Outside the tree's core.
Sally and Koji, who had been "kicked out," could only wait at the entrance.
More than what their mother intended to do alone with Nicholas, they cared about whether Nicholas's treatment plan would work on her.
When an intense surge of vitality poured out from the tree's core, reactivating the entire Black Forest as the trees grew wildly... the two sisters excitedly intertwined their tentacles and embraced.
They desperately wanted to enter the tree's core to see their mother's current condition, yet permission to enter never came.
Time passed bit by bit, and they were nearly unable to wait any longer.
With an anxious expression, Sally asked, "What exactly are Mom and Nicholas doing in there? Why haven't they come out yet?"
Koji approached the matter from a fairly professional perspective:
"They should be conducting a post-treatment physical examination. Mom's body is so massive that a single treatment is far from enough. They have to verify the treatment results, the affected areas, side effects, and so on. Let's wait."
Inside the bathtub at the tree's core.
The Goat Mother's black arm draped over Han Dong's shoulders from behind, while the tentacles at her fingertips circled the black vortex on his abdomen.
"Oh, right... Last time, I joked that if the treatment plan you proposed really worked for me, I would move into your manor.
Is the manor ready? Is there enough space to accommodate me?"
Those words made Han Dong's heart tighten.
It sounded quite good on the surface, but in reality, it would entail tremendous pressure.
Leaving aside how he would use a Mythical Deed to accommodate a High-ranking Old King, the Supreme Goat Mother had only been confirmed as repairable. She was still far from fully recovering.
If she moved directly into his