After the meal Shekki cleans the table and washes the dishes while everyone went back to their room except to Melvin.

"Shekki, can we talk?"

"Hm?" Shekki looks back and sees Melvin wry smile. "Is there a problem?"

"Let's talk after you clean the dishes. I'll wait for you."

"Eh? Wait...here?"

Melvin smiles. "Is there a problem?"

Shekki happily smiles. "A handsome man waiting for me to clean the dishes~~ I know my time to be popular will come too!"

Melvin chuckles. "You never change do you."

"Ehehe." Silence. Suddenly the bubbly atmosphere disappear. "Could it be...Senior also....want me to leave after I gain much strength?"

Melvin blinks and looks at Shekki's back. You can tell how depressed she was. It sounds like she get over it but the truth is she takes it really seriously. "That is not what Lan means."

".......really?" Shekki looks at Melvin and pouts. "To me...There is no other meaning but that."

Melvin sighs. "Isn't it that....like what you use to say...Being popular to hansome men."

"??????"

Melvin scratches his cheek. "Why are you suddenly become dense? Is that a default mode?"

"Huh? Senior, you are being weird."

Melvin looks at Shekki finished her dishes despite talking flawlessly.

"Where should we tal---Senior, it is not like I don't want to but isn't it a bit too much to talk to my room? A lady's room?"

Melvin looks at Shekki who is fidgeting beside him. "Huh?"

"Let's talk to Senior's room!" Shekki said with her eyes sparkling nonsensely.

Melvin sighs. "Can't we just talk to the green house?"

"I haven't massage Senior's head! Senior Orbit likes it, I am sure you will not hate it too. I pick the scent especially for Senior Melvin!"

Melvin sighs and smiles. "Okay."

It is not Shekki's first time in the room but she still fidgets like a teenager girl who first enter her boyfriend's room.

Her eyes looks around interestingly at the things inside. Slowly Melvin felt shy.

"Don't look. They are not that nice to look at!"

"Of course not! Senior Melvin's room is the cleaniest room of course only next to Master's."

"Eh? Even Lan's room lose to mine?"

Shekki chuckles. "Senior Lan hides his things under his bed. It is not as clean as you think." She giggles.

Melvin blinks. "Really? That...That Lan?"

Shekki walks to the bed. She wants to pat it but it looks like she is some kind of pervert if she do that.

'Think of a reason to pat it! Think!'

"Shekki?"

Shekki is patting the bed unknowingly. Flinched. "Ah...Ah....Sit here Senior. I will massage your head."

"Oh...Let's do it here in the chair. It'll be troublesome if the oil spilled on the blanket."

Shekki smiles happy and relieve. "Eh~~~ Okay~~ It doesn't matter where we do it~"

Melvin smiles. "You stupid girl."

"Don't call me girl. I am not that young!"

"Well...I am older than you." Melvin smiles.

"I know." Shekki pouts. They are that powerful. How can they be young?

"Do you know how old I am?" Melvin teased as he gasps and close his eyes when Shekki's finger tip slowly massage his temple.

"I think Senior is hmm..45?"

"Ahahahaha. You are so cute." Melvin smiles.

"Eh? Hmm..70?"

"Higher."

"Are you 100?"

"More."

"Really? Senior you are over 100?"

Shekki is so shock but her hand didn't stop massaging Melvin scalp.

Melvin makes small 'hmm' as some small current runs with every time Shekki's finger moves.

"I am 127 I think."

"So old!" Shekki chuckles.

Melvin smiles. "Age is just a series of numbers with cultivators."

"I know. Since Senior still looks like a handsome 20 year old man. It means my Senior is really a man among men!"

"What is that even means. Your praises are so baseless." Melvin grins

"How is that baseless? The more handsome you are the more stronger your power!"

Melvin laughs. "Who says that kind of logic? You really...simply like good looking men."

"I admit I like them." Shekki said as her fingertips traces Melvin's face.

Melvin eyes stares at those finger.

Shekki moves her hand away. Shock with her own movement. "So--Sorry Senior....Look at your face. I put oil on it. Sorry." Shekki drown the trembling of her heart with a dry laugh.

"Shekki, what I want to talk to you is about my Youngest sister's family."

"Eh? What about it? Senior has a sister? Is she also a cultivator?"

Melvin smiles. "She reach Wind Rank but she doesn't have much talent. Now she grows old and had a family."

"Oh I see." Shekki smiles not knowing why does she needs to hear this story.

"My sister's husband is the King in your Kingdom."

"I see. So she is tbe Queen."

"Yes."

"Oh---WHAT?"

Melvin smiles. "Master actually wants to ruin the Palace and kill the King but....My sister beg me so I beg Master not to kill him. I am sorry."

"Wait! Wait.. Huh? Can you repeat it from the part where you said I am as beautiful as the stars in the sky?"

"......I said that?" Melvin can't help curving

Shekki sighs. "So sharp!" She clenched her fist.

Melvin smiles. "You are more beautiful than the stars."

Shekki blushes. "Senior, one more time?"

"Ahahaha. Will you listen to me or not?"

"Eh? You are saying something?" Shekki tilts her head. "Right!! Ah! So that's why Crown Prince looks like Senior! He is so lucky to have your gene Senior....you can share that to others...Ehem..I don't mean me but well...there's only one woman here."

"Shekki?"

"Sorry. I am saying that...Wow. Really? I can't believe you are a royalty Senior!"

"Not really. My parents are cultivators too but they are old now. They are wandering the world finding the place to die."

"That's one heck of a vacation tour." Shekki shakes her head.

"Well, they lived thousands of years already. Even they want to rest now."

"I see. Um...Why are you telling me this again?"

Melvin scratches his head.

"I want to apologized for asking Master to not get revenge for you. Master wishes to destroy the palace and kills the King but I stop it."

".........huh?"

Melvin smiles. "You silly woman."

"Wait...What? Huh? Apologize for.....Eh?"

"Like I said, Master is mad that he can't fulfill his promise to protect you so to compensate he wanted to destroy the palace and kill the King.Still....I can't just do nothing when my sister and nephew begged me..So...I am sorry for taking their side."

"............"

"Are you mad?" Melvin reaches his hand and touches Shekki's cheek.

Shekki's confused expression turn even more confuse with the cold palm touching her cheek. Shekki turns bright red.

"Shekki, are you mad?" Melvin stares at her.

Shekki tears up. "I...I AM F-I AM FINE!" she said crying.

"Eh? Why are you crying?"

"I am so happy that Senior touches my face!"

Melvin blinks and the he roars into laughter.

Shekki wipes her tears. She looks happily at Melvin who is roaring in laughter.

"So cute~~" Shekki smiles.

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