Volume 3, Chapter 71 – The Most “Honest” Child

One day, over a hundred years after Miss Yumo arrived on the Ancheka Continent, within the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons, Miss Yumo watched two figures inside the hall with a very complicated expression. After a moment of silence, Yumo’s words were transmitted into the minds of the two through Shadow Essence.

“Confess. What exactly were you two up to?”

Hearing this, a handsome man in the hall, dressed in tattered beast-hide clothing with short deep purple hair that turned milky white at the tips, suddenly trembled. Although the man was quite handsome, his face was currently covered in blood as if he had just been through a brutal battle.

After hearing Yumo’s words, the man first shuddered, then immediately patted his chest and spoke with an extremely certain tone.

“Don’t worry, Mom! I went out to do some good deeds by helping the people of a nearby village drive off some bandits!”

“…”

Yumo ignored the man’s words, completely unimpressed by his enthusiastic assurance. Instead, she focused her attention on the small, cute red-haired girl standing beside him.

“Karina, tell me, what did your brother really take you to do?”

Hearing this, the purple-haired man nearby broke into a cold sweat. He couldn’t help but take a small step back, frantically winking at the red-haired girl beside him.

Unfortunately, the little girl chose to ignore the man’s signals without hesitation. She looked toward a swarm of blood-colored butterflies in mid-air with small eyes sparkling with ‘sincerity’.

“Mother, Brother Pierre took me to the Spirit Tower and then he tore it down.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the expression of the purple-haired man, Pierre, changed drastically. He looked at Karina in utter terror.

“Karina! You… you… don’t talk nonsense!”

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As he spoke, he desperately continued to wink, hinting for Karina to cooperate. However, the girl still shook her head without hesitation.

“As a proper knight, I cannot lie to Mother.”

“No… that’s not… didn’t you say earlier…”

Before Pierre could finish his sentence, energy chains formed from crimson Shadow Essence suddenly struck, hoisting Pierre directly into the air. At this moment, Pierre looked at the blood-colored butterflies around him while trembling.

“M… Mom?”

“You little brat, so you went out to cause trouble? It seems your wings have grown strong. You even dared to lie to me after coming back?”

Listening to Yumo’s words, which were clearly laced with a hint of anger, Pierre couldn’t help but swallow hard and tried to continue making excuses.

“Mom! Don’t believe Karina! She’s just a child, those things she…”

“If I don’t believe Karina, should I believe a brat like you? Can’t you learn from your sister and be more sensible?…”

As she spoke, under Pierre’s ‘horrified’ gaze, the crimson Shadow Essence instantly condensed into a blood-colored whip.

In the next instant, “Crack!”

Under Karina’s innocent and pure gaze, accompanied by a crisp sound, the whip made intimate contact with Pierre’s buttocks without mercy. Subsequently, Pierre’s screams echoed throughout the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons.

“Waaaaaaaah!!”

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Karina was Miss Yumo’s third child and also the child Yumo trusted the most.

Karina’s true form was a type of Flame Demon. When Pierre first returned from causing trouble, he had brought the infant Karina back to the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons in her swaddling clothes. Karina, who was on the verge of death due to a curse, became the third terrifying existence of the demon king tier after receiving Yumo’s power.

Despite being demon king tier, Karina had not acted like a villain since she was young. She was obsessed with chivalry and always acted according to the code of a knight.

According to the knight’s code, she could not lie to her family. To uphold this principle, Karina did not hesitate to sell out her brother Pierre, directly or indirectly causing Pierre’s rear end to be thrashed multiple times.

Although she had a blunt and somewhat rigid personality, Karina won Yumo’s absolute trust because of it. Compared to the somewhat roguish Pierre, the formerly mischievous Li Yu, the never-reliable Li Mo, or the overly ‘innocent’ Shuoyue, Karina had always been a good child in Miss Yumo’s mind.

She was steady, calm, honest, and reliable. She was the most trustworthy child. Therefore, with this foundation, Yumo almost always chose to believe whatever Karina said.

“Wuwuwu… Mother, that’s what happened… Wuwuwuu…”

Inside the prison, Karina curled up against Yumo’s thigh, sobbing as she used a tissue to wipe away her tears.

