Vol 4. Chapter 82: Karina’s Grand Plan

Two days later,

Outside the mansion,

Under the escort of five terrifying Seventh-Tier Abyss Demons, a grand convoy consisting of four exquisite carriages and dozens of black knights passed through the barrier and arrived in front of the mansion.

As the convoy came to a stop, an elderly man wearing a monocle and a black uniform, with a gentleman’s cane in hand, slowly stepped down from one of the carriages.

He respectfully approached the mansion entrance and elegantly bowed in greeting to the black-haired girl standing on the steps.

“My apologies for keeping you waiting, Lady Yumo.”

At this moment,

the black-haired girl, whose beauty possessed an almost bewitching quality, stood with both hands held in front of her, carrying a black handbag.

Miss Yumo was no longer dressed in the thin black gauze dress she usually wore. Instead, she now wore an elegant and luxurious black winter coat, with an expensive white-furred beast-hide cloak draped over her shoulders.

Even her feet, which were usually bare, were now protected by long boots.

Only now could Miss Yumo’s clothing truly be considered appropriate for the surrounding environment.

For Yumo,

scorching heat and bitter cold were meaningless.

The main reason she had unusually put on winter clothing was simply so she could smoothly blend into human society.

After all, she was about to depart for the Crimson Leaf Empire.

Facing the respectfully bowing Saiboke-Baniya, Miss Yumo smiled slightly and waved a hand, indicating for him to rise.

“It’s fine, Little Sai. There’s no need to apologize. If anything, you’re the one who had it hard, bringing the entire group all this way. Thank you.”

“I wouldn’t dare accept such praise. This is what we should do.”

“Right. When we go to the academy later, will you be coming with us?”

“Yes. The Duke believes I am the most suitable person for the role.”

As he spoke, Saiboke-Baniya frowned slightly.

“By the way, um... Lady Yumo, you just said ‘us’? Is there another little ancestor... Ahem, I mean, is there another lord who will be traveling with us?”

“Mm. That little girl will be coming with us.”

Miss Yumo gave an affirmative answer, then looked behind her with mixed emotions.

Thinking back on those foolish daughters who never stopped worrying about her, warmth rose in Miss Yumo’s heart, yet at the same time, she felt as though ten thousand alpacas had stampeded through her mind, leaving it in complete chaos...

Those children.

Did they really need to be that nervous...?

--

At the same time,

on the second floor of the mansion,

aside from the eldest sister and second elder brother, all of Miss Yumo’s daughters had already gathered outside the dressing room.

Under the watchful eyes of Karina, Limo, Liyu, and Shuoyue, an unbelievably adorable little pink-haired girl wearing a padded jacket and twin ponytails slowly appeared before everyone, surrounded by several Black Rose maids.

“Wow~”

The moment they saw the exquisitely adorable little girl, the older sisters all felt as if their hearts were melting.

Limo, who had always acted entirely on instinct, did not even hesitate before pouncing forward.

She directly hugged Yuan’er and affectionately rubbed her cheek against hers.

“Hehe~ Yuan’er is so cute! Let Big Sister rub against you~”

Simply rubbing their cheeks together was obviously nowhere near enough to satisfy Limo.

The wolf girl even intended to follow her instincts and give her adorable little sister a good licking.

Fortunately, Liyu, who knew her foolish older sister all too well, immediately noticed Limo’s intentions.

Without hesitation, she grabbed her sister’s fluffy tail and dragged her backward.

“Big Sister Limo, don’t mess around! Little Sister Yuan’er finally got herself all dressed up. You’ll ruin everything if you lick her. If you really want to lick her, you can take your time doing it when you bathe together later. Don’t do it now! Otherwise Mother will get angry.”

Liyu sternly warned her.

At that, Limo pursed her lips and timidly nodded, suppressing the husky instincts deep inside her.

“Oh... I understand...”

......

After Limo and Liyu finished their little interaction, Karina, who was unquestionably the eldest-sister boss among everyone present, approached Yuan’er with a smile.

She solemnly came before her and thoughtfully crouched down so that they were at the same height.

“Little Yuan’er, are you ready to leave?”

“Mm-hmm! I’m ready, Big Sister Karina!”

The thought that she would soon be traveling to the Crimson Leaf Empire together with Mama filled the little girl’s heart with indescribable joy.

A brilliant smile instantly bloomed across her face.

The little girl immediately waved both hands excitedly as she looked at Karina.

“I’m ready to leave anytime!”

“Mm.”

Karina smiled slightly.

Her smile contained indulgent affection, but also carried a faint trace of deeper meaning.

“Yuan’er, when you go out with Mother this time, you know what your... mission is, right?”

“Mm-hmm! I know!”

......

--

Yesterday, because Karina simply could not feel at ease letting Mama Yumo go to Yexinlian Academy alone, she had firmly believed that one of them absolutely had to remain by Mother’s side!

But,

who should accompany Yumo?

That became another question that left Karina deeply troubled.

Just as she had already told Mother before, there were far too many powerful experts around Yexinlian Royal Academy.

It was also located in the capital of the Crimson Leaf Empire, which was furthermore home to the Asumos Church’s main headquarters.

Even Karina, who had spent a long time moving through human society, would find it difficult to completely conceal her identity there.

Trying to infiltrate the academy together with Mother was naturally even more impossible.

