Negligence

*A wild male lead has appeared!*

Tanya smiled after lightly dusting off the presence of the spiky haired boy.

"My lady, I will handle this troublemaker immediately. However, would you please consider letting me escort you to your dormitory room afterwards? I would hate for another one of these scum to assault you in these halls…" The Silver haired knight held their stalwart expression, acting in a very noble manner.

"I'm sorry, but I must leave now. I know my way to my dormitory, if fate allows it, we will see each other again." Tanya waved goodbye with a charming grin, leaving the knight behind with an unconscious body.

'Too serious. It is good to maintain proper behaviour when on patrol, but some people just need to maintain some ease in their resting expression. However… that face looked pretty fair, almost to be mistaken for a beautiful woman. Without all of that plate armour, I can easily guess that he is quite slender.'

Tanya knew a thing or two about how armor is worn. With a background in the military, Tane Vermillion naturally understood the ins and outs of armour and the physique changes imposed. Tanya could judge a physique based on the sound certain metals made when they clanged together. That is how much she knew about armour.

Although unable to determine the sex of an individual based on armour if the armour is too ambiguous, Tanya still believed she was the foremost specialist in this niche field.

Speaking of subjects of expertise. Tanya picked a few that she had proficiency in for her subjects. These subjects included swordsmanship, magic, mathematics, language, and noble etiquette. These five subjects were mastered quite well in Tanya's previous life, except for magic. Her sword had once been at the peak of the world, so she was more worried about passing too well rather than failing. Other than that, Tanya knew that academy life should not be difficult.

'And we are here.' Tanya finally made it back to her dorm, instead turning to Penelope's door.

'How should I knock? A brief tap or a powerful series of impacts?' Tanya rubbed her chin as she thought of what she would do.

KNOCK KNOCK

"Yes?" Penelope opened the door and saw Tanya before her. Penelope did not even show a hint of surprise, instead, she seemed as if she was expecting Tanya.

"Is there anyone in here?" Tanya asked as she leaned forward.

"No, Young Miss." Penelope responded without a stutter, shake or hint of nervousness in her.

"I feel very tired… I think I need my maid to attend to me, to make sure I am not sick… I believe you know how to do a full body examination? I think we should do just that… perhaps you might catch some symptoms, so I should also conduct the same on you?' Tanya pretended to cough with a smug smile, gazing right into Penelope's eyes.

'This sweet girl used to be taller than me… now look at me now. This empress might not exactly be very tall, but tall enough to look you in the eyes.'

Penelope kept her face as straight as it could be, not showing a single hint or reaction to Tanya's teasing.

'I she really unfazed by my teasing?' Tanya could not help but be surprised. She thought that Penelope would have backed into her door by now.

"Are you perhaps still wishing for me to be valedictorian before we have a full body exam? I promise we won't be doing anything too-"

A foreign object immediately entered Tanya's mouth, invading it with a passionate energy that could not be compared to anything she had felt since she reincarnated. A hungry and desire-filled assault into her mouth.

Has she reacted without considering the invasion as Penelope's tongue, Tanya might have killed her precious maid. However, an emperor can never be too rash. To get rid of their allies is to be a fool worse than the worst of gamblers.

'Peppermint!'

Tanya could taste the flavour residing on the foreign object, deciding to enjoy it with her own tongue. The twisting and turning and the occasional nibble, slowly the heat reached a great height.

"Mhmm~" Tanya backed Penelope into the room and closed the door behind them.

"Penelope, you are rather daring today~" Tanya pushes Penelope onto a king-sized bed, unbuttoning her own top and removing her jacket immediately afterwards.

"What has gotten into you? Are you perhaps under a lot of stress? Do you desire my comforts?" Tanya crawled on top of Penelope. Tanya's topless body was only covered by an intricately weaved black lace bra, obscuring her well proportioned chest.

"You did not say anything to me this morning…" Penelope looked away with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

'Is she being so brave just because of this?' Tanya gave an uneasy expression as she looked down on Penelope's body.

"I am sorry, Penelope. Would a yummy treat be enough for you to forgive me?"

"No." Penelope placed her hand on one side of Tanya's waist before pushing it to the side and using the momentum to rotate her position to the opposite of where it was before. Now Penelope was on top.

"You are allowed to have others, but you must always greet me first whenever possible in the mornings." Penelope imposingly commanded with her expression obscured by the light on the ceiling.

"Mhmm… If you want me to greet you first every morning, you'd better make me-"

The lights went dark. The curtains were closed.

"Kisses only, correct?" Penelope smiled.

"Have you been planning to do this since the morning?!" Tanya was now very surprised. She had been playing with Penelope and believed Penelope to be very innocent. However, she forgot that Penelope was also a schemer. Who did she think taught her about this world and the political webs involved?

"You gave me something so addicting and now you are neglecting to calm my new addiction? Young Miss, I need to punish you for your negligence today."

"Mhmm…"

'Too precious.'