Volume 3, Chapter 46 – That Bad Woman?! Who Is She!!

The Abyssal Lord’s avatar attacked Clavino, causing countless Corrupted Beasts to run rampant.

Even though these monsters had already been annihilated due to Bai Lianyue’s intervention, the entire city of Clavino remained on high alert. After carefully evading multiple checkpoints, Bai Lianyue, who had transformed back into Lianna’s form, returned to a high-rise building in the western district.

This place was the residence that Greemir had arranged for her and her daughter in the capital.

Although the sudden embrace in the alley left Bai Lianyue confused, it didn’t stop the Malevolence lady from hurrying home to comfort her dear Ai’er.

The Abyssal Lord’s attack indeed hadn’t reached the auction area where Ailiya was located.

But when Polarvitan released his power at the end, that vast curse energy had enveloped the entire capital. The Divine-Graced Maiden was naturally extremely sensitive to curse power, and Bai Lian worried… that Polarvitan’s unbridled violent aura might frighten her child.

Therefore, Bai Lianyue didn’t linger outside for long, instead quickly returning to their residence.

As soon as she stepped into the building, Bai Lianyue frowned in puzzlement.

“Hm?”

She saw that Greemir, the Covenant’s Celestial Augur Knight who had accompanied them for quite some time, was now sitting dejectedly on the lobby sofa. With a bruised face, he stared vacantly at the ceiling, constantly muttering under his breath. Due to his extreme dejection, this blonde man who was usually extremely attentive in Bai Lianyue’s presence didn’t even notice her arrival.

With her extraordinary senses, Bai Lianyue could still hear a little of what he was saying.

For example: “Lost again.” “Can’t even beat a robber.” “Embarrassed myself again.” “I can’t do anything…”

And various other obscure and difficult-to-understand words that left the Malevolence lady completely baffled.

“What has this young man just experienced?”

Although curious, Bai Lianyue chose to wave and leave. After all, the Malevolence lady wasn’t some overly compassionate do-gooder with any interest in consoling him like a caring older sister.

Soon after, Bai Lianyue took the elevator to the seventh floor, where she and Ailiya resided.

Cautiously poking her head out of the elevator, Bai Lianyue carefully looked into the apartment.

“Ai’er, Mommy’s home~”

Before she finished speaking, Miss Bai’s pupils suddenly contracted.

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Because she discovered that her daughter had wrapped herself into a little ball with the blanket, curled up in a corner not far away. Her pretty little face was full of resentment, and there were faint tear marks visible around her cherry-colored eyes.

All around her body, waves of dark energy were emanating.

Obviously, Ailiya was not in a good mood.

Seeing this scene, Bai Lianyue’s heart immediately skipped a beat.

“Umm?!”

Seeing her daughter in this state, Bai Lianyue felt a surge of worry. She hurriedly ran to the corner, knelt beside the silver-haired girl, and concernedly patted Ailiya’s head through the blanket.

“Ai’er, Ai’er?”

“Hmm?”

Hearing this, Ailiya’s slightly moist eyes looked toward the Malevolence lady.

“Mommy’s back?”

“Mm-hmm. What’s wrong with Ai’er? Not feeling well?”

“N-nothing’s wrong.”

Meeting Bai Lianyue’s concerned gaze, Ailiya hurriedly wiped away her tears and shook her head repeatedly, trying to hide her dejection.

The reason for Ailiya’s dejection was quite simple…

It was all because of that masked woman from earlier.

Teasing her, bullying her… and stealing the diary she had bought at the auction! Even forcing her to… wuwuwu!!

Recalling her experience in the basement a little, Ailiya’s face flushed red. An unprecedented sense of humiliation continuously surged into her heart, causing Ailiya to grip the blanket tightly.

That bad woman! Just wait until I find out who you are! If I do, this young lady will definitely get revenge! Hmph!

Ailiya grumbled viciously in her heart.

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As she grumbled more, Ailiya’s expression became increasingly gloomy, which naturally made Bai Lianyue even more worried.

“What exactly happened? Tell Mommy about it?”

“Enmm…”

Ailiya bit her lip.

Ailiya was a girl with a very strong sense of self-esteem and cared greatly about saving face.

Being teased and bullied by a stranger, and even forced to touch herself in front of them? Ailiya was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

But since Bai Lianyue had asked so concernedly, Ailiya felt she should say something.

