Free Web NovelKnock knock knock!
After knocking, Vieya couldn’t be bothered to wait for her daughter’s response. She twisted the doorknob and walked straight in.
“Ah—!”
Jasmine let out a panicked cry. As if facing a great enemy, she spun around to look at the doorway—then, upon seeing that it was Mom who had come in, her expression grew even more flustered.
“M-Mom, why are you back already? Ah—no, that’s not it, I mean... why did you come back so late, Mom?!”
Vieya didn’t pay attention to her daughter’s little movements. She casually pulled the door closed behind her and asked,
“...Jasmine, did you eat lunch?”
“I-I did!” Jasmine stammered. “Before noon even arrived, Elliti came over and told me you’d be back late today, so she took me out to eat a bit. Mom, you don’t have to worry about me, I can take care of myself... Oh, right! Mom, have you eaten? I asked Elliti to buy an extra portion. If you haven’t eaten, I can go heat it up for you right now!”
“I’m not hungry.”
She’d just had alcohol and peanuts.
Vieya didn’t finish saying the rest, but a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
Raising this daughter had been worth it. She required no worrying at all—after finding food for herself, she even brought back a portion to feed her.
“Not hungry...” Jasmine’s lively big eyes darted around, and she suddenly sprang to her feet. “Elven food is really tasty, Mom! I’ll go next door and heat it up for you!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Jasmine ran out along the wall, always keeping a certain distance from the slime girl.
“...What’s with this kid today? She didn’t even come over asking for a hug.”
Vieya sniffed herself, then touched her own face, confirming there was nothing wrong with her.
After a moment of silence, she found an empty spot to sit down and stared at the doorway, utterly puzzled.
What was my daughter hiding just now?
Outside the room, Jasmine cautiously scanned her surroundings. After confirming that Mom hadn’t followed her out, she pulled a white stocking out of her pocket—then glanced around warily once more.
“Phew, scared me to death. Missing one shouldn’t be something Mom notices. She never wore them before anyway—she only wore them last night and today... It’s fine, it’s fine, it’s fine... right?”
Jasmine muttered softly. The relief of narrowly escaping disaster gradually faded from her eyes, turning into a blank, dazed look.
She hated herself like this.
Really—she absolutely didn’t want to become a bad child in Mom’s eyes. She absolutely didn’t want to do something that only perverts would do, like stealing Mom’s intimate clothing... But she couldn’t control herself.
It was all Mom’s fault. If she didn’t keep flirting around outside and staying out overnight, Jasmine wouldn’t have become like this...
What if... she burned it with fire magic?
Jasmine clenched the white stocking in her hand. The emptiness in her eyes sharpened bit by bit. Yes—if the evidence was destroyed, then in Mom’s eyes, she would forever be a good child! ƒгeewёbnovel.com
In an instant, a wisp of flame gathered at her fingertips.
“Jasmine-sis? What are you standing here for?”
From the doorway next door, Elliti suddenly poked her head out and looked at Jasmine curiously. Jasmine jolted in fright; the tiny flame in her hand went poof and vanished.
A chill ran down her spine. She immediately stuffed her hand into her pocket—along with the white stocking.
Only after finishing all that did she speak calmly,
“It’s nothing! My mom is back. Where did you put the extra meal we bought? I came out to heat it up for her!”
Elliti had her attention successfully diverted and didn’t look at Jasmine’s hand in her pocket.
“I put the food in the room, but if we want to heat it up, we’ll have to go to the back kitchen.”
Elliti bit her fingernail, looking troubled. “But during the Starlight Dew Festival, all the chefs and working elves are on vacation. I don’t know how to use those kitchen tools at all.”
“It’s fine, I know how. Take me there.”
“Okay. But, Jasmine-sis, why is your forehead sweating? Is it hot?”
“Not hot. That’s not important—just take me to the back kitchen.”
“Oh... okay. Jasmine-sis, why do you keep your hand in your pocket?”
“...Don’t ask so many questions.”
“I’m curious.”
“Curiosity kills elves.”
“Jasmine-sis... you’re really off today. You were already acting strange when we went out to eat earlier. You kept ignoring me.”
“So annoying—shut up!”
Jasmine’s voice suddenly rose, but when she saw Elliti frozen in shock, her attitude immediately softened. She lowered her voice and apologized,
“Sorry. I’m emotionally unstable today. You can scold me back.”
