Malevolent – Chapter 27 – Conflicted Little Ailiya Chooses to Tell a Kind Lie

Evidently,

For little Ailiya, Bai Lianyue’s threat, while not overwhelmingly intimidating, was at least completely ineffective.

Indeed,

Bai Lianyue had emitted a cold aura and even released some hex power, pressuring little Ailiya until she could barely breathe.

However,

After seeing Bai Lianyue’s face, Ailiya simply couldn’t feel any fear.

The reason was quite simple. The cold expression Bai Lianyue wore while threatening her, Ailiya had seen many times before, back over half a year ago, when mother’s personality hadn’t yet drastically changed…

During that time, whenever she was caught secretly eating candy, her mother would approach her with just such a cold expression, using an exaggeratedly scary tone to say:

—”Steal candy again, and beware of the cavity demon coming to take you away, hmph~”—

Mother’s expression back then was exactly like this—seemingly terrifying, but actually just putting on airs to frighten her.

Therefore,

Now, seeing this expression on the Terran Malevolence’s face, Ailiya couldn’t feel any fear at all.

On the contrary, she even felt a sense of nostalgia in her heart.

She had stood there stunned only because she was lost in memories, not because she was truly intimidated by Bai Lianyue.

“Just like Mom’s expression back then, silly and cute…”

Ailiya remarked with complex emotions. At the same time, the girl’s eyes narrowed slightly, with serious contemplation gradually flickering within them.

Hmm,

So does that mean?

That monster was actually just bluffing? Even if I really ran away, she wouldn’t harm my sisters.

She was just deliberately trying to scare me?

But,

Why would she do this?

At this moment, Ailiya found Bai Lianyue’s behavior and the thoughts in her mind increasingly difficult to understand.

She was clearly a Malevolent God,

Who had killed so many innocent people, and even caused the deaths of so many Divine-Graced Maidens. How could such a cruel monster inexplicably be so tolerant toward them?

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There’s no way she could be merciful without reason,

That damned monster must be plotting something evil…

Ailiya gritted her teeth, rapidly pondering in her mind.

But unfortunately,

Ailiya didn’t seem to have much time to contemplate this issue.

Because at this moment, Ailiya heard a familiar ‘click’ sound.

The instant she heard this sound, little Ailiya immediately abandoned her thoughts and quickly ran back to the cave behind her. Then, under Ailiya’s concerned gaze, the shield on the worn-out baby basket slowly opened.

Following this,

Two newly awakened, exquisitely beautiful little ones with sleepy eyes crawled out from the baby basket, rubbing their eyes.

“Wuwu, mmm~”

The two little ones made adorable sounds as they moved about drowsily.

Seeing that her sisters had awakened, Ailiya immediately stepped forward without hesitation, feeling her sisters’ foreheads and sensing their physical condition.

“Miya, Weiya, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”

Hearing this,

The silver-haired, blue-eyed little girl named Miya immediately shook her head and stretched.

“Not at all, I slept very comfortably, hehe~”

As she spoke, Miya’s face radiated a brilliant, sweet smile.

Compared to Miya, Weiya was quiet and obedient as she shook her head:

“No.”

“Phew~”

Hearing this, Ailiya patted her chest, sighing in relief. After all, since drinking the Terran Malevolence’s milk, Ailiya had been constantly worried about her sisters’ health.

Now, seeing her sisters looking so lively, Ailiya felt much more at ease.

“That’s good.”

Looking at her sisters’ adorable little faces, Ailiya’s eyes were full of love and tenderness.

In Ailiya’s eyes, her two sisters were her most important family. If anything truly happened to her sisters, she wouldn’t know how to go on living.

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On the other side,

Under Ailiya’s loving care, the two little ones who had just awakened gradually regained clarity.

And after the little ones became fully awake, they immediately began looking around, searching for that familiar and gentle figure.

“Sister, where did Mom go?”

Miya asked eagerly.

As she spoke, the rather lively Miya directly ran to the cave entrance, looking toward the courtyard with an expectant face.

The relatively quiet Weiya slowly held Ailiya’s hand, blinking and looking at Ailiya with innocent eyes.

Although Weiya didn’t speak, she was undoubtedly using her eyes to inquire, expecting her sister to give her a satisfactory answer.

Clearly, though the two little ones had just awakened, they were already eager to throw themselves into their mother’s embrace. For the twins who had been separated from their mother for nearly half a year, they now wanted nothing more than to stay by their mother’s side every moment.

After all,

They didn’t know if their mother, who had only recently become gentle toward them again, would suddenly disappear… just like half a year ago.

Due to the deep unease in their hearts, the little ones always wanted to stay by their mother’s side… as if trying to hold onto her, not letting her escape.

