Malevolent – Chapter 24 – You Can Go Home~, But Take Me With You~

Honestly, Ailiya was extremely confused by everything that had happened these past two days.

Malevolent Gods, the source of calamity, mobile catastrophes that devoured all life. For thousands of years, countless people had perished due to the disasters brought by these Malevolent Gods. Human civilization had nearly been driven to extinction by them.

Yet such a monster had inexplicably taken on her mother’s appearance, constantly clung to her and her sisters, and acted as if it desperately wanted to be close to her.

Now it even volunteered to breastfeed her?! Although in her current state, she did feel a bit hungry…

Hmm?

No!!

Pah!

What nonsense!

Ailiya bit her lip hard, intense feelings of resistance and disgust continuously welling up from the depths of her heart.

“Stop toying with me, what exactly do you want?!” Ailiya jumped up and down, angrily questioning once more.

Perhaps because the Terran Malevolence usually appeared to have no intimidating presence whatsoever, Ailiya’s courage had grown considerably.

And this stern interrogation,

Caused Bai Lianyue, who was cupping her chest, to be momentarily stunned. Her brain, which had temporarily disconnected, seemed to reconnect with her body in that instant.

Realizing what she had just said, Bai Lianyue immediately showed an embarrassed expression, hurriedly using the blanket to cover the exposed areas of her chest, a flush of red spreading across the girl’s face.

Wuwuwu… I… heavens, what stupid things am I saying again? ε(┬┬﹏┬┬)3

Although her mind felt much clearer now, she apparently still occasionally did things that made no sense.

Volunteering to breastfeed the little one?

How did I…

Could it be because I devoured Lianna’s body? Am I influenced by… some of that body’s instincts?

Strange…

Covering her face, Bai Lianyue shook her head in considerable distress.

But the Terran Malevolence didn’t dwell on it for long. To ease the somewhat awkward atmosphere, Bai Lianyue spoke up, trying to change the subject.

“Um, that… I was actually just joking with you just now… don’t mind it, okay~… heh, heheh, heheheh… But seriously, would you like something to eat? Since entering the Veiled Domain, you haven’t eaten for a long time, right?”

“I’m not hungry at all! I’m asking you something, don’t suddenly change the subject!” Ailiya frowned, hurriedly shaking her head.

After such a serious interrogation, she was being dismissed with a joke, and even teased with this kind of topic…

For a moment, the little one felt quite displeased.

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However,

Though her mouth said ‘not hungry,’ little Ailiya’s body was evidently more honest. The moment her denial left her lips, a series of ‘gurgle gurgle’ strange sounds quietly emanated from Ailiya’s stomach.

Since the surroundings were particularly quiet, the sound of Ailiya’s stomach growling seemed especially clear.

In an instant, the atmosphere became even more awkward.

Ailiya’s imposing manner completely collapsed, her little face flushing as she lowered her head and covered her small stomach.

Wuwuwu…

What, what the heck, ugh,

Why at this exact moment, so, so embarrassing…

The thin-skinned little one instantly blushed red, like a deflated balloon, immediately losing her momentum and freezing in place, not knowing what to do.

Seeing this,

Bai Lianyue didn’t show any sign of mockery, but instead raised her hand to scratch her face, tentatively suggesting:

“Well… why don’t we eat something first? I actually have some things I’d like to talk to you about too. Let’s eat and chat?”

…

A moment later,

In the clearing outside the cave,

Looking at the various opened cans arranged on the stone table, Ailiya was momentarily stunned. Though she wasn’t sure where the Terran Malevolence had gotten these canned foods from, the heated cans clearly emitted enticing aromas.

As Lianna’s daughter, Ailiya had always eaten well since childhood. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn’t even consider this kind of food.

However, having gone a full two days without eating anything,

The little one’s stomach was growling, and having gone a long time without the supplement of pure Augury Force, Ailiya was almost at her limit.

Now facing this food,

Ailiya no longer cared about its source.

Although logic told her that anything prepared by a Malevolent God absolutely shouldn’t be eaten casually, Ailiya, with her stomach growling terribly, couldn’t be bothered with such rationality. She quickly instinctively reached out and grabbed a cookie from one of the cans.

“De, delicious…”

This one cookie seemed to open Pandora’s box.

The next moment,

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After confirming there didn’t seem to be any problems with the food, little Ailiya began wolfing down the food, stuffing it into her mouth and eating ravenously. In a sense, being unable to control herself when hungry was one of Ailiya’s bad habits.

Therefore,

Ailiya, who was busy devouring the food, didn’t notice that Bai Lianyue had slowly sat down across from her.

Silently watching Ailiya eat, Bai Lianyue couldn’t help but curl up the corners of her mouth.

