Chapter 318

EP.318 The Rebellious Aiter

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She’s angry. I don’t know why, but she’s really mad.

After seeing Adeline’s emoticon on my mobile phone, I sent Marcella and Hyeyun away.

Then, I started cleaning the room by waving my hand.

With one hand, I didn’t forget to reply to Adeline.

[What’s wrong?]

[Where are you now?]

[In the temporary temple’s bedroom.]

[Don’t you have something to say to me?]

A terrifying question.

Did something go wrong?

[Not really.]

Whoosh-!

As soon as I finished replying, a portal opened energetically beside me, and Adeline burst out of it, fuming.

She’s incredibly skilled at handling magic. I’m proud.

“You didn’t want to use the portal, but…?”

“Quiet! Shut your mouth and only answer my questions!”

“If I shut my mouth, how can I answer?”

“You… sly fox…! Don’t tease me!”

I want to tease her, what should I do?

You’re the first to retain your original personality even after falling.

Your reactions are so good, I love it…

“Alright, I love you.”

“Ugh…!”

For a moment, Adeline’s face softened.

But soon, she returned to her angry expression and glared at me.

“Jihyuk…! You can’t just smooth things over with sweet talk!”

“Smooth things over? What did I do wrong? Let’s calm down first. Here…”

I took out a strawberry milk from the mini-fridge, inserted a straw, and handed it to Adeline.

Adeline snatched the milk from my hand and started sipping through the straw.

Even though you’re angry, you can’t resist temptation. It’s so fun.

That’s why I want to keep teasing you.

“Phew…! It’s delicious… Come, sit here!”

Adeline sat on the bed, patting the spot beside her.

I sat down right next to her, smiling slyly.

“I’m sitting.”

“Hmm… Hmph! Can you move a bit?”

“Why?”

“… Never mind. Let’s get to the point. You clearly said it, right? That you wouldn’t get intimate with another woman without my permission.”

“No. I said I wouldn’t get intimate with Silvia without your permission.”

“Wordplay…! Wordplay! You bad…!”

Adeline hit my arm and chest with her tiny fists.

It doesn’t hurt, but her strength is increasing.

It means her emotions are running high.

I grabbed her arms and said.

“Calm down. What’s going on?”

“I’m going to cut off Jihyuk’s…! Lie down right now!”

A spine-chilling statement.

Enough to make me swallow my saliva.

“W-what are you going to cut off…?”

“Give it to me… Jihyuk’s filthy thing…!”

From the earlier conversation with Adeline, I roughly guessed the size.

Today, the doctor went to see Adeline… She probably released a bit of magic to help Adeline adjust.

And Adeline, sensing that magic, must have thought the doctor and I did something inappropriate.

That’s why her jealousy exploded, leading to this.

She’s trying to push me over, so she must be really angry.

‘I expected this…’

From now on, I’ll have to live with Sehwa, Yuria, Silvia, and Stella…

With this much jealousy, it’s worrying.

But she still has some rationality left, as she hasn’t transformed.

I hugged Adeline, gently rubbing the back of her neck as she struggled.

Maybe she liked my touch?

Her body, which was throwing a tantrum, gradually calmed down.

“Phew…! This won’t work…”

Adeline yawned and said that.

Just a moment ago, she was throwing a fit as if she wanted to kill me, but now she’s calm…

Her emotional state, which has been fluctuating since her fall, feels even more intense.

Let’s change the subject first.

“You look tired, so I’m just trying to help you relax. Did you get to know Silvia well?”

“Not yet…”

It’s highly likely she was more interested in the amusement rides than gathering information.

Adeline, who came back exhausted after having fun, is clearly visible.

“Don’t you want to become family with Silvia soon?”

“We’re already living like family…”

“I mean real family. Like me and…”

“Jihyuk’s lewd thoughts are showing…! I’m sleepy now, so be quiet.”

Adeline, cutting me off, soon fell asleep with regular breathing.

No, seeing her eyebrows twitch, she’s pretending to sleep.

She’s avoiding the conversation about Silvia.

I let out a weak smile and gently stroked Adeline’s back.

This possessiveness… Tsk tsk… What to do.

If she finds out Sehwa and Yuria have also become retainers, she’ll go completely crazy.

Adeline soon fell asleep for real.

I carefully laid her down and called Marcella.

Our Adeline has a lot to do, right? We need to increase the number of believers.

So, she’s judging with Priestess Kim Minji.

I’ll handle Silvia myself.

**

The clicking of high heels stimulates a strange fantasy.

Especially in a quiet space, it feels somewhat erotic.

That’s how it was now. In the quiet café, the sophisticated sound of Silvia’s high heels…

She sits… sits…

“Why are you staring like that?”

Receiving Silvia’s scolding as she brought coffee, I snorted.

She’s been staring at me since she came up from the counter… It’s absurd.

“Which one has the extra shot?”

“This one. Ah, no… Is it this one? What was it?”

Silvia, raising her hands like flags, confused.

