Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 335 - 336: Settling [2/2]

"I indeed fooled you, Sister Yumo. That’s my fault, and I am sorry about that. But haven’t you deceived me too? And the one who started it was you, am I wrong?"

Mengxi said, while moving closer.

Yumo had been continually backing away until she hit the sofa’s back. Now, there was no more room to retreat, and she was cornered by Mengxi.

Mengxi grasped Yumo’s hand, which was supporting her against the sofa. The intoxicating scent of jasmine from Mengxi filled Yumo’s nostrils.

Furthermore, due to their close proximity, Mengxi’s ample chest collided tightly with Yumo’s petite one, causing Yumo’s cheeks to flush.

She usually wouldn’t react so strongly to such an intimate touch from Mengxi, but after that lewd dream and the experience of being kissed forcefully by Mengxi when she was drunk, some strange thoughts started popping into Yumo’s head.

Even though she was angry, she still had an instinctual ’bashful’ reaction to Mengxi’s closeness.

Yumo, who was as beautiful as Mengxi, looked more enticing with a blush covering her face. Looking at Yumo in this state, Mengxi’s mood was indeed lifted, but she still maintained a serious expression, filled with regret and displeasure.

"When we first met outside Winter Forest, didn’t you start deceiving me by pretending to be a slave girl, And In the wooden house, you lied that you were my sister. Then in Wind City, you started interacting with me under the alias ’Xia’er’. Also, until just now, didn’t you keep treating me as the Young lady of Black Rose Family?" Mengxi accused.

"This... this..." Yumo faltered.

"You’ve deceived me a lot too, haven’t you Sister?"

"..."

"So, am I not allowed to be upset? Isn’t that a bit unfair? I’m also ’unhappy’, and I also want to lose my temper~ That should be quite reasonable, right?"

Mengxi tilted her head, using her questioning gaze to stare silently at Yumo.

Mengxi’s assertive expression and the content of her words instantly extinguished the flame of complaint in Yumo, leaving her dazed and speechless. She couldn’t even maintain eye contact with Mengxi anymore.

After all,

’She seems to be... right...’ Yumo thought to herself,

’Indeed, I was the one who deceived her first... because at that time, I wanted to stay by Mengxi’s side with an appropriate identity, so I created some false ones. I even enlisted the help of people from the Abyssal Demon or the Black Rose Family to play along, trying to fool Mengxi. I even felt quite pleased with myself when I succeeded in fooling her... Strictly speaking...,’

But the sentence was left unfinished.

’It seems like I’m also a liar, and Mengxi is the victim... I deceived Mengxi to stay by her side peacefully and nurture her. And Mengxi deceived me, initially maybe just to save her life... ’

’If I put myself in Mengxi’s shoes, if I was suddenly taken by a stranger to the Winter Forest, a terrifying place full of abyssal demons, I would also pretend and try everything to make the ’enemies’ around me relax their guard. ’

’An abyssal demon suddenly blended into human form Infront of her. Without knowing if they were a friend or foe or what their intentions were, exposing herself obviously wasn’t a smart move. Who knows if they would get desperate and tear her to pieces...’

’From this point of view, Mengxi didn’t do anything wrong.’

’In such a situation, it seems... it seems not appropriate for me to be the only one here losing my temper... If Mengxi wants to lose her temper, it would be reasonable’

Thinking about this, the anger that Yumo couldn’t help but feel inside, gradually dissipated, replaced by waves of guilt, even taking over her rationality.

Yumo wanted to apologize, but thinking that she was still furious just now, and now suddenly apologizing, would seem very shameful, so she hesitated again.

Although her dignity and authority seemed to no longer exist in front of Mengxi, the current Yumo still didn’t want to accept this sad fact.

So, Yumo swallowed the words of apology, and turned her head away in a huff, completely showing a ’I don’t want to deal with you’ expression.

When all is said and done, realizing that she was actually in the wrong, Yumo’s initial cold, rejecting demeanor had disappeared.

Looking at Yumo, still stubbornly sulking, Mengxi gave a faint smile, and the questioning atmosphere suddenly dissipated, returning to her usual gentle and innocent demeanor:

"Sister Yumo, since we’ve both deceived each other, aren’t we even now? Can we stop being so upset, please?"

She reached out and poked Yumo’s soft cheek, Mengxi continuously coaxed the black-haired girl in front of her,

"Sister Yumo, can you stop being angry, please?"

"..."

"If you’re angry, you’ll get wrinkles~"

"..."

"Can we stop fighting, can’t we get along?"

"..."

"Sister Yumo, if you continue to ignore me, I might end up in tears."

...

...

Under Mengxi’s gentle and soothing words, Yumo’s mood gradually began to dissipate. Combined with her inability to resist others acting cute, and Mengxi’s watery eyes, which had a captivating power...

It has to be said that in the past it was always Yumo who had to coax the children, but now being coaxed by Mengxi, Yumo felt a bit strange,

even, a little comfortable…

Finally, under Mengxi’s continuous persuasion, Yumo reluctantly turned her head, looking at the pitiful looking silver-haired girl in front of her,

"Alright, I won’t be angry anymore."

"Really? No more anger?"

"No more."

’What’s the difference between me and a child if I keep being angry even when I know I’m at fault too?’

Yumo mumbled to herself.

"That’s... great."

Seeing Yumo gradually returning to normal, Mengxi sincerely sighed in relief and gave a satisfied smile, her heart also eased a lot.

However,

Not long after Mengxi relaxed, Yumo’s next words caused her to shiver a little,

"I may not angry anymore, but I haven’t forgiven you yet!"

"Eh? I thought we were even? Why are you still angry, Sister?"

Mengxi tilted her head, a bit confused.

In response to Mengxi’s puzzled expression, Yumo once again wore a stern look,

"It’s not because we deceived each other."

"Eh? Then why are you angry?"

"This... ummm..."

Looking at the innocent silver-haired girl in front of her, Yumo was depressed again. Indeed, there was deception on both sides, and technically it was a tie, so there was nothing much to argue about. She was found out, and strictly speaking, it was because of her lack of skills.

But,

Thinking back, this girl not only deceived her for a long time, but also took advantage of her a lot!

As ’Xia’er’, she was used as a pillow by this naughty girl almost every night; as ’Miss Yu’, she had her first kiss stolen by this girl while she was drunk; even before in the Winter Forest, this girl used her ’childish’ excuse to take advantage of her...

Thinking of this, Yumo’s pale face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple.

In the past, Yumo thought these were innocent actions of a child, or that a pure maiden like Mengxi had no ulterior motives for these actions. But now, knowing that Mengxi was pretending, the meaning of those actions changed.

Not only was she deceived for so long,

it seemed like she was also almost completely taken advantage of these days.

Thinking about this, Yumo felt unbalanced again.

Anger welled up again.

Looking at this girl who was full of a saintly aura, but who had tiny horns appearing on her head, Yumo angrily said:

"So, how are you going to make up for all the time that you took advantage of me!"