“Miya, Weiya…”

As the older sister, Ailiya naturally understood her sisters’ thoughts.

After seeing her sisters’ reactions, and recalling Bai Lianyue’s earlier words, Ailiya’s eyes suddenly contracted, revealing an expression of sudden realization.

Wait?

Is that how it is?!

All at once,

Ailiya seemed to guess the ‘evil’ plan in Bai Lianyue’s heart. That monster wanted to disguise herself as their mother to infiltrate human society and wreak havoc! Being deliberately nice to them was just to gain Miya and Weiya’s trust!

Using her sisters’ trust and adoration to cover her identity!

That despicable monster…

Thinking of this, Ailiya bit her lip hard, with anger and resentment clearly displayed in her pink eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Ailiya immediately looked at her two sisters with a serious expression.

“Miya, Weiya, that woman is actually…”

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However,

The next moment, Ailiya was at a loss for words, with what she wanted to say stuck in her throat.

Because at this time, in the reflection of Ailiya’s eyes, both Miya and Weiya, after failing to find their mother, were gradually being enveloped by anxious emotions. Their jewel-like brilliant eyes were gradually rippling with layers of unease.

Soon after,

Miya, who had just run to the cave entrance a moment ago, hurriedly came back to Ailiya on her short little legs, asking with extremely anxious and uneasy emotions:

“Sis, sister, Mom, where did Mom go?”

Beside her, Weiya was also anxiously shaking Ailiya’s hand:

“Mom, she won’t abandon us again, will she?”

Weiya’s voice was very small,

But Ailiya could still hear the tearful tone contained within it.

Seeing her sisters’ reactions, Ailiya felt a wave of hesitation in her heart. Her sisters had already been heartbroken for a year due to their mother’s departure, and now in their eyes, ‘Mom’ had finally returned…

At this moment, should she tell them?

That Mom had been killed, and that woman was a monster?

Wouldn’t that be too, too cruel…

Just imagining her sisters’ reactions after learning the truth, Ailiya couldn’t help but forcibly swallow the words she was about to say.

In the end,

Ailiya abandoned her original intention, and instead smiled, shaking her head at her sisters, and raising her hand to flick Weiya’s little head.

“What nonsense are you talking about, how could Mom ever abandon us? Mom, she just went to eliminate nearby monsters, to protect us~”

“Eliminate monsters?”

Miya blinked, murmuring in confusion.

“Yes, there are many monsters nearby, so you can’t wander around, okay? You need to stay here, and wait obediently for Mom to return, understand?”

“Oh, oh, I see.”

“That’s right, so, Miya and Weiya need to stay here obediently, waiting for Mom to come back, okay? If you wander off, Mom might get angry~”

“Mm-hmm.”

Hearing that Mom had just temporarily gone out and would return to be with them later, the twin sisters looked at each other, then nodded quite obediently.

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“Got it, sister~” X2

All at once,

The unease and anxiety in their eyes were dispelled by Ailiya’s words, replaced with intense anticipation, looking forward to Mom’s early return, looking forward to playing with Mom.

“Phew~”

Seeing her sisters’ emotions stabilize, Ailiya couldn’t help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.

However, while her sisters’ emotions had stabilized, Ailiya’s own heart felt increasingly conflicted, even frustrated.

After all,

Ailiya wasn’t sure whether what she had done was right or wrong.

And just as Ailiya was feeling a sense of depression and confusion, she suddenly felt a warm sensation transmitted from both sides of her cheeks.

“Mmm?”

Coming back to her senses, Ailiya discovered,

Her sisters had taken advantage of these brief seconds while she was conflicted to snuggle up to her, holding her small hands while planting a kiss on each of her cheeks, one from the left and one from the right.

“You two?”

Ailiya blinked, looking somewhat startled at her sisters.

And the two sisters returned Ailiya’s gaze with rather innocent smiles, their jewel-like eyes full of concern.

“Kisses make you feel better, hehe~”

Miya said with a smile.

“Mm-hmm.”

Weiya also nodded in agreement, asking with concern:

“Is sister okay?”

Evidently, the two understanding little girls had already noticed something amiss in Ailiya’s expression, and were trying to comfort their sister in their own way.

“…”

Faced with her sisters’ concern, Ailiya couldn’t help but feel a warmth in her heart, and the anxiety in her mind was greatly relieved. Next, Ailiya’s lips curled upward, directly revealing her usual confident and cute smile, and immediately spread her arms wide, embracing both adorable little sisters in her arms.

“Hehe, you two silly girls, don’t worry unnecessarily, your big sister is very capable~ How could anything happen to me~”