Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 403 - 404: A Simple Question [5/5] Fixed

Sorry I did post the unedited chapter, now its all fixed so if you read it before reread it cause I did add more,

With this, we end the bonuses and I will update 4 more chapters today,

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As everyone knows, Limo is a relatively carefree child, with a rather thick skin.

And for such a child, the thing she fears most in life is only one thing: being separated from her mother.

If her mother were gone, Limo’s world would surely become dull and colorless.

In Limo’s eyes,

If her mother abandoned her, she would never see her mother again, never taste her mother’s flavor, never feel her mother’s caresses, never enjoy the warmth that her mother brings...

Such a life,

She would never want to experience it!

Compared to being separated from her mother, Limo would rather endure hundreds of beatings with the feather duster!

So, when she felt that Yumo was going to abandon her, the wolf-girl burst into a heart-wrenching cry, her shrill cries making everyone in the hall shiver. The pitiful wolf-girl even threw herself onto Yumo’s thighs, raising her arms to tightly embrace her mother’s slender waist, and buried her face in Yumo’s skirt, sobbing uncontrollably, as if she were going through the most painful and difficult moment of her life:

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I’ll never be disobedient again, Mom, don’t abandon me! Wahhhh..."

Seeing this, Yumo seemed a bit dumbfounded,

The dark-haired girl was at a loss, unable to understand why Limo would think she was being abandoned.

In contrast to Yumo’s confusion,

Liyu, after seeing her sister’s reaction, guessed the reason.

Her silly sister probably imagined that being sent to the Sadiq Empire meant her mother didn’t want her anymore...

’Really…’

However,

’Such an intense reaction?’

Looking at her sister, who was crying so pitifully, Liyu felt a pang of heartache but also revealed a look of sudden enlightenment.

(It seems that, compared to the feather duster, Sister Limo is more afraid of being abandoned by Mom. If... if she disobeys again in the future? Threatening her with this? Maybe it will work.)

Liyu muttered to herself, resting her chin in her hand, lost in brief contemplation.

However, just as Liyu was thinking, some strange words gradually entered the girl’s ears, causing Liyu’s expression to suddenly change!

At this moment,

Limo, who was holding her mother and crying bitterly, seemed to start talking some ’nonsense’:

"Woo woo woo, Mom... Mom... I... I’ll definitely be good from now on, really. I’ll behave, I won’t eat things randomly... I won’t bully the monster herd... I won’t cause destruction in the forest... I won’t go to attack the Church’s peop..."

’Huh?!’

’Hmm?’

’Hey! Hey hey! What are you saying is getting more and more dangerous! If this continues, something bad will happen!’

’My butt’s already been kicked once, another one might kill me!’

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Liyu hurriedly abandoned her thoughts and rushed forward, grabbing her sister’s tail in an attempt to pull her up:

"Sister Limo, Don’t talk nonsense, Mom has never said she would abandon you! Stop speaking nonsense!"

"Uh... hmm?"

Upon hearing Liyu’s words, the wolf girl blinked and slowly lifted her head from Yumo’s thigh, looking behind her with puzzlement,

"Hmm? Is that... true?"

"Of course, it’s true."

Before Liyu could respond, Yumo softly said:

"Really, what’s going on in your head? What are you thinking... your Mother would never abandon you."

The girl revealed a gentle and loving smile.

Accompanied by a surge of soft and shadowy power, an exquisite handkerchief appeared in Yumo’s palm.

Yumo slowly raised her hand, gently wiping away Limo’s tears and the constantly dripping snot with the handkerchief...

Her crimson eyes were filled with helplessness and a trace of guilt.

Obviously, Yumo hadn’t expected that her words would cause such a huge reaction from Limo.

"Good girl,Good girl, don’t cry, okay?"

While speaking, Yumo gently stroked the wolf girl’s little head.

And under Yumo’s comforting, the grievously wronged Limo finally began to stop sobbing and slowly lifted her head, looking at Yumo with teary eyes:

"Really, you won’t abandon me?"

"I won’t abandon you."

"Mom doesn’t want to get rid of me?"

"No."

"Really, really, no abandoning me?"

"No, stop thinking nonsense, okay? You silly child."

Facing her daughter’s endless questioning, Yumo smiled bitterly and flicked Limo on the forehead.

