The Child of Destiny,

the savior chosen by the Goddess,

was the Saintess of the Asumos Church. The holy divine power within her possessed tremendous lethality against Abyss Demons and could practically be considered their natural enemy.

When Yumo first met Mengxi,

a large part of the danger she felt originated from that.

Although Yumo's strength far exceeded Mengxi's, that divine power still instinctively caused her to feel a trace of fear.

As the nemesis of Shadow of Silence Power, this holy divine power should naturally stand in complete opposition to it. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

At least,

that was what Yumo had always believed before bathing Mengxi.

However,

...

...

Dozens of minutes earlier,

after wiping away the water from Mengxi's body and changing her into a fresh set of underwear, Yumo had settled the silver-haired girl onto the small bed in her room.

After that,

Yumo returned to the bathroom, removed her bloodstained black gauze dress, replaced the water in the bath, and prepared to enjoy herself.

During this period,

Yumo had changed clothes by herself plenty of times, and she had often soaked in hot springs together with her two adorable daughters. Coupled with the visual feast and ultimate tactile stimulation provided by the Child of Destiny just now, Yumo had already reached the point where she could face her own body with complete calm.

She had grown accustomed to her naked body, and the blushing and embarrassment from the beginning had long since vanished.

Sometimes, she would even admire herself in solitude. Driven by curiosity, she would occasionally do a bit of exploration whenever the children weren't around...

Of course, those were stories for another time.

After changing the water, Yumo silently took out the Crystal Orchid petals Saiboke-Baniya had given her earlier from her ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) spatial ring and sprinkled them into the bath.

Then,

Miss Yumo removed the beast-skin boxer shorts that utterly failed to match her perfect body and slowly lay down in the bath, allowing herself to be submerged in the hot water while quietly enjoying the flower bath and this long-awaited moment of peace.

Though she wanted to enjoy the tranquility,

after closing her eyes and lying in the water, Yumo couldn't help recalling what she had seen earlier.

That scene where Mengxi absorbed her crimson Shadow of Silence Power.

The moment she remembered it, Yumo's brows furrowed deeply, and all feelings of peace instantly vanished, leaving behind only profound confusion and doubt.

‘Sh-she actually absorbed it?’

It seemed that what she had sensed earlier inside Garos Fortress wasn't an illusion at all.

It was real!

But,

that was Shadow of Silence Power!

The most violent energy in the world!

A power completely opposed to the Goddess' power!

Why...

Why would the Child of Destiny absorb it into her body?!

And she had greedily absorbed it.

That meant Mengxi's body could adapt to Shadow of Silence Power.

Or rather...

Mengxi's body needed Shadow of Silence Power...

H-how was that possible?!

Had she gotten something wrong?!

Could it be...

that she wasn't actually the Child of Destiny?

No!

Impossible!

Yumo frantically shook her head and rejected the thought.

Not only could she clearly sense the divine power within Mengxi's body, but even the leftover water in the bathroom used to wash Mengxi's hair and feet still contained traces of holy divine power!

And divine power could only be used by those recognized by the Goddess of the Asumos Church!

In other words, Mengxi was definitely the Child of Destiny!

She even had those mysterious golden runes on her back!

Those were genuine marks of the female lead!

But,

if she really was the Child of Destiny...

Then why did she possess the power of Abyss Demons?!

Where had she obtained it?!

All Abyss Demons in this world were supposed to be under her control!

And more importantly,

how could two completely opposing powers coexist within her body?!

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't she have exploded on the spot?!

‘Good heavens, what the hell is going on?!’

The more she thought about it, the bigger Yumo's headache became and the heavier her mood grew.

After screaming inwardly for a while, Yumo realized that she simply couldn't calm down!

She had to study Mengxi's body again and figure out what was going on!

Thinking this,

Miss Yumo immediately stood up from the bath without another thought. Too lazy to dry off her soaking-wet body, she grabbed a bath towel, wrapped it around herself, and rushed out of the bathroom, quickly heading toward her room.

The sudden sound of the door slamming caused the gray-haired girl, who was currently playing with water alongside her big sister in another bathroom, to raise her little head in confusion.

She secretly opened the bathroom door and poked her head out, curiously looking upstairs.

“Hm? Mother? What's wrong?”

“Meowu?”

The little white wolf also poked her head out from beside Liyu's feet and looked upstairs following her younger sister's gaze.

—

The house Saiboke-Baniya built had three floors.

The first floor contained the living room, dining room, and kitchen.

The second floor contained the bathrooms and activity area.

Only the third floor housed Yumo and the children's respective rooms.

Somewhat restless, Miss Yumo quickly returned to her room.

After closing the door, the breathtaking black-haired girl wrapped in a bath towel, beautiful like a lotus rising from water, slowly walked to the bedside.

At this moment,

the Child of Destiny had already been changed into an exquisite pure-white lace nightdress that suited her perfectly and was lying quietly upon the bed.

After having all the blood and dirt cleaned away and being changed into fresh sleepwear, Mengxi's beauty had risen to yet another level.

The sleeping silver-haired girl looked as peaceful as an angel.

The faint smile on her face was as crystal-clear and transparent as water, like an enchanting Sleeping Beauty from a fairy tale.

Combined with the soft white feather bed behind her and the wonderful snowy scenery outside the window,

the scene itself resembled a breathtaking masterpiece.

Seeing it, Yumo couldn't help feeling a trace of accomplishment.

After all, she had personally made the bed, carefully selected the clothes,

and...

she had even changed Mengxi into them herself.

No matter how one looked at it, if there had been a camera here, Yumo would have undoubtedly taken countless photos to preserve such a beautiful sight.

If she still had a computer, she would probably have set this image of the beauty as her desktop wallpaper without hesitation.

However,

now wasn't the time to admire the scenery.

As long as Mengxi remained asleep, she'd have plenty of opportunities to appreciate her later.

Right now, business came first.

She needed to investigate her body.

Otherwise, if she couldn't figure this matter out, Yumo simply wouldn't feel at ease.

Thinking this,

Yumo slowly raised her hand, and a tiny amount of crimson Shadow of Silence Power gathered once more at her fingertips.

It was already an established fact that Mengxi's body wouldn't reject Shadow of Silence Power.

In that case, Yumo could release a trace of it and let it infiltrate Mengxi's body to carefully investigate the girl's internal condition.

Slowly,

her slender fingers approached Mengxi's forehead.

However,

in the next moment,

Yumo froze.

Her crimson eyes suddenly contracted, and her beautiful face was filled with shock and astonishment.

It was as though she had been struck by lightning.

Her entire mind went blank.

Saiboke-Baniya,

the “soul expert,”

had once told her that those whose soul power had been exhausted would fall into a deep slumber.

Only after their strength gradually recovered would they awaken.

For someone at Mengxi's fifth-tier middle stage, awakening would take ten days at most—

and at least five days.

Saiboke-Baniya's confident words still echoed in Yumo's ears.

Back then,

because of her trust in him, Yumo had believed every word.

But now?

She had mentally stamped dozens of question marks over that statement.

Little Sai...

You said the Child of Destiny would wake up in no less than five days?!

But...

it had only been a few hours!!!

‘Are you freaking kidding me?!’

Yumo roared inwardly in near hysteria.

Because at this very moment,

the silver-haired beauty who should still be playing the role of Sleeping Beauty and lying in deep slumber...

had already opened those clear, pale-purple eyes at some unknown point.

And she was quietly staring at Miss Yumo.

Leaving the latter standing there completely dumbfounded.

Wh-why?!

Why is she awake already?!

...

Their eyes met.

And Miss Yumo instantly froze in place...