Volume 2, Chapter 37 – Sleeping Together

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At this moment, Miss Yumo had no inkling that Mengxi had already awakened, nor did she realize she was being watched.

After transforming into the form of the little pink-haired girl from before, Yumo had slipped into a motionless state of deep contemplation to pass the tedious night hours. Her consciousness entered her mental space as she began to ponder several serious questions.

First?

It was the matter of her identity.

She had already gained a significant amount of favorability with Mengxi using this pink-haired girl persona. Now that the other girl had awakened, she would likely be even more moved to find Yumo waiting for her in the living room! When the time came, staying by Mengxi’s side to help her grow would certainly not be a problem! At the very least, Mengxi would definitely agree to it!

However, the problem lay with the Ashurmos Church. Based on the intelligence provided by Xiao and the previous reactions of Boluo Ge and his companions, it wasn’t hard to judge that the Ashurmos Church harbored extreme contempt for slaves. The church’s high-ranking officials would likely not allow a ‘lowly’ existence like her to remain beside the noble Chosen Maiden.

‘Hmm, really now. If I had known, I wouldn’t have used the “slave” identity back then! Now I’ve created a mess…’

Aside from the identity issue, there was another matter that required careful consideration.

How should she handle the girl who had received her power—the original model for her current appearance?

She had initially thought that the girl would most likely fail after receiving her power. But according to the feedback from Li Yu, the rampaging Shadow Essence within the cocoon seemed to be gradually stabilizing.

If that was the case, she might truly become the seventh demon king tier existence. A demon king tier who possessed a Holy Light Body, no less.

The girl surviving was indeed a good thing, but it brought a headache for Yumo: the issue of education.

Unlike those children who were spirit beasts or magical beasts from the start, this young girl was a genuine human. She had more of her own thoughts, and she might even harbor an innate hatred for Abyssal Demons. Such a girl would likely be difficult to control in the future.

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Furthermore, there was a question that made Yumo quite conflicted: the matter of watching the house.

After all, this was the first time in over five hundred years that she would be leaving the Deepwinter Forest for such a long period. Just thinking about those three little ones responsible for managing the Abyssal Demons made Yumo feel a strange sense of unease.

‘Hmm, Li Yu and the others? They should be fine, right?’

They wouldn’t cause any major trouble, would they?

…

Hm?!

Just as Yumo was worrying about the children in the forest, a familiar scent of jasmine suddenly rushed into her nose. Then, a pair of delicate, warm little hands wrapped around Miss Yumo from behind, and two soft, white mounds pressed firmly against her back.

Although this ‘attacker’ didn’t use any strength and harbored no hostility, being suddenly pulled into someone’s embrace still gave Yumo a shock and she immediately broke out of her motionless statue mode! She looked with some surprise at the silver-haired girl pressing against her cheek.

!?

“Meng…”

No, she couldn’t call her that; they weren’t in the wooden cabin right now. Realizing this, Yumo immediately adjusted her tone and expression, speaking slowly with a timid and feigned ‘pleasant surprise’.

“Big… Big Sister?! You… you’re awake!!”

Hearing Miss Yumo’s act of acting cute and seeing the adorable face of the pink-haired girl filled with excitement and joy, Mengxi gave a very gentle and slightly meaningful sweet smile.

Without a doubt, Mengxi’s goddess-like features combined with such a sweet smile were enough to melt anyone’s heart. Even Yumo felt her heart warm slightly.

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However…

‘Why do I feel a chill?’

Despite it being such a beautiful smile, Miss Yumo felt an inexplicable shiver run through her entire body. Before Yumo could figure out what was going on, her body was suddenly lifted into the air!

?!?

“Eh?!” Yumo let out a soft cry of surprise. “Big… Big Sister?! What are you doing?”

Clearly, the currently miniaturized Yumo had been picked up directly from her chair by Mengxi.

