Seeing Natalie suddenly appear outside the cell, Emily began to worry that she had come to personally oversee her torture.
However, Emily couldn’t understand why Natalie had come to find her so quickly.
She had only just been escorted to this cell a short while ago.
Emily had assumed that any interrogation would at least wait for some time.
Of course, considering that she would face divine punishment if she revealed any information regarding God, Emily could only pray that she could withstand Natalie’s torture until the Hero arrived to rescue her.
If she failed to hold out and the Demon King learned something, Emily would truly be doomed.
Even if the Hero successfully rescued her from the Demon King’s castle later, the future awaiting Emily would be one of absolute despair.
Under Emily’s nervous gaze, Natalie silently opened the cell door with magic and stepped inside.
As Natalie entered, Emily’s heart beat even faster.
What Emily didn’t know was that Natalie had no ulterior motives for coming to the cell; she simply wanted to see Emily.
Natalie had truly fallen in love with her at first sight.
When you fall for someone, you naturally want to stay by their side.
That was why Natalie had hurried to the cell as soon as she had calmed down a bit.
Of course, Natalie couldn’t tell Emily the truth.
Seeing Emily’s pitiful appearance, Natalie felt a sudden impulse to tease her.
With that thought in mind, Natalie spoke mockingly, “What’s the matter, Saintess? Are you that afraid of me?”
“…What are you doing here, Demon King!”
“What do you think?”
“…Don’t think you can get anything out of me through torture! Forget it—no matter what you do to me, I won’t reveal a single piece of information to you!”
Before Natalie could even say anything, Emily had already blurted out her own assumptions.
Emily hoped to project an image of defiance, showing that no matter how the Demon King tortured her, she would never speak.
If she could make Natalie believe that torturing her was a waste of time, she might be spared the ordeal.
Although Emily didn’t hold much hope for this plan, she had to try even if there was only a 1% possibility of avoiding it.
“Torture? That doesn’t sound too bad.”
Those words made Emily’s heart tighten, and she immediately regretted being the one to bring up the word “torture.”
“However, torture is quite useless against people with strong convictions like you. In the past, I’ve tortured many of God’s dogs, and they didn’t say a single word. In the end, I had to rely on my own magic to extract information. So, Saintess, you can rest easy; I won’t waste my energy doing something so pointless to you!”
‘Really? She’s not going to torture me?!’
Hearing Natalie’s words, Emily felt a surge of excitement.
As long as she wasn’t being tortured, she had nothing to fear.
Of course, the reason Natalie didn’t plan to torture Emily was simply because she never intended to in the first place.
If something went wrong and Emily was harmed—especially if a scar was left on her body or face—it would be a terrible waste!
If she accidentally broke Emily, how could Natalie ever make her one of her own people to serve her for a lifetime?
Under normal circumstances, even if torture was ineffective, Natalie would still order it.
Whether she got information or not didn’t matter; it was mainly a way to vent her frustration toward God and the Church.
“But… torture is useless against you, and magic is useless against you as well. Saintess, you really are a headache. How exactly am I supposed to get information out of you?”
Originally, Natalie hadn’t thought of a good excuse for her sudden visit.
She couldn’t tell Emily the truth—that she had fallen in love at first sight and just wanted to look at her.
If she said that, Natalie’s dignity as the Demon King would vanish instantly!
Even in front of the person she liked, Natalie felt she had to maintain an air of majesty.
After all, Natalie’s physical stature and appearance didn’t match the word “majestic” at all.
A Demon King without majesty could not rule the Demon Race.
Therefore, Natalie’s solution was that if her “hardware” was lacking, she had to rely on her “software”—which meant using her aura and expressions to increase her sense of authority.
This way, her subordinates and enemies wouldn’t underestimate her because of her cute appearance.
After Natalie finished speaking, she began to approach Emily step by step.
The powerful aura Natalie released made the frightened Emily instinctively retreat.
Facing the retreating Saintess, Natalie pressed forward relentlessly.
By the time Emily realized it, she had been backed against the cell wall with nowhere left to run.
At that moment, Natalie suddenly raised her hand.
Thinking Natalie was going to strike her, Emily instinctively closed her eyes in a panic.
But a moment later, Natalie’s hand slapped against the wall, pinning Emily there.
“…”
Emily looked at Natalie’s arm, her brain momentarily stalling.
Emily never thought that as a “man,” she would one day be pinned against a wall by a girl—under normal circumstances, it should have been the other way around.
Of course, due to the height difference, Natalie had to look up to meet Emily’s gaze, which slightly lessened the pressure of the move.
However, even if Natalie lacked height, the aura she released still made Emily afraid to even breathe.
“So? How can I get you to tell me what I want to know?”
Under Emily’s nervous gaze, Natalie continued her questioning.
At the same time, she reached out with her other hand and began to stroke Emily’s thigh.
The moment she was touched, Emily’s entire body trembled.
Emily couldn’t understand why Natalie was suddenly touching her leg.
This clearly had nothing to do with interrogation!
‘Could it be… is it normal for girls to do this to each other?!’
Despite having been a Saintess for a considerable amount of time, Emily didn’t really have any friends in the Church.
All the nuns treated Emily with absolute reverence, viewing her entirely as a superior.
Even after joining the Hero’s party, the other members treated her with the same level of respect.
Only the Hero was considered Emily’s friend, but the righteous Hero would never do something like this.
This was truly the first time in Emily’s life that she had been so close to a girl.