sbdcsierra Vol 2. Chapter 25: Falling Asleep
Vol 2. Chapter 25: Falling Asleep
“Yumo, why are you so good to me?”
Mengxi still rested her head on Yumo’s shoulder.
While staring at the palm of her right hand, she slowly asked the question.
Yet her tone...
Contained neither curiosity, nor confusion, nor that innocent purity she had shown before. It was indescribably indifferent. So indifferent that it made Yumo feel slightly uncomfortable.
The black-haired girl's brows furrowed unconsciously as she looked at the silver-haired girl beside her with confusion.
Honestly speaking,
Some of Mengxi's behavior today had left Yumo completely baffled.
“Why are you suddenly asking that?”
After hearing Yumo's question, Mengxi raised her head again and suddenly met Yumo's crimson eyes.
Yet at this moment, the light purple eyes had returned to their former innocence. Her curious gaze blinked like stars in the night sky, captivating to behold.
“Just curious~”
The indifferent feeling in her voice vanished instantly, replaced by thick curiosity and an innocence that made it impossible to guard against...
?!
Hm?
Looking at the pure girl who could practically be called the embodiment of cuteness, Yumo froze slightly. Her crimson eyes were filled with confusion and suspicion.
Just now...
‘Was that my imagination?’
Yumo couldn't help wondering.
But...
Why was she so good to her?
Did children often ask questions like this?
Looking into those crystal-clear, amethyst-like eyes, Yumo pursed her lips slightly.
As for why...
Enmm, if she had to say it, wasn't it because you were the heroine?
You've been so weak lately. If I don't take proper care of you and something happens to you, then who will kill me, the final boss, in the future?!
I spent such a long time before finally finding you, Child of Destiny~
Of course I have to take good care of you~
However...
Those words didn't seem suitable to tell this child directly.
Better answer with something children would like to hear.
Thinking so, Yumo regained her composure. She rubbed the little girl's head and smiled gently.
“Because, Mengxi, you're very obedient and very cute, and big sister likes you very much. Besides, to be honest, you're very important to me too.”
“Im-important?”
“That's right~”
“Why?”
“Enmmm, well...”
Yumo raised a finger to her lips and mischievously stuck out her tongue.
“As for that, you guess~”
“Wuuu, Yumo is mean!”
“Hehe~”
Yumo revealed a naughty expression and playfully flicked Mengxi's forehead.
“As for why, I'll tell you in the future~”
Though...
There probably won't be a chance for that...
Yumo muttered regretfully to herself.
“Wuu, alright...”
Seeing that Yumo didn't want to elaborate, Mengxi stopped asking and obediently leaned against her again.
However, there was now a trace of disappointment visible on the silver-haired girl's delicate face.
Seeing this, Yumo raised an eyebrow and hurriedly changed the subject.
“Forget it, let's not talk about that. Little Mengxi, do you remember what you promised big sister earlier?”
“Hm? What?”
“Hehe, of course, taking your medicine~”
As she spoke, crimson Shadow of Silence Power rippled around Yumo once more. A golden pill appeared between her fingers.
It was none other than the Soul Forging Spiritual Medicine.
“Didn't we agree earlier? Big sister would bathe with you, and you'd obediently take your medicine~ Little Mengxi, you have to keep your promises.”
“Mmm, alright. It won't be bitter, right?”
Mengxi nodded reluctantly.
However,
Seeing that the heroine wasn't resisting anymore, Yumo sighed in relief. Carefully holding the pill, she brought it toward Mengxi's lips.
“Come, it won't be bitter. Enmm, if you're afraid, I'll feed you some extra candy afterward, alright?”
“Okay.”
“Mhm, Mengxi is such a good girl. Now then, ah~”
Yumo once again used the tone one would use to coax a child.
However,
Seeing the lingering unwillingness on Mengxi's face, Yumo thought she would need to coax her a little more.
Yet this time,
Her judgment was wrong.
Because the next moment, Mengxi directly put away her reluctant expression and obediently opened her sweet, enticing cherry lips toward Yumo.
