Volume 3, Chapter 58 – Extending a Helping Hand

“Help?!”

‘Hmm? What is happening?’

Upon hearing the child’s cry for help, Miss Yumo’s brow could not help but furrow. Seeing the white-haired little boy with a bleeding shoulder and tattered clothes, and meeting his brown eyes filled with a pleading gaze, Miss Yumo’s deep blue pupils suddenly constricted.

Although Yumo had made a decision in her heart when she left the house not to meddle in others’ business, looking at the injured child, she still could not bring herself to abandon him. In the next instant, Yumo kicked off with her small feet. Accompanying the cracking of the tile floor, Yumo suddenly transformed into a black shadow and arrived directly beside the white-haired little boy.

Under the envious gazes of many from the Blackrose Family behind her, Yumo caught the faltering boy and pulled him into her embrace. Feeling his shivering body and the emotion called fear permeating his surroundings, Miss Yumo spoke softly to comfort him.

“There, there, don’t be afraid…”

“…”

The boy did not respond. His limbs began to turn cold, and the light in his eyes gradually faded.

‘Hmm? His injuries are quite heavy…’

Unable to bear it, Miss Yumo quickly took out the divine healing medicine Tears of Nature from her spatial ring and dripped it into the boy’s mouth. As the divine medicine entered his mouth, the bloody hole on the boy’s shoulder gradually healed, his life force stopped draining, and he began to recover.

Seeing the little boy’s breathing stabilize and his wound stop bleeding, Miss Yumo let out a long sigh of relief. Then, the black-haired girl slowly turned her head, looking at the few jailers in blue standing frozen nearby with a cold gaze. Although she did not know what the child had done wrong, seeing a child treated this way before her made Miss Yumo quite displeased.

“What are you all doing?”

Hearing the coldness in her words and feeling the sharpness in the girl’s eyes, the five jailers who had chased after him all showed expressions of terror. Dekri, the warden leading them, could not help but clench his teeth. Originally, because he had been unable to catch the boy for so long, Dekri was already fuming with rage. Now, he was finally about to capture the target! Who would have thought someone would jump out halfway and interfere?

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‘Damn it!’ Dekri cursed inwardly.

But all he could do was curse a few times in his heart. After all, he knew very well that the person in front of him was an existence he absolutely could not afford to provoke.

‘Shit! Why would people from the Blackrose Family be here? And how could they ‘coincidentally’ encounter the runaway?! F*ck!’

If it were an ordinary person, Dekri would not hesitate to act and take the boy back. But if he faced the Blackrose Family? If he acted like that, he would probably be in a hurry to report to the King of the Underworld.

Since he couldn’t use force, he could only use his wits…

Thus, Dekri put on a fawning smile. “My apologies, my apologies for disturbing everyone’s outing. That tactless slave, I will take him back right away and won’t bother you further!”

“Slave?”

“Yes, yes, this is a slave newly purchased by our Coveport Marquis Mansion who hasn’t been properly disciplined yet.”

“You shoot to kill a slave directly?”

“No, no, we just wanted to stop him from running. Moreover, he is a slave who stole something from the Marquis Mansion, so being shot is his own fault.” As he spoke, Dekri bent his waist with a smile and walked toward Yumo. “So, young lady, please return that boy to us. We still have to take him back to report to the Marquis.”

“…”

Hearing this, Yumo’s pupils narrowed slightly, and a hint of suspicion surfaced within them. However, before Miss Yumo could say anything, Ed, who had gradually recovered under the healing of the Tears of Nature, showed an expression of extreme anger upon hearing Dekri’s words. Enduring the sharp pain in his shoulder, he struggled to turn around and looked at Dekri with eyes full of hatred.

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“You’re talking nonsense! I’m not some slave, and I would never steal your things!” After saying that, Ed turned back and looked at the black-haired sister behind him with a pleading gaze. Although he wasn’t quite sure who this sister was, judging from Dekri’s behavior, this woman’s status must be quite high. The only one on the scene who could save him might be this woman.

“Sister, please, save me! I am not a slave of their Marquis family at all. Look, I don’t even have a slave crest! Moreover, if I am taken back by him, my soul will be drained dry to be made into a ‘Soul Crystal’! Please, save me!…” As he spoke, the boy had already burst into tears.

Miss Yumo’s brow furrowed even more tightly. “Soul Crystal? Draining the soul?”

Hearing Yumo mention these terms, Dekri suddenly became panicked. After all, regarding the matter of creating ‘Soul Crystals’, the Marquis had given instructions that it must never be revealed. If this young lady before him spread the brat’s words, the consequences would be unimaginable… Thinking of this, Dekri hurriedly spoke to defend himself.

“No! Miss, do not believe that boy. He is full of lies! Our Coveport Marquis family is a famous noble family that has served the Emperor for decades! How could we possibly do such a cruel thing as draining souls?! Miss, you must never…”

“I’m not lying! You have over forty children locked up in the third level of the dungeon! I’ve already seen you drain the souls of five children with my own eyes!”

