to her chest, her voice trembling slightly. "Master chose me because you wanted to save me from hell? Is that why you gave up the saintess, gave up the princess, gave up so many noble, elegant, and beautiful young ladies, and chose me?"

Qin Chu smiled faintly. He did not answer Angelica's question. He would let Angelica imagine the answer for herself.

Many times, what a woman imagined was more effective than a mountain of sweet talk from him.

Sure enough, Angelica tilted her little head and fell into thought.

Lord Hero was simply too kind. The moment he saw through the wounds on her body, he must have known that her circumstances were terrible.

But because he had only just arrived in this world and did not yet possess the strength to support whatever he wished to do, he could only use his status as the Hero. He did not hesitate to sacrifice his reputation, making everyone believe he was merely obsessed with maids. He had forcibly chosen her solely to save her from hell.

Even if that meant giving up so many gentle, beautiful, elegant, noble women, he did not care.

Ah, what a great, merciful, kind person he was.

Angelica felt a scorching heat fill her chest. She was ashamed that she had previously suspected Lord Hero of choosing her only for her body. Lord Hero was not that vulgar a man. Suspecting him like that was disrespectful to the Hero.

The only thing that made Angelica feel slightly disappointed was that Lord Hero had not chosen her because he liked her.

If Lord Hero could like her, even just a tiny little bit, even if she could only have a very, very small place in Lord Hero's heart...

Ah, no, no, no. I cannot ask for so much. Meeting Lord Hero is already the greatest fortune of my life. Being able to offer my body to such a Hero is my honor. If I dare ask for more, I will not be able to bear it. Heaven will surely punish me.

However, although the Hero held no love for her, she knew that her heart had already begun to fall.

It did not matter if the Hero did not like her. She would spare no effort to win a tiny little place in his heart.

Angelica clenched her small fist. The heat in her chest made it impossible for her to endure any longer. She suddenly spread her arms and tightly embraced Qin Chu.

Her pink cherry lips pressed against Qin Chu's mouth.

Whether it was overstepping her bounds no longer mattered.

She only wanted to kiss the man before her. She wanted to offer every part of herself to him.

It was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through Qin Chu's mind, and his body stiffened for a moment.

After all, this was also Qin Chu's first kiss. Rosweisse feeding him medicine mouth-to-mouth did not count as kissing.

The feeling was somewhat wonderful. Even his heart, as still as an ancient well, rippled faintly. Yet the fluctuation was not great enough to trigger Forced Calm.

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Chu embraced Angelica as well and returned her kiss.

For an instant, he even felt the urge to protect this woman properly.

But Qin Chu quickly suppressed that impulse.

He had already been deceived once and suffered betrayal once.

Even if Angelica now placed all her thoughts upon him, what about the future? If someone stronger and more dependable appeared, someone Angelica could rely upon instead of attaching herself to him for survival, and if even greater benefits appeared before her, would this woman not betray him like Rosweisse and the others had?

Angelica was merely a very useful tool. There was no need to develop any other unfounded thoughts.

They kissed, and no one knew how long it lasted.

From her cheeks, to her neck, to...

Angelica's panting grew increasingly intense. Her eyes were full of silk-like longing. Qin Chu knew that no matter what he asked of her at this moment, Angelica would absolutely not refuse.

Only when they were nearly suffocating did they finally separate.

Angelica panted softly, her cheeks crimson. "Master, I'll attend to you in bed right away..."

She wanted to finish what she had failed to do earlier.

But Qin Chu stopped Angelica's actions.

"Your body is very weak right now. You need to rest properly..." Qin Chu said softly, stroking Angelica's head.

"Oh, right. Although I chose you so that you would no longer suffer, it is true that I liked you a little from the first moment I saw you." Qin Chu suddenly said.

Those sudden words were like an arrow, instantly piercing Angelica's heart, which had only just managed to calm down.

Master had not said he loved her. He had only said that he liked her a little...

Yet that made Angelica believe Qin Chu's words even more.