"Miss Lumina, I will definitely nurture this Seed well."
Phainon, of course, didn't know Lumina's true thoughts.
He simply assumed Lumina thought highly of him, so he made a solemn promise.
Since Miss Lumina thought highly of him, Phainon would naturally not let her down.
At the same time, he would absolutely not let Teacher Anaxa be disappointed.
"Mm, then I'll leave it to you, Lord Deliverer," Lumina chuckled, teasing Phainon.
"Uh... Th-thank you, Miss Lumina." Hearing these words, Phainon was first stunned, and then felt a bit embarrassed.
The title of Deliverer was still a little... hard for Phainon to accept at this time.
It wasn't hard to accept in terms of status, but rather hard to accept spiritually.
To put it simply, Okhema was currently moving in a good direction everywhere, and placing the title of Deliverer here was a little... negative.
After all, Okhema was in a phase of flourishing prosperity. For a Deliverer to suddenly appear in such a time, no matter how you looked at it, wasn't very good...
A Deliverer in a chaotic world is a Deliverer, but what is a Deliverer in a prosperous world...?
"Hehe, Lord Phainon, don't mind the title." Seeming to sense Phainon's inner turmoil, Lumina reassured him with a chuckle.
Lumina could also guess a lot about the origin of the title Deliverer.
If she hadn't come to Amphoreus, the only one who could solve the problem would have been Phainon.
That Flame Reaver must have been carrying out one salvation after another.
For this, Lumina felt extremely impressed.
That Flame Reaver wasn't carrying out one salvation after another by erasing his memories.
Instead, he was carrying out these salvations while retaining all his memories, which was undoubtedly a great trial for the spirit.
Thinking of this, Lumina couldn't help but take another look at Phainon.
"This guy... what exactly did he go through while I wasn't here?"
Looking at Phainon before her, so bright and cheerful, like the only college student from a rural village arriving in the city, she found it somewhat hard to connect him with that Flame Reaver.
The gap between the two was simply too vast.
But none of that needed to be considered now. Regardless of the Flame Reaver, regardless of what problems Phainon had encountered, these were all Amphoreus's problems.
Since they were all Amphoreus's problems, Lumina would naturally help solve them all.
If she had to say so, Phainon was no longer the Deliverer.
The true Deliverer, without a doubt, was Lumina~
Of course, Lumina assuming the role of Deliverer referred only to the period before Amphoreus became a part of the Galaxy.
Once Amphoreus became a part of the Galaxy, Lumina would stop helping.
"Helping someone all the way to the end" was a phrase that was completely useless to Lumina.
The most critical issues had already been solved. How things developed afterwards, or how they would establish diplomatic relations with cosmic powers, were all no longer matters Lumina needed to consider.
Although in a certain sense, Lumina would still help them solve these matters...
After all, the commotion caused by Amphoreus's "ascension" would be immense. At that time, the entire Cosmos would know that this was the "planet" helped by the "legendary" Miss Lumina, who possessed both wisdom and beauty.
Under the influence of the name "Lumina," so-called diplomatic ties and development would naturally follow.
The most important part of this, of course, was the Interastral Peace Corporation.
Honestly, the Interastral Peace Corporation was truly too good to Lumina.
Even though Lumina wasn't an employee of the Company, the Interastral Peace Corporation would help her with the follow-up work for any planet she helped.
If it was a planet disconnected from the Galaxy, the Interastral Peace Corporation would even help them establish diplomatic relations for free...
It had to be said, an Interastral Peace Corporation like this was what truly deserved the name Interastral Peace Corporation.
However, there would definitely still be oppression, just that Lumina hadn't seen it.
Even if she did see it, Lumina wouldn't interfere too much.
This could be considered the first step for that faction to enter the Cosmos.
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Amphoreus, inside Lumina's room.
"Sigh..."
Lumina sprawled out on the sofa, looking at Little Herta who was scrolling through her phone in front of her, and sighed desolately like a weary old man.
"The lively atmosphere suddenly turned into this. I'm... a bit unaccustomed to it."
Aglaea had to deal with the Coreflame and formulate a plan to subjugate the Sky Titan, and it seemed there were also Senate matters that needed to be resolved.
