Vol 4. Chapter 74: Going Down Together

Although Miss Yumo’s adorable daughters were standing in a row, there was one small problem.

Little Limo, who was currently in her wolf form, was enormous and had quite a long body. Because of that, whenever Limo focused all her attention on Miss Yumo, she was unable to notice what the other sisters beside her were doing.

Originally,

the children really had planned to endure Mama Yumo’s scolding together.

But,

the instant Mama Yumo pulled out the feather duster, the situation changed drastically.

Feeling the endless, terrifying bloodlust emanating from the feather duster, as well as that icy killing intent capable of freezing the soul itself, every single child—including Karina—could not help trembling all over, chills running down their spines.

Fear spread wildly through their bodies like an out-of-control virus.

Getting scolded was fine, but...

Getting hit by the feather duster?

That required some careful consideration...

And so,

while Limo was not paying attention, Karina and the others cautiously took one tiny step backward.

And directly arrived a hundred meters away...

Karina: I’m Mother’s most obedient daughter. I need to preserve my perfect image in Mother’s heart so that it’ll benefit the execution of my future plans. So for now, it’s probably better if I retreat first.

Shuoyue: Hm? What happened? Why is Mommy angry? Ah... I’m so sleepy. I just woke up, so I don’t know anything at all~ In that case, I should retreat too.

Liyu: Enmmm... Sorry, Sister Limo. You were the one who did it in the first place anyway...

Yuan’er: I don’t know what happened, but following everyone else and backing away should be right.

Compared to all her other sisters, however, the thoughts of a certain silly little white wolf were far simpler.

Limo: ...Sisters united can cut through gold! Courageously resist the tyranny of the feather duster!

...

And so,

by the time little Limo realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

Looking at Liyu, who was standing some distance behind her and casting her a sympathetic gaze, Limo immediately made an expression worthy of becoming a world-famous painting.

The entire wolf went deathly pale with fright, and every strand of fur on her body stood on end.

“Awooooooooo!!!” (Bad Liyu! You guys actually sold me out!!)

Limo let out a pitiful howl.

After feeling the oppressive force of the feather duster locking onto her butt, Limo was already scared out of her wits.

Driven by pure instinct, the wolf cub immediately turned around and bolted toward the nearby forest.

It would have been fine if all the sisters got beaten together, but if she had to take all the hits by herself, then her butt would probably...

Wuwuwu,

Nooooo!!

The more the wolf cub thought about it, the more frightened she became.

While letting out miserable “awooo” cries, she rapidly fled the scene.

She even considered activating Release Mode to speed herself up.

Under the overwhelming drive of her survival instincts, the wolf cub completely forgot to turn back into human form and defend herself.

She simply ran for her life~

Seeing this,

Miss Yumo puffed her cheeks and bit her lip in annoyance.

“Hm? She’s actually running away?”

To be honest,

Miss Yumo genuinely had not known who had thrown the iron ball at her earlier.

After all, all the children had participated in that “dodgeball” game, and the iron ball contained the Shadow of Silence Power of Limo, Liyu, Shuoyue, and the others.

For a while, Miss Yumo truly had no idea who had launched the iron ball at her.

But now?

From Yumo’s point of view,

Limo’s attempt to flee was practically a confession of guilt.

The children had probably lined up earlier because they wanted to cover for this girl, right?

As expected, when in doubt, pulling out the feather duster was always the correct decision.

“Limo... So it really was you, you stinky girl... Are you the vanguard of house demolition or something?”

She had finally managed to get herself a brand-new home, and now it had ended up like this?

Come to think of it, hadn’t you destroyed the previous little wooden cabin once too?!

Seriously!

You need discipline!

Watching the little white wolf sprint away, Miss Yumo puffed out her cheeks and slowly raised her hand before snapping her fingers.

Limo was a powerful Demon King-class existence, so naturally, her running speed was nothing to scoff at.

In the blink of an eye, she disappeared into the vast sea of trees.

However, Mama Yumo had plenty of experience when it came to catching disobedient children.

After all, back in the day, Yumo used to spend practically every day chasing after Piere, preparing to spank his butt.

And compared to Piere, who loved evasive maneuvers and was especially good at hide-and-seek, Limo, who only knew how to charge straight ahead, was obviously bronze-tier.

Far easier to catch.

Along with the crisp snap of her fingers and the violent eruption of crimson Shadow of Silence Power, countless blood-red butterflies swarmed into the forest under Miss Yumo’s control.

Not long afterward~

“Awooooooooooooooooo...”