So, Ailiya slightly averted her gaze nervously and answered softly:

“It’s just because… I was worried about Mommy.”

“Worried?”

“Yes. That aura just now was so frightening. I was constantly afraid that Mommy… might get hurt.”

Hearing this, Bai Lianyue was first stunned, then continued to rub Ailiya’s head with a mixture of helplessness and guilt. Undoubtedly, Bai Lianyue didn’t doubt her daughter’s words.

“I’m sorry for worrying you. But Ai’er, rest assured, Mommy is fine~”

Patting her two chest buns, Bai Lianyue smiled confidently.

“See~ Mommy is perfectly fine~”

Saying this, to reassure Ailiya, Bai Lianyue stood up and twirled around in front of Ailiya as if showing off her figure.

“No need to worry unnecessarily. This situation is different from back then. This time we weren’t dealing with the complete Abyssal Lord, just Pona… Polarvitan’s power avatar. Dealing with that kind of avatar, I couldn’t possibly get hurt~. You silly child~”

With a slight smile, Bai Lian also pinched Ailiya’s little cheek.

“DS…”

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Being called “silly” by Lianyue still made Ailiya a bit unhappy.

But seeing that she had managed to address the issue, the silver-haired girl didn’t dwell on it further.

“Fine, as long as Mommy is okay… Huh? What’s that?”

While responding, Ailiya’s gaze inevitably focused on Bai Lianyue’s chest. Since Bai Lianyue was wearing a slightly low-cut dress for the auction, the whiteness of her chest was quite eye-catching.

Of course, Ailiya, who was already accustomed to squeezing those breasts, wasn’t paying attention to Lianyue’s milk buns.

But rather, that book wedged between the two buns?

Wasn’t that the thing that bad woman had stolen earlier?

“The Alabaster Sovereign’s Diary? How did it end up with Mommy?”

“Alabaster Sovereign’s Diary?”

Bai Lianyue blinked her eyes and looked at her own chest in puzzlement.

Since Lianna’s form had breasts that weren’t as full as her elf form, the book that had been well-hidden was now exposed.

“This isn’t a diary~”

Pointing at the book between her breasts, Bai Lianyue explained earnestly:

“This is the White Horizon Sword – Snow Mercy. It’s a super powerful divine artifact! This is just a disguise it simulates normally.”

After saying this, the slow-to-realize Bai tilted her head in confusion again:

“Ai’er, you recognize this book?”

“Yes.”

Ailiya nodded:

“I bought it earlier from the auction for eight hundred thousand Sol. Then earlier in the basement, this book… enmm, suddenly flew away on its own.”

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Ailiya omitted the part about the bad woman.

Then, the silver-haired girl looked at Bai Lianyue with a puzzled gaze:

“How did it end up with Mommy?”

“Uh.”

After being locked in her daughter’s suspicious gaze, Bai Lianyue shuddered slightly and scratched her head awkwardly.

Obviously, the fact that she herself was the Alabaster Sovereign and that Snow Mercy had actively sought her out was something the Malevolence lady didn’t want to tell Ailiya.

Bai Lianyue was also someone who cared about her reputation. As a Malevolence, she naturally didn’t have any good reputation to speak of now, but as the former Alabaster Sovereign, she had been a great hero in the human world. She wanted to preserve the Alabaster Sovereign’s reputation and not let it be associated with Malevolence.

At the same time, the Alabaster Sovereign was still Ai’er’s “idol.” If Ai’er knew that her idol had actually transformed into a Malevolence? She would probably be very disappointed…

Finally, there was one more point.

If Ai’er and the others knew that this “mother” who took care of them every day, had seen them completely naked, and even breastfed them… had once been a man? Would Ai’er and the others be angry?

Some strange worries floated into Bai Lianyue’s mind, leaving the Malevolence lady momentarily stunned, not knowing how to answer.

This reaction, however, made Ailiya even more suspicious.

Filled with doubt, Ailiya slowly leaned forward, wanting to ask more questions.

Just then, Ailiya sniffed with her nose and caught a familiar scent from Bai Lianyue.

Hmm? This fragrance is?

The next moment, Ailiya pouted, and the doubt in her cherry-colored eyes was suddenly replaced by dissatisfaction and resentment. Raising her hand to directly pat Bai Lianyue’s cheek, Ailiya asked with a gloomy expression:

“Mommy! What relationship do you have with that bad woman?!”

Bai Lianyue: Eh??!!