novelraw Chapter 196
Chapter 196
196~ Slumber~
"..."
"Can you, Mo?"
The little Princess's mind raced, imagining many possibilities. Perhaps after fully recovering later, she would be completely unable to escape the cage the Empress had carefully designed for her. Or she might die halfway, only to be buried in the Empress's back garden. With the Empress's level of perversion, she might even keep her body from decaying, so that even after death she still couldn't escape the Empress's clutches!
"Mo?"
"Hm? Hm... Yes..."
Her thoughts pulled back to reality, the little Princess wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
She seemed to have just thought of something terrible...
"So can Mo always stay by my side?"
"I can, and I can't."
The little Princess answered.
If conditions permitted, of course it would be best to stay as far from the Empress as possible, ideally never seeing her again, or even not hearing any information about her at all.
But the reality was, whether it was herself or Glaze Nation that she always worried about, both were now in the Empress's hands. Wanting to leave the Empress was simply impossible. She could only survive by depending on the Empress.
Now the entire Eastern Region had already become Scarlet Phoenix Nation's possession. Taking down the Western Region was only a matter of time. Add to that the Empress being a Great Archmage at the pinnacle level among Great Archmages, and apart from deities, no one could do anything about the current Empress. Even two Great Archmages working together couldn't keep the Empress contained.
Facing the Empress, this monster whose power, wealth, influence, and strength could all be considered the strongest on the entire continent, even fleeing to the ends of the earth would probably result in being caught and brought back, right?
"Then I'll take it that Mo said yes."
The Empress tightly embraced the little Princess.
"So Mo, please don't try to leave me anymore, okay?"
"..."
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"Princess Mo?"
"What is it?"
"Are you feeling better?"
"..."
The little loli maid Xiyan curiously looked the little Princess up and down. After finding that her Princess Mo's face no longer had those dark lines, her anxious heart finally settled.
It seemed she had already reconciled with Her Majesty the Empress!
This outcome was the best for her. Otherwise, both sides would be difficult to manage.
"Alright, stop looking. I'm going back to rest."
"Um, do you need me to carry you back?"
"Then carry me."
Anyway, dealing with the Empress in the office had tired her out. Having the little loli maid Xiyan carry her back would save some energy.
After carrying the little Princess on her back, she hurriedly returned to the bedchamber. But on this short little path, by the time they reached the bedside, the little loli maid Xiyan discovered the little Princess had already fallen asleep.
"Princess Mo? Princess Mo?"
After calling a few times without the little Princess responding, Xiyan could only gently set the little Princess down, placing her on the bed and covering her with a blanket.
Because Ice-attribute cooling magic was constantly operating in the Imperial Palace, the overall temperature was maintained at around twenty-five degrees. Add to that autumn having already arrived, so covering with a blanket wouldn't feel hot, but just right.
Sitting at the bedside watching the little Princess's sleeping face, she unexpectedly found herself wanting to go lie down and sleep together with the little Princess!
No! This was Her Majesty the Empress's bed. She had no qualification to lie on it! The only ones who could lie on this bed besides the Empress herself were Princess Mo!
After recognizing this point, Xiyan immediately left the bedchamber to avoid letting her thoughts run wild there.
Since Princess Mo had already fallen asleep, she should prepare lunch! When Princess Mo woke up, she could directly come to the table and eat her fill!
And so, she came to the kitchen and began preparing today's lunch for the little Princess and the Empress.
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"Mo Mo? Mo Mo?"
After being gently patted on the cheeks twice, the little Princess woke up in the church.
"Xuan?"
"You must call me Senior!"
"Okay Xuan, got it Xuan, understood Xuan, clear on that Xuan."
"Mo Mo, you...!"
Why this inexplicable sense of defeat!? She was clearly so much older than Mo Mo!
"So, what's the matter this time that you pulled me over here again?"
Rubbing her eyes, the little Princess inquired.
"Of course there's something for me to call Mo Mo over! Did you really think I would randomly call Mo Mo over for nothing?"
"I really did think that!"
"Mm... This is truly too hurtful, Mo Mo!"
The little Princess extended one hand to block Xuan's face that was trying to press close.
"Let's just get to business first."
Being spoken to like this by the little Princess, Xuan finally became serious, sitting across from the little Princess and propping up her chin as she began explaining the reason for summoning the little Princess this time.
"So the thing is, after I fall asleep this time, I probably won't be able to wake up for a very long period. This might be the last time I see Mo Mo in the short term..."
"Why?"
The little Princess suddenly felt her eyes becoming a bit moist. She didn't know why, but upon hearing that Xuan wouldn't be able to wake up for a long time, she felt somewhat sad.
They had clearly met less than ten times. Why would she have this feeling? So human emotions really were strange...
"Mm... About that, Mo Mo shouldn't ask for now. It's not like I won't wake up. I just need to slumber for a relatively long period, that's all. If Mo Mo is truly in danger, I will definitely wake up immediately to save Mo Mo!"
As Xuan spoke, she even forcefully patted her chest a few times with a very confident appearance.
"...Fine then, I won't ask. But no matter what, you must wake up!"
"That's natural! I've already promised I'll wake up when Mo Mo is truly in danger. I won't go back on my word!"
Although she promised like this, and she would indeed be stimulated and forcibly interrupt her slumber when the little Princess was truly in danger, she didn't know how long she would sleep this time.
There was no help for it. Her waking time had actually already been quite long. She had woken once fairly early on, and afterward had only slept lightly, in a standby-like state, without truly falling into deep slumber.
Counting up the time, she had been awake for almost ten years. This waking period was already considered extremely long for a deity.
After the Age of Gods passed, almost all deities on this continent were forced to enter slumber, and she was no exception. As for those who didn't enter slumber, most inexplicably fell...
Even until now, there were probably not many deities still awake on the entire continent. At least in the Eastern Region, they had all fallen into slumber. In the Western Region, there were still a few awake, but they also made no moves, all staying obediently in their original slumbering places.