Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 1038: Arrested

"So Mother, what are Grandpa and Grandma like?"

"Hmm... Grandpa appears serious and rarely smiles, but he’s actually quite silly."

"Oh!"

"What about Grandma?"

"Grandma is gentle and kind... but remember, never make her angry."

"Hmm? Why not?"

"Because..." Yumo shuddered as if recalling some deep-seated memory.

"When your Grandma gets angry, it’s very dangerous."

Talking about Earth and her hometown, Yumo excitedly opened up, eagerly telling her children about their grandparents, the city’s transportation, and the advertisements plastered everywhere.

While explaining, she had old man Cao buy various delicious snacks, enjoying them herself while lovingly feeding her adorable little ones. The already eye-catching girls drew even more attention, with passersby stopping to snap photos of this picture-perfect moment.

As Yumo continued her lesson, Cao led them toward the subway station, planning to take them to his suburban house. He needed to get these terrifying beings settled before dealing with their ID issues.

With his car wrecked, taking the subway without ID checks seemed smart. Just a regular security scan to pass through.

Cao strolled through security with his hands in his pockets.

But when Yumo stepped through carrying the little white wolf, something unexpected happened.

The metal detector suddenly blared with a sharp buzz, red lights flashing as alarms screamed.

BEEP BEEP BEEP!

Everyone turned to stare at the dark-haired girl, their faces twisting with suspicion.

"Huh? What’s going on?"

Even Yumo, who’d been happily storytelling, froze and looked around with adorable confusion.

Wait... what did I do? Why are the alarms going off?

Security guards approached cautiously, ready to search her.

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"Excuse me, are you carrying any metal items?"

"No, I’m not?"

"Please cooperate with us."

"Oh, okay."

Yumo set down the white wolf and calmly raised her hands, letting the guards scan her with their handheld detectors, searching for whatever triggered the alarm.

True to human nature, onlookers gathered to watch the scene unfold, whispering and speculating. Some looked puzzled, others curious, while a few seemed tense at the unusual situation.

After the inspection, Cao nervously approached the security staff.

"Excuse me, what’s wrong with my daughter?"

"Well, how should I put this..."

The female guard glanced confusedly between her detector and the still-blaring gate.

"We haven’t found any dangerous items on your daughter, but... the gate keeps alarming. Does she have metal in her body? Any previous bone surgery?"

"Well..."

Cao hesitated, glancing uncertainly at Yumo.

Yumo herself felt speechless, looking down at her body with furrowed brows.

Metal?

Atttaa...

Could it be detecting my true form? The Demon Temple, or rather the Judgment Temple, did contain metal components. But I am in human form now! How could this ordinary security gate detect that?!

What the hell? she cursed internally.

Though a herd of mental alpacas galloped through her mind, Yumo kept her cool, laughing awkwardly.

"Yeah, I had bone surgery before. That must be why the gate’s reacting."

"Is that so..."

"So can I go through now?"

"Well..."

The guard studied the seemingly harmless girl and nodded understandingly.

Metal plates from surgery? They’d seen that before.

Plus the girl had no other prohibited items, no need to hassle her.

"Alright, go ahead."

The guard stepped back to let her through.

However... just then, a man’s steady voice cut through the air with an icy edge.

"Excuse me, but I don’t think this is appropriate."

"Huh?"

Yumo turned around, puzzled, to find the source of the voice. Before she could react, a tall figure swiftly slapped a huge black handcuff onto her slender left wrist, making her frown.

"Hey, what do you think you’re—... eh?"

Her indignant protest died in her throat.

"Wait... are you..."

Reflected in her crimson eyes stood a distinguished young police chief in uniform. More importantly, his face eerily matched that of a certain perverted chubby kid from her memories.

"Sato!!?"

"..."

The police chief’s eyes flickered briefly at way she named him before his expression smoothed over.

Ignoring the dark-haired girl, Satoru turned to the bewildered security staff.

"Officer, what... what are you doing?! She’s not carrying anything dangerous!"

"These new security gates going off doesn’t necessarily mean she’s carrying something. There’s another possibility."

"What possibility?"

"Heh..."

Satoru smiled coolly before leaning down to Yumo’s ear. His 6’3" frame towered intimidatingly over the petite girl as he whispered:

"The possibility that whatever passed through isn’t a creature from Earth..."

"?!!"

Yumo’s crimson eyes widened with shock.

After startling the dark-haired girl, Satoru turned seriously to the security staff.

"You wouldn’t understand even if I explained. Leave this to me and go."

"But..."

As they spoke, the security staff noticed dozens of plainclothes officers had mysteriously appeared, surrounding the dark-haired girl. The bustling crowd had thinned to just a few stragglers, who quickly fled through the exits.

Feeling the eerie pressure emanating from the plainclothes officers, the security staff took a deep breath before wisely retreating.

Seeing this, Cao unusually gathered his courage to step forward.

After all, Yumo’s existence was tied to his wife and daughter’s survival!

"Officer, my daughter—?"

Before he could finish, a shabby-looking special agent appeared behind him and slammed him against a pillar.

"Mr. Cao Aihua, we know she’s not your daughter. You’ll explain how you know her later."

"You... you knew?!"

"Hmm..."

Watching this scene unfold, Yumo’s eyes glinted with intrigue.

This world she was born and raised in apparently wasn’t as simple as she’d imagined.

She could clearly sense that these people, including the police chief who resembled her childhood friend, all possessed power similar to magic and battle energy. Without doubt, these guys... weren’t ordinary humans.

Next moment, Satoru pulled out another huge handcuff and locked it around Yumo’s right wrist. He stared coldly at the seemingly fragile dark-haired girl and solemnly declared:

"For violating the Holy Maiden’s decree and trespassing into the human realm... I hereby arrest you, unknown foreign invader! You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used as evidence in court!"

Yumo: Huh?? ( ・_・)