Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 478 - 479: The Jealous Girl [17/25]

"Don’t worry, I get it. You’re switching dorms to be with one of your fangirls? Or are a bunch of them moving to a larger dorm to throw a party? I must say, you kids lead very colorful lives these days. With so many types of pretty girls around you, you must be living the dream. But remember to keep it in check, okay? With so many fangirls, they might just drain you dry. Don’t forget your responsibilities as the Girl of Destiny."

"Uh..."

’Turns out, that’s what’s going on’

Mengxi can’t help but facepalm as she hears Yumo’s strange comments and senses her jealousy. She feels a mix of "Why me?" and "What’s going on?", but also a bit of happiness that she can’t quite put into words. She can’t help but smile.

On the other side, seeing Mengxi suddenly go quiet, Yumo takes this as a confirmation. She clenches her small fists behind her back. Imagining Mengxi being all cozy with a bunch of pretty girls, Yumo starts to feel a weird kind of annoyance brewing inside her.

"Ah, makes sense."

When she thinks about it, Mengxi is pretty much perfect, a masterpiece of creation, with a "great" personality to boot. Plus, her role as the Girl of Destiny makes her unparalleled. Of course, she’d be super popular in a school full of teenagers. It’s totally normal for her to have a crazy fan club. Yumo had been a bit worried about Mengxi messing around at school, especially given her... unique sexual orientation.

Now, the different smells on Mengxi and her not saying anything make Yumo think her worries were right. She starts to feel a bit worried and also kind of threatened.

’This brat, she already has me, and now she’s messing around with other girls? Wait, what? What do I mean, ’she already has me’? I’m not hers! What am I even thinking? Get your head straight, Yumo!’

After a mental tug-of-war, Yumo pouts, looking clearly annoyed. She crosses her arms and turns her head away from Mengxi, speaking in a detached, businesslike tone:

"Fine, you need the permission slip, right? I’ll approve it. Now go hang out with your cute little fans and stop wasting my time here."

"Um... Teacher Yumo..."

Mengxi looks helplessly at the irritated and jealous Yumo in front of her.

’Sigh... ’

’Man, if I knew this would happen, I would’ve gotten rid of those scents before coming. Now Yumo’s got the wrong idea’

’Oh well~’

Yumo looking all jealous is pretty cute too. She Makes me wanna hug her and give her a little squeeze.

Mengxi smirks, finding Yumo’s jealousy a mixed bag of confusing but also kinda heartwarming.

’ After all, if Yumo was acting this way, she must care about me, right?’

’But I can’t let Yumo keep thinking I’m some sort of playboy. What if she starts to ignore me? That would suck.’

So, Mengxi starts to think of a way to fix this. She looks at Yumo, who’s clearly not in the mood to talk, and realizes what that expression means:

-"I’m not happy. You better make it up to me or else I’m not talking to you!"-

’Wow, who knew Yumo had a tsundere side? Pretty cute, actually’

Shaking her head, Mengxi walks up to Yumo when no one’s looking. She takes Yumo’s hands in hers and looks up at her with those big, innocent eyes.

"Yumo, you’re overthinking it. I’m not moving in with other girls."

Mengxi hands over the paperwork to show she’s telling the truth.

"See? I’m moving to a single room in the Plum Blossom dorm area. Just me, no other girls."

"Uh-huh..."

Yumo glances at the papers and seems a bit relieved.

Taking back the paperwork and storing it in her pocket, Mengxi moves closer to Yumo. She smiles as she notices Yumo doesn’t pull away and whispers:

"Also, the scents on me are from my fangirls who got too close earlier. There were too many people; I couldn’t avoid it. So, I ended up smelling like them."

"..."

"I haven’t been messing around with other girls, so all those scents are just on my clothes, not on me. If you don’t believe me, we can go to your room, and I can strip down for a thorough check. You can inspect me any way you like~?"

"Feel free to check anywhere you like, Yumo. I don’t have a problem with you checking me out~" Mengxi said, cupping her cheeks and flashing a sultry, come-hither smile. Yumo, predictably, looks a tad unsettled.

"What are you talking about?"

"Just proving I’m innocent. I’m all about keeping it clean, you know. No one gets to touch me but you, Yumo~ I should only smell like you."

Seductively, Mengxi leans in and gives Yumo’s earlobe a playful, teasing bite. Despite her ’annoyed’ demeanor, Yumo doesn’t recoil. Her cheeks flush a rosy hue, and she allows Mengxi’s intimate gesture. It appears she’s become accustomed to Mengxi’s tender teasing.

After glancing at Mengxi, who looks genuinely sweet, Yumo skeptically asks,

"Really?"

