Arc 31The Ship and the Sword

Draco and Hermione saved the cruise ship after an iceberg collision, then confronted the crew whose negligence caused the disaster. As the ship neared port, Draco and Hermione spent their final day at sea fencing with Trillian and Windsor, and Windsor began a match against Evelyn.

  • Draco defeated his fitness challenger while Trillian sat on his back, then helped her exercise before taking lunch to Hermione.
  • Draco, Hermione, and Trillian practiced yoga, watched Chinese horror films, and relaxed together aboard the cruise ship.
  • Draco subdued armed mercenaries who planned to blow up the ship, while Hermione restrained them and the captain’s crew took over.
  • After an iceberg struck the ship and its keel broke, Draco and Hermione used magic to seal the hull and drain the seawater, saving the vessel.
  • Draco questioned Captain Smith and the responsible officers, who eventually confessed their negligence before being left to keep the ship operating until port.
  • Draco defeated Isabella Windsor in fencing and agreed to teach her, while Hermione beat Trillian in a match after briefly using magic to even the score.
  • Windsor introduced Evelyn as a skilled amateur fencer, and the two began a match in which Windsor took a 4-0 lead before Evelyn prepared her signature attack.
Chapters 751–775 Vol. 8 Read

Ch. 751No one else gets to touch my young master

Draco Malfoy won a gym challenge while Trillian sat on his back, then admitted he had used magic to make the feat easy. Trillian asked Draco to teach her to exercise, and he began coaching her through a plank.

  • Trillian refused to let the women climb onto Draco, claiming all the space on his back for herself.
  • Draco's challenger conceded after seeing him hold the weighted plank with Trillian sitting on him, and Draco ended the round with two push-ups.
  • Trillian celebrated by jumping into Draco's arms, and Draco warned her that Hermione might come deal with her.
  • Draco confessed that he had used magic during the fitness challenges, and Trillian asked him to teach her how to get strong.
  • Draco demonstrated a plank and corrected Trillian's form, but she distracted him by wriggling against his hand, so he told her to do it herself while he timed her.

Ch. 752Rein it in? Not a chance

Draco and Trillian worked out together, but Trillian repeatedly teased him until he used magic to conceal them and taught her a rough lesson. They left the gym at noon, and Trillian asked Draco to escort her back to change.

  • Trillian asked Draco to teach her glute bridges and repeatedly flirted while he corrected her form.
  • Draco cast a spell that blocked sight and sound around them, then pinned Trillian down and squeezed her as punishment for teasing him.
  • Trillian grew bolder after learning they were concealed, but Draco stopped her and gave her a workout jacket to tie around her waist.
  • Draco ended the workout so he could bring lunch to Hermione, while Trillian teased him about his feelings and he warned her to rein it in.
  • Draco and Trillian left the gym, and Trillian asked him to walk her back to her room so she could change.

Ch. 753Trillian: I'm invisible

Draco brought Trillian back to the presidential suite, where he interrupted Hermione’s reading to stretch and massage her before lunch. Trillian ate nearby, feeling envious as Draco and Hermione fed each other.

  • Draco Apparated with Trillian to her room, where she changed and teased him before they left for the restaurant.
  • Draco and Trillian brought takeout to the presidential suite, where Hermione was absorbed in reading Dream of the Red Chamber.
  • Draco took Hermione’s book away, lifted her from the cradle, and stretched and massaged her stiff muscles.
  • Trillian ate her meal while Draco cared for Hermione, admitting to herself that she felt envious.
  • Hermione fed Draco lunch, and Draco called the butler to clear the dishes afterward.

Ch. 754The main wife's thousand-layer interrogation

Hermione interrogated Draco about his morning workout with Trillian, then agreed to join them for yoga in their room. She accepted a revealing yoga outfit after Draco and Trillian persuaded her, though Trillian privately looked forward to seeing her reaction.

  • Hermione questioned Draco about working out with Trillian and whether he had looked at other women, while Draco and Trillian denied anything improper.
  • Hermione caught Draco admitting he liked looking at women and teased him about watching swimsuit-clad women from the balcony before warning him to behave.
  • Trillian suggested yoga for the afternoon, and Hermione agreed to practice with Draco and her in their room.
  • Trillian returned in a close-fitting yoga outfit and persuaded Hermione that suitable clothes would make stretching easier.
  • Draco brought Hermione a short yoga set, and Hermione reluctantly agreed to try it after Draco and Trillian reassured her.

