Chapter 54: Dream World

Chapter 54: Dream World

Looking at those high heels, Louis knew that Ocris must have returned today.

Recently, the Laboratory seemed very busy. But compared to before, Ocris was much more home-oriented. She no longer buried herself in Potion experiments in the Lab. Instead, she thought about coming home every day to tidy up the house and do the laundry.

Or perhaps to wash the feet of that ‘kept handsome guy’ she declared to her best friend.

Today, this home-oriented young lady finally came home happily—look at the carpet, its color was almost washed out. It seemed Ocris had scrubbed it with tea leaves today.

That lazy girl Helen was not as careful and capable as her older sister.

After taking off his hat, Louis glanced at his pocket watch—wow, it was already past nine o’clock.

People kept early hours in this era. There weren’t many entertainment options after dark, so nine o’clock was considered quite late.

Knowing Ocris might return these past few days, Louis had made an effort every day to return home after the six o’clock curfew she had set. However, this teacher lady no longer waited by the door with an iron ruler, looking for trouble like before.

During the extra tutoring sessions last week, Ocris particularly enjoyed giving out spankings. It seemed disciplining her tall, handsome student gave her a great sense of accomplishment.

But it looked like that bad habit had been corrected.

‘Look, I prepared the disciplinary ruler for nothing, didn’t I? Oh well, I’ll use it myself then.’

Louis took off his coat and hung it on the coat rack. He took off his shoes and entered the Living Room.

These days, the Living Room was practically sparkling new. It seemed not just the carpet, but even the curtains had been washed clean. Perhaps she thought keeping busy would help her forget about the socks?

Louis glanced toward the balcony and saw his socks hanging there, along with a few pieces of his underwear.

Louis’s face couldn’t help but blush slightly. He had specifically hidden them under the bed, intending to wash them himself. But Ocris had found them and washed them.

Dinner was also set on the table near the sofa, along with a pot of cold boiled water—people here preferred wine or tea over plain water. This dinner and water were clearly prepared for Louis.

‘Look, you’re making me feel quite embarrassed. I really should praise you properly.’ Louis couldn’t help but smile.

This elder one had indeed made a lot of progress recently, deserving a few words of praise.

He glanced at Ocris’s bedroom and found the door tightly shut. She was probably too tired from cleaning and had already gone to rest. He had originally wanted to praise her.

‘Maybe she’s just shy.’

Louis thought that must be it.

[It seems Ocris does not want to give you a chance to light the fuse…]

[Perhaps the formidable reputation of Sister Stia has made Miss Ocris decide to prepare thoroughly before the upcoming ‘dueling class’.]

‘No rush, step by step.’ Louis smiled inwardly.

Only a week had passed since Ocris started cleaning and taking breaks. She needed some time to adjust. Otherwise, her thin skin might not be able to take it.

But Helen seemed to have no adjustment period or any issue accepting this situation. She was still having a blast every day.

It looked like she had just taken a bath and was only wearing a top. She was lounging awkwardly on the sofa with no proper posture, holding a Crystal Ball and chatting with her girlfriends.

After Louis entered, she wrinkled her nose and snorted, then went back to chatting with her girlfriends. Her pale little legs were kicking back and forth on the table, messing up the surface her sister had just tidied.

Her little white foot was also fiddling with a salt shaker.

Fiddling and fiddling, the salt was spilling out.

Louis’s eye twitched. That salt shaker was his personal one! This brat was playing with it using her foot!

He picked up the fly swatter disciplinary ruler and smacked it onto Helen’s little white foot.

“Ow~!” Helen quickly pulled back her leg, rubbed her foot, gritted her teeth, and looked like she wanted to curse at Louis fiercely. But when Louis glared at her with both eyes, she immediately pouted and behaved.

[Big bad guy Louis! Just you wait, you’re dead! My girlfriends are the strongest Witches of the new generation, even the professors are afraid of them. They’ll come deal with you tomorrow! Hmph, hmph!]

