At the end of the third floor, in front of a pair of double doors, Mei Fei carefully pushed them open and said while bowing, “Lady Goddess, Lady Saintess, Lord Hero, this is the best suite in our inn. It’s fully equipped, and usually only the Lord stays here occasionally. It will definitely meet your expectations.”
After explaining the precautions, Mei Fei tactfully withdrew and closed the door behind her.
Yuna also left the room, using the excuse of keeping watch.
Only Primrose, Lin Naiyue, and Cecilia remained in the room.
“Lady Goddess, you’ve worked hard in battle and endured a long journey. Please allow me to attend to your bath and change of clothes.”
Cecilia walked over to the bathroom, pushed open the frosted glass door, and then stood respectfully by the doorframe. Her voice was so gentle it could drip with water, and her aqua-blue eyes were full of anticipation.
Primrose couldn’t help but get goosebumps all over.
‘What a joke. Although I now have a female avatar’s body, my soul is still a genuine male high school student. Just because I have a pretty appearance, does she think she can easily take advantage of me, undress me, and bathe me?’
‘Don’t even think about it. I haven’t even seen my own body yet.’
At that moment, Primrose glanced inside the door and saw that it was actually an extremely large private bathroom.
The bathtub was carved from a single piece of white jade, large enough for four or five people to swim in.
Next to it were brass hot and cold water faucets, and fire-type magic stones for heating were embedded in the wall.
‘If I soaked in there, it would be so comfortable I could slack off all day, right?’
Her current divine body wouldn’t get dirty, but bathing sometimes wasn’t just about removing dirt; it was about enjoying the feeling of hot water massaging every part of the body without any blind spots.
‘No, the top priority now is to help Mom gain practical battle experience. How can I waste time on enjoyment?’
“I appreciate the sentiment, but my body won’t get dirty. Since we have a place to stay, it’s time to take the Hero to buy equipment.”
Primrose politely refused.
Upon hearing the refusal, a hint of disappointment flashed across Cecilia’s face.
“Primrose, you can’t push yourself too hard. Taking a proper break won’t delay things.”
Lin Naiyue’s words made Cecilia’s eyes light up.
“Then…”
“I’ll do it myself.” Primrose, hearing her mom say that, decided to take a rest.
“Th-That won’t do!” Cecilia said anxiously. “Serving you is the highest honor for me as the Saintess. If you don’t need my service, then I’ll stand here and guard the door for you!”
‘At least this way, through the door, I can hear the sounds of the Lady Goddess changing and bathing. For example, when she takes off her clothes, the layers will make a soft rustling sound, still carrying her scent and body heat. And when the Lady Goddess bathes, does she like to hum songs like ordinary people? Ah~ such a cute Lady Goddess, I want to see it with my own eyes…’
“That… then I’ll trouble you to guard the door.”
Primrose helplessly walked into the bathroom.
Lin Naiyue followed closely, but her arm was suddenly grabbed.
“Please stop. May I ask, Lord Hero, what exactly are you planning to do?”
Cecilia looked at Lin Naiyue kindly and asked with a smile.
Primrose paused in her steps and turned around in confusion.
“Huh? Take a bath with Primrose?” A hint of nostalgic emotion appeared on Lin Naiyue’s face. “After Primrose started elementary school, I never bathed with her again. It’s really a pity when I think about it.”
Primrose stiffened all over.
“Middle school…?” Cecilia didn’t understand that term.
But she understood “bathed together.” How… How is that possible?
“Lord Hero, even if you are the Hero, slandering the Lady Goddess is against the law.”
“According to Article 13 of the Law of the Kingdom of Aezera, and Clause 7 of the Supreme Jurisprudence Formulated by the Sanctuary Council, whoever commits any form of defilement or verbal offense against the Lady Goddess Primrose will be punished by beheading for minor offenses, or dismemberment by five horses for severe offenses.”
“And I, as the highest administrator and supreme arbitrator of the Sanctuary Council, the Saintess of the Kingdom of Aezera, Cecilia, now have the authority to represent the Goddess and the Kingdom to immediately pronounce the harshest judgment and execution upon you, a blasphemer…”
“But…” Lin Naiyue lightly interjected a sentence. “I am her mother, you know?”
Her simple way of thinking couldn’t understand how serious those legal principles in Cecilia’s long speech were.
But beheading, dismemberment—she could still understand those.
Cecilia was saying some very scary things.
To prove that she wasn’t lying, and to prevent a pretty girl from continuing to say things that didn’t match her appearance, she had to interrupt her.
“…has the power to execute you on the spot—Ow, it hurts!”
Just as Cecilia was at the most excited and impassioned part of her speech, upon hearing that, she clamped her mouth shut, and her upper teeth fiercely bit her lower lip and tongue.
“You… y-you… what did you say?!” Cecilia couldn’t even care about the pain in her tongue, her voice slurred. “How could the Goddess possibly have a mother?”
Lin Naiyue just sighed.
“Ah, this is what I was most worried about.” Lin Naiyue’s violet eyes moved back and forth between Primrose and Cecilia’s faces. “I don’t like my daughter becoming a goddess without a mother in the eyes of others.”
Cecilia turned her eyes, full of great confusion and shock, toward Primrose.
“She… is indeed my mother, but as for this matter…” Primrose awkwardly looked away, thought for a moment, then turned back and said, “…It’s a long story.”
***
Five minutes later.
“I’m really sorry for my attitude toward you earlier!”
After learning the truth, Cecilia quickly bowed and apologized to Lin Naiyue.
Along the way, she had wanted to check Lin Naiyue at every turn and had issued various warnings. Now that she thought about it, everything made sense.
‘Why did the Hero address the Lady Goddess by her name? Why did the Hero hug the Lady Goddess, and the Lady Goddess didn’t mind at all?’
It was all because the Hero was the Lady Goddess’s mother!
“It’s fine, it’s fine. You’re actually a good kid. Mom can tell.” Lin Naiyue patted Cecilia’s lowered head.
“How about this.” Lin Naiyue clapped her hands and suggested, “The three of us can bathe together. This is how girls increase their closeness~”
“Huh? Really?!” Cecilia immediately looked up, her aqua-blue eyes sparkling with incomparable brilliance.
“Wait…” Primrose wanted to refuse.
‘One mom, one strange girl who’s determined to take advantage of me—how could I possibly agree to bathe together directly!’
And at that moment, Lin Naiyue walked over to her, waved, and gestured for her to come closer.
Primrose bent down.
Lin Naiyue leaned close to her ear. “Shh, Primrose, this girl genuinely likes you. Mom hopes to see your relationship improve. Just agree to her like this, okay?”
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