"That's true. It seems I blamed you wrongly." After hearing the woman's words and remembering how she had saved his life, Rulu no longer dwelled on the pain he had suffered. His resentment toward the woman completely dissipated.

  "Are you satisfied now? Nothing more to say?" The green-haired woman had a playful smile on her face as she stared at Rulu.

  Rulu let out a displeased "hmph" and said: "Don't get too smug. I have another question. What did you just do to me? Besides giving me that strange Spiritual-power, can you also repair the mental damage?"

  The woman tilted her head: "You already guessed it, so why ask me?"

  Rulu pondered and said: "So you came here to help me eliminate the mental damage?"

  "Sort of, and I also really need a place to stay. Your house seems quite nice."

  "Did you come alone?"

  "I've always been alone. Can we stop talking about this? Could you let me take a comfortable bath before we continue our conversation?"

  Rulu thought for a moment. Since this woman had already found her way here, and she had saved his life and given him strange powers, there was nothing to hide from her. He said: "Then follow me." He walked to his bedroom and entered the basement through a secret passage in the wardrobe.

  "Wow, your house is really nice! It even has such a large basement—so safe and comfortable. How many rooms are there here? Can I stay here too?" The green-haired woman followed Rulu to the secret basement, curiously examining the surroundings with delight.

  "We'll talk about that later. Go take your bath first." Rulu led the green-haired woman to the bathroom door in the basement. She immediately opened the sliding glass door, went inside, took off her outer clothing, turned on the shower, and began washing herself.

  "Is the water temperature okay?" Rulu called into the bathroom.

  "Yes, it's comfortable. By the way, I don't have any change of clothes. Could you prepare some for me?" The woman's lazy voice came from the bathroom.

  "I can't find any clothes for you right now. Would it be okay to wear mine?" Rulu said. Since Nana was sleeping, he didn't want to wake her, so he could only offer his own clothes to the woman.

  "That's fine. Also, I'm hungry. Could you prepare some food for me too?"

  "You really know how to boss people around. Fine, after you finish your bath, come directly to my room. My door will be open. Don't go to the wrong room."

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  "Got it."

  Afterward, Rulu took a set of clean white pajamas and a pair of slippers and placed them outside the bathroom door. He also took some bread and other instant foods from the storage cabinet and returned to his bedroom.

  After a while, the green-haired woman finished her bath. Wearing slippers and Rulu's white pajamas, she was drying her wet hair with a towel as she entered Rulu's bedroom. Rulu went to the door and looked around, making sure he hadn't disturbed Nana, then quickly returned to the bedroom and closed the door.

  "Wow, so much food!" Upon entering the bedroom, the woman discovered many snacks on the bed. Her eyes immediately lit up. She threw aside the towel, dived onto the bed, and reached for the snacks.

  "Hey, what are you doing? You're all wet, and your hair isn't even dry yet. Don't get my bed wet!" Rulu exclaimed in alarm, quickly going over to pull the green-haired woman off his bed and seating her on a stool beside the bed.

  The green-haired woman completely ignored Rulu. Sitting on the stool beside the bed, she grabbed the snacks and began devouring them ravenously.

  Rulu stood nearby, watching the woman who ate like a starving ghost, and couldn't help but comment: "You look so cute, but your table manners leave much to be desired."

  The woman gave Rulu a sidelong glance and said irritably: "I'm starving, okay? And is that a compliment or an insult?"

  Rulu said: "Look, your hair is still wet. If you want to eat, at least dry your hair first, or you'll get sick."

  "Don't worry, I don't get sick easily. If it bothers you that much, you can help me dry my hair."

  "What a troublesome woman." Rulu shook his head with some resignation and sighed. He sat next to the woman, found a towel, and dried her long hair that reached down to her waist, then took out a hair dryer and began to blow-dry her hair.

  "By the way, I still don't know your name," Rulu said as he used the hair dryer.

  "C.C., just call me that," said the green-haired woman.

  Rulu frowned: "C.C.? Is there such a name in this world? How do you write it?"

  "I don't know how to write it either. Just pronounce it as I did."

  "Um... alright then. Let me introduce myself as well. My name is..."

  Before Rulu could finish, the green-haired woman interrupted him: "No need. I know your name, Prince Rulu of the Sanctuary..."

  Rulu was shocked. He suddenly stood up and stared at the woman called C.C. with a panicked expression: "How... how do you know about me? Who exactly are you?"

  C.C. turned to look at Rulu. When she saw his panicked face, she found it rather strange: "Why are you so nervous? When I gave you that Spiritual-power, I saw some of your past memories. That's how I know these things."

  "I see, that's a relief..." Rulu calmed down a bit. He sat back down and, while casually helping C.C. comb her long hair, said in a low voice:

  "I'm warning you, C.C., the fact that I'm a prince of the Sanctuary is a secret. This secret cannot be known by anyone, especially people from the Sanctuary. If you reveal this, I will never forgive you."

  C.C. laughed softly and said: "How scary. But don't worry, I don't have a habit of revealing other people's secrets. Besides, I'm also being hunted by the Sanctuary. We could say we're in the same boat, so I have no reason to betray you."

  "That's for the best. Also, I've abandoned that family name long ago. Just call me by my first name."

  "Rulu, just call you Rulu, right?"

  "That's right."

  Afterward, there was a moment of silence. C.C. continued eating the snacks Rulu had brought her, while Rulu continued to dry C.C.'s hair. By the time C.C. finished eating the snacks, Rulu had completely dried her wet hair.