"Do you know Morning Star?"
Litia suddenly asked.
"No, no, I don't know him."
Wu Chen turned his head awkwardly.
"What a pity. I thought that guy was also an envoy of the mother goddess, sent to cause trouble for the goddesses."
Litia looked regretful.
"Whether he is or not, I'm not sure either, since I was only recently created by the mother goddess."
Wu Chen cautiously replied, not entirely closing off the possibility.
"I'm quite interested in that guy."
"You're interested in him?"
Wu Chen felt a bit of a headache.
"Yeah, I'm curious about what he did to make the goddesses hate and resent him so much. It can't be that he abandoned all those goddesses after seducing them, right?"
Recalling the experiences of her subordinates, Litia made a guess, though not entirely convinced.
Cough cough, congratulations, you've guessed right.
Wu Chen had a pained expression.
But I'm innocent! I didn't mean to be a scumbag!
I only raised the goddesses' favorability, commissioned them to make rings, and then planned to marry the witches!
"Also, one of my subordinates seems to have some deep-seated grudge with Morning Star, though I'm not sure about the specifics. If you have any information on him, feel free to let me know."
Litia wiggled her fingers.
What? You also have someone here who hates me?
Isn't it that no one in the witch faction remembers what I did? How come it's not even safe on this side?
Wu Chen looked distressed.
"Alright, it's getting late. Time to sleep… Who's there!?"
Litia was just about to lie back down after covering herself with the blanket, her back to Wu Chen, when she suddenly sensed something. She sprang up and looked towards the door.
In an instant, a deep purple magic circle took shape in mid-air, and just as the magic power was about to coalesce into a beam of light, a familiar figure burst in through the door in a panic.
"Master, Master, it's me! I'm one of you! Don't attack!"
A maid in a black-and-white uniform with a busty figure hurriedly waved her hands in desperation.
Hmm? Isn't this the maid who came in this morning? What is she doing here so late?
"I thought another intruder was coming. What are you doing at my bedroom door at this hour?"
Litia let out a sigh of relief, the magic circle around her dissipating as she looked at the maid with a puzzled expression.
The incident of waking up yesterday only to find Wu Chen invading her room had nearly given her PTSD.
"Tonight was supposed to be the time for your milk bath."
Wait, did I hear that wrong?
What bath? Lactation bath?
"I was planning to enter the room earlier, but I vaguely heard other voices, so I decided to wait outside until you finished your conversation."
The maid, wearing black leather shoes and white silk stockings that highlighted her long, shapely legs, nervously explained as she fidgeted.
She was dressed in a black-and-white maid outfit, trimmed with lace and slightly revealing. Her long legs were wrapped in over-the-knee white stockings, and her bust threatened to spill out of her uniform.
On her head were a pair of curved horns and soft cow ears.
Both her figure and appearance seemed custom-made for the word "sexy."
It wasn't just that she was voluptuous; her proportions exuded a harmonious beauty that didn't feel exaggerated despite her size.
Her curious gaze drifted toward the bed, where Litia was currently lying next to Wu Chen.
Seeing the scene of a man and a woman sharing a bed, the maid was so startled that she immediately knelt down and began kowtowing, pleading for mercy.
"Master, Master, I didn't see anything, please spare me!"
"I believe you're the new maid, right? You're not aware of my way of doing things? Do I seem like the kind of tyrant who kills people at will?"
Litia sighed and looked helpless.
Among all the witches, she considered herself one of the more generous ones to her subordinates.
With a two-day weekend every week, paid vacation every year, and social security and housing funds, isn't that incredibly generous?
"Just seeing this much doesn't warrant any punishment."
"Thank you for your mercy, Master!"
The maid, overwhelmed with gratitude, was on the verge of tears.
"By the way, newcomer, what's your name?"
"I, I'm called Dainy."
The maid, Dainy, shyly said in her flustered state.
"Very well, Dainy. Due to some special circumstances, today's milk bath will be postponed until tomorrow. Understood?"
"Mm!"
"And one more thing, even though I'm sharing a bed with this man, it's definitely not what you're thinking! It's a misunderstanding!"
Litia defended herself.
"Master, I didn't see anything. I don't know who you're sharing the bed with."
Dainy blushed and covered her eyes. Behind her lace-trimmed maid skirt, a small cow tail was wagging furiously.
"Stop pretending you didn't see anything! There's really nothing going on between us!"
Litia argued angrily.
"Dainy, this is called warming the bed."
Sensing that Litia's explanation was only making things more confusing, Wu Chen decided to intervene with a bit of deception.
"Warming the bed?"
"Yes. The weather is getting cold, and your master isn't used to it, so I'm helping her warm the bed with my body heat."
Wu Chen said earnestly.
"Is, is there such a way to serve the master?"
Dainy blinked in confusion.
"Of course. It looks like you still have a lot to learn about serving your master. I'll teach you more when you have the chance."
Wu Chen said seriously.
"Thank you for the guidance, senior!"
"If there's nothing else, I won't disturb your bed-warming duties any longer!"
Blushing, Dainy quickly turned and rushed out of Litia's room.
"Phew, to avoid misunderstandings in the palace, I think I need to place the highest-level defense spell on the door," Litia muttered, lightly flicking her finger as the partially open door closed again, now sealed with a complex locking spell.
After finishing, she turned around to find Wu Chen watching her with a rather subtle expression.
"What, what are you looking at?"
Litia felt uneasy under his gaze.
"Nothing much, I'm just a bit curious about what that bath was all about."
Wu Chen showed a "you know" smile.
You witches really know how to have fun.
Can I get one of those too?
"Don't get the wrong idea! It's nothing like what you're thinking. Dainy is from the cowfolk tribe."
"You should know that cowfolk possess immense strength and are unbeatable in close combat. Not only that, but every member of the cowfolk is born with a unique magic ability that can imbue ordinary milk with special, miraculous effects."
"For example, some can turn a man into a woman after soaking in or drinking the milk."
"Others can turn you into a member of the panda tribe after bathing in it."
What kind of magical buffs are these? Wu Chen's mind was full of complaints.
However, he was indeed aware of the strange magic of the cowfolk, as many players in the game would pay real money to buy miraculous gender-swapping drinks to change their gender.
"And Dainy's magic is very special, which is why I made an exception to recruit her into the palace."
Litia explained.
"What's the effect of her magic?"