I chuckled and said.

“Try it.”

“Okay.”

After comparing the taste of the two Americanos, she finally found mine.

“What were you thinking that made you confuse them?”

Silvia, scratching her head awkwardly, replied.

“Just… this and that…”

She won’t admit she was distracted while looking at me.

That pride of hers…

I shrugged and sipped my coffee.

Then Silvia, glancing at me, asked.

“Where’s Adeline…?”

“She went to church. She seems busy lately, making new friends at church.”

“She didn’t tell me that… I’m a bit hurt.”

Silvia said sincerely and drank her coffee.

Today, she’s very girly.

Her outfit is elegant… This isn’t bad either.

Especially the red bangs covering her temples, I like it.

“She didn’t tell me either. I just guessed since she was texting someone excitedly.”

“Really…? Okay.”

“Can you tell me if Adeline has become a bit more aggressive? Did she cause any trouble at the amusement park?”

“Not that… but she seems a bit more arrogant.”

“Looking down on others too?”

“Yeah. Did she do that when she was with you?”

Arrogance is a basic option for the fallen Adeline.

She even talks back to me… She must have been worse towards humans.

She probably restrained herself because Silvia was there.

“I get that feeling.”

“Adeline used to be very kind… She was so innocent… You know that too.”

“I know.”

“If she’s changed this much, it’s clear. Adeline has fallen to Tairat’s influence. We need to find a way. Let’s do as I say once… okay?”

She meant using Device energy.

She won’t listen again. Should I punish her from the waist down?

“I said not now.”

“You said you’d think about it… We don’t have time to waste.”

“I said ‘not now’… Give me the Device first.”

“Why the Device?”

Silvia, puzzled, took the Device off her wrist and handed it to me.

It’s so good that she listens like this.

Keep it up in the future.

“Today, I’ll examine everything about Aiter. With our technology, we can’t fully understand this mysterious energy, but we’ll still try.”

Silvia’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.

She realized what I was about to say.

“Then…”

“Then we need to approach very carefully. I plan to slowly deplete the energy while observing the progress.”

“Really…?”

No. Today, I’ll inject my malice into your Device.

That way, the malice in your body will react.

What I’m saying now is just a lie to avoid suspicion.

Please don’t be disappointed. I love you very much.

Forget about Rosario and Earth’s peace, let’s live happily with me and Adeline.

“Yes.”

“Can I watch?”

“Today, only the doctor and I are allowed in.”

“Okay… Take care. Are you going now?”

“After finishing the coffee.”

“Ah, okay…”

Seeing Silvia’s delighted expression, I couldn’t help but laugh inside.

When she says there’s no time to spare… It seems she doesn’t include the time spent with me.

You’re adorable… Please fall quickly.

I’m looking forward to the day when Adeline and I spend a wild time together.

**

Whirr-!

With the sound of tiny mechanical parts meshing, a screen appeared in the air.

Inside, a wretched rainbow-colored Aiter floated peacefully.

I raised one corner of my mouth and began the work in earnest.

I pricked my finger to create blood mixed with malice and transferred it to a dropper.

Then, I took out the tube from the pre-made Device and prepared to insert it.

The malice of the evil demon king.

Did it sense the energy?

Squeak-! Squeak!

The Aiter’s movements became violent.

It seemed to be resisting.

It always did this when my malice entered the Aiter.

‘How disappointing.’

My malice is so warm.

Moreover, I even upgraded it to allow transformation with just willpower, shouldn’t you be grateful?

Looking at the trembling Aiter, I pressed the manual sealing device button hidden in the farthest corner of the Device.

Click-!

Squeak! Squeak!

Immediately bound, the Aiter stopped moving.

A squeaking sound came from what seemed to be its head.

Poor thing… I’ll dye you in my colors soon.

Since I don’t need to worry about Adeline’s reaction now, I can erode quite a lot.

I licked my lips at the appetizing Aiter and began pouring malice in earnest.

Sizzle-!

Then, the Aiter touched by malice made a sound of burning flesh, and black flames rose.

A different reaction from when I eroded the previous three Aiters.

Thud!

And the workbench holding the Device shook once.

As if the Aiter’s power was being expressed outside the Device.

“Hmm…!”

For a moment, I felt uneasy, but the Aiter, partially dyed with malice, soon merged with the malice and calmed down.

Even though it’s normalized, this is an unexpected situation.

I didn’t expect this reaction… My brow furrowed involuntarily.

Just in case, I infused a bit of magic, and it responded.

Proof that it’s properly merged.

Then, what was that reaction earlier?

Aiters are sensitive enough to resonate with other Aiters and have emotions… Maybe it sensed its companions being eroded and made a last-ditch effort.

Whatever it is, the clock is ticking.

It means there’s no turning back.

But to reduce the margin of error, I need to check, so I’ll have to tell Marcella and the doctor.

After watching the Aiter quietly for hours, I opened a portal when it seemed there were no issues.

Then, I took the Device and threw myself into the portal.

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