Heaven, Earth, Me

Tatyana looked at the giant dragon and smiled faintly. "Well, Little Treasure. It is about time that you snap out of your daze, eh?"

They were in the same position they had been before, and during the last two weeks, they'd been forcefully feeding the giant dragon with pills to recover the soul and body. Naturally, Yasenia resisted, not wanting to eat things that she didn't know who it was coming from. Sadly, the formation chaining her was too powerful. 

After two weeks of continuously nursing her soul, the feeling around Yasenia had softened to the point that she was now relaxed. The feeling was that the dragoness started to remember that the people around her were inoffensive. 

So, now, even when the girls would float around her, she wouldn't glare at them. She was observing everything, her mind slowly regaining clarity. Even if she was unchained, the chances of her attacking them were minimal.

Evelyn sighed as she looked at Yasenia. "To think that damage to the soul can cause her to lose all senses except the most basic ones."

Mirrory smiled and explained it a bit more in-depth. "The soul is part of what it makes you, you. When Yasenia failed to control the [Core Collapsing Pill] and pushed herself far beyond the limit, the backlash was severe soul damage. Thankfully, Yasenia's soul is innately massive, so she can absorb it and avoid death. After all, if her soul had been much weaker, she would have died even if the Celestial Energy Star absorbed the physical shockwave. She could've become a husk. A perfect body without a soul."

Angel frowned and complained rather seriously. "Can you not put it in such a raw manner? I feel sick hearing that."

Mirrory sighed with a faint smile. "I won't stop describing things as they are because they feel uncomfortable, Angel. You need to understand things as they are so that you don't ignore important details. You follow the path of truth, not half-truths, not censored-truths. Therefore, no. I will continue to be blunt and explain things as they are, or at least, as I think they are truthful."

Angel blinked twice and sighed, understanding Mirrory's point. "Understood."

She patted Yasenia's scales and leaned on it. "Sigh… When will you recover your mind?"

Andrea frowned for a bit and asked, her face gaining a curious touch. "By the way, she won't have memory problems, right?"

Tatyana shook her head. "She won't. The reason is that her physical body remained untouched. If her head and soul had been simultaneously damaged, the chances of that outcome would have skyrocketed."

Andrea sighed in relief, but Tatyana added. "Still, her emotions might have a delay in returning compared to her thoughts."

"Huh?" Evelyn tilted her head, confused.

Tatyana clarified it. "She might recover her memories but be indifferent for a little while. Don't worry, though. Her love for us is strong enough that she won't ignore us even if her mind can't conceive the feeling of love."

The girls were surprised and looked at Yasenia curiously. Even if her emotions had a delay in recovering, they weren't worried. With how deep Yasenia's love for them was, they refused to believe that Yasenia would change much besides being as dense as a metal wall for a while.

Time passed, and after a month, Yasenia suddenly blinked, and her red-colored eyes changed back to golden. "Hm?"

Hearing their dragoness's voice for the first time in a month, everyone working around her was startled and looked toward Yasenia's dragon face. "Ah! Look at her eyes!"

Angel's happy exclamation redirected their gazes, and when they discovered it, elation filled their hearts. Yasenia looked around, her mind feeling as if it was splitting in half. "Ugh… What happened?"

Evelyn appeared in front of Yasenia's eye and smiled faintly. "Hey, big girl. You don't remember what happened?"

Yasenia's massive dragon eye moved and locked on Evelyn. Evelyn blinked twice and tilted her head. "What's wrong, love?"

"Hm… Evelyn?"

Evelyn remembered Tatyana's words and sighed softly. Still, she smiled gently and nodded. "That's right, love. I am Evelyn. How is your head feeling?"

Yasenia hummed and moved her eyes, looking at the other girls. Her gaze finally landed on Cecile, and she muttered. "...Strange." 

Cecile, connected deeply with her, noticed that instead of joy or other emotions, Yasenia's soul remained as placid as a lake deep in the mountains, with not a single ripple. 'Sigh… In the end, it is as Tatyana has said.'

Cecile approached and smiled softly. "My Love, don't worry about it. You've suffered heavy soul damage, so you will be feeling strange for a while."

"Soul damage?" Yasenia was surprised and tried to recall. A head-splitting pain spread and she hissed. "Ugh!... I can't… remember…?"

Tatyana spoke quickly, her heart aching. "Little Treasure, don't try to recall yet. You trust us, right?"

Yasenia opened her eyes again and hummed again. "Well… I do trust all of you with my life."

The tone was rather casual, unlike the usual pampering and love that it usually carried. The girls felt a sharp pain in their hearts for a second, but since the situation was clear, it was more of a reaction than a deeper thought. 

As Yasenia looked at them, her heart feeling absolutely nothing, her gaze landed on Kali's face. "Oh?" Yasenia commented. "You've managed to do it. Congratulations."

Kali's lips twitched slightly with sadness, but she swallowed it. 'It is not the time to make Yasenia worry. Show a strong front until she recovers.' "That's right, love. I've recovered from my scars, as you've said."

