Chapter 439: Curious Girls
Chapter 439: Curious Girls
"I already told you, though?" Elysia tilted her head slightly.
"Ah, umm? Is that so? Maybe next time you can be more direct with me." Sylvia scratched her head in slight confusion.
"Ma- Ely- Elysia, why did you reveal my identity? At this rate, I can't pretend to be a helpless little girl while protecting you." Rhea looked up at Elysia's face.
"En, but, it's okay, the Goddess of Nature. They are my friends and Sylvia isn't evil, really. You can see her aura, right?" Elysia tried to persuade Rhea so that the latter would not sulk because of her.
"Eh, did you just want to call Ely Mama, Mama Ely? I know that." Sylvia brought her face closer to the cute baby. "Please forgive my impudence. I just wanted to get your attention because I thought you were my friend's baby daughter. Un, you are so adorable and your green hair is so beautiful, I can't help it."
"You're too close. My hair color isn't green, but it's mint or a little to turquoise." Rhea pushed the devil girl's face.
"Mama?"
"Ely, are you become a mama now?"
Evelyn and Ella looked at each other. They were pleasantly surprised to know that.
"Hm? Please don't spread strange rumors or gossip, okay? I take care of the Goddess of Nature and vice versa. That's what happens, mutual care for each other, symbiotic mutualism. Yes, that's it." Elysia found it a little difficult to explain in easy to understand language. She also couldn't explain her actual relationship with the baby in her arms.
"Oh my... A temporary mother is it? Divine Baby? Is your current form your true form, o the Goddess of Nature?" Evelyn slightly lowered her head to match the level of her gaze with the Divine Baby.
"The current me is the real me." Rhea responded with a concise answer.
"Understood. Pardon me for asking this, but why would a divine being have the form of a baby? As far as I know, all divine beings are mature entities not only due to age and experience, but also in their true form." Ella asked politely and respectfully.
"It's for a reason. Give me another two or three weeks or so. I'll be fully recovered." Rhea symbolized the number three with her fingers.
"All right, let's go in, our arrival is awaited. Here someone might be eavesdropping on our conversation." Elysia looked around with her advanced perception. She was relieved that she didn't see any strangers within a 200-meter radius, only her circle of friends and acquaintances.
"En." "Un." "Okay!"
Ella, Evelyn, and Sylvia responded simultaneously. However, Ella and Evelyn suddenly become curious about the identity of this new girl. This girl actually looked like a tourist, complete with sunglasses and a summer hat.
Evelyn asked while pointing her palm at the girl with the sunglasses when Elysia was opening the secret door. "Ely, can you introduce us to this young lady? Is it possible that she is a divine being too?"
"My pleasure! My name is Sylvia. Hum, you look like good girls because you are Ely's friends. Nice to meet you!" Sylvia spread her arms to introduce herself. She didn't wait for Elysia to introduce herself to these two human girls.
"Nice to meet you too. My name is Evelyn Mitchell." Evelyn replied with a smile as she was happy to see another cheerful girl.
"Pleased to meet you. But, are you a human? I feel something odd about you and my hunch is that you are not human. Are you a resident of another continent who came with Ely?" Ella grasped her hand due to a complicated premonition.
"Oh that, yes, you're right, I'm not human. But, for your information, Ely also came with a beastkin, a few little beasts, and also- Umm, a giant I guess? He's twice as tall as us." Sylvia tried to measure her height to the big tan-skinned man earlier.
"Yup. They could be considered ambassadors or part of the Goddess of Blessings group for a world-saving cause." Elysia confirmed Sylvia's statement.
*Clack*
The secret door opened. An almost transparent barrier plus a wall of illusion magic was erected behind the door.
"Let's go in." Elysia invited her friends and pulled Sylvia's hand. She didn't want this devil girl to be blown out because of the Celestine Family's private area security system.
*Swoosh*
The girls entered the entrance without a hitch.
Meanwhile, Sylvia repeatedly looked at the entrance because she felt like she had bumped into some invisible jelly as she passed through it.
"Uuh, this is my family's house. I should have invited and guided you in front." Ella went beside Elysia with a guilty expression.
Elysia introspected only to realize that, perhaps, Ella was dissatisfied. Thus, she decided to apologize. "Umm, am I being rude, Ella? I used to open that door so many times that I forgot my decency. Please forgive me."
"No-no, it's a trivial matter. I just feel like a careless host. But, let me lead the way now." Ella shook her head and walked ahead to guide her group like what the host needed to do.
