"...Uh, wait a second."
Mei felt a little awkward when she heard that...
Still, she turned and went back to the hot spring. Less than a minute later... Mei returned with a small cup and handed it to Crimson Crow's Wing.
The little cup held around two or three milliliters of a transparent liquid like ice crystals—or perhaps crystal-clear water—though it looked slightly viscous.
"Thank you, Mom!"
Crimson Crow's Wing hurriedly took the cup and drained it in one gulp. She even used her little tongue to lick the cup clean.
"It tastes different from last time! Last time it was like strawberries, but this time it's like oranges. How strange..."
Crimson Crow's Wing licked her lips, savoring the aftertaste... Then she looked curiously at Mei. "Mom, what exactly is this? Could it be... celestial dew from the heavens?"
"Uh..."
How was she supposed to explain this???
And why were you savoring it?! Was that really necessary?
But... strawberries one time, oranges the next...
Could it really taste that good? Even she didn't know. Otherwise... should she try a little herself??
That was a question...
No, that was too embarrassing.
"Sister Mei, what are you talking about? What celestial dew? Is it some good stuff Sister Mei has been hiding?" At that moment, Hiyoumaru suddenly opened the door and walked in, looking at Mei and Crimson Crow's Wing in confusion.
But when Hiyoumaru saw the cup in Crimson Crow's Wing's hand and connected it with what she had said, Hiyoumaru roughly understood what was going on.
Chapter 35: Yaksha
"Sister Mei, how could you do this?! Why didn't you give me any of the good stuff? I want some too! I don't care, I want to drink it too." Hiyoumaru hurried over to Mei and tugged at her clothes.