“...I won’t.”
Elliti snapped out of her shock and stared at Jasmine, enunciating every word.
“I’m going to tell your mom later!”
“...Ah, do whatever you want!”
Jasmine’s eyes dimmed for a moment, then quickly turned indifferent again.
“You’re the one who didn’t scold me back. A weakling can’t protect anything.”
Inside the room.
Vieya, dozing off in her chair, didn’t wait long. In less than a quarter of an hour, Jasmine returned carrying steaming hot food, with a little tail following behind her.
“Mom, I saw they were also selling meatballs over here with the elves, so I bought some... but there’s no meat inside, they’re all vegetarian.” Jasmine said carefully.
Vieya wasn’t picky, but according to Jasmine’s research: when Mom ate meat or eggs, her happiness index was clearly higher than when she ate things like cilantro or bitter melon. And when it came to things like meatballs, Mom especially loved them.
Simply put, the slime girl was an omnivore that leaned toward meat.
After all, she was the very first slime girl to appear on this land—a heavyweight existence worthy of being called the progenitor.
After eating and drinking her fill, Vieya rested in the room with the two children for a while.
Without realizing it, she had become quite skilled at taking care of kids—managing two at once while still ensuring that neither cried nor made a fuss.
Well... to be fair, Jasmine and Elliti didn’t cry or fuss to begin with.
In the afternoon.
Vieya took them to the infirmary. While checking on the mermaid lady’s injuries, she also planned to have an elven physician examine Jasmine’s nutrition and development.
The physician Aislin recommended was a mature great elf with cascading wavy hair. Her pale green hair reached her waist, and together with her loose white physician’s robe, it made her look gentle and pleasant. Though her face was alluring and captivating, she didn’t give off an overly sharp or aggressive aura.
“Hello, honored friends from afar. I am the chief physician of the elven infirmary. You may call me Ruoye.” The green-haired elf smiled gently.
Vieya nodded in thanks and, following etiquette, introduced herself and the two children behind her.
“Hehe, actually, Her Highness the Princess already informed me about you in advance,” Ruoye said warmly. “So, my friend—would you like to visit that demon patient first, or have your daughter examined first?”
“Will the examination be quick?” Vieya thought for a moment and asked.
Ruoye nodded lightly and smiled.
“Very quick. However, a guardian must accompany her. To make the diagnosis more accurate, I will ask you some questions about your daughter.”
“Alright.” Vieya made an OK gesture.
At the same time.
In the alchemy workshop, with the assistance of several elders, Aislin completed the refinement of the Blood-Jade Stone.
After impurities were removed, the Blood-Jade Stone—worth several million gold coins—was reduced to a small vial of red liquid. According to ancient texts, this special stabilizer had remarkable effects on conditions caused by various bloodline illnesses.
Putting away the stabilizer, Aislin looked up at the elven elders opposite her.
“From now on, Elliti will be under my personal care. I hope the elders won’t teach her things she shouldn’t be taught behind my back.”
“Hehe, Your Highness jests,” the white-bearded elder said with a chuckle. “These are all things your cousin wanted to learn herself. We old bones wouldn’t dare make decisions on matters like this.”
“It was with Her Majesty’s tacit approval, wasn’t it?” Aislin’s voice carried no emotion. “If she hadn’t allowed it, then with my cousin’s age—even if she wanted to learn, you wouldn’t dare teach her.”
“Hehe, Your Highness has been clever since childhood—you saw through the calculations of us old bones at once. ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) But a future top-tier combatant is also of great benefit to our elven race! Your Highness, kindness can’t fill one’s stomach—but power can.”
“Sorry... I don’t want to talk about this right now.”
Aislin paused, then continued, “I plan to go to the death prison later to see my aunt, so I’m informing you in advance. Don’t worry—I’ll come out on my own when the time limit is up. I won’t cause you any trouble.”
“Her Highness has grown up.”
The white-bearded elder stroked his beard, smiling like a blooming marigold. But the warmth in his tone suddenly shifted.
“Shaman-sama returned at noon today. She’s at the main hall of the Royal Court. As soon as she came back, she argued with Her Majesty and demanded to see you. Won’t Your Highness go see her?”
