Chapter 1211 - 550: Never Apart Again

Chapter 1211: Chapter 550: Never Apart Again

The morning twilight, carrying the unique scent of the forest, quietly climbed onto Teresa’s cheek through the gaps in the wooden window.

"Hmm..."

Teresa slowly opened her eyes, staring at the familiar ceiling, momentarily entranced.

She had another dream.

In the dream, she returned to that warm place again, once more tasting the full potato feast her mother prepared.

However, compared to the last extremely vivid dream, this one quickly became blurry upon waking, and the memory soon turned into a mere fantasy.

Like water cupped in her hands, no matter how tightly her ten fingers pressed together, it eventually trickled through the gaps, leaving only a damp chill in her palms as a reminder that it once existed.

The specifics of what her mother said, the exact flavors of the dishes, and even the clear outline of "home" quietly vanished the moment the sunlight fully illuminated the room.

"Sigh..."

The girl lightly sighed, though she felt reluctant, she didn’t desperately try to remember the details of the dream.

She knew the more she clung to grasping the tail of the dream, the faster the remaining beautiful impression would fade away.

It was a beautiful dream, but ultimately it was just a dream.

She had already bidden a proper farewell to "Mom," she was no longer that fragile child.

She had grown up, she was strong enough now.

"Mom, please give me strength, please bless me."

Even though she knew her mother’s soul might have already returned to the Sea of Chaos long ago, the girl still habitually murmured, hoping she could hear.

Teresa made up her mind in her heart, closed her eyes, and softly whispered: "Mom, I won’t cry anymore."

Then, she heard a light laugh.

"Oh dear, Teresa, why are you calling me mom again?"

Yunier, lying beside her with her hands supporting her chin, interjected with a smile: "I think, given our relationship, such a title is still a bit too intimate."

?

"Hmm?"

Teresa abruptly opened her eyes, frantically looking at her giggling best friend beside her, feeling completely bewildered.

"What are you doing here!!?"

"What are you talking about?"

Yunier looked at the chaotic appearance of the Snake Girl and laughed even more brightly, shaking her raised legs as she leisurely said: "Didn’t we fall asleep together? And it wasn’t just me, Herbert was here earlier too!"

!

Lord Herbert!!?

How could he... Oh!

Teresa’s expression froze, her pre-sleep memory awakening, finally recalling what had happened earlier.

Her condition was off, she fell into a dream, and it was Lord Herbert who helped her wake up, then she was caught by Yunier, and then she fell asleep again...

While Teresa was still in a daze, Yunier was over there giggling softly:

"Teresa, I can be your best friend, but I can’t be both your friend and your mom at the same time, well, if you really want me to, it’s not impossible... Hmm!"

"Yunier! Stop talking nonsense! Seriously..."

That cold yet powerful snake tail flexibly entwined, precisely covering the source of the noise.

Teresa, coming back to her senses, her cheeks flushed with a touch of embarrassment from having a scandal loudly exposed.

The girl pouted, dissatisfiedly humming.

All this talk about mom, not afraid of embarrassment!

So humiliating!

"...Sigh!"

Teresa glared at her friend, not intimidated despite being bound by the snake tail, with eyes full of teasing, blinking continuously, and in the end, she helplessly released the snake tail.

Really defeated by her.

She looked at the sky outside the wooden hut, seemingly unchanged from before falling asleep, her expression somewhat odd.

Had she only slept for a while?

"Yunier, how long did I sleep?"

"Ha, ha..."

Yunier didn’t answer, instead gasping for effort and complaining: "Teresa! You wrap me with your tail, I don’t mind, as long as you don’t cover my nose with it as well! I’ve reminded you of this many times!"

What, are you really going to suffocate me?

While speaking, she exaggeratedly rubbed her pert nose, her face full of "aggrieved" and "accusation," as if having suffered some inhumane treatment.

And Teresa, hearing the reprimand, remained expressionless, quietly turning her head, muttering under her breath: "...I didn’t do it on purpose."

???

You really did it on purpose!

Yunier’s mouth corners twitched violently, wanting to scold but then recalling her instigation, she finally just closed her mouth, discontentedly rolling her eyes.

Humph.

This girl had gotten spoiled, really wondering who taught her.

In any case, this friendship couldn’t go on!

Teresa, just give up!

I will absolutely not be your mom!

Murmuring internally for a bit, finding spiritual victory afterwards, Yunier finally hesitantly answered her friend’s earlier question:

"You’ve slept for a long time, long enough to become an old woman... Cough! Cough cough!"

Suddenly, Yunier’s expression changed, anxiously scrambling up, bowing on the bed, apologizing repeatedly: "Goddess above, I-I-I... I really didn’t mean that!"

"I meant no disrespect to you!"

The Divine Favored Girl had intended to tease her friend, forgetting that the ancient Cold Winter Goddess was still residing within herself.

Although most of the time the Goddess rarely interfered with her actions, but now...

Complete mess!

This time, it’s totally messed up!

["...It’s okay, I don’t mind."]

The Cold Winter Goddess was speechless by her Devotee’s panicked reaction.

She originally didn’t feel there was anything wrong with those words, but Yunier’s nervousness actually made her feel obliged to pay attention.