Vol 4. Chapter 118: A Visitor at Night
Night fell,
and moonlight covered the land.
In the faculty residential area in the northern part of Yexinlian Royal Academy, after receiving Saiboke’s message, Miss Yumo, who had been wandering around the academy with little Yuan’er and looking everywhere, followed the directions on the map and returned to the luxurious apartment that the vice headmaster had deliberately arranged for her.
As the tightly shut door slowly opened and bright light suddenly illuminated Miss Yumo, a comfortable hall filled with antique charm and artistic atmosphere abruptly appeared before her.
“So this... is going to be my dormitory from now on? My temporary home?”
“Yes. Welcome home, Lady Yumo.”
Standing in the middle of the hall, Saiboke placed one hand over his chest and bowed with incomparable respect as he welcomed her.
At the same time that Saiboke bowed,
the two maids from the Black Rose Family and the butler standing beside him also bowed in perfect unison and greeted Yumo together.
“Welcome home, Lady Yumo.”
...
After the simple greetings were over, Saiboke walked forward with practiced ease and took some of the teaching materials from Miss Yumo’s hands, along with several little toys and snacks she had just bought for Yuan’er.
“Lady Yumo, the entire residence has already been thoroughly cleaned and arranged. I hope everything is to your satisfaction. In addition... we also carried out a careful inspection. There are no surveillance devices or surveillance magic anywhere inside. Therefore, you may stay here without worry.”
“Mm, thank you for your hard work, Saiboke.”
Yumo revealed an exceedingly sweet smile and, quite pleased, raised her hand to pat Saiboke on the head, immediately causing the elderly butler’s aged face to flush faintly red.
“Lady Yumo...”
“Ah, sorry. I forgot there were people watching us.”
“N-No, it’s perfectly fine.”
“Come to think of it, I’ll have to trouble you to thank the vice headmaster for me too. This apartment really is quite nice. Looking at those stairs... there’s more upstairs?”
Her gaze drifting toward the spiral staircase nearby, the black-haired girl asked curiously:
“It’s pretty big, isn’t it?”
Saiboke smiled faintly.
“Yes. But that is actually quite normal. Teachers at Yexinlian Royal Academy generally spend years working within the academy and rarely leave the campus, so most of them bring servants or family members to live with them. Naturally, the apartments assigned to faculty are somewhat larger. This residence has three floors in total. The first floor contains the living room, kitchen, bathroom, storage room, and servants’ quarters. The second floor contains the master bedroom and bathroom. The third floor does not have a designated purpose and is left for us to arrange as we please. As for me, I have currently turned it into a playroom for Miss Yuan’er~”
“Huh?!!”
Hearing this, little Yuan’er, who had been darting around everywhere like an overly curious little child and looking left and right, immediately lit up with delight. She happily waved both hands and began bouncing up and down in place.
“Yay!! Thank you, Grandpa Saiboke!!”
“Oh my, oh my, I wouldn’t dare!”
Although Saiboke looked delighted to hear Yuan’er address him that way, he still shook his head somewhat frantically and waved both hands.
“Miss Yuan’er should simply call me Saiboke. ‘Grandpa’ is far too much.”
You’re Lady Yumo’s child.
If you call me Grandpa,
wouldn’t that practically make me a rebel...
Saiboke helplessly complained to himself.
“Oh, right, Miss Yuan’er.”
“Hm? What is it?”
“Which room would you like to stay in?”
“Hm?”
Hearing that, Yuan’er tilted her little head in confusion, pressing one slender finger against her lips as she innocently asked:
“What do you mean?”
“Enmm, what I mean is... I arranged a private room for you on the second floor, so you can stay there. However, if you want, you can also stay in the playroom on the third floor. Of course, if Lady Yumo has no objections, you can also stay with your mother. In any case, the master bedroom is quite large.”
“I want to stay with Mommy!!”
Little Yuan’er replied without the slightest hesitation, then immediately cast an expectant gaze toward the breathtakingly beautiful black-haired girl beside her.
“Can I, Mommy?”
“Mm, of course.”
Yumo agreed to her little daughter’s request without hesitation.
Then, the girl spread her arms and embraced the excited Yuan’er as the little cutie ran over to her.
Seeing this,
the elderly butler Saiboke nodded slightly.
𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
“I understand. Then I will immediately arrange for Miss Yuan’er’s luggage to be moved. Also, Lady Yumo, you may return to your room first and bathe and change your clothes. Dinner will be ready shortly.”
