“Ah, it’s over.”
Mu’en held Eluka’s head, which had lost all its divine attributes, and murmured with his head lowered, his eyes lifeless.
Like a salted fish, he seemed to have lost all hope for life.
After gaining power from a seemingly impressive Evil God, he was now being targeted by another sinister Evil God.
He even remembered his name, the first and last kind!
He looked as if hearing that name made him grit his teeth in anger, wishing he could take a kitchen knife and rush from People’s Street to Central Avenue just to temporarily vent his grievances.
Is there still a way to live like this? Waiting online, quite urgent.
“Young Master!”
Just as Mu’en was questioning his life, An suddenly rushed over, disregarding everything, and hugged him.
The soft touch enveloped him, and Mu’en could even feel An’s delicate body trembling slightly.
Heart filled with lingering fear.
She almost couldn’t see her Young Master anymore.
Even though she had resolved to maintain the elegance of a perfect maid forever, in such a moment…
Being slightly weak is okay, right?
“Alright, alright, now’s not the time to talk about those things.”
Mu’en patted An’s shoulder, “You have more important things to do.”
“More important things?”
An looked bewildered.
Is there anything more important than hugging the Young Master?
“Look at this…”
Mu’en gestured for An to sit up, then showed her what he was holding in his hands.
Eluka’s head.
On that lovely delicate face, all the previous distortions and snarlings had disappeared.
She looked as if she was peacefully asleep.
But at that moment, Eluka’s fine eyelashes suddenly moved.
“Could it be…” An couldn’t help but widen her eyes.
“That’s right, Eluka is still alive.”
Mu’en nodded.
The will of the Evil God could not descend upon a dead entity.
So even if there was only a head left, the Evil God’s power inadvertently maintained her life.
However, this unexpected gift from heaven could not last long.
So.
“Time is of the essence.”
Mu’en said softly.
…
“Ah, Master.”
Eluka opened her eyes and looked at the approaching An.
“Is everything… over?”
“Yes, it’s all over.”
An responded.
But after the brief reply, looking at Eluka, she found herself at a loss for words.
Suddenly remembering that they had actually never had a proper chat.
So, after a brief silence, An somewhat stiffly asked:
“Um… Eluka, are you okay? How do you feel?”
“I feel… a bit of pain in my body.”
Eluka seemed to stare into the void, softly saying:
“Especially my chest, it hurts so much.”
“…”
An looked at Eluka, who was left with only a head, and suddenly didn’t know what to say.
Falling silent once again.
Just when Mu’en could no longer bear to watch and was anxiously wanting to remind An to be mindful of the time,
Eluka suddenly said, “I’m sorry, Master, I lied to you.”
“Lied to me? What do you mean?”
“Actually, I was polluted by the Evil God, and it has nothing to do with you, Master. I deceived you back then just because I didn’t want you to leave me.”
“…”
An breathed heavily for a moment.
Then she smiled:
“It’s okay, I don’t mind. After all, my reasons for saving you aren’t entirely based on that.”
“Master…”
Tears slid down the corners of Eluka’s eyes.
There was finally a glimmer of spirit in her eyes.
“Actually, I’ve had some connection with the divine beings… with that Evil God since a long time ago, exchanging some trivial help with the blood and flesh of magical beasts.”
“After all, Rod is too outstanding, and if I didn’t use some means, I wouldn’t be able to keep up with him.”
“And during this time, the Evil God didn’t show any signs of abnormality.”
“Until that day, after I spoke with you, I mustered the courage to confess to Rod.”
“Confess…”
An said softly, “Speaking of which, I haven’t asked you about the outcome yet. Was it… a failure?”
After all, it had turned into this state.
“No, it succeeded.”
Eluka’s lips curled into a sweet smile: “I succeeded, Master.”
“Succeeded? Then why…”
“Because that night, Rod said he liked me too.”
“But… he said he couldn’t be with me.”
“Why not?”
An asked, puzzled.
“How can two people who like each other not be together?”
“Because…”
Eluka spoke softly:
“Tia is pregnant with his child.”
“…”
An’s breath caught.
“Rod said he actually has always liked me, liked me for a very long time, but he was always too scared to confess.
Then, one time, while drinking to drown his sorrows, he had a drunken encounter with Tia, who came to comfort him, and naturally, Tia got pregnant.
It’s such a cliché story, but it just happened like that.
Rod is a responsible good man, so he wouldn’t abandon Tia.
Naturally, he couldn’t accept my confession anymore.”
Eluka looked sad.
Compared to pursuing the unattainable, something that could have been easily obtained slipped away from her fingertips.
This regret only deepened the darkness within.
“… Didn’t you suspect it?”
An couldn’t help but ask.
After all, the odds of getting pregnant on the first try are very low, making it hard not to imagine it was intentional.
“I suspected.”
Eluka replied:
“So I wished upon that Evil God, wanting to know if Tia was really pregnant.”
“And so, when I came to, I was covered in blood, having cut open Tia’s belly.”
“… So that’s how it is?”
An recalled the girl who had been disemboweled.
“And the result is…”
“False.”
Eluka began to cry softly:
“The so-called pregnancy was all fake, just a scheme by Tia to monopolize Rod.
She used a little disguising magic to deceive Rod, making him believe it was real.
But no matter how powerful the disguising magic is, it cannot disguise the truth.
There is no child in her belly.”
“Master, so-called love is so fragile, so fragile that one lie can easily break apart the two who should love each other.”
“I uncovered the lie, but there’s no turning back now.”
“Because Rod saw.”
“He saw… me cutting open Tia’s belly with my own hands.”
“How could Rod possibly be with a cruel woman like me? He even thought I was controlled by the Evil God and wanted to subdue me.”
…
…
“And so, I made a second wish.”
“I want Rod to accept my love.”
Since then, everything became irreversible.
…
…
“Master, I regret it so much.”
At the end of this almost one-sided conversation, Eluka looked into An’s eyes and for the first time revealed a heartbreaking smile.
“If only I had met you sooner, Master.”
“If only I had gathered the courage to confess to Rod earlier.”
“Perhaps, then this tragic ending could have been changed.”
“What a pity, there are no ifs.”
…
“So, be happy, Master.”
“Prove to me that love can bring beautiful things.”
