ryethenovel Vol 2. Chapter 36: Mengxi’s Thoughts
Vol 2. Chapter 36: Mengxi’s Thoughts
...
?!
My head...
My head hurts...
Huh?
I...
What's wrong with me?
I was...
At Garos Fortress?
After seeing those butterflies, and that woman...
I think I fainted?...
Then,
what happened after that?
...
Hm?
Th-These memories?
The little cabin in the Great Winter Forest?
And... the black-haired woman?
Why are my memories...
Why are they blurry?
Strange...
...
Could it be...
Big Sister Sakura?!
...
As Sakura's power continuously flowed into Mengxi's body, the sleeping consciousness of the silver-haired girl gradually regained control over her body...
Slowly,
Mengxi suppressed the overwhelming drowsiness covering her body and gradually opened her eyes, forcibly pulling her consciousness back to reality.
However,
during the initial moments of awakening,
everything was blurry.
The dizzying sensation made Mengxi feel extremely uncomfortable.
As time passed, her vision gradually became clear and her senses slowly returned to normal.
Soon, an unfamiliar ceiling entered the girl's sight, causing Mengxi to frown slightly.
"Th-This is... where am I..."
Meanwhile,
seeing Mengxi awaken safely, the little creature resembling QB excitedly jumped up and rubbed affectionately against Mengxi's face. Its joyful voice entered Mengxi's ears.
"Wuwuwu! That's wonderful! Wuwuwu, Miss Mengxi, it's so great that you're okay!"
"Hm? Big Sister Sakura?"
Looking at her companion, who was continuously rubbing against her face, Mengxi smiled helplessly and raised her hand to stroke Sakura's head, signaling that she didn't need to worry.
"It's okay. I'm fine."
As she spoke,
Mengxi took a deep breath and slowly sat up on the bed, then looked around in confusion.
"Where is this?"
"It should be the guesthouse in Wind Facing City."
Standing on Mengxi's shoulder, Sakura answered.
Hearing that, Mengxi frowned slightly.
"The guesthouse? In Wind Facing City? Why am I here?"
"I-I don't know. I've been hiding inside your spiritual space the whole time, so I don't know what happened either..."
"I see..."
"But Mengxi! Are you alright?"
"Alright?"
"Yeah! After you were captured and taken into the Great Winter Forest, did that horrible woman do anything to you?! Did she bully you? Abuse you? Torture you?!"
Sakura asked anxiously.
Upon hearing those words, a strange emotion appeared in Mengxi's light-purple eyes.
"That woman?"
"The black-haired one! The one with Blood Butterflies floating around her all the time!" Sakura explained.
"You mean... Big Sister Yumo?"
"Hm? Yumo? Is that her name?... Huh? Mengxi, why are you calling her big sister?! She's an Abyss Demon!"
Sakura's voice unconsciously became excited.
Because she was shocked to discover that when mentioning that woman, there wasn't the hatred Mengxi should have toward an Abyss Demon. Instead, there was a complicated emotion in her eyes.
This immediately gave the little QB a terrible feeling.
Could it be...
that Miss Mengxi's brainwashing hadn't been removed?
"Miss Mengxi! Wait, let me check you again!"
As she spoke,
golden divine power rippled out from Sakura once more...
However, at that moment,
as if guessing what Sakura was thinking, Mengxi's hand gently rested on Sakura's fluffy head.
"It's okay. No need to check. I wasn't brainwashed."
"R-Really?"
"It's fine."
"Then why?! That woman is an Abyss Demon!"
Faced with that question, Mengxi shook her head helplessly.
"Enmm, it's a bit complicated to explain."
"Complicated?"
"Yeah. Let me sort out my thoughts first..."
Seeing the conflicted expression on Mengxi's face, Sakura nodded slightly and fell silent. Soon, she transformed into a ray of golden light and flowed back into Mengxi's body.
Meanwhile, the silver-haired girl narrowed her beautiful light-purple eyes and gazed thoughtfully into the night outside.
Images of the black-haired girl she had spent every day with over the past few days slowly appeared in her mind like a slideshow.
Big Sister Yumo, huh?
...
What a strange person.
No, I shouldn't call her a person.
A demon would be more accurate.
Abyss Demons...
Shouldn't creatures like them absolutely hate the holy aura surrounding me?
Every Abyss Demon I'd encountered before had rushed at me with murderous intent the moment they saw me...
Yet she not only didn't try to kill me, she even saved me?
At first,
I thought she had ulterior motives.
But while I was pretending to be a child, I never noticed any bad intentions from her. Instead, she took care of me with meticulous attention.
Moreover,
she gave me medicine and helped improve my strength.
And all those medicines were extremely rare and precious...
Despite being an Abyss Demon,
and even a high-ranking Demon King-class Abyss Demon,
she could heal people, cook, and take care of others...
She was practically the perfect wife and mother.
How strange...
The more she thought,
the more she recalled her life in that little cabin,
the more confused Mengxi became.
