Chapter 529: Meet the Fox Empress Again
Chapter 529: Meet the Fox Empress Again
On the way to the Beastkin Continent, Yuuki was unbelievably silent. She didn’t even have the energy to reply to Sylvia’s jokes and teasing.
“What’s with her? She’s been acting weird ever since we decided to go to the Beastkin Continent.” Sylvia whispered to the girl next to her.
“I don’t know why either. However, it’s best if you don’t bother Yuuki for a while. She seems to need some time, and we only need to be by her side if she needs anything.” Ella whispered back in reply.
“Mm, fine. I’ll be feeling sorry if she continues like that, though I don’t know what happened to her.” Sylvia looked at Yuuki once again with a sympathetic look. She no longer had any intention of teasing Yuuki. Even so, she felt that something was missing.
Yuuki’s ears twitched slightly. She could hear everything Sylvia was whispering. Even so, she just sighed and did nothing. Her mood got bad to know that she would go to that place to meet the fox lady whom she once thought to be her mother.
Seeing the white cat on Elysia’s lap, an idea that had previously crossed Yuuki’s mind appeared again.
A flash of purple light instantly enveloped her entire body due to her transformation skill. After that, the seven-tailed little white fox joined the white cat to lie on Elysia’s lap.
“Hmm?” Vanessa glanced at the newcomer reflexively.
“I want to curl up here.” Yuuki just curled up next to the white cat.
“Here, want to snuggle together? Are you okay?” Vanessa hugged the white fox.
“Mm, not bad.” Yuuki changed her position to a more comfortable one then closed her eyes.
Seeing that, Elysia only heaved a subtle sigh and looked at Yuuki’s white dress at the side. Rhea folded it for her and put it close by.
‘Looks like Yuuki is thinking about her mother, Master Elysia. She is in a dilemma and a confusing situation because she feels like she wants to find her mother because of the previous clue, but is also reluctant.’ Rhea conveyed her opinion via special telepathy.
‘Mm, I expected it. I will ask Yuuki after this about what she will do and what decision she really wants to make. It’s fine to go find her mother despite everything that’s happened to Yuuki.’ Elysia stroked the two fluffy creatures on her lap.
‘Okay, we will help her if she wants to find her mother. A village called Fevia Village, hmm… I can ask the trees, elemental spirits, or even nature itself for that.’ Rhea didn’t mind giving a helping hand.
‘Yuuki will be very grateful to you.’ Elysia agreed with that.
‘Mhmn… Ely, is it morning now? Uh? Why are we leaving so early in the morning like this?’ Elena woke up and stretched her body a little. She was then shocked to see that they were already in the sky shrouded in thick white fog.
‘It’s actually noon, Sister Elena. We are now heading to the Beastkin Continent to meet Empress Luna Evroria.’ Elysia smiled helplessly involuntarily.
‘Oh, that soul fox lady? Rhea decided to look for that fox because of yesterday’s worries, huh…’ Elena nodded in understanding and got up from the bed. However, she felt something a little strange and sat back down on the bed.
As if understanding what was happening within the Soul Realm, Elysia asked out of concern. ‘What happened, Sister Elena?’
‘Everything is fine. But, it’s just… Mhm, are my breasts getting bigger? It’s a bit heavy than usual… Ely, would you like to help me measure it? Do you still remember my bust measurement you took a few weeks ago, Ely?’ Elena looked down and tried to measure the weight on her chest with her hands.
‘Wha- I, I don’t remember the numbers. Didn’t we write that down on a piece of paper?’ Elysia blushed slightly to see what Elena was doing via their shared senses.
‘Is that so? Never mind, you will help me with that later. I think, you have also grown about a centimeter or two? We need to measure you one more time, hehe~’ Elena licked her lips with a mischievous smile while looking at Elysia’s helpless spirit.
‘Please don’t do anything strange to my spirit. I will feel guilty for my spirit. You can measure my size later. But later, okay?’ Elysia tried to persuade with a hint of pleading tone.
‘Hehe, you already said it, Ely. You can’t withdraw it anymore. I’ll really look forward to that~’ Elena hummed happily and jumped off the bed. ‘Do you want me to come out? We’re not doing the Oceanid’s avatars rescue operation today?’
