<p>Chapter Fifty: Sea of Consciousness, “Mevis,” and the Ancient God’s Tentacles</p>
<p>Late at night, when Shaya returned to the academy apartment, Deyora was already asleep on the sofa.</p>
<p>From the food spread out on the dining table, it seemed she had been waiting for him to come home for dinner.</p>
<p>Shaya’s heart immediately calmed down.</p>
<p>Just a moment ago, he was thinking about matters like the dinner and the “sun,” feeling a bit restless.</p>
<p>As for Yalin’s corpse, it could not yet be claimed from the Judgment Tower, so Shaya decided to wait until the case was resolved before giving him a proper burial.</p>
<p>However, this would most likely be classified as a cold case.</p>
<p>The “sun” was definitely a secret and powerful organization, even able to connect with the Grand Nobles. Moreover, that mark disappeared from the wall in the blink of an eye, indicating that the other party was confident about not being tracked down.</p>
<p>However, Shaya had now inexplicably become a member of the Judgment Tower, albeit a low-ranking inspector, which gave him more opportunities to investigate that organization.</p>
<p>Although he was just a low-ranking inspector, his authority was much higher than that of ordinary members.</p>
<p>Once he wore the badge, he actually possessed law enforcement power while walking outside, and all actions superseded those of the city’s security department.</p>
<p>As for another matter, regarding the dinner invitation posed by Selly, Shaya naturally agreed.</p>
<p>Not to mention that the 5 charm points were specifically added for such situations; after all, Yalin had hinted to him with his life that there were clues he wanted hidden beneath the Violet Mansion.</p>
<p>The opportunity was right in front of him; how could he let it slip away?</p>
<p>But right now, Shaya just wanted to hold the Maid Miss in front of him properly.</p>
<p>He quietly approached, squatting in front of the sofa to gaze at Deyora’s beautiful little face, smiled slightly, and then slowly leaned close to her forehead, gently giving her a kiss.</p>
<p>But the next moment, a strange sensation came.</p>
<p>It was a jelly-like, delicate touch, carrying a hint of sweetness unique to women.</p>
<p>Shaya looked down and found that Deyora had awoken at some point, her big eyes spinning around, looking up at him, their lips almost touching, their gazes locked.</p>
<p>Then, a smile of triumph appeared on her face.</p>
<p>Their lips parted as soon as they touched, and Shaya could only smile helplessly, “Did I wake you?”</p>
<p>“Maybe it’s a telepathic connection,” Deyora said in a sweet voice, her breath flowing like orchids.</p>
<p>She reached out and tightly hugged Shaya’s neck, then with her small feet clad in white stockings, she kicked off her cotton slippers.</p>
<p>“Master, hold me.”</p>
<p>Without thinking, Shaya lifted Deyora by the waist with one hand, supporting her leg with the other, cradling her in a princess carry.</p>
<p>Compared to before, since that bold act of feeding him “ice cream” that night, their relationship had unknowingly become more intimate.</p>
<p>“What have you been doing, Master? You smell like a bad woman!”</p>
<p>Deyora rubbed her eyes, speaking somewhat sleepily.</p>
<p>“You’re too tired; it’s just an illusion.”</p>
<p>“Hmm…”</p>
<p>After bringing Deyora back to the bedroom, Shaya sat at the edge of the bed and talked with her softly for a while.</p>
<p>Such behavior was quite common when he was younger, but in recent years, the two had not spoken like that in a long time.</p>
<p>After finally coaxing her to sleep, Shaya quietly left.</p>
<p>Looking at the cream stew, bread, and roast chicken on the dining table, Shaya warmed them slightly with magic and then devoured them hungrily.</p>
<p>He had only had a drink at Don’s earlier in the afternoon and evening, and now he was very hungry.</p>
<p>Isn’t the essence of a family just like this?</p>
