"Look at you, turned into a mud monkey. You may not care about your reputation, but the White Tower still has to!"

"Even if the White Tower doesn't care, we still have to save some face for the Ense Royal Family and Princess Beatrice, right?"

"Just look at how many people have been giving us strange looks along the way!"

The little swan could only mumble in her heart:

"Who's looking at us? We got straight into the car after leaving the Combat Mage Association."

"Lumi, if you keep talking like this, it's going to attract the attention of other staff."

Finally, they arrived at the edge of the bath, and Lumi first took the little swan to the cleaning area beside it for a proper wash.

It took nearly half an hour to wash off the layer of black dye created by magic on her body.

Then the little swan joyfully shouted and with a splash, jumped directly into the nearby bath.

The little swan held her breath and submerged her body into the pool.

Feeling the surrounding warmth wash over her, her face quickly turned bright red.

Her eyes drifted to Lumi, who was slowly walking into the pool, her gaze somewhat lost.

Hot springs from every direction enveloped her tightly.

Suddenly, she remembered her past life, and tears couldn't help but fall.

She dived into the pool, letting her tears mix with the water, washing them away.

"It's really nice!"

She couldn't help but think.

Being able to change the past is truly wonderful; this way, Lumi won't leave me.

After holding her breath for a while, she surfaced from the water.

This way, Lumi wouldn't see her tears.

Indeed.

Isn't that just expected?

If Lumi were alive, how could she leave alone?

No matter where she went, to the ends of the earth, Lumi would try her best to be by her side.

If one day she no longer follows, it wouldn't be because she no longer cares; it could only be because...

She couldn't keep up.

Thinking like this, the little swan again began to feel sad.

Sister Wang would disappear, Lumi would disappear, everyone would disappear one day, just like mom and dad.

But she didn't like it.

So she would continuously plead in her dreams, saying:

"God, if you are truly so powerful, then let the world reverse to the moment where I can change everything."

Fortunately, she really returned to the past.

Her lower face submerged in the pool, she gurgled out bubbles.

Seeing Lumi approaching her, smiling and saying:

"Alright, stop being so aggrieved. I'm not really scolding you, just be careful next time."

She gently rubbed her hair, her expression so gentle.

"I know," the little swan continued blowing bubbles, her voice muffled, "Lumi is worried I might get hurt."

Lumi gently lifted the little swan by her armpits and said:

"Come, let me take a look, see if there are any spots left uncleaned."

The maid's movement as she stood up lifted half of her body out of the water.

Her fully grown and mature body, with the clear curves unique to adult women, made the little swan blush.

Then she lowered her head, glancing at her flat chest where she could see her feet, feeling heartache for some reason.

But she was still very happy.

The little swan splashed water at Lumi, saying:

"Lumi, it's so nice having you by my side."

Lumi snorted, saying:

"Don't think just because of this, I will forgive your mistake this time. Aren't you afraid people will say the princess of Ense turned into a mud monkey?"

The little swan chuckled at this.

The little swan said, "Let them say what they want, it's not like I'll ever hear it."

Lumi said, "Now you're okay with having no shame, is that it?"

"Shameless it is, I think now is quite nice, being with all of you."

Breaking free from Lumi's hold, Olivia fell back into the pool.

She buried half her face in the water, leaving only her sparkling big eyes, looking coyly at the maid.

Her confession made a hint of embarrassment flash across the maid's face:

"Good to know, if you're as obedient as today, you wouldn't have so many troubles."

The little swan giggled, suddenly stood up, and pointed at Lumi saying:

"Clearly, Lumi, you also worry us. When will you find your other half? I'm so anxious."

Lumi's face flushed red, and she flipped the little swan over her knee.

Soon, cries of the little swan echoed through the bath.

"Lumi, you're bullying me again, I'm going to tell Sister Wang!"

Then, Lumi's voice, angry and frustrated, followed:

"Even if you tell Beatrice, it won't help. Even if the Emperor himself comes, it won't matter."

Now, Lumi was in full mother-mode.

No one could intervene.

Until the little swan admitted her wrongs, covering her sore bottom, muttering "the bath is too hot, it hurts," Lumi released the ever cheeky little swan.

But the little swan's temper remained unchanged, her red eyes secretly sizing up Lumi, ready to launch a water-splashing counterattack.

And before she could splash her hand, she let out a cry as a sharp pain stung her armpit, causing her eyes to redden.

Lumi hurried over, directly asking:

"Where does it hurt?"

She thought to herself:

"It shouldn't hurt this much; the force I used shouldn't have really caused her pain."

The little swan, teary-eyed, raised her hand saying:

"Lumi, it hurts here."

Every time she raised her arm, it hurt intensely.

Lumi quickly examined her, but after a long time found nothing unusual.

When the little swan put her hand down, she was suddenly surprised, saying:

"Huh? Why doesn't it hurt anymore?"

Lumi helplessly asked, "So where exactly do you feel it hurt?"

Olivia reached out to rub under her arm.

Lumi was briefly stunned, then couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"Olivia, isn't that a good thing for you? It means you're starting to develop."

The little swan didn't initially understand, plus being a bit dazed from the spring, so without much thought, asked:

"What development? My professional level is always developing!"

Lumi reached out with her hand:

"What do you think needs developing?"

Instantly, the little swan's face turned crimson; panicked, she ran over, covering Lumi's mouth:

"No, you can't say it!"

The little swan was flustered, having lived two lives, she felt like she never went through this.

Even after the curse was lifted, her body seemed to stop growing.

But now...

Could it be she still had potential for development?

The little swan subconsciously rubbed her sore body, was she becoming more womanly?

She didn't know.

But hearing Lumi's laughter made her increasingly shy.

So she simply pulled Lumi, with a splash, submerged into the pool.

Feeling the warm water covering her body, an indescribable sense of security suddenly enveloped her.

For some reason, she thought of that rascal from the Enigma Nation.

Would he like the more mature her?

But she quickly pushed the thought aside.

No matter what, being able to go through a second puberty was such a novel experience for her.

"I wonder what that rascal from Enigma Nation is up to now? Maybe reading? Or sleeping?"

So what was the rascal that the little swan was thinking of currently doing?

Yes, he was diligently explaining to his personal guard.

"William, you have to believe me, it's not what you think between us."

"The bed... the bed was accidentally broken, mainly because she got too excited."

"No, I mean, it's because I made her angry, thinking I was rejecting her... ugh, anyway, nothing happened."

Louis looked at William with utter seriousness:

"William, she actually came to talk about matters concerning the Jade Phoenix Mage."

William nodded diligently, saying, "I understand, even though she secretly came to see you, even kicked me out for a secret chat, and even accidentally broke the bed; all this was just a misunderstanding."

Louis nodded and said, "Exactly, that's it."

He silently thought, "Did I manage to fool him?"

William nodded vigorously and said:

"Got it, even though she secretly came to find you and kicked me out, I understand that nothing happened."

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