"Absolutely. No need for the green-eyed monster, Yumo~"

(green-eyed monsterè jealous)

"Jealous?" Yumo retorts, puffing out her cheeks and vehemently shaking her head.

"Jealousy is the last thing on my mind! I’m concerned about your reputation. As the Girl of Destiny, you can’t afford to tarnish your image. How else are you going to lead humanity to victory?"

"Yes, yes, I get it. No jealousy on your end, Yumo~"

"Hmph, as long as you know."

"Hehe~"

Realizing Yumo has relaxed, Mengxi feels a wave of relief wash over her. She sensually wraps her arm around Yumo and presses her cheek to Yumo’s velvety skin.

’Ah, my Yumo’

’Sweet and soft all over’

’Yet her words can be so biting’

’I wonder how I could soften her up a bit...’

After some sweet talk and teasing with the super cute Yumo, Mengxi takes a deep breath to chill out a bit.

’I can’t help it, she’s just too adorable,’ Mengxi thinks to herself. ’Even with all my self-control, it’s hard not to get carried away.’

’So, if anything crazy happens later, it’s all on Yumo. You’re the one making me lose control~’

Mengxi tells herself with a sly grin.

Noticing Yumo’s mood starting to shift from shy to a bit annoyed, Mengxi, who’s always good at reading people, decides to cool it with the teasing. She sits back down, looking all serious.

"What’s up? You went all serious all of a sudden," Yumo starts asking.

"Look, I’d love to hang out more, but I gotta get going. The dorm has a curfew and the rules are pretty strict. Can you sign off on my pass?"

Yumo looks a bit down. "So, you’re leaving?"

"Yes, I need to get the blessing from the Heart of the Sacred Dragon. I can’t afford to get penalized for breaking curfew."

"Got it, let me write that pass for you," Yumo gets up and heads to her desk.

"Thanks, Yumo," Mengxi says with a smile.

Just then, the emergency communication magic stone in Mengxi’s pocket starts glowing a soft blue light.

"What’s this?"

The voice coming from the stone belongs to Mrs. Camilla, the supervisor of the White Lily dorm. But this time, her usually stern tone carries a hint of urgency and apology.

"Mengxi, I’m sorry. Don’t come to the Plum Blossom dorm area yet. We have an emergency situation here."

Mengxi frowns at the news. Yumo, who’s about to sign the pass, also puts down her pen. Her beautiful blue eyes flash with curiosity as she looks at Mengxi.

"What kind of emergency, Mrs. Camilla?" Mengxi presses her finger to her lips, her eyes filled with confusion.

"They even used a communication magic stone."

"Um...that’s right. The Plum Blossom Dormitory area... just had... an explosion as well... The dorm that was originally arranged for you has been blown up..."

"What... Huh? It got blown up again?"

Mengxi sounded kinda shocked. Having her room blow up not once, but twice? It made her think someone’s got it out for her.

’Is someone trying to make me homeless?’

"Miss Camilla, what is going on?"

The silver-haired girl couldn’t help but ask.

Camilla on the other end of the magic stone replied with a helpless tone:

"I’m sorry, Mengxi. For now, we’re not sure. We don’t know who did it, whether it’s a facility issue or a deliberate attack."

"Is that so..."

"However, judging from the current situation, it’s less likely to be a facility issue. It’s probably someone targeting you, otherwise the dorm arranged for you wouldn’t have blown up twice in a row."

"So what’s the plan now?"

"Sigh, we’re still investigating who’s behind this. During this period, for your safety, the academy suggests that you should not stay within the academy. If something happens to you here, we can’t take responsibility."

"Not staying in the academy?"

"Yes, there might be criminals hiding within the academy targeting you. Since Lady Bai, who usually protects you, is not around, I’m really not at ease. It’s best for you to stay at the Asumos Main Church for now. There are Heavenly Apostles there, so it’ll be much safer."

"I see..."

A few minutes just flew by while they were talking, and that was the end of the call.

"Anyway, thank you for your hard work. I’ll take care of it myself. Thank you, ma’am."

After politely saying goodbye, the blue light from the communication magic stone in the silver-haired girl’s hand gradually faded.

"How did it go?"

Yumo seemed a bit worried after the call ended.

After hearing Camilla’s words, Yumo paused her activity and thoughtfully looked at the silver-haired girl talking. From their conversation, Yumo also understood the general situation.

"This is indeed a serious issue."

Yumo’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

After all, judging from the conversation, it seemed like someone was targeting Mengxi by blowing up her dormitory. However, in Yumo’s view, the purpose of these actions did not seem to be to kill the Girl of Destiny. If they really wanted to threaten the Girl of Destiny, they should have waited until she was in the dormitory before detonating it, right?

’What’s the point of just blowing up the dormitory?’