Mummy Evolution-Chapter 23: Clear Skin and Deep Hair

Zarah felt immense bliss tonight. Zainah immense confusion.

They ate at the best restaurant, bought the most expensive kinds of readymade clothes, and Sett treated them like some princess out on a stroll.

It felt weird. Great—but at the same time, like a trap.

How can they go back to normal once they experienced this?

Sett laughed as they finally reached the saloon—it was a pristine building made of white marble walls.

Zarah felt absolutely stuffed.

She had eaten so much tonight, she probably didn't need to eat for a week. And she was no longer in her earlier simple clothes either. Her whole form looked like a nouveau rich screaming at the top of her voice that she was rich.

"I am so tired," Zainah complained, still in the same clothes she had left home with.She hadn't bought anything. "I really want to sleep, do we need to go to this saloon today itself?"

Zarah pulled her sister up the luxurious stairs. "We are already here!"

The big sister felt somewhat anxious but she followed regardless.

Sett followed them into the building, yawning without any tiredness. But he noticed the small habits in the girls' actions.

Zainah had experienced so much misfortune that fortune scared her. As in, she was thinking along the lines of—we had been so lucky recently, something big and bad must be coming.

But that was the wrong mindset.

Sett decided to teach Zainah a lesson.

They reached the saloon's main door and the girls both froze there.

Sett looked at what was written on the door and understood.

Entry Fee: 10 grams of gold

Cheapest Service: 1 ounce of gold

If you don't have the money, please refrain from entering or you will be disciplined.

He pushed open the door and entered a room of utter quiet. It was a rather big room, completely clad in white marble. And all over it, he could see mirrors and gold encased seating. Basins made of pure gold also stood to one side.

Sett was surprised that there were no butlers or servants here. Instead, all he saw was a single person seated on a chair much bigger than himself. The man had wrapped a blanket over himself and was sound asleep.

The mummy squinted his eyes.

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[Stats]

[Name: The Cosmetologists]

[Physical Attributes]

Approximate Strength: ~60–90 kg (can lift own body weight, around 1x BW). Durability: Equivalent to human bone (strong but breakable). Speed: ~20 km/h (15 mph) sprinting. Resilience: Requires 6–8 hours of sleep daily. Regeneration: Heals at a natural human rate (e.g., minor cuts in days, broken bones in weeks to months).

[External Life Paths]

• [Axiom Holder]

Axiom of Skin and Hair (Tier 1).

[Abilities]

Clear Skin.Deep Hair.

(Progress: None)

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This was the average body of a normal human male. His body was utterly weak in comparison to Sett or Zarah, but still a bit stronger than Zainah's. But neither Zainah's nor this person's abilities could be gauged by their physical strength, they were both Axiom Holders.

Hm, this Axiom is safe, Sett thought. Even if he wanted to do something dangerous, I can kill him before he acts.

It was one of Sett's core philosophies to have a plan to kill anyone he meets.

In fact, if his system couldn't reveal everything about the kid, he wouldn't have come to this salon place at all.

After all, only people without enemies can let strangers put a blade on their neck.

What if this guy says he has a harmless Axiom but had something that could enslave you buy cutting your hair?

Such a thing was not impossible!

Though technically all of Sett's old enemies should be dead by now, Sett just wouldn't be that careless. No, being careless made his heart physically clench—so he can't act carelessly even if he wanted to. It was an instinct too ingrained in him.

...

A few minutes of awkward silence and Sett waking up the feminine young man with some effort, the service soon began. Zainah was made to sit on the softest chair she had ever sat on and the young man went upto the golden basin to wash his hands and wear white gloves.

"So you want premium service for both the girl's skin and hair?" the youth asked.

Sett nodded. "Make sure she has no underlying medical conditions, too."

"Sure thing," the guy replied.

Zainah, who was leaning against the wall on the side, asked, "Are you not worried that we will not have enough money?"

The young man looked at Sett. "I mean, I might have been worried. But with that kind of face, he could earn enough money to go to the salon in just a night. This is something even I can't give someone."

Sett shook his head inwardly. He was too handsome.

"Why are you so cheap?" Sett asked, somewhat curious. "If I were you, I would ask for at least a Tomb Heart to cut people's hair."

