“Victory Anniversary”—in the game’s Anqi route, this special holiday marks the protagonist’s formal transition into a Saintess Candidate and the beginning of the Virtuous Corruption Ending.
In the game, as long as Anqi mentions this day, it means the girl believes she has thoroughly “virtuously corrupted” the protagonist and will no longer harbor any suspicions.
Sure enough, over the following days, Valo no longer encountered the Sister Superior’s constant surveillance.
During her free time, Anqi assisted her on “how to be a qualified Saintess Candidate.”
She helped her put on a Saintess uniform of the same style, though tailored to be a bit more “loli.”
She checked the phrasing and etiquette Valo needed to be mindful of while in Saintess Mode.
Finally, they did a simple rehearsal to warm up for the birth of the Saintess Candidate and the demise of the Demon King, Valo Rante II.
It was a weekend morning.
Inside the bedchamber, Valo looked at her neatly dressed self in the full-length mirror.
Her long, silver-white hair had been meticulously trimmed and groomed by the young sisters.
Once she donned the wing-shaped Holy Relic as a hair accessory, she appeared incredibly radiant, hardly losing out to Anqi’s own brilliance.
The white-gold Saintess uniform, custom-made by tailors, was paired with pure white garter stockings and high heels.
Combined with the Saintess Smile—the result of her special training…
All of this made Valo look so holy she was essentially a miniature version of the Saintess.
After all, her face was quite beautiful to begin with.
The only thing that felt slightly out of place was perhaps the pair of Demon Clan horns on her head.
However… those were proof of her identity as the Hero’s mother.
With the Saintess’s strong recommendation and the recognition of the Holy Relics, who would dare to question her legitimacy?
The moment Anqi’s hands were gently placed on Valo’s shoulders and their gazes met in the mirror, a classic CG from the Anqi Route manifested.
“Mother… you are simply perfect right now, so dazzling. Turning you into a Saintess Candidate was truly a decision I am incredibly glad and right to have made.”
Valo responded seriously, “I… I will work hard not to embarrass you.”
From resistance to struggle, and from being forced to submission.
Cooperating with Anqi’s “tuning,” Valo had performed the final step—falling into Anqi’s gentle control, casting aside her identity as the Demon King, and peacefully enjoying a new life as a Saintess Candidate.
Everything was going according to plan.
“Then your look for the Victory Anniversary is decided!”
After admiring her for a moment up close, Anqi nodded with satisfaction and let go of her shoulders.
In the girl’s eyes, Valo was already the good mother who had “proactively become a Saintess Candidate,” so she wasn’t worried about her mother having any ulterior motives.
“The Sister Superior and I are going to prepare a few more spare uniforms for you. Mother, feel free to wander around the Church; it won’t be a problem. Everyone already knows this morning that you are the Saintess Candidate.”
Before leaving, Anqi added one more thing. “Also, please communicate with your Holy Relic, Ascara. On the day you become a Saintess Candidate, show off a little—maybe manifest a pair of wings or something.”
“That way, your identity as Mother will be even more convincing.”
With that, Anqi walked away happily.
Valo smiled and waved goodbye to her Saintess daughter for the time being. Then, after the Sister Superior closed the door to the bedchamber…
In a single thought, the “Saint” became a “Demon,” and her expression suddenly shifted.
Wryyy…
Anqi wanted her to “show off” using the Holy Relic?
That reminded her.
To ensure a hundred percent success in entering the Virtuous Corruption Ending, the part where she officially becomes a Saintess Candidate and cuts ties with her role as the mother of Kaika and Finney was particularly important.
As such, to prevent her two Demon Seed and Spirit Pearl daughters from being unable to accept the situation—which could lead to their Blackening Value and Justice Value hitting the cap and triggering some messy Matricide Plot—she really did need to hurry up and conquer the defensive Holy Relic on her body, Ascara, just in case.
In this moment, Valo felt like a master strategist who had calculated everything.
She took off the hair accessory and turned her gaze toward the Conquest Panel for the Holy Relic, [Purity Protection of Askara].
Currently, her Favorability with Ascara had reached 25%. After all, this sentimental item lived for the “kind mother and filial daughter” drama.
Valo had originally thought her “warm interactions” with Anqi over the past few days would have moved Ascara to tears.
Shouldn’t that have sent the Favorability soaring?
However, the chat content that appeared next surprised Valo.
