Chương 327: Petal Door's Strangeness. Verdantia Smells Trouble.

Verdantia Smells Trouble.

After that experience, Cinderielle thought that Liu Shu would be out for a rather long time. She was proven wrong a minute later when Liu Shu's long eyelashes trembled and she opened her eyes, slightly confused.

"Wa… What was that? It felt so good and dangerous at the same time~." Cinderielle looked down, somewhat speechless. The girl was looking up at her, her eyes showing energetic curiosity unlike someone who had gone through that experience.

'Huh… Should I say, as expected? However, she just gained this body, and she can recover from that kind of sensation in a minute…' Cinderielle's lips twitched, feeling a hint of reverence.

'In the future, we might be the ones that are eaten by this beautiful and innocent lady-' Cinderielle paused and frowned as she reviewed what she just thought.

'We? Why did I say…' Yet, she didn't finish her sentence. With a sigh, Cinderielle didn't lie to herself.

'There are seven petals, so of course, there is a "we." It would be strange if that wasn't the case.'

"Cinderielle?" Liu Shu's sweet and melodious voice interrupted her thoughts. A smile hung on her lips when she looked down and answered.

"What's wrong, Tiantian?" Liu Shu blinked a few times and asked.

"Are you okay? Your facial expression was strange a bit ago… Was what we did something that bothers you in any way?"

"Not at all." Cinderielle wasn't flustered and explained to her calmly.

"I was thinking about the door to enter here. So, a few mixed feelings surged in my heart. Don't worry about it."

"The door?" Liu Shu tilted her head. Cinderielle pointed toward it, and Liu Shu twisted her neck to look over.

"Ohh! So that's how you arrived here!"

"That's right."

"Can we go see it? I don't know how it looks!"

"Hm?" Cinderielle was confused.

"Can't you look here with your <World Tree Eye>?"

"I can't!" Liu Shu denied it.

"It seems I can only see this area with these eyes." Cinderielle saw Liu Shu blinking continuously as if to tell which ones she was speaking about, which made her burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay. There's no need to blink so much. You might go flying due to your long and pretty eyelashes~."

"Woah! I can do that!?" Hearing her excitement and seeing her shining eyes, Cinderielle chuckled and kissed her nose's tip.

"You can't. However, don't worry. I can carry you there." Then, Cinderielle picked her up like a princess, helping her lean on her shoulder and securing her body with her arms. The petite woman's soft and moldable body fit in her arms perfectly, as if she had been born to be hugged by her. This made her protective feelings toward Liu Shu skyrocket, and she wanted to shield her from wind and rain even if she had to sacrifice her own body.

'Sadly… It is the other way around that's true.' As they walked, Cinderielle noticed that the small pool of fluids of Liu Shu's "egg" had disappeared. This confused her, so she asked.

"Liu Shu? Where are the fluids that were pooling at the center a few moments ago?" Liu Shu blinked and answered.

"I discharged them."

"Huh?" Liu Shu tilted her head and repeated.

"I discharged them! The tightly closed thing in the middle opened a little, and all the fluid spilled through it!"

"..." Cinderielle's eyebrow twitched, and she asked with a mixed expression.

"That… Are they now sliding down your trunk after exiting through your, well, that place?" Liu Shu shook her head.

"When they made contact with the air, they evaporated! If not, I would've asked the Fairies in charge of grooming me to clean it…" There was some discomfort in Cinderielle's heart. So she blurted.

"That… Can't you do it yourself? You know, use one branch or something to clean that part yourself. After all, it is quite an intimate place…"

"Hm…" Liu Shu nodded obediently.

"I guess I can." She smiled at Cinderielle and commented.

"You won't need to help me with the itch the next time that happens as well! Isn't that nice?" Cinderielle almost tripped.

'I dug my own grave and jumped into it head first!' She scrambled to answer quickly.

"T-This and that is different. After all, you are so petite here, so I can take care of you easily. Your other body is so big, so it is inconvenient. Don't worry about this one, and let me take care of you." Liu Shu tilted her head.

"But-""Ah! Look, here we are!" With Cinderielle's interruption, our World Tree's Avatar was distracted and looked over.

"Oh! We are here!" This novel's true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. Cinderielle walked outside the door.

"You see…" However, as she started explaining and was about to exit, her body hit an invisible wall, knocking her back a few steps. Stabilizing her body to avoid falling, she frowned and made a confused sound.

"Huh?" Liu Shu received a notification. [<Avatar> can't leave its designated <Core Room>.]"Oh." Liu Shu blinked and looked at the confused Sylvan.

"I can't leave my core room." Realization shone in Cinderielle's gaze.

"I see." Liu Shu looked at Cinderielle and chuckled.

"By the way."

"Hm?" Liu Shu smiled faintly.

"I couldn't say it to you before, but… your flowers are really pretty. I love them." Cinderielle touched her head without dropping Liu Shu and noticed that the flowers she had plucked had regrown. Heat rushed to her face as shyness and extreme delight poured into her heart.

'O-Oh… Liu Shu says she likes my flowers… Hehe. Hehehe… Hehehehehehehehe.' Liu Shu observed Cinderielle with interest and surprise.

"... Woah, I didn't know your face could become as red as your hair!"