‘Ah-uh, looks like we’ll be resuming the operation this afternoon. After Empress Luna Evroria helped us to ascertain what happened to that Ruvoid God’s divine spirit fragment.’ Elysia predicted their next plan.
‘Oh really? In that case, I will remain in the Soul Realm until a certain event occurs.’ Elena threw herself back on the bed to laze around.
‘…’ Elysia didn’t know what to say to witness that. Nevertheless, she only refocused on the outside world because a white plain was already in sight.
“Eh? Is it the Beastkin Continent? I remember that it was green at the time we came from the Human Continent.” Elysia opened a small conversation with a trivial question.
“Yeah, that’s true. However, we come from another part of the world.” Nell answered the easy question.
“Oh, hum… One of those mountains is where we first met Yuuki, right?” Elysia pointed at one of the mountains in the distance.
Hearing that, Yuuki opened her eyes and turned to where Elysia was pointing. Those were just plain snow-covered mountains, but one of them was where she met this incredible group.
“Oh really? How was the first meeting between Yuuki and you guys?” Sylvia felt somewhat interested and asked.
“Hehe, it was a rather ridiculous encounter to say. Yuuki at that time was a seven-tailed white fox–” Elysia then gave a brief summary of their group encounter with Yuuki.
After the story finished, Sylvia covered her mouth and narrowed her eyes to tease. “Hoho~ Who would have thought our little fox turned out to be a peeping tom. I didn’t expect it, not at all. Pervy Yuuki?”
“Wha- that, it was just an unexpected event! I didn’t come because I wanted to peek at anyone.” Yuuki immediately defended himself. Then, she became a little embarrassed and muttered in a mosquito-like voice. “Who would have thought that Goddess Elysia and the others were soaking in the hot springs when I came.”
“Is it like that, hmm?” Sylvia brought her face closer to the little white fox as if she had just taken that remark with a pinch of salt.
“Your face is too close. I’m not a pervy, but it’s you who is Pervy Silvy.” Yuuki pushed away Sylvia’s face with her little paws.
“Hm-mm~” Sylvia just hummed and smiled.
“Nee, Yuuki.” Elysia suddenly asked.
“Hm, yes? You called me?” Yuuki looked up.
“If you met your mother, what would you do?” Elysia gave a faint smile while giving Yuuki a caress.
“I, I don’t know…” Yuuki’s expression became complex instantly. She didn’t even know what she would do if her mother came before her. In an unexpected scenario, she might freeze her mother because a thousand and one of her emotions would overflow at that moment.
“Hm, please think carefully about what you are going to do about that matter. I just wanted to let you know that we are here and ready to help you. While the opportunity is still there, it never hurts to seek the truth as to what often bothers you. We and perhaps the rest of the world’s population may be involved in a great war in three months. If you are confused, ask your heart. You know what you need to do, and feel free to ask us for help.” Elysia looked into Yuuki’s eyes with a gentle expression. She gave consolation and reassurance to a troubled heart.
“En, I’ll think about it. Thanks, Ely. You’re so good to me.” Yuuki returned the smile and rested her head on her hands. Elysia’s words just now had quite a mental impact, and she felt much more at peace than before.
She thought about the matter once more and questioned it in her heart. What she wanted to seek and what she needed to do.
Sylvia, Ella, and Evelyn just looked at each other with clueless expressions. They didn’t know what had happened, but there was definitely a complex issue between Yuuki and her mother.
“We have arrived at Evroria City. I can sense that the Fox Empress is inside the palace. Did she already know about our arrival like before?” Nell announced while gazing at the magnificent palace in the center of the city.
“I think the Fox Empress is just not going anywhere considering what the Goddess of Light said to her a few days ago.” Rhea had a different opinion on the matter.
She used her magic vision to look inside the palace. Sure enough, the Empress and the Princess were in a chamber. They seemed to be waiting for something in serenity and peace.
“Whatever it is, let’s go inside the palace straight away. I can bypass this city barrier with my magic.” Oceanid urged Nell and splashed some blue liquid on the barrier in the front.
“Hmm…” Nell wasn’t quite sure about the function of the sticky liquid stuck to the barrier. Even so, she simply ordered her magic carpet to bring everyone into the palace in invisibility.