Chapter 543: The Art of Womanly Charms (1/2)
While Truen and Bob were occupied with their new duties of helping Schaf and Zenobia set up the Half Moon Trading outstation, Zero took this chance to sneak away for a short while. He sent word ahead to Queen Lilith and the succubus Queen simply shoved all her schedule aside to entertain her favourite guest.
The girls in Lilith's castle fawned over Zero and the jealous succubus queen slammed a powerful privacy barrier so that she could have a heart to heart talk with the young doctor.
”Zero! It's been a while. Have you been well? You asked me out so suddenly, I almost couldn't cancel all my duties!”
He laughed nervously. Royalties were really crazy people and he was starting to get used to the different levels of craziness. Apparently, the more important a person, the less sane they become. According to Hua Tuo, it was a mental illness caused by copious amounts of stress. Unfortunately, there wasn't a real way to treat this. The best Zero could do was offer these people plenty of moral support and accept them with an open mind.
”You don't have to do that,” Zero smiled. ”It was my fault for giving you such short notice. I actually had to sneak away from Smargdas so I have to return soon. If it wasn't because of the nature of the topic, I wouldn't have troubled you.”
This made Lilith very curious. This was something Zero had troubles with and needed help specifically from her. What kind of help did he require? Surely there are many other capable people like his teachers to ask. However, the thought that Zero specifically asked for her help made the succubus queen warm on the inside.
”It's no trouble at all,” Lilith beamed. ”What kind of help do you need?”
Zero quickly explained his situation about how he needed to recover four portal keys scattered all over Earth, held by different individuals in order to get to Whiskeria to find Nel.
”I currently managed to recover two out of four keys. One key is with a womanising spriggan and the other key is with a heartbroken water sprite. I don't know how else to get closer to the holder of the Moss Giant Orb apart from learning the art of seduction. It might not succeed but it is my best chance to catch their attention. Spriggan Alex is interested in beautiful women. According to King Brice, there are no women more charming than elven ladies so I had to ask for your help to teach me how to be better than elven women.”
Lilith had mixed feelings when she heard Zero's request. The art of seduction is something she never wanted to introduce Zero to. In her eyes, the Great One was a very pure person and she wished to keep him ignorant to the dark side of the world for as long as possible. It hadn't been that long since Zero left for his adventure but already, she could see the changes.
”Is there really no other way to get an audience with Spriggan Alex?” she asked.
Zero shrugged. ”Apart from brute force, I don't think so. As a doctor, I prefer to handle it without bloodshed if possible. I have a feeling Spriggan Alex is suffering from some kind of mental condition for him to be behaving in such a manner. The things Apriggan Axel told me about his old friend doesn't match his current behaviour. many things have happened over the last few centuries and I need to understand why.”
Queen Lilith sighed. She wasn't too happy about teaching Zero about the other side of the world but if this was what Zero wanted, she would oblige. After all, Zero was no longer a child. He might be ignorant and innocent when he first woke from his slumber and the Great Gods coddled him a little too much, causing him to be a little spoiled. However, travelling on Earth has made him a little more mature. He could now understand that not everything was good and not everyone had good intentions. There were more things and people who wanted to harm others for personal benefits and even doctors shouldn't save everyone.
”Alright, I will teach you the art of womanly charms. Follow me, we have to fix your clothes and appearance before we can start. Do you happen to know what kind of man Spriggan Alex is and his preferences?”
Zero shook his head. He had very little information about the spriggan and he had no idea how to contact the Weeping Willow without troubling Gaia.
”Is the appearance very important?” Zero asked.
Lilith nodded. If they were talking about men, most men were visual creatures. Having a good visual was enough to win more than half the battle for the mentally inferior. If it was a slightly more intelligent man, they wouldn't be sold on the idea immediately but they would be instantly attracted.