Chapter 252: I Cannot Let Her Down

Caught off guard, she had hugged her to absorb the magic power from her body.

This kind of thing had also happened when Morphis actively kissed her—even on the battlefield, in moments of complete surprise.

At the time, Philina’s voice carried a trace of faint complaint.

In the beginning, Philina had become fascinated by this feeling.

The shadow was sucked out of her body and transferred to Morphis.

But for Morphis’s condition, it was merely a drop in the bucket.

The shadow mark branded on her forehead began to heat up.

In the darkness, it revealed strange purple-red patterns that spread like shadow veins across her delicate body, as if eroding her at every moment.

The dark magic that had been absorbed, along with even purer shadow, would only push Morphis to fall into the abyss together with her.

Morphis’s choice had shocked Philina.

After that night, Morphis not only didn’t give up on Philina—she even helped her hide her identity.

She didn’t know that Miss Simona, Isa, Olivia, and even Gabriella were all demons.

She only wanted to protect this secret. She didn’t want anyone to know that Philina was about to become a demon.

Cute, and also very pitiful.

If she could be transformed into an apostle by the shadow, she would never be injured again.

Because Creis had said that apostles could [revive] from shadow.

So after that day, Philina had made a firm decision—she would make this stubborn dummy Morphis understand that shadow wasn’t something harmful.

It wasn’t Little Mo who kissed me first.

“That was to treat you…”

“That’s going too far. Because everything I’m doing to you… is also because I like you.”

Philina’s voice carried some grievance. “Is darkness really as evil as we imagine?”

“Guh… No. No, it can’t be.”

Morphis shook her head.

Her physical condition had stabilized, but the horns were still difficult to retract using Philina’s method. It was as if this pair of horns had already become a complete part of her body.

Even her eyes were the same.

“Then has Little Mo ever thought about what would happen if we can’t solve the shadow problem?”

“Can’t… solve…”

The moment she said these words, Morphis’s body also went soft. A trace of despair flashed through her eyes, as if she had recognized reality.

Asking Olivia for help might give them a chance to clear the shadow from Philina’s body.

But the leader of the Heavenly Oracle Envoys would probably be even less likely to let a Heavenly Oracle Envoy eroded by shadow go.

Once she knew the extent to which Philina had been eroded by shadow—if it was to an incurable degree—even she would have to restrain Philina, lock her up, or seal her away.

But she didn’t want to seal the person she liked. Philina would probably end up sealed just like Liya.

It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Olivia. She just didn’t dare to gamble.

She didn’t dare to think—while she was still thinking, Philina’s two hands had already cupped her cheeks and were gently kneading them.

“Little Mo, you work so hard every day. Actually, it’s not necessary. If you give up resisting and become a demon, it wouldn’t matter, right? Do you still remember Elsa?”

“I remember.”

Even after they fell, they still loved each other. They were very happy.

“Actually, back when we were maids in the Demon King’s palace, I already knew that everyone had been more or less eroded by shadow. But our feelings for each other wouldn’t change. We are still us.”

“Guh…”

Miss Liya was very good to us.

She knew that we Heavenly Oracle Envoys should treat each other like family, right~? So Little Mo doesn’t need to be so tense. It’s just shadow, after all.

Philina patiently guided her.

Seeing her calm appearance, Morphis didn’t know whether to be happy or sad.

These words were like luring her into sinking, a trap pulling her deeper into the mire—yet they also sounded like Philina’s confession.

She wasn’t lying.

If she accepted the shadow, Philina might be even happier than she was now.

Morphis realized that she might have been wrong all along. If they could be like Elsa and go to the Demon King’s palace… it would only mean becoming enemies with their former companions.

As long as the Heavenly Oracle Envoys could continue loving each other.

As long as they all became demons, wouldn’t that be fine?

Suddenly, Morphis shook her head hard, flinging all these terrifying thoughts away.

She secretly resolved never to think about such a horrifying thing again.

Could they really go back to how things were before?

Morphis began to sob softly.

“Of course there’s no problem! And if possible, we could even convince Olivia to join the shadow. We could also make Gabriella an apostle~”

“Th-that kind of thing is impossible!”

Morphis shook her head again.

“If Lady Gabriella were eroded by shadow, the evil god would absolutely never let her go.”

“Then just the two of us is fine. We don’t have to tell anyone.”

“Ugh…” Morphis was still hesitating. She still didn’t understand. There was still a voice inside her resisting.

“If you’re not ready yet, then we can talk about it next time.”

“I… I’m not.”

“Ugh?”

Morphis covered her face, not wanting Philina to see her eyes—nor the face that carried a trace of excitement. She couldn’t believe it.

In that instant, she had actually been looking forward to letting go of her worries and sinking together with Morphis.

She really liked Philina so much.

Their love had no epic romance. It was simply that being with each other felt very comfortable. It was like that in the past, and it was still like that now.

After so many years, they could still meet and become each other’s best friends.

That was the greatest fate they could have as Heavenly Oracle Envoys in this lifetime.

“I like Philina. If… if it’s what Philina needs, then I’m fine with it!”

Morphis’s voice was very small. Even she hadn’t expected herself to say something like this.

“Hyah~”

Philina hugged her shoulders, then her waist, and then her smooth back.

She shifted from sitting on her knees to a kneeling position, pulling Philina into her embrace.

Their full breasts pressed against each other, drawing a cute moan from both of them at the same time.

“Little Mo’s chest is really pretty. I’m so jealous.”

“Don’t say such strange things…”

“Cute.”

At first, they were only exchanging awkward kisses. But then the black chain connected between them once more, forcing Morphis’s mind to go blank again.

Panting and intertwined moans rose and fell. At first, Morphis only trembled slightly.

But then that tail lightly touched her lower abdomen, as if injecting ordinary dark power into it, forcing her to let out a sound.

“Hah… ah…”

This time, she didn’t resist. She knew—this was all Philina’s love.

She didn’t know what she would become next, nor what kind of terrifying existence she would turn into as an apostle.

But she absolutely would not betray Philina’s feelings.

“Philina, I— hah, ugh~”