This girl,

Earlier she was pretending to be an elegant young lady, but once she started eating?

She just wolfed everything down?

Heheh,

Quite cute actually… the way she eats is quite similar to Xing Wu when she was little…

As memories of a certain black-haired little girl who often ate until her cheeks puffed like a hamster’s flashed through her mind, Bai Lianyue’s jade-green eyes rarely overflowed with a trace of maternal affection. She even handed a cup of water to little Ailiya while watching.

“Eat slowly, no one’s going to fight you for it.”

…

And so, little Ailiya became a “food streamer,” and Bai Lianyue became her only audience.

The atmosphere on site no longer had the earlier tension and oppression.

Unfortunately, however,

This atmosphere didn’t last long,

Because as she ate, once her hunger was slightly controlled, Ailiya’s eyes suddenly contracted…

Her rationality came back online.

The little one quickly sensed Bai Lianyue’s strange gaze watching her.

Suddenly realizing she was wolfing down food in front of the Terran Malevolence, little Ailiya immediately put down her utensils, sat up straight, and hurriedly wiped her mouth with her sleeve, seemingly trying to cover up her embarrassing behavior just now.

Afterward, little Ailiya glared at Bai Lianyue, who sat across from her with a peculiar expression.

“What?!”

“Are you full? If not, there’s plenty more.”

“I guess it’s enough…”

Touching her stomach, Ailiya muttered softly. Although ordinary food couldn’t meet Ailiya’s needs, it could still provide some energy and alleviate hunger.

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“Thank you.”

As a polite, well-behaved child, little Ailiya instinctively expressed her gratitude.

However,

Upon realizing she had just thanked a Malevolent God, little Ailiya immediately shook her head vigorously like a rattle drum, took a deep breath, and put on what she considered to be a fierce and serious expression. She ‘fiercely’ glared at Bai Lianyue.

“First you cuddle me, then you feed me. What exactly are you trying to do?!” Now that she was full, Ailiya got straight to the point,

“Ummm, caring for you?”

“Nonsense.”

Ailiya responded bluntly, her cherry-pink eyes filled with the words ‘I don’t believe you.’

A Malevolent God, the kind of monster that nearly drove humans to extinction, caring for humans? Impossible!

This monster must have some other purpose!

On the other side,

Looking at this hostile little girl who behaved like a hedgehog, Bai Lianyue tilted her head slightly.

Considering that her reputation over the past thousand years probably wasn’t very good…

And also that her foggy self had killed Ailiya’s mother and allowed her mentor to bleed to death, little Ailiya’s wariness and hostility were all within Bai Lianyue’s expectations.

However,

The Terran Malevolence didn’t care about these things, nor did she intend to explain her previous actions.

Hate if you must.

In fact, the more this child hated her, the more satisfied Bai Lianyue felt.

So,

After taking a deep breath, Bai Lianyue’s eyes narrowed slightly, the kindness she had shown earlier was withdrawn in that instant, and a terrifying, gloomy aura mixed with a penetrating soul pressure suddenly spread out in all directions with Bai Lianyue at its center.

“Nonsense? Not really. I do indeed want to care for you.”

“Wh-what…”

“Yes, just care. After all, little one, if you freeze or starve to death, how will you make your wish?”

“A wish, so that’s it…”

Hearing this, Ailiya clenched her small fists.

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Little Ailiya didn’t doubt these words, as they matched her suspicions exactly. This monster, with its strange obsession with wishes, certainly wouldn’t allow anything to happen to her before she made her wish.

That’s why it was taking care of her, even trying to deceive her by taking on her mother’s appearance…

All to force her to make a wish,

To force her to sell her soul, what a despicable, disgusting creature.

Little Ailiya scornfully muttered in her heart.

“So this time, you’ve come to make me wish again?”

“Indeed, so little one, have you decided what to wish for?”

“No.”

Little Ailiya firmly shook her head.

“Didn’t I tell you? I have no ideas right now… I need to go home and discuss it thoroughly with my family before I’ll know what wish would be best.”

“Oh? Discuss with your family?”

“Yes, this is such an important matter, how could a small child like me… make such a decision casually.”

Ailiya explained disdainfully,

“Since you won’t let me go back, how am I supposed to know what wish to make?”

“I see. Well, that’s simple then, just go home~”

?!!!

“Huh? Wh-what?”

As Bai Lianyue’s words reached her ears, Ailiya was stunned, hardly believing her own ears. Yesterday when she had suggested wanting to go back, this monster immediately turned gloomy-faced, but now? She actually said to let her go back?

“You’re not tricking me?”

“Of course not. However…”

Speaking, Bai Lianyue tilted her head, propped her face with one hand, and said in a meaningful tone:

“There’s one condition.”

“What?”

“Let me come back with you~”