<p>After experiencing a few “exciting” days, returning home to a charming and smiling Maid Sister along with delicious food had completely healed him.</p>
<p>After eating his fill, Shaya went to wash up and then comfortably returned to the bedroom.</p>
<p>Sleep!</p>
<p>…</p>
<p>When Shaya woke up again, he found himself in a realm of nothingness.</p>
<p>Surrounded by deep darkness, the ground beneath his feet was incredibly smooth, and as he moved slowly, ripples would gradually appear.</p>
<p>“Is this… a waking dream?”</p>
<p>Shaya looked down at his palm, muttering in confusion.</p>
<p>Just a moment ago, he had clearly finished his bath and returned to the warm bed holding the fragrant white-silk maid, peacefully sleeping. How did he awaken in such a strange place?</p>
<p>“It’s not a dream.”</p>
<p>A somewhat unfamiliar yet familiar female voice suddenly came, startling Shaya slightly.</p>
<p>He looked up and vaguely saw something.</p>
<p>Originally unable to see anything, Shaya noticed a smooth droplet of liquid resembling obsidian slowly floating in front of him.</p>
<p>“Invisible Demon?”</p>
<p>Shaya blurted out.</p>
<p>“It seems you still remember me.”</p>
<p>The voice carried a hint of resentment.</p>
<p>Then, under his astonished gaze, the blob of liquid quickly expanded, falling to the ground and rapidly taking on a humanoid form.</p>
<p>“You were supposed to be erased!”</p>
<p>Shaya frowned, looking at the vaguely female-shaped black goo in front of him, asking.</p>
<p>“This is a fragment of my consciousness, transformed into a cursed form attached to you.” The female silhouette slowly swayed, emitting a sharp laugh, “Even the Witch Miss didn’t detect my existence.”</p>
<p>“By the way, I must thank you.”</p>
<p>“If you hadn’t used me today in the real world outside the Abyss Palace and come into contact with a certain ancient aura, I wouldn’t have been stimulated to awaken so quickly.”</p>
<p>“Interesting.” Shaya observed her manic demeanor and smiled, “The one who killed you wasn’t me; I even moved closer to try and kill you. How did you end up directing your hatred toward me?”</p>
<p>“Are you afraid?”</p>
<p>“You even lack the courage to face the Witch Miss again, right?”</p>
<p>Shaya’s casual remarks provoked her fury.</p>
<p>The Invisible Demon screamed, “Who says I’m afraid! Next time I see her, I’ll tear her face to shreds!!!”</p>
<p>“Why are you yelling at me? Go find the Witch!”</p>
<p>Shaya shrugged, shamelessly pushing the responsibility away.</p>
<p>The Invisible Demon was stunned for a moment, then revealed a sinister smile: “Are you scared?”</p>
<p>“Ha ha.”</p>
<p>Shaya replied expressionlessly.</p>
<p>“I understand now; you’re afraid of me because this is my domain!!!”</p>
<p>As it spoke nonsensically, its actions were somewhat hard to comprehend. The female figure made of black liquid twisted continuously, transforming into various shapes.</p>
<p>Why did the Invisible Demon feel so less intelligent after regaining consciousness?</p>
<p>Shaya felt a headache coming on.</p>
<p>Then, she screamed and conjured a large mass of black goo from behind her, rushing toward Shaya like a tide, attempting to engulf him!</p>
<p>“Hahahaha!”</p>
<p>“I will first erase your consciousness, take over your body, then descend into reality, step by step reviving and rising to the top!”</p>
<p>“I’m going to become the strongest Evil God!”</p>
<p>“And then, take revenge on that damn bitch!!!”</p>
<p>Witnessing Shaya being swallowed into the black liquid without any ability to resist, the Invisible Demon laughed madly, like a crazy woman.</p>
<p>Upon coming into contact with Shaya’s body, the Invisible Demon’s eyes gleamed slightly.</p>
<p>That goo not only devoured Shaya’s consciousness but also read some of his memories.</p>
<p>“This woman doesn’t look bad.”</p>
<p>Then, her body trembled slightly and quickly coalesced into a young woman dressed in a moon-white Mage Robe, looking beautiful.</p>
