Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 48 - 31: I Want to Go to the Study~

"Is Caesar in? I heard my cousin is here too. What are you guys playing? Why didn’t you invite me to join you!" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"That sounds like your cousin," Duotu said, seizing the chance to escape. "I’ll get the door."

Sang Luo recognized the voice. It belonged to the female who had given her a hard time this morning—that Princess, what’s her name... Sophie Asate.

"Looks like your little admirer is here."

Hearing the jealousy in her voice, Caesar’s annoyance at being interrupted vanished completely. "Just focus on your meal. I’ll handle this. If you want anything else, just tell the staff."

Headmaster Laltu had come to discuss official business with Caesar, but he hadn’t expected the young Princess to insist on tagging along.

The academy was funded and established by the Royal Family, so Laltu naturally didn’t dare refuse a request from one of its scions, and had let her come with him.

The moment she arrived, Sophie Asate started shouting, showing no manners whatsoever.

"...Princess, please be quiet. The Admiral has never been fond of noise."

Sophie quickly shut her mouth.

Duotu and Caesar walked out one after the other.

Sophie’s gaze shot straight past Duotu. The moment she saw Caesar, her face flushed red, and she secretly straightened her hair.

’They’ve only met a handful of times, but no matter how often she sees him, a face like that always makes her blush and her heart pound...’

Caesar’s gaze rested on her for only a moment before shifting to Laltu. He offered a polite smile.

"Shall we move to the study to talk?"

"Of course, of course. My apologies for the intrusion, Admiral!"

...

Sang Luo gnawed on a chicken leg while secretly keeping an eye on the study, but unfortunately, the soundproofing was too good. She couldn’t hear a thing.

She secretly sent out a sliver of her spiritual power...

Just as Caesar and the headmaster finished their discussion, Sophie grabbed him.

"Caesar, you know how I feel... I’ve loved you since I was a child. Those consorts of mine were all forced upon me by the nobles; I don’t like them at all. The position of Main Husband has always been reserved for you!" Sophie’s limpid, expressive eyes held a hint of shyness. "According to the engagement my father arranged for us, you’re supposed to come and propose to me next month..."

"Thank you for your affection, Princess. However, that was just a casual mention by the Old Beast King years ago. I never agreed to it. Besides, I already have a partner. There is no need to bring this up again." Caesar pulled his hand back, his tone already growing impatient.

"But..." Sophie Asate bit her lip, unwilling to accept his refusal.

The headmaster didn’t give her a chance to cause any more trouble and quickly led her away.

Caesar turned to go find Sang Luo.

Duotu glanced at the door, then hurried to catch up with him, whispering, "But seriously, are you really planning to take that little mouse female as your partner? You know as well as I do that the genetic quality of a Mouse Beast is too messy and inferior. If you really have children in the future, I’m afraid they’ll be a group of Mixed Blood Beasts, and the Talent Power of Mixed Blood Beasts is very low..."

’So, this Duotu is badmouthing me behind my back to Caesar!’

Sang Luo held her breath and continued to listen. She wanted to see what Caesar would say.

"..." Caesar, of course, had long since detected the fluctuations in her spiritual power. The corners of his lips curled up slightly. Casually, his long, elegant fingers plucked at several invisible threads of spiritual power.

A tingling numbness washed over Sang Luo, and her face went beet-red. ’Why do I feel like someone’s flirting with me?!’

"I don’t care what race she is, and I don’t care about her genetic lineage. As long as it’s her, I love her," Caesar said with a smile.

"You’ve really fallen for that little mouse female."

"Mhm, I have."

’And I’ve done so willingly.’

"But Sophie Asate specifically demanded you by name years ago, and the Emperor even decreed a marriage for you two. To be honest, if you really like that little female, you could just take her as a mistress."

"...I never agreed to this marriage." Caesar stopped walking and turned to warn Duotu, "I have already bonded with Sangsang. In this lifetime, I will only have one female."

"Fine, I’ve said too much. This is your problem to worry about, so you can handle it yourself."

After Duotu left, Caesar saw Sang Luo come out of the room. Knowing she had heard everything, he walked over, took her hand, and said placatingly, "I’ll make a trip to the Imperial City in a few days to cancel the engagement."

"Why didn’t you cancel it before? Was it because of me?"

"I never intended to marry the Princess in the first place. I just never gave the matter any thought, so I forgot about it."

"Why not? Honestly, Princess Sophie is quite beautiful."

’It’s impossible for a Male Beast not to be attracted to a beautiful, high-quality female.’

"I am not a native Beastman of the Western Continent. ’Those not of our kind are sure to have different loyalties.’ The Old Beast King was always wary of me..." Caesar didn’t hide anything from Sang Luo.

His talent was too great, and after years of successful campaigns, his achievements overshadowed his sovereign’s, making the Royal Family wary.

The Royal Family was attempting to use a marriage alliance to control him—this unsheathed, deadly blade.

A partner and offspring are what a Male Beast values most. Once married into the Royal Family, Caesar would have no choice but to submit to them and become their obedient lapdog.

That was why Caesar had always been repulsed by the idea, and equally repulsed by Sophie’s deliberate attempts to get close to him.

’So that’s how it is.’ Sang Luo nodded. A flicker of spiritual power, visible only to the two of them, rippled from her fingertips. "This Talent Power of yours is pretty useful."

"So, you’ve had your eye on my Talent Power all along?" he chuckled.

"And on you," Sang Luo added. "I just tried it, and my spiritual power can only cover a radius of a few dozen meters. Can yours cover a much, much larger area?"

"It’s not that exaggerated. Just a city with a population of a million."

"That’s not exaggerated enough for you? So, you know about every little thing that happens in the city?" ’Doesn’t that mean I have no privacy?’

"Keeping my spiritual power active for long periods is extremely draining on my Divine Sense. My body... can’t really sustain it. So, I don’t normally keep it on all the time, only when I’m out on a campaign," Caesar reminded her. "Your spiritual power is too weak, so you should also use it in moderation."

"Then why don’t you... replenish me again?" Sang Luo stared at his face and beckoned with her finger, her eyes filled with a teasing, flirtatious ambiguity.

Caesar’s Adam’s apple bobbed. How could he not understand her lustful intentions?

He swept her into his arms, eager to get to the bedroom.

"I want to try a different location today. How about the study?" As if boneless, she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"That’s for work..."

"I want to try some different positions~"

A heat tightened in his lower abdomen, and the tips of his ears turned an even deeper shade of red. "Mmm... okay."

He carried her to the study and locked the door from the inside. The room’s soundproofing was excellent...

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