Gabriella’s heart actually held a trace of melancholy.
Although she was currently in human territory, she always felt that this place was no different from the inner palace.
The only difference was probably the lack of high-ranking demon maids chatting and laughing every day in the kitchen.
Usually, the Holy Queen had many matters to attend to, including receiving the King of Monastar.
To avoid interference and surveillance from the Church, they would even choose to meet in secluded places like the temple.
Simona coming to the mansion to work as a maid was by no means simply out of personal interest.
She had come with a clear purpose.
The group sat on the sofas in the hall.
Several pieces of pastries made by Isabella rested on the table.
The cream cake was as white as the lace trim on a maid uniform and exuded an enticing aroma.
Gabriella and Isabella sat together.
Morphis and Philina occupied the side sofa, their shoulders pressed tightly against each other.
As for Simona, she sat directly opposite Gabriella.
“Miss Gabriella, um, now… should I address you as Lady Divine Maiden?”
Simona had done her best to appear unfamiliar with her.
Little did she know that they had already become “colleagues” inside the Demon King’s inner palace.
She had asked the same question before.
At that time, Simona had not yet taken the final step of the demonification ritual.
As for now, this foolish Holy Queen was only one step away from becoming a true demon.
Although those eyes had been disguised as human by special magic, they were still filled with the charming slyness belonging to a demon.
“No need to be so troublesome. The fact that Your Majesty the Holy Queen personally joined the Royal Knight Guard has already surprised me greatly.”
“There’s no particularly special work~” “I’m also here to protect the Silver-White Sword Empress. After all, there’s no particularly special work right now~”
Holy Queen Simona took a sip of coffee, crossed her legs, and wore an expression of practiced ease and leisure.
At this moment, Morphis had already returned to normal, though her gaze still held some haziness.
She looked at the Holy Queen with a surprised expression, clearly not knowing that the decisive and vigorous monarch would actually change into a maid uniform.
Gabriella said helplessly, “Could it be that this is some kind of special period right now?”
“Yes.”
The originally teasing remark was answered seriously by Simona.
A seriousness rose on her face, the serious expression of someone facing a crisis.
“The situation is much more complicated than we imagined, Lord Silver-White Sword Empress. Right now, there is an unknown organization secretly spying on your power.”
“What is that?” Gabriella pretended not to know.
In truth, this was the topic everyone had discussed inside the temple a few days ago.
But it could be confirmed that currently not many people knew exactly what that organization was.
Their target is you.
“Mm. That’s why I strengthened the protection of this mansion~” Simona’s expression quickly shifted from serious to a composed smile. “I hope you can cooperate with us and rest well. Leave the safety issues to us.”
“I’m grateful for your trouble.” Gabriella nodded.
“By the way, how has your body been recently?” Simona put down her teacup, placed her hands lightly on her knees, and asked with interest.
“I heard that in that battle, you were temporarily dominated by the Demon King in body. That must have been very painful, right?”
Gabriella shook her head.
Did she really have to ask about something like this? There’s no need to act this realistically, right?
The one who answered her question was Isabella. “Lord Silver-White Sword Empress’s body is temporarily not in any major trouble. After resting for a year, she will fully recover.”
Gabriella quietly gave her a reproachful look.
Because one year later, the child would be born.
According to the physical standards of a Heavenly Oracle Envoy, the first three months were the “magic adaptation period,” while the following nine months were the time for embryonic development.
Soon, Gabriella’s belly would gradually become round and protruding.
Whenever she thought about this, Gabriella could not help but start blushing.
She had never thought about it before, nor had she considered what would happen if she became pregnant.
Simona smiled charmingly, then shifted her gaze to Isabella’s eyes.
The two seemed to exchange some information through their eyes alone.
Afterward, Simona looked toward the two girls on her right.
“Miss Heavenly Oracle Envoy, may I ask if you two are still adapting to the work here?”
“The work is going smoothly. Thank you for Miss Holy Queen’s trust.”
Philina answered.
“Having you come to protect Gabriella is indeed the best choice. You are the strongest combat power in the Church.”
“You flatter us.”
At this time, Morphis also nodded and continued along Philina’s topic. “Don’t worry. Everything here is still proceeding as usual.”
After discussing recent work matters, Simona proposed going to the warehouse on the first floor to take a look and requested that everyone go together.
At first, Gabriella thought that the Holy Queen intended to organize the goods stored in the basement of the mansion as usual.
She had not expected that after opening that iron door, what came into view was not a room piled with neatly arranged goods, orderly wooden crates, and various furniture.
What appeared before them was a bare room filled with various complex and precise magic arrays.
Gabriella had some experience with setting up arrays.
This was a magic seal formed by stacking thousands upon thousands of “seal” magic spells.
Strictly speaking, it was not particularly difficult.
Only Olivia could create something so precise and powerful.
At the end of the warehouse, where the energy of the magic array converged, there was a staircase leading underground.
It was deep and eerie, as if it were the burial place of a sealed monster.
“This is…?”
Even Morphis could not help but feel puzzled at this moment.
Just what exactly had happened here?
Gabriella had not expected that this mansion’s warehouse would actually have a basement, and that it even sealed a mysterious monster.
Under Simona’s lead, everyone walked down the stairs.
After a few meters, there was a metal door.
Various complex mechanisms exposed on the outside interlocked tightly.
It was exactly the same as the complex and precise door locks in the temple, and even more rigorous.
The basement actually housed a monster.
But when the door opened with a creak, Gabriella instantly understood.
Why Simona had come to work as a maid, and what strange idea Isabella had thought of back in the temple.
The interior of the door was not the pitch-black and deep scene she had imagined.
On the contrary, this place was like a hotel private room.
It was warm and comfortable, the air fresh.
The floor had just been wiped and still had a few faintly visible wet traces.
Mithril bars divided the hundred-square-meter space, allowing everyone to remain in a safe area while clearly seeing the high-ranking demon behind the bars under the dim hanging lamps.
The girl was sitting on a soft bed.
She had long purple hair and wore a simple black shirt and short skirt.
Upon seeing everyone, she stretched lazily, tilted her head, opened one seductive eye halfway, and spread her wings.
She looked completely at ease.
“Hello~ Miss Heavenly Oracle Envoy, Miss Holy Queen.”
Morphis was stunned.
“Lady Liya?!”