Chapter 55: The Demon King Is Being a Little Pushy~?

Inside the office.

The Demon King’s hair cascaded like a golden waterfall under the sunlight, a faint calm confidence shimmering in her eyes.

Gabriella stood at her side, tenderness flowing from her pupils like spring water.

“Gabriella, do you know about the Evil Tree?”

“I have some idea, at least.”

She had never seen it with her own eyes, but Gabriella still remembered what Liya had once told her.

The 【Maiden】 had followed the Demon King and died beneath the last Evil Tree. 

Now the tree had suddenly burst forth near the Black Stone Mountains, as if the Evil God’s resurrection had caused it to reappear.

“Actually, five years ago the rebel army was connected to that Evil Tree,” Isabella said.

“The rebels?”

“The Evil Tree awakened once before, five years ago. A battle broke out within the demon race… so many died. It was utter chaos, all for the sake of seizing the power beneath that tree.”

“What kind of power could make them betray the Demon King?”

Isabella shook her head.

“Perhaps only she truly knows.”

“Who is ‘she’?”

Gabriella picked up the teapot from the side, refilled Isabella’s cup, and, without forgetting, dropped in two sugar cubes.

“The only human who ever reached the core of the Evil Tree was the current Holy Queen, Simona. But regrettably, even she failed to take that coveted power.”

At the mention of Simona, a flicker passed through Gabriella’s eyes.

Simona was now the Holy Queen.

It was a long story.

When she had first transmigrated into this game, aside from the knight protagonist the player controlled, there was another “heroine” meant for interaction: Simona.

She possessed exceptional talent and combat prowess second to none. 

In the game’s original “canonical” route, she was supposed to marry the protagonist after the Demon King was defeated and live happily ever after.

But well.

Gabriella had never once pursued Simona’s romance route. 

In fact, she had never intended to romance any character at all.

Wasn’t the whole point of playing the game to enjoy the fighting?

Yet,

She never imagined she would transmigrate into this world and actually fall in love with the Demon King.

She did… kind of like the Demon King a little.

Ever since the Evil God had infused her with shadow, Gabriella had decided to… just try loving the Demon King a tiny bit.

She didn’t want to date, but she was absolutely responsible when it came to feelings.

That was the pride of a powerhouse.

Gabriella believed nothing could truly sway her.

Not even the Evil God.

The Demon King needed love? Then she would provide a little~

“Lord Isabella, why bring up the Evil Tree all of a sudden?”

“Because it has awakened again. Word just arrived. It’s at the Black Stone Mountains.”

Saying this, Isabella stood and walked behind her, wrapping her arms around Gabriella’s waist from behind. 

Through the fabric of the maid dress, she caressed Gabriella’s body, now thoroughly demonified.

“Nn…”

“Don’t you want to know, Gabriella? About the past… about you and me?”

Isabella breathed gently into her ear.

It felt like a hint of something.

Gabriella answered seriously.

“Lord Demon King, our love isn’t built on the past. It’s built on the us who love each other right now.”

“But learning each other’s history… isn’t that a form of honesty too?”

“Mm…” 

Gabriella nodded.

Come to think of it,

Ever since the Evil God’s power and memories began to awaken, Isabella had changed. 

From the soft, easy-to-tease girl she used to be, she had turned a little forceful.

Instead of fearing the recovery of those memories, she now seemed calm, perhaps even… a tiny bit expectant?

Was it the influence of the Evil God’s memories?

Gabriella’s cheeks flushed faintly. 

Her waist had always been sensitive, and now it bore demonic black patterns.

They were beautiful… but being touched there by the Demon King right now was a little too stimulating.

After a while, Gabriella wanted to push the silly Demon King away, yet she also felt it would be wrong to refuse.

“Lord Isabella… I understand~”

Gabriella nodded obediently.

The reason she was being so compliant was because she now believed her previous way of stringing the Demon King along had been wrong!

She must not toy with the Demon King’s feelings.

Gabriella knew she wasn’t good at romance, and deliberately hiding things while keeping the Demon King on a leash the way she used to was terribly unfair! If the Demon King ever found out, forget punishment; she would definitely lose her trust, and the whole plan would collapse long before she seized real power.

So…

The current Gabriella could be said to have achieved complete enlightenment!

Making the Demon King obey her was actually very simple: just give her what she needed.

The Demon King hated war? 

Then end the war.

The Demon King needed power? 

Then help her reclaim it.

The Demon King wanted her…

She could… reluctantly indulge her a bit~

It was just a dating sim, after all~ As long as nothing went too far, Gabriella felt everything was acceptable.

“Nn~”

Her entire body was pressed against Isabella. 

Her hands were pulled behind her back, Isabella tugged gently, shifting her center of gravity. 

Her chest thrust forward… her waist arched into an elegant curve.

In the past, Gabriella would have resisted at least a little.

But the current Isabella needed this right now.

Because…

The Evil God still seemed to really dislike her; after all, she was apparently the reincarnation of some so-called Divine Maiden.

So if she could teach the gradually awakening Evil God how to love, that should be a good thing~

“Gu…”

“My wife tastes so good.”

“Lord Demon King… please show a little restraint. At this rate we won’t get any work done.”

Gabriella’s face was burning. 

Though it lasted quite a while, her waist and arms didn’t ache much. 

Rather than being treated like a toy, it felt more like being thoroughly pampered.

It was just…

She would definitely need to change her maid uniform now.

A few minutes later, Isabella finally released her, satisfied. 

By then Gabriella’s mouth was filled with nothing but the Demon King’s taste.

“Little glutton… Lord Demon King♡”

Gabriella stroked her neck and planted a kiss on her cheek. 

With that, the little interlude came to an end~

Unfortunately, the spare uniforms in the office were all used up!

Gabriella stared at the damp stains on her white stockings and fell into thought.

She could only pray no one on duty near the office today would see her in this embarrassing state.

That idiot Isabella~!

She was just about to sneak out, change clothes, and maybe bake some of the little cakes Isabella loved most.

But to her dismay, two adorable little maids—Elsa and Tina—were standing guard on either side of the door.

As soon as Gabriella stepped out, they bowed slightly and curtsied.

“Lady Gabriella.”

“Big sister~”

This is bad…