"Ah. Em. Nono. That's…" Looking at Liu Shu's face, she blurted quite loudly, changing the subject.

"ANYWAY! Since I can't show you the door as it slides laterally to open… Wait." She tilted her head, and she asked.

"Can you close this door?" Liu Shu turned to look at it and squinted.

"Mumumu…"

'... Cute.'

"Ah! I can!" Liu Shu sent a small pulse of ternary essences, and the door closed. Cinderielle looked at it, and her eyebrows raised.

"So, you can see the same imagery from the back as you can on the front." Liu Shu tilted her head when she heard her, looking between Cinderielle and the door. Finally, she asked, confused.

"What imagery? It's a smooth wooden door."

"Huh?" Cinderielle blinked and gazed at her darling. Seeing the pure and innocent amethyst-colored eyes looking at her, she realized that Liu Shu was not messing with her.

'She can't see it? How is it possible that I can detect something on Tiantian's body that she herself can't?' Her gaze lowered a bit, and the two large white and soft mountains with pretty cherries on top entered her eyesight. She quickly raised her head and coughed.

'I forgot she was naked. Dangerous, dangerous. My gaze moved from pure instinct. Still…' She gazed down a bit again and her heart was filled with awe.

'Big… For her height, these are really impressive…'

"Why are you looking at my chest so intently?" The adorable voice of her Tiantian snapped the pervert out of her leering.

"Cough. Nothing, nothing. I was checking your body to see if you had any injuries." Liu Shu blinked twice, confused.

"I see… Oh?" Cinderielle's heart jumped.

"W-What's wrong?" Liu Shu looked toward the door and commented.

"Verdantia wants to see you. She is asking me where you are! I'll tell-""WAIT!" Cinderielle quickly stopped her and thought.

'If you tell her where I am, I will get beaten up by the other three when I return!' She had made enormous progress with Tiantian, and since the other three had a similar personality compared to hers, she could only imagine the horrors she would suffer through when they learned about it.

'To avoid this, I must guide the three of them here at the same time! That way, they won't be as resentful, and they will also be unable to do intimate things with Liu Shu.' A sinister smile spread on her lips.

'Hehe, I've taken this step first. I'll naturally be the first to take that other step as well!'

"Cinderielle?"

"Ah. Sorry, Tiantian. I got lost in my innocent thoughts." Liu Shu's face gained a strange expression.

'Who describes themselves like that?' Cinderielle ignored the judging look and smiled.

"I'll go down myself and tell them about this place. Don't worry about it. Tell her to wait there. Oh, and in the meantime, you can try to learn how to walk and move this body." Liu Shu nodded and told Verdantia that she already told Cinderielle and that she would be there in a few minutes. Cinderielle moved Liu Shu to a relatively flat space in the <Core Room> and then left. When the door closed, she turned to look at the petal, intending just to give it a glance.

However, when it entered her eyes, surprise flashed in her heart.

"Huh?" The petal that was filled around seventy percent had become much fuller.

'Am I imagining things?' She looked at it closely and used the same method she did previously to measure the percentage. After a few calculations, she was stunned.

"No… I am not imagining anything. It is now at around seventy-five percent! Why has it become much fuller?" She was confused, but she didn't linger much and left through Liu Shu's belly button. Once outside, a rush of fresh air reached her, and she took a deep breath. The heat in her body slowly dissipated as the cool air outside filled her lungs.

"Ah… Now it feels better." Cinderielle saw a branch dangling right outside and asked aloud.

"Is this one for me to go down, Tiantian?" Liu Shu's voice reached her, sounding much different from the <Avatar>'s but with the same essence.

"Yes. I'll lower you, so grab onto it." Cinderielle smiled faintly. The natural echo of the World Tree's voice and mellow depth made it sound so pleasant to the ears but with undeniable strength and authority. Soft, yet powerful. Caring, yet imposing. Cinderielle was lowered to the ground as she thought of these things. When she was on the ground, she walked toward Verdantia, following Liu Shu's directions. Verdantia was waiting with crossed arms and a faint frown until she heard steps coming from behind.

Turning around, she started speaking.

"I say, Cinderielle, could you not… Huh?" Cinderielle blinked a few times and asked, curious.

"What's wrong?" She followed Verdantia's gaze and noticed that it was fixed on top of her head. It was then that Cinderielle remembered that she had bloomed. Embarrassment came to her like a flood and she quickly passed her hands through her hair, plucking the flowers.

"Y-Y-You!" Verdantia's face turned slightly red and she asked sharply.

"Why have you bloomed!? Were you with Liu Shu this time around? Have you done something with her!?"

'I didn't expect to be discovered for forgetting such a stupid thing! Sigh…' Cinderielle's lips twitched and she cleared her throat, trying to calm her heart.

"Verdantia, don't get agitated, let's speak calmly." Verdantia walked forward and grabbed her by the collar.

"Don't get agitated, you say!? How can I not…" Verdantia paused and sniffed around Cinderielle's neck. This time, the Fire Sylvan felt her heart sinking to the pit of her stomach.

'I am done for.' As expected, Verdantia's eyes swirled with maliciousness as she gritted her teeth.

"CINDERIELLE, EXPLAIN YOURSELF!"