Ch. 755Young master, you're so bad

Draco chose a revealing yoga outfit for Hermione, who reluctantly tried it on and angrily rejected it after seeing how much it exposed. Trillian teased Draco about his flirtation with her, while Hermione insisted he put the outfit away and challenged him to wear it himself.

  • Trillian teased Draco for choosing the yoga outfit to make Hermione blush, then flirted with him while Hermione changed.
  • Draco warned Trillian to behave and said she would need to win Hermione over before she could pursue him.
  • Hermione tried on the outfit, was embarrassed by how tightly it revealed her figure, and ordered Draco out of the changing room.
  • Draco returned to the sitting room without seeing Hermione in the outfit, and Trillian mocked him for missing his chance.
  • Hermione changed back, threw the outfit at Draco, and told him to put it away; when she challenged him to wear something so embarrassing himself, Draco agreed and went to get men's compression shorts.

Ch. 756Trillian, the Ultimate Wingwoman

Draco chose yoga clothes for Hermione, while Trillian teased the pair and helped set up a playful exchange. Hermione changed into her new outfit, and Draco prepared to begin their yoga lesson.

  • Draco changed into compression shorts to demonstrate a men's yoga outfit, embarrassing Hermione and prompting her to send him back to change.
  • Trillian teased Hermione about Draco's behavior at night, while Hermione privately resolved to have him exercise more during the day.
  • Draco produced a white workout outfit for Hermione and refused Trillian's request for a matching set.
  • After Hermione changed, Trillian praised her appearance, and Draco embraced her before she urged him to begin the lesson.
  • Draco spread out two yoga mats in the living room and invited Hermione and Trillian to start the lesson.

Ch. 757The Utterly Unexpected Truth About Yoga

Draco led Hermione and Trillian through yoga poses, with Hermione growing increasingly embarrassed by the exposed positions and Draco’s attention. He ended the lesson by claiming yoga had originated as a secret bedchamber art from India, leaving both women stunned.

  • Draco corrected Hermione and Trillian’s Mountain and Warrior I poses, then reluctantly gave Trillian restrained alignment help after Hermione asked him to.
  • Draco guided them through advanced poses, and Hermione became increasingly uncomfortable with how exposed she felt during Camel, Pigeon, and Bridge Pose.
  • Hermione stopped practicing, while Draco pressed on Trillian’s lower back and scolded her into holding the pose correctly.
  • Hermione questioned whether yoga really included such strange movements, and Draco declared that it had originated as a secret bedchamber art from India.

Ch. 758If I'd Known, I Never Would Have Practiced!

Draco explained yoga’s supposed intimate origins to Hermione and Trillian, then persuaded them to keep practicing basic poses. Later, he took them to the cinema and guessed Hermione’s favorite film genres, leaving Trillian disappointed when he guessed hers too easily.

  • Draco told Hermione and Trillian that yoga poses came from ancient practices meant to increase intimacy, shocking them.
  • Hermione accused Draco of teaching yoga for naughty reasons, but he convinced her to continue with basic stretches.
  • Trillian expressed interest in difficult poses, and Hermione teased her about wanting to get closer to Draco.
  • The three practiced yoga all afternoon, then went to the cinema after dinner as Draco had promised Hermione.
  • Draco accurately guessed Hermione’s favorite film genres, then guessed that Trillian liked treasure-hunting adventures and stories about rogues and thieves.

Ch. 759The real purpose of horror movies

Draco took Hermione and Trillian to see the Chinese supernatural comedy Mr. Vampire Part 3, whose frightening scenes left both women clinging to him despite their claims that they were not scared. After the film, they left the cinema for the deck, where Trillian was still shaken by the supernatural legends it depicted.

  • Hermione guessed that Draco would choose a horror film, and he admitted he wanted the chance to get physically close to her.
  • Draco picked Mr. Vampire Part 3, and Hermione and Trillian laughed at its comedic opening before the ghostly scenes frightened them.
  • Hermione and Trillian grabbed Draco during the scary scenes, while Draco teased Hermione and refused to comfort Trillian.
  • Hermione told Trillian to sit properly when she used the film as an excuse to press against Draco.
  • After the film, Hermione argued that horror films felt different from real ghosts, and Trillian asked whether Chinese supernatural legends were all so frightening.

Ch. 760Dark bandits slipped aboard

Draco, Hermione, and Trillian were walking on the cruise ship when eight armed mercenaries boarded and threatened them. Draco subdued seven, then forced the remaining man to explain that the mercenaries planned to blow up the ship with torpedoes.

