“Oh? Education?” Julianna looked at Vanessa with interest, her crimson eyes shimmering with a captivating, alluring light.

“I’d like to see how Miss Saintness plans to educate me.”

“Miss Julianna, your demeanor is quite problematic. I believe an elegant and proper lady would never present herself in such a posture in public, let alone take off her socks and stretch her feet towards someone’s face,” Vanessa said, her lips curving into a faint smile.

Her smile had completely transformed into one of pure politeness, as if, were it not for etiquette, she would have no pleasant expression for Julianna at all.

“Well then, I truly don’t know how to be a proper lady. I’ll have to ask Miss Saintness to teach me by example from now on, showing me how to be a good lady,” Julianna said, crossing her long, snow-white legs, her smile playful and teasing.

“By the way, I’ll also teach Miss Saintness how to be a loyal servant, serving her master well~”

“No need for the future, tonight will do,” Vanessa replied, her previously emotionless smile now tinged with a hint of slyness, which, paired with her light cherry-colored hair, made her appear quite devious.

“Teaching you how to be a lady will only take one night.”

“Oh my? Miss Saintness is so confident? Then I’ll be looking forward to it,” Julianna said, not in a hurry to act, but rather curious to see what Vanessa would do.

The only move Vanessa could use that posed a threat to her was the Flames of Ten Thousand Divine Blessings, but Vanessa, having exhausted her mana, couldn’t use it at the moment.

Although Julianna remained cautious, she didn’t believe Vanessa could pose any real threat to her.

“Miss Julianna, your strength hasn’t fully recovered yet, has it?” This time, it was Vanessa’s turn to smile, her expression as beautiful as falling cherry blossoms in April.

“Oh? Is that what Miss Saintness thinks? Then you’re welcome to try,” Julianna said, amused by Vanessa’s tone, which suggested she might resort to force. “Don’t worry, I’ll be gentle.”

“No need,” Vanessa made a dismissive gesture, the curve of her lips growing more pronounced, carrying a sense of anticipation.

“Miss Julianna, I command you not to take any harmful actions against me.”

“Of course, of course, Miss Saintness is so adorable, how could I bear to hurt you?~” Julianna, still unaware of the gravity of the situation, laughed heartily, the bells on her fox ears jingling incessantly.

Vanessa smiled without speaking, and just as Julianna finished her sentence, a dark circle around Julianna’s neck glowed faintly, revealing a red pattern.

Vanessa knew the dark circle had taken effect.

With elegant steps, she slowly approached Julianna, pulling out a small ruler from her seemingly bottomless pocket.

Julianna was still pondering the meaning behind Vanessa’s actions when she felt a light tap on her head.

“Lesson one: when in public, your sitting posture should not be so improper. Understood?” Vanessa tugged at the ruler in her hand, her face adorned with a gentle, watery smile.

The tap was neither painful nor harsh, but it was deeply humiliating, instantly shocking Julianna, who had been trying to figure out Vanessa’s intentions.

She couldn’t understand where this human woman got the audacity to hit her head with a ruler and speak to her in such a condescending tone.

From the moment she was born, no one had ever dared to strike her head with a ruler and lecture her like this.

For anyone who dared to harm her, Julianna had zero tolerance.

It seemed that before making her a loyal dog, she would have to teach her a lesson first.

With this thought, Julianna decided to grab Vanessa by the neck and let her taste the despair of suffocation.

However, just as she was about to reach out, the dark circle around her neck grew hot, and Julianna’s pupils narrowed.

A force akin to a mental imprint made her tremblingly retract her hand.

“Oh my, what are you doing? Miss Julianna, you wouldn’t dare to be rough with your teacher, would you?” Vanessa covered her mouth with one hand, feigning surprise, then her lips curved into a smile.

“You deserve punishment.”

“Smack!”

She raised the ruler again and tapped Julianna’s head once more.

“???”

Julianna’s pupils contracted.

She finally realized that the thing around her neck was not ordinary. Could it be…?

Looking at the smiling girl before her, she understood everything in an instant.

She had fallen into this woman’s trap from the very beginning.

In other words, Vanessa had known all along that she would regain her human form and turn against her.

She had been outsmarted.

‘Virtue +80 (Major character emotional fluctuation)’

‘Current Virtue: 434’

“Pfft.” Vanessa laughed, this time genuinely, her smile radiant.

Feeling humiliated, Miss Julianna?

Don’t worry, this is just the beginning. What you owe me from our past life, I haven’t fully reclaimed yet~

The amount of virtue she gained was more than she had expected.

Not bad, not bad.

It seemed her decision to humiliate Julianna was correct.

Such a useful source of virtue, why not make the most of it?

“Don’t worry, Miss Julianna, I won’t harm you. You won’t lose your life tonight,” Vanessa circled around Julianna.

“However…”

“Not losing your life doesn’t mean you won’t lose something precious, right?”

Like, for example, your dignity.

“……….”

Julianna fell silent.

Vanessa smiled happily.

Now, the tables had turned.

“Alright, what are you waiting for? Put your legs down,” Vanessa said, tugging at the ruler, her smile sweet.

Smack!

Vanessa swung the ruler, hitting Julianna’s soft, jade-like thigh, the ruler bouncing back from the plump flesh.

Thinking about how much more virtue Julianna would soon provide, Vanessa’s cheeks flushed with excitement.

Ah, ah, this won’t do. This isn’t the behavior of a proper lady. I must restrain myself~

“………As you wish, Teacher Vanessa.” However, just as Vanessa thought this, Julianna did something completely unexpected.

She seemed to have figured something out, obediently putting her legs down, standing gracefully like a well-behaved student, her charming smile still fixed on Vanessa.

‘Virtue +50 (Emotional fluctuation)’

‘Current Virtue: 484’

She appeared obedient, but deep down, she must still be seething with humiliation.

Vanessa smiled faintly, walking behind Julianna and gently stroking her soft, fluffy tails.

“In public, you shouldn’t wag your tails carelessly. You might accidentally hit someone in the face. In our human world, only little pets who don’t understand human language wag their tails uncontrollably.”

“Mmm, okay~ I won’t move them.” Without even needing Vanessa’s command, Julianna suddenly became eerily obedient, truly ceasing the movement of her tails.

However, her enchanting smile remained fixed on Vanessa, her eyes narrowed as she watched her.

For some reason, Vanessa felt a chill run down her spine under that gaze.

It felt like she had just stirred up a hornet’s nest.

No matter where she hid in the future, Julianna would dig her out, even if it meant turning the world upside down.