Limo sadly lowered her little ears and held her forehead, looking wronged.

"Did you understand? I won’t abandon you, so stop thinking nonsense, okay?"

"Uh-huh..."

Under Yumo’s relentless efforts to comfort her, Limo finally stopped crying and obediently nodded her head.

Seeing this,

Surrounded by the somewhat envious gazes of those around, Yumo contentedly embraced the wolf girl, gently patting her back, and the wolf girl gradually revealed a sweet smile full of happiness.

For a moment, the pitiful atmosphere disappeared completely, and the scene became quite warm.

...

After a brief moment of affection, Limo reluctantly left Yumo’s embrace.

Then, the wolf girl looked at the black-haired girl with expectant eyes:

"Then, Mommy can I not go to Sadiq Empire?"

However,

In the next instant, Limo received an answer that made her extremely disappointed.

Facing her daughter’s question, Yumo revealed a sweet and loving smile, then replied without hesitation with one word:

"No."

"Eh?"

"I will indeed not abandon you. But Limo, you must go to Sadiq this time and learn well with Xiao."

Yumo spoke in an irrefutable tone, her words filled with seriousness.

Limo, upon receiving this answer, was instantly petrified, her eyes filled with tears after coming back to her senses, and she promptly pulled down her ears, saying:

"Why, Mom! I don’t want to go... Why must I go... Can’t you send Shuoyue and the others instead?"

"The others don’t need re-education. The only silly girl that needs to be re-educated is you."

Though facing the whimpering wolf cub, Yumo felt some reluctance, but she eventually suppressed her emotions, revealing a stern gaze.

Limo was too naïve, too prone to causing chaos. If Yumo were not around in the future, the child’s reckless behavior would undoubtedly cause trouble for the Black Rose family and other children.

For her future "death" to be peaceful, Limo must be educated well.

Furthermore, even if Yumo didn’t "die," the child needed to be re-educated. Considering the little yellow books Liyu had hidden and the inseparable state of Limo and Liyu, Yumo seriously suspected that this foolish child had been poisoned by corrupt thoughts.

Also, perhaps she must accept a tragic reality: the children have grown up and might have ’those’ kinds of needs.

To prevent Limo, this foolish child, from being easily deceived and maybe one day bring home a litter of wolf cubs,

Yumo believed,

The education of her silly child was urgent. Only then would she ask Xiao to act as a tutor...

As for Liyu? That child was relatively smart and shrewd. She should not be easily deceived...

"In any case, you are too foolish, my child. You must learn well with Xiao. Otherwise, Mom will not feel at ease."

Yumo emphasized again and again.

"I don’t want to! I don’t want to! I don’t want to!"

Regarding Yumo’s words, the wolf girl shook her head desperately, leaving a trail of images:

"I don’t want to leave Mom! I’m not stupid! I don’t need any guidance!"

"...enmmm..."

Faced with her daughter’s strong resistance, Yumo lifted her hand to her chin, falling into a moment of thought:

"Then how about this?"

"*Whimper*... Huh?"

"If little Limo says she’s smart and doesn’t need tutoring, then prove it. How about that?"

"Prove it how?"

"Yes, answer a few simple questions for me. If you answer correctly, you won’t have to go to tutoring. If you get it wrong, Limo will obediently go with Xiao. How about it?"

"Answer...questions? Will... Will it be difficult?"

"Hm? No, it’s all basic questions that I’ve taught you before."

"Oka... okay then..."

After hesitating for a moment, Limo nodded somewhat blankly.

Seeing this, Yumo smiled and began the questioning:

"I will ask you a few very simple questions that your brother and sisters all know."

"Mm."

With the complex and sympathetic gazes of the crowd, Limo clenched her fists and showed a highly determined expression.

In order not to go to Sadik, the little one was determined to unleash her full mental power.

To let her mother understand, she’s not a dumb child!

Her siblings can do it, so why can’t she?

’I am also Mom’s child; so I must be able to do it too!’

"You can start now, Mom"

However,

Upon hearing her mother’s question, the confident wolf cub instantly froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded.

"The first question. Let X be a non-singular complex reflective manifold. Can each Hodge class on X be written as a linear combination of the rational coefficients of cohomology classes on X’s complex subclusters? If so, how to write it?"

"Eh?!?!"