Chapter 16 : The Tenth Night: Cut

“You… just how many other women did you have besides me back then?!”

“I always thought… at least at that time, I was special to you!”

“Lilith, you’re so cruel!”

“Do you know… I’ve been looking for you all these years!”

“Me… how could you do this to me!”

“I finally… in the Holy Church…climbed to my current position.”

“Just so I could see you again one day!”

“For the past ten years, whenever I had free time, I’d go back to the convent in Kurman and ask the nuns there if you’d come back to visit me!”

“But you never did, not once!”

“Am I so insignificant in your heart?”

“This time, I’m going to lock you by my side, forever! Forever!!”

The Saintess’s words became increasingly frantic and heavy, pressing down on the listener.

It seemed Lilith’s words had completely shattered her composure.

But it was no wonder… thinking back to the beautiful times they’d shared, the lover she’d entrusted her whole heart to had countless other women from the very beginning.

And she was just one flower in her vast garden.

The Saintess, now in a high position, felt like she was suffocating.

So what was she, then?

Just an insignificant plaything for that vampire back then? Like a poor pet picked up and brought home, then abandoned when she got tired of it?

Lilith looked on, conflicted, at the Saintess who kept speaking such heavy words to her.

It was too much… she really couldn’t handle such intense women! Lilith was starting to sweat.

Damn it, she wouldn’t just break down, would she? She’d only said a few things about her “waifus” to scare her, but it felt like she was about to explode.

Obsessive love isn’t good, Your Highness! You’re a big figure now; why are you still so caught up in romance… try to have some perspective!

But looking at her former lover in such a state, Lilith still felt a slight twinge of pity.

Had she hurt her too much just now? So how did things turn out this way? She was clearly here to discuss important city matters with the Saintess… she’d planned to leave gracefully after it was over.

Instead, she ran into an old flame.

“…Calm down first, Seraphiel… I was just kidding earlier. How could I have cheated with so many people back then?” Lilith sighed helplessly.

“Think about it, you were clinging to me every day back then. At most… I only cheated with one or two… or maybe three or four.”

“Uh, don’t be like this. Our relationship is over. After all these years, shouldn’t our reunion be more subdued, with a knowing smile to each other, and then a good chat about old times?”

“Our relationship was only ended by you unilaterally, wasn’t it!”

Her Highness the Saintess clearly didn’t agree with Lilith.

In her eyes, since she hadn’t agreed to end it back then, it wasn’t over!

“We weren’t right for each other from the start! I just want to be an untamed wild horse! But you want to monopolize me!” Lilith was left speechless.

“You really haven’t forgotten me! Lilith, I knew it!”

“You’re truly thinking only of yourself!”

Lilith felt that the Saintess was no longer listening to reason.

She tried to pull her hand away but realized her immense strength was completely useless against this water-elemental avatar; she’d break free only for it to wrap around her again.

It was endless, wasn’t it?

Lilith should have known… she should have guessed when she heard the name of that half-vampire girl, Selunia.

Isis Saint Karonna Seraphiel.

The Saintess’s full name should be this now…

The surname of past Saintesses, combined with the deity’s name, and the name she had given her herself.

However, the public generally doesn’t address the Saintess by her given name, usually opting for titles like “Your Holiness” or “Saintess Isis.”

Lilith usually doesn’t bother to inquire about the names of important figures.

After all, for her long life, the Saintess might pass away soon anyway, so why bother remembering her name? Lilith always ignores useless information that clogs up her brain capacity…

But this time, it was a huge mistake.

If she had known who this Saintess was, she wouldn’t have let herself be caught by the sisters at the convent back then.

How could she make this Saintess give up? While Lilith deeply appreciates beautiful women, she detests being entangled with former lovers.

Once a relationship ends, shouldn’t both parties just move on peacefully, without bothering each other?

Why make it so dramatic?

When it comes to matters of the heart, it’s best to cut ties decisively.

If the feelings are gone, why torment each other?

Even though Seraphiel still seemed to love her, Lilith wouldn’t abandon an entire garden for one flower.

What was there about a “scoundrel” like her that the current Saintess would cling to?

At her current position, if she wanted ten or a hundred young nuns to warm her bed, who would dare say anything?

Yet, she insists on clinging to Lilith, her “pure white moonlight.”

Lilith thought Selunia, who was outside, was quite good.

She was half-vampire and admired the Saintess immensely, even taking a name similar to hers.

She could be a substitute, couldn’t she? Did it have to be Lilith, the “pure” one?

Incompatible personalities are just incompatible! Seraphiel couldn’t accept Lilith having other “dear sisters,” while Lilith couldn’t tolerate Seraphiel’s excessive possessiveness.

“You! Why are you still like this after so many years! Don’t you ever think about why I broke up with you?!” Lilith, enraged, pointed at the clingy, utterly undignified Saintess and yelled.

“Don’t you ever think about what you did? Since the day I saved you! You just stayed home all day! You couldn’t cook! You wouldn’t clean!”

“I tried to teach you, but you’d work for two days and slack off for three!”

“If I went out to work and talked to other girls, you’d make a scene! Did you even know who was making money to support us back then?!”

“You didn’t want to work!”

“No income! And you put pressure on me every single day!”

“You just thought you could be beautiful at home, lie in bed, and wait for me!”

“You were completely useless!”

“Do your loyal nuns know what you used to be like?”

“Do you think just because you’re the Saintess now, you can force me?”

Lilith felt that enduring the Saintess for two and a half years back then was purely for her looks.

Also, she was afraid that the woman wouldn’t survive without her.

But for Lilith, who enjoys being supported, having a useless “flower vase” was completely unacceptable.

This Saintess even ruined her relationship with a wealthy older woman!

Absolutely unforgivable!

Moreover, a woman’s charm isn’t just about appearance; even the prettiest face gets boring eventually, and beauty fades with age.

Lilith doesn’t want her girls to be useless people who can’t function normally without her.

True independence and self-reliance are also indispensable feminine charms.

Look, someone like Cecilim is great.

She has a stable, official job at the hospital.

Although her looks can’t compare to the former Saintess, Lilith is still very fond of that little nurse.

At least the little nurse can use her salary to take her traveling, while the former Seraphiel could only wait eagerly to be fed by Lilith.

Lilith felt that tying Seraphiel to the convent was the best outcome for them.

And it’s thanks to sending her to the convent that this “couch potato” who once vowed to be a homebody for life could become a Saintess.

As for rekindling their old flame? Impossible, absolutely impossible! Even when she had no power, this girl annoyed Lilith to death.

If they actually got back together, this Saintess would definitely drive away every girl who came near her!

In short, whether it’s because of their personalities or other factors, Lilith doesn’t want to be entangled with this Saintess anymore.

Divine severance from this heavy-hearted woman!

“I wish you happiness in your future days. Goodbye forever!”