“Ah~”
?!
Eh?
Seeing Mengxi not make a fuss and instead cooperate so readily, Yumo was startled.
After freezing briefly, she prepared to put the Soul Forging Spiritual Medicine into Mengxi's mouth.
However, before Yumo's hand could even move, Mengxi's little mouth proactively came forward.
Eh?!
The next instant,
Under Yumo's slightly stunned gaze, Mengxi suddenly performed a "cute tiger pounce," lunging straight at her and swallowing the golden pill between Yumo's thumb and index finger in one bite!
The sudden move left Yumo completely caught off guard.
However,
What Mengxi had taken into her mouth wasn't only the golden pill.
She had also taken Yumo's two fingers into her mouth.
Originally, Yumo wanted to say something.
After all, in her eyes, the girl was probably just throwing a little tantrum and wanted to bite her fingers as revenge.
But for the sake of the heroine's teeth, Yumo decided to comfort and stop her.
“Mengxi, um...”
However,
Before Yumo could say anything more, Mengxi slowly released her bite. After holding the golden pill in her mouth, she let go of Yumo's fingers.
Then the silver-haired girl tilted her adorable little head with a mischievous smile.
“Mengxi, what are you...”
“Eating candy~”
“Eh?!”
Mengxi's answer left Yumo bewildered.
Confusion flashed through her crimson eyes.
Seeing Yumo's dumbfounded expression, Mengxi seemed possessed by a little devil. She scooted right in front of Yumo, their noses nearly touching.
“Didn't Yumo say that after taking the medicine, I could have candy?”
“Th-that is true, but biting my hand and eating candy...”
“Because big sister's hand is very sweet~”
Mengxi said teasingly.
“Eh?”
Yumo froze.
Why did it feel like...
She was serious??
N-no, what am I thinking...
Looking at the fingers still covered in Mengxi's saliva, Yumo's cheeks unconsciously turned slightly red. Embarrassed, she flicked the girl's forehead.
“You silly girl, stop joking around!”
“Hehe~”
Mengxi simply smiled sweetly without saying anything.
And in the next moment,
Under Yumo's slightly stunned and shocked gaze, an irresistible wave of drowsiness suddenly assaulted Mengxi's mind, causing the silver-haired girl's body to sway unsteadily.
Hm?
Wh-what's happening?!
“Mengxi?”
Accompanied by Yumo's worried voice, the silver-haired girl slowly closed her eyes and collapsed into Yumo's embrace.
Seeing this, Yumo's pupils contracted sharply.
She hurriedly released a gentle wave of Shadow of Silence Power from within her body and examined Mengxi's condition.
Fortunately,
After checking, Yumo discovered that Mengxi's body was completely fine.
The reason she had suddenly fainted...
Was simply because her soul power had suddenly begun recovering at an enormous rate...
Hm?
‘Does that medicine also accelerate soul recovery?’
Yumo couldn't help asking inwardly.
However,
After pondering for a moment, Miss Yumo frowned and slowly looked toward the two fingers that were still stained with Mengxi's saliva. Her crimson eyes narrowed gradually.
This...
As the incarnation of the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons, the amount of Shadow of Silence Power within Yumo's body could only be described as terrifying.
For someone controlling such a vast amount of power, small increases or minor losses of Shadow of Silence Power usually went unnoticed.
But,
At this moment, Yumo didn't know whether it was merely an illusion.
Yet the area that had just been held in Mengxi's mouth...
Seemed to have lost a little Shadow of Silence Power.
Though insignificant to Yumo,
It really seemed to have decreased slightly...
And just as Yumo stared at her fingers in silent contemplation,
Ripples of energy suddenly appeared across the bathroom wall.
The next moment,
Wrapped in blue-golden Shadow of Silence Power, a beautiful blue-haired girl poked her head through the wall like a ghost. She opened her gorgeous light-golden eyes, still full of sleepiness.
After stretching lazily,
The blue-haired girl slowly passed through the wall and floated behind Yumo.
“Mommy, were you looking for Shuoyue?”