<p>The Sorcerer, Mevis.</p>
<p>A trace of pleasure crossed her pretty little face as she looked at the unmoving Shaya, preparing to completely engulf him when suddenly she froze.</p>
<p>She suddenly felt that the black goo originating from her body seemed somewhat uncontrollable.</p>
<p>“Ah, you’ve gone mad.”</p>
<p>A sigh suddenly came from within the black goo.</p>
<p>Shaya stepped out from the liquid, completely unharmed, gazing at the Invisible Demon transformed into Mevis, lightly sighing.</p>
<p>“Did you really think I didn’t know this is actually my sea of consciousness?” Shaya shook his head, scanning the surroundings, “I never expected this kind of idealistic worldview, usually found in textbooks, would actually appear before me.”</p>
<p>“If I hadn’t realized this just now and hadn’t tried to resist, I might have truly been devoured by you.”</p>
<p>“You, how did you find out?”</p>
<p>The beautiful little face of “Mevis” revealed fear as she took two steps back, attempting to control the black goo to continue attacking Shaya but found it unresponsive.</p>
<p>Fear resurfaced.</p>
<p>For some reason, facing Shaya now, she abruptly felt as if another Witch was standing before her.</p>
<p>“Do you remember what I did when I first came in?”</p>
<p>Shaya didn’t keep her in suspense and actively prompted her.</p>
<p>“You…”</p>
<p>“Mevis” recalled the previous moment, realizing that after Shaya spoke his first sentence, he had looked down at both of his palms.</p>
<p>“Correct.”</p>
<p>Shaya laughed heartily, spreading his palms before her.</p>
<p>What should have been a palm full of lines had grown two patterned eyes at some point.</p>
<p>“This is called the Sharingan… never mind, you wouldn’t understand.” Shaya looked at the Invisible Demon in front of him, “I initially thought it was a waking dream and tried recklessly; I didn’t expect I could freely control everything here.”</p>
<p>“And through our conversation, I became even more convinced of that.”</p>
<p>“You’re just a curse parasitizing me, a weak existence that even the Witch Miss didn’t notice. How could you possibly have the power to create or condense this kind of space and pull me into it, determining life and death?”</p>
<p>“Y-You deceived me?!!!”</p>
<p>Upon hearing Shaya’s statement, the Invisible Demon panicked, but badly injured as she was, she had little rationality left to think.</p>
<p>Perhaps that was the reason she didn’t choose to continue lying dormant on Shaya, quietly accumulating power.</p>
<p>Of course, it also stemmed from an underestimation of Shaya.</p>
<p>She had originally been a being close to a Deity, and in her view, Shaya was just a weak Grand Knight.</p>
<p>“By the way, even if you did kill me here, I wouldn’t die. I might even thank you… oh wait, you’re too weak to provide any experience; let’s forget that.”</p>
<p>A strange smile suddenly appeared on Shaya’s face.</p>
<p>“Do you know? The image of this woman you mistakenly believed you read from my mind was intentionally conveyed to you by me.”</p>
<p>“She… is one of the people I hate the most right now.”</p>
<p>“W-What will you do to me?”</p>
<p>After repeated attempts to retaliate only to find herself powerless, the Invisible Demon fell into a complete panic, showing a fearful expression while sporting Mevis’s pretty little face.</p>
<p>“That expression is truly delightful to behold.” Shaya began to laugh madly, resembling a villain, “I remember that when you transform, you can possess all the physiological structures of that race, right?”</p>
<p>“Hehe…”</p>
<p>“Come forth, Ancient God’s Tentacles!!!”</p>
<p>In an instant, countless slippery, sticky tentacles surged from Shaya’s back, overwhelming and rushing toward the only target here!</p>
<p>“Mevis” stumbled and fell to the ground, gazing at the scene before her in utter terror.</p>
