Chapter 375

Chapter 375: Amazing, So Amazing!

The sounds from next door were too explicit, leaving Lin Yu somewhat bashful.

Perhaps fearing she might lose control and act upon her tempting daughter’s allure, the white-haired maiden ignored Magic Rainbow altogether. She lay down on the bed, buried her face in the quilt, and soon drifted into deep slumber.

This sudden action caught Magic Rainbow completely off guard.

“Mom… Mommy~”

She cooed with playful protest, swiftly moving to the bedside to gently nudge the girl.

“It’s still early—staying up a bit later won’t hurt!”

The girl remained motionless.

Magic Rainbow lifted the quilt covering the girl’s head, revealing the girl’s serene, slumbering visage with closed eyes. Her rhythmic breathing suggested genuine sleep.

Magic Rainbow froze in bewilderment.

Didn’t she nap earlier today? How could she succumb to sleep so quickly at night?

Hmm…

After gazing at the white-haired girl’s peaceful countenance for some time, Magic Rainbow sighed softly, an involuntary tender smile gracing her features.

“Very well,” she conceded, “I’ll spare Mother this once. Next time, even if Mother’s asleep…”

Her words trailed off unfinished.

Removing her outer garments, she settled on the opposite side of the bed. After tucking the quilt around Lin Yu and herself, she leaned closer to press a fleeting kiss against the pale-haired girl’s luminous cheek.

“Sweet dreams, Mother.”

Closing her own eyes, she surrendered to sleep.

Unnoticed by her, the girl’s breathing momentarily hitched after this gesture, taking several moments to regain its steady rhythm…

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Dawn arrived.

Lin Yu awoke to find herself cradled in Magic Rainbow’s embrace. Upon opening her eyes, she met gleaming orbs sparkling with barely concealed mirth.

“Mother’s awake?”

“Mhm…”

A blush coloring her cheeks, Lin Yu squirmed free from her daughter’s arms.

“We’ll take that seamstress with us this morning and return home.”

“As Mother wishes.”

Suppressing her urge to tease the flustered maiden, Magic Rainbow acquiesced with an amused smile.

After completing their morning rituals and breakfast, the pair soon arrived at the tailor’s shop.

“Ah, you’re finally here!”

To Lin Yu’s surprise, the woman appeared even more eager than they were, having prepared a bulging bundle that likely contained spare clothes and tailoring tools.

It was unclear what this woman might think upon learning their true destination lay within the ant tribe’s nest.

Given her cooperative demeanor, the two women naturally kept silent about their actual plans, intending first to lure her to the castle.

They rented a carriage in town, and after boarding with the inexplicably excited woman, Magic Rainbow instructed the driver to head for the southern city gate.

Throughout the journey, even with a stranger present, Magic Rainbow maintained her habitual posture – one arm wrapped around the younger girl’s waist, the silvery-haired head resting against her fragrant shoulder in intimate display.

This affectionate scene kindled a peculiar warmth in their companion across the carriage, whose gaze remained fixed upon them.

“Might I inquire about your names?”

The woman finally blurted out during their ride.

Seeing no reason for secrecy, Magic Rainbow casually provided their names.

“Those don’t sound like local names,” the woman murmured with slight puzzlement before pressing on eagerly. “If I may ask… what’s your relationship?”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

Magic Rainbow countered with a feline smile, fingers trailing through her companion’s snowy tresses.

“We’re mother and daughter, of course.”

“Mother and daughter! Marvelous, absolutely marvelous!”

The woman’s hands clenched in suppressed excitement, cheeks flushing as if some hidden vulnerability had been struck.

As their conversation continued, the pair learned about their peculiar companion.

Her name was Encore – born and raised in the inner city, inheriting her parents’ tailor shop in youth.

Her exceptional craftsmanship ensured decades of comfortable living, though romantic pursuits proved complicated by her exclusive preference for women and exacting beauty standards, leaving her unwed despite parental objections.

With her elderly parents now deceased after conceiving her late in life, she dwelled alone in the family residence.

Lin Yu felt an odd resonance listening to this calmly delivered biography.

Apart from age differences, this woman mirrored aspects of her past self…

At least the absence of living relatives simplified matters – no complicating attachments when spiriting her away.

“Why do you mask your faces?” Encore suddenly inquired, eyes shining. “My intuition insists magnificent beauty lies beneath. Might I… behold your true visages?”

“After we depart the city,” Magic Rainbow deflected.

“Leave the city?”

The woman blinked, finally noticing the passing scenery beyond the window.

“But aren’t we bound for your residence? You don’t seem like outer district commoners… Are you from another town?”

“All will become clear,” came the evasive reply.

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When the carriage eventually halted near Granville Monster Forest’s edge, Magic Rainbow alighted with Lin Yu before beckoning their bewildered companion.

The driver accepted his payment with a puzzled headshake, his retreating carriage soon vanishing down the road.

As Encore opened her mouth to question them, Magic Rainbow called toward the woods.

A three-meter-tall lupine monster erupted from the foliage, triggering blood-draining terror in their companion.

“Monster!!” she shrieked, limbs trembling.

Yet despite her pallor, the woman threw out protective arms before the pair.

“Escape! I’ll hold it off!”

Though terrified herself, she felt compelled to shield these exquisite strangers – an impulse that might have wavered facing plainer features.

Lin Yu and Magic Rainbow exchanged startled glances.

Self-sacrifice for near-strangers… They’d never truly believed such paragons existed in this world.