Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 595 - 596: Restless Mind

Looking towards the silent, empty house, Miss Yumo’s eyes were filled with complex emotions.

Due to the attack by her foolish son and daughter’s aggressive actions, the people from Luminous Royal Academy had been evacuated earlier. During this period, Sebastian and others also left the academy.

This time,

After sending Mengxi to the church, Yumo, unusually, didn’t immediately contact Sebastian and others, but went alone to the ruined classroom apartment. As for Sebastian and the others, their whereabouts were unknown.

In the once bustling apartment, now only Yumo remained, making it seem somewhat lonely.

But perhaps it was for the best.

The quiet environment was more suitable for Yumo to think.

Moreover,

If Sebastian and the other Black Rose family maids and attendants were around, it wouldn’t have been convenient for her to meet with Gari and Shania.

Today was indeed a headache for Yumo.

Troublesome daughters and sons had already tired her out, and now the matters of the Black Rose family added another layer to her irritation. In frustration, Yumo twisted the railing she was holding until it was deformed.

She had thought that the relationship between Xiao and the Elf and Dragon races was quite friendly and harmonious. That’s why they frequently gifted the Black Rose family with various rare treasures like Nature’s Tears, holy swords, dragon scales, dragon hearts, and so on...

But from the words of Gari and Shania, the truth seemed otherwise.

The friendly appearance was just mask,

In reality, the Black Rose family was continually bullying the Dragon and Elf races, using violence, intimidation, and other unsavory means to exploit them. The Dragon and Elf races didn’t have any good feelings towards Black Rose family; their compliance and silence were only because they were not as powerful as the Black Rose family.

This meant,

The Dragon and Elf races were not as kind and generous as she had thought. Their behavior was merely forced by Xiao and others.

Due to the incident involving the Elf Prince Odom, Yumo had already harbored some doubts.

Now, Gari and Shaina’s words confirmed her inner thoughts.

Of course,

Yumo didn’t believe those two students had deceived her. The words spoken by Gari and Shaina contained genuine emotions; the anger and resentment they expressed came from the heart and weren’t faked.

This meant,

She had been naively misled and deceived by Xiao and others for so long...

"Those... those little rascals!"

Yumo bit her lip, her eyes gradually emitting a chilling light.

A rage began to burn incessantly within the black-haired girl.

Yumo’s displeasure wasn’t primarily about the Black Rose family’s actions towards the Dragon and Elf races. Although somewhat shameless, Yumo could tell from the words of the two young student that the Black Rose family had maintained a balance in their dealings, not resorting to reckless exploitation but aiming for sustainable mutual development...

What truly upset Yumo was,

These children didn’t tell her the truth and had been lying to her for so long...

She had trusted them so much,

And yet they deceived her!

After a moment of frustration, Yumo sighed helplessly. She had to accept the fact that the children of the Black Rose family were not as well-behaved, honest, and sensible as she had thought.

Furthermore,

Since they could lie to her about the Dragon and Elf races for so long,

Then,

Perhaps,

There might be other things Xiao and the others were keeping from me. Like the events of this morning...

Thinking back to Red Leaf Empire’s law enforcement team that came to arrest her this morning, along with the so-called witnesses, Yumo furrowed her brows. Indeed, she had taken action against several outlaws on her way to Luminous Royal Academy.

But after taking action, the scene’s evidence should have been thoroughly dealt with by Sebastian and his professional team, erasing any traces of the Abyssal Demon and Shadow energy. Covering up traces of the Abyssal Demon’s actions should have been routine for the Black Rose family, and easy task like breathing and drinking water…

’Why was General Boran able to obtain "evidence" from the scene?’

’Was Sebastian careless? Or did the Red Leaf Empire develop some new technology? Or was the Red Leaf’s general deliberately trying to ’deceive’ her?’

Even if the "physical evidence" could somehow be explained, what about the child who appeared as a witness? His expression when accusing her of turning a spiritual soul into an Abyssal Demon didn’t seem feigned. That fear and apprehension were real...

