Picking Up a Fox-Eared Girl Right at the Start? (5K) (Continued)

"Oh right, Yue Dan!"

The girl suddenly woke up and hurriedly tried to get up from the ground to find her enemy.

Yue Dan killed her mother in order to join the cult; that person... is utterly unforgivable!

However, she did not find Yue Dan's whereabouts, but instead saw an older brother sitting next to her.

With his delicate and handsome features, she swore that this was the first time in her 14 years of life she had ever seen such a handsome and beautiful person.

He seemed to have been guarding her all night.

Was it really this person who healed my wounds and even covered me with a blanket?

Just as she was thinking this, she noticed that the other person had turned around and smiled at her.

"Oh, you're awake. You seem to be in good spirits."

That smile looked so warm, like the warm sun in winter.

That innocent, newly awakened heart seemed to be captured in that instant!

"What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well?"

"Ah, no, it's not..."

Seeing his hand reach out towards her, the girl's fluffy ears perked up instantly, and she instinctively took two steps back to avoid his touch.

A blush immediately appeared on her slightly chubby, fair face.

"Um... thank you so much for saving my life. I will never forget your great kindness..."

The girl bowed respectfully to the boy.

However, Mahiro stroked his chin and asked in confusion, "Unforgettable? Shouldn't the normal procedure be to repay with one's body? Is there something wrong with how I did it?"

"Eh... Eh?! You're offering yourself to me?!?"

The girl was startled and made an exaggerated expression.

Mahiro to her and laughed, "Haha, don't mind it, I was just joking."

"..."

The girl blushed and didn't say anything, but her eyes kept drifting towards him, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

"Oh right, I still don't know your name. What's yours?"

Upon hearing that she needed to introduce herself, the young woman immediately suppressed her emotions, straightened her clothes, and gave him a slight bow in a dignified manner:

"My benefactor, my name is Snow Woman, and I am 14 years old. May I ask your name?"

"Oh, my name is Yotsuba Mahiro, I'm eighteen years old, but I can't remember exactly how many months older I am."

After all, the time he spends traveling through different worlds is getting longer each time, so who knows how old he is now?

However, Mahiro couldn't help but curiously examine this fox-eared loli girl who called herself Snow Woman.

It doesn't seem like it...

Is this guy 14?

If he hadn't been told, he would have thought this fox-eared girl was only about 10 years old.

And the name Snow Woman...

"What's wrong with my benefactor? Is something wrong?"

"Wait, wait, wait, wait! Normally, someone called Snow Woman) should be a voluptuous, busty, mature woman. How come she's different here???"

"... Huh?"

The Snow Woman clearly didn't understand what he meant.

Is there something wrong with her name?

"Don't worry about it, it was just my nonsense, don't take it to heart."

Snow Woman: "..."

But I really care about it...

"By the way, I heard you calling out the name Yue Dan all night last night. Who is he to you? Is he so important that you kept thinking about him even when you were unconscious?"

This was what he was most curious about, and it was because of this curiosity that he stayed by the animal-eared girl's side all night.

"... Yue Dan..."

"Yes, yes, that's the tone."

He nodded in agreement, but the Snow Woman fell silent.

Her eyes, peeking out from beneath her silver bangs, were filled with hatred. She clenched her teeth tightly, and the hand gripping her folding fan trembled slightly.

The bells on the pendant jingled.

After a long silence, the Snow Woman whispered in a voice filled with hatred and anger, "He is my mortal enemy..."

"Oh? Tell me more."

There's some juicy gossip to be had!

Seeing the Snow Woman's bitter and resentful expression, Mahiro became interested and immediately pricked up his ears to listen carefully, almost as if he were about to conjure up a watermelon and sit there to eat it.

Immersed in the hatred of being killed, the Snow Woman naturally didn't notice any of this and quietly began to tell Mahiro about the past.

It turns out that this village is called Demon Fox Village, and there is a Great Wolf Village next door. Both villages are small, remote tribes.

In order to survive in the cracks between the large tribes, the Demon Fox Village plans to form an alliance and marriage with the Great Wolf Village.

The marriage partners were Snow Woman had just reached marriageable age, and Yue Dan, the young master of the Great Wolf Clan who was a few years older than her and a swordsman.

But unexpectedly...

Before an alliance could be formed, a conflict suddenly broke out between two large nearby tribes, triggering a war. How could a small tribe like theirs possibly resist such a war?

Naturally, they were drawn into the war and became victims.

