Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires

"Why are you grinning like an idiot?" Lily asked as her gaze fell on Zaroth.

Before Zaroth could even respond, Zack's eyes suddenly narrowed as realization hit him.

"Wait a second, you were alone with the chairwoman, right? What did you do?"

Zaroth's grin widened even more as he spoke.

"I got a date!"

"Wha-" Lily opened her mouth to say something in disbelief, but no words came out.

"Congrats!" Zack patted him on the back. "But how the hell did you accomplish that?"

"Luck, I guess," he admitted.

"When is the date taking place?" Roran asked.

"Today at 20:00."

Roran narrowed his eyes. "Then you don't have a lot of time. Do you have a plan?"

"No..." he admitted as he glanced at Roran and Lily. "You are a couple, so I hoped you two would be able to give me some tips."

Roran furrowed his eyebrows. "Listen now—"

"Gladly!" Lily interrupted her boyfriend.

"Hey, discuss this with me before you start making such decisions!" Roran complained.

"He needs our help! There is no way we are leaving our friend hanging!"

"This is not what I was saying..." Roran grunted with frustration as he looked at Zaroth.

"From now on, you will listen to what I and Lily say, understood?"

Zaroth nodded in affirmation. "I will be in your care."

"Leave the suit to me!" Zack proclaimed proudly.

It seemed that his friends were planning to turn him into a gentleman overnight.

*****

As they had more important matters to attend to, they skipped the rest of the lectures.

Zaroth had now found himself in the assigned apartment of Roran and Lily as they taught him the dining etiquette.

"Listen here," Roran spoke coldly as Zaroth listened intensely.

"As Elysia is older than you, in her early-thirties, she would expect a certain level of maturity from her partner."

He lifted his finger in the air.

"As such, no matter what situation befalls you, you have to always act as if the predicament has been expected and is just a minor incident."

He made his voice sound harsh to drive the point into Zaroth's head.

"For instance, let's say you trip and fall. An immature person would get embarrassed and show worry on his face. This is what you don't want to do. The correct action would be to get up, brush off the dirt if any got on your clothes, and carry on like nothing happened. If you want to lighten the mood, you could even make fun of yourself a little. This will show that you have a good sense of humor and don't take things too seriously."

Zaroth was sitting in a chair as he listened to Roran explaining.

He suddenly felt a pinch behind him, so he turned his head back.

There Lily was, pushing with her hand on his back.

"Stretch out your back as much as you can!"

"But—"

"No buts! Do it!" Lily interrupted him, and he obeyed as he straightened his back as much as possible.

"No matter what you do, always keep your back as straight as an arrow. Do not slouch, no matter if you're walking or sitting, understood?"

"Yes!"

"Now puff out your chest!" Roran joined in.

In response, Zaroth took a deep breath and made his chest fill with air.

"Good. Now this is how you will be from now on. Later on the date, this will give off the impression like you are bigger than you are and show confidence, which is also what a mature person would do!"

As Roran finished speaking, he placed a bowl filled with water on the table.

"Imagine this is soup. Now we will teach you how to eat elegantly!"

Zaroth was already getting overwhelmed, but he couldn't help but feel grateful to his friends as they helped him learn how to act.

After all, most of his life he had spent outside the big cities in a small village, struggling to survive, so he lacked the basic sense for a lot of things.

"Straighten the back!" Lily commanded as she pushed her hand against his back again.

"Yes, ma'am!"

*****

Five hours later, the date was rapidly approaching.

Zaroth was getting tired, so he drank coffee. It was true that it was late for coffee, but he didn't care as he would need all the energy for the upcoming date.

His bracelet shined as he received a message from Zack.

"It seems that Zack has found the necessary things," Zaroth spoke as he glanced at Roran and Lily.

"Alright then, it's time we go. Remember the things you learned up until now!" Roran spoke, and Lily nodded in agreement.

They headed outside. The first thing Zack had done was make a reservation for a barber for Zaroth.

"So, what do you want?" the barber asked as he glanced at Zaroth.

Before Zaroth could even open his mouth, Lily spoke,

"Make him irresistibly attractive to a woman in her thirties!" she commanded.

The barber's eyes shined as he grinned. "Leave it to me!"

He was going to make a masterpiece of Zaroth.

*****

Zaroth was looking at himself in the mirror and couldn't help but muse, "Wow, I really look good."

"Next, take a shower!" Lily spoke, and he obeyed as he took one in his apartment.

After he was done and dried himself, he was left in his underwear.
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"And last step!" Zack spoke as he opened a suit case he had been carrying.

Zaroth's eyes widened as he saw the suit that Zack had bought. It seemed his friend really was loaded.

"God," Zaroth muttered as he glanced at the mirror.

It was like he had completely and utterly transformed.

His back was straight as an arrow, his hair was neatly cut, and he wore a raven-black suit with a white shirt and a green tie that matched his eyes.

He looked at the time. It was 19:20.

He would have to go, as he knew it was a bad idea to arrive after his date.

"I am off!" he spoke as he was about to head to the restaurant, but Lily stopped him.

"Wait!"

He raised an eyebrow. "Hm? What is it?"

Without response, she got closer and put a beautiful crimson rose in the lapel of the suit.

"Now you are ready, go, and don't you dare make a fool of yourself!"

Zaroth glanced at his friends, and before he realized it, his eyes had teared up a bit. 'When did I acquire such nice friends?' he asked himself.

He bowed deeply to hide the few tears that had begun to fall.

"Thank you for the help!" he spoke firmly.

"That is what friends do. Now go, and don't you dare fumble the date!" Roran said.

"There is no way I won't help you when you're going for the chairwoman herself, man!" Zack proclaimed as he smiled.

"It's not bad to think for something other than combat, I guess," Lily scoffed.

Zaroth thanked them again as he exited the room.

This was going to be a night that Elysia wouldn't forget.

He knew that there probably wouldn't be a second chance, so he was going to make use of the opportunity, even if it killed him!

With each step he took, he carried a faint echo. His hands trembled a little as he got nervous, and his heart began to race fast.

'Relax, you have tamed a mythical dragon and killed the master of two Epic beasts. There is no need to worry about a little date, is there?' Luna reassured.

He smiled faintly as his hands calmed down.

"Oh god, he is hot!"

"Is he a model?"

"I want to go and talk to him!"

Waiting before the entrance of the restaurant, Zaroth was able to hear murmurs around him as people were staring at him—mostly women with amazement in their eyes.

But Zaroth didn't pay them any attention... because these women couldn't even hold a candle against the woman he was going after.

He shifted his gaze to look at the time. It was 19:59.

The second the clock hit 20:00, he felt a certain pair of eyes on him.

He glanced in that direction, and his eyes widened in awe as he muttered,

"Elysia..."