[Ascara urges you to stay calm: Don’t let your overflowing maternal love cloud your judgment. Can the relationship between you and the Saintess right now… truly be considered a normal mother-daughter relationship?]
It was hard to imagine such a statement coming from Ascara—especially since this thing had been excitedly shouting things like [Finally seeing a normal mother-daughter relationship!] when she was being pinned down by her daughter before.
Why was it pretending to have normal tastes now?
Valo couldn’t explain the truth either.
She could only express to Ascara that she didn’t just believe in Anqi, but was also doing this for the sake of Kaika and Finney.
[Ascara understands: You have made a sacrifice for your daughters. Even though you know becoming a Saintess Candidate is an abyss of no return, you still choose to endure it without hesitation!]
[Ascara is moved: There is nothing more to say; it understands you!]
Valo forcibly suppressed the thought of ‘You don’t understand a thing, I just want to enter the Virtuous Corruption Ending and live a quiet life’ in her mind.
[Because of this, Ascara is willing to grant you more assistance.]
[Favorability: 30%]
Along with the increase in Ascara’s Favorability, the Holy Relic’s second skill was unlocked.
[Level 2: Grants the target a Status Constant; for a period of time, the target’s status will never fall below that fixed level.]
Bingo. It was a death-denial skill, a health-locking mechanic.
[Ascara was once deeply in pain because of a distorted mother-daughter relationship; the person it wanted to protect is no longer there.]
Oh, boy. Here comes the tragic backstory drama again.
She had sampled enough of that. Fast forward, fast forward!
[Therefore, Ascara hopes you will think seriously: Is this outcome really what you want, Demon King Valo Rante?]
Yes, it is!
I’m saving the world!
Valo was thinking about skipping this topic to continue conquering Ascara, but when her gaze accidentally brushed past the collar around her neck—the [Eye of the Goddess]—she unexpectedly discovered…
The Eye of the Goddess had actually appeared in her [Conquest Panel] as well!?
[Holy Relic—Eye of the Goddess]
[Favorability: 0]
Meow, meow, meow?
The Eye of the Goddess was the direct reason her Demon King identity had been exposed to Anqi.
This Holy Relic itself hated her to the bone; it had even lowered its standards to accept Anqi as its master just to judge her!
Now it was actually willing to communicate with her? What was going on?
Valo pondered. During the “virtuous corruption” process of the past few days, she had constantly remembered she was being watched by the Eye of the Goddess. She shouldn’t have shown any flaws.
The next moment, the content in the conquest panel confused Valo even more.
[The Eye of the Goddess despises your stupidity: Demon King, is there a possibility… that you have been tricked by the Saintess?]
What kind of tactic was this?
Sowing discord? A test? Sincerity for sincerity?
Had Anqi kept another trick up her sleeve, arranging for the Eye of the Goddess to play “good cop, bad cop”?
Hmph. Don’t make me laugh. Do you think I’m not a pro?
Even if these small tricks were played in a thousand different ways, there was no way she would take the bait now that she was fully disciplined.
Valo smiled and shook her head, proactively transmitting her thoughts to the Eye of the Goddess: No, I believe Anqi would not harm me.
[The Eye of the Goddess is disappointed in you: You are the most incompetent Demon King it has ever seen! Can you not even write the word “struggle”!?]
Valo didn’t fall for the provocation.
I’m not listening, I’m not listening.
To put it bluntly, this broken Holy Relic had almost killed her before. Now it wanted to come back and stir the pot?
Ha! she didn’t even have the interest to conquer it. Go eat some sunflower seeds on the sidelines and don’t ruin her grand plan to reach the Virtuous Corruption Ending.
The thought Valo sent to the Eye of the Goddess remained unchanged: She believed in Anqi.
[The Eye of the Goddess does not want to waste any more words on you and has instead turned its attention to Ascara.]
[The Eye of the Goddess and Ascara have begun a secret communication.]
The conquest panel then disappeared. Although it was annoying that the Eye of the Goddess was dragging Ascara into a private conversation and preventing her from continuing the conquest, Valo wasn’t in a hurry.
The situation was excellent, and Ascara had gained a new life-saving skill.
Valo stretched her limbs and decided to take a stroll around the Church headquarters. She was a Saintess Candidate now; wasn’t she allowed a little indulgence in her power?
Let the music play, let the dance continue!
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