Fortunately, when Alice was performing the Exorcism on Liyakade, they had already walked a long distance and were quite far from the Church.
Otherwise, the aura Liyakade inadvertently released at that moment might have been noticed by the people there.
Furthermore, the servants in the courtyard were mostly slaves who possessed no Magic Power and had signed Slave Contracts.
Even if they felt that something had happened to the three of them, seeing Field present meant they would not dare say a word or look too closely.
If they saw something they shouldn’t, their lives would be in grave danger.
Under the protection and support of Alice and Field, Liyakade temporarily returned to the Palace and entered her assigned room.
“Phew—”
Liyakade slumped onto the sofa.
The throbbing in her heart finally subsided, the crimson in her eyes gradually faded, and her vision became clear once more.
“Liyakade, what… what happened to you?”
Seeing that Liyakade’s complexion had improved slightly, Field tried to ask her what was wrong.
In truth, Alice wanted to ask Liyakade what had happened even more than Field did, but remembering Liyakade’s reaction from earlier, Alice could not bring herself to take the initiative.
“I’m… not quite sure.”
Liyakade shook her head.
She was also very confused about what was currently happening to her body.
She raised her slender arms and turned them over, repeatedly examining the slightly charred marks on her skin.
She tried to trigger her Bloodline, concentrating her mental strength to heal the carbonized parts of her arm.
However, the speed of Regeneration was exceptionally slow, more than one-fifth slower than her usual healing rate.
Moreover, in previous battles, she would feel a slight itch at the wound during Regeneration, accompanied by a mysterious sense of heat and pleasure.
This was why Liyakade, as a Transmigrator, could endure the pain of a severed limb.
Before the intense pain could truly set in, the pleasure of Regeneration would already suppress it.
But now, trying to heal these injuries actually caused Liyakade to feel a stinging pain.
This was a phenomenon she had never encountered before, and the sudden pain even caused her to unconsciously bite her lower lip.
Hiss…
Watching the subtle expression on Liyakade’s face, Alice and Field both grew worried.
Alice was especially concerned, as Liyakade had been injured precisely after being bathed in Alice’s Holy Light.
“It has never been like this before…”
Liyakade murmured to herself.
She did not understand where the problem lay.
She looked at Alice again, wanting her to help with the treatment.
“The healing speed of these wounds is so slow. Alice, can you try to help me with your Healing?”
“Okay! But… is it really all right if I do it?”
Hearing that Liyakade wanted her help, Alice agreed without hesitation.
However, after agreeing, she began to doubt herself.
She had already caused Liyakade to be injured; could she really provide Healing to Liyakade now?
“I don’t know… if it can’t be treated, at least we might find out what exactly the problem is.”
As Liyakade spoke, she extended her arm.
Alice nodded and began to slowly gather the Light Element in her hands.
But as soon as the Light Element began to fluctuate, that sensation returned to Liyakade.
That sense of presence, which was impossible to ignore, made Liyakade instantly alert.
Her brain and her blood were both warning her of approaching danger.
“Wait, never mind!”
Liyakade hurriedly pulled her hand back, her tone slightly difficult to control.
At that moment, she finally understood that the feeling in the courtyard had not been an illusion.
She was afraid of this dense Light Element, and this element absolutely could not be used to treat her.
It was simply not allowed!
“I… I understand.”
Alice paused, her voice sounding somewhat dejected.
Liyakade’s inadvertent actions, her tone, and the way she pulled away all told Alice that Liyakade was afraid of her.
That fearful gaze was real, and the hand that pushed her away was real as well.
Liyakade did not notice Alice’s dejection because the fear brought by the Light Element had affected her emotions.
However, Field saw the changes in both of them.
‘Is there something wrong with my body?’
The first thing Liyakade thought of was the changes in her own body.
When she first met Alice, she could fully accept her Healing.
Even after her Bloodline Awakening, Alice’s treatment still worked on her while she was in her human form.
So why… why was it that even in her human form, it didn’t work anymore?
‘Could this be what Darkness felt when facing Alice?
No wonder even something like Shadow Burial, which seemed to lack consciousness, sensed danger before Alice attacked.
The moment the Light Element fluctuates, her presence becomes impossible to ignore.’
“So, the Demon Race aura the Church sensed earlier wasn’t a lingering trace from Darkness, but actually from… Liyakade, yourself?”
This series of events led Field to propose a dangerous possibility.
At the same time, Field felt a secret sense of relief.
Luckily, she hadn’t agreed to let the Sister perform an Exorcism on Liyakade at the Church earlier.
Otherwise, Liyakade might have transformed into her Demon Race form right there at the Church, and it would have been impossible to hide.
“It seems… that’s the case.”
Liyakade had previously thought that her Demon Bloodline hadn’t been discovered because of the perfect integration of the bloodline.
But now it seemed that it wasn’t a matter of integration.
Even a perfect integration would be detected by the Church.
It was just that previously, the Bloodline Awakening had not been complete enough.
So, how exactly was her bloodline continuing to awaken?
Would using Blood Magic cause it to awaken further?
Had her Awakening reached its limit?
If her bloodline could continue to awaken, would she still be able to hide it then?
“It’s a good thing we discovered this early. I’ll see if I can contact the Ancestor in the next two days and ask her what is going on.”
“Mhm, we will also help you check the Palace library to see if we can find any useful information.”
“Right.”
After a brief discussion, Liyakade put the matter out of her mind for the time being.
After all, it was already the holidays, and Darkness had been defeated.
It was better to enjoy the vacation first.
“Alice, didn’t you say you were going to take us back to your hometown? When do you plan to go?”
“Eh? Uh… well, I haven’t decided yet. Let me think about it some more.”