Becoming a wet nurse is not the end of the story.

"It really is my brother, but what is he doing here today?"

"Who knows? Maybe she wants to see Yukine." A pair of beautiful eyes glanced at the woman kneeling on the chair, her arms wrapped around the back, her delicate chin resting on it. She had no elegance, no image. Her eyes were blankly staring at herself and Irabelle in front of the window.

"Hurry up and pack your things, or the prince will get impatient and kidnap you."

"Take them away if you want, humph."

"He dares..."

Irabel gave the man outside a cold look. It wasn't until he got impatient that he looked up at the windowsill and noticed his younger sister standing there.

“Irabelle, it’s good that you’re here. Why don’t you and Miss Yukine come down together? I’ll take you out to get something to eat, and then Father will personally summon Miss Yukine.”

Did the king personally summon this girl?

His Majesty personally summoned Xueyin?

The two looked at each other and realized that everything seemed to have deviated from their expectations. Aria sighed softly. This girl was getting further and further away from her. The girl she had sworn to protect probably no longer needed her.

For some reason, a faint sense of regret suddenly welled up in my heart. If I hadn't let her come to the academy back then, things probably wouldn't have turned out this way.

Seeing Irabel snort coldly at the window, she returned to her wardrobe and carefully searched for the clothes she would wear later. Then she tossed a very exquisite necklace to Lin Xueyin.

"Put it on. We're going to see Father King later, so don't say anything out of line. You have to do everything according to my instructions."

"Well, if I say something wrong, please remind me." Hearing that he was going to meet the king of the empire later, he was extremely flustered.

"Don't worry, Father isn't some monster. He won't do anything to you." Moreover, for some reason, hearing that it was her father who wanted to see Lin Xueyin made Irabel feel both nervous and secretly pleased.

It wasn't very fast; the two of them slowly finished getting everything ready and left together, leaving only a somewhat downcast Aria behind them as they slowly walked out of the room.

Volume Two, The Academy: Chapter Twenty-Three - The Emperor's Summoning

"Um, Irabelle, could I not go? I'm a little scared."

As if seeing Lin Xueyin for the first time, he stared at her with unfamiliar eyes, and then, just when she was clearly unable to bear it any longer, he spoke softly.

"You're afraid? I thought you were fearless."

"Huh? Of course I'm scared. I'm not some god. He's the emperor of an empire. How could I not be scared?"

"Don't worry, your father is very kind. He called you here to meet the rising stars of the empire. Also, your sister has mentioned that you don't have a formal imperial identity, so your father will give you a suitable one this time."

"Huh? Really? Um, Irabelle, don't pull me away."

Holding Lin Xueyin's hand tightly, Irabel's face was full of displeasure at her impulsive act of rushing to her brother's side.

"Brother, could you please stop glancing around with those flirtatious eyes?"

"Okay, okay, I won't watch anymore, is that alright?" He affectionately pinched his younger sister's nose, then turned and pushed open the palace gate.

The spacious hall came into view. Lin Xueyin looked at the imposing middle-aged man sitting on the throne in the center of the deepest part of the hall, and she couldn't help but feel a little pressure from him.

"You really kept me waiting for a while. You said you'd be here soon, why are you so late?"

On the surface, he was angrily questioning, but you could actually hear the care and deep love he had for his children in his words.

"Father, my younger sister hasn't had lunch yet, so I took her to have lunch first, and that's why..."

"Haha, little girl, you're only having lunch at this hour. If your etiquette teachers found out, they'd probably give you a good lecture."

"Hmph, then shouldn't Father have a good talk with my etiquette teachers?"

She remained expressionless, but one could still faintly detect a hint of affection in her words for her father.

This heartwarming scene reminded Lin Xueyin of her family back on Earth, but sadly, she could never go back.

"Girl, this must be your new friend at school."

Turning his gaze to the girl standing to the side, who had been somewhat nervous and was now clearly a little unsettled, Edward Allens, the King of the Empire, had already given her a friendly smile.