Accompanied by a pitiful howl,

and under the sympathetic gazes of Liyu and the others,

little Limo was forcibly dragged back by a massive swarm of blood butterflies.

They hauled her directly in front of Mama Yumo...

Facing the feather duster that was getting closer and closer to her butt, Limo began struggling desperately.

She flailed all four limbs wildly, trying to grab onto anything that might serve as a lifeline.

Unfortunately, all her efforts were useless...

...

Watching the huge snow-white wolf screaming like a pig being slaughtered, Liyu thoughtfully raised a hand and covered Yuan’er’s eyes so the little child would not be left with any psychological trauma.

The following scene—

Underage Abyss Demons should watch only under parental supervision.

What?

You’re saying the parent is participating in it?

Then maybe it would be better not to watch at all.

Otherwise, you really might end up traumatized.

“Sigh...”

Looking at her struggling older sister, Liyu helplessly let out a sigh.

Although she did feel a certain amount of guilt after selling out her stupid sister, little Liyu quickly kicked that guilt straight out of her heart.

“No matter how you look at it, Sister Limo brought this on herself. Who told her not to check what was behind her before firing?”

Well,

technically, Liyu herself had some responsibility too for failing to warn her in time~

But,

after imagining the terror of the feather duster for just a moment, Liyu immediately abandoned the idea of admitting her mistake.

Selling out your older sister was admittedly immoral.

But if selling out your sister could protect your own butt, Liyu believed it was still worth it.

“Sister Limo, your sacrifice won’t be in vain! Your sacrifice saved everyone’s butts!”

Besides,

Sister, your skin is thick and your body is tough.

You’re not like me with my skinny little arms and legs.

Getting beaten once won’t be a big deal for you.

Liyu revealed an extremely “moved” little expression.

At the same time,

Liyu let out a long breath of relief in her heart.

With the threat of the feather duster gone, her anxious heart gradually calmed down as well.

However, before Liyu could relax for long, as she watched Sister Limo struggling nonstop, a bad feeling suddenly sprouted inside her.

Hiss~

Why do I feel like something’s wrong...

?!!

Hm?!! Wait! That position!! Holy shit!

...

At this very moment, faced with the feather duster in Mama Yumo’s hand that seemed to be wearing a sinister grin, Limo’s fear was completely triggered.

She kept howling and thrashing her body around, wildly swinging her paws and releasing Shadow of Silence Power in an attempt to break free from Mother’s suppression.

But during her struggle, waves from the Shadow of Silence Power continued spreading outward.

Unsurprisingly,

they slammed straight into the mansion behind Yumo.

After already being caught in the aftermath of the iron ball, the mansion was in a severely damaged state.

Under such circumstances, after being struck several more times by crimson Shadow of Silence Power, the new house unsurprisingly developed several enormous cracks.

The appearance of those cracks caused the ceiling beams above Mama Yumo’s head to become even more unstable.

Unable to bear the strain any longer, they collapsed with a thunderous crash...

And then,

by an incredible coincidence,

the room directly above Yumo happened to belong to Limo and Liyu.

Even more coincidentally,

the cabinet Liyu used to store her “not suitable for children” books happened to plunge downward along with the collapsing floor.

And then, under little Liyu’s horrified gaze,

the cabinet landed perfectly on top of Miss Yumo’s head...

Although Liyu had built the cabinet out of especially durable materials, compared with the hardness of Mama Yumo’s head, it still was not quite enough.

“Clang~”

After a tremendous crash, the entire cabinet shattered to pieces against Mama Yumo’s head.

Naturally, all the books stored inside went flying everywhere.

??

Hm?

“These are... Liyu’s books? They look like some kind of... biology reference materials?”

Casually catching one of the falling books, Miss Yumo revealed a slightly curious look.

However,

when Miss Yumo curiously caught one and flipped open a random page somewhere in the middle, the image inside suddenly caused her eyes to contract sharply.

Her entire body froze on the spot.

?!

Huh?

Eh?!

This...

...

After several seconds of silence, Miss Yumo let out a furious roar.

“Th-This, this this this... What is this?! What kind of reference material is this supposed to be?! Liyu! Get over here and explain this to me!”

Hearing those words,

little Liyu, who had only just been enjoying the joy of surviving a disaster, immediately stiffened from head to toe.

Although an adorable smile still remained on her little face, her entire body went deathly pale at that moment.

Even a trickle of old blood slowly flowed from the corner of the gray-haired girl’s mouth...

...

Um,

Mother found my “study materials”?

What do I do?

Urgent.

Waiting online...