<p>Then, she trembled and hugged her head.</p>
<p>“Don’t!!!”</p>
<p>Late at night, when Shaya returned to the academy apartment, Deyora was already asleep on the sofa.</p>
<p>From the food spread out on the dining table, it seemed she had been waiting for him to come home for dinner.</p>
<p>Shaya’s heart immediately calmed down.</p>
<p>Just a moment ago, he was thinking about matters like the dinner and the “sun,” feeling a bit restless.</p>
<p>As for Yalin’s corpse, it could not yet be claimed from the Judgment Tower, so Shaya decided to wait until the case was resolved before giving him a proper burial.</p>
<p>However, this would most likely be classified as a cold case.</p>
<p>The “sun” was definitely a secret and powerful organization, even able to connect with the Grand Nobles. Moreover, that mark disappeared from the wall in the blink of an eye, indicating that the other party was confident about not being tracked down.</p>
<p>However, Shaya had now inexplicably become a member of the Judgment Tower, albeit a low-ranking inspector, which gave him more opportunities to investigate that organization.</p>
<p>Although he was just a low-ranking inspector, his authority was much higher than that of ordinary members.</p>
<p>Once he wore the badge, he actually possessed law enforcement power while walking outside, and all actions superseded those of the city’s security department.</p>
<p>As for another matter, regarding the dinner invitation posed by Selly, Shaya naturally agreed.</p>
<p>Not to mention that the 5 charm points were specifically added for such situations; after all, Yalin had hinted to him with his life that there were clues he wanted hidden beneath the Violet Mansion.</p>
<p>The opportunity was right in front of him; how could he let it slip away?</p>
<p>But right now, Shaya just wanted to hold the Maid Miss in front of him properly.</p>
<p>He quietly approached, squatting in front of the sofa to gaze at Deyora’s beautiful little face, smiled slightly, and then slowly leaned close to her forehead, gently giving her a kiss.</p>
<p>But the next moment, a strange sensation came.</p>
<p>It was a jelly-like, delicate touch, carrying a hint of sweetness unique to women.</p>
<p>Shaya looked down and found that Deyora had awoken at some point, her big eyes spinning around, looking up at him, their lips almost touching, their gazes locked.</p>
<p>Then, a smile of triumph appeared on her face.</p>
<p>Their lips parted as soon as they touched, and Shaya could only smile helplessly, “Did I wake you?”</p>
<p>“Maybe it’s a telepathic connection,” Deyora said in a sweet voice, her breath flowing like orchids.</p>
<p>She reached out and tightly hugged Shaya’s neck, then with her small feet clad in white stockings, she kicked off her cotton slippers.</p>
<p>“Master, hold me.”</p>
<p>Without thinking, Shaya lifted Deyora by the waist with one hand, supporting her leg with the other, cradling her in a princess carry.</p>
<p>Compared to before, since that bold act of feeding him “ice cream” that night, their relationship had unknowingly become more intimate.</p>
<p>“What have you been doing, Master? You smell like a bad woman!”</p>
<p>Deyora rubbed her eyes, speaking somewhat sleepily.</p>
<p>“You’re too tired; it’s just an illusion.”</p>
<p>“Hmm…”</p>
<p>After bringing Deyora back to the bedroom, Shaya sat at the edge of the bed and talked with her softly for a while.</p>
<p>Such behavior was quite common when he was younger, but in recent years, the two had not spoken like that in a long time.</p>
<p>After finally coaxing her to sleep, Shaya quietly left.</p>
<p>Looking at the cream stew, bread, and roast chicken on the dining table, Shaya warmed them slightly with magic and then devoured them hungrily.</p>
<p>He had only had a drink at Don’s earlier in the afternoon and evening, and now he was very hungry.</p>
<p>Isn’t the essence of a family just like this?</p>
