Lackey's Seducing Survival Odyssey

Chapter 1449: Please... that is all this woman can give you. Please wake up...

”How are you feeling right now?”

”I... I think I am fine,” Delphine answered softly.

”How is your body responding?” Xara asked, ”Can you move properly, or do you still feel pain lingering somewhere inside?”

”I... I am not sure,” Delphine admitted after a pause. ”Everything feels heavy, and my limbs feel slow. I feel a little bit tired, like my strength has not fully returned.”

Xara nodded slowly, her gaze never leaving Delphine’s face. ”Then you need rest, real rest, and proper food,” she said gently.

”No pushing yourself, no trying to act strong. You understand me, right?”

Delphine smiled faintly while resting in Xara’s arms. ”I will try,” she said, then hesitated before asking quietly, ”But... why were you hiding behind everyone earlier?”

Xara shook her head, a small sigh escaping her. ”I was not hiding-”

”Cough, cough...”

Sandra suddenly coughed, her lips curving with clear amusement as she watched the exchange unfold.

Xara shot her a sharp glare.

Turning back to Delphine, she softened immediately and smiled again. ”I was only waiting,” she explained calmly.

”Waiting for every worrywart to finish panicking and exhausting themselves, so I could speak with you properly, without interruptions. That is all. Okay?”

Delphine nodded, understanding slowly settling in. ”I see... but still, it felt a little strange,” she murmured.

Usually, her sister-in-law would come and meet her the moment they met without hesitation or hiding.

”Let’s rest first,” Xara said, gently cutting her off before the thoughts could spiral further. ”Later, when your mind feels clearer and your body calmer, we can talk about everything. That is better, alright?”

Delphine parted her lips as if she wanted to argue, but the effort drained her.

She sighed quietly, ”Alright...” she whispered. Slowly, she leaned back again, her body sinking into the bedding. Her eyelids grew heavy, fluttering as she struggled to stay awake. Before sleep claimed her, she murmured softly, almost fearfully,

”P-Please... do not leave me.”

Xara’s expression softened completely. She leaned down and kissed Delphine’s head, lingering there for a moment longer than necessary.

Carefully, she removed the glasses, folded them with care, and placed them neatly on the table beside the bed.

When she turned back, she froze. Everyone in the room stared at her with shocked expressions, eyes wide as if they had witnessed something ridiculous.

Xara snorted, ”What?” she said bluntly. ”I had to act like the perfect sister-in-law”

”...” Selene responded with nothing more than a flat, deadpan stare directed at her mother.

Without sparing them another glance or caring about their judgmental silence, Xara stood up and moved toward Aether. She knelt beside him, her fingers pressing gently against his wrist as she checked his pulse with calm.

Just as everyone’s attention shifted toward Aether, movement caught their eyes. Someone cautiously peeked through the doorway, barely daring to step inside.

”H-Hello?”

Everyone flinched and turned sharply toward the sound.

”Look who finally woke up,” Thalia said, narrowing her eyes. ”Nightfire?” Her frown deepened as she looked closer.

Something was off. Nightfire looked... smaller.

Not smaller in a literal sense, but different. Her chest lacked its usual fullness, her curves were softer, restrained, and her height seemed slightly reduced. The seductive aura she once carried was gone, replaced by something gentler.

She no longer looked dangerous or provocative, but rather like an innocent woman unfamiliar with her own body.

”Ashara!” Helena suddenly shouted, her voice filled with genuine happiness and disbelief.

Ashara stepped fully into the room, her movements careful and weak, yet steady. She offered a shy, fragile smile as she looked around at everyone present.

”H-Hello, everyone,” she said softly. ”My name is Ashara.”

Everyone blinked in confusion, their expressions frozen as they tried to process what was unfolding before their eyes.

It felt eerily similar to the version of Nightfire they had once known back in the academy, before she went to the Void Empire and changed somehow.

What exactly had changed now?

Helena, who was still hugging Ashara tightly, finally turned to the others. Her voice softened as she spoke, a gentle smile resting on her face.

”This is Ashara,” she said calmly. ”Nightfire’s twin sister.”

”...”

For a few seconds, everyone turned silent... and,

”WHAT THE HELL?!”