In response to Yumo’s exclamation, Mengxi said quite calmly, “It’s cold outside. You’ll catch a cold resting on the chair. Come to the bedroom. Besides, I’m missing a bolster.”

?!!

“Huh? A… bolster? Big Sister, what do you mean by that?”

However, before Yumo could finish her sentence, Mengxi quite forcefully pulled the pink-haired girl into her arms. Then she carried her into the room, closed the door, dragged her onto the bed, stripped off her outer coat, tucked her under the covers, and hugged the girl tightly.

The entire sequence of movements was performed in one smooth motion. By the time Miss Yumo reacted, she had been locked firmly onto the bed by Mengxi, having completely become a bolster.

‘Ah, this…’

Looking at the beautiful silver-haired girl beside her who had already closed her eyes and quickly fallen asleep, and feeling that rhythmic breathing, Yumo couldn’t help but look on with a stunned expression.

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Well, although it was a good thing that the female lead didn’t mind her and was even willing to hug her to sleep, which at least showed that her previous efforts to build favoribilityhad paid off, why did this situation feel so familiar?

This was exactly how Mengxi had hugged her back in the Deepwinter Forest!

Ugh, could it be that Mengxi naturally had this habit of hugging someone while sleeping?

‘Hmm… whatever. Since that’s the case, I’ll just satisfy her. After all, my current setting is a “weak and delicate” little girl, and I can’t resist anyway.’

Since she couldn’t resist? Then she might as well enjoy it~

Miss Yumo thought very optimistically. Thus, enveloped in Mengxi’s jasmine-scented body fragrance, Yumo slowly returned to her mental space to resume her thoughts on various important issues. Because of this, the pink-haired girl Yumo had transformed into slowly fell into a ‘deep sleep’. She became a truly professional bolster, leaning into Mengxi’s embrace without moving an inch.

In this manner, time passed minute by minute.

…

…

It wasn’t until nearly an hour later, after confirming that Yumo had truly entered ‘statue mode’, that Mengxi, who had been feigning sleep for a long time, slowly opened her beautiful pale-purple eyes. She carefully scrutinized the pink-haired girl before her.

Although the appearance was completely different from the black-haired girl she knew…

‘As expected, it’s the same person~’

Thinking of this, Mengxi couldn’t help but smile slightly.

It seemed that Sister Yumo really was approaching her intentionally. She had even disguised herself as a little girl to stay by her side? Her acting was actually quite good. Unfortunately, there were certain details…

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Upon realizing the truth, Mengxi wasn’t angry; instead, a playful smile crossed her face.

‘Sister Yumo? Just what is it that you want to do?’

Mengxi still didn’t know Yumo’s purpose. The only thing Mengxi could be certain of was that this humanoid Abyssal Demon held no hostility toward her and even took great care of her.

In that case, since she couldn’t do anything to her even if she exposed her, she might as well let her stay by her side and see if she could figure out her true intention.

Furthermore, although Yumo might retain some humanity, Mengxi wasn’t sure yet of her attitude toward other Abyssal Demons. Since she was different from the others, Mengxi might as well try to bring her completely over to the human side. To achieve that, building up her favorability was quite necessary.

If she could max out Yumo’s favorability, she might be able to use it to induce her to help in future battles against the Abyssal Demons! If that happened, the difficulty of defeating the Abyssal Demons would surely decrease significantly!

And finally, there was the most crucial point.

‘Sigh, my naive Sister Yumo~’

‘Don’t you know that after you enter your “dazed” state, a portion of Shadow Essence faintly leaks out from the surface of your body?’

‘To me, this power is a massive supplement~’

Thinking of this, Mengxi hugged the ‘sleeping’ pink-haired girl even more tightly, pressing against her as much as possible, just like their situation back in the wooden cabin.

In this close contact, the Shadow Essence that unconsciously leaked from Yumo’s body flowed continuously into Mengxi. The stunning silver-haired girl couldn’t help but reveal a satisfied smile.

‘Thanks for the treat~’