Chapter 27: Keep One’s Mouth Shut

A cold breeze brushed against her smooth, jade-like shoulders, and the chill made the cold-sensitive girl shiver softly.

Just inches behind her was a warm embrace.

Compared to facing the cold bare-skinned, that embrace was undoubtedly the safer, more comforting place to be.

“There, there~” Though she had completely dominated the girl, Kefulu’s voice was impossibly gentle.

Wu Yi swallowed hard, still struggling to stay clear-headed.

If only Kefulu had been violent—if she had screamed, struck her, or tortured her—Wu Yi could have at least relied on adrenaline, on fear, to resist this intoxicating poison.

But she didn’t.

She hadn’t done anything to hurt her.

She only spoke in that utterly soft, melting voice. Comforting. Caressing.

Like a devoted spouse, firm yet tender, doing everything in their power to offer warmth and safety in the bitter cold.

Safety.

Safety from an evil god.

Every inch of her body was soaked in the toxin, every cell tinged with its haze.

In her dazed stupor, Wu Yi could no longer sense just how dangerous this divine care truly was.

And so, her guard dropped to almost nothing.

She even… began to crave that warmth—this only source of heat around her with an overwhelming sense of dependence.

“There, there~ Don’t be afraid. You’re my little priestess… In this whole wide world, only I will never hurt you. I’ll protect you, as long as you behave and listen…”

“You…”

She had meant to say “You’re hurting me right now,” but the moment the word “you” left her lips, the rest of the sentence slipped away completely.

What… was I about to say?

And… why am I here?

The gentle big sister beside her seemed to be asking something… what was it again?

Oh well, might as well tell her~

Who in the world could be more trustworthy than her?

So what if she knows all my secrets? She’s so kind…

No!

She didn’t know why, but she instinctively knew—you mustn’t speak carelessly in this state! That was a rule etched deep into her bones.

But why? Why such a rule?

Ugh… I can’t remember anything at all!

“Your little mouth is tighter than I ever imagined…”

Kefulu hadn’t expected the girl to stay so tight-lipped even under these conditions.

This was no longer rational restraint.

With 10 being the maximum, Wu Yi’s rationality was hanging by a thread with just 1 point left at most.

And yet, still clutching that secret with all her might, resisting with a strength Kefulu couldn’t comprehend.

What kind of instinct is this?

“Won’t you tell big sis?” Kefulu’s fingertips traced gently along the girl’s skin, teasing her nerves, clouding her thoughts. “Tell me… where is Wu Yi?”

“Hehe~”

Wu Yi just giggled with silly pride.

“What are you laughing at?”

“I’m not telling you~”

That playful answer made Kefulu’s breath hitch in anger.

“Why not?”

“Not gonna~ Nyeh nyeh~”

Oh? So now she was not only silent but had the audacity to taunt?

Clearly, someone needs to be punished.

Very well, then.

As you wish…

The flow of the toxin surged violently.

From a gentle stream, it became a crashing waterfall, coating every inch of the girl’s skin.

“Ah—ah—!”

Wu Yi couldn’t even form a proper sentence anymore. Her body no longer felt like her own.

Her consciousness blurred.

Her eyelids grew heavy, barely holding up.

“Tell me. Be good. Tell me…”

Kefulu’s voice echoed in every corner of the darkness, omnipresent.

Her tone, endlessly beguiling, whispered over and over again.

“…No…”

With a final murmur, the girl slipped into sleep.

“Tch. You think falling asleep will save you?”

“We’ll meet again… in your dreams.”

In the eternal mansion of R’lyeh, where Kefulu slumbered, she awaited the girl’s descent into dream.

The dreamscape was her true domain.

To dive deep into the consciousness, to pry open the hidden secrets sealed in the core of memory that was her most prized and practiced skill.

“Now then… let’s see just why that little mouth of yours is so tightly shut.”