Although Aglaea had said before leaving that she would need to find Lumina later, that was a matter for the future, unrelated to the present.
As for Castorice, because of Polyxia, she had to arrange all of Polyxia's affairs in Okhema.
Including but not limited to: money, housing, and identity.
So she had no time to giggle and laugh with Lumina.
For a moment, the place that was once filled with the cheerful laughter of beautiful girls suddenly only had Herta left. It was just like the Spring Festival, as if the lively atmosphere of the family reunion was nothing more than a bustling dream...
After the bustling dream passed, only the old partner who spent every day and night with her remained...
Hmm... Little Herta has become my old partner now?
Thinking this, Lumina glanced at her, who was seemingly scrolling through her phone, and muttered to herself.
But soon, Lumina seemed to notice something, and the corners of her lips curved slightly as that mischievous little smile reappeared on her face.
Little Herta is being naughty~
Although she appeared to be looking at her phone, she was actually secretly observing her.
Herta's acting was excellent; if it were a simple person, an ordinary person, they might not have noticed anything at all. But Lumina was neither a simple person nor an ordinary person.
Although Herta seemed to show no abnormalities, her gaze was almost glued to Lumina's face for a close-up observation.
It was only natural.
Regarding this expression of Herta's, Lumina felt it was completely normal, with nothing to be surprised about.
After all, the way she was sprawled on the sofa at this moment was indeed full of temptation for Little Herta.
It was normal for her to be unable to resist such a temptation.
"Hey, hey, Little Herta, do you want to 'eat' me?"
Having found something fresh to do, Lumina's previous gloominess vanished completely.
Sitting up straight on the sofa, she slightly lifted the hem of her skirt with her small hand. Her little foot, exposed to the air, appeared slightly flushed, its white skin tinged with a hint of red, like a precious gem that could attract all eyes and become the center of the world just by being placed there.
At the same moment her little foot was exposed to the air, a mysterious fragrance inexplicably spread... The scent pierced through flesh and defenses, striking the soul directly, making one unable to resist sinking into it.
Combined with Lumina winking at Herta, as if hinting at something, she was simply an irresistible [Succubus], completely awakening all the desires in one's heart.
Even a genius like Herta, when faced with this tempting scene, could not help but swallow hard, even as she forced her attention back to her phone.
"Gulp..."
The sound of her swallowing was exceptionally loud in the current environment, causing Lumina's already slightly upturned lips to curve even wider.
It was as if the next second, her smile would soar into the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun.
"Hehe."
Lumina shot up from the sofa, striding with an utterly arrogant gait as she slowly came to sit beside Herta.
She crossed her legs, lifted her skirt, and fully exposed her little foot and smooth, jade-white calf to Herta's gaze.
Then, she reached out and grabbed Herta's slender, soft hand, resting her own palm against Herta's wrist as she guided the smaller hand to gently come to rest on her raised thigh.
She controlled Herta's hand, making it wander in small circles across her thigh.
"Mmm..."
The moment that hand touched her thigh, Lumina's eyelashes trembled almost imperceptibly... Though she had taken the initiative and the seductive intent was obvious, this act was still a bit too stimulating for Lumina.
Fortunately, Lumina's willpower was strong. The tremor vanished the next second, returning to normal as if it had never happened, making it hard to notice.
A normal Herta would have naturally caught the fleeting emotion on Lumina's face.
But the current Herta, who was sinking deep into the mire of Lumina's seduction, obviously failed to realize it.
She forced herself not to glance in Lumina's direction, gripping her phone tightly in one hand as she tried to keep her gaze fixed on the screen.
To this end, she even turned up the volume of the video playing on her phone.
[Look closely! This woman is called Lumine, and this woman is called Little Herta. They are playing poker... The battle is fierce! A bomb! Lumine played a bomb, Little Herta is in danger now!]
[Eh, wait! Lumine's hand is full of trash cards! Can Little Herta seize this opportunity and counter-kill Lumine in one go?!]
Without a doubt, this video was just a normal game of poker.
Although it was unclear how Lumine and Little Herta were playing Landlord with only two people, it wasn't a big deal.
