Volume 2, Chapter 35 – I’m not QB, I’m Xiao Ying~

Translator Note

QB here refers to Kyubey from Madoka Magica

Edit: I keep posting chapters on the wrong novel page… Shame on me, shame on me. 1 chapter unlocked.

Back at the guest house in Windward City…

The night had grown deep, and the evening’s welcoming banquet had finally come to a close. As the banquet concluded, the local nobles and wealthy merchants gradually departed the guest house, while the members of the Blackrose Family retired to their respective rooms for rest. The entire guest house subsequently fell into a state of silence.

Taking advantage of the quiet of the night,

Our Miss Yumo ‘stealthily’ left her room. Transforming into countless Blood Butterflies, she quickly arrived at another corner of the guest house. This was where Mengxi was currently being housed.

Through the efforts of the Blackrose Family, Miss Mengxi had been placed here as a casualty, waiting for members of the Ashurmos Church to come ‘claim’ her~

As for security, it was handled jointly by the Blackrose Family and the guards of Windward City.

After confirming there was no one around, Yumo reached Mengxi’s room and cautiously pushed the door open.

As the door swung wide, the beautiful silver-haired girl lying in a deep sleep on the bed was revealed before Yumo. At this moment, having been cared for by the guest house maids, Mengxi had already been stripped of her blood-stained clothes. Her body had been cleaned, and she had been changed into a set of simple white cotton pajamas.

Of course, the quality of these pajamas could not be compared to the lace sleepwear Yumo had previously provided, but within the territory of Windward City, they were considered high-quality.

The entire bedroom was quite upscale.

It was evident that while the people of Windward City were hostile toward the Ashurmos Church, they were still meticulous in their treatment of the Chosen Maiden. Considering that the prince of the Snownight Empire had previously fired a Magic Fission Bomb at Mengxi, Yumo had been worried that Mengxi might face an assassination attempt from the imperial faction.

Looking at things now, she had been worrying over nothing. The previous bombardment was likely the third prince acting on his own initiative, and now the Snownight royals were actively negotiating with the Red Lotus Leaf Empire ¹ The author wrote 红莲也帝国 (hóng lián yě dìguó, Red Lotus “too/also” Empire) instead of 红莲叶帝国 (hóng lián yè dìguó, Red Lotus Leaf Empire), most likely a typo. Can you spot the difference? Just goes to show how a slight change in tone can mess up a word’s meaning in Chinese, althought it is quite a bit easier to notice in written form. and the Ashurmos Church…

‘Hmm, the environment seems quite decent… however, the service doesn’t seem to be quite up to par?’

Seeing that Mengxi’s upper body was exposed and not properly covered by the blanket, Miss Yumo couldn’t help but show a hint of displeasure.

‘Even though there’s heating in the room, if she doesn’t cover up well, she might still catch a cold!’

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At that thought, Yumo slowly sat down by Mengxi’s bedside and carefully tucked the silver-haired girl in…

‘Wait, is the aura of divine power around here getting denser again? Hmm, it looks like Mengxi really is about to recover.’

Thinking of this, Yumo gave a relieved smile.

Afterward, Miss Yumo slowly raised her hand to stroke Mengxi’s fair and tender little face. Feeling the bouncy texture of the cheek, Yumo couldn’t help but let out a bitter smile.

The thought that she might never again encounter the little girl who used to act cute, cling to her, and call her “big sister” made Yumo feel a slight twinge of sadness.

However, there was no helping it. After all, the female lead had to recover eventually and return to the church. She couldn’t stay in a child-like state forever…

Yet, recalling Mengxi’s strange behavior back in the bath, Yumo couldn’t help but frown again. There were moments when she doubted whether the girl had actually regressed to a child…

Therefore, to be safe, Yumo called Shuoyue and had her use a false dream to overwrite Mengxi’s experiences during this period.

This way, even if she had been faking it, Mengxi would not remember her.

And if she wasn’t faking it, this would prevent her from recalling these days. After all, Yumo was also worried that if Mengxi remembered her kindness, she might not be able to bring herself to attack Yumo in the future~

But regardless, she should do her best~

‘You still have a long road ahead of you, little cutie~’

With a slight smile, Yumo playfully pinched Mengxi’s cheek. However, while pinching, Yumo still kept a vigilant eye on the silver-haired girl, terrified she might suddenly open her eyes again. Having been startled several times already, Yumo had developed a faint psychological shadow.

After visiting the female lead, Yumo slowly stood up.

Of course, Yumo didn’t plan on returning to her original room. Instead, she followed her original plan and went to the living room. After all, once Mengxi woke up in a few days, she intended to continue accompanying her growth in the role of the slave girl. The current female lead wasn’t strong enough yet; she still had a long and difficult path ahead~

‘Oh, right, I also have to help her resolve some of the internal troubles within the Ashurmos Church.’

