"Now, while I would love to have all of you here, it would be best if you excuse me for the next few days. And don't worry, I won't let anything happen to her," Kent said after walking to the side of Lilian's bed.
John and Cynthia Alderford looked at each other and then nodded. They, along with Unity, began to move out, but Kent's voice stopped Unity.
"I will be needing an assistant." Unity knew she was the one he was asking for; the husband-and-wife duo also knew, so without even bothering to ask her, Unity stepped back, walking toward the bed.
John and Cynthia left.
"How can I be of help?" Unity asked.
"Help me raise her head slightly," Kent said. Unity nodded and did as she was told.
Kent retrieved the first of the seven pills and dissolved it in water before bringing it closer to Lilian's mouth. Although she looked peaceful and beautiful, she was deep asleep, thanks to the poison sending her into a dreamless state for God knows how long.
He used his hand to force open her jaw and then gently poured in the antidote, now in liquid form. After administering the antidote, Unity places her back on the bed.
"She will wake up in a few hours, but don't call anyone. Just come call me when she wakes up," Kent said before walking away, leaving Unity in a shocked state.
He did say it would take 7 days, so why was she suddenly waking up now, just a few hours after the first treatment was administered? The answer was simple—Kent wanted some alone time with her.
That being said, he went back to the room where he concocted the pill and began practicing the sword in his mind, making sure to use every last second to learn something.
Eighteen hours later, inside the room where Lilian was, a sudden cough came from the bed, making Unity, who was sitting a few meters away, quickly rush to the bed.
"Young miss, you are awake," she said, tears almost falling from her eyes as she held her hand.
"What happened, Unity?" Lilian asked in a tired voice.
"You were poisoned with a poison that put you into a sleep-like state for the past five months," Unity replied, making Lilian burst out shouting, but alas, she was too weak to entertain such dramatics.
"So it was true, huh?" she muttered. Although she was asleep, she managed to hear a few things.
"Give me a few minutes; let me go and call Master Kent," Unity said, standing up.
"Who is that?" Lilian asked.
"He is the alchemist curing you," Unity replied before running off.
"An alchemist?" Lilian muttered. "What happened to the healers?" she wondered, but alas, she could only sigh and wait for this mysterious Master Kent.
Inside the room where Kent was training, the Tower suddenly messaged him, waking him up from his focused state.
"So she is awake, huh?" Kent said, watching in the direction where Unity was running. A few seconds later, he heard a knock on the door.
"Master Kent, the young miss is awake," Unity said immediately after knowing.
"Alright, let's go." With that, he left the room and headed to where Lilian was. A few minutes later, they arrived in the large room.
"Glad to see you're awake," Kent said, flashing a cute smile. This smile, of course, held many perverted thoughts.
"You must be Master Kent, I suppose?" Lilian asked.
"The one and only, but you can just call me Kent; the master title makes me appear rather old," Kent laughed, and Lilian blushed a little. But it wasn't just her—Unity was the same.
Kent, however, didn't mind their looks. His focus was rather on whether or not to use the next few days to seduce her or just outright use the Divine Pervert hand skill. He had decided on his next moves and Lilian and Unity would be part of those plans.
In the end, he remembered what Vexthra had told him and decided to use his words instead. He can't force any lady and using his skill on them while they don't consent wasn't the way forward.
"You are still too weak to do anything, so I will be leaving these 6 pills with you. Take one each day and try not to walk out. Unity will stay with you, and after you are done with the last pill, tell her to come call me."
With that, Kent left, not even bothering to stay there for another minute.
"Well, that is a first," Unity said, walking toward Lilian.
"What do you mean?" Lilian asked.
"Haven't you noticed? He doesn't seem to be charmed by your beauty, something that married men couldn't even do, considering you are a number one beauty many will drool over," Unity said with a small smile.
It doesn't take a genius to know the two are more than just a master and servant. They are great friends.
"Now that you mentioned it, I suppose he is different," Lilian said. "He even managed to make you, the almighty queen of absolute focus blush," she added.
"If only you could see your face too," Unity didn't object; instead, she made sure Lilian knew she wasn't the only one who blushed.
"Do you know who he is and where he's from?" Lilian asked.
"I don't, but he seems capable, and from the look of things, very powerful, so I wouldn't be shocked if he's a disciple of one of those infamous Grandmaster Alchemists," Unity said, making Lilian nod.
If only they knew the person in question was a mere unofficial disciple of the late Master James Hogan, also known as the Shameless Alchemist. A rather hilarious backstory.
For the next 6 days, Lilian took the pills as she was instructed to. These past six days were also spent discussing only one topic, and that topic was the mysterious Kent.
On the fourth day, she was strong enough to begin moving, but she didn't go out or call for his parents since Unity told her Kent wanted her to stay in until he was done with his last examination.
However, that didn't prevent her from using her divine sense to spy on Kent, who, for the past 6 days, had been practicing the sword, pushing his mastery to the Adept stage while concocting Pills on the side.
Right after she and Unity spent a great deal of their spiritual qi every single day spying on him, they would then talk a great deal about him. After that, the next day, they would repeat the same thing.
When she was done with the last pill, Unity went to call Kent.
"Congratulations, the toxin is out of your system. You can use the next few days to rest if you want," Kent said after checking her temperature by placing his hand on her forehead. A gesture that made Lilian's heartbeat rise by several degrees.
"Thank you, Master... thank you, Kent," Lilian said with a blush.
"It was the least I could do for a beauty such as yourself," Kent said before turning to Unity.
"You can go tell her parents she is awake and well. Two days from today, I would like you to escort me through the city since this is my first day here," Kent said before walking away.
"How mysterious," Lilian said, watching Kent walk away.
"Mysterious, but sexy," Unity added, turning her head sideways.
"I have made my decision. I will tell Father to let me be his woman," Lilian suddenly declared, making Unity smile faintly.
If only she knew that her father had already made such an arrangement.
Later, instead of calling her parents, she dressed up and went to meet them herself shocking them all.