’That boy must have truly seen something’

But the problem is,

’Before she transformed the spiritual soul into Abyssal Demons to tear the bandits apart, that boy had already left with Sebastian and the others. How did he witness that scene afterward?’

’Sebastian wasn’t foolish; he wouldn’t have allowed the boy to stay and definitely wouldn’t have let a second-level child escape’

There’s only one possibility.

’They deliberately let the child stay and watch from a place where he wouldn’t be detected by her’

"Why would they do that?"

Looking up at the starry sky, Yumo muttered to herself, full of confusion.

At this moment,

The black-haired girl felt very suffocated. The few bloody butterflies fluttering around her seemed to sense their master’s gloomy mood, listlessly landing on Yumo’s shoulders.

’Ah~’

’Right~’

The belatedly realizing Yumo suddenly remembered something else.

Hadn’t she almost been arrested by the secret investigation department of the Red Leaf Empire that morning? Was it appropriate for her to just show up at Luminous like this? But it seemed like the soldiers of Red Leaf Empire didn’t react much to seeing her.

’Was it because there were too many big events today, and they didn’t have time to deal with me?’

’Sigh…’

’So many messy things...’

The black-haired girl muttered irritably in her mind.

However,

Just as Yumo was troubled and entangled with the future matters, several familiar presences suddenly intruded into her perception, momentarily stopping her thoughts. She glanced towards the entrance. The next moment, the door opened~

"Mommy, Mommy! I’m here!"

With a soft, sweet call, a small pink figure pushed open the door, and under the escort of a dark light, leaped into Yumo’s arms.

Then,

The little girl affectionately wrapped her arms around her mother’s waist, gleefully acting spoiled.

"Yuan’er?"

Seeing the little one in her arms, Yumo felt a surge of surprise, which was quickly replaced by joy. Moreover, with Yuan’er’s arrival, the restlessness in Yumo’s heart began to fade.

Patting the little cutie’s head, Yumo curiously asked:

"Yuan’er, how did you come here? Where’s your big sister?"

"enmm..."

Nuzzling against Yumo, Yuan’er looked up with her innocent and cute eyes:

"Sister Kalina is dealing with some matters in the Red Moon Tower. She told me to come first and keep Mommy company!"

"I see."

"Also, also! Sister Kalina said that my brother is nearby the academy too! Mommy, take me to see him, please~!!"

Yuan’er blinked curiously, her heterochromatic eyes filled with expectation.

"Uh..."

Hearing this, Yumo’s face briefly showed a bit of difficulty.

Considering how innocent and pure her little daughter was, Yumo was somewhat reluctant to let Yuan’er interact with Pierre, fearing her well-behaved child might be led astray by Pierre. She still regretted agreeing to let Pierre take Limo out...

But,

Looking into Yuan’er’s expectant eyes, sparkling like stars, Yumo couldn’t bear to refuse her little angel.

After all, Yumo was very weak against her children’s cuteness~

Sighing helplessly, Yumo affectionately ruffled Yuan’er’s hair:

"Alright, alright, I’ll take you to see your brother later."

"Yay~ Thank you mommy~!"

Yuan’er’s smile brightened even more upon getting her mother’s approval. Her round face with two shallow dimples looked like blooming peach blossoms, easing the restlessness in Yumo’s heart even further.

"You little girl, I really can’t say no to you."

...

After comforting Yuan’er for a bit, Yumo turned her gaze towards the front door.

It wasn’t just Yuan’er who had come in.

Observing the old butler who entered right after her, looking somewhat disheveled and dusty, a strange glimmer passed through Yumo’s eyes momentarily.

But soon,

The unusual emotion on the girl’s face was completely hidden, and her usual kind smile returned to her beautiful face as she waved excitedly and happily:

"Sebastian! You’re alright! That’s great~"

’Indeed…’

’That’s really great~’