“Mmm, I understand. I’ll punish you right now… as the price for running away from me.”
Isabella finally seemed to catch on.
She lifted Gabriella’s chin, slid her hand along the smooth, exposed spine beneath the tattered dress, and pulled her up from the ground.
Gabriella could smell the familiar, intoxicating fragrance that belonged only to the Demon King—that scent she breathed in day and night.
Just inhaling it was enough for Isabella’s face to appear clearly in her mind.
Her head grew dizzier.
The body that craved the 【Gift】 now craved the Demon King’s touch even more desperately.
The moment Isabella truly began caressing her, all the pent-up heat erupted like a volcano, flooding Gabriella’s brain and turning her rationality into a complete mess.
When her chin was lifted, Isabella’s sweet, honeyed lips hovered only a finger’s width away. That warm ocean was closing in.
Instinct told her to push Isabella away—accepting the Gift here would be far too strange.
Yet she could no longer endure this intoxicating sensation.
Ever since she had used her power in battle, her body’s longing for the 【Gift】 had grown unbearably intense.
Just one kiss.
If it’s only to pretend I’ve betrayed humanity… it should be fine, right?
It’s just a kiss.
I haven’t turned into a demon, have I?
As if seeing straight through her internal struggle, Isabella smiled teasingly.
“What’s wrong, Gabriella? Still planning to resist?”
“…Nn… ah!”
What followed was the lightest brush—like a dragonfly skimming water—leaving a faint, sweet aftertaste in her mouth.
Gabriella parted her lips slightly, and a warm current sweeter than honey flowed down her throat and into her body.
But… it was too little…
I want more.
Why did Lady Isabella stop?
Gabriella’s already dizzy mind began behaving strangely.
No, I shouldn’t be thinking like this! How could I possibly crave the Demon King’s favor?
This is just acting, right?
But why is this idiot actually using her tongue…
“Haa…”
Gabriella exhaled, yet her trembling voice betrayed how utterly intoxicated her fragile body had become from the kiss.
The instant she tried to reject the 【Gift】 in her heart, the itching in her chest grew even worse—her desire now far stronger than ever before.
“Want more?”
Isabella asked suddenly, as if reading her thoughts.
“I… ah~”
Her refusal melted into a soft moan.
In her mind, Gabriella cursed the idiot Demon King with the vilest words she could muster.
Fine, acting was one thing—but did she have to take it this seriously?
Right now she looked exactly like a female knight who had been seduced and was sinking deeper into lust.
Was that really necessary…?
But it was still just acting, wasn’t it?
If it was only acting… then it was fine…
“I want it~”
“Gabriella? So this time… you don’t want to resist me anymore?”
“I don’t… want to resist. I want Lady Demon King’s Gift~♡”
“But I still haven’t punished you yet, have I?”
Just when Gabriella thought she was about to receive a deep kiss, Isabella instead lightly touched her forehead with a finger.
Purple-crimson lightning crackled from her fingertip—clearly meant as an exaggerated show of “mind control” for Tina and the others to see.
The flashes and frequency were deliberately dramatic.
Yet at the same time, Isabella’s other hand casually brushed across her lower abdomen—right over the faintly glowing violet crest!
All the dark magic coiled around that hand poured straight into the crest.
“Aah…!”
A shameful moan escaped Gabriella’s lips, exactly as if she were truly being punished.
The magic power she had spent in battle was instantly replenished.
Through the crest on her abdomen?
So that was where the Demon King bestowed power upon her kin?
But that was dark magic! It wasn’t something she could use! Was Lady Isabella an idiot?!
Yet… it felt so good…
When foreign dark magic entered a body, it normally triggered a rejection reaction—the host’s own magic would try to expel the intruder.
But what was happening now was strange.
Instead of fighting it, the dark magic settled comfortably inside her, burrowing into her very soul.
Rather than expelling it, her own power began trying to digest and assimilate it.
As the dark magic melted away, it felt like every cell in her body was being passionately caressed—similar to accepting the 【Gift】, yet far more intense.
“No… Lady Demon King… no… I was wrong, I was wrong…!”
Gabriella’s voice trembled and blurred.
Pink hearts danced in her eyes.
She threw her arms around Isabella’s back, fingers climbing up her jade-like neck, pulling her close and melting willingly into her embrace.
“As expected of my wife… my Gabriella.”
The corners of Isabella’s lips curled into a wicked grin.
Then Gabriella’s lips burned once more.
She knew this wasn’t something she could control anymore.
It was all the Demon King’s fault—all because she insisted on acting so thoroughly.
“Ah! Nn~”
Thick, lingering, and perfectly synchronized with the sensation of dark power flooding her body.
Warmth spread through every inch of her, replacing the unbearable itch in her chest and satisfying her craving for the 【Gift】 all at once.
I love it…
I love it so much~
“Lady Isabella~”
No—that wasn’t the right way to address her anymore.
It should be…
“Master~ more… give me more~♡”
She kissed Isabella again.
This time, all she could feel was the heat of her lips and teeth, and the frantic pounding of her heart.
She had no idea how long the kiss lasted, but… it didn’t feel painful at all.
You idiot who turned fake acting into the real thing.
…
“Lady Gabriella!”
“Damn it… that accursed Demon King!”
By now, Tina and Philina had been securely bound by Liya and forced to kneel on the rocks as prisoners.
Before being taken away, they had witnessed everything with their own eyes.
They had kept desperately calling Gabriella’s name, hoping to snap her out of whatever mental control she was under.
But when the two drew closer and closer—when they began embracing each other—all hope shattered.
Neither Tina nor Philina made another sound.
They could not believe what they were seeing. Their eyes went blank, as if trapped in a nightmare.
Yet the great and holy Silver-White Sword Empress—the mighty swordswoman they revered—was now begging for the Demon King’s favor like a slave who had been disciplined day and night, craving her mistress’s punishment.
It was as if a giant hammer had smashed Tina’s unshakeable faith into dust, leaving only one undeniable truth:
Lady Silver-White Sword Empress Gabriella… had become the Demon King’s slave.