"Alright then."
Though Castorice and Hyacine were still worried, they didn't think any more about it after Lumina, an Emanator, said so.
An Emanator, and an [Emanator of Abundance] who specialized in healing. Since she said it was fine, it must be fine.
Neither Castorice nor Hyacine doubted Sister Lumina's ability to say this.
"Alright, don't worry about Herta's business." Lumina, who had withdrawn her hand some time ago, had already returned to her normal posture, though she was still savoring the lingering sensation in her palm.
On the contrary, Herta...
Lumina glanced at Herta imperceptibly.
Seeing her still keeping her head down, her hair covering half of her face and obscuring any expression, Lumina chuckled secretly in her heart.
As expected of Little Herta, who only knows how to talk big. Just by doing something slightly intimate, I can directly burn out her CPU.
After thinking this, Lumina withdrew her gaze.
She turned her attention back to Castorice and Hyacine.
Meanwhile, without Lumina noticing, within Herta's eyes hidden beneath her hair, wisps of black mist continuously merged, eventually forming a small black solid that took over her purple pupils.
For a moment, Herta's purple pupils were stained black by this small black solid...
Lumina failed to notice this from beginning to end.
At this time, she was focusing all her attention on Castorice and Hyacine.
With a smile on her face, she asked them, "Sister Castorice, Hyie, are there any other stories you want to hear?"
"Hmm..." Hearing this, Castorice and Hyacine looked at each other, both falling into a moment of thought.
Although they desperately wanted to learn everything about Lumina, based on what she had said earlier, it would be impossible to tell all the stories in the time they had now.
Then they could only choose a portion.
Which portion should they choose?
Both Castorice and Hyacine's hearts were filled with conflict.
Because as long as it was something related to Lumina, they all wanted to know.
"Well..." Seeing Castorice and Hyacine's conflicted expressions, Lumina very thoughtfully made a suggestion: "How about I tell you about some of the interesting things I've encountered?"
"Yes!" Hearing this, Castorice and Hyacine's eyes both lit up.
It wasn't because they truly loved these interesting stories; they just loved that these stories were being told by Lumina...
"Then I'll begin." Lumina chuckled softly, then slowly began to speak.
A bright and pleasant voice, one that seemed capable of purifying all filth and evil, reached everyone's ears.
"A long, long time ago, there was a place called the Xianzhou Luofu."
"..."
Lumina recounted everything she had seen and heard on the Xianzhou Luofu from beginning to end, framing it as a story.
Naturally, this included the conspiratorial invasion by Phantylia, a Lord Ravager, as well as the battle of wits and courage at the Xianzhou Wardance Ceremony.
Lumina did not dwell on how incredibly powerful she was in this little story, nor did she brainlessly praise herself.
She simply told the story without any bias.
After all, the contributions Lumina had made and the deeds she had performed were so immense that they would become the focal point of the story without her having to emphasize them at all.
Well... if there was any bias, it was just a tiny bit.
Lumina completely omitted everything about Guinaifen, Fu Xuan, Qingque, Jingliu, Sushang, Huohuo, Yunli, Lingsha, Feixiao, and Ruan Mei, without saying a single word about them.
She also didn't mention how she had kept the little kitten Phantylia under her thumb, disciplining... teaching the little kitten Phantylia a lesson.
But she still related all the other key points.
"Sister Lumina is so amazing!"
At this moment, Castorice and Hyacine had seemingly turned into Lumina's little fangirls, looking at her with sparkling eyes.
"Hmph."
Even Lumina would feel especially happy being looked at with such admiration by beautiful girls.
"I'll continue with the next story." Though Lumina was extremely happy, she definitely couldn't show it on her face.
After a soft hmph, Lumina continued telling the next story.
It was obvious that the story following the Xianzhou Luofu was Penacony.
"..."
The bath time passed in a gentle voice that spoke continuously.
Time flowed quickly. After an unknown amount of time, everyone finally came out of the bath pool.
"Little sister Castorice, Hyie, how about resting at my place today?"
"Now that I've just finished bathing, you two should go and take a shower."