  • Draco, Hermione, and Trillian joked together while strolling along the deck.
  • Eight armed men climbed aboard, and their leader threatened the trio while several mercenaries made lewd remarks about Hermione and Trillian.
  • Draco told Hermione to protect Trillian, then used Stupefy to knock out seven of the men.
  • Draco stopped the last man from reaching his pistol and ordered him to fetch the captain and the ship's police.
  • The man handed over his pistol and revealed that he was a smuggler who had brought the mercenaries to the ship on his speedboat.
  • The smuggler warned Draco, Hermione, and Trillian that torpedoes were on the boat and the mercenaries planned to blow up the cruise ship.

Ch. 761Done in a Flash

Draco and Hermione stopped the mercenaries from attacking the cruise ship, and Draco captured the two people aboard the speedboat. After they left the deck, the man in the navy-blue T-shirt took credit for subduing the attackers and was praised as a hero.

  • Hermione bound the mercenaries on the deck while Draco Apparated to the speedboat and incapacitated its armed man and pilot.
  • Draco bound the pair and returned them to the deck, where Trillian praised him and Hermione reprimanded her for overstepping.
  • Hermione reminded Draco that he was married, and he took her hand as they left the cleanup to the captain.
  • The captain and security officers arrived to find nine unconscious mercenaries, and the man in the navy-blue T-shirt claimed he had defeated them with a knockout drug.
  • The captain thanked the man and promised him a reward, while the man accepted the credit with an awkward smile.

Ch. 762Using Horror Movies to Hook a Girlfriend

After escaping the luxury cruise ship with a load of torpedoes, the man left the mercenaries in the captain’s custody. Draco then watched a Chinese horror comedy with Hermione, who was frightened but enjoyed the film, and she ended the night eager to discuss it.

  • The captain ordered the ship's police to confiscate the mercenaries’ weapons and lock them in the brig, then offered to host the man.
  • The man declined the captain’s hospitality, left on his speedboat, and celebrated escaping the scheme with the torpedoes and his payment.
  • Hermione asked Draco about more Chinese horror movies, and Draco set up a projector to show her Out of the Dark.
  • Hermione laughed at the film’s comedy, then hid in Draco’s arms when its horror scenes frightened her.
  • After the movie ended, Hermione told Draco that it was scary and praised its humor, pacing, director, and actors.

Ch. 763This ship came with a bad luck buff

Draco and Hermione woke to learn that the cruise ship had struck an iceberg and began preparing to help evacuate its passengers. As the evacuation descended into panic, the ship’s bow sank and its keel snapped in half.

  • Draco teased Hermione about clinging to him, then held her as they fell asleep.
  • The iceberg collision caused the hull to buckle and seawater to flood the damaged compartments.
  • Captain Smith announced the collision and ordered passengers to put on life jackets and gather on the upper deck.
  • Draco and Hermione dressed quickly and teleported to the terrace, where Trillian joined them as passengers crowded toward the lifeboats.
  • The second officer fired his sidearm into the air to enforce the women-and-children-first evacuation as the ship began sinking faster.
  • The ship’s keel broke, the stern slammed back onto the sea, and the violent jolt threw passengers across the deck.

Ch. 764Calling Him a Narcissist, Already Won Over Inside

Draco and Hermione repaired the cruise ship’s broken hull and used Transfiguration to remove much of the seawater, saving the passengers from disaster. They returned to their suite, where Hermione kept Trillian from getting too close to Draco.

  • Draco and Hermione used magic underwater to seal the ship’s broken hull, while the passengers on deck rejoiced at the ship slowing its descent.
  • Draco transformed vast amounts of seawater into marine life so it could return to the sea, and Hermione was astonished by the scale of his magic.
  • Draco teased Hermione about worrying over him, and she denied it before helping him clear the flooded ship.
  • Draco and Hermione set the remaining seawater draining and Apparated back to their suite with their clothes dry.
  • Trillian rushed to praise Draco, but Hermione blocked her and led Draco inside, shutting Trillian out.

Ch. 765Trillian's hardcore room entry

Trillian picked the lock to enter Draco and Hermione’s room, but Draco caught her and she covered her intrusion by bringing breakfast. At breakfast, Trillian tried to learn how Draco had saved the cruise ship, then suggested a walk, hoping to get more details from him.

