Su Nian’s body stiffened instinctively for a moment.
The so-called ritual to welcome her master.
It referred to the rule the Horned Demon had imposed on her after her defeat in Blackstone Gorge.
Every night she had to change into the outfit designated by that bastard Horned Demon and kneel in the room to welcome him.
‘Hmph! What a twisted Horned Demon.’
“Mmm…” Su Nian bit her lower lip, trying her best to make the sound not tremble so much.
She couldn’t let him hear the panic and resistance she felt right now.
‘Just treat it like a… game. A long, humiliating main quest that must be completed for the sake of ultimate victory. Yes, that’s exactly what it is.’
“Then… what should I wear tonight?” she couldn’t help but ask, her voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz.
In the girl’s mind, shameful images involuntarily flashed by.
Cute cat ears and a tail.
A sexy bunny girl suit.
‘Please don’t make me wear those strange clothes again. I’m begging you.’
“Today?”
From within the earring, the bastard Horned Demon’s voice paused as if he were thinking seriously.
That brief silence felt as long as being roasted over a fire to Su Nian.
“Just wear the clothes you’re wearing now.”
The voice sounded again, as casual as if discussing the weather.
‘Eh? My current… clothes?’
The Horned Demon was being so kind as to not make her wear those strange outfits?
However, her train of thought stalled for a second.
Her gaze shifted stiffly downward, landing on herself.
Did the Horned Demon mean for her to wear this current dress to welcome her master?
The deep blue Star-Moon Embrace gown.
Its silk-smooth material reflected a dreamlike luster under the sunlight from 10,000 meters in the air.
Upon the skirt, the most precious Moonlight Silver thread had been used to embroider a complex and sacred star-path pattern.
Every tiny star-crystal diamond had once reflected the fanatical, worshipful gazes of the countless citizens below.
A surging heat, like ignited volcanic lava, suddenly rushed from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.
Her fair cheeks, delicate earlobes, long and graceful swan-like neck, and even every inch of skin covered by the long dress were instantly burned into a scorching scarlet.
Just moments ago!
She had been riding a dragon, wearing this very dress, descending upon the world like a true deity.
Bathed in the gaze of ten thousand people’s admiration, she had accepted their most devout worship.
With this holy appearance, she had demonstrated a healing power great enough to be called a “miracle,” earning herself a supreme reputation that caught the attention of the entire Continent.
And yet…..and yet this bastard Horned Demon…
He actually wanted her to wear this battle robe, which carried all her glory and sanctity, to perform tonight’s… that incredibly humiliating “welcoming ritual”?!
‘Bastard! Perverted Horned Demon! He was truly rotten to the core! Wooo…’
A frantic thought suddenly sprouted in her mind at that moment.
“Leave. Leave right now!’
Have Little Green turn around, fly toward the endless ocean, find her Contract Beast Big Mountain, and let it go somewhere no one could ever find.
With her strength, plus the two great combatants Little Green and Little Violet, the world was vast — where could she not go?
But that thought only flickered for an instant before being swallowed by an even deeper darkness.
In her mind, that cold and wicked face involuntarily surfaced.
The memories of the countless days and nights when she had been held in his arms, enduring endless humiliation and trembling pleasure, rose up.
Her body and her soul had long since been marked with that man’s exclusive, indelible brand.
She had already paid so much.
Endured so much.
If she ran away now, wouldn’t it be… a total loss?
And then there were those… those unsightly recording crystals that were enough to ruin her reputation forever.
Even though she felt that even if she ran away, this guy wouldn’t spread them…
But… what if?
More importantly…
Was the godhood plan that required 100 million Humiliation Value, her ultimate dream of eternal life, really going to be abandoned halfway because of a moment’s humiliation?
No.
It wouldn’t do.
In the end, Su Nian shook her head dejectedly.
Forget it.
It was just welcoming him in this outfit.
It would be fine…
A moment later, she circled the sky outside the city on the dragon several times.
The biting astral winds blew her long hair into a mess and also dispersed some of the frustration in her heart.
After finding a quiet, deserted forest to land in.
She summoned Little Violet and gave the cat a vigorous petting session.
The fluffy sensation and the satisfied meows finally allowed her chaotic emotions to settle down completely.
She stroked the smooth back fur of the Ling Cat, Little Violet, and patted Little Green, who had turned back into a Chubby Chirp and was currently perched on her head preening its feathers.
After spending some time playing with the two Contract Beasts in the forest and watching them catch a few wild rabbits.
Su Nian took Little Violet into her arms, let Little Green stand on her shoulder, and began planning her return to the Academy City.
She had decided to go back after all.
However, there was still a long time before she had to return to Shadowmoon Manor to perform that humiliating “ritual.”
She would go play in the city first.
The next moment.
To avoid causing a commotion, Su Nian used light-based invisibility magic to conceal her form and walked quickly toward the Academy City.
***
Inside the Academy City.
Su Nian walked while invisible, but she could clearly feel her own influence.
On the main streets, she could even see people celebrating, singing, and dancing.
Even the children had composed nursery rhymes to praise her.
Clearly, the appearance of the Saintess had significantly lessened the gloom cast by the Demon Race’s attack.
Furthermore, the various nations had immediately expressed their intention to participate in the formation of the Allied Forces.
Everything was moving in a positive direction.