Although the sky of Okhema was still at dawn, according to Amphoreus and Okhema's time, it was already time to rest.
Since it was time to rest, taking a shower and sleeping would definitely be indispensable.
Lumina's goal was very simple: she wanted Castorice and Hyacine to stay and take a shower, then stay and sleep.
But this definitely couldn't be expressed too obviously.
Therefore, Lumina showed a caring and gentle expression, and her tone was also tinged with a bit of toughness as she spoke to Castorice and Hyacine.
"Uh... Sister... Sister Lumina, this wouldn't be good, right?"
Hearing this, both Castorice and Hyacine were startled in their hearts.
Originally, their emotions had gradually calmed down while listening to Sister Lumina's story in a soothing tone during their bath. Now, those emotions had surged again.
Bathing in Sister Lumina's room already made the two of them feel extremely uneasy.
If they still took a shower and rested in Sister Lumina's room... they definitely wouldn't be able to bear it, right?
Castorice and Hyacine both had this thought in their minds.
But their bodies did not make any moves.
Because they had both realized a certain point.
Which was...
If they would be bathing, then would Sister Lumina also be bathing...
And when the time came, would they be able to see... see Sister Lumina's, uh... sleepwear-clad figure?
Sister Lumina's sleepwear-clad figure...
As they kept thinking, a faint blush inexplicably surfaced on Castorice and Hyacine's faces.
It was as if Lumina possessed some kind of magic power, constantly stimulating their hearts.
Normally, this magic power was very obvious, but they could still endure it with their strong will.
But ever since they entered Sister Lumina's room, this magic power had become like a fire that had gasoline poured on it, burning fiercely...
Causing some... not-so-wholesome thoughts to constantly arise in Castorice and Hyacine's hearts.
"What's wrong with that? We're all girls."
How many beautiful young women had Lumina outwitted? This kind of small matter naturally couldn't stop her at all.
She directly spoke a classic line, shutting the two of them up.
Before they could even say a word, she patted their shoulders, then took their small hands in hers, pulling them toward the bathroom in the room.
Herta: ...
Left behind, Herta, feeling as if she had been neglected by Lumina, watched their three figures enter the bathroom. Her blurred eyes and calm, ripple-less expression made it completely impossible to tell...
What kind of emotion she was feeling at this moment...
"Herta, you come here too."
"Don't just stand there like a little fool."
But just then, as some emotion in Herta's heart reached its peak, a fresh and pleasant voice emerged from the bathroom, drifting into Herta's ears.
"Hmm?"
Hearing this voice, the emotion that had been continuously brewing and condensing in Herta's heart instantly dissipated.
Her dark eyes cleared up, and she let out a confused little hum.
She seemed to have not yet fully snapped out of it, feeling puzzled by the situation.
"If you don't come over here, I'm really going to neglect you."
Hearing Lumina's voice once more, Herta completely came to her senses. Without much hesitation, she took a step forward and walked toward the bathroom in the room.
"Coming, coming."
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Thump! Thump! Thump!
Being led into the bathroom by Lumina, holding her small hand, Castorice and Hyacine felt a strange fragrance as their hearts pounded continuously.
As if pressed against their chests, the thumping sounds echoed clearly in their ears.
A strange heat also began to spread through their bodies...
It was hot, really hot...
So hot... that they wanted to take off the swimsuits they were wearing.
They wanted to just...
"Why did you call me in here?"
Fortunately, before Castorice and Hyacine could let their minds wander any further, Herta, who had been standing still, entered the bathroom with a calm expression.
After glancing at Castorice and Hyacine's current state, she asked Lumina.
"Remove the first three characters and the last character." Seeing that Herta now seemed to have returned to normal, Lumina teased.
Why did you call me in here?
Removing the first three characters and the last character would leave... come in... ahem.
Of course, Lumina's true purpose could not possibly be this.
The main reason Lumina had Herta come in was to prevent her from thinking she was being neglected and then turning dark.
Lumina wasn't a fool. How could she not have sensed Herta's intense emotions just now?
