50. Please don’t get into trouble.
“Ugh… Poor little Emilia, so hard on herself that she even broke her hand.”
Not far from Emilia, Gabrielle, dressed in a cute dress, was leisurely enjoying a hamburger that was bigger than her palm, while also lamenting Emilia’s determination.
“Is that your apprentice? Aren’t you going to save her? With her physical condition, she must be close to her limit.”
Suddenly, Lucifer appeared behind Gabrielle in a flash, his eyes filled with disdain and disgust as he glanced at the Corpse Takers nearby.
“Oh, it’s fine~ Little Emilia is very strong~ Besides… she should be a friend of my niece, right? At times like this, shouldn’t my niece make a grand entrance to rescue her to look good? Ugh! Fafa, look at this! It’s super delicious~ Do you want some?”
Gabrielle took a big bite of the half-eaten burger, elegantly chewing a few times as a look of happiness spread across her face. She excitedly lifted the half-eaten hamburger towards Lucifer, indicating that he could take a bite too.
“No thanks, you can eat it yourself.”
Lucifer shook his head indulgently, and upon hearing this, Gabrielle was not polite, quickly finishing off the remaining burger.
“Ugh~ Wow—Little Emilia really didn’t lie to me! The food on Earth is so good~”
“But if I remember correctly, shouldn’t there be even more delicacies in Heaven? Moreover, the ingredients for making burgers are quite ordinary; there’s no reason why your heavenly cuisine should be worse than this.”
“Even the most delicious things can get boring after eating for hundreds or thousands of years, okay? The ingredients on Earth may be ordinary, but the variety in cooking is what makes it special! You see, this afternoon alone, I had several different snacks made from potatoes!”
Gabrielle stood up from the eaves, brushing off the dust clinging to her dress. At that moment, she looked nothing like a Seraph but instead resembled a cute little girl sticking beside the older brother next door.
“However, the Descendants Sect is really bold; not only did they dare to target our apprentice, but they even set their sights on our niece! Fortunately, neither Tiphon nor the big sister knows about this yet, otherwise… hehehe, that would be quite a show to watch~”
“Tiphon indeed doesn’t know, but if it’s Mikayla… it’s better not to jump to conclusions, after all, she… often looks down on Earth.”
“But even if the big sister finds out, she probably wouldn’t do anything, right? Last time she told me to… what was it? Right! To use a long line to catch big fish!”
“That’s called using a long line to catch big fish… Anyway, we don’t need to get involved; I’ll head back to Hell now. By the way, Xiaoli, you should also return to Heaven early; after all, you’ve spent the whole day on Earth without informing the big sister.”
“Got it, Fafa~ Even if my sister knows, she won’t do anything to me~ She dotes on me~ Thanks for spending the whole day with me, it must have cost you a lot of time, right? Tiphon doesn’t like to worry about things, so you must be the one managing most of Hell’s affairs, right? I don’t know how much work you’ve piled up over this whole day! Hehe, just go work overtime~ Bye-bye~”
Gabrielle waved goodbye to Lucifer with a smile, and as she left, she intended to tease him a bit about work. However, to her surprise, Lucifer not only didn’t show any discomfort after hearing this but instead revealed a hint of a smile on his face, as if trying to hold back laughter.
“What’s wrong, Fafa?”
“Pfft… It’s nothing, I just suddenly remembered… when I left Hell… I left all the files and tasks I needed to handle for the entire day on Mephisto’s desk…”
“Uh… Mephisto? The red-skinned Lord of Hell? Um… Fafa, you’ve changed; you’ve gotten darker… I must be cautious when I see you next time, my big sister said I must guard against scheming bad guys, or else it’s easy to get my candy taken away.”
“…There are too many points to criticize that I don’t even know where to start. The big sister is the one least qualified to say that, right? And what does getting my candy taken away even mean?”
Lucifer’s lips twitched slightly, but seeing Gabrielle’s innocent and lovely face made him smile and take a couple of steps closer to stroke her head.
“Goodbye, Xiaoli; I don’t know when we’ll meet again.”
“Mm, bye-bye, Fafa~”
The next moment, as two beams of light flashed by, the two had completely left this world, but their destinations were entirely opposite: one was high above in the high Heaven, and the other was in the blazing Hell beneath the nine springs.
Meanwhile, in Hell, inside a mansion made of obsidian, Mephisto sat at his desk, silently folding his hands as he stared at the mountain of documents piled up in front of him. After a long time, the myriad of emotions in his heart finally coalesced into a short sentence that he let slip:
“Lucifer, I’m (curse)!”
…
Evelyn hurriedly rushed home, her cute little face filled with anxiety.
“Damn angel, please don’t run into trouble!”
Just now, she had discovered some faint traces of magic on the small path she had to take home. It seemed to be remnants of a secret magic circle that had already been used. Since the traces of magic left behind were minimal, even Evelyn couldn’t determine the purpose of that magic circle.
The most critical part was that next to the magic circle, there lay a pure white feather that shimmered faintly with light…
This only solidified Evelyn’s unease—perhaps Emilia really had run into some trouble…
“It’s almost nine in the evening… Considering that angel’s routine, it’s impossible for her to still be out at this hour. If I can just get home and check if she’s there, I’ll be able to confirm whether she’s in danger or not…”
Evelyn pursed her lips, not even she understood why she suddenly cared so much about that angel’s safety. Clearly… clearly, all her worries were brought on by her; she had just been teased and bullied by her that morning… But why did she feel the need to care for her without understanding it!?
Rushing into the community, Evelyn didn’t take a moment to catch her breath and hurried up to the floor where the rental apartment was located. Then, a bit unsteadily, she took out the key from her dress pocket, almost shaking as she aimed it at the keyhole.
Her hand wouldn’t stop trembling…
After trying several times and failing to insert the key, she finally succeeded on her fifth attempt.
Twist, unlock.
Evelyn trembled as she opened the door to the rental apartment, and what came into view was a pitch-black and silent room.
The moonlight streamed in from behind Evelyn, casting her shadow across the room, making her appear lonely and lost.
