Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 1060: Third Miss!!!?

"Eos?!! Why are you here?!!" Yumo stared at the short-haired girl sitting on the white carpet hugging a large white cat. Her crimson eyes widened with alarm.

Yumo had no idea why Eos would suddenly appear in her parents’ home. But one thought dominated her mind:

This girl is dangerous!

The Shadow power she’d been suppressing surged wildly through her body, ready to attack Eos and protect her family. Her face twisted with anxiety and unease as she channeled the power.

While she was definitely stronger than Eos. the other was still a genuine Abyssal Lord. Subduing her wouldn’t be easy. If they fought, this whole area would be destroyed in an instant. Yumo didn’t care much about other humans, but she had to protect her parents and siblings. But could she? Sato was only fifth-level, and her parents were ordinary people. They’d definitely die if caught between two Abyssal Lords fighting.

Yumo bit her lip anxiously. "Damn it, what do I do..."

"What’s wrong, Yumo?" Yela looked confused at her daughter’s sudden change.

"Mom! Stay back! She’s dangerous!!" Yumo shouted, turning around.

But in that instant, a powerful force rushed at her from the front, making her black-haired girl frown.

No... this is bad!! Too late to get them away!

Clenching her fists with Shadow power concentrated in her palms, Yumo braced herself to meet Eos’s attack. Just as she prepared to blast Eos’s body with Shadow Annihilation...

A familiar scene played out.

Instead of attacking Yumo or anyone else, Eos did exactly what she’d done that day in Holy Capital Vinati - she threw her arms around Yumo’s neck and clung to her~

Then she nuzzled Yumo’s cheek affectionately.

"Friend~ I like~"

"?_?"

With Yumo’s startled cry, the tense atmosphere that had filled the room instantly crumbled.

Yumo was dumbfounded. The three little ones she’d been protecting were equally stunned - their defensive postures replaced by identical blank expressions matching their mother’s.

???

What... what was going on now?

Meanwhile, unlike the shell-shocked Yumo and children, Yela seemed completely unfazed by this scene, covering her smile with her hand.

"My, this child really does like you, Yumo~"

"This... child?" Yumo’s eyebrow twitched at her mother’s way of referring to Eos.

After confirming Eos wasn’t channeling Shadow power or showing any hostile intent, Yumo reluctantly dispersed the power gathered in her palms. Even so, she kept her power ready to explode at any moment in case Eos attacked.

While patting Eos’s head soothingly, Yumo gave her mother a strange look. From her mom’s unsurprised reaction, she must have known Eos was here all along.

"Mom, why is she here?"

"Little Eos? I picked her up~" Yela moved closer to pat Eos’s head, who closed her eyes contentedly like a cat being petted.

"I found her!" Yela declared proudly.

Yumo’s jaw dropped in dismay. "Huh? P-picked her up?!!"

You picked up an Abyssal Lord?! Mom, are you serious?! An Abyssal Lord isn’t some stray cat you can just pick up! What were you thinking?!!

Yumo screamed internally. But as someone who dealt with her kids’ antics daily and had seen plenty of shocking things, she managed to calm herself after several deep breaths.

"So... um, Mom, where exactly did you... pick up this... thing?"

"In the neighborhood park! I saw them sitting alone in the garden late at night, so I brought them home."

"Ah... Mom, you can’t just bring random people home! What if they were dangerous?"

"Little Eos is too cute to be dangerous~ Besides, Sharky (the cat’s name) likes her so much, she can’t be bad!"

Yela waved dismissively. Though her logic seemed questionable, she remained completely confident.

"C-cute..." Yumo’s eyebrow twitched as she glanced at the girl still nuzzling her cheek.

Objectively speaking, Eos was indeed cute. But knowing she was an Abyssal Lord, who could find her cute? After all, not all Abyssal Lords were as adorably charming as herself~

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"Mom, were you always this... casual?"

"Not at all... I just couldn’t leave such a cute girl wandering around late at night. What if she ran into bad people?"

You should worry less about her safety and more about any "bad people" who might try to harm her… Yumo thought sarcastically.

But what’s done was done. All Yumo could do now was pray Eos wouldn’t suddenly go berserk. And if she did snap, hopefully it would be after Yumo got her family to safety.

Resigned, Yumo patted Eos’s head. This Abyssal Lord was impossible to figure out - she seemed to act without thinking, yet her actions were always unpredictable.

Wait... something clicked in Yumo’s mind and her brows furrowed: "Mom, you said ’they’? Who else did you bring home besides Eos?!"

"The other one’s your friend too. I thought she was from middle or high school, but now I’m guessing she’s from your other world."

"Friend?"

Brought home with Eos?

Could it be...?!

Her guess was immediately confirmed when an angelic, pure voice rang out:

"Uncle, Auntie, you’re back?"

Everyone’s attention turned to the tea room where a stunning silver-haired girl in a ponytail was cleaning the window.

She was as beautiful as Yumo, but while Yumo had a bewitching charm, this girl radiated an untouchable holy aura.

"Mengxi?! Is... is it really you?!"

"Third Miss?!!"

"Huh?" Yumo turned to Satoru who had also cried out, tilting her head in confusion. "What’s this ’Third Miss’?"

"N-nothing..." Satoru shook his head and averted his gaze, seemingly afraid to say more.

Though puzzled, Yumo had no time to question further. After peeling off the koala-like Eos who clung to her like a stubborn band-aid, she rushed to Mengxi’s side.

Seeing Mengxi lifted a weight from Yumo’s heart, but confusion sprouted like bamboo shoots after rain. "You... you brat, what’s going on? Why are you here with Eos at my house?"

Yumo whispered in Mengxi’s ear.

Honestly, Yumo’s already not-so-bright brain felt ready to short-circuit. Eos had appeared suddenly and kidnapped Mengxi. Now the kidnapper and victim were both at her parents’ home?

What in the world was happening?!!!

"Mm?!"

But as Yumo struggled to make sense of it all, Mengxi’s slender arms wrapped around her neck, pulling the dumbfounded black-haired girl into her embrace, pressing Yumo’s face against her ample chest.

Then, as if soothing a child, Mengxi gently patted Yumo’s back.

"Sister, calm down~ No rush, no rush~"

"H-how can I not rush? What is all this..."

"There, there. I’ll explain everything to Sister later when we’re alone. Some things aren’t appropriate to discuss here. After all, Sister hasn’t told Uncle and Auntie about being an Abyssal Lord yet, right?"

With that, Mengxi released Yumo and walked to Yela and Fanzi with a smile, taking their heavy cotton coats.

Coming to her senses and looking back, Yumo puffed her cheeks, her eyes flashing strangely.

Watching the silver-haired girl act so familiar with her parents, Yumo muttered under her breath:

When did this brat... get so chummy with Mom and Dad?