"Huh? Master Luciel, why are you carrying this… Aunt?"
The moment Mino stepped out of the inn, her words landed like a critical strike.
"A–Aunt???"
The Moon Lord's elegant smile froze. Her heart felt as if pierced by an arrow with the word Aunt carved on it.
She turned her head toward the rabbit-eared girl with a forced smile, suppressing the sudden urge to tug those long ears.
"My mother's injured, so Luciel is helping her," Yue Feiyan quickly explained, winking at Mino.
She knew her mother was sensitive about her age—it would definitely end up in her "blacklist notebook."
"Oh… Is Aunt badly hurt?" Mino asked with genuine concern.
"Ah, call me 'Moon Lord'… or 'Big Sis Moon,'" the Moon Lord replied with a kindly smile. "If you keep calling me Aunt, people will think I'm old."
"But…" Mino's blue eyes twinkled slyly.
