Click!
The key turned, the door opened, and the low entryway of the house came into view.
Beside it, a shoe rack was neatly arranged with several rows of shoes. The vast majority were Mobius's girlish leather shoes, followed by indoor slippers.
There were only two pairs of indoor slippers, which meant that basically no guests ever entered this quiet home, hence the lack of preparation.
Mobius eagerly bypassed Ye Feng and sat down in the entryway, letting out a small, fragrant sigh.
A faint sheen of sweat on her smooth, snow-white forehead dampened her light-green bangs.
Her body was more delicate than that of an average girl, and this amount of exercise was already taking its toll. Her thighs were sore and numb.
Rays of the setting sun streamed through the window, floating in the entryway.
When they illuminated Mobius's pretty, snow-white face, they cast a warm, crystalline, jade-like color, as smooth and flawless as white jade itself. The girl's exquisite profile could be called a work of art without exaggeration.
Mobius looked exhausted. She relaxed her hands, spreading them out as she lay back in the entryway as if soaking in a hot spring. A pair of perfect, jade-like feet, hidden under her long skirt,翹 up slightly. Her raised knees pulled the hem of her skirt up, revealing black, round-toed leather shoes.
Just then, Ye Feng knelt down and, with gentle, practiced movements, helped her remove her black leather shoes.
The shoes had no complex design and came off with a simple pull.
Revealing Mobius's jade-like feet.
They were flawless. From their size to their shape, every aspect revealed the Creator's meticulous sculpting. Her five toes were shaped like round, lustrous pearls, their plump pads resembling tender pink cherries. They curled slightly inward, the skin on their inner sides firm and resilient. The lines of her entire foot were smooth and fluid, slender yet full in perfect proportion—a masterpiece of nature.
The curve of her arch was as graceful as a beautiful fish in the sea, and the thickness of her instep could only be described as perfect—a fraction more would be plump, a fraction less would be gaunt, like a thin sheet of ice on a lake.
Snakey's feet were a perfect union of balance and moderation. From ankle to heel, to the metatarsal bone beneath her big toe, everything presented a seamless and supple softness.
Perhaps due to a lack of sun exposure, her skin was a slightly morbid pale white, but the faint blush peeking through her delicate skin gave her a touch of vitality. Her figure was soft and beautiful, her slender limbs exuding luxury while also carrying a hint of sexiness that was completely at odds with her age.
Feeling the slight coolness on her slender feet, Mobius was startled. Her translucent toes curled up cutely, tempting one to caress and play with them.
"What are you doing?"
"Helping you change your shoes."
Ye Feng supported Mobius's slender ankle and took a pair of mouse-styled indoor slippers from the shoe rack, putting them on for her.
Mobius propped herself up on the floor with her hands, frowning slightly.
But her body was simply too tired, so she allowed Ye Feng to handle her.
Ye Feng cradled her feet as if they were a peerless treasure.
Even though he had witnessed so many beautiful girls, Mobius's bare feet were still breathtaking.
---o---
Aponia stood quietly before the statue, her hands clasped, gazing at the "world" in the distance.
Her lowered eyelids seemed to express an inability to bear the suffering of the world.
The simulated world, used to partition this reality, was operating on the other side.
Aponia couldn't be sure if the time flow had been adjusted, but Mobius had indeed fallen into it.
After careful consideration, Aponia sighed softly and stepped inside.
This place was a replica of the Previous Era's Nagazora City.
It seemed that Kevin and MEI had come from here.
Aponia had never visited this legendary city. She had heard that the current civilization also had a Nagazora City, and that it too had been destroyed...
It was like a cycle of fate.
Nagazora City was large, but Aponia still quickly found the small house where Mobius and Ye Feng lived alone.
Through the window, she could see Ye Feng feeding Mobius cake.
The sight of Mobius tilting her neck up, waiting to be fed, couldn't help but remind Aponia of the night she had treated Little Feng beneath the statue.
A complex expression appeared on the nun's usually serene face.
Aponia's eyes darkened slightly, and she clenched her slender hand into a fist, placing it over her magnificent chest.
She had never been fed by Little Feng like this.
Of course, the white porridge didn't count.
Aponia raised her hand, then lowered it again. She stood quietly by the window like a goddess's statue, watching the warm scene inside the house.
It wasn't until late at night.
Aponia entered Mobius's room and stood silently by her bed.
Mobius, a light sleeper, turned over. She opened her eyes, and her pair of vertical pupils shone with a faint, fluorescent light in the darkness.
"Aponia, you've finally appeared. I was starting to think you wouldn't come."
"How much time has passed here?"
"Hm? That's your first question? Is the time flow here different? About three days have passed."
"The time flow is indeed different, but the ratio isn't that large."
"The flow of time in this world is inconsistent with the Elysian Realm's? Right, the last time you came, the time flow was different as well."
Aponia said calmly, "Mobius, you need not consider the issue of time. These things... all depend on his mood."
"On his mood?"
"More importantly, you need to be wary of hypnosis."
"Hypnosis?"
Snakey let out a disdainful laugh. "Do I look like the kind of idiot who's easily hypnotized?"
"..."
Aponia remained silent, which instantly annoyed Mobius.
"Did you come here just to tell me this?"
"..."
Aponia froze for a moment.
That's right, what is my purpose for coming here?
It certainly wasn't out of consideration for Mobius.
Then, why?
Aponia's heart, usually as calm as a lake, was now rippling.
Not even during the "Seven-Day Trial of the Chapel" had her heart been in such turmoil.
"Somehow, your silence is even more detestable than Su's. What are you doing here?"
Aponia interlocked her fingers and whispered softly:
"I am merely... following in his footsteps."
---o---
The moment Aponia stepped in, Ye Feng knew she had arrived.
He had thought she would come find him immediately, but he didn't expect her to enter Mobius's room instead.
But this action, on the contrary, made Ye Feng even more delighted.
"Has Mother Aponia also begun to 'yearn' and 'envy'?"
There was even an element of jealousy.
She wanted to take Mobius's place, to eat the strawberry cake fed to her by Ye Feng.
The reason she warned Mobius was simply because she didn't want her Little Feng to "fall deeper and deeper," to become "unable to extricate himself."
Aponia knew that Little Feng would definitely hear this conversation.
Was this possessiveness? Or perhaps,[Greed]?
These were words that had absolutely no connection to the saintly nun from before. But now, because of him, they were beginning to show. Of course, Ye Feng was very pleased.
It was just that Aponia had never experienced similar feelings before, so she was momentarily confused.
"You're so cute, Mother Aponia."
Ye Feng thought seriously, how should I reward her?