"Because it really is hilarious." Felix pressed her lips tight, her eyes curving with laughter. "To abstain from lust, they have to quit you... pfft, hahahaha. In all the storybooks I've heard, it's usually men who have to abstain after meeting a veela. Those stories are all about warning men not to lose themselves in women and to learn self-control. But you actually managed to force four female artificers into abstinence. Even a real Male Veela couldn't do much better, could he?"
"That's not it! They're only avoiding all contact with me for now so they can focus more on training!" Ash argued with all his might. "That's not the same as a veela!"
"How is it different? Don't veela also use charm to wear down people's will?"
Ash shook his head. "You've never seen a veela, so you call a veela's allure some kind of Mental Charm. But a real veela can make you melt down to your bones, demanding endlessly, never stopping at all. All you feel is yourself sinking into an ocean of pleasure..."
Felix looked at Ash's deeply nostalgic expression and raised an eyebrow. "I wouldn't know, but why do you know so much?"
Ash blinked, then lowered his head and continued washing the clothes. "In any case, I fully support their choice to focus on spellcraft. Since they believe 'with no man in the heart, the blade is naturally divine,' then of course I won't affect their state of mind."
"And the truth?"
"I haven't replenished my Sword Maiden Energy in so long..." Ash hung his head gloomily. "I really want to kiss and hug Sword Maiden..."
"I can tell," Felix said. "Starting on the third day, you gradually turned into an unwanted puppy starved for affection. These past few nights, I've kept wondering whether