“Just like that, I… I originally… originally didn’t want to fight, but those humans kept insisting on crusading against me. I wanted to run away, but those humans, especially the Chosen Son, kept chasing and attacking me… They used all sorts of skills to suppress me, along with a ton of Magic Cannons. It hurt so much. Wuwuwu… But because of Mother’s teachings, I didn’t dare to hurt the Chosen Son… I… I could only run away… Then… then that guy actually set a trap and ambushed me. That… that’s how my strength finally ran out, and he pierced me with this sword…”

As she spoke, Karina looked at the golden longsword in her chest with a pitiful expression, speaking with immense guilt.

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“I’m sorry, Mother. It’s all because I was careless. Now, I’ve even made Mother worry…”

Hearing her daughter’s tearful complaints, the soft-hearted Miss Yumo felt a sharp pain in her heart. She couldn’t help but bite her lip and reached out to gently stroke Karina’s forehead.

“There’s no need to apologize. You did nothing wrong… The one at fault is that bastard Chosen Son…”

While comforting her crying daughter, Yumo took the towel handed over by Saibok and carefully wiped the tears from the corners of Karina’s eyes. At the same time, the question that had troubled Yumo for a long time finally received an ‘explanation’.

‘I was wondering how someone with Xue Tian’ao’s current strength could possibly defeat Karina. It turns out he used so many despicable and shameless methods! Plus, Karina is too good and didn’t dare to fight back, which is the only reason he won! That man won unfairly!’

Miss Yumo’s crimson eyes were full of murderous intent as she couldn’t help but cursed eighteen generations of Xue Tian’ao’s ancestors in her heart.

Seeing Miss Yumo’s face grow increasingly dark, Karina secretly buried her head between Yumo’s thighs. While it looked like she was sobbing in distress, in reality, it was to hide the smile she could no longer suppress.

After finally managing to stabilize her heart and restore her pitiful expression, Karina peeked her head out from between Yumo’s thighs and continued to cry with ‘snot and tears’ running down her face. “Moreover, Mother, that bastard Xue Tian’ao even tried to make a move on me. Wuwuwu…”

“Hmm? You… what did you say? He tried to make a move on you?”

“Yes, he saw that I was beautiful, and while he was holding me captive, he tried to get handsy with me. If I hadn’t been able to heat up my own body, I’m afraid I would have been defiled by him! Waaaah!”

As if recalling some extremely unbearable memory, Karina ‘lost control’ of her emotions and began to wail loudly.

Seeing this, Saibok’s brow couldn’t help but twitch. To be honest, he felt that he was already good enough at putting on an act. He didn’t expect Lady Karina to be like this as well. It seemed she had even surpassed him.

‘Lady Karina, Xue Tian’ao has clearly never even seen you in your current form! Isn’t it a bit too much of a false accusation to say that?!’

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Saibok, who had been silent for a long time, couldn’t help but grumble in his heart. However, on second thought, he showed an expression of relief.

‘Ummm… it doesn’t matter…’

Since it was aimed at the Chosen Son, there was no need to feel any psychological burden.

Thinking of this, the way Saibok looked at Karina became playful, as if saying, ‘Quick! Put more effort into it! Let the fire burn brighter!’

Karina understood the hint and continued her brilliant and perfect performance. As she got more into her role, Miss Yumo’s face turned darker than ever before.

While listening to Karina’s entire description of the events, even though there were some details that were hard to justify, Miss Yumo didn’t notice them, nor did she show even a hint of doubt. This was how much she trusted Karina. This was also why Xiao had specifically sought out Karina to cooperate in the performance to advance the plan.

The image Karina had painstakingly maintained in Miss Yumo’s heart for hundreds of years was quite useful. If they had asked someone else, like Pierre, the ruse would have likely been exposed instantly. The Chosen Son would have been fine, while the rest of them would have been finished.

…

Of course, the reason she was working so hard to act pitiful was not just to help Xiao ensure the plan could be implemented smoothly. Karina also had her own little agenda.

After a bout of crying, Karina, with the sword still stuck in her chest, ‘struggled’ to reach out and tug at Miss Yumo’s sleeve, whispering in a pleading tone.

“Mother… will you stay with me tonight?”

“Hmm?”