Su Nian watched the impact she had caused, grinned and chuckled for a while, and then slipped into Magic Feather Fantasy.
In the backstage dressing room of Magic Feather Fantasy.
When Su Nian appeared silently behind Amy and Lise and gently patted their shoulders, the two girls were startled first before erupting into screams of joy.
“Nian-bao! My Nian-bao!”
“Miss Su Nian!”
The three of them hugged tightly, feeling one another’s warmth and heartbeats.
“Where have you been these past few days? We were worried sick about you!” Amy’s eyes were red, and her voice carried a hint of lingering fear.
“Are you hurt?” Lise also nervously looked her up and down.
“I… I’m fine.”
How could Su Nian dare to say she had been locked in the manor’s basement by that bastard Horned Demon and had been…
She hurriedly let go of her two friends, put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and wore a proud smile on her face.
She began to incessantly boast about her “heroic deeds.”
“You guys didn’t see it, but that battle was world-shaking. Me, by myself, with one sword and one dragon, I blocked a Demon Army of tens of thousands!”
“And today, when I made my entrance on Little Green, wasn’t I super cool?”
Looking at Su Nian’s animated expression as she fish for compliments, both Amy and Lise couldn’t help but laugh.
The backstage was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Su Nian’s mindset was, after all, young and spirited.
To her, being a great hero admired by thousands was clearly an incredibly glorious and happy thing.
Unfortunately, her initial adventure had run into that hateful Horned Demon who had ruined everything…
The three of them laughed and played for a while before Su Nian remembered her purpose.
She took out two previously prepared recommendation letters from her Storage Ring.
“By the way, haven’t you both awakened your magic talent? These are recommendation letters I wrote for you. Take them to the Magic Academy and find the corresponding mentors. They will teach you well.”
Adding two more genuine Magic Girl Idols would be a fantastic thing for Magic Feather Fantasy as well.
As they chatted, the topic somehow circled back to the name that gave her a headache.
“Speaking of which, Nian-bao, are you and that Mr. Mo Yuan really just cousins?” Amy blinked her large, curious eyes, her face wearing a “I know what’s going on” gossiping smile.
“We all saw it during the fireworks display at the Winter Festival. You two looked so well-matched walking together!”
“You were on a date, weren’t you?”
“Even though Mr. Mo Yuan looks cold, the way he looks at you isn’t cold at all!” Lise chimed in.
Su Nian’s face turned red instantly — it was hard to tell if it was from anger or embarrassment.
She nearly jumped up, waving her hands forcefully in front of her chest.
“No way! I have absolutely nothing to do with him!”
“I… Even if I, Su Nian, were to die or jump from right here, it would be absolutely impossible for me to like him!”
How could she possibly become a couple with a perverted Horned Demon?
Even if all the men in the world died out, it would be absolutely impossible!
‘Eh? Wait.’
Su Nian’s waving arms froze in mid-air.
Her voice, which had been used for that intense rebuttal, still carried a trace of an echo as it drifted through the backstage dressing room.
A thought that made her heart race exploded in her mind.
It seemed… she had very naturally assumed that her other half should be a man?
She shook her head subconsciously.
In her mind, the images of the chirping, flower-like, lovely girls in Magic Feather Fantasy appeared, along with the noble and beautiful aristocratic girls from the Winter Festival.
Yet her heart remained completely calm, without a single ripple or trace of longing.
It was over.
Su Nian’s breath hitched.
She had to admit a certain fact.
Ever since the System had forcibly changed her gender, through these days of an extremely feminine idol lifestyle and habits, and after being completely possessed by that bastard Horned Demon at Shadowmoon Manor…
Her instincts, her desires, and her sexual orientation had completely changed.
Even if she really saved up 100 million Humiliation Value in the future, became a supreme god, and gained the ability to turn back into a male at will…
She probably wouldn’t necessarily take the initiative to turn back into a man.
Thinking of this possibility and outcome, a flare of anger burned within the girl.
‘It was all that bastard Horned Demon’s fault! Right.’
In the future, if she really did leave the Horned Demon, what should she do?
If… she was saying if, she really had emotional and physiological needs that required her to find a man…
Once this thought appeared, it was like a wild vine, forcing her to imagine it.
Su Nian’s mind uncontrollably began to conjure several blurry figures.
‘Third Prince Elvin?’
‘Yuck’
Her stomach churned, and a physical sense of nausea rushed to her throat.
That straw man who was the first to desert his post when the Floating Fortress fell.
Just recalling the blatant, greasy, and greedy gaze on his handsome but effeminate face — looking at her like she was merchandise — made Su Nian feel like her skin was crawling with goosebumps.
In short, the Third Prince was disgusting.
‘Then… Captain of the Guard Chu Tian?’
The figure of that silly boy appeared in her mind.
The guy who always blushed and had his feelings for her written all over his face, yet was so dull that he couldn’t even say a single complete romantic phrase.
He was timid and had no sense of romance.
Recently, he had been constantly disappearing; she didn’t even know what he had been busy with lately.
Su Nian subconsciously curled her lip, ‘Too cowardly, not reliable at all.’
As she thought…
A figure that was excessively clear subconsciously appeared in her mind.
That man’s towering and upright frame, his firm and smooth body, and those exploding muscles filled with a sense of explosive power…
He looked very strong, and in reality, he truly was very strong…
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