Future Beast Clan The Enchanting Consort
Chapter 83: Giving a Gift

Chapter 83: Giving a Gift

Richard was wearing a monocle at the moment, his expression as stern as that of a strict teacher.

How could Carlotta, a student with less-than-healthy thoughts, dare to answer loudly?

She couldn’t possibly say that she had become curious after reading Abyss’s message about his Penises and wanted to know how long and what they looked like, despite their minimal length difference of just a few centimeters.

Carlotta’s gaze wandered.

Seeing that Carlotta didn’t respond, Richard asked Abyss, who was standing straight.

"Abyss, what was Carlotta doing before she bumped into the wall?"

Abyss was about to mention the physical examination report when Carlotta dashed from beside Richard to stand in front of Abyss, placing her hand over his lips.

"No, it’s really nothing. Richard, you continue with your work. I won’t disturb you anymore."

Saying this, Carlotta dragged Abyss away in haste.

Once they escaped from Richard’s room and saw the door close behind them, Carlotta sighed in relief.

She patted her chest, grateful that she had avoided a social disaster.

Looking up at Abyss, Carlotta issued a fierce warning: "You absolutely cannot tell anyone what I was doing before I hit my head. Not Richard, not Henry, not Blaze, nobody. Do you understand?"

A girl needs her privacy too!

Carlotta issued the command with a fierce demeanor, her round cat-like eyes filled with seriousness.

"Mm-hmm."

Abyss, who didn’t understand the situation, nodded slightly and pursed his thin lips.

Carlotta had just touched his lips.

Her hand was soft, and she carried a natural sweet fragrance.

The snake orc’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and his gaze fell on Carlotta’s red lips.

Carlotta’s hand was already soft; what would her lips feel like? The bone-chilling pleasure he had felt during their first meeting suddenly flooded his mind, and Abyss realized that he remembered their mental connection very clearly.

Seeing Abyss’s eyes darken, Carlotta changed the subject: "If you can’t leave me within two meters, where will you sleep when I’m sleeping?"

They would definitely be in the same room.

"I’ll stand guard," Abyss said, adding, "I once won first place in a guard duty competition."

Carlotta could tell that Admiral Abyss was bursting with pride when he said this. How could someone with such a devastatingly handsome face appear so childish?

However, her own behavior had been quite childish too.

Carlotta rethink both herself and Abyss for a moment.

She had planned to spend some cozy time with Richard, but now that she had run out, there was no way she could go back. She could only return to her room to kill time.

Abyss followed her every step of the way.

Carlotta entered her room, sat down for a while to browse the star network, then ran to lie on the bed, watching the virtual screen in an unhealthy posture.

No matter what she did, she couldn’t ignore Abyss.

The 1.9-meter-tall snake orc stood there straight as an arrow, his presence too strong to ignore.

Carlotta patted the spot beside the bed: "Come here."

Abyss’s brain briefly shut down at Carlotta’s invitation.

For a female to invite a male to her bed, there could be no other meaning.

Was he about to be favored?

Abyss walked slowly towards Carlotta, his Adam’s apple bobbing.

He was nervous.

Carlotta asked Abyss to sit at the edge of the bed, and finally felt the oppressive sense of being stared at diminish.

She didn’t watch TV dramas or novels this time. The interstellar network had a strict rating system. The content accessible to adult orcs was all explicit.

Perhaps it was designed this way to stimulate orc’s desire to engage in intimate activities?

Carlotta clicked into the gaming section for the first time.

Games came in two modes: one was a holographic mode that directly entered the virtual space through a wristband, and the other required clicking on a virtual screen.

After searching around, she found a nostalgic music game where points were earned by clicking on squares.

Carlotta smiled as she opened it. Before the apocalypse, she had loved playing rhythm games.

Every time she clicked the screen in rhythm and scored high, she would feel a great sense of achievement.

She leaned against the headboard and concentrated on playing.

Abyss had been struggling with how to react if Carlotta really wanted to favor him, and he waited with bated breath for Carlotta’s next words. After waiting for a long time, he turned his head and found that Carlotta was fully engrossed in the game.

The small, white hand that had touched his lips earlier was now clicking rapidly on the virtual screen. The blue eyes reflected the game screen.

If she wasn’t going to favor him, why did she ask him to sit on the bed?

Abyss pursed his thin lips and stood up in frustration. He stood at the head of the bed, staring at Carlotta.

Carlotta had just finished playing the second song when she noticed out of the corner of her eye that Abyss was standing at the bedside again. She turned her head in surprise.

