Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 928 - 929: Strolling the Streets

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"So this is the current capital of the Church Nation? It looks quite prosperous~" Yumo, who had disguised herself as a silver-haired elf using the Deception Veil, was leisurely strolling through the capital’s commercial district.

After learning that Mengxi was unaware of the attacks, Yumo’s mood had obviously relaxed quite a bit.

Therefore, while Mengxi was out investigating, Yumo eagerly left the Purple Night Palace and came to the bustling commercial district of the Holy Capital to see how prosperous the capital under Mengxi’s rule was.

Of course, as the Empress in the eyes of most people, the attendants naturally wouldn’t agree to let Yumo go out alone.

So, Yumo considerately served the attendants a cup of sleeping red tea, causing the Purple Night Palace to enter a state of silence.

Without anyone to restrain her, Yumo happily and freely wandered around the commercial district.

"Overall, it’s pretty good~" Looking at the endless stream of people, the dazzling array of shops, and the orderly shopping atmosphere, Yumo nodded with great satisfaction.

However, one thing made Yumo frown and show a complex expression.

Hmm, why were there so many merchandise related to me and Mengxi in the commercial district? There were dolls, novels, and more...

Although I understand Mengxi’s idol-like status in the Church Nation, wasn’t this a bit too exaggerated?

Without official permission, it shouldn’t be possible to release so many of these things, right?

Mengxi really wanted to declare her ownership of me to the whole world, huh?

Looking at the figurine of herself being held in Mengxi’s arms like a little bird relying on a person, Yumo’s eyebrows twitched.

Despite her speechlessness, Yumo quickly stabilized her state and turned her attention to other aspects.

For example, the delicacies in the commercial district.

Then, Yumo was surprised to find that although the delicacies in the Holy Capital were diverse, they generally suited her taste very well.

They were all things Yumo loved to eat!

For a moment, Yumo even suspected that this commercial district was specially created by Mengxi for her.

Since there were no children around and her true identity was concealed by the Deception Veil, Yumo didn’t care about her dignified image as she did in the past and began to indulge herself in the commercial district.

Soon, the people in the commercial district saw a lively, cute, and gluttonous silver-haired elf happily wandering between various shops.

The elf girl held a meat skewer in one hand, an ice cream in the other, and even had a bag of grilled shrimp and a box of exquisite cake desserts hooked on her little fingers.

Even though she had already picked up many delicious and delicate foods, she was still hopping and skipping around, looking very lively and adorable.

Seeing the elf girl like this, many shopkeepers couldn’t help but smile helplessly, "I wonder where this little glutton came from."

People were often very generous towards cute girls, so many shopkeepers actively gave Yumo some delicious snacks.

Yumo, who had transformed into a silver-haired elf, would gladly accept them and respond with a radiant smile.

For a moment, the bustling commercial district even became joyful and harmonious because of this lively elf girl.

However, just as Yumo was enjoying the delicacies and the unique customs of the Holy Capital Vinati, an untimely reprimand made her frown suddenly.

"Hey!!! If you’re not buying, then leave!!! Can you not stand here all the time?! You’re scaring away other customers!!!"

Huh?

Yumo, who was eating ice cream, slowly stopped in her tracks and, like many other passersby, looked towards the source of the voice with a curious gaze.

"What’s going on? Why so loud?" Yumo muttered curiously.

At this moment, in front of a spirit pet supplies store, a burly man with a height of about two meters was standing with his arms crossed, staring at the person in front of him with a helpless and displeased expression, looking quite imposing.

In stark contrast to him was the girl wearing a gray, tattered hood in front of him...

With a height of just over one meter sixty, she appeared so small compared to the muscular man.

Although she was wearing a hood and a coat, judging from her slender legs exposed outside, the girl belonged to the very thin and weak type. Considering the shabbiness of her coat, it made people associate the girl with impoverished children.

In the arms of this frail girl who looked like she could be blown away by the wind, there was a somewhat dirty ball of fur.

