Volume 3, Chapter 111 – ‘A Wicked Smile’

At the first sight of Mengxi, Miss Yumo felt a slight pang of heartache in her heart. Although the surge of Shadow Essence she had just unleashed was directed at Xue Tian’ao, the residual aura had still caused Mengxi significant trauma. Even if she subconsciously didn’t want to hurt her, the shockwave had still sent the girl flying back into the nearby ruins where a trail of blood trickled down from Mengxi’s forehead.

Seeing Mengxi injured, Yumo couldn’t help but purse her lips. However, following the heartache, her prevailing emotions were guilt and apprehension. Regardless of the circumstances, the current Yumo was using the identity of the eldest miss of the Blackrose Family. If this identity were revealed to Mengxi, how would the girl view the Blackrose Family? Would she see them as enemies? If that happened, once the trial was complete and the Blackrose Family no longer had her protection, would they even be able to survive on the Ancheka Continent?

If the Blackrose Family was gone, those children… The mere thought of it filled Yumo with dread.

Beyond that, Yumo worried about Mengxi’s impending reaction. As the Chosen Maiden, she would surely loathe the aura of Shadow Essence. After discovering Yumo was an Abyssal Demon, that cute and gentle expression from before would likely vanish instantly, replaced by hatred and murderous intent. Imagining Mengxi looking at her with such eyes made Miss Yumo’s heart twist in agony.

In the past, Yumo might have wished for the female lead to hate her, as hatred was a powerful motivator that could push Mengxi to grow. But now? Yumo didn’t seem to want that at all.

Clenching the fabric of her black dress with her small hands, Yumo spoke in a soft, uneasy voice. “Um…”

The black-haired girl’s mind raced at high speeds as she tried to think of how to explain the situation to Mengxi. At this moment, Yumo no longer looked like the terrifying Demon King who had just unleashed a tide of Shadow Essence. Instead, she resembled a soft, weak, and adorable little rabbit who was completely ‘henpecked’. However, after thinking it through, Yumo felt a sudden urge to cry without tears.

‘I’ve already released such a dense amount of Shadow Essence! I even f*cking erased Xue Tian’ao, the Chosen Son, directly! I can’t wash my hands of this even if I jumped into the Yellow River! How… how can I even explain this!!’

Realizing this, Yumo swallowed her words and could only stare at Mengxi in silence, waiting for the other’s reaction. At this point, Yumo’s mind had already begun to devise a last resort, which was to call for that child Shuoyue and have her cast another Greater Memory Erasure spell on Mengxi!

However, just as this thought surfaced in Miss Yumo’s mind, Mengxi’s next reaction completely defied her expectations. Mengxi did not show the hatred or vigilance Yumo anticipated. Surprisingly, there wasn’t a single trace of hostility on her person, and there were no signs of her holy magic being mobilized within her body.

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It seemed she had no intention of guarding against her at all?

As if sensing the confusion in Yumo’s scarlet eyes, Mengxi tilted her head and revealed a smile that carried a deep meaning. “Sister Yu… is an Abyssal Demon, then?”

Hearing this and sensing the calmness in Mengxi’s voice, Yumo couldn’t help but frown. The reason was simple: Mengxi was acting too calm. It was a terrifying level of calm.

“Um…” After a moment of hesitation, Yumo asked cautiously, “Um, aren’t… aren’t you afraid of me?”

As she spoke, Yumo nervously extended a slender finger and pointed at several blood-red butterflies fluttering nearby, which were saturated with dense Shadow Essence, as if to emphasize her identity as an Abyssal Demon. However, before Yumo could finish speaking, Mengxi smiled slightly and used her actions to express her true thoughts.

‘Eh?!’

In the next moment, amidst Miss Yumo’s cry of surprise, Mengxi kicked off the ground and leaped in front of her. Completely ignoring the terrifying blood-red butterflies and the thick aura of Shadow Essence surrounding Yumo, she intimately hugged Yumo’s arm without a word, inevitably burying the arm between her two large buns once again.

The girl’s faint, fresh scent rushed into Yumo’s nose. “Hehe~ why should I be afraid?” Mengxi tilted her head and asked back without fear. Her pale purple eyes were filled with pure affection as they met Yumo’s gaze.

Such a look and such words immediately put Yumo at ease. However, doubt began to grow wildly in her heart like a bursting dam. “But… I… I’m an Abyssal Demon? Shouldn’t you… loathe the aura of Shadow Essence?”

