42. So cute
“What are you saying? I can’t understand~”
Gabrielle blinked playfully, looking harmless and quite adorable.
“You took my niece’s blood, didn’t you?”
Lucifer extended his hand towards Gabrielle and said expressionlessly to the Seraph before him.
“Give it to me.”
“Um?”
Gabrielle tilted her head in confusion, then suddenly acted as if she understood, pulling out a test tube containing a small amount of crimson blood from under her skirt, smilingly asking Lucifer.
“Is this what you mean?”
“Exactly.”
“Oh dear, it’s fine! My niece’s blood is going to be destroyed anyway. Whether I burn it or you destroy it makes no difference, right?”
Gabrielle laughed and turned around, raising the test tube containing Evelyn’s blood high. A cluster of scarlet-golden divine flames suddenly ignited, instantly vaporizing both the blood and the test tube.
“Dang dang~ It’s gone~”
“Sigh, this girl… Did the big sister send you here?”
Looking at the quirky Gabrielle, Lucifer sighed in resignation. Although it was somewhat unexpected, his purpose for being here was considered fulfilled.
Since there was nothing else to do, it wouldn’t hurt to chat with this girl for a while.
“Yes~ The elder sister said that my niece has troubles, so she sent me to help solve the issues. By the way, Fafa, where’s Typhon? I thought it would be her coming here. I even waited here for half a day, so unfair~”
“Typhon? Do you think with the big sister always watching the Human Realm, she would dare to come out of Hell freely?”
“Um? Why not? Our past observation showed they had a pretty good relationship~”
“Ahem, adults’ matters are not for children to know too much about.”
Gabrielle looked adorably puzzled, while Lucifer affectionately patted her head. The atmosphere between them was quite warm, resembling long-lost family members.
However, if someone were to peek at their conversation and actions at that moment, they would likely be shocked to the point of brain overload—legend has it that the Seraph Gabrielle, who wielded the Sword of Eden and had defeated countless invading enemies for Heaven, was behaving like a child! And the supposed antagonist, the fallen angel Lucifer, was gently patting her head like a kind older brother. It would be hard to believe, even for the simple-minded beasts!
In the legends passed down through the mortal world, Seraph Gabrielle and fallen angel Lucifer were oppositional figures, and their relationship was supposed to be as hostile as that of Satan and Mikayla. During the past wars between Hell and Heaven, it was precisely their battles that awed all those watching the war from the shadows. And at the moment, with Satan and Mikayla, the “nuclear weapons” of Hell and Heaven not willing to act, these two could be regarded as the strongest forces of both realms.
However, judging by the actual situation now, the truth of the legends remains questionable… After all, their current interactions hardly seemed like those of enemies…
“Wow… but I want to play with Typhon! Heaven is so boring, there aren’t even a few people to fight with, and the elder sister won’t let me come down to play freely. I feel like my brain is going to go wild…”
Gabrielle squatted down with a forlorn expression, pitifully licking the lollipop in her hand. Suddenly, she seemed to hit upon a good idea, her previous gloom vanishing in an instant, replaced by an unprecedented excitement. She placed the lollipop in her mouth, hugged Lucifer’s thigh like an octopus, and with her eyes glancing up at him in a cute manner, she asked.
“Fafa, can you take me to Hell to play? When we flew during the performance, it was too fast, and when I got to Hell, I didn’t even see what it looked like, so take me to stroll around Hell, not for too long, please~”
“Huh!? No way! If the big sister finds out, she will definitely come after me for trouble! Besides, you’re different from me, who has partially obtained Typhon’s power to achieve ‘Fallen’; you are a pure Seraph and wouldn’t like a godforsaken place like Hell.”
As soon as he heard Gabrielle’s whimsical idea, a line crossed Lucifer’s face, and he decisively refused her without hesitation.
“Ugh~ Why so!? Sigh, well, I assumed rejection was within expectations… So sad…”
“If you’re really that bored, you could take this chance to play in the Human Realm for a few more days. I think the big sister wouldn’t scold you much.”
Seeming unable to bear seeing Gabrielle so dispirited, Lucifer suggested a compromise. Upon hearing this, Gabrielle’s eyes lit up, and she happily said, “Oh right! Why didn’t I think of that?”
However, the next thing that came out of her mouth immediately froze Lucifer’s expression.
“We can go find our lovely niece to play with, hehe~”
“Wait, Gabrielle, according to the original plan, little Evelyn hasn’t perfected her wings yet; she can’t be exposed to the higher powers of Heaven so early!”
“Eh—b-but… ever since my niece was born, I haven’t seen her even once! I don’t even know what she looks like! She should resemble Typhon, right? Can’t I at least see her for a moment? Or maybe I can sneak up and hug her from behind when she’s not paying attention…”
“…You should just hold off for now. Besides, if you really want to take a look at her, I have a few photos of her here.”
Saying this, Lucifer took out a small stack of photos from his pocket and handed them to Gabrielle, which were all various pictures of Evelyn: eating, practicing magic, playing with magical beasts… There were even a few photos of Evelyn sleeping while hugging her toy and mumbling.
“Wow! Fafa, you actually took candid shots?”
“Not me; I got these photos from Typhon. I thought maybe one day they’d come in handy, so I kept them on me. Typhon took so many candid shots; I doubt she’d notice if I took a couple.”
This was entirely the truth; under Typhon’s throne was a stash of candid photos, and if little Evelyn found out about this, she would undoubtedly scold Typhon soundly.
Lucifer thought.
“Is that so? Hehe, then thank you, Fafa~ Wow! My niece is so cute! I love her~ Here, Fafa, have this! It’s so delicious, consider it a thank-you gift!”
With that, Gabrielle tiptoed and stuffed the half-eaten lollipop into Lucifer’s mouth.
“Bye-bye, Fafa! I’m going to have some fun now~ I heard from little Emilia that there are so many delicious things on Earth! I want to try them all!”
Before Lucifer could react, Gabrielle giggled and vanished into points of light. Leaving Lucifer alone to slightly daze at the spot where Gabrielle had disappeared.
“This girl…”
