Seeing this entirely expected change, Yae-hi’s expression remained calm, yet inside she was practically bursting with excitent.
‘Wonderful, simply wonderful!’ This golden bead could absorb life energy, which ant it could store life energy. It could even store other forms of energy as well. ‘Even though I don’t yet know how to use this little bead, the fact that it can store power alone already makes it incredible!’
In the ga, Yae-hi never had to worry about running out of energy. Out in the real world, however, things were completely different. She had no items that could rapidly replenish her mana.
Relying solely on passive energy absorption was far from sufficient. If she ever ran into a dangerous situation, that shortfall could be fatal. Now that she could store energy inside the golden bead and take it with her, it was essentially the sa as obtaining a recovery item.
As for how effective it was, she had not tested it yet, so she did not know. She also had not figured out how to properly use it. Still, anything obtained for free was always a delight.
“Mmmn…”
Just as Yae-hi was about to study the golden bead more closely, the young girl suddenly let out a lazy, muffled groan.
Her eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes. They were pitch-black eyes, deep like an abyssal pool, exuding an indescribable allure.
The mont she saw this, Lili’s entire body tensed. Her small hands clenched tightly as energy surged within her, ready to erupt at any mont.
“You’re awake,” Yae-hi said calmly, her tone casual and unhurried. She had only restored the girl’s bodily functions. Not a trace of her strength had returned. In other words, the girl was harmless in her current state.
Still groggy from just waking up, the girl heard the voice and instinctively looked over. The fog in her mind cleared the instant her gaze fell on Yae-hi, and her thoughts began to move again.
She stared at Yae-hi without saying a word.
“Do you feel unwell anywhere?” Yae-hi asked.
“……” The girl did not respond. She blinked, her expression full of confusion. ‘Who am I? Where am I? And who is this pretty older sister in front of ?’
As those thoughts ford, a dull ache spread through her head. Fragnts of scattered mories surged chaotically, as though they were about to tear her mind apart and burst free.
“Do you feel unwell anywhere?” Seeing her suddenly clutch her head with both hands, her face contorting in pain, Yae-hi asked again. This ti, concern was evident in her voice.
Lili grew even more vigilant, her beautiful eyes never leaving the girl for even half a second.
“*￥%…&%…” The girl’s headache intensified to the point of agony, and she began muttering aningless sounds.
‘It looks like her brain has suffered serious damage.’ Yae-hi’s eyes instantly turned erald-green as she once again saw through the girl’s body, imdiately pinpointing the problem.
Traces of lightning energy were raging violently within the girl’s brain.
‘This wasn’t present while she was unconscious. It must have appeared after she woke up.’ With that thought, Yae-hi condensed a thin green needle and, in a flash, pierced it into the girl’s head.
She imdiately extracted the lightning energy from within. The entire process was incredibly swift. By the ti the girl could even react, it was already over.
“All done. You’re fine now,” Yae-hi said as she withdrew her hand, a gentle smile spreading across her face.
The girl continued holding her head, her small face filled with confusion. Then, as realization dawned on her, she looked up at Yae-hi. ‘She helped ? That’s strange… this person makes feel very comfortable, very close.’
“Do you feel unwell anywhere else?” Yae-hi asked softly.
The girl shook her head.
‘That’s odd. I clearly couldn’t understand what she was saying before, yet now I can…’ No matter how much she thought about it, she could not make sense of it.
“That’s good to hear. By the way, what’s your na?” Yae-hi bent down slightly and asked in a friendly tone. She felt there was sothing off about this girl, as if she was not quite all there ntally.
“Na… na…” The girl’s delicate brows knitted together as she tried hard to recall it. Her mind was filled only with scattered fragnts, and very little usable information. After searching for a while, she finally rembered her na.
“Zerene.”
Aside from her na, everything else remained a blank. It felt as though, unless those fragnts were pieced back together, she would never be able to recover her mories.
“Zerene, that’s a lovely na,” Yae-hi said with a smile. She then asked, “Where are you from?”
Hearing this, the girl who called herself Zerene tried hard to recall it again. Yet the only thing that surfaced in her mind was terrifying heavenly lightning. Bolts of thunder had rained down upon her again and again, like divine punishnt, relentlessly tornting her.
“No!” As the mory surfaced, Zerene clutched her head with both hands, her entire body trembling uncontrollably. It was clear that she was genuinely terrified.
Such a reaction left both Yae-hi and Lili utterly confused.
“She looks… kind of strange,” Lili said in a low voice.
“Yes, sothing’s wrong with her mind,” Yae-hi nodded lightly.
“Her mind is broken?” Lili asked in mild surprise.
“It seems like amnesia,” Yae-hi replied.
All the symptoms Zerene displayed were consistent with mory loss. Combined with what she had just seen through her earlier inspection, it was essentially confird.
“So her brain was probably damaged by the heavenly lightning,” Lili said, instantly relaxing. Severely injured and having lost her mories, this version of Zerene posed little threat to them.
“Don’t worry. No one here will hurt you,” Yae-hi said softly as she looked at Zerene.
For so reason, upon hearing that voice, the fear in Zerene’s heart suddenly diminished by a great deal. She lifted her head and looked at Yae-hi, the sense of closeness growing ever stronger. It was as if she were looking at a family mber.
“I rember sothing scary… but I can’t rember anything else,” Zerene said pitifully, tears welling up in her eyes.
Even so, Lili remained sowhat on guard. Until she was certain the other party was harmless, she could not completely relax.
“It’s alright. I’m here. Nothing will happen to you,” Yae-hi said, reaching out to gently pat Zerene’s head.
Zerene blinked her watery eyes, suddenly feeling an overwhelming urge to cry. She desperately wanted to cling to the stunningly beautiful girl in front of her and burst into sobs.
No, she already had. She threw herself into Yae-hi’s arms and cried without restraint.
Lili tried to pull Zerene away from Yae-hi, but the latter stopped her.
“She’s very unsettled,” Yae-hi said softly. As she spoke, she gently stroked Zerene’s back.
Watching this scene, Lili felt a sour sensation rise in her chest, leaving her deeply uncomfortable. ‘This Zerene is a major threat!’
Crying and crying, Zerene eventually fell asleep.
“She’s just like a little child,” Lili said unhappily.
‘You’ve cried before too.’ Yae-hi rolled her eyes.
After placing Zerene onto the bed, the two of them stood off to the side.
“Do you think she could be acting?” Lili asked quietly.
“No. I know her physical condition very well,” Yae-hi shook her head.
“I see,” Lili said softly as she looked at the sleeping Zerene.
Compared to before, her sleeping face was noticeably more peaceful.
“At this point, we don’t even know if she’s an enemy or an ally. That’s troubleso.” Lili withdrew her gaze and let out a quiet sigh. If Zerene had shown hostility or goodwill the mont she woke up, things would have been easier to deal with.
But now she had amnesia. No one knew whether she would regain her mories. And if she did, whether she would beco an enemy.
“Let’s wait and see,” Yae-hi said optimistically. She was still inclined to trust her own instincts. “Enough of that. It’s getting late. Let’s rest.”
As she spoke, Yae-hi lay down on her side on the bed, her pale hand lightly patting the mattress as she beckoned Lili over.
“All three of us sleeping on such a small bed?” Lili said indignantly, glancing at the sound-asleep Zerene.
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