167 Chapter 167: Boon and Bane

Abruptly, her eyes squeezed tight as if nature had disturbed her wonderful sleep. A small groan escaped through her pretty pink lips before her eyelashes fluttered. Slowly, her eyelids opened presenting her beautiful emerald eyes. 

Freya stared at the familiar brown ceiling with a frown and blinked in a daze.

'Why am I here again?'

Suddenly her eyes widened when she remembered the night's events. 

Harold...academy...demons... Usui?

USUI ?!?!

She sprung up immediately to only wince loudly. Her hands held her waist in pain before she removed the blanket and saw a bloody dressing over her injury.

"What the hell?" 

Freya frowned as she used her hands to pull the dressing. Before she could pull it off completely, her eyebrows were drawn together as a muffled groan escaped her lips. 

'Damn! that stings'

She furrowed her eyebrows when she saw the need to wrap the wound instead of healing it with mana. 

"I intentionally left the wound to heal naturally"

She pursed her lips as her emerald eyes shifted to the door where an old lady stood, staring down at her. Freya stiffly lifted her lips into a smile as she looked at her Grandmaster sweetly.

"Now now, don't even think of trying that on me."

Freya pouted slightly as she asked, "Won't it work?"

Grandmaster shook her head, "Not a chance"

Her shoulders slumped as she looked at her Grandmaster pitifully. The old lady ignored her as she went and searched for something on the table. Her lips curled up when she found what she was looking for and smiled at Freya.

Freya gulped upon seeing her cunning smile and almost fainted when she saw what her Grandmaster was holding in her hands. 

"Now, let's change your dressing, alright?"

Freya scampered towards her headrest, with her back pressed against it as she looked at her Grandmaster in horror.

Her voice came out in a stammer as she said, "G-grandmaster, l-let's

follow the natural way of healing with mana, okay?"

Her Grandmaster smiled sweetly as she replied, "This way is much better."

Freya saw her Grandmaster coming towards her and knew that she was doomed. Her face drained color when she heard the old man whisper, "So, what was the first step again?"

She pulled at the dressing making Freya complain in a shrill voice, "Gentle...gentle. Do it gently"

"Oops!" Grandmaster smiled in a silly way before she proceeded to remove the dressing at a snail pace making Freya press her lips into a thin line.

Freya couldn't help but cry out pitifully, "Why?"

The old lady raised her eyebrows as if asking her 'Why is there a need to explain?'

Nevertheless, the old day explained, "This way you would think twice before damaging your body" The old lady pressed her wound making Freya grit her teeth.

"I was safe this time... my body didn't particularly have any major damage."

The old lady scowled before she removed the blankets of Freya and asked in a thunderous voice, "Didn't have any major damage?"

Freya pressed her lips when she saw tiny fading marks all over her arms and legs. 

"You should be lucky that none of the attacks scratched your face."

The old lady pressed on her wound again as she continued, "Next time you use that power, remember" showing her the tongs, "this is what would be waiting for you."

Freya hurriedly nodded as she urged the old lady to use mana to heal her wound. but unfortunately, the old lady shook her head and said, "I will heal you tomorrow, so now make do with this treatment"

Looking at the young girl with her head bowed, the old lady's features softened. She put down the tongs noisily into a platter before sitting beside her. Her heart worried for this young girl who didn't care about the dangers ahead in life. 

She still remembered how the young fourteen-year-old girl had come up to her and ask, "How do I become strong?"

Looking back at that time, the young girl's eyes were filled with only determination... determination for power. She had heard of the demise of the Crown Prince and how this young pampered princess witnessed the darkness of this world. 

One single night changed the life of the princess from being naive and innocent to wise and strong. She had lost the innocence of a child at the mere age of thirteen making the old lady's heart soften.

Grandmaster rubbed her head fondly as she said worriedly, "Freya, there are many ways to win a battle... don't always choose the hard path. There will be a time where you wouldn't be able to reverse it."

Freya turned to her Grandmaster and pressed her lips. 

She muttered, "The kingdom was in danger"

A smile appeared on the old lady's face as she asked, "Was it just the kingdom that made you overlook everything?"

She bit her lips and a small tinge of redness appeared on her cheeks. 

She mumbled softly, "He was in danger"

The old lady smiled and patted her head fondly, "The things people do when in love, never stop to amaze me."

Freya blushed before she looked at the old lady curiously. The old lady smiled, "He is a fine young guy"

A full-blown happy smile blossomed on Freya's face making the old lady giggle softly. She pinched her cheeks and teased, "Do you love him that much that you couldn't resist kissing him?"

Freya's face flushed to a color of beet red as she pulled away from her Grandmaster embarrassedly. 

The old lady chuckled heartily and said, "You should have seen the boy's face... he was so stunned that he didn't even realize when you released him."

On seeing that Freya was almost close to cover herself with the blanket, the old lady teased, "That must have been one hell of a kiss. Where did you learn it from?"

Freya covered her red face in her arms, refusing to glance at her master. 

Where did she learn from? Obviously, it was from him. She just repeated what he did to her. At first, she didn't get the hang of it but it made everything easier for her when he sat there frozen allowing her to test her skills. She bit his lips at first before she pecked his lips messily. 

Freya touched her lips which still held the sensation of their second kiss, making her eyes glisten and cheeks fully flushed. 

The old lady laughed as she got up and said, "Well, look at how embarrassed you are now! You weren't embarrassed to kiss him in front of a crowd."

Freya's eyes widened at her revelation. 'Holy crap! Father and her friends were watching her force her kiss on him!'

She groaned and hit her head for her stupidity and heard the old lady laugh at her predicament. 

She laid back on her bed before she asked, "So you took out the pill from my body?"

The old lady nodded, "That was the only way I could make you listen to my advice next time."

She looked at her medicinal utensils and beamed, "At least it's rumored that fear works wonders" 

Freya grimaced and massaged her skin around the wound with her hand slowly. 

'She would have preferred nagging over this torture any day' 

Just thinking about spending another day cooped up inside the room was driving her nuts. She leaned her head back and gazed at the ceiling as she asked quietly, "How is he?"

She saw from the corner of her eye how her Grandmaster's hand froze for a second before she resumed her organizing stuff.

"Hmm... I wouldn't say he is out of the critical period yet" 

Freya straightened up, ignoring the pain spreading through her body. She quickly removed her blankets and proceeded to get up to only stumble forward. Before her face could hit the ground, a force lifted her and gently placed her on the bed. 

"Listen to me before you jump to your conclusions." Grandmaster glared at her before she continued, "His body is technically recuperating from the short term possession."

A thoughtful look appeared on her mind as she said, "His mind... that's what taking the time. He hasn't come to terms with the fact that he was almost close to killing his family."

Freya pursed her lips as she understood his feeling but in her case, she had killed her family. A bitter smile appeared on her face making the old lady sigh.

"Do you think it would happen again?"

The old lady looked at her, seemingly deciding whether to tell her or not. But on seeing her resolute gaze, she decided to say the truth.

" To be honest, the demon part is still somewhere inside his soul. So if you ask me whether the night's events would happen again, it is a possibility."

"The demon part has become part of his soul since he decided to use the power to defeat the demon general. Whether the demon power would be a boon or a bane all lies on his willpower"

Freya pressed her lips as she looked outside the window into the bright sunny day.

"I hope Fluffy wakes up soon" 

The old lady nodded her head before her attention drifted to the door. Loud footsteps were approaching the door making them turn towards the door simultaneously. The door burst open with an accompanying frantic voice.

"Freya!"