Eventually, he still bought it.
Back at the inn, Ethan’s heart rate accelerated straight away. White hair, red eyes, a black and white maid outfit, lace-trimmed white stockings, black shoes with bows — this was a sight he had only seen in virtual images before.
And after returning to the inn, the cat leapt from his arms to the ground, reverted to human form, and took the packaged bag to soak in the bath.
They chose a somewhat upscale inn, with rooms equipped with bathtubs and hot water.
Ethan could now hear the sound of water from behind him, and the steam in the room grew thicker and thicker.
He took out "Fireball and Ice Arrow Magic Power" from his travel pack — learning liberates one from mundane interests, explores unknown knowledge, and touches upon extraordinary realms!
With the upgrade of his Ice Arrow completed, Ethan set his sights on the basic elemental magic known as Lightning Chain.
Nowadays, he no longer urgently needed new elemental magic to provide firepower. The reason he chose Lightning Chain was because of its corresponding energy source.
Electricity is one of the most important sources of energy in modern society, almost everything in daily life is inseparable from this energy. Ethan believed that during the study of magical technology, if he could gain the assistance of the electric element, he would surely make progress that would be doubly effective for half the effort.
Calming his emotions, he opened the parchment book and read the lines of text. He seemed to see that wise, powerful Mr. Anonymous once again.
Isolating unnecessary noise from the room, Ethan fell into contemplation.
The process of exploring Lightning Chain was not smooth.
In the introduction of the lightning element, Mr. Anonymous introduced many ancient folk tales. As far back as the First Age of Darkness, humans viewed lightning as a symbol of divine punishment. People at the time believed it was the wrath of the divine, judging the sins of the world. Even today, when people have explored elemental knowledge so deeply, many still equate lightning with divine punishment; this concept is more deeply rooted in remote areas.
Thus, Mr. Anonymous believed that the essence of the lightning element corresponds to majesty. This also explains why lightning elemental magic is the most difficult subject to master at the academy because this emotional essence is too distant from most people’s lives, seeming like a privilege belonging to the higher-ups.
Masters of lightning elemental magic throughout the academy’s history were born into noble or pure-blood elemental mage families, surrounded by a favorable environment from an early age. After entering the academy, they were often labeled as geniuses, becoming an unattainable existence for their peers.
Before the Chapters of "Lightning Chain — From Beginner to Master," Mr. Anonymous deliberately added a sentence, suggesting that he save learning this element for last.
After thinking for a moment, Ethan realized he couldn’t find any moments related to majesty in his life. The closest was the battle with Yakwell in the contamination zone, where he drank three bottles of awakening agent, resulting in a different mental state than usual, and his actions somewhat related to the "judgment" mentioned in the book.
But perhaps due to involvement with the fire element, memories of the contamination zone failed to impress the Lightning Elf.
Different elements are difficult to exist simultaneously. He managed to control both elements skillfully only after increasing the fire element proficiency to max level and reaching level three in ice element affinity.
However, currently, his relationship with the Lightning Elf remains in a cold stage.
"A moment of majesty..."
Ethan felt quite troubled, fully immersed in the exploration of knowledge, ignoring the events occurring in the apartment, oblivious to the stopping water sounds and the footsteps drawing nearer to him.
Until, suddenly, a soft touch came to his shoulder, accompanied by a familiar fruity scent lingering at his nose, pulling his thoughts back to reality.
Before he had completely regained his composure, a sweet voice reached his ears, followed by a warm breeze.
At that moment, a thunderclap streaked across the sky of Gear City, even the person behind him was startled, their legs weakened, falling towards Ethan, "Oh dear, it’s thundering, so scary!"
『Lightning Chain (Beginner): Proficiency: 1/45』
The new skill prompt in the proficiency overview was now unimportant. Ethan discovered Lindong’s flexibility was excellent; she could lie on his legs in such a challenging posture. She had changed into a maid outfit, wearing a charming headpiece.
Likely due to just finishing the bath, Lindong’s cheeks still bore a faint blush.
There was no moment more majestic than this!
Ethan suddenly felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life. The Lightning Elf must think so too. What in this world could be more majestic than having a Saint, one of the strongest elemental shapers in academy history, dressed in a maid outfit, lying on your legs and calling you master?
The title of Lindong Witch was certainly very prominent among the Elemental Elves.
However, Ethan’s attention was entirely focused on Lindong. He began an in-depth study on the witch, which should also count as serious academic research. After all, in this vast Empire, scholars who truly studied witches are very few.
Lindong smiled at him and gently brushed her bangs before her forehead.
"Couldn’t be more satisfied!"
Ethan said immediately.
Lindong laughed even happier, straightened her body, encircled Ethan’s neck with her arms, and sat on his legs. Lying down was somewhat tiring and very strenuous on the waist, "But I’m curious, why are you interested in maids?"
Almost every noble family has many maids, one of the most common professions in the Empire. Maids generally have no social status; even if they form liaisons with nobles, they rarely gain official recognition, mostly receiving some preferential treatment in daily life.
Although the private lives of the great nobles in the Imperial capital are quite chaotic, she had heard of many who entangled themselves with maids; however, those people almost all focused on a maid’s beauty; no one took interest in the profession itself and the uniform.
Upon leaving the clothing store, the clerk’s words reminded Lindong, "Or did you actually notice the job postings at Aisoke Mansion, suggesting that we can easily approach them this way to end his life?"
Ethan was a smart person and always able to propose fanciful yet effective solutions.
Ethan denied immediately.
Using the maid’s identity to infiltrate Aisoke’s manor?
"Why would you think of this?"
Lindong was somewhat puzzled, "Then..."
"There’s not much complexity. I purely like the maid outfit itself!"
He was a pure person, with the purest personal hobbies, and he wouldn’t allow something like Aisoke to corrupt this beautiful night!
"Teacher, you look great dressed !"
"You naughty student!"
Lindong’s face suddenly turned redder, she averted her gaze, caught off guard by Ethan’s straightforward attack. Her voice lowered, yet she couldn’t help but ask, "How good looking..."
She looked down at the wooden floor’s texture, eyes and heart filled with anticipation.
Back at the clothing store, Ethan had already imagined Lindong’s amazing potential and provided the most professional rating, "101 points of good looking."