Volume 2, Chapter 54 – Even Lolis Have Their Share of Love Triangles

“Xiao… Xiaoyin…”

The girl who had looked so sorrowful just moments ago had already noticed when the Abomination sensed her and started walking toward her.

But knowing the difference in strength between herself and a Legendary, and burdened by the sadness of realizing Tianyin seemed to have forgotten her, the girl, who understood she could not escape, had already given up resisting, ready to be killed by the Abomination and respawn later.

However, what happened next truly surprised her.

The Abomination that was about to attack her was suddenly slapped to the ground effortlessly… by Tianyin, who had appeared out of nowhere.

“It’s me, Sister Xiaomu… I’m Xiaoyin…”

As the girl spoke in confusion, Tianyin finally turned around from her back-facing stance.

What came into view was that same familiar face, youthful, cute, with silver-white hair and a pair of jewel-like, beautiful black eyes.

The reason her eyes were gray just now was because Samael, being rather considerate, had returned control of the body to Tianyin. However, as a price, Tianyin could not fully wield Samael’s power.

“So it really is you, Xiaoyin…”

“It’s me, Sister Xiaomu…”

Looking at the girl before her, Xingyu Muxi, Tianyin couldn’t help but recall that time long ago… when something happened in the novice village.

Back then, when she was at her most helpless, most sorrowful, and most lost, the beautiful girl with a gentle smile suddenly appeared in her world.

It was during her darkest moment that this girl had reached out to help her.

“Xiaoyin…”

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Although she had lost her composure earlier because of Tianyin, Xingyu Muxi quickly returned to her usual calm and collected self. But in front of Tianyin, she could easily let that calm facade slip away.

Likewise, Xingyu Muxi knew that perhaps in this life, at least for now, Tianyin would be the only one capable of making her flustered and lose control.

“Hey, Xiaoyin…”

Fixing her gaze on Tianyin, that familiar warm smile slowly surfaced on Xingyu Muxi’s face, the same smile Tianyin remembered so well.

“Once again, I’ve met you~”

Tianyin smiled too, her big eyes narrowing happily.

“Yeah, Sister Xiaomu. But this time… it’s me who protected you.”

“Mhm, Xiaoyin’s the best~”

Her slender eyebrows curved, and Xingyu Muxi smiled as she placed a hand atop Tianyin’s head and gently ruffled it.

“It’s been so long. Now Xiaoyin can even protect Sister Xiaomu~”

“Ugh… of course I can! But Sister Xiaomu, stop touching my head already… or I won’t grow taller!”

“If you don’t grow, you don’t grow. I think Xiaoyin’s even cuter this way~”

“No! No! Stop touching my head!”

The two of them completely forgot about the Abomination Tianyin had slapped into the ground earlier, which was still lying there motionless.

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Of course, after a short exchange, Tianyin took advantage of the fact that her Seven Deadly Sins duration hadn’t expired yet and brought Xingyu Muxi away from the area.

……

Back at the temporary camp, Tianyin handed over the food supplies she had obtained to Sharl for distribution, though she had kept her own share safe, filled mostly with sweets, of course…

As for Xingyu Muxi’s arrival, Tianyin was easily the happiest of them all.

However, something puzzled her. For some reason, Xiaomengyao, who had always behaved so well, showed extreme hostility toward Xingyu Muxi’s presence…

After staring coldly at Xingyu Muxi for quite a while, Xiaomengyao walked over to Tianyin with an angry face.

“Master! Who is this woman!?”

She was practically gritting her teeth as she spoke.

“Eh…? What woman? You should call her Sister Xiaomu, you know? Say it with me, Sister Xiaomu~”

Tianyin looked a little lost, but since her loli disciple was asking seriously, she answered patiently.

“Uu… Master!”

At Tianyin’s response, Xiaomengyao puffed her cheeks, wearing an expression full of pitiful grievance, as if she were about to be abandoned.

“Is Master planning to throw me away? I’ve even been warming your bed all the time, and yet Master still wants to heartlessly abandon me?”

“Huh? Warming her bed? What bed-warming?”

Xingyu Muxi, who had seemed quite amused watching the exchange at first, tilted her head curiously. But the moment she heard the words “warming the bed,” her expression turned strangely dangerous.

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For some reason, Tianyin instinctively sensed danger.

“Wait wait wait wait wait, when did you ever warm my bed!? Why don’t I know anything about this!?”

Tianyin still remembered that one time she accidentally crawled into Mengyao’s bed and fell asleep there… But that didn’t count as being “bed-warmed”! Strictly speaking, Tianyin had never accepted any “bed-warming” from her loli disciple.

Everything, absolutely everything, was just the loli disciple’s own misunderstanding!

Yes, that’s right!

“Uu… Master doesn’t even want to admit I warmed your bed anymore? I knew it! You’ve found another woman and already forgotten your poor disciple! Bad Master!”

Looking at the tearful, pitiful Xiaomengyao on one side, and Xingyu Muxi, smiling sweetly yet exuding a dangerously cold aura, on the other, Tianyin realized things were going terribly wrong.

Her survival instinct kicked in hard, and she started frantically thinking of a way to calm both Xingyu Muxi and Xiaomengyao down, a perfect solution for both sides.

But no matter how much she thought, Tianyin couldn’t come up with any good way to resolve this absurd crisis before her.

“Master belongs to me! You can forget about stealing her away from me! I’ll never hand Master over!”

Just as Tianyin stood frozen in confusion, Xiaomengyao suddenly ran up and threw herself into Tianyin’s arms, glaring warily at Xingyu Muxi.

“Oh~ what did you just say, Xiaoyin belongs to who?”

For some reason, Xingyu Muxi, who had always seemed so gentle toward Tianyin, now wore a smiling face that radiated a faintly terrifying aura.

Even so, Xiaomengyao clung tightly to Tianyin.

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“Of course she’s mine! She’s my Master, my one and only Master! So she’s mine!”

“So just because she’s your Master, that makes her yours?”

Xingyu Muxi smiled,dangerous, yet flawlessly beautiful.

“But I met Xiaoyin first, you know. And if we’re talking about seniority, I’m older than you~”

“Uuuh… I… I…”

For a moment, Mengyao was at a loss for words.

Even so, she held Tianyin tightly.

“I don’t care! Master is mine! You can’t take her away, A~un~ty~!”

“Hm~ little girl~ didn’t anyone teach you that someone my age should be called big sister instead~?”

“Bleh, bleh, bleh, bleh, bleh, bleh! No way, Auntie!”

Watching the two of them exchange verbal blows, Tianyin couldn’t help but feel her scalp go numb.

『Samael, Samael, what should I do!?』”

「You’re asking me? Hehe… Xiaoyin, this is what you call a love triangle. In matters like these, I can’t help you at all~ You’ll have to fend for yourself~」