Cultivation Struggles of a Lowly Fox

”Huh?” Mei was startled when she looked over.

”It’s not an issue of healing stuff, come here.” Moon Aiko beckoned Mei. ”And make it quick, my head is hurting.”

”Ah, yes...” Mei was confused why Aiko was so assertive, but still listened to her words.

”It might hurt.” Moon Aiko used the power of the Sun, since it was necessary to ’force’ it out.

’Looking closer, it feels like it’s alive...’ Moon Aiko tilted her head.

[Cruel Solar Diffusion]

It was an improved version of [Solar Diffusion], in which the target was very specific.

It caused extensive burns or even erasure if the target was small enough.

Suddenly, Mei’s wound screamed loudly, startling both of them.

Soon after some kind of centipede insect burst out of Mei’s wound, being burned alive.

Moon Aiko was grossed out, while Mei immediately used her Divine Sense to erase that nasty thing.

Her heart beat loudly, as she didn’t expect to have that kind of thing in her body.

”Are...” Mei was very nervous while asking this. ”... There any more?”

”...” Moon Aiko didn’t reply, since this wound was still ’wiggling’.

”I might need to actually burn you...” Moon Aiko would have to use higher powered ability.

”Can you take them all out at once?” Mei didn’t mind if Aiko gouged her side, since she had powerful healing Pills that she discovered in the Treasury.

”It will hurt...” Moon Aiko didn’t want to hurt Mei too badly, but she also didn’t want Mei to have those nasty things inside her.

”It’s fine, as long as they are gone.” Mei smiled.

”Alright...” Moon Aiko was currently using her HP as a source of power and once her HP ran out she would start using Vitality.

’It’s good that I have beefy HP...’ Moon Aiko nodded her head as these abilities were outside of her expertise, but her extreme control thanks to her eyes allowed her to make up for some of those shortcomings.

”It might make a hole...” Moon Aiko still hesitated.

”I have a Pill that will allow me to heal completely, don’t worry about it.” Mei chuckled softly.

”So should I do all the places at once...?” Moon Aiko was nervous.

”... There is more than one...?” Mei was horrified at that thought, but she didn’t doubt Aiko for a second.

”I will do my best...” Moon Aiko pursed her lips.

”I will need a long vacation after this...” Mei chuckled, trying to hide her nervousness.

Moon Aiko placed her tails at the places where it was wiggling.

Mei’s sides, shoulder, lung and leg.

Mei gulped nervously when she saw the energy gathering on the tips of Aiko’s tails.

[Cruel Solar Eruption]

’Ah, it’s too late to say I will deal with this later, huh...?’ Mei braced herself for impact, which never came...

”Ugh.” As expected, Moon Aiko was unable to cover the cost of the abilities, so not only did her HP plummet, but her Vitality also decreased by a whopping 40,000!

Mei opened her eyes that she promptly closed. There was no pain, no shock or anything, yet her body AND her walls had holes in it!

”Ugh...” Once her brain realised something was wrong with her body, she could actually feel the pain.

Mei immediately consumed those Pills and the hole in her body quickly healed up.

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{Somewhere in the Immortal World}

”So, she was still alive. To think she was even able to crush my cute Gu...” A nasty woman was whirling wine in her glass.

”But that won’t help, a colony is a colony for a reason.” She laughed, when her mouth suddenly became a fountain of blood.

”What the fuck?!” She couldn’t believe that the Gu was exterminated in such extreme speed and precision that she actually suffered backlash!

’She was supposed to be in the Mortal World! How is it possible that someone used Immortal Technique on her?!’ Nothing made any sense, and she was also bleeding profusely from every orifice, making her quite ghastly.

Confused and disoriented, she could only curse loudly...

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”Aiko!” Mei yelped when she saw Aiko coughing up blood.

”Ugh. This took a toll huh.” Moon Aiko realised how close she was to death all the time. The rope that she was walking on was so thin that she could fall the next day, yet she was able to thread on it for such a long time that it made her speechless.

”I shouldn’t have asked you...” Mei regretted her decision.

”Then I would tie you and do it again, although at that time I might actually die from the strain.” Moon Aiko chuckled as she coughed up more blood. Humming was hard, but she still tried it until at least 1% of her HP recovered, and it was no longer 0%.

”Phew...” Moon Aiko breathed a sigh of relief, while Mei was visibly upset.

”Hey, don’t mind it.” Moon Aiko chuckled as she glanced at Mei’s body with her new eyes.

”What do you mean don’t mind it?! Do you want to be grounded?!” Mei was visibly upset that Aiko was treating her eyes so lightly.

”It’s good to see you feel good, and I wouldn’t mind spending more time with you.” Moon Aiko was quite tired so she laid on Mei’s lap.

”You think this will stop me from scolding you?!” Yes, it would. A cute white Aiko was the cutest like this, making Mei even more conflicted.

”Ugh... You are unbelievable...” Mei questioned herself and why did she allow Aiko to get away with so many things.

”Now spoil me, I’m feeling quite awful...” Moon Aiko protested that Mei was not doing anything to her.

