Interstellar Beast World: All My Husbands Are Powerful and Rich!-Chapter 167: Video tutorials

So Vincent wasn’t planning to punish him or Yuel after all. He was only warning him that some of the material in those links shouldn’t be used on Rory.

Nix felt as if he had been granted a royal pardon.

Nix: Yes, yes! Got it! His Highness was truly a good person!

Nix: Don’t worry, Your Highness. If I ask Yuel for anything like that again, I’ll forward it to you first.

Nix: If you say I’m not allowed to watch it, I definitely won’t. Vincent was quite satisfied with that answer.

Vincent: Just remember that. I have matters to attend to. Take good care of Rory.

Vincent: Also, notify me when Jasper wakes up.

Nix: No problem.

After closing his light-brain, Nix finally let out a long breath.

The crisis had passed.

Seeing that it was getting late, he sprang up from the sofa and first went into the bedroom to check on Jasper. Finding that everything was stable, he headed out to prepare dinner for Rory.

From the doorway of the rest cabin, the pink rabbit lay watching Nix bustle about outside and sighed helplessly.

How had the fiercely competitive Lion-Tiger Clan produced someone as simple and easily fooled as Nix?

It was truly baffling.

***

Dinner was grilled meat again that evening. Nix had just finished preparing the cuts when Rory and the others returned.

Seeing him by the fire pit, Rory waved happily. "Nix, I’m back! I found so many rare fruits today."

At the sight of her, Nix immediately dropped what he was doing and strode toward her.

He hadn’t seen Rory all day. He really wanted a hug.

"Rory—!"

But someone was even faster. A pink blur shot past him. The little rabbit leapt gracefully into Rory’s arms.

"Chi chi!"

Female Master, you’re finally back! I missed you so much!

"Cotton Candy, were you good while you stayed with Nix today?" Rory asked with delight, kissing the fluffy pink cheek.

"Chi chi!"

I was very good!

Nix stood in front of Rory, glaring at the rabbit who had beaten him to her embrace.

Sending messages randomly was bad enough. Now it was stealing Rory’s hugs too.

Nix was unhappy.

Very unhappy.

"Rory, me too!" Seeing her kiss the rabbit but not him, Nix pointed at his own cheek pitifully.

Rory immediately stood on her toes and planted a firm kiss on his face.

"How could I forget my Nix?"

Her little cat was the most obedient of all.

Nix touched the spot she had kissed, his mood instantly brightening. "Rory, go get some rest first. I’ll make dinner—it’ll be ready soon."

As he spoke, Nix immediately turned back to the grill. He absolutely couldn’t let his Rory go hungry.

Watching him bustle off to cook, Rory decided to return to the rest cabin for a shower and a change of clothes.

One of the fruits she had picked today had been especially troublesome—bursting with juice at the slightest touch.

Her combat suit was now splattered with its sticky red stains.

Just as she turned to leave, Xarion reached out and caught her wrist.

"What is it?" Rory looked back at him, puzzled.

He really had been acting strange all day.

Was it truly his rut?

Xarion raised his other hand and pointed at his own cheek. "I want one too."

Rory blinked at him several times.

What on earth had gotten into him?

She leaned in quickly and planted a brief kiss on his cool cheek—then darted into the cabin before he could say anything else.

Xarion stood there watching her retreating figure, long fingers pressing lightly against his chest.

Several times today, his heartbeat had slipped out of control.

But the feeling... wasn’t unpleasant.

***

Inside the cabin, Rory first checked on Jasper.

He still hadn’t shown any signs of waking, but his breathing was steady, and the energy fluctuations from his breakthrough were gradually stabilizing.

She bent and pressed a soft kiss to his cheek. Nix and Xarion had both gotten one—her little snake couldn’t be left out.

Afterward, she grabbed clean clothes and headed into the bathroom. By the time she emerged from her shower, Nix had already finished preparing dinner.

To her surprise, Xarion wasn’t lying in his crystal coffin.

He was helping Nix.

When she approached, he was juicing fruit.

Noticing her, he picked up a freshly pressed glass, chilled it instantly with his ice ability, and handed it to her.

"Juice from today’s cherries. Female Master, try it."

He didn’t know the fruit’s real name, but since she had called it cherries, he followed her lead.

The deep red color instantly brought back the memory of his kiss in the forest.

Xarion always seemed so half-dead and indifferent—but apparently, he had quite a bit of skill.

Heat crept into Rory’s cheeks. She quickly took the glass and drank.

"Mmm. It’s good."

The chilled cherry juice was sweet and tangy—perfectly refreshing.

Xarion’s gaze dropped to the faint stain of red at the corner of her lips. His throat moved subtly.

He took a step forward, but Rory suddenly turned away.

"I’ll go see what Nix made for dinner."

Somehow, despite being surrounded daily by strikingly handsome men—despite thinking she was already well-tempered by experience—Xarion still made her blush.

Watching her retreat almost in flustered escape, Xarion frowned deeply.

Why had she walked away so quickly? Did she not want him to kiss her? Was his kiss uncomfortable? Then how was he supposed to make it feel good for her?

Those two books from last night hadn’t mentioned that.

Without hesitation, he opened his light-brain and pulled up the new links Nix had sent him earlier that day.

He tapped one.

A breathy, intimate sound filled the air.

Rory, who had just turned back toward him, froze mid-step.

"Female... Master..." Xarion panicked and shut off his light-brain instantly.

Nix hadn’t said this batch was videos.

Rory walked over slowly, suspicion in her eyes. "Xarion... what were you watching?"

That didn’t sound like any ordinary "teaching video."

"I..." Xarion hid the device behind his back, lips pressing together. "I was watching... a tutorial."

Rory narrowed her eyes even more.

Did he think she was that naive?

What kind of tutorial made those kinds of sounds?

She truly hadn’t expected this from him. Was this what males watched during their rut?

In the end, she decided not to pry further. It was, after all, his private matter.

She picked up a pair of chopsticks from the counter.

"I’m just grabbing these. Nix finished cooking. Are you coming to eat?"

Her little cat really was the purest one.

Xarion obediently put away his light-brain and followed her outside.

***

Nearby, Lola Brandon’s companions had also finished preparing dinner. Lola carried her plate over to Rory and leaned in conspiratorially.

"Sis... I’ve noticed you’ve only bonded with my elder brother. You haven’t bonded with your other partners yet."

She lowered her voice. "Is it because... you don’t know how?"

Rory’s face flushed instantly. "Why would you ask that all of a sudden?"

Lola grinned.

"Because that partner of yours—Xarion—keeps trying to stick close to you. It’s obvious he wants to bond. But you look shy."

Which clearly meant she didn’t know how.

Lola opened her light-brain.

"It’s okay if you don’t know. I have tutorial videos. I’ll send them to you. You’ll understand as soon as you watch. It’s very simple!"