Right after Kenji fell asleep(blacked out), Yuki had to yet to return. Kenji would want to ask her why she was there at the moment, but he blacked out before he could do it.

(Good thing you called me Kasumi. Or else he would commit a grave mistake.)

(Master can be nice… But sometimes he’s a dunce.)

“He sure is. At least… He left the food out before blacking out.”

Kenji had a slight disregard for anything else that wasn’t on his field of vision. If he started something, anything else(sometimes even his own food), would be classified as unimportant. And as such, he would ignore it. This extended to even Kasumi and Amara, since he forgot about them sometimes.

“U-Uhm…”

As for the newcomer, still yet no name, she was confused with the situation. Who is talking? Where it is? She was frantically looking through the room, trying to find the third voice there.

Amara and Kasumi spoke via Telepathy, but the girl could hear the two. Even though Amara talked with her mouth, no voice came out of it. And even Kenji, curious about that, never really cared to give sometime to that thought.

“Oh. She doesn’t know.” Amara pointed out.

(I am Yuki. This little fox mother.)

Upon hearing the name, of the third voice… the girl froze for some reason.

(Oh yeah. Beast-Kin does know about me.)

“I-I’m sorry, Yuki-sama!”

(Drop the honorifics. Tch! I can’t believe I got used to this guy’s attitude!)

After having conversations with Kasumi, she wanted him to at least call her with some honorifics, but when she tried to talk with him about that…

“Why does it matter? No way in hell, I’m gonna do that.”

That was his answer. Kasumi laughed when she heard about that. Since she still had some hatred towards her mother.

“Wh-Why? We pay the utmost respect towards the Fox-Goddess!”

(If! I was still the Fox-Goddess. I am not anymore.)

“Eh?”

(Long story short: There’s a new Fox-Goddess. She took my place after the new ascendants. Speaking of ascendants… Kasumi.)

(Yes?)

(What you could understand from that giant?)

(He’s… Awful.)

“That man… he’s trying to be one of those ascendants, right? Master searched about that recently.”

(Is he trying to ascend too?)

Yuki’s voice was stern, like she heard something really bad.

(If he wants… I don’t see him working towards that… Mother.)

(What did you say?)

Yuki’s voice sounded… Happy.

(That master-)

(Not about him! What did you called me?)

(Mo-Mother.)

(Kyaaa~ My cute daughter called me mother~ I’m so happy~)

At that, the three girls sitting on bed were flabbergasted. Even Kasumi. Did mother just… Kyaa? She wouldn’t believe that her mother… someone with a stern expression all the time, with an icy voice, would have this kind of side to her.

Amara as well. When she heard about Yuki, she wasn’t that impressed. She didn’t had anyone to talk to, other than Kasumi, and Sentina, who sometimes started some conversation with her on the capital. This is the Icy woman I heard from Kasumi?

The girl, was more of impressed, than worried. Even a goddess has this kind of side to her daughter. And also with some sadness in her mind.

(Hm? Hey. What’s wrong?) The first one to notice, was Kasumi.

“Oh! Nothing.” The girl laughed, awkwardly.

“Hmmm… She hiding something. She’s also sad. Why? We won’t toss you away, you know? Even Master wouldn’t.”

(At least, this man isn’t like most humans. You can tell all of your worries to him. He will help too.)

The girl started to cry once again. Kasumi jumped on her lap, and started to brush herself on the girl’s belly. Amara transformed into her human form, with legs and all, approached the girl and rubbed her back.

(I wish to be out of here.)

As for Yuki, she just wanted a cuddle.

“My… Parents… They used me… as a decoy…”

(Oh.)

(Mother?)

(When the actual emperor ascended to his throne, he gave the order that all the other races are to be slaves. At the time, some tribes lived on this continent you’re on right now.)

“They… abandoned me… And one day… a rich man made me his slave…”

She was holding her sobbings, so to not wake her new master up. Noticing that, Kasumi used her magic, creating a bubble around Kenji, to not allow sound to pass.

(You can talk now. Master won’t wake up.)

“Thank you.” She wiped some of her tears. “And when he got me… I used to work in delivering things… But then… he changed…” She started trembling heavily. “He… He…”

Her trembling got strong, and she opened her mouth and shut quickly. She started to grit her teeth, and even squeezing her hands so strong, that it started to bleed. She looked to her hands, and then was surprised, since the regeneration was healing her.

She looked towards Kenji, who was sleeping all splattered on the bed, she giggled, and brought her hands to her chest.

“He ripped me of my wings… After my wings regenerated, he did it again… And kept doing it… over and over again…”

(I think that if you ever tell him, tell Kenji, he will probably act on your behalf. Or even give the man who did this to you, so to you have your revenge.)

“I don’t know if he’s alive yet… I… Don’t remember hearing about him anymore even… He had… strange red eyes…”

(Hm? Isn’t he a vampire?)

Kasumi pointed that out, and Yuki hummed. She then spoke.

(You might be right. Since Vampires had the habit of toying with their preys. He might be on the North by the way. And as things are proceeding… Kenji will be going there too.)

“Vampire…”

She repeated the word. The girl looked very determined too.

“Well, if Master defeat the giant too.”

(Why would he want to kill the Giant?)

And they explained to Yuki about the skill Evolution.

(Hunh. A Symbiotic Slime? It has been more than 1000 years I heard of the last one. They are certainly rare, and he needs a Symbiotic Core. Sometimes I ask myself: Does the World moves by his actions?)

Upon question, the girl sounded confused. Then, Amara and Kasumi explained that some things that happened to Kenji, were all according to his leeway.

“Does master have bad luck?”

Upon question, Yuki glanced at Kenji’s STATUS. Seeing the 20 LUK stat, her left eye twitched(not that anyone could see).

(Yes. His LUK stat… is 20. How can someone have a low LUK? The lowest, was 50. And he beat that record of the past.)

The girls kept talking about some occasions since encountering Kenji, and the girl was even more happy upon hearing such things. She had in mind the thought she would never have nothing to do, while with her new master.