"Ha!"

Ye Hong exhaled sharply and then kicked towards Chen Linjian. Chen Linjian had a head full of brown hair and boasted a tall physique. Unlike Ye Hong, one of the many kids in the Snow Wind Family, Chen Linjian was the sole inheritor of everything that was the Divine Family.

Just like the kids from the student's block, Nik also taught his technique to the Genius Block in their own specialized training hall paved with hardwood and then covered by a large sheet of a thousand-year-old spirit beast.

The way of teaching Nik opted for the students interested in his martial arts was sparring against each other while the others less interested in his art only needed to reach a slightly proficient level to pass Nik's standards.

Nik nuzzled his chin on top of a blushing Lanrou as she kept her face buried into Nik's arms as they bot sat at the side and enjoyed the envious stares of the other kids.

This was another great thing Nik loved about this world. Though traditional, once a couple is official, there is no law restricting the public display of affection. Of course, having sex in front of others was a punishable offense in the city as such cases have already been dealt with in the past.

Nik's arms coiled around Lanrou's torso, right below her ample bosom as she sat on his laps. It was Nik idea to hug Lanrou from behind while the pinkette proposed the notion of becoming 'official' by showing others how perfect they looked together. Her plan succeeded spectacularly, but even when Lanrou won the fight, she felt like she lost the impending war.

While the duo spent time in each other's embrace as Lanrou couldn't help but scooch her plump butt every now and then, she finally felt the borders of Nik that he still kept hidden from her. It was barely hard and felt comfortable to her butt cheeks, yet, the sheer size and thickness made Lanrou feel excited for no apparent reason when, in reality, she should be terrified.

As the diligent students kept practicing, there were no small amount of stares towards Nik's direction filled with malice. Nik knew that his ambitions of filling the 'void' of women he felt interested in would bring him no small number of indignant suitors that might do anything to win his partner's affection, and Nik knew that he needed to deal with them accordingly.

Just like the time when Gunta threatened Kurumi and had his mother's snatch stolen by Nik.

The Lust Apostle was ready to retaliate with an equal amount of force that Lanrou's suitors tried to harm him with. Death was the option that Nik did not consider. If someone close to him gets hurt or affected negatively, Nik knew that he would feel worse than death, and that is the very same feeling he would exact on his enemies.

Someone threatens his loved ones, Nik will corrupt any and every female close to that entity.

If someone physically harms someone, Nik will make sure that no such event ever occurs again and then make that person watch the debacle of him taking that person's every single cherished object and woman right in front of him.

Nik located the source of gaze filed with malice of such lengths that made Nik wonder if that person was romantically involved with Lanrou. It was a red-haired youth with features above the average of men of the city and stature beneath those average males. His body was donned in luxurious robes that made him unable to train. Nik wasn't that worried about Shen Fei— Shen Yue's elder brother.

He was a talented lad, and Nik knew that his ego won't let him get expelled just due to him failing to meet the already set mark of expectancy. And since Shen Fei was already in the phase that would probably rebel against anything and everything, Nik had decided to give him, and kids similar to him, slight freedom of choice.

Lu Ye, the companion professor for the Genius Bloc, on the other hand, had no such luxury. Even if Shen Fei wore training clothes or not, Lu Ye made sure that he made Shen Fei train in Nik's technique.

"Flippant lad! Get here and join the training!"

Lu Ye fumed, and Shen Fei snorted with an annoyed expression. The red-haired kid made his way to the group and joined in on the training reluctantly, knowing fully well that Nik's complete set of the technique was quite beneficial to him. Of course, none in the institute could genuinely put the finger on the technique's true worth aside from Nei Li and Nik.

Any concept in this world hs its own insight. Just like Nik's martial arts.

It contained many insights on boxing, evading, elemental martial bending, sword arts, ax arts, and defense arts.

After reading up to a certain percentage of [Tome of Battle], Nik also understood apparent differences in the ranks of a warrior based on technique. It was based on the insights an expert has. Student, Master, and Grandmaster.

These three are the levels that differentiate between the insights. While Nik himself was stranded in the middle of the realm of the student who is slowly digesting the truths of the worlds and its effect on one's physique, Nik remembered the sight of Saeko and SHigure advancing through this realm into the higher one. They mastered an insight to a level that their very intent could control it Whether that insight is to cut, to hit, or to smash.

"Hey," Nik let his hot sigh graze past Lanrou's reddened ear and whispered, "What's the deal with Shen Fei? Isn't he going to get engaged with someone?"

Lanrou, with her face hidden, bit on Nik's forearm softly to take vengeance for his action of breathing into her ear and then mumbled out a reply, "Didn't I tell you on the first day that the Sacred Family drove Ning'er's family to a debt? It was to own their family by way of a political marriage between Ning'er and Shen Fei...

Honestly, you both are similar in more than one way."

Lanrou pointed out while Nik shrugged, "That's why, I need to guide Shen Fei, so that, he chooses the right path."

"You say like you are the bad one amongst the two of you," Lanrou rolled her eyes while Nik snickered and let his forearms push her breasts upwards, making Lanrou blush as she hissed, "Enough, now. Everyone is watching."

"Didn't you want them to?"

Nik inquired innocently as Lanrou blushed and struggled softly against his hold as she hissed, "Not anymore."

Nik nodded and let go of Lanrou as she scooched her but from Nik's lap and sat beside him while leaning her body over his torso, "You are growing roguish by the day, Teacher," Lanrou pouted as she knocked on Nik's bicep, "You need to be patient."

She muttered ambitiously as Nik grinned, "Oh? Be patient for what? Didn't Shen Xiu inform you that she was on my bed today?"

Lanrou's eyes snapped wide as her lips trembled, "S-she what?"

Nik's smile grew more amused as he leaned down and whispered, "Yeah, I accidentally slept today and enjoyed her warm embrace."

Lanrou had already known that Nik's values were different from hers and others of this world on a foundational level, and with Nik's slight guidance, she was able to accept the fact that her prominent self would have to share a man. But she wasn't ready to share Nik this quickly!

Astonishment receded to let anger grip her heart and twist Lanrou's thoughts in a jealous fury as she took a deep breath to calm herself down.

"Did you two—"

"We both were hugging," Nik mused, "It was more of a cuddle than anything else."

'This makes it even more dangerous!'

Lanrou yelled internally and leaned forward to peck on Nik's cheek and then sitting back quickly. But she wasn't fast enough to avoid the eyes of many students on her, and instantly, the hearts of multiple students shattered. Many knew that Nik's existence was higher than the average teacher that tutored them, but still, there remained a few brave young souls who believed in honor of fighting the competition for the heart of the maiden of their desire and challenge they did!

"Teacher—"

A youth instantly broke the line and made his way towards Nik when he stiffened, and so did the other men as Nik guided their consciousness carefully as to keep them away from troubling him. Every single male existence in the training hall felt their chest squeeze as they felt Nik's gaze sweeping by them, and a pair of large eyes sporting vertical, violet pupils nailed them in their places.

While the females questioned the strange event, the males decided to steer clear from Nik from this moment forward. Lanrou, meanwhile, unaware of the youth's dilemma pouted cutely and whispered, "You don't have to sleep with the fox... 

I—"