If she had been left alone there, what would happen if she started trying to "get her way" with Lumina at all costs?
Although Lumina wasn't afraid, a Herta in such a state would miss out on many, many "beautiful sights."
For example, sights like being coquettishly shy, saying no with her mouth while her body remained very honest, and so on.
This kind of thing definitely had to be avoided.
Therefore, just as Herta was about to turn dark, Lumina quickly roused her spirit back to clarity.
Preventing her from falling into a... bottomless Abyss.
And there was another point.
Turning dark harms both the body and the spirit.
Lumina still preferred the Little Herta who was like this. If she turned dark and caused her personality to undergo a major change, it would absolutely not be acceptable.
"Hmph."
At this moment, Herta did not know what Lumina was thinking.
Hearing this, she crossed her arms and snorted coldly.
Glancing at Castorice and Hyacine, she said stubbornly, "Once you send those two away, we can..."
"Hmm, not bad, not bad at all. This is the Herta I know." Hearing this and knowing that Herta was still the Herta she knew, Lumina immediately nodded in satisfaction.
Herta: ...
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"You..."
"Little Sister Castorice, Hyie, you should know how to use these things, right?"
Hearing Lumina's words, Herta felt severely offended.
An inexplicable rage surged in her heart.
But just as she was about to say something to retaliate against Lumina, Lumina cut her off a step ahead, interrupting her and immediately directing the question to Castorice and Hyacine.
Facing the conversation Lumina, Castorice, and Hyacine were now having, Herta clenched her teeth, but in the end, she forced herself to swallow the words that had reached her tongue and only needed her lips to open to be spoken.
A night raid while sleeping!
Herta couldn't stand it anymore. This Little Lumina was just too snarky!
If she didn't teach her a little lesson, she was afraid she'd soar into the sky to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Sun!
Herta thought this way and firmly made up her mind.
She planned to get out of bed in the middle of the night while sleeping in the same bed to "eat" Lumina.
Well... she had made this resolution many, many times...
And not a single time did she ever achieve it.
Or rather, not a single time did she even officially start to implement it...
But regardless of the outcome, whether it would eventually be carried out or not, this did not stop Herta from making the resolution in her heart.
And she continuously cheered herself up.
"I... We both know." Hearing Lumina's question, both Castorice and Hyacine nodded.
"Mhm." Lumina nodded with a smile, then pointed to several devices in the room.
She gave a brief introduction: "This one's for washing hair, and this one's for washing your body."
"And there are some skincare products and things like that; they all have labels, so just be careful to read them properly while washing."
Although Castorice and Hyacine might be more familiar with Okhema's devices than Lumina was, different rooms had different things.
Lumina still wanted to fulfill her responsibility as an older sister and explain everything well.
"Mhm, Sister Lumina (Lumie), we understand." Castorice and Hyacine both nodded obediently.
Under Lumina's naturally guiding rhythm, both Castorice and Hyacine completely forgot, forgot that in the beginning, they had no intention of bathing in the bathroom of Lumina's room.
Of course, even if they had realized it now.
But faced with Lumina's such passionate, such pure, and such gentle words, they wouldn't have the heart to say the sentence "I don't want to bathe in Sister Lumina's room" anymore.
Because saying that might hurt Sister Lumina...
"Alright, now that I've finished explaining the bathroom devices,"
"Let's go take a look at the dressing room."
Seeing the little expressions that surfaced on Castorice and Hyacine's beautiful faces, Lumina couldn't help but let the corners of her lips curl up slightly.
But she quickly pulled it back.
First, she winked at Herta, then took the two girls' small hands and led them out of the bathroom and into the dressing room.
This room was meant to accommodate honored guests, so the dressing room contained all kinds of clothes, organized into different sections.
Lumina didn't take the two to the underwear section, but instead went straight to the pajamas section.
Seeing that the pajamas in this section were either thin or moderately thick, with no extra-thick ones at all, a gleam instantly flashed in Lumina's eyes.
Wearing these pajamas to sleep, they could completely feel each other's temperature...