Gabriella felt it was strange.
She clearly had no memories of Olivia, yet the moment her mother stroked her hair, she would unconsciously lean in closer.
Is Isabella still trying to help me recover my power?
Gabriella suddenly remembered what she had told the Demon King Army’s generals back at the Eternal Night Palace.
She had adopted many conservative strategies toward the humans…
But that was only on the surface, right?
What an idiot.
I’m your kin. Why are you going out of your way to help me restore my [Holy Body]? Damn it…
Do you really understand me, Master?
“……”
After a brief moment of thought, Gabriella finally looked up.
“I like Isabella—the one the Heavenly Oracles call the [Evil God].”
“Mmm.”
“I’m sorry, Mom. I’ll probably end up giving her everything…”
Gabriella’s eyes grew hazy, as if the image of the Demon King she loved had already appeared before her.
She reached out and touched the diamond-shaped pattern on Olivia’s neck—the mark of the curse.
“So, Mom~ I want you to become a demon too.”
“Mmm…”
The instant Gabriella’s fingertip brushed the curse pattern, she felt the power inside her entire body begin to boil.
This was the [Shadow] that Isabella had once bestowed upon her.
Ever since the Evil God had taken control of it once, she could use the ability freely after it was granted.
This power had already surpassed what she possessed as the Silver-White Sword Empress.
The magic circuits in her body seemed to form an even deeper connection with her corrupted soul, making them far stronger… exactly the same feeling she had during her first clash with the Evil God in the past.
It was like drawing a meager amount of strength from a vast ocean to fight.
The Evil God’s magic reserves were on an entirely different scale from anything humans could achieve.
Now, Gabriella finally understood what it felt like to have an ocean of magic power inside her body.
—It feels so good.
Every time she used the [Shadow], she felt exhilarated, incredibly refreshed, and she wanted to explore the corrupted parts of herself even more deeply.
For example, releasing even more [Shadow] to erode the Olivia before her and let her bathe in an ocean of darkness.
Her rationality stopped her from going that far, but the [Shadow] still slithered into Olivia’s neck like tentacles.
The sofa, the table, the floor—everything was eroded by the [Shadow] and turned pitch black.
Olivia did not resist.
She closed her eyes, her body twitching as she carefully savored the sensation.
“Ah…”
Olivia’s soft moan told Gabriella that she had succeeded.
Her mother’s body grew warmer.
The moment she felt the new power spreading through her, her eyes snapped wide open.
Then they half-closed again as her curled-up body convulsed once more.
It was exactly the same feeling she had experienced when Master had granted her power.
“Daughter… what… was that?”
“[Gift].”
Gabriella had no intention of lying.
“If you don’t absorb the power for a long time, your body will start to feel strange.”
“Is that… how it works?”
“Mhm~ The [Gift] can turn Mom into a demon—just like me.”
“[Gift]… I understand.”
Olivia nodded, as if committing it to memory.
Gabriella sighed again.
As expected of my idiot Mom.
Right now she looked like a little lamb dangling from a wolf’s jaws, ready to be swallowed whole at any moment.
Making Mom accept the [Gift] was also necessary.
She didn’t want anyone to pose even the slightest threat to Isabella.
If the strongest Heavenly Oracle, Olivia, also became a demon…
Then all the other Heavenly Oracles would give up once they learned the news, right~?
But this was only a small part of Gabriella’s grand plan.
Therefore,
Gabriella felt no guilt at all. Instead, she believed letting Olivia join the [Shadow] was an incredibly happy choice.
This way, she could better protect her mother, protect the Demon King, and maintain world peace.
It was the perfect solution that benefited everyone.
“Ha… mmm…”
The [Shadow] crawled up the soles of Olivia’s shoes, then her white stockings, and gradually wrapped around her body.
Everything within sight was dyed black, while Gabriella stood as the only untouched existence in the darkness—like a pure lotus blooming from the mud.
The process did not last very long.
As expected of Mom, the strongest Heavenly Oracle.
If they wanted to fully corrupt her, it would still take more time.
But it felt so good~
Mom must be thinking the same thing.
At the same time, Miss Philina—who had just finished inquiring about Olivia’s whereabouts—had completed her cleaning duties in the kitchen.
With the help of the demon big-sister maid, everything had gone much faster than expected.
If nothing went wrong, she now had the entire morning free to find Olivia and discuss the Heavenly Oracles’ next plan with her.
However,
Because of her assigned tasks and shift schedule, Philina could not approach Olivia whenever she wanted—that would look far too suspicious.
So she had no idea where Olivia was right now.
A few days ago she could still sense her clearly, but lately the entire Residential Palace felt shrouded in a dark fog.
Even secret communication and information exchanges had become nearly impossible. In the end, teleportation magic was the only thing she could still use.
Therefore,
She主动 sought out Liya. She knew the current Head Maid would not lay a hand on her.
If she wanted to gather information, Liya was the perfect person to approach.
“Miss Philina~? Lady Olivia has gone to rest.”
“Eh?”
Liya’s answer left Philina momentarily at a loss.
Wasn’t Olivia just working in the kitchen a little while ago?
She had gone to rest already?
Was Liya lying to her?!
But on second thought, Olivia’s body had been in poor condition earlier, and Gabriella had even poured [Shadow] power into her.
Taking time off to rest made sense.
“I see.”
Philina said a quick goodbye to Liya, who made no attempt to stop her.
Knock knock knock…
Philina reached the maid dormitory area and knocked on the door to Olivia’s bedroom.
It was already ten in the morning.
Since Liya doesn’t seem to want to corrupt me, please let me do everything I can to save all of you.
Philina steeled her resolve. She knew Morphis was still waiting for her.
But she could not leave the Residential Palace yet. After all, only Lady Olivia could save Gabriella.
She could not let anything happen to her.
Yet if Olivia had truly suffered severe curse corruption, she could still escape from here.
At the very least, she would not fall and become the Evil God’s kin.
Just as she was thinking this, the door opened.
“Lady Olivia…”
Philina’s greeting died halfway.
Because she saw her.
The maid apron cinched tightly around her waist, accentuating the alluring curve of her hips and the full, tempting swell of her chest.
Black leg rings gently squeezed her plump right thigh, while intricate embroidery-like patterns adorned the white stockings that hugged her long, beautiful legs.
A lovely silver wheat-ear braid decorated her smooth, straight silver hair, with a few stray strands falling gracefully beside her ears.
Her flawless cheeks looked utterly delectable.
A pair of black horns protruded from her forehead, complementing the frilled headdress perfectly.
Her originally azure eyes had transformed into the vertical slits of a demon, adding a seductive, meow~ charm to the maid’s already bewitching appearance.
“Philina, did you need something from me~?”
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