  • Trillian picked Draco’s suite lock after hearing him dismiss her knocking, but Draco appeared and confronted her inside.
  • Trillian hid her lock-picking wires and presented breakfast, telling Draco and Hermione she had brought it to care for them.
  • Draco explained that Hermione was tired because she had helped save the cruise ship, and the three ate breakfast together.
  • Trillian pressed Draco for details about how he had repaired the ship and removed the seawater, but he refused to explain during the meal.
  • Trillian suggested a walk after breakfast, and Hermione agreed, leaving Trillian disappointed that she would not have Draco alone.

Ch. 766Malfoy Sat Down, and the Captain Couldn't Stop Sweating

Draco, Hermione, and Trillian confronted Captain Smith about the cruise ship’s collision and breakup. Draco ordered everyone responsible for navigation, lookout, communications, engineering, and construction to be brought to the captain’s office within ten minutes.

  • Draco led Hermione and Trillian to the captain’s office to demand an explanation.
  • Captain Smith nervously welcomed Draco and struggled to explain how the ship had hit an iceberg.
  • Hermione challenged Smith’s account, arguing that the collision alone could not explain the ship breaking in two and listing possible structural and operational failures.
  • Smith admitted he bore responsibility but avoided addressing the specific problems Hermione raised.
  • Draco ordered Smith to bring all personnel involved in the ship’s navigation, operation, engineering, and construction to the office within ten minutes.

Ch. 767The most suffocating interrogation: a roomful of people choosing silence

Draco and Trillian interrogated the ship’s officers about the iceberg collision, but fear kept everyone silent. Draco used Legilimency to uncover their thoughts and offered leniency, while Captain Smith realized he had to accept responsibility before someone else did.

  • Captain Smith brought the lookout, radio operator, technical supervisor, designer, and other involved officers into the office to face Draco.
  • Trillian questioned the officers about the iceberg, missed warnings, and the ship’s construction, but none gave a direct answer.
  • Draco used Legilimency to learn about the officers’ negligence and attempts to shift blame.
  • Draco offered the officers one last chance to confess in exchange for possible leniency, but they remained afraid to speak.
  • Captain Smith recognized that he could not escape responsibility as captain and considered acting before he was singled out.

Ch. 768Watching the show was more fun than passing judgment

Draco heard the captain and five other officers confess their failures after the ship’s collision, but refused to punish them while the ship was still at sea. He explained that their failings represented a wider chain of negligence, then turned his attention to enjoying the final day before docking.

  • Captain Smith accepted primary responsibility, and the lookout, radio operator, first officer, designer, and technical supervisor confessed their negligence to Draco.
  • Draco stopped Trillian from berating the crew and left them to keep the ship operating until it reached port.
  • Trillian questioned Draco’s decision, and he explained that the crew would face a maritime court and other consequences after docking.
  • Draco told Hermione and Trillian that each of the six crew members represented a link in the disaster’s wider chain of failures.
  • Draco suggested they enjoy their last day at sea, and Trillian invited him to go fencing while Hermione planned to return to their room.

Ch. 769Turning up the pressure on hubby

Hermione joined Draco and Trillian at the ship’s fencing hall, where coach Isabella Windsor demonstrated her skill and offered to teach them. Hermione challenged Windsor to defeat Draco in exchange for hiring her as their temporary coach, leaving Draco facing an unexpected fencing match.

  • Hermione changed her mind and accompanied Draco and Trillian to the fencing hall, where Draco admitted he had never tried fencing.
  • Isabella Windsor introduced herself as the hall’s coach and demonstrated her fencing skill after Trillian questioned her abilities.
  • Hermione refused Windsor’s offer to teach them because she worried the coach might get close to Draco during lessons.
  • Hermione challenged Windsor to defeat Draco decisively, promising to hire her as their temporary coach if she won.
  • Windsor accepted the match and said her private coaching fees were extremely high.

Ch. 770To avoid sleeping on the couch, the young master went all out

Draco fenced Windsor to avoid sleeping on the couch and surprised her by taking a 3-0 lead. As the match continued, Windsor realized he was no beginner, and Draco challenged her qualifications as their coach.

  • Hermione told Draco he would sleep on the couch if he lost, and she and Windsor agreed to a first-to-five fencing match.
  • Windsor attacked first, but Draco scored with a precise strike and asked Hermione if he had escaped the couch.
  • Windsor dismissed the first point as carelessness, then attacked again as Draco began countering her moves.
  • Draco scored two more points, making the score 3-0 and leaving Windsor stunned by his skill.
  • Trillian praised Draco, while Hermione reacted with surprise and pride, and Draco asked Windsor why she thought she was qualified to coach them.

