Chapter 292

Chapter 292: Coma

Lvzi fell unconscious.

Lin Yu sighed in relief, then couldn’t resist flicking Lvzi’s forehead with her finger.

The flick worked like a charm – a crimson mark blossomed instantly on the green-haired maiden’s pale skin.

"Hmm…"

The white-haired girl chuckled softly, though her cheeks flushed anew when her gaze lingered on the green-haired girl’s glossy lips, certain memories resurfacing in her mind.

How lame. She collapsed from just this much.

Still…

First Red Pupil, now Lvzi…

Wait… Is this turning into some harem novel? How utterly indecent!

But it’s not my fault! They’re the ones who initiated everything!

Besides, we didn’t even do anything improper. Just innocent cheek kisses and embraces, completely normal between mother and daughter. Hardly qualifies as promiscuous!

If we’d actually crossed that line… Why, this would be one of those vulgar tales deserving immediate censorship!

*Ahem.* Getting sidetracked.

Novels remain fiction, yet everything happening to me now is undeniably real.

The silver-haired girl tenderly massaged the fading mark on Lvzi’s forehead.

I’ve genuinely pondered our relationship.

Though we share physical resemblances and similar mannerisms, we’re not truly mother and daughter by conventional standards.

Their existence stems solely from that "Oviposition" skill.

Ah, but our familial bonds remain unquestionable!

Though… Beyond kinship, there seems to be… something else developing. What exactly? I-I wouldn’t know!

Whatever. Let nature take its course.

Shaking off her conflicted thoughts, Lin Yu cradled the slumbering Lvzi like a cozy human pillow.

Their hair cascaded in intertwined rivers – snowy white merging with emerald green.

…

Dawn’s first light.

Thud… Thud-thud…

Rhythmic pulses resonated against her chest.

Blinking sleep from her eyes, Lin Yu found herself nose-to-nose with the green-haired girl.

The flushed maiden breathed rapidly, eyes shimmering with restless energy.

As for those rhythmic thuds…

They echoed the frantic drumbeat of Lvzi’s heart.

Oh right, I’m holding her now…

Is it because of what happened yesterday? Ah, maybe it’s this girl’s constant eccentric behavior that makes me feel less nervous about embracing her like this.

"Good…ah…morning…Mo-mommy…haah…haah…"

"Mmm, good morning."

"Should…we get up?"

"No, I’ll sleep longer."

During winter, I normally don’t rise until nearly noon!

It’s too cold waking early anyway – staying nestled in warm bedding feels heavenly.

No one can convince me otherwise—I’m staying in bed! Not even my daughter can sway me; only a mother can discipline her child!

But Lvzi’s so loud…

Her heartbeat and breathing are so loud!

Yet she’s warm to hold—I don’t want to release her.

Ah, right…

Lin Yu suddenly lifted her head.

"Mom…my?"

As Lvzi froze, the white-haired girl drew closer, the green-haired girl’s pulse accelerating like a revving engine.

The white-haired girl then pressed a butterfly-light kiss to the green-haired girl’s forehead.

When those warm moist lips touched her skin, Lvzi’s chest hitched violently. Her head lolled sideways as she collapsed unconscious again, a dazed smile lingering.

Perfect…mission accomplished.

The silver-haired girl smiled contentedly, embracing her human pillow as she drifted back to sleep.

This time, sleep claimed them both deeply.

So profoundly that neither heard the urgent knocking at the door.

When no response came, Army Lady and Stealth One exchanged glances.

"I’ll investigate."

Stealth One declared.

Activating the "Hidden Shadow" skill, they dissolved into darkness to slip through the door crack before reforming.

Upon materializing, Stealth One unlatched the door.

Army Lady entered, both warriors directing their gaze toward the bed.

There lay two maidens entwined in slumber.

"Mother and Lvzi…"

Army Lady nibbled her lip, watching the hair-entwined pair with bitter envy coiling in her chest.

"Lvzi’s unconscious again, and Mother appears deeply asleep. They likely won’t awaken before noon."

Stealth One said with a helpless sigh.

As she spoke, her gaze fell upon the white-haired girl’s serenely beautiful sleeping face, and her hand instinctively reached out.

Yet the moment she extended her arm, the golden-haired girl beside them seized her wrist firmly.

"What are you trying to do?"

"I should be asking you that. Do you want to wake Mother?"

"Mother’s in deep slumber. A gentle touch won’t disturb her."

"How would you know?"

"Need I remind you? I tended to Mother’s every need daily in the forest—unlike someone who spent all their time battling beasts."

"You!"

Army Lady bristled, ready to retort, but the sight of Lin Yu’s peaceful form on the bed dissolved her anger.

"After Lvzi’s turn… I should be next to share Mother’s bed," she whispered.

"By what right? Your place is behind me," Stealth One countered softly.

"You follow me."

"No, you follow me."

…

…

While the group enjoyed their leisure in town,

Elsewhere,

Within Granville Monster Forest,

At a castle shrouded in the Fog Zone:

"Queen Ant, the master suite in the third-floor corridor, the bathing pool on the first floor, and the water systems have all been restored. What shall we prioritize next?"

A dust-smudged human in loose overalls wiped his brow, twenty similarly clad workers waiting behind him—a skilled construction team dispatched by Lord Simon.

"The exterior façade… then the damaged walls and breaches within," Magic Rainbow commanded. Through Psychic Call, several Class C Worker Ants scurried to her side. "My daughters will show you the sites."

As the craftsmen departed with their insect guides, Magic Rainbow first inspected Lin Yu’s renovated third-floor chambers. The restored floors and walls gleamed without cracks, furnishings rearranged into harmonious elegance. Nodding approval, she descended to the bathhouse.

The reconstructed pool sparkled, its scrubbed walls reflecting new additions—a wolf statue at the rear, dual Magic Crystals glowing crimson and azure in its eye sockets. Magic Rainbow’s finger pulsed with magic essence as she tapped the blue crystal.

A translucent array materialized in the wolf’s maw, releasing a gushing stream. Pressing the red crystal next, the water transformed into steaming torrents—mirroring the "magic shower" mechanism Sandra had demonstrated at the Engraving Shop.

…

Mother will be delighted with the restored bathhouse.

But first—every function must be thoroughly tested…