The first sentence didn't reveal her identity or profession; instead, it directly positioned her as a friend of his daughter, thus subtly closing the distance between them.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. I am Lin Xueyin. I am truly flattered to be summoned by you. However, I am just a humble countrywoman and do not deserve to be in such a refined setting. If I have offended you, please forgive me."

Having no idea how to speak to an emperor of an empire, and with no one to teach her, Lin Xueyin could only recall the TV dramas she had watched and try to learn on the spot to talk to the emperor.

But then he heard the other person laugh loudly, and turned to look at his daughter. "Girl, is this the rude little girl you were talking about? I think she's quite nice."

Having successfully seen a slight smile appear on his daughter's lips before she quickly looked away, the emperor seemed to understand something. He turned his head and gave the girl a scrutinizing look.

Overwhelmed by the other party's piercing gaze, Lin Xueyin, who was already nervous, became even more at a loss. Was this the majesty of the human race's ruler? She hadn't expected that he would actually have such an indescribable sense of oppression.

"Lin Xueyin, a high-level priest and alchemy master, first appeared in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. It is said that she came out from there. There is no record of her in the empire. It's as if she appeared out of thin air. She entered the academy because of the recommendation of the Silver of Order. Of course, if she could have the recommendation of that rigid knight, her apprentice's efforts would have been indispensable."

He read out all the information he knew so far, just like reading from a script. Of course, this didn't surprise Lin Xueyin. With such a being appearing on her own turf, it was only natural to do a good job of intelligence gathering. If she didn't, then she would find it strange.

“Father, are you conducting an investigation? Xueyin is not a bad person.”

Lin Xueyin was surprised to see that Irabel would actually come to her rescue at this moment, stopping the other party from continuing the conversation and preventing them from asking her any further questions.

"That's true." He chuckled dryly, glanced at his daughter, and then turned his attention to Lin Xueyin, who was standing to the side.

"Since Irabell has spoken, I'll get straight to the point."

Edward Allens slowly took out a scroll and smiled as he looked at the lovely young girl, who was also a priest and alchemist with great potential.

"This is your citizenship certificate."

He glanced helplessly at Irabel standing to the side, and felt even more flustered when he saw her smiling as she took the item from the emperor's hand and then handed it to him.

Seeing his daughter's behavior, Edward Allens shook his head with a wry smile, "Little girl, that's your citizenship certificate, this is your appointment letter."

"Huh? There's a decree of fate too." Her eyes widened in surprise, and her delicate little mouth opened wide. Her adorable appearance made Irabel want to hug her and give her a good kiss.

"Of course, whether they are high priests or alchemy masters, they can obtain the title of baron and receive corresponding subsidies from the empire every year."

"So, I'll be receiving some gold coins every month from now on?" She looked at the dark brown scroll the other person had taken out with delight, her azure eyes gleaming with greed.

"Fool, you little girl, don't you know what a title represents? Although it's a baron, it represents an honor. How can you compare it to money?"

She pouted, rarely seeing Irabelle so emotionally affected. "Well, Irabelle, I was just saying that. There's no need to talk about me like that."

"Then how should I address you?" Breaking her usual aloofness, Irabel solemnly placed the appointment letter she had received from her father, the Emperor, back into Lin Xueyin's hands, which were now resting flat.

"Keep this safe. But since you don't have a house in Beijing, just keep it in my dorm for now."

The appointment letter, which had barely warmed his hands, was taken back by Irabel.

"Next time, remember to collect your allowance from me."

Lin Xueyin was horrified to hear the other person's last words, and let out a piercing scream, "Give me back my money..."

Volume Two, Academy Chapter Twenty-Four: The Mysterious Statue

"cheers"

In a hotel that wasn't particularly upscale, Lin Xueyin and her friends sat around a table, raising their glasses full of juice and clinking them together.

"Congratulations, Yukine, on becoming a baron of the Empire."

"That's right, Xueyin-neechan, congratulations." Kasha swallowed the small, unidentified pieces of meat in her mouth with force, her watery eyes filled with admiration.

"Thank you." Lin Xueyin gently patted Kasha's little head, and she couldn't help but love the two ribbon-like ponytails.

