Ball of Nothing

Chapter 543: The Art of Womanly Charms

While Truen and Bob were occupied with their new duties of helping Schaf and Zenobia set up the Half Moon Trading outstation, Zero took this chance to sneak away for a short while. He sent word ahead to Queen Lilith and the succubus Queen simply shoved all her schedule aside to entertain her favourite guest.

The girls in Lilith's castle fawned over Zero and the jealous succubus queen slammed a powerful privacy barrier so that she could have a heart to heart talk with the young doctor.

"Zero! It's been a while. Have you been well? You asked me out so suddenly, I almost couldn't cancel all my duties!"

He laughed nervously. Royalties were really crazy people and he was starting to get used to the different levels of craziness. Apparently, the more important a person, the less sane they become. According to Hua Tuo, it was a mental illness caused by copious amounts of stress. Unfortunately, there wasn't a real way to treat this. The best Zero could do was offer these people plenty of moral support and accept them with an open mind.

"You don't have to do that," Zero smiled. "It was my fault for giving you such short notice. I actually had to sneak away from Smargdas so I have to return soon. If it wasn't because of the nature of the topic, I wouldn't have troubled you."

This made Lilith very curious. This was something Zero had troubles with and needed help specifically from her. What kind of help did he require? Surely there are many other capable people like his teachers to ask. However, the thought that Zero specifically asked for her help made the succubus queen warm on the inside.

"It's no trouble at all," Lilith beamed. "What kind of help do you need?"

Zero quickly explained his situation about how he needed to recover four portal keys scattered all over Earth, held by different individuals in order to get to Whiskeria to find Nel.

"I currently managed to recover two out of four keys. One key is with a womanising spriggan and the other key is with a heartbroken water sprite. I don't know how else to get closer to the holder of the Moss Giant Orb apart from learning the art of seduction. It might not succeed but it is my best chance to catch their attention. Spriggan Alex is interested in beautiful women. According to King Brice, there are no women more charming than elven ladies so I had to ask for your help to teach me how to be better than elven women."

Lilith had mixed feelings when she heard Zero's request. The art of seduction is something she never wanted to introduce Zero to. In her eyes, the Great One was a very pure person and she wished to keep him ignorant to the dark side of the world for as long as possible. It hadn't been that long since Zero left for his adventure but already, she could see the changes.

"Is there really no other way to get an audience with Spriggan Alex?" she asked.

Zero shrugged. "Apart from brute force, I don't think so. As a doctor, I prefer to handle it without bloodshed if possible. I have a feeling Spriggan Alex is suffering from some kind of mental condition for him to be behaving in such a manner. The things Apriggan Axel told me about his old friend doesn't match his current behaviour. many things have happened over the last few centuries and I need to understand why."

Queen Lilith sighed. She wasn't too happy about teaching Zero about the other side of the world but if this was what Zero wanted, she would oblige. After all, Zero was no longer a child. He might be ignorant and innocent when he first woke from his slumber and the Great Gods coddled him a little too much, causing him to be a little spoiled. However, travelling on Earth has made him a little more mature. He could now understand that not everything was good and not everyone had good intentions. There were more things and people who wanted to harm others for personal benefits and even doctors shouldn't save everyone.

"Alright, I will teach you the art of womanly charms. Follow me, we have to fix your clothes and appearance before we can start. Do you happen to know what kind of man Spriggan Alex is and his preferences?"

Zero shook his head. He had very little information about the spriggan and he had no idea how to contact the Weeping Willow without troubling Gaia.

"Is the appearance very important?" Zero asked.

Lilith nodded. If they were talking about men, most men were visual creatures. Having a good visual was enough to win more than half the battle for the mentally inferior. If it was a slightly more intelligent man, they wouldn't be sold on the idea immediately but they would be instantly attracted.

"Yes. We need to disguise you as a female if you want to seduce the womanising spriggan. You need to learn how to do a little makeup and change your style a little. You're currently a little too flat-chested because you're a boy but we can use something to work around that."

Zero looked down and blinked. Before Lilith can continue, Zero was already transformed into a perfect replica of Lilith. Only the clothes were different.

"There we go, I thought that if I copied how you looked we can go through with lessons easier. After all, you have the perfect body already. Surely nothing can beat the looks of Succubus Queen Lilith, right?"

The succubus queen looked at Zero from different angles. He copied everything perfectly and Lilith was thrilled.

"This is a very convenient ability!" she gushed. "My body isn't perfect but if you're able to modify some parts, it would turn into a masterpiece. Are you able to tuck the waist in a little more? Also, if you're going to seduce a spriggan, these leather wings have to go. No horns either and you could change the hair and eye colour to something of their preference."

For the next twenty minutes, Zero made minor adjustments to the body that Lilith deemed was perfect. He didn't know what kind of body was perfect in the mistress of lust's eyes but he did it anyway.

Lilith took a good look at Zero's new body and nodded in satisfaction. It was a little vexing to see how easily Zero was able to create the body of her dreams in minutes but she was still happy to see it happen. It was only good if the student surpassed the master.

After a quick wardrobe change, Zero found himself learning how to walk in some really odd shoes. They were raised in height and difficult to balance in but Lilith promised that if he mastered the art of walking in heels, he would floor most men. The skirt he wore continuously rode up his thighs as he walked and the breeze beneath the short piece of fabric felt odd. His top was also slightly too tight as it pressed against Zero's new fleshy chest that bounced whenever he moved.

"Don't pull at it! It's unsightly. Also, this is an armour even if it looks like underwear. I thought you'd be posing as an adventurer so I chose something suitable for you."

Zero took a look at his reflection. He didn't know what kind of adventurer would wear knee-high boots with a skirt that barely covered his crotch. There were two knife holders strapped onto each side of his exposed thighs and most of his midriff was exposed for all to see. There was barely any protection for the area with normally the most vital organs and Zero didn't know what the designer of this armour was thinking when they made it. To make things more awkward, his chest was squeezed into the two metal plates tied together with leather covering only a small section of his chest, leaving the top half exposed to the sun and wind.

"Is this really what adventurers wear? I don't think this is a good armour for battles," Zero commented and Lilith tutted.

"I didn't say this was for fighting. Men are visual creatures after all. Why would a lady who looks like this need to fight anything herself? She just needs to look pretty, bat her eyelashes and men would line up to fight for her."

As understanding settled in, Zero started to learn seriously the mannerisms of a proper lady for charming men. It was difficult being so meek at first and Zero became frustrated easily. Why would anyone purposely act stupid and clumsy when they could be smart and capable?

"It's all part of the charm," Lilith promised. "However, this is only one type of charm. This is simply the one that works best for most men. I will teach you how to charm the more intelligent type of men and the less expressive ones. The trick to charming your target is to know their hearts and preferences."

Zero groaned and got up from the ground again. He never knew how lacking in balance he was until he tried these heeled boots on. Women were truly amazing. He didn't have too much time to learn so Zero brushed the dust off and got into stance.

"Again!" he growled. This time, he was going to perfect the sway of his hips without falling.