(MC POV)
"So how much of it did you girls hear?" I asked.
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"Umm… That… Well..." Lian Li mumbled, twiddling her fingers together nervously.
"Oh, I'm not looking to punish you guys or anything. I just wanted to know if I needed to repeat anything that you guys missed," I explained while patting her head.
Lian Li bowed her head, "I apologize, Master. But we were here from the start, so we heard everything…"
"Then I suppose there's no need for to repeat anything then. I want to know what your honest opinions are about this."
I have already prepared myself for their disappointnts.
To know that everything I have taught them was just sothing I picked up from another Plane that I don't rightfully deserve. To know that their Master was nothing but a cheat who was given a second chance at life.
Surely soone like that does not deserve any respect, right?
Looking back, I must have been incredibly naive to think I could have my easy life just like that.
Who am I kidding? Taking advantage of the fact that I ca from the future just to relax? No one respectable is going to do that.
What's more, I even took advantage of my future knowledge to influence people like Lian Li, selfishly altering her destiny to suit myself.
Lian Li walked up to with a calm expression on her face.
Yep, go on, tell you hate . I'm ready for it.
Instead of any harsh words I had expected to receive, Lian Li got down on a knee and took my hands in hers, kissing them on my knuckles.
"This Lian Li once again swears to always serve Master to the utmost of my abilities."
Huh?
Wait, she's not angry?
"Are you not upset with ?" I asked, a little confused.
Lian Li actually looked surprised at my comnt.
"Why would I be upset with Master?"
I shrugged, "I thought maybe you girls wouldn't like the fact that I used my future knowledge on all of you, disrupting your fates or sothing like that."
Manami ca up beside and held my arm, "Master… Please tell us... In the other life, did we ever et?"
I shook my head.
She made a show of wrapping her tails around , "Then that ans I never got to recover from my… Accident… Did I?"
"Most likely not."
Eris joined her on my other side, "Bandits… Master ca… Yes, this one's humble life would have been forfeit had Master not been there… Isn't that right, Master?"
I nodded slowly.
"Then it is a fact that Master has decided to save , to save us. How could we ever hate Master for that? Were there any of us that would have ended up better if Master had not co to us?"
I had to stop to consider that.
"Lian Li did eventually ascend to the higher Plane in the future…" I pointed out.
The golden haired girl tilted her head at , "Was I… Happy?"
I frowned, thinking back on the tis where I caught glimpses or heard about her.
"No… You were not. At least, from what I could tell. I'm not sure if it's just but… There was quite a bit of hate in you."
Lian Li hugged , "Ehehe~ Even if Master said I was, I doubt the other knew of this happiness anyway~ I wouldn't give this up for anything in the world. Master saved , nothing will ever change that fact."
That prompted the rest of the girls to co up and hug as well.
Kiyomi wrapped her own tails around , "Master… you have suffered so much… We won't let you suffer the sa fate again."
"If I could, I would wish to take all of Master's pain on myself!" Diao Chan cried. Surprisingly, I did not detect any underlying aning behind her words this ti.
I patted each of their heads in turn, "Don't worry, it's all in the past. Or well, my past life at least. Things are already different as compared to before."
I guess I should do so self-reflection too. I had been so preoccupied with the possible futures that I keep forgetting about the 'now'.
Instead of focusing so much on what 'was' or what 'could have been', I should be looking at what 'is'. It's thanks to my cute disciples that I actually rembered such an important point.
I did notice that Elaria was pouting at though.
"What's wrong?" I asked, expecting her to be the one that might be dissatisfied with my future knowledge.
She puffed her cheeks, "Onii-sama didn't co and see us in the other life…"
Odriana was pouting too, "Little brother forgot all about his elder sister too…"
I reached out and patted their heads, "I have no excuse. I am sorry."
Elaria burrowed her face into my chest, "Just… Promise you will love us properly this ti… Ok, Onii-sama?"
"Aren't I already am?"
They said nothing but hugged tighter.
"If Master doesn't mind… Could Master tell us about your other life too?" Eris asked, looking up at .
"Didn't you girls say that you were here from the start?"
"Ehehe~ It's different when Master is telling us directly as compared to eavesdropping."
"Fufufu~ Why don't you go ahead and give your girls a bedti story?" Mother suggested, getting up from where she had been sitting all this while. "Mama shall go call it a night. I've also left a few more bottles of wine for all of you to enjoy~"
Mother gestured to the previously empty coffee table to show that it was now filled with a huge assortnt of alcohol.
Where did she get all that? Was there a hidden cabinet in my room just filled with these?
Mother gave us a wave and a wink before leaving the room with a smile.
All of my girls turned to look at , asking for permission with their gazes.
Oh, I rember how my disciples are like when they're drunk. But I suppose I'll allow it tonight considering the news they've just been subjected to.
"Alright, but in moderation, ok? I won't be giving you any headache pills tomorrow morning," I relented.
They cheered and imdiately went for the bottles, pouring out glasses to hand out to each other before settling around to listen to my story again.
Manami handed a glass she poured herself, letting sit on my bed before joining my disciples to sit around , all of them waiting for to start.
"Now, you girls probably know already, but this isn't so grand adventure story nor is it a happy one. But I suppose it would serve as a good lesson to all of you on what you should and shouldn't do if you fall under the sa circumstances as I did."
They nodded enthusiastically at my words, their faces looking more like girls waiting for a normal bedti story than the painful and unfortunate one that I was about to tell them.
The way they looked at in anticipation reminded of Cai Hong waiting for her bedti story. Which was quite ironic considering that I had been telling Cai Hong about my past life's adventures as bedti stories for a while now.
So technically, Cai Hong's the first one to know about my past life. Except that I didn't tell her it was my past life, of course.
Resigning myself to my fate of needing to comfort them as soon as they start to get drunk, I began retelling my past life again, making sure to leave out the more terrible parts this ti around.
Needless to say, it was a long night and I did not get a wink of sleep that night.
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