At least they were indeed playing cards, not doing anything that could be misinterpreted.
But this poker video was obviously unable to completely divert Herta's attention.
Therefore, she could only continue scrolling through short videos, hoping to find one that would capture her interest so completely that all her attention would be focused on the phone.
[...]
But unfortunately, there was none at all.
Under the touch emanating from the other palm, although Herta's gaze remained fixed on the phone screen and the video audio was playing loudly, Herta, who had sunk into Lumina's mire, heard nothing at all...
In truth, Herta's fate had been sealed right from the beginning.
Moreover, it was an outcome she had chosen herself.
Because the best way to avoid this would have been to pull her small hand back the moment Lumina grabbed it, preventing Lumina from holding on.
Since she had failed to take this step, the subsequent events were inevitable.
Lumina's act of grabbing did not involve any [Path power], so Herta could have easily chosen to break free at the very start.
But she didn't.
Driven by a certain greed in her heart, she chose not to resist, but instead allowed Lumina to manipulate her small hand, performing a series of actions that would gradually make one lose sight of their original intentions.
Hmm... or rather, performing a series of actions that Herta herself longed to do to Lumina.
Although she was only touching Lumina's thigh through her clothes right now, Herta was already completely satisfied.
At least for this phase, she was completely satisfied.
Whether she would still be satisfied by this simple action when she entered the next phase, she wasn't entirely sure.
"Hah..."
Herta stopped struggling, turned off her phone screen, closed her eyes tightly, and let Lumina manipulate her small hand, as if she had already given up resisting.
Well, Herta hadn't given up resisting, but was preparing to quietly enjoy it.
After all, after all, the sensation transmitted from her palm was truly, truly exceptionally comfortable.
This kind of softness, this kind of comfort, was something that even Madam Herta had never experienced before.
Under these circumstances, if Herta still foolishly tried to struggle and resist, she would miss out on so much, so much pleasure.
Only by carefully feeling and carefully enjoying could she reap all the pleasure contained in this single action...
With this, Herta's little face flushed red, her eyes tightly shut, as she let Lumina manipulate her small hand, continuously roaming over her thigh.
"So... so comfortable."
Herta muttered silently to herself.
She paid the most supreme tribute to Lumina's thigh.
Without a doubt, this feeling would be engraved in Herta's heart, making it impossible for her to forget for all eternity.
"Mmm..."
Herta ignored Lumina. Herta silently enjoyed herself. She was the one getting off.
It was just a little hard on Lumina.
Seeing Herta's tightly closed eyes, ignoring everything else while silently enjoying the sensation, Lumina's heart suddenly felt a bit depressed.
This seemed to be a tiny bit different from what Lumina had imagined.
In Lumina's mind, Herta was supposed to make a shy little expression because of her state, or even be unable to resist and pounce directly.
In the end, she actually ignored everything else? This made Lumina a bit surprised.
She almost wondered if her own charm had dropped a lot.
But anyway, whether her charm had dropped or not, this action could not continue any further.
Because Lumina herself also found it a little bit unbearable...
Lumina was also a human being, after all, and still had some of the most common desires.
Short-term it might be okay, but over the long term, Lumina definitely wouldn't be able to take it.
Therefore, seeing that Herta wasn't following the script she had written, Lumina didn't continue.
Manipulating Herta's small hand, she placed it on her own thigh, and then let it go.
"Sigh..." She then let out a sigh and said with some regret: "What a pity, what a pity. I originally wanted to do something with you, Little Herta."
"But since you're so uninterested, then let's just forget it."
Lumina's words were full of disappointment and regret, as if she had really been prepared to engage in some more intimate behavior with Herta just now.
"Hehehe..."
Hearing Lumina's words, Herta sneered coldly as a response.
At the same time, she also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
Lumina's words could be treated as a fart and ignored, there was no need to pay attention to them at all.
But her act of stopping, although it made Herta feel regretful, was even more a relief.
Because after a little more time, Herta would probably be unable to hold back anymore...
At that time, she might jump into the trap Lumina had dug.
That would be absolutely out of the question.
Fortunately, such a thing did not happen...