Chapter 391: Black Flamed Crab

"WHEN did Kyro become the Devil?"

"And how did it happen?"

Pfft.

Yumi couldn’t help but laugh after hearing the two Keepers interrogate her about her husband’s past.

Using the Hellfire that Kyro lent him made her lose her sanity for a moment.

But she was sober now, and she was glad that the two Keepers didn’t take her away from the royal capital.

[It seems like we’re in the Red Tower, the tower that the Fire Wielders own.]

And Yumi was currently locked up in a room.

The door and the windows were all "locked" by the Keepers’ flame, of course.

[They prepared well, but this also works for me.]

"Stop laughing and answer us when we’re still asking nicely," the male Keeper asked. "We have ways of forcing the answers out of you– and they would be painful."

Once again, Yumi laughed.

It was not every day that she would get scolded by a child who wasn’t even human.

"At times like this, I really feel like I’ve lived long enough," Yumi said, standing up while wiping the dust off of her beautiful white dress. "You are my daughter-in-law’s Keepers, aren’t you? No wonder both of you are so arrogant."

The female Keeper growled at her. "Don’t you dare insult our precious Supreme."

The male Keeper, on the other hand, grabbed Yumi by the throat. "We’re done asking nicely. Now we’re going to force the answers out of that filthy mouth of yours, White Snake."

This time, Yumi laughed out loud.

She was waiting for the moment for one of the Keepers to touch her.

As soon as the male Keeper strangled Yumi, her hand automatically grabbed the female Keeper by the throat.

Now the three of them were connected physically.

Perhaps the two Keepers realized that they had fallen for her trap because the two immediately tried to get away from her.

But, of course, it was already too late for that.

"I’m the White Snake– I don’t need to bite you to get my venom into you," Yumi reminded the Keepers, laughing. "You want to know how my dear husband became the Devil, don’t you?" She smiled without waiting for an answer, then she shut her eyes. "Let me show you what happened back then."

***

TILLY originally planned to turn the Abyss into a crab mallet.

But she remembered that she already had a small hammer for a weapon.

Hence, she went with her second option.

"Can I turn the Abyss into my Spirit Guardian?" Tilly asked the Black Flame. "I was able to make a Spirit Guardian for Julian using the Holy Scepter’s red stone. So, I figured creating a Spirit Guardian out of the Abyss was also possible."

<"I haven’t thought of turning the Abyss into your new Spirit Guardian, but I guess it’s possible. The Abyss is "alive" the same way that I am. Since it’s sentient, I can see how you can make it work.">

"Right? I’m a genius."

<"What kind of Spirit Guardian do you want?">

"I’m done with a Spirit Guardian who can take the form of a human since Lucina Morganna traumatized me," Tilly said, shaking her head after remembering the Spirit Guardian who betrayed her. "Let’s try making an animal for a Spirit Guardian."

<"I can help you create the vessel. What kind of animal do you have in mind, Supreme?">

Hmm.

Tilly looked at Kiho to look for inspiration.

Then she suddenly remembered their first meeting as Lady Tilly Prescott and Captain Kiho of the Black Serpent Knights.

It happened at a seafood restaurant.

Kiho saw her struggling to break the claw of the crab she was eating, so he offered to help her.

But Tilly didn’t need Kiho’s help back then because she had her own mallet.

[I think that was when Kiho fell in love with me in this lifetime.]

Tilly smiled at the warm memory she had with her husband. "I miss eating crab," she whispered to herself. "I love crabs."

<"Then should we make your Spirit Guardian a crab?">

Wait, what?

***

"AND THAT was how my Spirit Guardian became a crab," Tilly explained to Luna. "The Black Flame created the vessel for my Spirit Guardian, so it became a Black Flamed Crab." She then pointed at the shell of the crab that contained the mini-black hole. "We put the Abyss in the shell. Although it looks fragile, only my mallet can actually break it."

She knew that there were gods who were after the Abyss, hence she made sure that it couldn’t be stolen from her.

Only her weapon, the mallet, could break it.

"That’s creative, and your Spirit Guardian suits you, Tilly," Luna said, smiling. "Now, shall we try your new weapon?"

Tilly nodded, getting serious this time as she turned to Kiho who was still unconscious on the bed. "Mr. Black Flamed Crab, please devour the Hellfire that’s tormenting my husband."

She placed the crab on the bed.

And then, just like an ordinary crab, the Black Flamed Crab walked funnily until it reached the top of Kiho’s stomach where the Hellfire was still burning bright.

[Now...!]

Tilly opened her hand and waited until her mallet materialized, then she grabbed it and immediately hit the Black Flame Crab’s shell. The ground shook as cracks spread all over it. The sudden weight of her attack almost made the bed collapse.

But she didn’t have time to worry about that.

As soon as the shell broke into tiny pieces, the Abyss immediately absorbed the Hellfire that was burning Kiho’s body.

Tilly didn’t relax, though.

[After all, I need to seal the Abyss as soon as it’s done.]

Hence, she kept a close look at the Black Flamed Crab.

And when the last "leaf" of the Hellfire was absorbed by the Abyss, she hit it with her mallet once again.

This time, a new layer of shell/barrier appeared to seal the Abyss.

It was magic.

[I’m a mage, after all.]

"You made it look easy, Tilly," Luna said, letting out a nervous laugh. "I’m a witch who’s supposed to be better at using magic than a Fire Mage like you who only focuses on controlling fire. But the way you sealed and unsealed the Abyss in a span of a few seconds was amazing. I’m sure it required a huge amount of Mana since you’re also using your mallet which is a divine item. And yet, you didn’t even break a sweat."

"It’s thanks to the power of love, Luna," Tilly said, smiling while looking at Kiho. "And look, my handsome sleeping beauty is finally awake."

That was right.

Kiho was finally awake, getting up abruptly.

Tilly smiled at her husband. "Honey–"

"Mother," Kiho, whose eyes were hazy, said while tears rolled down his cheeks. "Where’s my mother?"

Kiho only had one mother– and that was the White Snake.

But Tilly was sure as hell that her husband hated his own mother, so it didn’t make sense for her when Kiho woke up while looking for Yumi.

Plus, Kiho’s eyes were strange at the moment.

[Uhm, this is not my Kiho...]

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