Ch. 771A warning of hands-on instruction! Hermione backed down at lightning speed

Draco defeated Windsor in a fencing lesson and impressed her enough that she asked to learn from him. Hermione agreed to an informal exchange after Windsor assured her she had a boyfriend, and Draco began assigning the first lessons before teasing Hermione into backing down from hands-on instruction.

  • Windsor admitted she had misjudged Draco and asked him to point out flaws in her fencing as they sparred.
  • Draco corrected Windsor’s footwork and defense, then ended the bout with a circular thrust and a crossover feint followed by a disengage.
  • Windsor asked Draco to take her as a disciple, but Hermione interrupted and Trillian teased her about being jealous.
  • Windsor said she had a boyfriend and only wanted to learn fencing, so Hermione agreed to an informal exchange instead of a formal master-disciple arrangement.
  • Draco told the group to learn the basics from Windsor, then teased Hermione about hands-on instruction until she blushed and backed away.
  • Trillian asked Draco for close personal instruction.

Ch. 772No Unorthodox Shortcuts Allowed

Draco watched Hermione and Trillian practice fencing before Windsor asked him to teach her. He began correcting Windsor’s rigid technique, focusing on footwork, distance, and subtle sword control.

  • Hermione insisted that Trillian learn fencing basics from Windsor instead of seeking shortcuts.
  • Hermione and Trillian began sparring after Trillian teased her about Windsor and challenged her to a match.
  • Windsor sat beside Draco and asked how long he had fenced, but he claimed he had a natural-born sacred fencing physique.
  • Draco agreed to teach Windsor and explained that she relied too much on textbook correctness instead of effectiveness and adaptability.
  • Draco demonstrated how footwork could control distance and how subtle wrist and finger movements could create feints.

Ch. 773The Good Witch Learned to Play Dirty

Hermione secretly used magic to catch up with Trillian in their fencing match, then won the deciding point through observation and technique. The two made peace over the unfair match and went to see how Draco’s lesson with Windsor was progressing.

  • Draco taught Windsor to read an opponent’s movements and demonstrated basic fencing techniques.
  • Trillian took an early lead against Hermione, who secretly used several spells to even the score at 4-4.
  • Trillian confronted Hermione about cheating, and Hermione blamed Draco for teaching her bad habits.
  • Hermione and Trillian resumed the match without magic, and Hermione won the final point with a precise parry and counterthrust.
  • Trillian accepted Hermione’s victory but maintained that the four points won through magic did not count, and the two went to see Draco and Windsor.

Ch. 774Creative lip moisturizing: the young master's exclusive way to quench thirst

Draco, Hermione, and Trillian took a break from fencing while Windsor practiced the techniques Draco had taught her. Draco teased and favored Hermione, then kissed her when he noticed her dry lips and returned with watermelon, leaving Hermione to share her portion with Trillian.

  • Hermione and Trillian rested while Windsor practiced alone, and Draco teased Hermione about secretly using magic to cheat at fencing.
  • Windsor asked Draco for more practice, and he advised her to spar with a fencer closer to her skill level while he watched and coached.
  • Trillian asked Draco for a drink, but Hermione refused to let him fetch one until he noticed Hermione's dry lips and kissed her to moisturize them.
  • Draco went to get drinks and returned with two watermelon halves, giving one to Hermione and explaining that he would share hers.
  • Hermione handed her watermelon to Draco and gave Trillian the other half, telling her to stop being picky.

Ch. 775What a misunderstanding! The real expert was eating watermelon

Draco and Hermione shared watermelon when Windsor introduced them to Evelyn, who had mistaken Trillian for the expert fencer. Evelyn challenged Windsor to practice and quickly discovered how much Draco’s instruction had improved her fencing.

  • Trillian happily ate the watermelon while Draco fed Hermione a spoonful from the center.
  • Windsor introduced Evelyn, a skilled amateur fencer, and Trillian clarified that Draco was the expert she meant.
  • Hermione introduced herself and Draco as husband and wife, while Evelyn expressed surprise at Draco’s youthful appearance.
  • Evelyn and Windsor put on protective gear and began fencing, with Windsor using Draco’s new techniques to take a 4-0 lead.
  • Evelyn prepared to use her signature charging attack and disengaging thrust for the final point.
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Arc 31 of 37