The Good-for-Nothing Seventh Miss Part 1 || LK Adaptation

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Like a colossal tide, the acute pain overwhelmed her. Before she could ask for more information, she had lost consciousness once again.

…

When Lisa regained awareness, she saw an aged but kind-looking face in front of her.

“Seventh Miss, you’re awake,” the old man said as he smiled amiably.

Lisa furrowed her brows. As she searched through her memories, she found out that the old man before her was the Vermilion Bird Family’s physician, Shen Qiu.

She was one of Shen Qiu’s regular patients as the twins regularly bullied the previous ‘Shen Lalisa’ and her body was also often riddled with scars.

If she had to list out those who were not harsh on Lisa, then Shen Qiu’s name would be one of them.

“Uncle Qiu.” As she concealed the shrewdness in her eyes, Lisa blinked and gazed at Shen Qiu with a blank expression.

As he looked at the muddle-headed seventh miss, Shen Qiu felt helpless, but he managed to maintain a friendly smile. “Seventh Miss, you’re still quite frail, and you should rest well for a few more days. I’ve brought you your favorite osmanthus cake.”

As a retainer for the Vermilion Bird Family, he was regarded highly by Shen Feng due to his exceptional medical skills. Physician Shen Qiu devoted his life to medicine and did not get married or had any children. He had also taken care of Lisa regularly, and due to subtle influences, he had long regarded her as his granddaughter. However, since Shen Feng did not issue an order for him, he could not interfere much even though he had the heart to care for Lisa.

Lisa happily took the osmanthus cake and acted as if the dessert that Shen Qiu gave her was not comparable to the pain on her body.

Lisa’s situation was an unfortunate one. Even though she did not have to worry about daily necessities, everything that she ate and used was the same as those kept for the lowest ranked servants in the Vermilion Bird Family. In addition to the lack of access to ‘luxury food’ items, she also often had insufficient food during meal times due to Hyunjung and Jungwoo who deliberately made things difficult for her.

When he saw the little miss’ radiant appearance, Shen Qiu internally sighed. He knew that Lisa would not understand complicated speech due to her low intellect and so, he spoke without any misgivings. “Seventh Miss, the Head is truly angry this time, and I am incapable of doing anything for you. You should recuperate at ease during this period. No matter what happens, I will stall time for you and prevent any punishments while you are still frail.”

Lisa did not bat an eyelid as she continued to nibble the dessert, but her ears listened attentively to Shen Qiu as he muttered to himself so that she would not miss a single word.

The dungeon where the Vermilion Bird Family reared their magical beasts was a restricted area for the children of their generation. Not even Hyunjung and Jungwoo had the right to enter, let alone her. When she trespassed the restricted area, it had stirred Shen Feng’s anger, and the twins also mentioned that Shen Feng had wanted to question her.

However, she was utterly oblivious to what the previous ‘Shen Lalisa’ encountered in the dungeon. The inherited memories were extremely disorganized, and she did not have any information other than the darkness that came along with the endless fear.

Lisa knew that Shen Feng was not worried about the dangers that the ‘Vermilion Bird Family’s disgrace’ could have encountered in the dungeon. Instead, he was more concerned about how she blatantly disregarded his rules.

Fortunately, Shen Qiu had already intended to stall time for her and based on his selfless actions, Lisa had stamped a ‘nice person’ label on that friendly old man.

Shen Qiu continued to seat by Lisa’s bed for a few more moments and spoke of some trivial things to her. In Shen Qiu’s mind, the girl was still that pitiful child who only had the intelligence of a four-year-old, and it was pointless to tell her much more. When he was sure that there were no serious issues with Lisa’s health, he then left the room.

The instance Shen Qiu left, Lisa got down from the bed immediately.

She was in a rush to examine her body. Before she lost consciousness, she clearly remembered that Jungkook had undone the first layer of the seal. He also mentioned that she would be capable of training in both battle aura and magic.

A scarlet red mark had appeared on the palm-sized mark of the seal on her right arm. Even though the mark was only one-fourth the size of a pinkie nail, it was a representation of the first undone seal.

“So, I suppose I can train in battle aura or magic now? Jungkook didn’t make it clear.” Even though she did not know anything about Jungkook’s origins, Lisa was aware of that ‘devil’s’ strength. Unfortunately, she also did not know a single thing about that world, let alone the training in battle aura or magic.

“If you prefer, you can train in both.” The cold voice that belonged to Jungkook echoed once again in her mind.

“….” Lisa raised her brow as she thought about what his words meant.

Could it be…

What Jungkook had said previously did not mean she could train in either of the two paths but instead, she could train in both.

That… was that not extremely cool!?

From the memories of her new body, Lisa vaguely knew that the people in that world were divided into two categories. Those in the first category had a strong physique with tough tendons, and their dantian could condense battle aura. So, those people were suitable candidates to train in battle aura. As for the people in the second category, they had average physiques but powerful mental energy. They could also utilize their mental energy to control different elements and thus, were the perfect candidates to learn magic.

Heavens was impartial and fair. If a person had a strong physique, then they would lack any powerful mental energy. That was why, in hundreds of years, no one in the entire Brilliance Continent had the capability to be well-versed in both magic and battle aura. Regardless of battle aura or magic, they still had to train arduously to reach a certain level and to expend time and energy to improve. Aside from the fact that a person who possessed both talents was a heaven-defying existence, just the thought of training in both paths together was simply a pipe dream

“You mean, I can train in both magic and battle aura? But I’m already fourteen years old, and I know nothing about either of those paths. For me, training in both is a pipe dream.” Lisa felt depressed. In the Brilliance Continent, everyone would have chosen their path not long after they were cognitively aware, and that meant she was already ten years slower than everyone else. It was considered too late for her to start her training in either path, and it was simply a big joke if she thought she could specialize in both.

“You can do it.” Jungkook’s voice was ice-cold and yet firm.

“Your physique differs from normal people. In addition to that, you have me to assist you, so all those problems aren’t really a problem at all.”

Lisa’s face brightened. How could she have forgotten that Jungkook was an enigmatic ‘devil’? A devil that survived for dozens of years with its soul in someone else’s body was definitely not an ordinary character.

With the devil’s help, all of Lisa’s previous problems were resolved. She knew that she did not have any support from anyone. If she could not increase her strength quickly, then she would have to continue to act like an idiotic ‘trash,’ and that was not something that she wished to do.

“Will you teach me battle aura and magic?” Lisa asked with a smile.

“As long as you have the ability, I will empty my pockets and teach you everything that I know. This will be my second present for you.” Jungkook’s voice was filled with unlimited possibilities. Even though he spoke with a bone-chilling voice, what he had said had caused her heart to burn with fervor.

“In that case, I’ll offer my best wishes in advance, for a happy partnership with you.” Lisa’s smile was similar to the cat that ate the canary. With the help of the mysterious Jungkook and her abilities, she doubted the labels of ‘idiot’ and ‘trash’ would stick with her for long.