Atiste was overjoyed.
He rushed toward Lillian, spreading his arms wide, wanting to pull her into a hug.
But then he immediately remembered that art was fragile.
Especially such a successful piece of art!
“Hahaha! It worked! Lillian! You are now the most brilliant artwork in this world!”
“Master? Has your brain fried? She has simply turned into a Non-human thing. Where is the artistic value in that?”
Atiste immediately retorted,
“No, no, no. Art doesn’t need value; it needs Eternity! At this moment, Lillian represents ‘Eternity’!”
“Master, do I need to remind you that you already possess infinite life…”
“No, no, no, Eileen. If I am killed, then I will die.”
“?”
Eileen looked at her master as if he were a complete fool.
However, even if her master was a fool, she still loved him.
Seeing Eileen’s expression of incomprehension, Atiste explained further,
“What I mean is, if I accidentally trip one day, it really is possible for me to fall to my death. But Lillian won’t!”
“Master, what on earth are you talking about…”
Eileen was completely unable to keep up with her foolish master’s train of thought.
“Hey, I’ll demonstrate it for you.”
At this moment, Lillian had just woken up from her state as a Masterless Wandering Soul.
Having gained a new life, her five senses had been restored, and her vision had returned.
As soon as she woke up, she realized there was a strange wand in her hand, and then she saw Master Atiste walking toward her with an incredibly happy expression.
‘Why is Master Atiste so happy? Does he want to do something to me…’
Before she could speak, Atiste used the Magic Greatsword and decisively slashed her.
“Mas… ter… A… tis… te…?”
Lillian looked in terror at the blue magical light piercing her chest, her eyes filled with nothing but confusion.
Yes, it was merely confusion.
She didn’t know what Atiste was doing.
Atiste swung the Magic Greatsword with extreme speed, slicing Lillian into countless fragments in the blink of an eye.
Eileen had expected the scene to be bloody.
However, not only did the fragmented Lillian not shed a single drop of blood, she was even able to “speak.”
“Master Atiste? What did you do to me? Why did you use a sword to kill me?”
Atiste pointed at the fragments on the ground and said,
“There, you see? This is ‘Eternity’!”
Eileen was indeed surprised.
Could there really be something in this world that wouldn’t die?
One had to know that all things in the world followed an eternal law: they cycled, changed, died, and were born anew.
Even an invincible Villain like her master could “die” if he tripped and fell.
Yet this “object,” reborn after fusing with the Crystal of Myriad Splendor, seemed to possess the trait of “inability to die.”
Eileen was no longer silent.
She nodded in recognition and said,
“Master, perhaps you really have created a one-of-a-kind piece of art.”
Atiste was ecstatic.
He scooped up a fragment of Lillian from the ground and said,
“Hahaha! This is great! This is absolutely the best masterpiece I have ever created!”
Lillian felt a sensitive part of her body being touched.
“Mngh…”
she let out a bashful sound.
“Master Atiste… don’t touch such an embarrassing place… it makes me feel strange… Mngh… Ah~”
Lillian was both embarrassed and happy.
She was embarrassed because a secret part of her that she had never shown anyone was being touched by the person she admired most; she was happy because an “important part” of her body was now being held in the hands of the person she admired most.
She thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being “possessed” by Atiste.
When Lillian spoke up, Eileen hadn’t yet realized what “part” Atiste was touching.
Looking closely, she discovered that what Atiste held in his hands was a fragment of pure white panties.
Even though Lillian had been sliced into pieces, her body was still intact; it just hadn’t been “assembled” yet.
Therefore, Eileen immediately realized why Lillian was so bashful…
She jumped up and delivered a flying kick straight to Atiste’s face, screaming,
“Master! You total pervert!”
Eileen’s speed was incredibly fast.
Even Atiste couldn’t block her attack while completely off guard.
And currently, Atiste was entirely immersed in his “artwork.”
He had no mind for anything else, let alone noticing Eileen’s flying kick.
Consequently, he was sent flying and crashed to the side, face-planting into the ground.
His appearance couldn’t just be called pathetic; it was exceptionally pathetic.
The fragments of Lillian in his hands also scattered across the floor.
This made Lillian feel a bit disappointed.
‘I thought I could be held in Master Atiste’s hands forever…’
“Eileen… don’t launch a surprise attack like that next time, even though I know you won’t kill me…”
Atiste’s face hurt terribly because Eileen’s attack was simply too heavy.
He didn’t even bother to adjust his posture and just lay on the ground in pain, saying,
“You have to understand, you’re someone who can kick a boulder into pieces with a single foot… I really might have died on the spot from falling after that kick…”
“Rest assured, Master. I will correct all of your unreasonable behavior and mold a proper personality for you.”
“Hey? Are you even listening to me?”
“Please be at ease, Master. In the future, I will only allow Master to do perverted things to me.”
“Ah? What are you saying?”
Eileen seemed to realize what she had said.
Her face turned bright red as she quickly corrected herself,
“I mean… Master is not allowed to do perverted things to anyone but me!”
“Ah? Eileen? Is that you? Did I hear that wrong?”
Eileen became even more flustered.
How could she allow her beloved master to look at any woman other than her?
“Master, you pervert!”
“I’m a Villain! There’s nothing wrong with doing something perverted!”
“I hate you! I’m ignoring you! Stupid Master!”
“Eileen! Where are you going?”
“To the End of the World! You’re not allowed to come looking for me!”
“Ah? Does such a place really exist? Are you running away from home?”
“Master, you dummy, dummy, big dummy!”
Eileen fled in a panic.
Lillian, who had been sliced into fragments, watched this scene and couldn’t help but think that Master Atiste was truly amazing!
He could actually make that mean-looking woman act like that!
He truly deserved to be her idol!
Atiste didn’t understand what Eileen was thinking.
He only felt that in five hundred years, this was the first time he had seen Eileen show such a reaction.
‘Have I been paying too little attention to her lately?’
This question was a bit difficult for Atiste to solve.
He decided to focus back on the artwork.
He turned his gaze toward the fragments of Lillian.
After a moment of silence and thought, he said,
“You should be able to restore your original form using your own will. Give it a try.”
“Okay~ Master Atiste~”
“Why are you using such a happy tone? Be quiet. My masterpiece is not allowed to have emotions!”
Lillian immediately switched to an emotionless tone and said,
“Understood, Master Atiste.”
Lillian was best at performing.
She immediately displayed the appearance that Atiste desired.
“Now, reassemble yourself. You just need to visualize in your mind what you looked like before you were broken.”
Lillian did as she was told.
But for some reason, she couldn’t remember what she originally looked like…