Forced to Sell Myself to the Female Lead After Killing the Male Lead

Vol 2. Chapter 37: Sleeping Together

At this moment,

completely unaware that Mengxi had already awakened, and not realizing that she herself had become the target of someone's attention, Miss Yumo,

after transforming into the appearance of the pink-haired little girl from before, once again entered her motionless contemplation mode to pass the dull and boring night.

Her consciousness entered the mental space as she began pondering several serious issues.

The first one,

was her identity.

Previously, she had already accumulated quite a lot of favorability with Mengxi using this pink-haired little girl's identity. Now that the other party had awakened, if she found out that Yumo had been waiting in the living room the whole time, she would surely be even more moved!

At that point, blending in by Mengxi's side and helping her grow definitely wouldn't be a problem!

At the very least, Mengxi herself would certainly agree!

However,

the issue was the Asumos Church.

From the intelligence provided by Xiao, combined with the reactions of Boluoge and the others earlier,

it wasn't difficult to conclude that the Asumos Church held extreme contempt toward slaves.

The higher-ups of the Church likely wouldn't allow someone of such a "lowly status" to remain beside the noble Child of Destiny.

Enmm,

seriously...

Had I known, I wouldn't have used the identity of a slave!

Now I've ended up creating a troublesome situation...

Besides,

apart from the issue of identity, there was another matter she needed to think about carefully...

The girl who had inherited her power—the original owner of her current appearance—how should she deal with her?

She had originally assumed that the girl would fail after receiving her power.

But according to the information fed back by Liyu, the rampaging Shadow of Silence Power inside the cocoon seemed to be gradually stabilizing?!

In that case, perhaps she truly had a chance of becoming the seventh Demon King-class existence...

A Demon King-class being possessing a Holy Light Body.

The fact that the girl had successfully survived was indeed good news.

But it also brought Yumo a headache.

Namely, the problem of education.

Unlike the children who had originally been spirit beasts or magical beasts, this little girl was a genuine human.

She possessed far more independent thoughts, and might even still harbor hatred toward Abyss Demons deep inside...

Such a girl...

She didn't seem easy to control in the future.

Besides,

there was another issue that left Yumo conflicted.

House-sitting.

After all, this was the first time in over five hundred years that she would be leaving the Great Winter Forest for such a long period of time.

Whenever she thought about those three little ones responsible for watching the house and managing the Abyss Demons, Yumo inexplicably felt a trace of unease.

'Enmm, Liyu and the others... there shouldn't be a problem, right?'

They shouldn't cause any trouble, right?

...

Hm?!

However, just as Yumo was worrying about her children in the forest, a familiar jasmine fragrance suddenly rushed into her nose.

Then, a pair of delicate, warm hands wrapped around Miss Yumo from behind.

Two soft, tender mounds pressed directly against Yumo's back.

Although this "attacker" neither used any power nor harbored any hostility, suddenly being embraced still startled Yumo.

She instantly exited her motionless statue mode and looked in surprise at the silver-haired girl pressing her cheek against hers.

!?

"Men—"

No, she couldn't call her that. This wasn't the little wooden house.

Realizing this, Yumo immediately adjusted her tone and expression, speaking with a timid voice while pretending to be pleasantly surprised.

"S-Sister?! Y-you've woken up!!"

Hearing Miss Yumo's adorable words and seeing the cute little face overflowing with excitement and joy, Mengxi revealed a sweet smile with hidden meaning.

There was no doubt about it.

Mengxi's goddess-like beauty paired with such a sweet smile was enough to melt anyone's heart.

Even Yumo's heart couldn't help but warm slightly.

However,

'Why... does it feel kind of cold...?'

Despite such a beautiful smile, Miss Yumo inexplicably shivered.

Before she could figure out what was happening,

her body suddenly left the ground.

?!?!

"Ah?!"

Yumo let out a cute cry.

"S-Sister?! W-What are you doing?"

Clearly, Yumo, temporarily transformed into a little girl, had been picked up directly from the chair by Mengxi.