“Mm. Then I’ll leave the rest to you, Saiboke.”
After giving him a warm smile,
Mother Yumo took little Yuan’er by the hand and, guided by the two Black Rose Family maids, headed up to the second floor.
...
...
A short while later, inside the mist-filled bathroom connected to the master bedroom on the second floor,
Miss Yumo, having removed her work clothes and everything else she had been wearing, was now soaking quietly and completely naked in the bath.
A maid wearing only a thin bathrobe knelt silently beside the pool, carefully washing Miss Yumo’s beautiful long hair, which faded from black into crimson-red...
Since there were no outsiders present, and with a barrier protecting the room,
Miss Yumo had already removed the ‘Veil of Deception’ and restored both her disguised hair color and eye color to their original states.
Several blood-red butterflies had even begun happily fluttering around the residence.
Miss Yumo and the maid serving beside her looked as though they existed within an atmosphere of pure elegance and nobility.
Compared with them, however,
the other side of the bath was quite a bit more chaotic.
Since Yumo had come to take a bath, little Yuan’er had naturally followed her into the bathroom as well.
And so, the completely naked little girl excitedly began fooling around in the flower-filled bath, splashing water and swimming back and forth, having the time of her life.
The maid who was trying to give her a proper bath could only wear a helpless expression...
After allowing the little girl to play around for a while,
Miss Yumo slowly opened the crimson eyes she had kept closed for quite some time and looked apologetically toward the maid responsible for watching Yuan’er.
“You can leave for now. I’ll wash this child myself.”
“Yes, Lady Yumo.”
As she spoke, a visibly relieved smile immediately appeared on the maid’s face.
And after hearing Yumo’s words, little Yuan’er immediately stopped fooling around and paddled over to her mother using a clumsy doggy-paddle.
“Mommy, are you going to wash me?”
“That’s right. You little rascal, you just wanted me to wash you, didn’t you? Is that why you refused to cooperate?”
“Ah, Mommy noticed?”
“You little brat...”
Miss Yumo smiled fondly and reached out to give Yuan’er’s pale, tender little bottom, which was floating above the surface of the water, a light smack.
“You need to cooperate properly with the maid sisters from now on, understand?”
“I knowww.”
“Mm.”
Seeing little Yuan’er blink her big eyes with such an obedient expression, Yumo did not say anything more.
She simply let the little girl sit on her lap, then took the shampoo and towel from the maid beside her and skillfully began washing the little girl’s body.
And little Yuan’er, who had finally gotten her wish and was sitting on Yumo’s lap, instantly transformed into an incomparably obedient and adorable little rabbit, quietly enjoying her mother’s care.
Just like that,
a warm and peaceful atmosphere gradually filled the bathroom.
...
While bathing her daughter, Miss Yumo’s peripheral vision unconsciously drifted toward the bright moon hanging outside the window.
Everything that had happened at the academy today began replaying in Yumo’s mind like a slideshow, causing the girl to sigh inwardly with emotion.
“I didn’t expect things to go this smoothly.”
She had not had much confidence to begin with and had been rather worried that the students of the Star Source Comprehensive Class would start causing trouble because they refused to accept her.
Fortunately,
that troublesome girl Mengxi had acted at just the right moment and directly suppressed the other students’ doubts.
As expected of the Child of Destiny, huh?
Just a few sentences, and she managed to make all those students quiet down~
It was obvious that,
even normally, Mengxi must hold considerable prestige within the class.
Well,
she was the class monitor, after all~
Remembering the powerful aura Mengxi had displayed while speaking up for her earlier that day, a satisfied emotion unconsciously flashed through Yumo’s scarlet eyes.
However,
while she felt pleased, Yumo could not help frowning as well.
It was just that—
Why did that girl say I can help other people cultivate quickly?!
You can cultivate quickly because you’re capable of absorbing my power!
Other people can’t do that...
After you say something like that, how am I supposed to face the other students from now on?!!!
It’s not like I can just release the Power of Shadow of Silence and let those students absorb it, right?!
“Seriously, you rotten girl, what are you scheming this time?!”
The somewhat troubled Miss Yumo could not help grumbling inwardly.
However,
just as Yumo was thinking about how she should deal with the situation later,
a knock suddenly sounded from outside the bathroom door.
“Lady Yumo, you have a visitor. They said they are one of your students.”
Yumo: Hm?? A student??