The Japanese-fear sorcerer who started by taking in Tomie

"Hmm."

Xin Hengyuan slowly opened his eyes and stretched out his palm to shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight.

The slit-mouthed woman, who had been guarding the bedside, saw Xin Hengyuan wake up and suddenly stood up, tightly grasping Xin Hengyuan's hands with both of hers. Her eyes behind the black mask were full of worry.

"Yuan-kun...you, you're finally awake."

"Water, I need water..." Xin Hengyuan felt his throat was very dry, like a parched and cracked field, burning with pain.

The slit-mouthed woman quickly turned around and hurriedly poured a cup of warm water from the thermos.

Just as Xin Hengyuan lowered his head to drink, his lips were about to touch the surface of the warm water when the slit-mouthed woman abruptly pulled the glass back.

Xinhengyuan: ...

The slit-mouthed woman took a straw out of her pocket, inserted it into the water, and then carefully offered it to Shin Hengyuan's lips.

"Yuan-kun, please drink slowly." Your voice was very gentle, and your eyes were fixed on Shin Heng Yuan, as if you were afraid that he would choke.

Xin Hengyuan took a big gulp through the straw, gulping down all the water in the cup. The warm water flowed down his throat like a gentle rain irrigating parched land, and Xin Hengyuan felt as if he had come back to life.

"I've been asleep for a few days," Shingen asked the Slit-Mouthed Woman. "And what about Tomie?"

"A week! Gen-kun slept for a whole week!" As she said this, the Slit-Mouthed Woman's eyes reddened, tears welled up in her eyes, and she gripped Shingen's hand tightly.

"Yuan-kun, promise me you won't do anything so dangerous next time, okay?"

Xin Hengyuan tilted his head slightly and lowered his eyes.

It's impossible not to do it.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

To level up, you need experience. How can you gain experience without grinding monsters? The goal of New Hengyuan is to become a god and achieve immortality. How can you achieve immortality without experiencing wind and rain and hardships?

It was just a minor trial, nothing more than a little hardship.

Seeing Shin Hengyuan in this state, the Slit-Mouthed Woman knew she had failed to persuade him, and tears streamed down her face as she wept uncontrollably.

"Then please take me with you next time, Gen-kun... I'm so scared, so scared of you..."

"Alright, stop crying, you're not dead yet, are you?" Xin Hengyuan couldn't bear to see a woman cry, so he stiffly reached out and wiped away the tears from the corner of the slit woman's eyes.

Shin Hengyuan abruptly changed the subject, asking, "Where are Tomie and Spider Princess?"

"Hmph hmph hmph!"

The door was pushed open, and Tomie strode in carrying a bowl of hot porridge, a forced smile on her face. "What's wrong? Did someone miss me?"

The little one was perched on her shoulder. When she saw her master sitting up, her eight eyes lit up instantly. With all eight legs working at the same time, she hopped and skipped to the bedside and rubbed her body against Xin Hengyuan's palm.

Upon seeing Tomie enter, the Slit-Mouthed Woman quickly turned her face away. She didn't want Tomie to see her in this embarrassing state, otherwise she would surely be laughed at again.

But Tomie, with her sharp eyes, immediately noticed the Slit-Mouthed Woman's reddened eyes, a smug smile playing on her lips. "Oh, ugly monster, are you crying? You're such a weakling! Unlike me~"

Tomie then said to Shinheng Yuan, "Shinheng-kun, you're so energetic right after waking up, and you even have time to comfort people. It seems you're recovering quite well."

Xin Hengyuan withdrew his hand without making a sound and retorted expressionlessly, "Without you making me angry, I feel much better, so of course I recovered quickly."

"Huh? I'm angry at you!" Tomie angrily slammed the hot porridge she was holding onto the bedside table, pointing furiously at Shin Hengyuan. "Do you even know who bathed you and changed your clothes while you were unconscious for the past week?"

"it's me."

The slit-mouthed woman abruptly interrupted, staring at Tomie with an unfriendly gaze.

She's still here, yet she's already taking all the credit for herself. If she weren't here, the Slit-Mouthed Woman couldn't even imagine how Tomie would twist the truth.

Tomie's fingers froze awkwardly in mid-air, her face turning from black to green like a palette of colors.

"You, you..."

After hesitating for a while, Tomie finally stomped her foot in frustration and said angrily, "Fine, putting aside the facts, even if I didn't do anything special, I certainly put in a lot of effort!"

Xinhengyuan: ...

You've already ignored the facts, so what's left to say? You win.

"Anyway, at least I cooked this porridge!" Tomie snorted, her face puffed up like a little hamster, and turned her head away.

"So, you're concerned about me?" Shin Hengyuan smiled knowingly, propping his chin on his arm as he laughed.

"No, no, no! I don't care if you live or die! I'm just worried about losing one more ATM, don't assume things!"

Tomie's ears turned visibly red, and she stammered in rebuttal, but no matter how you looked at it, it was a sign of her guilt.

"Oh~~" Shin Hengyuan's smile widened, deliberately drawing out the last syllable as he teased, "Then how come this is different from what Spider Princess told you? What did Spider Princess say? During the time I was unconscious, someone cried every day~"

"You agree, right, Spider Princess?" Shin Hengyuan teasingly stroked Spider Princess's head, and Spider Princess simply wrapped all eight of her legs around Shin Hengyuan's stroking fingers.

"I didn't!" Kawakami Tomie reacted instantly, just like a kitten with its fur standing on end.

"Oh, I don't think I said who it was. How come someone is taking it personally?" Shin Hengyuan's meaningful smile deepened.

"Hmph! Shin Hengyuan! I... I'm ignoring you." Tomie stomped her foot angrily, then decisively turned her head away, refusing to look at Shin Hengyuan.

Xin Hengyuan smiled slightly.

I never expected Tomie to have such a tsundere personality.

But speaking of which, aren't tsundere characters supposed to be relegated to a lower level? How come there are still tsundere characters?

"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore."

Shin Hengyuan rubbed his throbbing temples, looked down at himself, and saw that he had changed into a brand new set of pajamas. He didn't feel sticky or smelly, which showed that the Slit-Mouthed Woman had taken good care of him.

"Tomie? You made this porridge? I'd like to try it and see what it tastes like!"

Xin Hengyuan picked up the bowl and the spoon.

"Yuan-kun, you're still not well, let me feed you." The slit-mouthed woman reached out her hand, about to take the bowl.

Tomie darted between the two, first giving the slit-mouthed woman a fierce glare, then turning to Shin Hengyuan and saying menacingly, "Shin Hengyuan! I made the porridge, so I should be the one feeding you!"

The slit-mouthed woman and Tomie stared at each other, and sparks seemed to crackle faintly in the air.

Spider Princess silently climbed from Xin Hengyuan's lap onto his shoulder, shrinking herself into a tiny ball, clearly not wanting to get involved in the two women's affairs.

Spider Princess: I am just a weak, pitiful, and helpless little spider.

Shin Hengyuan looked at the slit-mouthed woman on the left and then at Tomie on the right, feeling that the atmosphere was too tense.

Xin Hengyuan remained silent for a moment, then decisively picked up the bowl, scooped a spoonful, and put it in his mouth.

"It tastes good." After taking a bite, Xin Hengyuan scooped up another spoonful and said to the two of them, "Don't argue, I have hands, I can do it myself!"

Tomie:……

Slit-mouthed Woman: ...