<p>After experiencing a few “exciting” days, returning home to a charming and smiling Maid Sister along with delicious food had completely healed him.</p>
<p>After eating his fill, Shaya went to wash up and then comfortably returned to the bedroom.</p>
<p>Sleep!</p>
<p>…</p>
<p>When Shaya woke up again, he found himself in a realm of nothingness.</p>
<p>Surrounded by deep darkness, the ground beneath his feet was incredibly smooth, and as he moved slowly, ripples would gradually appear.</p>
<p>“Is this… a waking dream?”</p>
<p>Shaya looked down at his palm, muttering in confusion.</p>
<p>Just a moment ago, he had clearly finished his bath and returned to the warm bed holding the fragrant white-silk maid, peacefully sleeping. How did he awaken in such a strange place?</p>
<p>“It’s not a dream.”</p>
<p>A somewhat unfamiliar yet familiar female voice suddenly came, startling Shaya slightly.</p>
<p>He looked up and vaguely saw something.</p>
<p>Originally unable to see anything, Shaya noticed a smooth droplet of liquid resembling obsidian slowly floating in front of him.</p>
<p>“Invisible Demon?”</p>
<p>Shaya blurted out.</p>
<p>“It seems you still remember me.”</p>
<p>The voice carried a hint of resentment.</p>
<p>Then, under his astonished gaze, the blob of liquid quickly expanded, falling to the ground and rapidly taking on a humanoid form.</p>
<p>“You were supposed to be erased!”</p>
<p>Shaya frowned, looking at the vaguely female-shaped black goo in front of him, asking.</p>
<p>“This is a fragment of my consciousness, transformed into a cursed form attached to you.” The female silhouette slowly swayed, emitting a sharp laugh, “Even the Witch Miss didn’t detect my existence.”</p>
<p>“By the way, I must thank you.”</p>
<p>“If you hadn’t used me today in the real world outside the Abyss Palace and come into contact with a certain ancient aura, I wouldn’t have been stimulated to awaken so quickly.”</p>
<p>“Interesting.” Shaya observed her manic demeanor and smiled, “The one who killed you wasn’t me; I even moved closer to try and kill you. How did you end up directing your hatred toward me?”</p>
<p>“Are you afraid?”</p>
<p>“You even lack the courage to face the Witch Miss again, right?”</p>
<p>Shaya’s casual remarks provoked her fury.</p>
<p>The Invisible Demon screamed, “Who says I’m afraid! Next time I see her, I’ll tear her face to shreds!!!”</p>
<p>“Why are you yelling at me? Go find the Witch!”</p>
<p>Shaya shrugged, shamelessly pushing the responsibility away.</p>
<p>The Invisible Demon was stunned for a moment, then revealed a sinister smile: “Are you scared?”</p>
<p>“Ha ha.”</p>
<p>Shaya replied expressionlessly.</p>
<p>“I understand now; you’re afraid of me because this is my domain!!!”</p>
<p>As it spoke nonsensically, its actions were somewhat hard to comprehend. The female figure made of black liquid twisted continuously, transforming into various shapes.</p>
<p>Why did the Invisible Demon feel so less intelligent after regaining consciousness?</p>
<p>Shaya felt a headache coming on.</p>
<p>Then, she screamed and conjured a large mass of black goo from behind her, rushing toward Shaya like a tide, attempting to engulf him!</p>
<p>“Hahahaha!”</p>
<p>“I will first erase your consciousness, take over your body, then descend into reality, step by step reviving and rising to the top!”</p>
<p>“I’m going to become the strongest Evil God!”</p>
<p>“And then, take revenge on that damn bitch!!!”</p>
<p>Witnessing Shaya being swallowed into the black liquid without any ability to resist, the Invisible Demon laughed madly, like a crazy woman.</p>
<p>Upon coming into contact with Shaya’s body, the Invisible Demon’s eyes gleamed slightly.</p>
<p>That goo not only devoured Shaya’s consciousness but also read some of his memories.</p>
<p>“This woman doesn’t look bad.”</p>
<p>Then, her body trembled slightly and quickly coalesced into a young woman dressed in a moon-white Mage Robe, looking beautiful.</p>