However, the Snow Woman never expected that Yue Dan, blindly pursuing power, would cruelly murder her mother in order to gain the protection of the order and to obtain forbidden power!

In order to avenge her mother, she attacked Yue Dan, but how could the fox demons, who value wisdom, possibly be a match for Yue Dan, the young master of the wolf clan, who reveres martial prowess?

Not to mention, unlike her mother's three tails, she only has one tail.

Therefore, she was killed by Yue Dan.

Therefore, the scene that Mahiro witnessed upon his arrival occurred.

That's really tragic.

First, her clansmen were killed, then she was betrayed by her fiancé and lost her mother, and finally she herself could not escape the clutches of evil.

In a web novel, this would be considered a major character's treatment...

Wait a minute, if we're going to put it that way, am I considered the protagonist's cheat code, or perhaps playing the role of the old man?

Mahiro pondered this, he accompanied the Snow Woman, who was searching for her mother's remains, back to the village.

Along the way, apart from the corpses of large tribe members who died for unknown reasons, almost all the rest were the remains of villagers.

Familiar faces, their expressions frozen in time, made the Snow Woman feel breathless.

Just yesterday, the villagers gathered to wish her a happy marriage, but now...

Despite her overwhelming grief, the Snow Woman found her mother among the corpses scattered everywhere.

His body was already freezing cold from the ice and snow, and there was a clearly visible knife wound on his neck.

He was killed by having his throat slit.

The mother's expression was one of utter astonishment, her eyes wide with shock. Her mother's three beautiful fox tails, which she usually adored, were now charred black.

"Mother...!"

Unable to bear the grief any longer, the Snow Woman immediately knelt in the snow, before her mother, and wept bitterly.

Warm tears melted the ice and snow, spreading across the soil.

But he could never bring back his mother's warmth and heartbeat.

Hatred!

I hate it!

... Yue Dan!!!

The girl, kneeling in the snow, tears streaming down her face, imprinted the image and face of her beloved mother, as well as the tragic scene of her hometown, into her mind.

Then she bit her lip hard.

Even as a trickle of bright red blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, she did not let go.

She wants revenge!

Having had everything ruthlessly taken away, all she had left were her enemies!

But she had no money, no power, and was just a 14-year-old girl with no one to rely on. It would probably be very difficult for her to even survive.

How exactly should I take revenge...?

Suddenly, the Snow Woman thought of something.

She suddenly stood up, tilted her head back, and looked at Mahiro with red-rimmed eyes. Her cherry lips, stained with blood and giving her an eerie appearance, slowly parted and she said:

"My benefactor, you must be very capable, right?"

"More or less."

Although he didn't know which world this was, with his strength, he could easily go to A Certain Magical Index, the Little Garden, or even the Lands Between or the Warhammer world.

As long as you don't encounter any top-tier freaks, protecting yourself shouldn't be a problem at all.

"My benefactor, could you please teach me, give me strength, and help me take revenge?!"

"What can you offer in return?" He looked at the strong young woman in front of him with great interest.

I never expected this girl would actually set her sights on me.

But it doesn't matter. As long as the price offered is right, what's wrong with helping this poor girl?

For some reason, Makoto Mahiro that he might have some potential as a businessman?

Yeah, the unscrupulous kind.

"Anything is fine!"

The Snow Woman said firmly:

"Anything you, my benefactor, desire, I will offer myself to you, even myself! If only you would agree!"

As she spoke, she removed the haori draped over her shoulders.

Then he slowly unbuttoned his shirt.

In this icy and snowy environment, the Snow Woman resolutely took off her kimono, completely exposing her body to the cold air.

Even though she was shivering from the cold, and even though her fair skin was red from the cold, she didn't bother to pick up her clothes and put them on.

He stood there, his eyes fixed on Yotsuba Mahiro.

Although she hadn't encountered any top-tier powerhouses, Shinji's Mahiro harmless demeanor and his composure upon witnessing the massacre of the village convinced her of his abilities.

The benefactor who saved me must be incredibly strong!

At the very least, it must be stronger than Yue Dan!

Therefore, she must seize this opportunity that is presented to her no matter what!

Once you miss it, there might not be a next time!

"Put it on. It's freezing cold, you might catch a cold. I'm not in the mood to take care of a patient."

Mahiro picked up the clothes from the ground, shook off the snowflakes, and threw them directly at the Snow Woman's head.

The Snow Woman took off the clothes on her head and held them to her chest.