Volume 3, Chapter 68 – Questions

In the quiet room, the cat-eared girl who had been called to a stop by Tianyin turned around in confusion.

While puzzlement showed in her eyes, Tianyin, who was in her line of sight, also rose from her seat, then hurried over in small, flustered steps.

Her silver twin-tails swayed back and forth as Tianyin opened her big eyes wide, looking at the cat-eared girl curiously.

“P-Please… please wait a moment…”

This was Tianyin’s somewhat cautious voice.

“Eh? What is it?”

Speaking of it, Yeluo actually had a pretty good impression of Tianyin. After all, just that off-the-charts cute face of hers made it very easy for people to feel fond of her, and Xiaoyin’s kind of adorably silly vibe also made others unconsciously like her.

So even though she was anxious to hurry back in her heart, because Tianyin had suddenly spoken up to stop her, Yeluo still kept a lot of patience and also wanted to hear what Tianyin wanted to say to her.

“What is it?”

“Um… Yeluo… Sister Yeluo, I, I want to talk with you about some things…”

As she said this, Tianyin’s gaze started to waver a little.

“You have something you want to talk about?”

“Mm-hm. If you don’t mind me wasting a little of your time…”

“Mm, if it is Xiaoyin, I do not mind at all.”

She had a very good impression of Tianyin, and on top of that Tianyin was nominally the Lord of Eden, so Yeluo did not really have any right to refuse.

However, at this moment, Xingyu Muxi, who was at the side, suddenly spoke up.

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“I just remembered there are some things I need to do… I will excuse myself first…”

The beautiful elf girl stood up, let her gaze sweep back and forth between Tianyin and Yeluo twice, then smiled and left the room.

“Alright then, Xiaoyin, I will head out first.”

“Mm.”

Tianyin nodded in understanding, then watched Xingyu Muxi leave.

Of course, Tianyin actually did not mind much about Sister Xiaomu leaving. If Xingyu Muxi wanted to listen in, although it would be a little awkward, Tianyin would not have minded either.

However, Xingyu Muxi had clearly seen what Tianyin was thinking, which was why she had taken the initiative to leave the room.

Such a considerate gesture undoubtedly made Tianyin feel exceptionally warm inside.

After Sister Xiaomu left, only Tianyin and the cat-eared girl Yeluo remained in the room.

“Um… the reason I especially wanted Sister Yeluo to stay is actually because of some things…”

Once only the two of them were left in the room, Tianyin also went straight to the point and stated her purpose.

And as she spoke, Tianyin also deliberately began to activate the dormant power of the Seven Original Sins within her body.

Because she was only stirring up a small amount of the Seven Original Sins, for the current Tianyin there was no need for Samael’s cooperation, so she very naturally activated a trace of the Seven Original Sins’ power.

And although that tiny thread of the Seven Original Sins’ power was small, in an instant it caused Tianyin’s petite body to begin emitting the unique aura of the Seven Original Sins.

As for this aura, apart from Tianyin herself and the already departed Sargus, only Yeluo, who had likewise traded for the power of Gluttony, recognized it.

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“You… Xiaoyin, you…”

The instant Tianyin activated the Seven Original Sins, the cat-eared girl could not help covering her small mouth.

Her beautiful eyes stared at Tianyin in shock.

“Xiaoyin… you, this is… this is the Seven Original Sins… could it be that…”

Beneath the beautiful exterior of the stammering girl was a heart filled with shock.

The Seven Original Sins…

Without a doubt, this was the power of the Seven Original Sins…

Although she herself had only used the power of the Seven Original Sins for a few days, having used it twice, Yeluo could say she was very familiar with the aura of that power…

But why would this kind of power appear on Tianyin?

The cat-eared girl was filled with doubt.

And while the girl was still puzzled, Tianyin withdrew the power of the Seven Original Sins again.

“Sister Yeluo, you felt it right… I actually possess the power of the Seven Original Sins too… and your power, I also sensed it just now. Without a doubt, Sister Yeluo, what you used just now was also the power of the Seven Original Sins, right?”

The Seven Original Sins.

Tianyin was also familiar with the aura of this power, and the reason she had especially called out to stop Yeluo was actually because she wanted to confirm one thing.

Was Gluttony of the Seven Original Sins Yeluo, or was it that Yeluo possessed Gluttony of the Seven Original Sins…

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And whether Yeluo possessed Gluttony of the Seven Original Sins, or Gluttony of the Seven Original Sins was Yeluo, these two possibilities would decide the answer to a certain guess that had just arisen in Tianyin’s heart.

“Yes… but it really is quite a coincidence… Xiaoyin, you also possess this kind of power?”

Although she said that, in her heart Yeluo could not help starting to worry about Tianyin.

Without a doubt, it was a fact that Tianyin possessed the same type of power as she did.

And going by the way she herself had gained her power… since the Tianyin before her could use the Seven Original Sins, that meant Tianyin must also, more or less like her, have obtained the Seven Original Sins by paying some kind of price, right?

Because of this preconceived notion, Yeluo was quite certain about this guess as well.

However, Tianyin did not understand the cat-eared girl’s guess or her worry for her, and she did not notice it either.

“Hey… I want to ask, Sister Yeluo, how did you come to have this kind of power?”

With each of them harboring their own thoughts, Tianyin began her questioning.

“How I came to have it… um…”

The cat-eared girl hesitated a little as she answered.

Yeluo was very clear that the source of the power Gluttony had given her was the bracelet she wore on her hand, but when it came to the bracelet itself, just what was that about?

Although it was power she had traded for by paying some kind of price, when it came to the memories in that regard, she just could not recall them no matter how she tried.

“The power… I suddenly came to have it, I guess… in truth the power had always been by my side, but it was only a few days ago that I awakened this unbelievable power.”

“Eh? Is that how it was?”

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Tianyin was slightly taken aback.

So the power of the Seven Original Sins even had a latent period?

「Xiaoyin… it is not like that.」

Just as Tianyin was spacing out, Samael’s voice happened to sound in her mind.

「It is actually already very obvious. The power of the Seven Original Sins that this half-beast girl obtained is not something she was born with, but something given to her by Gluttony. So the half-beast Yeluo is not Gluttony. She just has Gluttony’s power.」

『Got it.』

After being reminded by Samael like that, Tianyin nodded in understanding.

『But… since Sister Yeluo is not Gluttony, then according to what you said, Samael, if Gluttony’s power is on Sister Yeluo, why did the power on her just now not react in front of me?』

That was yet another question.

As the “vessel” of the Seven Original Sins, if another Sin was present right before her, that Sin would definitely react. That was beyond doubt.

But what Tianyin found hard to understand was that Yeluo’s Gluttony seemed to have no reaction at all.

「Strange… I am not very sure about that either…」

Samael was also unable to make sense of this question.