Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 500 - 501: A Not-so-friendly First Meeting [1/2]

Yumo And Mengxi’s new Illustration has been released in Chapter 01,

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"Hey! Give me some candies back!"

Yuan’er kept shouting loudly.

In the eyes of some people, being scolded by a cute little girl is something very cute.

However, Pierre clearly wasn’t one of them. Considering himself as an existence at a Demon King level (self-proclaimed...), He wouldn’t allow such a lowly human to be so arrogant, pointing at his nose and shouting.

Facing the words of the pink-haired girl in front of him, Pipi’s dark purple eyes slightly squinted, filled with displeasure.

’Where did this bratty kid come from?!’

’She bumped into me and dared to ask me for candies?!’

Pipi felt upset.

To think that, as a Sword Demon, when he roamed the continent, he wreaked havoc all day. Yet, those impressive apostles of the church and the revered tower masters never had the guts to demand compensation from him?! And now this little girl dares to speak to him this way?!

’She’s got some nerve!’

Though annoyed, Pipi didn’t directly retaliate against the little one. After all, he was a terrifying entity. Attacking someone so weak would tarnish his reputation. However, just because he wouldn’t kill the pink-haired little girl didn’t mean Pipi wouldn’t teach her a lesson.

Pipi was always merciless towards arrogant brats. He wouldn’t be lenient just because they’re young. Rather, because they’re young, they need a harsh lesson! Back in the Winter Forest, those kids who didn’t obey his mother’s discipline got a lesson from Pipi after listening to Kalina, taking the place of their mom to discipline them.

Well,

Even though he didn’t know why, even if it was his mother who asked him to discipline them, when she found out afterward, she still spanked him.

But that’s another story.

Anyway,

After locking eyes with the pink-haired girl and her fiery heterochromic eyes, Pipi didn’t hold back. He showed his menacing glare, bared his teeth, and twisted his lovely face, looking like a hateful demon, enough to frighten countless children.

Unfortunately, Yuan’er, who already had abyssal demons as pets, was naturally not scared. Instead, she snorted disdainfully:

"Making a silly face?! Trying to scare me? Dream on!"

"Hmm?!"

Taken aback by her response, Pipi seemed surprised by Yuan’er’s audacity. Moreover, feeling the disdain in her words, Pipi’s pride felt like it was being trampled on again, his sharp teeth unintentionally piercing his lip.

"You little stinker..."

"Who are you calling a stinker? I smell great!"

Yuan’er retorted.

As they bickered, Yuan’er couldn’t help but notice the colorful little object in Pipi’s hands. The clever girl immediately realized that the item in the purple-haired maid’s hand was the remaining candy ’buddies’! This made her face light up with joy.

’Aha?!’

’Great, there are still some candies left!’

Yuan’er thought to herself, feeling lucky.

While the candies were nearly all gone, not everything was lost. With the candies in the hands of the purple-haired maid, and a few that survived on the ground, Yuan’er believed with her ’clever wit’ she could trick little Meliora to help her. After all, for Meliora, her resistance to candies was basically zero. With candies, she might even be persuaded into anything, even something as crazy as blowing up a school.

’As long as…’

’This candy, the kind that Meliora loved the most, was still available, there is a hope.’

Thinking of this, Yuan’er quickly pointed to the right hand of the purple-haired maid:

"Those candies are mine! Give them back now!"

’Hmm?’

’Give back the candies?’

Pipi glanced down at the two delicately made lollipops he had caught and kept, raising an eyebrow.

Then,

An annoyance look crossed the face of the purple-haired maid.

’Who did this little girl think she was, demanding candy in such a manner from me? Even if she wanted the candies back, was that the tone to use?’

’Did she really think I am that easy to push around?’

Displeasure flashed across Pipi’s deep purple eyes. Being a top powerhouse in the continent, the thing Pipi hated the most was being ordered around. Apart from his mother, no one could command him!

Even Youlan, or Aya, that sly woman, wouldn’t "dare" to directly order him around. If they wanted his help, they would negotiate nicely, right?

’Who do this bratty kid think she is?’

Demanding him to return the candy without even saying ’please’?

’How audacious!’

’What kind of ill-mannered child is this?’

’Just because she’s a kid, she thought I wouldn’t dare to set her straight?’

As he thought of teaching her a lesson, a fun idea popped up in Pipi’s mind.

With a slight smirk, he then dangled the two lollipops in front of the pink-haired little girl, using his voice that was disguised as a gentle female voice, he politely said:

"Dear little one, are these the lollipops you’re talking about?"

"Yes! Give them back to me now!"

Yuan’er, eager and impatient, stretched out her hand, intending to take the candies from the purple-haired maid’s hand.

However,

Just as Yuan’er’s fingers were about to touch the candies, Pipi gave a playful smile.

In the next instant,

A cold and teasing voice, full of provocation, suddenly reached Yuan’er’s ears:

"Want them? Dream on~ I’m not giving them to you!"

His tone started high, then suddenly dropped.

With those words, the purple-haired maid teasingly stuck out her tongue. Then, under Yuan’er’s shocked gaze, he suddenly clenched his fist, ruthlessly crushing the lollipops in his hand. The fragments of the candies scattered, drifting away with the wind.

Seeing this, Yuan’er was completely dumbfounded.

The look of confusion, mixed with grievance, in her eyes seemed very satisfying to Pipi.

At the same time,

Pipi didn’t intend to stop there. He even stepped on the remaining intact candies on the ground around Yuan’er, crushing them all underfoot, and grinding them fiercely.

’What the...!’

"Hey! Why’d you do that?"

After staring in disbelief for a few seconds, Yuan’er finally snapped back to reality. Seeing her few candies crushed by the ’mean’ maid, she pouted. She was really mad now.

In the next moment, Yuan’er glared at Pipi angrily,

"You jerk! You ruined all my candies!"

"So what?"

Pipi responded, not really caring.

Seeing this, Yuan’er decided she wasn’t going to take it lying down. She remembered something her big sister, Kalina, once told her:( if someone bullies you, stand up for yourself!)

"You’re a mean maid! I’m going to teach you a lesson!"

Even though she couldn’t use her shadow power, Yuan’er believed she could still give Pipi a piece of her mind.

No one should bully kids!

"Take this!"

Yelling out loud, she jumped towards the purple-haired maid, trying to mimic something she’d seen her big sister do before.

But,

As she reached Pipi, he seemed a bit surprised at her speed but quickly regained his cocky demeanor. Laughing dismissively, Pipi stopped her attack with just a quick slap on her head. He didn’t care how cute she looked; he wasn’t holding back.

’Such a cute girl’

’She’s probably going to cry for a while now hehe~?’

"Ouch!"

With a loud sound, Pipi’s slap landed on Yuan’er’s head.

This sudden hit stopped her in her tracks, and she fell to the ground, holding her head, clearly in pain.

"It hurts... my head hurts..."

In a matter of seconds,

All Yuan’er’s courage was gone, replaced by a deep sense of being wronged. Tears welled up in her beautiful eyes, and she began to cry, looking very pitiable.

"Hehe~"

Listening to Yuan’er’s sobbing, Pipi stood there, hands on his hips, clearly enjoying the moment without an ounce of pity.

In fact, seeing her cry seemed to make him even happier.

’Hmph~’

’Thought you could take me on?’

’Serves you right!’

"See? Told you you’re no match for me,"

he bragged, laughing at her.

However,

Though he wasn’t sure why, as he was laughing, Pipi had a bad feeling stirring within him.

’Something is off about this brat’