Death... and me

"Hey, Rean..." Juliana looked at Tamires' appearance. "She doesn't look a lot like an angel..."

Rean nodded. "That's true. Tamires, from what I can see in my Divine Sense, you seem to be just a human... or almost it, at least. Yet, you had no doubt that the Archangel I showed you was your father, either. How come?"

Tamires understood their thought. "Oh, that's not correct. I'm a hybrid of human and angel. However, because there is absolutely no Divine Energy around, my wings stay hidden. They only react when my dantian has Divine Energy. I know that since I've made the test before back at Lingan Universe."

Rean obviously got curious and took a few Rank Four Divine Stones from the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. "Oh! No wonder you look like to have no cultivation whatsoever. Your dantian is simply empty. Here, take these stones and absorb some Divine Energy. It should make you feel better." Rean only gave her enough Divine Stones to show her abilities, but that would be far from enough to cause any trouble.

Tamires didn't waste time and took the Divine Stones, absorbing them all without reservation. While doing that, her Dantian came back to life once again, giving Rean the chance to see her cultivation level. "Saint Realm, uh?" That also explained why she didn't appear in his Natural Spatial Perception since only those at the Void Tempering Realm and Above usually have spatial powers.

Tamires nodded as she continued to absorb more Divine Energy. "Yes, I'm doing pretty well for my age. Dad refused to let me use any alchemy pills to go straight to the Void Tempering Realm, so don't look down on my level."

Rean agreed with her. "That's for sure. As expected of a Universe that can travel to others, they have many talents like you. Saint Realm, at your age, is very good indeed."

Juliana was completely lost, though. "Whether it is good at her age or not, I don't know. However, she hasn't told us how old she is. You told me you can't believe the cultivators' appearance because of cultivation itself too. So, how old are you? Are you really 14 or 15 years old?"

Tamires nodded. "Almost... I turned sixteen a week ago... Well, not a week ago, but you understand..."

Rean smiled. "Don't worry, I knew that already. With no cultivation, it isn't too hard for me to verify your bone age, even if your appearance can't be trusted. Well, I still missed it by a year, though."

Tamires spread her Divine Sense and noticed that she couldn't see Rean's cultivation. It was as if he wasn't even there. 'Sure enough, his cultivation realm is much higher than mine,' she thought to herself. One must not forget that up to this point, she only heard Rean's side of the story. It would be weird if she trusted Rean's group that easily. She didn't have Roan's experience to be able to tell what's a lie and what's truth.

Suddenly, Light Element began to accumulate on Timares' back as his shoulder blades felt hot. She seemed to already expect that to happen and simply let it go, raising her shirt. From behind, a pair of white and brown wings appeared, spreading a moment later.

Juliana immediately covered Rean's face, much to his surprise. "Mom, what are you doing?"

Juliana obviously complained. "Idiot! She wasn't even using a bra!"

Rean sighed. "Wasn't she naked as well when the Cryostasis pod opened? Besides, I told you already. I'm over a thousand years old. Things like a naked body simply hold no meaning for me anymore. In fact, you would find plenty of humanoid races and even humans who don't care about clothes. You must understand that this is basically Earth's culture. It is different outside."

Tamires agreed with Rean. "He is correct, madam. At least from where we came from, we only wear clothes out of convenience. I can't really understand what's embarrassing about showing one's body to another. If anything, showing that one is healthy is a good thing." Tamires then stuffed her chest. "There is absolutely no shame in being able to show your reproductive organs as they are responsible for the continuation of your race. You should be proud of them!"

Rean then took his mother's hand out of his eyes, continuing. "Mom, if you were able to use Divine Sense, you would understand why cultivators don't care about it."

"I don't want to understand anything like that!" Juliana didn't like it, though.

Rean laughed while completely ignoring Tammires's naked upper body as he joked with Juliana. "Mom, every time I spread my Divine Sense, do you have any idea how many penises, breasts, and vaginas appear in my mind? Clothes are simply meaningless against Spiritual and Divine Senses. For example, just now, in the city above us, there is a total of 5612 people having sex. I'm already numb to such things."

*Pah!* Juliana slapped Rean's back head. "Stop looking at other people's private moments!"

Rean shrugged his shoulder as he smiled at Tamires. Obviously, she also understood his side and put the shirt back on while making two holes for her wings to pass through. "Is this enough?"

Rean nodded. "Yes. Sorry for that. My mom has just found out about the world of cultivators, so she will take some time to get used to all the penises and vaginas she will see in the future."

"I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY PENISES AND VAGINAS!" Juliana was feeling like crying already. Perhaps becoming a cultivator was a terrible, terrible idea. "Sigh... the extended life span and younger look attracted my attention in this cultivation thing, but now I don't think I would want it anymore. Well, my body didn't evolve to cultivate anyway."

Rean shook his head. "Now that I think about it, Roan's master said he developed a few methods for those on this side to cultivate. I'll ask him before I return to the Realm of Gods later. Don't worry, mom. Other than the penises and vaginas, there are a lot more things you will like about having a Divine Sense."

"Can you just stop talking about penises and vaginas, please?" Juliana begged the two, causing Rean and Tamires to laugh even more.