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‘Well then, goodbye, big sister~’

Using the tone of the previous slave girl, Yumo spoke playfully in her heart.

Afterward, Yumo carefully closed the bedroom door.

Returning to the living room, Yumo transformed back into a delicate pink-haired little girl after a flash of crimson Shadow Essence light.

However, once she withdrew her power, Yumo quickly discovered a very embarrassing problem.

‘Ugh, I forgot to change my clothes.’

Glancing down at her petite frame and the black formal dress that had become extremely ill-fitting due to her body shrinking, a look of embarrassment inevitably surfaced on Yumo’s small face.

‘Forget it, I’ll go back and change first~ Anyway, the people outside are all from the Blackrose Family…’

With Miss Yumo’s departure, silence once again returned to the bedroom.

The girl lying on the bed still kept her eyes tightly shut, showing no signs of waking.

Evidently, this time Mengxi did not bolt upright like before, but instead remained submerged in the world of dreams.

However, while Mengxi showed no reaction, another entity in the room began to stir. After confirming that Yumo had left, a gentle golden light suddenly rippled from Mengxi’s chest~

As the golden light shone, Mengxi’s already full chest swelled even further, reaching an enviable size.

Of course, this wasn’t a sudden second puberty for Mengxi’s chest…

In the next moment, as the light dissipated, the blanket covering Mengxi’s chest was suddenly pushed aside.

A cute creature with ruby eyes and a pure white body, looking like a cross between a cat and a rabbit, sat perched upon Mengxi’s chest.

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“Good grief, that almost scared me to death…”

‘I thought I was going to be discovered!’

‘Holy crap, that woman actually came to Windward City too? How on earth did she get in!’

The creature named Xiao Ying, who bore a striking resemblance to QB, panted with lingering fear.

If she hadn’t seen the red light flashing outside the bedroom just in time and hidden back in Mengxi’s spiritual world as she had before, she would have run right into that woman!

Even though that woman hadn’t made a move against Mengxi for some reason, who knew if she would attack her! After all, her body was entirely constructed from the Goddess’s divine power!

One could say that to an Abyssal Demon, her body came with a built-in taunt. If caught, she would almost certainly be swallowed whole.

Precisely because of this, she had been holding her breath and hiding in Mengxi’s spiritual world the entire time they were in the Deepwinter Forest! It wasn’t until today, when she could no longer feel that invisible, terrifying pressure, that she dared to sneak out of Mengxi’s body.

Of course, Xiao Ying’s mind was currently a mess of complicated thoughts.

At first, she thought the Abyssal Demon intended to keep Mengxi imprisoned within the Deepwinter Forest.

To her surprise, once she came out to observe after sensing no other presence nearby, she discovered with astonishment that they had returned to human territory—they were back in Windward City! Although she didn’t know why that terrifying woman had let them go, Xiao Ying was ecstatic to realize they were back in human lands!

Well, even though she was almost caught just now, thankfully she was quick-witted and hid in time!

That was a close one, a close one…

If anything had really happened, how could she have explained it to Lady Lin Ling…

Forget it, don’t think about that for now.

The important thing was Mengxi’s physical condition!

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After letting out a long sigh, the little QB-like creature focused its attention on Mengxi’s pretty face once more. A faint golden divine power gradually gathered around Xiao Ying and covered Mengxi’s body. Upon confirming that Mengxi was fine, Xiao Ying felt a wave of relief.

However, in the next instant, a flicker of gravity crossed her red eyes.

‘This… what is this?’

‘Miss Mengxi’s spirit has been covered by some kind of energy?! This… this is Shadow Essence?!’

The moment she realized this, Xiao Ying’s face filled with indignation, and she let out a cold snort in a tone that suggested she had expected as much.

“Hmph~”

‘I knew that woman was up to no good! There was no way she would just send Miss Mengxi back to human society like that! They really did tamper with Miss Mengxi’s memories!’

‘They want to turn Miss Mengxi into one of their own, don’t they?!’

‘And then destroy the Ashurmos Church and the human resistance from the inside!’

‘Hehe, as expected of an Abyssal Demon, truly despicable!’

But…

In the next moment, bursts of dense golden light suddenly erupted around Xiao Ying and slowly poured into Mengxi’s mind!

“Hmph! As long as I’m here, it’s impossible for your plan to succeed!”

‘Even though my physical combat strength is low, my mental power is terrifying~’

Thus, under the continuous cleansing of Xiao Ying’s golden divine power, the power left behind by Shuoyue inside Mengxi’s body was gradually worn away until nothing remained…