The evil god lowered her head and studied the maid before her.
Gabriella’s mother, the leader of the heavenly oracle envoys—Olivia.
Of course she knew Olivia.
“Her” memories also contained the image of this heavenly oracle envoy leader, along with recollections of the two of them cooking together in the kitchen.
She was the strongest among the heavenly oracle envoys and the one who led them all.
It was her death that had caused every heavenly oracle envoy—including Gabriella—to turn their blades toward the evil god.
The evil god Isabella hated Olivia.
If Olivia had never existed, if she had not died, perhaps her relationship with Gabriella would never have turned out this way.
How ironic.
Then again, it was for the best.
At least it had let her see clearly what kind of girl Gabriella truly was—the kind who would betray someone’s heart.
Yet this pure and powerful leader of the heavenly oracle envoys now had shadow power flowing through her veins.
Not only that.
She had even grown horns. Before long, she would become a full demon.
Demons were simply another form of [Apostle].
Although they were on the verge of slipping out of the evil god’s direct control, the Curse Ring could still manipulate their bodies.
Turning them into true Apostles, however, required corrupting their souls and dragging them entirely into the abyss.
Olivia seemed like an excellent candidate, yet the evil god Isabella suddenly felt a strange sense of loss.
“To be polluted like this by your own daughter…”
The evil god knew, of course, that the current Gabriella had dragged many humans into the abyss.
She was utterly loyal.
Even Olivia—one of the very sources of their conflict—had been personally corrupted by her own daughter~?
Gabriella really had given everything for her.
But the more she thought this way, the more favorable her impression of Gabriella became, and the sharper the contradiction grew with the image of the Goddess Gabriella in her memories.
On one side was betrayal.
On the other was absolute loyalty.
“What a complicated girl you are, Gabriella. Just what have you been through?”
The evil god walked up to Olivia and stopped.
She placed her hand on top of Olivia’s head and slowly poured more shadow into her.
“Mmm…”
As more and more shadow threaded into her delicate body along dark strands, the diamond pattern on Olivia’s neck began to glow as if activated.
This shadow would gradually erode her body, first causing her to grow horns, then wings and a tail.
The evil god had never imagined that one of her most powerful enemies would one day kneel before her.
Gradually, Olivia’s eyes grew hazy. Shadow crawled across her voluptuous figure—an act of desecration against a heavenly oracle envoy.
Honestly, the evil god Isabella did not dislike the feeling.
Turning all the heavenly oracle envoys into Apostles?
Now that was an entertaining idea.
Olivia endured the restlessness in her body. Her voice remained steady, without the slightest tremor or hesitation.
“May I ask how I may be of service, Your Majesty the Evil God? Are you looking for my daughter?”
Isabella did not answer immediately.
She tried to accelerate the corruption of Olivia’s body, only to discover it was not that simple.
Both Olivia and Gabriella possessed powerful holy constitutions.
Even under the influence of the shadow curse, they could not be fully dominated in a short time.
It was said that Olivia was strong enough to fight her head-on.
The evil god Isabella did not have absolute confidence in defeating Olivia.
The notion that “she is as strong as the evil god” was merely something the heavenly oracle envoys told themselves for comfort.
Yet no matter what, Olivia could no longer resist the evil god who was now her master.
For some reason, seeing Olivia’s obedient expression made a familiar phrase flash through the evil god Isabella’s mind once more.
—Gabriella likes me.
The evil god Isabella withdrew her hand and stopped pouring shadow into Olivia.
“Gabriella has betrayed me. She is inside the human castle.
She is not resting and taking care of her body.”
“Evil God Lady, your mind is filled with thoughts of my daughter.”
“How could that be, Olivia? Are you joking?”
The words surprised even the evil god herself.
Was this what she truly wished for… for Gabriella to come home and rest?
Damn it. Damn it.
I should hate her.
I should drag her back to my side. If not for this woman Olivia, I would already be inside the human castle, binding her with dark tentacles in front of everyone and sending her back to the abyss.
Yet that terrifying thought vanished as quickly as it had appeared.
It wasn’t for the sake of letting her peacefully raise the child.
The Goddess was pregnant and did not want war.
The Goddess wanted their child to grow up in a peaceful, tranquil environment rather than an era of chaos.
Olivia had said something similar to “her” before.
So she should not act rashly. She had to think things through.
The evil god Isabella lowered her head and placed a hand over her heart, feeling the heartbeat of this body as it slowly narrated its warm affection for Gabriella.
Memories began to overlap. The heavy weight of history and the love of the present intertwined, leaving her almost breathless.
“I must find her and bring her back. I want…”
Forcing down the hatred in her heart, the evil god chose—rarely—to follow the scorching affection burning inside.
Though it felt a little humiliating, the evil god still acknowledged the voice within.
“I want to see her.”
“Because my wife… does not want war.”
After saying those words, a faint blush rose on her cheeks.
How difficult. What on earth am I saying?
I actually married her.
Do I really like Gabriella? Is that why I don’t want her to get hurt, why I don’t even want to order her or forcibly control her body?
Olivia, who had taken in every shift in the evil god’s expression, now had the corners of her mouth curving upward, as if she understood something.
Just moments ago, she had felt her mind shrouded in darkness. Following her heart’s guidance, she had come to the evil god and pledged her loyalty.
Strangely, she still retained her sense of self and did not feel any shame.
That was perfectly normal, wasn’t it~? As the leader of the heavenly oracle envoys, submitting to the evil god for certain reasons.
She already knew about the matter the evil god had mentioned.
She had long known that Philina would try every means to bring Gabriella back, but she had never expected the evil god to be so much softer than imagined.
In fact…
She was even a little cute~?
The evil god simply missed her wife. She just needed to see Gabriella and receive her comfort.
What an (meow~) insatiable little Demon King.
At the same time, Olivia realized just how capable her precious daughter truly was. To have turned the evil god into such a soft and adorable girl.
Was she really that virtuous?
As a mother, she naturally gave her full support to the love between the evil god and the Goddess!
“I will assist you, Your Majesty the Evil God.”
Olivia’s eyes now contained two black cross-shaped pupils.
Just like her daughter, Gabriella.
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