After cutting the plate of fried pork chops that she had just taken from Lin Xueyin's table into small pieces, Ailiya put it back. Watching Lin Xueyin eat with relish, a faint smile appeared on her face.

"Aria, come on, open your mouth, hi... ah..."

"Lin Xueyin, you are now a baron, you should have some aristocratic etiquette, do you understand?"

She stared blankly at Lin Xueyin, who was busy feeding Ailiya, Kaliel, and Kashael, but not feeding herself.

"Haha, I'm having a good time today, so don't be so strict." Lin Xueyin shrank her neck, but she was still determined to be fed. How could she easily give up this opportunity to get closer to the girls?

"Tomorrow, you'd better learn proper aristocratic etiquette."

"Huh? No way, I still have to go to work. I'm a librarian, I can't just skip work."

Using one's job as an excuse to avoid learning some ridiculous aristocratic etiquette is ridiculous. Even if one is brainless, one can easily imagine that such etiquette would make one feel ashamed.

"A librarian? Ha, you think you can still work in a library?"

He stared intently at the innocent little girl blinking her eyes, his face remaining completely expressionless, as if stating a fact, and continued speaking.

"As an alchemist, the academy will send you to the library? I guess once you get back, they'll tell you to go to the spire of the magic tower to synthesize alchemical potions."

Uh, I seem to have forgotten that I had already made up my mind. I turned my head and looked at the two little girls who were looking at me with reluctance, and put on a gentle (and sassy) smile.

"Why don't you quit your library jobs and come help me out?"

The library staff and the alchemist's assistant in the spire of the magic tower both knew exactly which one to choose. Sure enough, Lin Xueyin breathed a sigh of relief as she saw the two little girls nod, and even Kassaar happily jumped into her arms.

Speaking of what it feels like to have a loli in your arms, I used to be very envious when I watched anime. Now, I've experienced it myself, and I can feel that captivating feeling of having a loli in my arms.

"Okay, from now on, stay with me."

Whether intentional or unintentional, Lin Xueyin's words caused Irabel to raise an eyebrow involuntarily. She glanced at Lin Xueyin quietly but remained silent, her fingers holding the knife and fork turning slightly white.

After calming down, Kasha rubbed her eyes, opened her cute little mouth, and ate the piece of meat that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which Lin Xueyin handed her on the fork.

"Is it delicious? You'll have many more chances to eat it in the future." Looking at the little girl eating with relish, Lin Xueyin knew that they rarely had the opportunity to eat such delicious food. Her pitiful background had already taught her that she couldn't spend all her money on skill upgrades in the future; she had to at least set aside enough money to ensure their livelihood.

"Alright, you've almost finished eating, right? Let me take you to buy some suitable clothes first."

"Buy, buy clothes?" Lin Xueyin looked at Irabel, who was elegantly wiping her mouth with a tissue, in surprise. She stood up, her slender figure particularly dazzling in the sunlight.

He subtly pulled Lin Xueyin to his side, scrutinized her carefully for a few moments, then nodded to the group of young girls and lolis around him before taking his own path.

Lin Xueyin expressed a very serious protest against this serious breach of etiquette. However, if protests were effective, then world peace would truly be achieved.

Watching Irabell pay the bill and then forcefully drag her out of the hotel, Lin Xueyin suddenly felt that the sunlight outside was a bit dazzling.

“Let’s go. Besides a few college uniforms, you don’t have any casual clothes. I’ll buy you a few pretty dresses so you can at least go out in public.”

"Huh? When did I ever wear clothes that I can't go out? Aren't my clothes stylish enough?"

At this point, Lin Xueyin could no longer hold back. All her casual clothes were gifts from Ailiya, consisting of pants and shirts, and they looked really cool on her.

As Lin Xueyin grew more confident, her voice became almost inaudible under Irabel's indifferent gaze. She stomped her foot angrily and turned her head to the side.

"Do you want to wear pants to some parties? Alchemists are all nobles. Do you want to be laughed at for it, or for you and your assistant to be ridiculed?"

Seeing her bewildered expression as she opened her mouth, wanting to say something but unsure how, Irabelle's lips subtly curled upwards before she continued.