Countless question marks seemed to surround the girl.
'Big Sister Yumo... what exactly are you trying to do?'
Mengxi couldn't understand.
That humanoid Abyss Demon genuinely seemed to harbor no hostility toward her.
Even when Mengxi had attacked her rudely at the beginning, Yumo had never shown any killing intent, merely trying to restrain her...
The power around Yumo was undoubtedly Shadow of Silence Power.
She could also command ordinary Abyss Demons.
She should be a Demon King-class existence, a humanoid Demon King...
Shadow of Silence Power could infect all living beings.
Could it be that the girl had once been human, but after being infected by Shadow of Silence Power, had transformed into a Demon King-class Abyss Demon?
And by coincidence, she retained her sanity, which was why she treated others with such humanity?
That must be it.
There were Demon King-class Abyss Demons transformed from spirit beasts, magical beasts, and fairies.
Why couldn't there be ones transformed from humans?
Having reached this tentative conclusion,
Mengxi raised her hand to her chin and slowly got out of bed, causing Sakura to stare at her in astonishment.
However,
after taking only a few steps,
Mengxi frowned.
Still...
If Big Sister Yumo— no,
if that woman truly used to be human, then what about those girls around her?
Their auras seemed to belong to Abyss Demons too.
Because she had been acting and had completely sealed her power, Mengxi had been unable to determine the strength of Limo and Liyu.
However, she could still identify them as Abyss Demons.
And thinking of those girls only made her more confused.
There were so many intelligent humanoid Abyss Demons?!
Wasn't it said that aside from Demon King-class Abyss Demons, all the others were mindless?
Could those girls also be Demon Kings?
Demon Kings could transform into humans?
And be so obedient?
Weren't Demon Kings supposed to be merely intelligent beasts?!
Realizing this, Miss Mengxi couldn't help placing a huge question mark over the Asumos Church's intelligence network.
After all, according to what she'd experienced in the cabin, much of the knowledge the Church had taught her seemed rather inconsistent with reality...
"Come to think of it, those girls called Big Sister Yumo 'Mother,' didn't they?"
Mengxi frowned.
Did Big Sister Yumo get married?
Then who was the father of those two children?
No, no!
That's not right!
After thinking for a moment, Mengxi decisively shook her head and dismissed the idea.
One of those girls seemed to be a wolf in human form, while the other seemed to be a bird.
How could they truly be Big Sister Yumo's daughters?
Besides, when she'd bathed together with Big Sister Yumo before, she'd confirmed things in multiple ways...
Big Sister Yumo should still be a virgin...
Enmm,
how strange.
I really don't understand...
Mengxi's thoughts had become extremely chaotic.
Forget it.
Thinking about these things won't help.
No matter what,
although she didn't know why, that woman really hadn't harmed her and had even sent her back.
At the very least, she shouldn't harbor any hostility toward me.
But...
why did she do all this?
After all, I, along with that so-called Child of Destiny, am destined to become the greatest enemies of the Abyss Demons.
Why would a Demon King-class existence help her enemies?
What was her true purpose?
—You're very important to me~
Important?
Why would she say that?
Recalling those words Yumo had spoken while they bathed together, Mengxi silently asked herself once more.
Unfortunately,
she still couldn't understand the answer.
However,
glancing at the empty room around her, Mengxi frowned slightly.
'Honestly, being taken care of... felt pretty nice...'
But now that I've returned to Wind Facing City, I probably won't see her again for a while.
If I ever get the chance,
I'd really like to sit down and have a proper talk with her...
Thinking this, Mengxi sighed helplessly.
After all, the other party was inside the Great Winter Forest.
Trying to find her seemed rather difficult...
Sigh,
I'm thirsty.
After thinking for so long, the dryness in her throat made Mengxi feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Thus,
frowning slightly, the still somewhat weak girl put on a simple cotton coat and headed toward the living room to find some water.
However,
the moment she opened the door, her light-purple eyes narrowed.
Hm?!
I-Is that her?
At this moment,
a delicately beautiful pink-haired little girl sat quietly on the sofa with her eyes closed.
Naturally, Mengxi was very familiar with this pink-haired girl.
She was precisely the pink-haired little girl whom Mengxi had once rescued from the mouths of Abyss Demons...
The moment she saw the little girl,
and confirmed she was safe and sound, Mengxi unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
Looks like,
she escaped together with Boluoge and the others...
...
...
??
Hm?
N-No, that's not right?!
Why is she here?
If this is the guesthouse, then with her status as a slave, the people of Wind Facing City would never allow her inside.
And...
that posture...
Looking at the completely motionless pink-haired girl, who didn't even seem to be breathing and looked more like a statue...
Then recalling that strangely familiar beast-skin underwear she'd seen in the bath...
A black silhouette gradually emerged in Mengxi's mind and slowly overlapped with the scene before her...
In the next moment,
a meaningful smile slowly appeared on Mengxi's face.
'Oh ho? So that's how it is~'