Yasenia nodded and followed Tatyana. When they separated from the rest, Tatyana made a concealing formation and asked, “What are your intentions with that girl?”
Yasenia thought and said, “Deepen my friendship with her. Why?”
Tatyana sighed and asked, “Haven’t you realized? How that girl looks at you?”
Yasenia nodded and said, “She loves me. Cecile already told me. However, I don’t really dislike her, even with all those scars covering her... So, I don’t see why I should change my way of acting around her. If something happens between us in the future, well, then it happened.”
Tatyana looked at Yasenia the same way she did when she did something wrong when she was little, “Have you thought about her feelings? Does she even know that she has a chance? Personally, I wouldn’t mind her joining you. Her being ugly because of the scars won’t change anything. I gave you five spots, and you can fill them as you like. However, do you think she has the confidence, courage, or initiative to tell you anything?”
Yasenia noticed Tatyana’s expression, so she paused and thought seriously. She looked at Kali and focused her senses, “Her aura is, fluctuating?”
Tatyana sighed, “Her heart is a mess. Little treasure, either you push her away or close the distance with her. That girl is the type that will become obsessed if you leave her hanging. Haven’t you been decisive before? You got together with Angel in one afternoon, with Andrea in two days. What is stopping you now?”
Yasenia’s tail tapped the ground, something she did when contemplating. Then she said slowly, “Promises. That is what is stopping me. I’ve told them that only the five of you will be my wives, I’ve told them that I won’t accept any more girls unless an exception appears, I’ve told them that we are fine the way we are....”
Yasenia passed her hand through her hair, a little frustrated, and said, “Also, I don’t know if Kali is the one. She fits perfectly; not only are her elements what we need to be complete, but her alchemy talent is also superior to Evelyn’s by a lot. With her, we would have talented alchemy and healer.”
Yasenia continued with a sigh, “Even if we don’t look at her obvious strong points. Her personality is quiet and would fit with Cecile and Andrea a lot. However, I have only seen her surface, even if everything seems good... Her wounds are too deep, and I don’t know how to delve deep into them without hurting her....”
Tatyana looked at Yasenia and smiled gently, “Little treasure, are you... Insecure of yourself?” Yasenia flinched a little.
Tatyana lifted her arms, wounding them around her neck, and carried her down, burying Yasenia’s face in her neck. Then, she asked again, more softly. “Tell mom, little treasure. Are you insecure about starting a relationship with Kali?”
Yasenia hugged Tatyana, putting their bodies together, and rubbed her head on her neck. “...Yes. I don’t know if I can heal the scars in her heart, and to be honest, if I accept a woman I’m not sure I will be able to make her happy; I would rather not do it. That is why I rather know more about her before doing anything.”
Tatyana chuckled, “You are so cute, little treasure.” Yasenia blushed a little.
Tatyana separated Yasenia and then raised her hand; tiptoeing, she patted her head. Tatyana advised gently, “Girls... No. Cultivators that have passed what she has at such early age most of the time become demonic cultivators. Their heart demons grow exponentially, transforming into what we call a fallen cultivator.”
Tatyana continued, “Even if they manage to resist the heart demons and people smile at them, they are very sensitive. They know if someone is secretly dissing them, afraid of them, or even disgusted with them. Because their heart demons are strong, even after being able to push through it all, they are often killed by the tribulations.”
Yasenia stood up, breathing heavily, and her cheeks were red. She put strength in her legs and shot forwards with her dress only covering her lower body.
Tatyana looked at Yasenia’s eyes and saw that the red had turned pink. She knew that Yasenia was coming, not to fight, but to “fight”.
Tatyana chuckled while thinking, ‘Did I push her buttons too much? fufufu~’
Tatyana let herself be tackled by Yasenia, and she transported both to another “Fighting” room.
Andrea woke up from her stupor and laughed, “Well, it seems that they will be away for half an hour at least.”
Then, she ordered, “Focus, Yasenia is already a lot stronger than all of you, and she has even caught up to me in strength. We have to train harder not to be left behind!”
Angel’s, Cecile’s, and Evelyn’s aura swelled, and they answered with determination,
“YES!”
“YES!”
“YES!”
Even if they had to grind their bones to dust, they wouldn’t be left behind! This was their bottom line!
Kali was impressed at their aura, ‘Even if all four of them are considered genius class, they train themselves as if they were untalented cultivators. Is Yasenia that overwhelming?’
Kali knew that Yasenia was strong, be it when they teamed up or when she saw her fighting against the Undead Summoner. Yasenia showed strength well above her level. But, in Kali’s opinion, Andrea was stronger than Yasenia.
What she didn’t know is that Yasenia still hasn’t used her trump card, [Day and Night]. Andrea and the rest are sure that if the tournament is one fight per day, Yasenia will end up first without a doubt.
When Yasenia was still at the eighth level of the body modification realm, she showed strength at the level of a high-level Mental nourishing realm, closely approaching the half-step level. Now... They were sure that she would show tyrannical strength if she unleashed her ultimate skill.
Tatyana and Yasenia returned 45 minutes later. Kali saw for the first time Yasenia acting completely spoiled. She didn’t have an ounce of her normally dominant character. When she saw Yasenia clinging to Tatyana and carefully licking her while growling lovingly, Kali almost had nasal bleeding. ‘Kyaa! She is so fluffy and cute!’
Some more hours passed, and the day ended; Tatyana and Yasenia approached Kali. Tatyana spoke, “Kali, you will spar thrice against Yasenia. Yasenia, hold back a little... Don’t use your movement technique.”
Yasenia nodded. Tatyana looked at Kali and said, looking at her eyes, “Don’t hold back; go for the kill.”
Kali swallowed nervously but nodded nonetheless. They positioned themselves 500m apart. Kali took out her longsword, and Yasenia took out her [Draconic Heart].