Facing Yumo's exclamation, Mengxi calmly replied:

"It's cold outside. Sitting in the chair will make you catch a chill. Come to the bedroom."

"Besides, I'm missing a pillow."

?!!

"A p-pillow?! Sister, what are you—"

Before Yumo could finish speaking, Mengxi ignored her completely and forcefully pulled the pink-haired girl into her arms.

Then,

she carried her into the room,

closed the door,

dragged her onto the bed,

removed her coat,

covered her with the blanket,

hugged the girl...

Everything happened in one smooth motion.

By the time Miss Yumo regained her senses, she had already been firmly locked onto the bed by Mengxi, completely reduced to a body pillow...

'Ah, this...'

Looking at the incomparably beautiful silver-haired girl beside her, who had already closed her eyes again and quickly fallen asleep, feeling the rhythmic breathing, Yumo couldn't help but reveal a dumbfounded expression.

Well,

being accepted by the heroine and even being hugged while sleeping was a good thing.

At the very least, it meant that all the effort she had spent raising favorability hadn't gone to waste.

But...

Why did this situation feel so familiar?!

Wasn't this exactly how Mengxi used to hug her back in the Great Winter Forest?!

Uh...

Could it be that Mengxi simply had a habit of sleeping while hugging someone?

Enmm...

Forget it.

Since that's the case, I'll satisfy her.

Anyway, my current setting is that of a "weak and delicate" little girl. I can't resist even if I wanted to.

Since I can't resist—

I might as well enjoy it~

Miss Yumo thought optimistically.

Thus, amidst Mengxi's jasmine-scented fragrance, Yumo gradually returned to the mental space and resumed pondering all those important matters.

As a result, the pink-haired little girl transformed from Yumo slowly fell into "slumber."

She truly became a professional body pillow, leaning motionlessly in Mengxi's embrace~

And just like that,

time passed second by second.

...

...

Nearly an hour later, after confirming that Yumo had truly entered her "statue mode,"

Mengxi, who had been pretending to sleep for quite some time, slowly opened her pale violet eyes and carefully observed the pink-haired girl before her.

Although her appearance was completely different from the black-haired girl she knew,

still...

'It's really the same person~'

Thinking of this, Mengxi couldn't help but smile.

Looks like,

Sister Yumo really approached me on purpose?

She even disguised herself as a little girl to stay by my side?

The disguise wasn't bad.

Unfortunately, some details~

After discovering the truth, Mengxi wasn't angry.

Instead, a playful smile appeared on her face.

'Sister Yumo, what exactly are you trying to do?'

As for Yumo's purpose,

Mengxi still didn't know.

The only thing she could be certain of was that this humanoid Abyss Demon held no hostility toward her.

In fact, she even cared for her very much.

In that case,

even if she exposed her now, she couldn't do anything to her anyway.

So she might as well let her stay by her side and see if she could uncover her true objective.

Besides,

although Yumo might still possess humanity, Mengxi wasn't sure of her attitude toward other Abyss Demons.

Since she was different from the others, perhaps she could try pulling her completely into humanity's camp...

For that,

raising her favorability properly was obviously necessary.

If she could max out Yumo's favorability in the future, then when fighting the Abyss Demons, perhaps she could guide her into helping them.

That way, defeating the Abyss Demons would undoubtedly become much easier.

Furthermore,

and most importantly,

...

...

Sigh,

my innocent Sister Yumo~

Do you know that whenever you enter your "daydreaming" state, traces of Shadow of Silence Power leak out from your body?

And that power...

is an incredible tonic for me~

Thinking of this,

Mengxi hugged the "sleeping" pink-haired little girl even tighter, pressing their bodies together as closely as possible, exactly like they used to in the little wooden house...

In that intimate state, the Shadow of Silence Power unconsciously overflowing from Yumo's body continuously flowed into Mengxi's own.

The incomparably beautiful silver-haired girl couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

'Thanks for the meal~'