Chapter 145: True Nature

“What did mother say to you just now?”

Millis didn’t rush into the room, but instead leaned against the door frame and asked.

Roman stared at her for a few moments, sensing her attitude had suddenly softened, and replied.

“The Holy Throne assigned a Sister to me, to take care of my daily needs.”

“Daily needs? More like surveillance, I’d say.”

Millis lowered her head, idly stroking her fingers.

“…………”

Roman didn’t deny Millis’s words, and became even more curious about her.

Was she deliberately trying to warn him?

“But she’s really gentle with you. If it were someone else, there’d be no need to be so secretive.”

Millis said, pinching her own hair tip.

“Maybe so.”

Roman didn’t want to argue with Millis here.

After all, this was her room, and her blocking the door instinctively made him feel unsafe.

Just as he tried to pass by Millis and leave, Millis suddenly stretched out her arm to stop him.

“Wait.”

“Hm?”

Millis grabbed Roman by the collar and leaned close to his ear.

“Did you know? Back in the Lily Territory, I recognized your Sacred Seal.”

Roman was a bit surprised, then felt a wave of confusion.

“But don’t think it was me who ‘betrayed’ you to mother. I made a bet with Luo Xiya—if she won, I’d let the two of you go.”

“The truth is, I lost. But you were discovered by mother the day before the finals anyway.”

“Aren’t you curious who found you and snitched?”

Roman frowned and thought for a moment, then said helplessly,

“Millis, shouldn’t you be the curious one here?”

Millis’s expression stiffened.

Then she snorted softly, pressing down on Roman’s shoulder and pushing him into the room.

“Actually, I know another secret.”

Millis closed the door casually, a strange smile appearing on her lips.

“What secret?”

Roman didn’t feel as guilty as Millis might have expected—he just felt puzzled.

As she drew closer, Roman couldn’t help but gaze at Millis’s beautiful face up close.

The bangs covering her left eye gave her an oddly alluring quality.

Their facial features—if not closely examined—could easily be mistaken for siblings.

“Your mother… was once my mother’s lover, wasn’t she?”

Roman froze, caught off guard by Millis’s question.

This made Millis excited.

She reached out, and like a big sister, patted Roman’s head.

“You’re so good-looking. Your mother must be, too. Otherwise, how could my mother have fallen for her?”

Then her finger slid to Roman’s right eye, drawing light circles beside it.

“How about this? Instead of that boring relationship, you become my lover instead.”

“Your mother was my mother’s lover—now you become mine. It’s a kind of interesting inheritance, don’t you think?”

“Speaking of which, aren’t you curious who seduced whom first between your mother and mine?”

“My mother is so cold and emotionless; no matter how you look at it, it must have been your mother who made the first move, right?”

“Why don’t you try seducing, too…”

Millis’s words broke off.

Because just as her finger traced Roman’s lips, Roman suddenly bit down on her finger.

Ten fingers connected to the heart—even with a vast difference in strength, the pain still shot through Millis.

Frowning, she angrily shoved Roman onto the bed and straddled him.

“Are you angry?”

Millis bit her silver teeth, trying to pull her finger free, but Roman refused to let go.

The two of them were instantly at an impasse.

“Are you part dog?!”

Fortunately, Millis’s strength far surpassed Roman’s.

In a short while, Roman’s stamina began to wane.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Roman’s mind.

He thought of the oddity in his mana, the various side effects from overuse, and without hesitation, he injected it into Millis’s body.

At first, Millis thought Roman was up to some trick and tried to stop him.

But then she realized the mana was the same as when he saved her earlier today.

Was this a plea for mercy?

Or was he trying to heal her bitten finger to curry favor?

Her body naturally accepted Roman’s mana.

After all, having been saved by him today, her body had become attuned to his mana.

However, just as Millis raised her eyebrow silently, ready to mock Roman, she suddenly felt a strange sensation surge through her.

“You…”

Her chest tightened, blood boiled, and Millis squeezed her thighs together, the itch unbearable.

So hot.

So itchy…

An unprecedented feeling overwhelmed Millis, shattering her composure in an instant.

Uuu… uuu…

And then she collapsed onto Roman.

The moment their bodies touched, a jolt like electricity shot through her, leaving even her spirit trembling.

The ice melted.

Spring water rippled.

Millis became a kitten in Roman’s arms, her restraint utterly undone.

When it was Annie, Roman had still felt a bit of sympathy and let her vent as she pleased.

But this time, he wasn’t so kind.

He wanted to teach Millis an unforgettable lesson.

Gritting his teeth, he pushed Millis aside and tried to get up—only to have Millis forcibly grab his wrist.

“Hit me…”

“??”

Millis clutched his wrist so tightly he thought it might snap.

And when he heard Millis’s confused, longing words, Roman was completely lost.

On a whim, Roman raised his palm and slapped Millis’s proud, beautiful face.

He didn’t use much force, yet Millis still trembled at the touch.

“Not there…”

Millis grumbled softly, turning over to reveal her petite, robe-clad rear to Roman.

And because of Roman’s hesitation, she wriggled her little bottom side to side, sending waves through the air.

A Saintess… with such a taste?

Roman thought of that obedient little maid, who, in the end, had also shamelessly revealed her own preferences.

His hand trembled as he raised it.

With a ‘pa,’ he brought it down.

“Pa.” “Pa.” “Pa.”

Millis’s small butt was slapped over and over by Roman, the lewd sound filling the room in time with the rising heat.

***

“This is the place.”

Luo Xiya arrived at the Treasury of the Church, quickly following the guidance of the sword blade to its rightful scabbard.

“Impressive.”

Ophelia praised.

Luo Xiya picked up the scabbard and slid the blade inside, clearly sensing Ophelia’s presence grow stronger.

“Is it just a simple scabbard?”

Luo Xiya wondered.

“Yes and no,”

Ophelia answered.

“If my sword possesses the power to sever time and space, then her scabbard holds the ability to attract and store that power.”