Right after opening the door to the living room, Ella was greeted by the unusual sight of the guests there.
Ella just stood there slightly dazed expression, and Evelyn too. It was their first time seeing a seven-tailed girl with animal ears in person. Not to mention the big man in full-body armor. After being watched a few more times, he looked like a dragon.
"Ah, you've finally arrived, girls. The Goddess of Blessings is expecting you. Oh my, who's the beautiful baby girl in your arms, Elysia?" Lucia welcomed the arrival of her daughter and friends. But then, she became attracted to the adorable baby with mint green hair.
"She is the Goddess of Nature, my honorable big sister. She used to be known as the Elven Goddess and at the same time the Fairy Goddess. For some reason, my big sister became a baby. Please pay attention to your attitude toward my big sister." Nell explained before another misunderstanding occurred. She knew what had happened behind that secret entrance some time ago.
"O-Oh! It is an honor to be in your presence, o the Goddess of Nature." Lucia immediately changed her attitude from carefree to respectful.
She immediately gave a respectful bow and canceled her intention to pinch the adorable baby's cheek. It was so close to committing an offensive act.
"Hum." Rhea responded curtly.
After that, Elysia and her friends sat on the sofa to join her group. Evelyn, Ella, and Sylvia became curious girls who asked quite a few things not only to Elysia but also to others, especially the snow fox girl.
When these three curious girls became more familiar with Yuuki, they decided to ask the thing that made their curiosity soar.
"Nee, Yuuki, are these fox ears of yours real or accessories? Does a beastkin have human ears too?" Ella pointed at Yuuki's ears curiously.
"Your tails are long and so fluffy, Yuuki. Do you often use these as blankets?" Evelyn tried to stroke Yuuki's tail to make sure.
"Please excuse me." Sylvia decided to poke the fox ears to check their authenticity. "O, wow, they're real! Look, Yuuki's fox ears are twitching."
"Uh, umm..." Yuuki became so overwhelmed. She became a little uncomfortable, panicked but also agitated.
The temperature slowly dropped as the fox girl started to lose control of her emotions. The one thing she was most worried about was going against her will even though she was aware of it.
"No-no, please..." Yuuki tried her best, but the temperature kept dropping because of her.
"Eh? Why is it snowing here and suddenly getting cold?" Evelyn looked at the little snowflakes that had appeared out of nowhere. Then, she rubbed her arms due to the cold air.
Elysia immediately ended her conversation with Lucia and the Goddesses. She immediately approached to help.
"Yuuki, Yuuki, please take a deep breath and let it out slowly. These curious girls have no mischievous or malicious intent." Elysia sat beside the troubled fox girl. She helped to calm Yuukis' panic attack.
Meanwhile, Elena helped Elysia to take care of the temperature drop.
After two minutes passed, the temperature returned to average room temperature.
Ella, Evelyn, and Sylvia sat side by side with their faces down. They looked at Elysia and Yuuki with pitiful expressions, except for Sylvia.
"Maybe we are a little too much to bother you with questions, please forgive us."
"Please forgive us and our curiousity. But, do you hate us, Yuuki?"
Ella and Evelyn couldn't think of anything other than apologizing because they thought it was their fault. They had been disrespectful to the ambassador just because they had just had a good conversation.
"Though we might displease you with our curious questions. It wouldn't be a good move to try to freeze us." However, Sylvia instead advised the fox girl as if she was an innocent victim.
"Sorry, it just came out of my control. Please don't bother me too much or my extreme ice cold curse will freeze you. For now, only Godd-kohon, Elysia can help me." Yuuki felt guilty, but at the same time, she felt grateful to Elysia for providing such quick help.
"This is just a reminder. According to my observation, Yuuki has a panic attack based on emotions that trigger her extreme ice cold ability. If you want to exchange jokes with her, please pay attention to her feelings too, okay?
Also, please don't hate Yuuki because it's not her fault." Elysia reminded the girls as well as the others.
After that, she turned to Yuuki with a solemn expression. "And for you, Yuuki. Once again I remind you that it's not a curse, but a kind of deficiency or disease that can be cured. Do you believe me?"
Yuuki looked at Elysia's purplish-blue eyes with slightly teary eyes. Then, she nodded slightly. "Un, I trust you."
In her mind, she decided to immediately run to Elysia to ask for help if her emotions got out of control again. She was sure Goddess Ely could help her.