365 Princess Dorothy’s Tutor (2/2)
Zero had never been a tutor before. He was only a student and constantly gained help from other people. The idea of becoming somebody else's teacher made him nervous and excited at the same time so much that he lost appetite during dinner.
Zero's lack of appetite made Truen alarmed at once. The wood elf once believed that even if the world ended, Zero's love for food will still remain unchanged. Seeing Zero appear so listless with the plates of food in front of him made Truen extra concerned. Thankfully, they were dining alone so Truen could find out the reason for Zero's distress before it got worse.
”What's wrong?”
Zero pouted and tuned to Truen with pitiful eyes. ”What if she doesn't like me? Truen, I've never been a teacher before. I don't know how to teach.”
The wood elf sighed. ”Then why did you suggest the idea of becoming a tutor in the first place? You should have rejected it or thought of something else.”
Zero made a face. ”I thought it would be easy if I had an excuse to remain in the palace to correct Princess Dorothy's way of thinking. I couldn't say that I wanted to stay here as a healer or a doctor because she's technically not ill, at least not to the eyes of normal people. The illness lies in the mind and medicine isn't advanced enough in Rocket Mountain for anyone to understand me. I only said I'll transform her into a great beauty but I didn't say how. That monocle dwarf decided my methods on his own and I didn't know what I was signing until I signed it!”
Truen gaped. ”Why did you sign it without reading?”
Zero pulled at his hair. ”I thought you read through everything to ensure it was correct before I signed it!”
Groaning, the archer placed his hands on Zero's shoulder and looked him in the eye seriously. ”Next time, always read before signing anything. You're lucky this isn't a magic contract. No matter how much you trust me, you should always trust yourself more.”
Zero swallowed. ”I've learnt my lesson... Truen I was wrong! Can you help me ask the king and the chancellor to revoke the agreement? I want to change the terms to a counsellor and not a tutor. I don't know how to teach!”
Truen pat Zero on the head with a smile. ”Don't worry, Zero. They're not that much different. As long as you get the result you need, everything you do is justifiable. Just tell the chancellor and king that this is a method from the nomadic wood elves if they question it. Remember, the only thing that matters is results. If you cannot transform her into a great beauty, we're going to be criminals for deceiving the king.”
Zero wanted to cry. Truen was of no help at all. However, his friend was right. As long as he achieved the results, the methods didn't matter. Princess Dorothy could bear the harshest kind of destructive dieting methods, what else wouldn't she do to become a great beauty?