Mei only sighed as she patted Aiko’s head. ”Want some Pills.”

”If I say yes, I know you will give me those nasty ones.” Moon Aiko’s expression was grim, but she didn’t forget to enjoy Mei’s kind care.

”Hehehe~” Mei didn’t deny it as she already found them inside her Storage Rings.

”Aaaaa~” Mei smiled mischievously, trying to make Aiko open her mouth.

”I hate you...” Moon Aiko sniffled, but still took that Pill.

”???” Moon Aiko was confused for a moment, since it didn’t feel like her taste buds were committing mass suicide inside her mouth.

”!!” Then she realised that that Pill was one that Mei created to get rid of that bad Pills smell and taste.

Moon Aiko happily munched on that Pill, while Mei was adjusting her burnt dress.

”Happy?” Mei chuckled again.

”Happy, happy.” Moon Aiko nodded as her tails and ears swished happily, making Mei giggle.

”Then sleep.” Mei gently caressed Aiko’s head, since it was time for some good rest...

...

Moon Aiko woke up to a naked Mei, dressing herself.

”Not bad.” Moon Aiko commented as she yawned like a kid.

”A-Aiko?!” Mei was shocked that she was actually being watched.

”Whoa, they bounce.” Moon Aiko didn’t expect she would ever say those words to Mei, but here she was, with a pillow smashed in her face.

”Turn around!” Mei didn’t like being seen like this, since her injuries were still under healing and looked quite nasty.

”I should’ve adjusted the temperature better, sorry...” Moon Aiko saw those scars and they looked particularly nasty, but that wouldn’t stop her from liking Mei.

”They will be gone, but I wished you didn’t see them...”Mei sighed as she moved her dress in order to adjust it to her new size.

Moon Aiko gently touched one of those scars. ”Does it hurt?”

”There is a slight throbbing sensation, but that’s because it’s successfully healing, so I don’t mind.” Mei smiled softly, trying to reassure Aiko, but that didn’t seem to be possible.

”Right, I will practice more, so this doesn’t happen again.” Moon Aiko nodded her head slowly.

She believed that with enough control she would be able to just burn those nasty insects and not hurt Mei too much if at all!

Mei giggled, feeling warm inside. ”Yes, yes, we will look at your blooming abilities later.” She teased Aiko, as she was clearly in a better mood.

”I’m being serious, and you are taking me lightly!” Moon Aiko pouted. ”Should I undress you and bite you?!” She threatened Mei with her cute fangs.

”Oh my, whatever will I do~” Mei squealed, making fun of Aiko’s cute expression.

”H-hey, stop pushi-!”

*Creak**Thud*

A pile of Demonic Foxes broke the door with their eavesdropping.

They all immediately played dead, like they never existed.

Moon Aiko almost burst laughing, while Mei’s face dyed red.

”You are prepared for what’s to come, right?” Mei’s lips twitched several times.

”Yes, ma’am!” The Demonic Foxes obediently prostrated themselves in front of her, waiting for punishment.

”What will I do with you?” Mei sighed, shaking her head. While punishing them would be easy, Moon Aiko’s smug smile was too obvious, making Mei hesitate.

”Why are you looking like that?” Mei couldn’t endure it and asked.

”Like what?” Moon Aiko’s smug smile only widened.

”Like you are up to no good.” Mei rolled her eyes at this little shameless Fox.

”You are imagining things.” Moon Aiko dismissed her worries.

”Uh-huh. What about your expression?” Mei didn’t believe that Moon Aiko would be able to outdo her in shamelessness!

”My face is just stiff, this is a natural expression.” Moon Aiko stifled her laughter as she was looking forward to how Mei would punish them.

Mei immediately grabbed Aiko’s cheeks and pulled on them.

”Auauauaua.” As one might expect, Moon Aiko immediately dropped that smug smile and pleaded innocent!

”No longer smug, huh?” Mei kneaded Aiko’s cheeks, as they were very soft and squishy.

”I yield, I yield!” Moon Aiko immediately folded in front of her Queen.

”Tsk, tsk, tsk.” Mei let her go, clicking her tongue. ”Shouldn’t you fight a bit more?”

”But you are not on the bed.” Moon Aiko tilted her head.

”You-!” Mei was embarrassed just from hearing those words.

The Demonic Foxes pursed their lips. They were absolutely interrupting something, and they regretted it dearly.

”If you keep saying you, then how about taking it?” Moon Aiko’s tails slapped the bed. She was clearly upset about how Mei was acting all shy and innocent.

Mei almost fainted at the shamelessness Aiko demonstrated, but she still kept her thoughts in check.

”And weren’t you the one who went down on me?!” Moon Aiko didn’t hold back, making Mei as red as a tomato.

*Gasp*

The Demonic Foxes gasped, but when they realised they made a sound...

”Run away!” One Demonic Fox shouted before everyone immediately ran outside and far away.

”Come back you rascals!” Mei wanted to chase them, but seeing Moon Aiko’s smug expression, it really made Mei feel quite upset at her...