The man looked at Sett with a frustrated but feminine gaze. "Do you think people would cut their hair here if it were that expensive?"

Sett shrugged. "I would pay you that much if you are good enough. In fact, I'd pay you more than that if you are good enough. You just don't have the skills to sell your service to the best.."

The young man immediately perked up as he draped a white cloth over Zarah's body. The girl nervously gulped.

"You think I have talent?"

Sett looked at him calmly. "What is your name?"

"Roman Ron."

Zainah's expression cracked as if she had just swallowed her heart.

Sett didn't question her on that.

"A noble," he said.

"Yeah, from the Ron family." Roman shrugged,beginning to prepare his Axiom. "Descended from the royal family themselves."

"You do have enough talent," Sett said. "At least Axioms don't lie. And one thing that the rich and poor have in common is that everyone wants to look good. If you can make them believe that your service is worth it, they will pay you anything you ask for."

He went on to guide the kid on a long winded conversation about how cutting people's hair could make him the richest man in the city.

The young man seemed amused, but he listened anyway, feeling that the words were more profound the more he listened.

As he spoke, he also used the first ability of his Axiom.

Axiom of Skin and Hair—Clear Skin.

He touched Zarah's face with the gloved hands and her skin began to glow in a green hue. The girl gasped as she stared at the mirror. Soon, the hue passed and her entire body became matted with sweat.

"She does have a lot of underlying skin conditions," Roman said with a frown. "It is a miracle that she doesn't have a face full of acne and marks with this much bacteria in her skin."

"Oh, your ability can detect that?"

"It is an ability called Clear Skin. It can help me identify and destroy all the problems that make a person's skin not clear. But the more problems there are, the more exhausted I will be after cleaning their skin."

"Pretty useless."

The youth's face changed for the first time. But then, he shook his head with a smile. "You really are different from the rest. Others try to make me think I have an excellent Axiom, though they only think about the value that I can bring to them. Not to myself. Honestly, I would also have preferred to have a battle oriented Axiom. I could just go to another Salon for my own needs."

He shook his head. "Sorry, I spoke too much. Sir's name is?"

"Sett."

The youth began to use his second ability on Zarah.

Axiom of Skin and Hair—Deep Hair.

"This second ability of mine can help the girl gain healthy roots for her hair, it will also make her sleep better at night."

Soon, Zarah's hair became a deeper shade of black and she fell unconscious.

"Do you have any other services that can help a person deep clean their body?"

"Oh, I do." Roman pointed towards a golden bathtub to one side of the room. "We have bathwater made using the Axiom of Cleanliness here and if you take a bath in it, you will become completely clean."

Sett's eyes brightened. "That's some good stuff. I'd like that. Also, help this girl with her skin and hair, too."

"Wh—"

"Zainah, do it or I will make you do it."

Soon, Zainah also chose to go through with it, though she didn't seem too resistant to begin with. After all, what girl didn't wish for clear skin and healthy hair?

Before they knew it, both Zarah and Zainah ended up unconscious due to the side effects of Roman's Axiom and Sett entered the bathtub to clean himself. He also got incredibly fragrant colognes to use.

By the time he was done, the girls woke up too, looking like cooked shrimps.

"The skin would take some time to clean up but don't worry," Roman relieved them. "You are all done. You may leave. I also want to rest."

Sett stretched, leaving the warm bath and draping a free robe he was given by Roman. Then, he dropped a heavy sack of cloth on the side which clinked with the sound of gold coins and began leaving.

He opened the door and let the groggy girls leave first.

Then, he turned to look at the youth.

"There is no bad Axiom," Sett said. "Only bad users."

With that, he left, feeling much more refreshed.

Now, he smelled genuinely good and looked genuinely good.

Roman felt that he had'd a very weird encounter today. But soon enough, he forgot about all that and wrapped himself in blankets. Living was too tiring, sleeping was good. He planned to sleep till his old age and die.

On the other hand, since it was already deep into the night, the trio of Sett and his company also walked back to their humble house. There was only a single bed there, so all three of them crashed on it and the girls both fell asleep immediately.

Zainah hugged Sett like a polar bear as she slept, basically kissing his neck throughout the night. Zarah just used him as a pillow.

Soon, Sett also closed his eyes, incapable of sleep, but capable of meditation.