The handsome snake orc’s eyes held even more complex emotions than before, and his expression hinted at a trace of grievance.

Carlotta thought about just ignoring Abyss, but as she played, she felt like her face was being pierced by his gaze.

"If you’re really tired of standing, why don’t you find a place you like to sit?"

Carlotta pointed to the table and chairs over there.

This starship was a combat vessel with many soldiers besides them nobles. Therefore, there was very little living space.

The fact that Carlotta had a room with a large bed and a desk was already top-tier accommodation.

She really didn’t want Abyss staring at her, but there was that order.

"No need to sit," Abyss refused. After a long pause, his thin lips moved, and he spoke with difficulty, "Carlotta, do you... do you like snake orcs?"

After saying this, Abyss quickly turned away.

Saying such a thing was really difficult for him, and he even bit his tongue.

Abyss licked his injured tongue and kept an eye on Carlotta’s reaction out of the corner of his eye.

Carlotta was sure that Abyss had inhaled sharply when he asked the question.

Instead of answering Abyss, she asked curiously, "Did Richard say something to you? Did he... teach you how to get along with me?"

Unexpectedly, the secret was directly exposed by Carlotta, and Abyss’s face turned red instantly.

He instinctively wanted to deny Carlotta’s words, but then Richard’s advice popped into his mind: Be sincere when facing Carlotta and know how to praise her strengths.

But what counted as sincerity? And how should he praise her?

After much deliberation, Abyss chose his most familiar way of expressing himself.

So he raised his chin and said coldly, "I didn’t expect you to be smart enough to guess right."

—Sincere enough, right? And he had praised Carlotta for being smart.

Abyss’s heart was beating fast. Lord Richard had said that Carlotta would be very happy when praised.

But to Abyss’s surprise, Carlotta didn’t look happy at all; instead, she looked disdainful and said, "What kind of thing is that to say? I’m smart anyway, aren’t I?"

Then Carlotta fell silent again and went back to clicking on the virtual screen.

—It seemed like he had messed up.

Abyss felt frustrated and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. In the end, he could only silently watch Carlotta, just like before.

Carlotta wasn’t playing seriously this time.

She used the music squares in Abyss’s direction to secretly observe his expression.

She noticed frustration and disappointment written in Abyss’s eyes, and his whole body exuded defeat. She couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

The Empress had also asked about her and Abyss before, and Richard was now meddling in their affairs.

Sigh.

Carlotta closed the music game and, after some consideration, spoke directly.

"Actually, I’m afraid of snakes."

Upon hearing this, Abyss, who had been standing straight, became even more dejected. Even though his back was still straight, the light in his eyes dimmed.

Carlotta added, "When we first met, you were in snake form, with your mouth open like you were going to eat me."

"That... was during my breakdown phase," Abyss said in a low voice. "Orcs in breakdown phases act like that..."

He hadn’t meant to do those things, and now he regretted it.

Seeing Abyss’s voice getting softer and softer, Carlotta was about to say something she had thought of earlier when Abyss’s voice grew louder.

He closed his eyes as if gaining courage to speak.

"I regret it, Carlotta," Abyss admitted.

"The agreement, and forcing you back then—I had truly lost my senses." Abyss blurted out everything that had been bottled up inside him during his confinement, "I shouldn’t have refused to go when the Insectoids abducted you."

"Actually, it wasn’t Red Blaze I was against; I... I felt like Red Blaze wanted to replace me."

"Lord Richard said it was jealousy," Abyss continued.

"I didn’t recognize my own feelings," Abyss said sorrowfully, pausing for a long moment before continuing, "If you don’t like my snake form, I won’t change into it again. I didn’t mean to scare you when I transformed in the study."

Carlotta listened quietly, noticing that Abyss’ voice had suddenly softened to a whisper, "At that moment... I was, well, courting you."

The snake orc, with his overinflated pride, spoke so low that Carlotta could barely hear him.

"Don’t hate me, at least... don’t hate me," Abyss pleaded, staring at the ground and feeling utterly drained.

He dared not look at Carlotta, fearing the answer he didn’t want to hear. Just like when he was younger and had said so much to his female parent, who simply replied, "I’ve always hated snakes..."

"I used to hate you quite a bit," Carlotta said honestly, not feeling sorry for Abyss who was now humbled, "Now, I don’t hate you as much, but I’m far from liking you."

"You hurt me; that’s a fact."

"But you are indeed exceptional, with your rank, appearance, and physique. Setting aside your personality, I do admire these superficial qualities of yours."