Louis pretended not to hear. Since his Mana had increased, the effects of his Mind Reading had grown stronger. Occasionally, when he forgot to shield himself, the thoughts of random passersby on the street would flood into his head.

Dinner was plentiful, enough for three people. As Louis’s Strength grew, his appetite increased significantly. Soon, this powerful warrior cleaned up everything on the plates. By the time he went to wash up, Helen was already pouting and had washed the dishes.

After dinner, Louis took a bath and lay down on the bed.

He was indeed a bit tired today. Stuart had called for him many times. It seemed Stuart had fought Harold several times in Harold’s dream before. In the end, Stuart borrowed some of Louis’s power and defeated him.

After all, Louis’s Nightmare Curse had already reached Lv6. He was far more powerful than Stuart.

Stuart wanted to devour Harold’s entire Dream and was waiting for Louis to make the decision.

Louis did not plan to eat his entire Dream—eating a part was enough. A little more or less Mana wasn’t important. What mattered was that Harold was a worthy recruit.

Moreover, Harold came from the Muggle World and seemed to have once been a Muggle Wild Wizard! This made Louis very excited.

Soon, Louis fell asleep and was eagerly pulled by Stuart into Magician Harold’s Dream.

Harold’s Dream was bizarre, but it seemed to be completely under Stuart’s control now. A three-headed monstrous snake was roaming around, devouring the starry sky—this was Louis’s Nightmare Curse.

Louis followed Stuart as they searched through the Dream. Not long after, they saw a trembling fat man in a corner.

He was standing on a patch of blue mushroom grass with chocolate flowing across it. When he saw Louis approaching, he stood up.

“Sir, you’ve finally come.” As he spoke, Harold took off his hat and gave a slight bow. Then he clutched his hat, looking somewhat nervous. “I really wanted to talk to you. I have been waiting for you for a long time. I am willing to give some of my Dreams to Mr. Stuart, but could you leave some for me? These Dreams are the source of my imagination… If I could never dream again, you might as well kill me…”

As he spoke, Harold looked up at the sky, where a three-headed monstrous snake was roaming. He knew it was the ‘Dream-Eating Serpent,’ a thing from the Faceless One’s dreams, and it could devour his entire Dream.

“Heh heh heh heh.” Before Louis could speak, Stuart gave a cold laugh. “Now you know how formidable my Boss is, huh? Too late! It’s too late for anything now… Huh? Huh??”

Before he could finish, he turned into a silly-looking little rabbit with a baffled expression. Then, Louis pulled seven candy carrot sticks from the Void and tossed them to Stuart.

It seemed the moment Louis entered, he had already taken complete control of this place.

“Hmph, you’re lucky this time, Harold. You know, your sins are enormous. Usually, when my master catches someone like you, he is never lenient. But this time, not only did he spare you, he even specifically helped you clean out those unbearable, past Dreams. You should be grateful!”

Stuart said while munching on a carrot.

So sweet.

These seven candies were things Louis had just found deep within Harold’s Dream, all Dreams that Harold no longer wanted to remember. Louis had found them all. After Stuart ate these candies, Harold also felt as if he had forgotten many embarrassing pains and felt much lighter.

But after Stuart ate all seven candies, he became drunk and woozy—Harold’s Mana was over 300+. Stuart couldn’t handle such powerful Dream energy and couldn’t digest it.

Louis waved his hand. The monstrous snake in the sky dove down and swallowed Stuart in one gulp. With Louis’s help, Stuart would digest the power of these Dreams. And he would feed back much Mana to Louis.

According to the prophecy in the Storybook, within a month, Louis’s Mana would be able to increase by one-third.

Plus the dozen-plus Agents and the six Dark Wizards whose Dreams hadn’t been eaten yet, these Dreams would be enough to stimulate Louis’s Mana growth for over two months.