Under such circumstances, Karina could only place her hopes on her younger sisters.

The amount of Shadow of Silence Power within her own body was simply too enormous to hide completely.

Her younger sisters, however, could do it.

As long as Karina helped suppress their power, if everything went smoothly, they should be able to conceal their identities as Abyss Demons.

And so, Karina began thinking about which of her younger sisters would be the most suitable candidate.

Limo had to go train with Xiao, so she was immediately eliminated.

(Even if that wolf pup could go, considering Big Limo’s ridiculously silly personality, there was no way Karina would let her.)

Liyu’s little butt was still far too swollen, and she would have difficulty moving around for a while, so she could only be eliminated as well.

As for Shuoyue...

The moment Karina thought about that girl’s scheming and audacious personality, she somehow felt that if she allowed Shuoyue to stay alone with Mother, something might very well happen.

To stop that rotten girl Shuoyue from trying anything strange, Karina decided to keep her at home.

Although Shuoyue raised both her hands and feet in protest, she still ultimately surrendered beneath Karina’s authority.

After all, every single one of the little ones at home, without exception, had personally experienced Big Sister Karina’s “education” before...

With that psychological trauma still deeply engraved in her heart, Shuoyue did not dare resist and could only puff out her cheeks while grumbling a few complaints.

And with that,

there was only one remaining option.

Their adorable little Yuan’er.

Looking at the cute, completely confused pink-haired girl, Karina thought for a moment before decisively snapping her fingers, immediately revealing a satisfied expression.

“Mm! This girl will do! Let her go with Mother!”

Yuan’er was a newly born Demon King-class existence.

Compared to her older brothers and sisters, the amount of Shadow of Silence Power inside her body was not particularly large.

Moreover, because she had only recently been transformed from a human into an Abyss Demon, a considerable amount of human aura still remained on her body.

As long as Karina helped suppress most of her power and they combined that with the aura-concealing potion prepared by the Black Rose Family, Yuan’er should have no difficulty pretending to be an ordinary child!

As long as a powerhouse on the Pope’s level did not come into direct contact with her, it would be extremely difficult for Yuan’er’s identity to be exposed.

Even if an ordinary Eighth-Tier powerhouse sensed her, they probably still would not be able to detect her true identity.

Furthermore,

Yuan’er was so innocent.

Unlike that rotten girl Shuoyue, she would not come up with any crooked ideas.

She would simply stay close to Mother and ask Mother to hug her~

And that

was enough.

The entire reason Karina wanted one of her younger sisters to go with Mother was so that the child could constantly cling to Mother’s side.

That way, that damned Child of Destiny would have no opportunity to make a move!

According to the information Karina had received from Liyu, this Child of Destiny seemed to have guessed Mother’s true identity and even harbored some kind of impure intentions toward Mother?!

Although Karina was extremely confused as to why the Child of Destiny, a human, would have those kinds of thoughts about Mother?!

Was there something fucking wrong with her brain?!

What the hell was she trying to do?!

But regardless of the reason, Karina absolutely refused to believe that someone chosen by fate, who had always hated Abyss Demons, could genuinely have feelings for Mother, the leader of the Abyss Demons.

“That woman must be using Mother! She plans to deceive Mother’s feelings! And once she achieves her goal, she’ll definitely abandon Mother!”

That was Karina’s judgment.

She absolutely did not want Mother to have any contact with the Child of Destiny.

However, considering that Mother had probably already made some kind of private agreement with the Child of Destiny, she almost certainly would not listen to Karina’s objections.

Thus, Karina could only use other methods to sabotage the Child of Destiny’s plans...

And that was to send someone to interfere!

Saiboke-Baniya was one of them.

And the other suitable candidate was her adorable new little sister~

--

Back to the present,

Karina stared at the fully prepared little girl in front of her, whose face practically had “I can’t wait!” written all over it, and once again reminded her,

“Little Yuan’er, do you still remember what Big Sister told you before?”

“Mm-hmm! I remember!”

Yuan’er repeatedly nodded.

“I know! I’ll obediently stay right next to Mama!”

“Mm. That’s right.”

Miss Karina gradually revealed the expression of someone whose plan was proceeding perfectly.

Exactly!

This was it!

As long as little Yuan’er stayed glued to Mother’s side, that would be enough.

Mother had always cared deeply about her children’s education.

As long as Yuan’er remained beside her, Mother would constantly have to think about Yuan’er’s healthy development and would have no chance to engage in any inappropriate contact with that Child of Destiny.

On top of that, Yuan’er was a newly born Abyss Demon.

To prevent Yuan’er from losing control of her instincts after coming into contact with the Child of Destiny, Mother would surely reduce her contact with the Child of Destiny even further!

Furthermore,

with Saiboke-Baniya assisting them as well.

There would definitely be no problem!

Karina smiled and nodded.

Then, holding Yuan’er’s little hand, she confidently began walking toward where Mama Yumo was waiting.

However, because Karina’s mind was currently completely occupied with thoughts of how to sabotage any contact between Mother and the Child of Destiny, she completely overlooked the subtle expression on Yuan’er’s face beside her.

At this moment,

little Yuan’er, who until just now had looked completely obedient and well-behaved,

slowly revealed a smile that looked exactly like someone whose own plan was proceeding perfectly~