Chapter 4: Baptism

“Not yet.”

Sislia immediately vetoed the idea.

Her magical power hadn’t recovered from depletion.

Even if she squeezed her entire body dry right now, she wouldn’t be able to use any forbidden spells.

If she acted now, wouldn’t that be like openly telling Liliviel she was an easy target?

“Demon King, with your strength, crushing those humans would be effortless. What are you worried about?”

Liliviel smiled and leaned closer to Sislia.

“Or is there a problem with your current condition?”

The distance between them was less than five centimeters.

They could already smell each other’s scent and feel each other’s body heat.

What a troublesome woman…

Sislia’s mouth twitched.

She had to admit, Liliviel was really adorable.

She carried a faint, alluring fragrance.

Sislia didn’t particularly mind being close to her—provided her tastes were a bit more normal, and she didn’t constantly think about taming others like pets to play with.

Seeing Liliviel like this now, if Sislia didn’t give her a little intimidation, she wouldn’t let it go easily.

Silently, Sislia mobilized the magical power she had just recovered.

She didn’t cast a spell but “accidentally” pressed her magical power onto Liliviel.

Her biggest flaw now was the lack of “quantity” of magic.

But in terms of “quality,” she was at a godlike level!

The moment her magic radiated, Liliviel immediately sensed danger approaching.

Before she could react, her body was suppressed by an invisible gravity.

Moving… impossible!

This was just magic unintentionally emitted?

Could the Demon King’s power be stronger than before awakening?!

“My control over magic hasn’t fully recovered yet.”

Sislia told half the truth, taking a deep breath to retract her magical power.

In reality, she was completely out of magic.

While Liliviel’s expression turned terrified, Sislia endured the exhaustion of running out of magic, “Seven days from now, a human Saint will lead an army to infiltrate the Magical Crystal Mine. That will be the best opportunity for me to make a comeback.”

“Seven days from now? How do you know what will happen in the future?”

“Future Sight.” Sislia revealed the name of the spell.

Liliviel was stunned.

Future Sight, involving time and causality, was a spell that existed only in theory.

As one of the top three forbidden spellcasters among demons, Liliviel had studied this magic out of boredom.

But even when she exerted all her magical power, she could only see uncontrollable, fleeting blurry images.

How could she possibly see such precise details?!

The Demon King just woke up and could already use this magic?

Could the sudden climate change outside the palace and the sunrise anomaly be caused by Future Sight?

It must be!

“Demon King, do you plan to appear then and wipe out those humans and the Saint all at once?” Liliviel’s expression grew serious.

Sislia nodded slightly.

“Demon King, may I handle the Saint?” Liliviel licked her lips.

A Saint was a human who had directly received the divine blessing.

Across the entire Engelia Empire, there were only ten Saints.

Each of them was powerful enough to sway a war single-handedly.

Liliviel had long wanted to confront those people.

If she couldn’t have fun with the Demon King, then she’d pass the time with a Saint.

“No problem.”

“The Magical Crystal Mine seven days from now, right?” Liliviel grinned, “I’ll fill that Saint with terror inside and out, so she’ll be kneeling at my feet!”

With that, she transformed into countless bats again and flew out through the window as she had come.

The vast palace was left with only Sislia.

“Ah… I’m exhausted.”

Sislia sighed deeply.

She had just accepted the role of Demon King, only to run into such a troublesome woman as Liliviel.

What bad luck.

Luckily, her magical deterrence was effective, and she was able to come up with an excuse to distract Liliviel’s attention.

See future magic?

Of course not~

That was just her recounting the game’s plot.

Fortunately, Liliviel wasn’t very clever, so this trick actually fooled her.

But thinking about the six other troublesome Demon Generals like Liliviel, Sislia almost felt a headache all over.

She really wanted to close her eyes and pretend to be asleep.

The simplest solution was to quickly restore her magic capacity.

Once she had the strength to crush seven Demon Generals, what did it matter if her impostor identity was exposed?

If her fist was big enough, she was the true Demon King!

“…”

Sislia felt like she’d forgotten something.

The Hero!

As the Hero, she was still undergoing baptism!

It had already been more than ten minutes.

Had the other her drowned in the Holy Water already…?

She needed to hurry back and check!

Sislia closed her eyes.

She immersed herself in darkness just like during the baptism.

Another round of blood-red crescent moon appeared.

At the moment of contact, her consciousness was drawn in.

“Ugh…”

Shalia opened her eyes, her head still throbbing.

She seemed to be lying on something soft?

Her vision was blocked by something dark…

“You’re finally awake.”

The Nun’s voice came.

Shalia realized she was lying on the Nun’s lap.

Looking upward from this angle, the Nun’s face was completely obscured by her ample chest!

In contrast, her Demon King self…

Ah, that was a story best left untold.

“Where am I… cough! cough cough!”

Shalia sat up and was about to speak but couldn’t stop coughing.

Her chest felt tight, and her nose and throat still stung from the choking.

She really had drowned in the Holy Water!

After coughing for a while, she finally recovered, “Sorry, I lost control… How did the baptism go?”

“A miraculous blessing. The merciful and great goddess cast her gaze upon you briefly.” The Nun lowered her eyes, fingertips lightly folded over her chest.

“Really!” Shalia feigned surprise and joy, secretly relieved.

Even with the Demon King’s unexpected appearance, the plot still followed the game.

She was still the phoenix protagonist blessed by the goddess!

“Perhaps your fragile body couldn’t fully bear the goddess’s blessing, which caused the brief unconsciousness.” The Nun’s gentle voice carried subtle hope, “May this blessing become an important support for you.”

Receiving the Black Night Goddess’s blessing didn’t mean a smooth road ahead.

Looking back at the Engelia Empire’s long history, many blessed and fortunate individuals eventually became historical figures of great renown.

At the pinnacle today were the empire’s ten Saints.

But many others, despite exceptional talent, died young due to accidents.

This girl in front of her was born in a rural area, with no family or connections, always hungry and cold, yet managed to rise above her poverty and attract the gaze of the great goddess.

She truly looked forward to seeing what heights Shalia could reach in the future.