58. A Kiss (Literal Meaning)
“Uh… Why do I always feel a chill at my back? Is someone talking about me?”
Our dear Devil Miss, of course, has no idea that she is being talked about by her angelic sister. She must focus on the battle in front of her, or else… she could easily be thrown off by the little Cerberus if she isn’t careful!!!
There’s no way around it. Don’t be fooled by the doggy’s large size that looks like a small mountain; it moves without hesitation. With a high lift of one paw, it tears the giant Corpse Taker in half from the waist with a swift motion! The lower half, now detached from the main body under blood control, is crushed underfoot by the doggy, rendering the Corpse Taker’s proud regeneration ability utterly useless; the severed limbs can’t even sprout flesh before being completely destroyed by Cerberus.
Now, the giant Corpse Taker, having lost its mobility, resembles a lamb waiting to be slaughtered—Cerberus firmly presses down on the upper half with one front paw, while three enormous heads lift high, and blazing hellfire erupts from its mouth. The effect of Magic Immunity has no bearing against the hellfire that can burn souls.
After all, Magic Immunity resists magic released through constructed magical networks, while Cerberus’s hellfire belongs to a kind of characteristic or talent, similar to the holy fire of Heaven’s guardian beast, the Phoenix.
“This… This is impossible!!! I’m not willing to accept this!!!”
The Black-robed Man, his soul being burned, lets out a miserable wail, but his cries are quickly drowned out by the crackling sound of flames. The entire giant Corpse Taker gradually turns to charcoal under Cerberus’s hellfire, and a strange protein smell fills the air.
Hmm, and the smell of burnt meat…
“Ugh…”
Having ended the battle with the Corpse Taker in an overwhelming manner, Cerberus lowers its head and gently puts Evelyn and Emilia back down. It affectionately nudges Evelyn with its three giant heads, making happy grunting sounds.
“Hey! Wait! Wow!”
“…”
Yet Cerberus still ignores Evelyn’s lamentable physique with her tiny arms and legs. Although it feels like Cerberus is holding back its strength, it still ends up knocking our Devil Miss down.
As luck would have it, right behind Evelyn is Emilia, so she unceremoniously tumbles right into Emilia’s arms.
“Ugh!”
A fragrance of lilies wafts in, and Evelyn’s face instantly turns bright red. She flusteredly tries to push Emilia away, but the latter has already seized the moment to embrace her—even the injured Emilia’s strength isn’t something the Devil Miss can contest.
“Emilia… too close, too close…”
Evelyn feels her cheeks burning like fire, as if a delicate little deer is thumping wildly in her heart. She trembles and looks up at Emilia’s face, where the usual sly expression is replaced by unprecedented tenderness, combined with the pure aura unique to angels; Evelyn thinks that if this continues, her nosebleed might just start.
“Evelyn, thank you for coming to save me.”
“No… you don’t have to thank me! We’re friends, isn’t that natural? And… ugh!”
Before Evelyn can finish her sentence, Emilia suddenly kisses her, effectively silencing her unspoken words.
“!!?”
Evelyn’s eyes widen in shock, seemingly struggling to believe her current predicament. The warmth and softness on her lips constantly melt her heart, and an overwhelming sense of shame makes her want to push Emilia away immediately, but her body completely refuses to obey and just stays there, even showing some signs of cooperation with Emilia.
“Hmm, consider this as a—thank you for saving me, Evelyn~”
After a long moment (which was actually just two or three seconds), Emilia slowly lifts her head, smiling at the now-dazed Evelyn, watching her cheeks gradually change from a light blush to a deep crimson…
“Ahhhhh! Emilia, what are you doing?! A thank you is a thank you! Why did you have to kiss me!? Wuhuhuhuh—that was my first kiss!”
“Hehe☆~”
Watching Evelyn beat her chest like a steam-powered princess, Emilia shows a hint of mischievousness—just as expected~
In the past, if she had gone a little too far, like last time when she pinned Evelyn down on the bed, she would definitely have exploded at that moment, looking as though she would use magic on her! But now, she just took the chance to steal a kiss, and Evelyn reacted like a shy little girl. Considering Evelyn’s odd behavior when she came to save her… hee hee, perhaps pursuing her in the future will be quite easy~
But suddenly, Evelyn, who had been beating her chest, seemed to remember something and turned her gaze, dazed, towards Cerberus, who was quietly lying nearby but had witnessed the whole scene. With a grim face, she made a cutting gesture at its throat.
“If you dare to tell Dad about this, you’ll be finished. I will definitely stew you and eat dog meat.”
“Ugh ugh ugh!”
Faced with Evelyn’s hot pot threat, Cerberus quickly nodded all three of its heads up and down, then its body slowly disintegrated into countless red particles. However, due to Evelyn’s threat, it absolutely would not dare to bring this up with Satan when it goes back.
Who is more important, Satan or Evelyn? That’s a joke; of course… Evelyn is the most important! What is Satan? Not familiar at all! Cerberus really isn’t familiar! It only listens to Typhon at most; what is Satan?
“Hehe~ The way Evelyn gets red-faced is so cute~ Don’t be so shy~ After all, you always hug me to sleep every night, right? We’re that close, so what’s wrong with just a little kiss?”
“Ahhhhhh! No more talking about it!”
Just as Evelyn bashfully protests against Emilia, a sudden rustle emerges from the pile of charcoal not far away, drawing the attention of both Evelyn and Emilia as a disheveled black-robed figure slowly crawls out of the heap of charcoal.
Isn’t that guy supposed to be dead? How is this perverse stalker with a necrophilia obsession still alive? Is he a cockroach or something?
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