Chapter 12: Where Did Your White Stockings Come From, Yae Sakura?

The destruction of the crimson tears of the crimson prison has ceased, leaving behind neither the previous madness nor arrogance.

Its massive body trembles, convulsing as if in submission. Its golden eyes are now only half-visible, with the rest replaced by the whites of its eyes.

Hellmaru had never imagined it would be brought to such a state by mere humans. It had never experienced such a high degree of... pain before.

"Human, I will kill you, absolutely... gu!!"

Then, it saw this human showing a kind smile, rubbing its once-proud claws. These merciless claws had torn apart countless humans 500 years ago!

Ah, but that's not the point. The important thing is, this human took out a syringe.

A giant syringe, clearly a top-tier model. The syringe was filled with an unknown substance, and the needle was at least 25 cm long!

This human, right in front of it, proceeded to insert it into the soft flesh of its neck.

Hellmaru wanted to sneer—"You insignificant human, even a cannon could not break through my defenses. How could mere mundane steel? Useless!"

Prideful and mighty Hellmaru could never yield to humans. It was all about killing, killing, killing! Sweeping hatred and anger across the land.

However, the seemingly mundane steel needle did indeed penetrate.

The transparent syringe's unknown substance slowly entered its body and rapidly spread through its limbs and bones. Particularly in the lower abdomen, where it felt an unbearable swelling and heat.

Hellmaru could invade electronic data and had roamed through the sea of human information in the previous civilization era. Its mind was filled with countless unfathomable guesses.

"You... what did you inject me with?"

Hellmaru's voice trembled.

"Don't panic."

Ye Feng gently reassured Hellmaru and said slowly:

"In this world, the number of 'characters' originally neither increases nor decreases. But your arrival has broken this rule. I was wondering if I could continue to +1 on that basis?"

"??"

"Why is the expression like Aqua's? Hellmaru, you need to be confident."

"..."

"You know, the smartest animals in nature have an intelligence comparable to a 7 or 8-year-old human child, but they can still take good care of their young. My point is, even a child can be a competent mother. Although your intelligence isn't great, you're still over 50,000 years old."

"!!"

Damn! Is this person toxic?

Hellmaru finally understood what "+1" meant. Does this idiot not know?

Usually, foxes give birth to 3-6 kits per litter. In some special cases, they can have more.

+1? Haha, is this person trying to make things difficult?

And calling me low in intelligence?

No, wait, almost got sidetracked.

Hellmaru glared at Leaf Feng with resentment, looking as if it wanted to devour him alive.

Unfortunately, its strength seemed drained, unable to even rise. Adding another layer of buffs had made it even weaker.

Ye Feng was very gentle, patting the big fox's chin on the ground. Looking at the various statuses like "pregnant," he smiled:

"Rest assured, I'll go check on Yae Sakura."

Go away, you take care of the pregnancy!

Hellmaru roared angrily inside.

Ye Feng went to the classroom on the fifth floor.

Yae Sakura had been sent flying by Hellmaru's claw, crashing into the classroom.

Now, the outer wall of the classroom was half-destroyed, revealing an open view.

Yae Sakura sat among the ruins, her white over-the-knee stockings torn, revealing her bloodstained white skin. One of her wooden sandals with a red cord was hanging on her foot, while the other was missing.

Her long fox ears drooped, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Despite the scene, the students in the classroom continued their studies diligently.

"They really are oblivious to the world outside, focused solely on their studies. If I had half your concentration back then, I'd have aced the exams."

Leaf Feng muttered to himself as he approached Yae Sakura.

Yae Sakura felt the shadow covering her and struggled to open her eyes. Ready for death, she was instead met not with Hellmaru's fierce figure but with a warm and friendly man, whose smile was as refreshing as the blue sky.

"..."

Just as Yae Sakura was about to speak, he gently said, "Don't worry, it's all over now."

Hearing this, Yaemiko did feel reassured.

Ye Feng looked at the "severely injured" and "weakened" statuses of Yae Sakura, clicked "reset," and Yae Sakura immediately returned to her original state when she entered. Even the missing red-cord wooden sandal reappeared on her white silk-covered foot.

Seeing Yae Sakura stand up in her red-cord wooden sandals, Leaf Feng might have thought in the past: I really want to be Yae Sakura's wooden sandal.

"Thank you for your help. I am Yae Sakura."

Huh? Her tone was quite familiar.

Did a shrine maiden from 500 years ago use such expressions? Ye Feng didn't know, but "benefactor" sounded quite pleasant.

"I saved you. How will you repay me?"

Yae Sakura tilted her head and did not seem to be offended by Leaf Feng's question, instead, she pondered seriously.

This traditional war-era shrine maiden would not just speak empty words of gratitude. After careful consideration, she held her sword and said, "I have no way to repay the life-saving grace. You may use my sword as you wish."

Ye Feng sighed in relief, "Phew~~ You scared me."

"Why do you say that?"

"When I heard the first eight words, I thought you were going to say 'be a servant in the next life.'"

Isn't there a saying?

If one is handsome, the saved woman will say she has no way to repay the life-saving grace and will offer herself in return.

If one is not acceptable, the saved woman will say she has no way to repay the life-saving grace and will promise to serve in the next life.

Ye Feng thought he was quite handsome.

Yae Sakura shook her fox ears, "Next life?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it. It's not a big deal. I just helped you recover."

Yae Sakura o paused slightly and said, "Even so, it's a great favor."

"Forget it. You'll understand this world slowly in the future."

Ye Feng was too lazy to explain further.

Explaining to a shrine maiden from 500 years ago was just too troublesome.

Let her figure it out herself.

"Yae Sakura, can I ask you a question?"

"Please go ahead, benefactor. I will answer anything I know."

Ye Feng's gaze shifted downward, and a pair of pure white silk-wrapped long, healthy legs of the shrine maiden created a dazzling, absolute domain with her skirt.

"Where did your white stockings come from?"

"Ah?"

Yae Sakura was stunned, clearly not expecting this question.

"500 years ago, Otto was still a small inventor, and such high aesthetic standards already existed in the Far East's Shinano Province. I have great respect for the person who made these white stockings."

"Eh~~"

Yae Sakura's long fox ears swayed, looking like a little dog.

"Benefactor overpraises me. Um... are you referring to the silk fabric on my legs?"