<p>The Sorcerer, Mevis.</p>
<p>A trace of pleasure crossed her pretty little face as she looked at the unmoving Shaya, preparing to completely engulf him when suddenly she froze.</p>
<p>She suddenly felt that the black goo originating from her body seemed somewhat uncontrollable.</p>
<p>“Ah, you’ve gone mad.”</p>
<p>A sigh suddenly came from within the black goo.</p>
<p>Shaya stepped out from the liquid, completely unharmed, gazing at the Invisible Demon transformed into Mevis, lightly sighing.</p>
<p>“Did you really think I didn’t know this is actually my sea of consciousness?” Shaya shook his head, scanning the surroundings, “I never expected this kind of idealistic worldview, usually found in textbooks, would actually appear before me.”</p>
<p>“If I hadn’t realized this just now and hadn’t tried to resist, I might have truly been devoured by you.”</p>
<p>“You, how did you find out?”</p>
<p>The beautiful little face of “Mevis” revealed fear as she took two steps back, attempting to control the black goo to continue attacking Shaya but found it unresponsive.</p>
<p>Fear resurfaced.</p>
<p>For some reason, facing Shaya now, she abruptly felt as if another Witch was standing before her.</p>
<p>“Do you remember what I did when I first came in?”</p>
<p>Shaya didn’t keep her in suspense and actively prompted her.</p>
<p>“You…”</p>
<p>“Mevis” recalled the previous moment, realizing that after Shaya spoke his first sentence, he had looked down at both of his palms.</p>
<p>“Correct.”</p>
<p>Shaya laughed heartily, spreading his palms before her.</p>
<p>What should have been a palm full of lines had grown two patterned eyes at some point.</p>
<p>“This is called the Sharingan… never mind, you wouldn’t understand.” Shaya looked at the Invisible Demon in front of him, “I initially thought it was a waking dream and tried recklessly; I didn’t expect I could freely control everything here.”</p>
<p>“And through our conversation, I became even more convinced of that.”</p>
<p>“You’re just a curse parasitizing me, a weak existence that even the Witch Miss didn’t notice. How could you possibly have the power to create or condense this kind of space and pull me into it, determining life and death?”</p>
<p>“Y-You deceived me?!!!”</p>
<p>Upon hearing Shaya’s statement, the Invisible Demon panicked, but badly injured as she was, she had little rationality left to think.</p>
<p>Perhaps that was the reason she didn’t choose to continue lying dormant on Shaya, quietly accumulating power.</p>
<p>Of course, it also stemmed from an underestimation of Shaya.</p>
<p>She had originally been a being close to a Deity, and in her view, Shaya was just a weak Grand Knight.</p>
<p>“By the way, even if you did kill me here, I wouldn’t die. I might even thank you… oh wait, you’re too weak to provide any experience; let’s forget that.”</p>
<p>A strange smile suddenly appeared on Shaya’s face.</p>
<p>“Do you know? The image of this woman you mistakenly believed you read from my mind was intentionally conveyed to you by me.”</p>
<p>“She… is one of the people I hate the most right now.”</p>
<p>“W-What will you do to me?”</p>
<p>After repeated attempts to retaliate only to find herself powerless, the Invisible Demon fell into a complete panic, showing a fearful expression while sporting Mevis’s pretty little face.</p>
<p>“That expression is truly delightful to behold.” Shaya began to laugh madly, resembling a villain, “I remember that when you transform, you can possess all the physiological structures of that race, right?”</p>
<p>“Hehe…”</p>
<p>“Come forth, Ancient God’s Tentacles!!!”</p>
<p>In an instant, countless slippery, sticky tentacles surged from Shaya’s back, overwhelming and rushing toward the only target here!</p>
<p>“Mevis” stumbled and fell to the ground, gazing at the scene before her in utter terror.</p>
<p>Then, she trembled and hugged her head.</p>
<p>“Don’t!!!”</p>
