Malevolent – Chapter 71 – Please Maintain This Appearance

“Mm?”

Wh-where am I?

After slowly opening her drowsy eyes, little Ailiya found herself staring at an unfamiliar ceiling. Still half-asleep, she gradually sat up on the bed.

“What is this place? Did I… faint earlier?”

Blinking her eyes, Ailiya muttered in confusion. Holding her head, she tilted it slightly, trying hard to recall what had happened before.

After being taken back to the Veiled Domain by the Terran Malevolence with her sister, she had apparently passed out due to exhaustion and hunger? And then…?

Suddenly, fragments of memories abruptly flashed through Ailiya’s mind.

As these memory fragments surfaced, little Ailiya was momentarily stunned. Then, her eyes widened sharply, and the drowsiness in her pupils completely dissipated, replaced by sheer astonishment.

Her small face instantly flushed red.

Me?

I actually?! Suckled from that person?! Not only that, but I begged for it in such a state?!

This,

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This… is so embarrassing!!

Oh heavens! What was I doing?!

For a moment, an indescribable sense of shame and frustration erupted endlessly in Ailiya’s mind. However, little Ailiya didn’t immediately burst out…

After glancing at her two younger sisters sleeping soundly on the bed, Ailiya silently, carefully, and quietly climbed down from the bed.

Then, the silver-haired girl silently lay down on the floor.

And then,

Little Ailiya hugged her head and began rolling around frantically on the floor.

“Ahhh!! This is so embarrassing!! Wuwuwuwu……”

The girl screamed in her heart, overwhelmed with shame.

Thud! (The sound of her head hitting the bed frame.)

“Ouch!” It wasn’t until her head accidentally bumped into the bed frame that Ailiya finally calmed down a bit and slowly stood up from the floor.

With one hand rubbing the bump on her head and the other gently touching her stomach.

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“But honestly… it was quite effective… No wonder Miya and Weiya were so calm after drinking it.”

Also,

Raising her hand to lightly touch her lips, a strange look gradually appeared in Ailiya’s cherry-colored eyes.

“The taste… seems… really not bad…”

No, no!

What am I thinking?!

Shaking her head vigorously, Ailiya tried desperately to push away the strange thoughts in her mind.

After a series of head-shaking, the silver-haired girl finally calmed down and slowly lowered her head to look at her chest, at the icy blue pattern there.

The mark that had appeared on her chest after forming a soul contract with the Terran Malevolence.

Although she had made the decision to form the contract with the Terran Malevolence herself, seeing this mark again still left Ailiya with mixed emotions.

“……”

Taking a deep breath silently, Ailiya cautiously walked out of the room and gazed thoughtfully at a tall building in the distance.

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“Is she there?”

Meanwhile,

On top of a certain tall building, our Terran Malevolence was sitting on a broken railing, occasionally puffing out her cheeks and exhaling in frustration.

“Ha…”

As for why the Terran Malevolence was frustrated? The reason was simple…

Because she had used her powers to eliminate the Myriadface Avian, she had been scolded by Serveiling.

Not only by Serveiling, but even Yelena, who was far away in the human world gathering intelligence, had used a special communication method to “berate” her.

Wuwuwu,

It’s not like I wanted to use my powers, I had no choice at the time… Why is everyone blaming me?

Bai Lianyue (the Terran Malevolence) grumbled innocently and frustratedly in her heart.

Besides,

Even though I don’t like this identity, I’m still a Malevolence, right? The leader of the Vassals of Earth… Even though I’m the boss, why do my subordinates always act so casually and “bully” me…?

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Thinking about it carefully, aside from the relatively simple-minded octopus girl and the little puppy, Serveiling and Yelena often act without regard for my authority.

Hmm… But if I think about it, this situation feels somewhat familiar?

Back when I was still a Celestial Augur Knight, the people in that small group, even though they called me “boss,” would often “yell” at me…

Is it really because I’m too easygoing, making me lose my authority?

Thinking this, Bai Lianyue pouted in frustration and began nibbling on her thumb.

Hmph, it seems I need to be stricter.

I must establish my authority as the boss!

Dare to lecture me? Just wait, I’ll teach you a lesson!

Hehe~

Well, but this time…

“Considering how hard you’ve all worked to gather so many energy supplements… I’ll let it slide for now.”

Lowering her head, Bai Lianyue pretended to be magnanimous as she muttered to herself.