Chapter 318: Effortlessly

Anunu had a dream in which she turned into a majestic and tall insect. Sitar kissed her and was then severely beaten by her, leaving several red marks on his beautiful face. He lay on the ground with tears in his eyes, looking at her with reddened eyes, looking utterly pitiful.

Seeing Sitar like this only made her want to bully him even more.

She straddled Sitar, scratching and biting him. He was bullied so badly by her that he bit his lip and let out a muffled groan. Hearing his voice, she pinched his face again and again, watching the tears stream down his face. Then she bit down on his perfectly shaped lips.

As she bit, she thought, "How dare you suppress me! You should be under me!"

I won't let you breathe, I won't let you move, I'll kiss you to death and bite you to death!

In her dream, Anunu bullied Sitar in various ways, and felt very satisfied watching him cry.

But when I woke up, I realized I was dreaming, or rather, having the same dream.

She was initially stunned and confused, and then she felt her face burning up, getting hotter and hotter.

Her light bands drifted unconsciously, their tips as red as her face.

She reached out and pulled the blanket over herself, burying herself in it.

What is this?!

Sevier, who had been keeping Anunu company in her room, sensed that Anunu had woken up and got up from the sofa to sit by her bedside.

Seeing that Anunu had buried herself completely in the blanket, she thought Anunu was still angry and unhappy. She wanted to communicate with Anunu through her consciousness to comfort her, but as soon as her consciousness reached out, Anunu immediately shut herself off and shouted in her mind: "Mom, don't look!"

Sevier immediately withdrew her consciousness, her heart filled with even greater worry. She gently lifted Anunu's blanket and saw Anunu clutching his own light band, curled up in a ball.

She quickly pulled Anunu into her arms, "Anunu, don't be sad, I'll go beat up Sitar right away!"

When Sevier said this, she completely forgot that she had just been teaching Anunu that Sitar was an Ogre of equal status to her, and that the two of them should get along well and not be treated like a familiar.

She got angry when she thought about how Anunu was unhappy because of Sitar.

No...no...

When Anno heard Sevier say she was going to beat up Sitar, she immediately stopped her.

With a mother as strong as her, Sitar couldn't possibly withstand a beating from her.

Sevier saw Anunu gripping her hand, looking somewhat anxious. She smoothed Anunu's slightly disheveled long hair and said with a smile in her eyes, "What? Feeling sorry for Sitar? Not angry with him anymore?"

Anno pursed her lips and said, "No, I want to beat him up myself to vent my anger."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sevier touched her cheek. "Anunu, why is your face so red? And a little hot."

"The core energy is stable, just like before, and the energy in the energy stone pendant is still sufficient..."

Sevier carefully examined Anno's body, her eyes filled with worry and doubt. "Did you catch a chill outside and get a fever?"

Anno didn't allow Sevier to probe her consciousness, fearing that she would see her dream memories. Her mind was currently filled with the images from her recent dream, which she couldn't shake off for the time being. As long as Sevier's consciousness matched hers, she would be able to receive this dream memory.

If her mother saw this, she would really...

Anno sighed inwardly, grabbed Sevier's hand that was on her forehead, and said helplessly, "Mom, how did I catch a cold? It's just... I feel a little hot. Maybe the energy stone gave me too much energy, and the core energy wasn't converted in time."

Anno made up a story with a straight face.

She wouldn't lie to Sevier and the others, nor could she tell a false story.

Even though Anno's consciousness wasn't connected to Sevier's, Sevier could still tell whether Anunu was telling the truth or lying.

Looking at Anunu's flushed cheeks, she seemed to understand what was going on.

Sevier was relieved to not sense any sadness or distress in Anunu.

She gently pinched Anunu's chin, placed her thumb on the middle of Anunu's lower lip and applied a little pressure, wanting to see her teeth.

Anunu opened her mouth in response to her movement and said, "Mom, I'm fine."

Seeing that her teeth were fine, Sevier picked up her finger and guided her hand to form her little claws.

Anunu pulled her hand back. "Mom, I'm really okay."

Sevier said, "Sweetheart, Sitar's armor is so thick, so don't bite or scratch it next time. Mom will have someone make you a nanotech suit. Normally, it's just a bracelet on your wrist. If you want to beat Sitar up or discipline a disobedient servant, just use this."

All of Sevier's education of Anunu took a backseat when Anunu was unhappy.

Anunu wasn't particularly happy after hearing what Sevier said.

She looked somewhat dejected, sighing as she looked at her paws.

After a while, she hugged Sevier's arm and leaned on her shoulder, saying, "Mom, I really want to be a mighty and tall insect like you, with a hard exoskeleton and sharp claws."

Sevier embraced Anunu, lowered her head to kiss her forehead, and said gently, "In the memories of our Zerg heritage, there has never been a Firefly Queen. Although Anunu's body is not strong enough to be like ours, Anunu has a resilient heart. Anunu's abilities can make the entire Zerg grow stronger. You have taught our Zerg to accept new things, to open our minds, and to strive forward with other civilizations. Your abilities and significance far exceed mine."

Upon hearing this, Anunu was touched and comforted by Sevier's words, and her anxious and depressed heart gradually calmed down.

She paused, then muttered softly, "Sometimes I just want a stronger body."

As soon as she finished speaking, images of her pinning Sitar down and abusing him flashed through her mind again. A hint of embarrassment crossed her face, and she quickly tried to dispel the chaotic images in her mind.

Sevier calmed down at this point and realized that her relationship with Sitar was just the budding affection between two children, an affection based on genes but transcending their constraints.

She leaned close to Anunu's ear and said with a smile, "I saw Sitar's injury, and it's not light. Darling, you could hurt him with ease."