“Haha, seen it with your own eyes? You brat can really talk nonsense! Miss, you shouldn’t believe the words of a lowly slave, right?”

“Sister, you must believe me! These people are truly beasts. They are indeed doing these things, right inside the dungeon!”

“Haha, what a joke. You brat, I think you’ve gone mad! I advise you not to talk nonsense anymore! Otherwise, later you will…”

…

In this manner, Dekri’s ‘defensive’ voice and Ed’s crying voice continuously entered Miss Yumo’s ears, causing the black-haired girl’s brow to furrow more and more. After watching the two argue for a moment, a dangerous red light appeared in Miss Yumo’s eyes as she could no longer stand it.

“Enough…”

The girl’s cold voice suddenly rang out, directly making the sophistical Dekri tremble. A drop of cold sweat involuntarily flowed down from his forehead. Although the black-haired girl did not mobilize her power, the simple gaze of her eyes contained an indescribable icy chill, suddenly making Dekri feel a shiver down his spine. His words came to a dead stop.

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However, very soon, Dekri gathered his courage again and pointed at the dirty little boy in Yumo’s arms with ‘righteous indignation’.

“Miss, you really have to believe me. Everything this brat said is to escape punishment; he is just fooling you! Our Coveport Marquis is a famous prominent family! How could we possibly lie to you…”

However, before Dekri could finish his sentence, Miss Yumo’s patience had completely run out. Directly ignoring the nonsense of Dekri and his subordinates, Yumo glanced at the Black Knight beside her.

“Please make them be quiet.”

“Yes, Lady Yumo.”

Upon receiving the instruction, a brilliant smile instantly split across the large mouth beneath the Black Knight’s helmet. After all, opportunities to show off his skills in front of Lady Yumo were not common.

In the next moment, under the shocked gazes of Dekri and the others, a burly knight in black armor walked toward them while rubbing his hands together. A terrifying aura and a grim killing intent exploded without reservation from within the black-armored knight, directly making Dekri’s legs tremble.

“Hey!… Hey! You, you… you, you, you… what do you want to do?! Wait?!… Don’t come over here! I am from the Coveport Marquis family, you cannot…”

Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, an iron fist rapidly enlarged right in front of Dekri’s eyes…

The Blackrose Family always had an excellent tradition, which was being happy to help others. Seeing Dekri speak so much, this Black Knight acted because he couldn’t bear to let the other party’s throat get dry from speaking so much. Thus, he had no choice but to take action.

…

“Boom~”

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After several loud bangs, the bruised and swollen Dekri wobbled a few times before falling to the ground and fainting with stars in his eyes. The other members of the Coveport family were also frightened by the sight before them. They all shut their mouths and squatted in the corner, shivering, deeply afraid of becoming the Black Knight’s next ‘service’ target.

Seeing that no one continued to be noisy, Miss Yumo shifted her attention back to the little boy, Ed, in her arms.

“Child, I believe you are not lying. So, what exactly happened? Tell me all about it.” Stroking the little boy’s head, Yumo spoke softly.

Feeling the concern in the girl’s words and the indescribable warmth from her palm, tears fell uncontrollably from the corners of Ed’s eyes like pearls from a broken string. Unlike the tears shed out of fear before, the reason Ed was crying now was due to other emotions… Looking at this big sister who had extended a helping hand to him in despair and was willing to believe his words, a thick feeling of gratitude spread wildly within Ed’s young heart. The image of the black-haired girl also became grand in Ed’s mind…

‘Really, what a familiar scene.’

Looking at Miss Yumo rescuing the child, Saibok, who had been silently watching the scene for a long time behind her, could not help but show a smile full of deep emotion after exchanging a look with Qiu Mingtong. After all, when they were still young, they had also experienced this familiar scene.

Recalling his past experiences, Saibok could not help but show a slightly jealous expression. ‘Haha, I really envy you, kid, being able to feel Lady Yumo’s embrace…’

Although he was very moved when he was saved by Lady Yumo in the Deepwinter Forest back then, he was also nearly scared to death at the same time. After all, back then Lady Yumo had not yet transformed, and she used those eerie blood-colored energy arms… Moreover, there were a bunch of Abyssal Demons eyeing them nearby, including a stupid wolf at the demon king tier…

Compared to them back then, this little boy was truly enviable. However, when Saibok turned his gaze completely toward the little boy in Yumo’s arms, the smile on his elderly face gradually took on a meaningful feeling…

In the next moment, under the ‘ill-intentioned’ gazes of several Blackrose Family members, the little boy whose emotions had been calmed by Yumo wiped away his tears. He mustered his courage to pull on the corner of Yumo’s skirt and pleaded with an urgent tone.

“Big sister! Please, save my sister Aishe as well! And the other children! Otherwise, they will all be made into ‘Soul Crystals’…”

Yumo: “…”