Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 434 - 435: A Robbery?? [15/??]

When Yumo was in her Demon Temple form, she’d never ventured beyond Winter Forest until she became human. Even after transforming, the furthest she’d ever been was Sky Dome, the capital of Snow Night Empire. Simply put, Yumo had never left the northern part of the continent.

She had always been eager to explore the vast Ancita Continent, especially its central and southern regions. Although she had heard numerous stories about these places from her children over the years, she still wanted to see them for herself. This time, traversing the northern territories to visit Red Leaf Empire, situated in the central-eastern region, presented a good opportunity.

Thus, the Black Rose caravan, which could have rushed through using spatial magic stones to quickly reach the capital city of Anvika in Red Leaf Empire, slowed down their pace. Yumo along with Yuan’er, who also had never left the northern territories, began a sightseeing tour.

Yumo was thrilled throughout the journey. If she’d had a camera, she would have loved to snap photos of the sprawling oases, open grasslands, and unique cultures of various ethnic and minority groups that she’d always wanted to see. She felt a twinge of regret, though; how much better would this trip be if her other children could be with her?

But after imagining the possible behavior of Limo and Pierre, she second-guessed her own thoughts.

On the other side, Yuan’er was equally enthusiastic during the trip. Let alone that children are naturally playful, Yuan’er, being a young lady of the Marquis family, had never left the northern territories. Just like her mother Yumo, she was curious about the central and southern regions. This trip satisfied her curiosity. Moreover, how could she not be happy being by the side of her beloved mother? She gets to hold her mother’s hand, gets fed by her, and even falls asleep in her arms at night. Yuan’er’s days were filled with happiness.

So, while enjoying their time touring around, the Black Rose family caravan steadily advanced toward their final destination, Luminous Royal Academy.

As they were close to reaching their destination and entering the political core area of Red Leaf Empire, in order to maintain the dignity of Black Rose family, Yumo stopped touring with Yuan’er and Sebastian and sat quietly in the carriage like most noble ladies, awaiting their arrival at the academy.

For her part, Yuan’er didn’t mind. The little one happily lay on Yumo’s lap, enjoying the softness of her mother’s thighs and the comforting atmosphere. Her little legs swung back and forth happily.

However, on this quiet morning, able to sit peacefully in the carriage and enjoy the early morning tranquility with her mother, Yuan’er blinked her adorable, odd-colored red and blue eyes and looked at Yumo curiously.

"Mommy, Mommy!"

"Hmm?"

Hearing Yuan’er’s call, Yumo pulled her attention away from the window and looked down at her daughter lying on her lap, she said with a gentle tone:

"What is it, sweetheart? Do you want some sweets?"

"Not really…"

The pink-haired girl shook her head. She really did want some dessert, but she didn’t want to seem greedy to her mom, so she kept quiet for now. She’d learned that she could always secretly ask Grandpa Sebastian for treats, so there was no reason to bother her Mom about it. She found that if she acted cute enough, Grandpa Sebastian was sometimes even easier to talk to than her Mom.

"So, I’ve got a question for you, Mom."

"What’s on your mind little one?"

"Well…"

" ??"

"Mommy, didn’t you say before that you’ve pretended to be Sister Xia and lived with Grandpa and Grandma for a while?"

"Yes, I did."

"Then, Grandpa and Grandma shouldn’t know that you’re not really Sister Xia, right?"

"Hmm!?"

Yumo slightly furrowed her brows upon hearing this, but soon a relieved expression appeared on her face.

"They probably don’t know."

"So…"

After getting that answer, the pink-haired girl pursed her lips and slowly sat up from her mom’s lap, kneeling on the sofa. With an unusually pleading look, she met her mother’s red eyes:

"Mommy, can you continue to pretend to be Sister Xia? Grandpa and Grandma were so happy before. Especially Grandma, she keeps talking about Sister Xia and me. Just yesterday she sent a letter asking about us. I don’t want them to be sad."

"Such a thoughtful kid"

Seeing Yuan’er so torn, Yumo sighed and gently rubbed the top of her daughter’s head to soothe her.

"Don’t worry, sweetheart. I won’t let Grandma and Grandpa be sad."

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

Yumo lovingly pinched Yuan’er’s cheek and chuckled.

"I’ve already promised them that I’ll take you and your ’Sister Xia’ on a training journey. Every now and then, we’ll return to Wind City pretending to be Xia just to reassure them. So don’t worry; they won’t be sad"

"Hehe~ Thank you, Mommy!!"

Upon receiving her Mom’s affirmative answer, Yuan’er’s worried expression instantly vanished, replaced by a sweet smile. Then, without another word, the excited little girl threw herself into her mom’s arms, rubbing against her to express her gratitude and joy.

With a sweet smile, Yumo lovingly patted her daughter’s back.

"So, that’s what was bothering you?"

"By the way, Mom!"

After snuggling in Yumo’s arms, Yuan’er looked up curiously, her big, watery eyes blinking,

"If you go back as Sister Xia to see Grandpa and Grandma, should I call you ’Sister’ then?"

"Uh…"

Stumped by this, Yumo paused for a moment.

After thinking it through, it seemed to make sense.

But still, being called ’Sister’ by her own daughter felt a bit strange.

Oh well, given the generational mix-up within the Marquis family, who cares?

With this thought, Yumo reluctantly nodded.

"Yes, when the time comes, Yuan’er will have to call me ’Sister.’"

"Yayy~"

Yuan’er’s eyes sparkled, as if she was really looking forward to calling Yumo ’Sister’ in the future.

The idea that her Mom might also be returning to Marquis’s family, and thus spend more time with her, made her even more enthusiastic. She even considered bragging to her sisters about it.

However, just as she was daydreaming, a disruptive voice suddenly rang through the carriage.

"STOP! THIS IS A ROBBERY!"

Hearing the familiar line, Yuan’er curiously poked her head out of the window to look ahead.

’A robbery? ’

’Is this another result of Mom’s passive ability?’

Yuan’er couldn’t help but mumble to herself

Right now, more than thirty menacing bandits wielding various weapons had inexplicably blocked the road. The bald man with a scar on his face leading them even radiated a strong level 5 aura.

With strange looks from the Black Rose Knights, they approached the carriage.

The scar-faced man then menacingly raised his sword toward the elderly butler Sebastian, saying, "This is a robbery! Give us all your money... or your lives will end here!"

Sebastian, the seasoned butler, was momentarily dumbfounded and glanced around in confusion.

For the past hundred years, it had always been the Black Rose family robbing others. Now, someone is robbing them? Is this a joke from fate? And who would dare rob someone with Black Rose crest?

He looked at the trembling bodies and confused eyes of the bandits and suddenly realized what was going on.

"Oh, so that’s what this is... how tiresome."

With that, he facepalmed as if he couldn’t bear to watch what would happen next.

Just as he’d predicted, several large, red figures descended from the sky. Accompanying their powerful presence were anxious yet indistinguishable shouts:

"PROTECT BIG SISTER! CHARGE! WE CAN’T LET LADY KALINA DOWN!"

Sebastian:"(=-=)"

Yuan’er: "(?_?)"

Yumo: "(?_?)"