“Lady… do you really want to? Let me emphasize again, if you do this, you are very likely to lose your sanity.”
The diviner, Fran, once again stated the danger of the situation.
After all, if the last of the Holy Magic was stripped away, darkness would surely rush in to fill the void.
The only reason Idledra had been able to maintain her sanity while forcibly using Black Magic to sustain her body was because of that faint trace of Holy Mana.
Most of her remaining mana had been quietly attached to Hailey when she sent her out the door.
This was why Idledra appeared so frail and weak every time Hailey left the house, forced to sit obediently at home.
The small amount of mana she had left was originally meant to maintain her perception and basic movement, but now it was being used to suppress the Black Magic.
“Once this magic is stripped from your body, you will have to rely entirely on your own consciousness to resist the erosion.”
“I know, but this is the only way to find her now.”
Hailey had her magic attached to her.
As long as there was even a shred of the same source, Fran, who excelled in perception, could follow the trail and find her.
However, as Fran said, this was the absolute last of the mana Idledra had left.
Idledra did not hesitate for a single moment.
Her eyes were as calm as if she were doing something trivial, something she was naturally supposed to do.
And so, when Idledra, who was almost completely eroded by Black Magic, finally found this place…
“Hey, shouldn’t the hero save the beauty and then enter the combat phase… why are you asking for a reward before the commission is even done?”
‘This girl… why did she rush in and immediately start clinging to me? Doesn’t she notice that we’re surrounded by people watching us like hawks?’
Although the people watching nearby wanted to say the same thing, they did not have the right.
The moment she had rushed in, the Black Magic within her had erupted.
All the Holy Magic in the vicinity paled in comparison.
The two knights who reacted first were immediately blown away.
Following that, everyone prioritized dealing with the encroaching Idledra.
The Temple Knights were suppressed by the high-level Black Magic just by Idledra passing near them.
As for the culprit, Hydra, he was being tightly bound by giant black pythons.
His face was turning a bruised shade of purple from the constriction.
“This dark mana… I knew you were a Demon! Idledra!!”
‘As I thought, my intuition was correct. How could there be a holy person standing beside such a blasphemous creation of the gods?’
Idledra was not a Saintess at all.
“She was a thorough Witch! “
“A minion of the Demon!”
However, the mindless Idledra paid no attention to the insults of the ants beneath her feet.
With a casual wave of her hand, she forced him to shut up.
She kicked aside the corpse of a Black Magician blocking her path; the residual Black Magic on the body turned to ash and dissipated the moment it encountered a superior presence.
She slowly approached Hailey, using her hand to gently, tenderly, and somewhat frantically touch Hailey’s cheek.
“Hailey, Hailey, Hailey, Hailey…”
“Don’t get so excited. This isn’t the time for us to be intimate—”
The erosion of her sanity caused by the Black Magic, combined with the urgent need to feel Hailey’s presence, transformed into a near-fanatical desire.
It was endless and grew more intense by the second…
Of course, it was also possible that the Black Magic simply craved the traces of mana still lingering on Hailey’s body.
In short, Idledra hugged Hailey tightly, like a drowning person finally grabbing onto oxygen.
She held on reluctantly, wanting to claim even more.
Before Hailey could even react, Idledra impatiently bit her soft lips, kissing her gently.
“…”
“It was her Hailey… the familiar scent, she could never mistake it.”
That voice, that touch, and those eyes…
Hailey subconsciously closed her eyes the moment she was bitten, but as she slowly opened them, she met a pair of dark, somber eyes.
Her eyes, which should have been sparkling like pink diamonds in the night, were now covered with a layer of gray gloom.
Moreover, the moment they touched, Hailey could feel that Idledra’s heart was pounding nervously.
The complaints she had intended to voice were now stuck in her throat, leaving her with no choice but to let the other girl take what she wanted.
“I’m here. Thank you for coming to find me.”
The moment she touched Hailey, the golden mana that was about to dissipate finally found its master and surged upward excitedly.
As the mana gradually flowed into Hailey’s body through the kiss, the dark erosion began to slow down.
Amidst Hailey’s expression of feigned annoyance mixed with concern, Idledra’s eyes gradually became clear, regaining their light.
“Hailey, I missed you… We haven’t seen each other for the duration of three naps and fifteen kissing sessions.”
“What do you mean ‘three naps’… what on earth are you talking about?!”
‘Three… what does she mean by kissing sessions? If you mean fifteen minutes, just say fifteen minutes!’
Blushing furiously, Hailey wanted to say something, but the other party had no intention of giving her a chance to speak.
Instead, Idledra became even more spirited.
“Hailey, I still feel a bit weak. How about we hug for a while longer?”
Sensing that the other girl might want to push her away, Idledra stubbornly nuzzled further into Hailey’s embrace.
She had finally managed to find Hailey.
“How could she be willing to let go?”
It wasn’t enough, not even close.
She wanted to hold her like this until the sun went down tomorrow…
“Honestly… we are in the middle of enemy territory, you know.”
Caught between her savior and the inability to resist Idledra’s acting spoiled, Hailey couldn’t refuse the request.
There was nothing she could do. She just hoped Idledra would hurry up.
While she didn’t exactly hate this feeling, they were supposed to be surrounded and pursued right now…
Looking around at the Temple Knights who had already been dealt with by Idledra and were scattered across the floor, could this even be called being pursued?
“You two freaks, two heretics… you have thrown the Holy See’s reputation onto the ground and trampled it! Indeed, you are both the sacrilegious daughters of a Demon!!”
As expected of one of only five Grand Priests in the Holy See, Hydra managed to force himself to stand up even after taking a hit from the mindless Idledra.
Even so, he was at his limit.
His entire body was covered in wounds and the lingering traces of dark erosion.
‘Wow, he’s really tough. Taking a hit like that from Idledra and not falling… in a tower defense game, he could probably block three enemies at once…’
Hailey suddenly felt her body tilt as she was pulled into Idledra’s arms.
Idledra glanced coldly at the struggling Grand Priest Hydra with a look of utter disdain.
“Oh, you’re not dead yet.”