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Facing this question, Mengxi blinked innocently. “Shadow Essence? Hmm… I indeed don’t like this power very much…”

“Then, then why—”

“But, if this Shadow Essence belongs to Sister Yu, then it doesn’t matter. Sister Yu’s power feels very gentle~”

“Gen… gentle?” Hearing this and seeing the silver-haired girl pressing closer while she was still bewildered, Yumo’s small face turned slightly red. “Don’t… don’t joke around.”

“I’m not joking. I’m being serious.”

“This…” Seeing Mengxi’s sincere eyes, Yumo was momentarily at a loss for words. “But… is it really appropriate for you to get this close to me? You know that Abyssal Demons loathe the aura of the Chosen Ones. You saw me kill Xue Tian’ao just now. Getting this close to me is too irrational, isn’t it? What if… what if I attack you?”

“You won’t. I believe Sister Yu won’t attack me,” Mengxi said decisively with absolute confidence. “If Sister Yu wanted to hurt me, couldn’t you have done so in the past few days? Oh, wait… you could have done it over a month ago~ why wait until now?”

“That’s… true.” Yumo nodded blankly. “A month ago… wait, what??”

Just as she finished nodding, Miss Yumo suddenly realized something. Her scarlet jewel-like pupils shrank as an indescribable feeling of shock rushed to her heart. “Wait? What… what did you say? A month ago? Did you get something wrong-“

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“I didn’t get anything wrong~” Mengxi hugged Yumo’s arm even tighter, her face leaning in close. “Over a month ago in the Deepwinter Forest, weren’t there plenty of chances to strike? Like when you helped me bathe or when you slept with me. Back then, you didn’t do anything, did you?”

As she spoke, the silver-haired girl slowly leaned toward Yumo’s ear and playfully nipped her earlobe, causing the latter to shudder instantly. “Isn’t that right? Sister Yu—no, I should say, Sister Yumo~”

‘Huh? …Huh?!’

In that instant, Miss Yumo’s brain involuntarily entered a crashed state.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Sky Dome imperial city—strictly speaking, the palace no longer existed, and all that remained were smoke-filled ruins—a handsome man with beautiful long gray hair stood silently amidst the debris. Holding a pitch-black spear, he gazed toward the smoke-shrouded southern part of the city.

“So that is Lady Yumo’s power… as expected, it is formidable.”

Recalling the rampaging crimson Shadow Essence from earlier, Xiao couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear. Even as an existence at the peak of the eighth tier equipped with the enhancement of the demonic spear, he still could not withstand that pressure. While sighing in admiration, the corners of Xiao’s mouth curled up slightly. “This time, it should be a success…”

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Originally, to completely eliminate the possibility of the Chosen Son’s resurrection, Xiao had taken a huge risk to activate the final form of the demonic spear, Puls. This was a form capable of swallowing a soul and sealing it within its body to suffer eternal torment. Unfortunately, he seemed to have underestimated Xue Tian’ao’s strength.

That fellow actually had the ability to break through the barrier reinforced by Xiao’s power. Once the barrier broke, the situation inside would be sensed by Lady Yumo. If Lady Yumo rushed over, the plan would face the risk of failure.

Fortunately, Xiao still had a backup plan for such a situation. Thus, he directly changed his attack mode from a certain kill to a drive, forcing Xue Tian’ao to burst out of the barrier from a specific direction and guiding him toward Lady Yumo. Based on Lady Yumo’s performance in Windward City, her inner killing instinct should be uncontrollably activated when facing divine power.

As it turned out, Xiao’s judgment was extremely accurate. Stimulated by Xue Tian’ao’s divine power, Lady Yumo unleashed her suppressed killing intent and directly erased him. Being swallowed by power of that magnitude, Xue Tian’ao’s soul would likely be unable to be reborn again.

‘The objective can be considered complete.’ Xiao let out a rare sigh of relief.

However, in the next moment, the Duke of Blackrose frowned again. He had intended to use Lady Yumo’s out-of-control power to erase the Chosen Maiden as well. He hadn’t expected that the girl wouldn’t use her holy magic even under those circumstances.

Did she realize that holy magic or divine power would provoke Lady Yumo in that state? Or was it for some other reason?

Hmm, it felt like this girl might be even more troublesome…