Yasenia's lips arched ever so slightly, surprising everyone. "That's good."

Evelyn sighed with a smile. "Even when you are like this, the delight you feel is so deep that you are able to smile… Really, such a lovable and silly dragoness."

Kali's eyes were moist, almost unable to contain her tears of happiness from spilling. Even if it was just a small smile, in Yasenia's current condition, that faint smile meant the entire world. 

Yasenia tried to move, but the chains prevented her from doing so. "Can you unchain me?"

Tatyana and the others agreed and quickly deactivated the formation. 

Back on the World, the people observing Yasenia's situation saw the chains disappear, so they went quickly to report. The World Lord hummed. "So, they are done treating that dragon. I wonder if they'll make me wait for much longer."

His right-hand woman snorted. "They are too arrogant. Once they come here, My Lord should show them some manners to not make a supreme being like yourself wait."

Velamir chuckled. "Don't be so rash. Their strength is not low at all."

"My Lord!"

Velamir and the woman turned and looked at the man who had arrived. "Speak."

"Yes! The dragon has disappeared!"

"Huh?" Velamir was confused. "How could such a being disappear? We've calculated that the dragon should be between 7 to 10 kilometers long, taking the tail into account!"

"We don't know, My Lord. There was a large flash of light and a spike in energy signals. Then, the dragon disappeared."

Velamir tapped his chin in thought and looked at the woman. "See? We can't underestimate them. Their ways are much too different from ours, so they might have things that can threaten me."

The woman snorted. "Parlor tricks. All scheming falls short in front of absolute strength."

Meanwhile, in outer space, Yasenia had returned to her human form. Once she transformed back, the girls were taken aback. Yasenia's figure or aspect had not changed much. However, her overall charm had increased yet again. Still, that was not the most significant change. 

Yasenia had transformed into a terrifyingly cold woman with an aura that felt as if the space around her was about to rip open. Her strength was profound to the degree that they felt like juniors looking up to a senior. Moreover, because of her emotionless state, when Yasenia looked at them, she was indifferent and cold. @@novelbin@@

Evelyn stuttered. "Oh, dear. That gaze is much too powerful, no? I felt my legs softening when she looked at me."

Andrea gulped and muttered. "Honestly, that gaze is quite hot, no?"

Evelyn smiled faintly. "I know what you mean~."

Yasenia looked at them and spoke coldly. "What are you two speaking about?"

In truth, she was asking out of curiosity, but because of her tone and expression, it felt like she was scolding them. Evelyn squirmed slightly and coughed. "Nothing, my lady."

Yasenia approached, floating majestically, and looked down at Evelyn. Her eyebrows were scrunched in a faint frown as she asked imposingly. "My lady? What's that way of calling me? Also, why are you hiding things from me?" 

Evelyn lifted her head, and her legs wobbled. 'Oh dear, this way of looking down on people can make anyone want to kneel.'

She cleared her throat and smiled coquettishly, hugging her arm. "We were speaking about how… tempting you are right now. Your facial expression is so attractive."

Yasenia looked at Evelyn and nodded. "I see. That's good."

Evelyn burst into laughter. "You are so cute even now, love."

The dragoness was confused and looked around. "Don't you all feel bad that I am cold to you? Even I can feel it slightly that I am being just rude."

Kali blinked and coughed, her cheeks slightly rosy. "I-It's not that bad."

Angel nodded a few times, her eyes shining brightly. "At first, I was scared. But you just look so cool and imposing!"

Cecile hummed. "I prefer your normal self. This one is too bland." 

Yasenia repeated, her tone flat. "Bland…" She turned her head and looked at the remaining two girls. "What about you two, Andrea, Tatyana?"

Andrea chuckled. "You look gorgeous, but I very much prefer my cuddly and lovely dragoness more."

Tatyana shrugged. "It's a temporary matter, so I see it as an interesting situation more than anything else. I don't really care how you behave as long as I know that you love me wholeheartedly." 

Yasenia hummed again. "I see." Then, as if those words meant nothing, she asked. "What has happened during my closed-door cultivation?"

Tatyana smiled wryly. 'She has thrown my- Oh?'

Yasenia walked to her side and hugged her waist. Tatyana blinked. 'Is this… Her way of showing affection? She also approached Evelyn before… That's cute. Ugh… Too cute.'

Kali decided to speak about it and explained the current situation to Yasenia. The dragoness listened without speaking a single word and only answered when she finished. "I see. So we must find a way to steal all the treasures of this civilization related to Soul Cultivation. Do they have treasures related to that as well?"

The girls blinked a few times, looking at their dragoness for a little while. Evelyn suddenly muttered. "Oh dear. No emotions means… no compassion?" She looked toward the world and bowed. "I am apologizing preemptively for what my lover is about to do to your civilization. Good luck, and I hope heaven blesses you!"

After Evelyn finished, the girls felt their lips spasming.