Upon closer inspection, one would find that it was a small spirit beast in the form of a cat, a Spiketail Cat.

However, unlike ordinary Spiketail Cats, the cat in the frail girl’s arms not only looked dirty and covered in dirt and dust, but the crystal gem on its forehead, the source of its power, was also missing, seemingly having been dug out by greedy people long ago.

The pitiful little cat lay weakly in the girl’s arms, staring at the spirit pet store in front of it with a hungry gaze.

Staring at the food that emitted a strong aroma, resembling a large cat treat.

Undoubtedly, the little cat was in a state of extreme hunger.

The girl probably brought the cat here to ask for some cat food, right?

Unfortunately, in the eyes of the guard of the spirit pet store, the expensive, high-quality spirit pet food naturally couldn’t be given to the girl in front of him for free.

Moreover, the dirty girl and cat would scare away other noble customers from entering the store. Therefore, the muscular man mercilessly stepped forward to drive them away.

The man’s imposing manner, the girl’s frailty, and the weak cries of the little cat made many people feel sympathetic towards this pair.

But due to the man’s fierce appearance, no one dared to speak up for them, and they could only look at the girl with concerned eyes, fearing that she would be sent flying by the man in the next second.

For a moment, the joyful and harmonious atmosphere in the commercial district seemed to crack because of this scene.

"Hmm, that girl..." Seeing this scene, Yumo couldn’t help but frown.

Although she usually stayed out of things, this time Yumo had an unprecedented urge to help.

Well, it wasn’t because she sympathized with the girl and the little cat. After all, over the years, Yumo had seen existences more miserable than this pair.

It was simply because she felt a sense of familiarity from the girl, a feeling that Yumo was quite concerned about.

"Sigh." After a helpless sigh, Yumo slowly approached the muscular man.

"Give her one of those energy bars she’s staring at."

With those words, Yumo handed the platinum consumption card that Mengxi had given her to the man.

Seeing that someone was really willing to be a sucker and show kindness, and it was even a silver-haired elf holding such a precious card, the man quickly suppressed the anger on his face.

"Alright, please wait a moment."

A moment later, a packaged energy bar was handed to Yumo.

Yumo then straightforwardly handed the energy bar to the frail girl, "Here, hurry and feed it to your little cat. The little one must be starving."

"..."

The girl didn’t say anything but silently reached out to take the energy bar.

The moment it smelled the aroma of the energy bar, the little cat couldn’t help but have its eyes light up. It stared at the energy bar with anticipation and let out excited cries.

"Meow meow, meow meow meow!"

It was evident that this young Spiketail Cat was indeed famished.

It urgently needed its owner to feed it.

Then, in the next second, a jaw-dropping scene suddenly unfolded.

After taking the energy bar, the frail girl didn’t bring it to the little cat’s mouth.

Instead, she brought it to her own mouth and took a bite!

"Heh?"

Just like that, under the dumbfounded gazes of Yumo, the passersby, and the muscular man from the spirit pet store, the frail girl ignored the cat’s pitiful expression and directly put the energy bar into her own mouth, munching on it like a hamster!

Ah, this...

For a moment, Yumo was speechless and froze on the spot.

Staring at the girl who was eating the cat food with relish, Yumo facepalmed in exasperation.

How... how could she eat it herself?

Was she too hungry?

Alright, compared to taking care of a pet, it was more important to take care of one’s own stomach...

However, after glancing at the little cat in the girl’s arms, which was drooling at the sight of the energy bar, Yumo had no choice but to hand the gold card to the store clerk again.

"Give me another one, for the little cat."

"Uh… o… okay..."

A moment later, looking at the girl and the cat sitting on the steps, munching on cat treats in sync, Yumo shook her head with mixed feelings.

"What a strange child."

After a brief sigh, Yumo turned to leave, ready to continue enjoying her commercial district tour.

However, after taking just two steps, the sound of hurried footsteps came from behind her.

At this moment, Yumo realized an embarrassing problem.

"Huh? That child, why is she following me?!?"