Elope?
Catching the keyword, Luoluo Yue, mid-chess game, whipped her head around, her burning gaze fixed on Bai Yue Ling.
That look seemed to say: This kid’s got the makings of a succubus.
Aiya froze, her knightly mindset not reading too much into it, only puzzled.
“Aren’t you and Miss Ying Ye a pair?”
Bai Yue Ling smirked.
“Nope~ Who’d pair up with that loser big sister? A few taunts and she logged off in a huff—such a fragile little thing~”
Seeing Bai Yue Ling’s mocking grin, Aiya’s fist itched, though she knew the jab was aimed at Ying Ye.
Why do I feel this strange urge toward Little White?
She wanted to make Little White kneel, grovel, and cry for her past taunts: “S-Sorry! I’ll be a good, untouchable little ♡!”
After her corruption, Aiya was starting to develop dark thoughts.
But her righteous holy knight nature still suppressed these urges, keeping them from surfacing fully for now.
Bai Yue Ling toned down her smile.
“What I mean is, let’s go get that Fallen Light Armor now.”
Aiya was still confused.
“It’s just picking up equipment. Why call it ‘eloping’?”
Bai Yue Ling puffed out her chest, looking smug.
“Ying Ye’s not here, so of course I’m gonna run my mouth a bit.”
She’d been on edge, constantly guarding against Ying Ye making her “curl her feet,” her nerves stretched taut.
She desperately needed to vent some stress.
But she couldn’t risk face-to-face taunts that might lead to “curled feet,” so she settled for bad mouthing behind Ying Ye’s back as a small “revenge.”
Unbeknownst to the naive, busty girl, this didn’t relieve her stress—it only stoked the big sisters’ anger further.
***
“Achoo!”
Meanwhile, in the real world, Ying Ye sneezed out of nowhere.
Rubbing her nose, she muttered, “What the… is someone thinking about me?”
She climbed back into her gaming pod and logged in.
Upon loading, she scanned the surroundings, but the empty castle held no sign of Bai Yue Ling or the holy knight Aiya.
At that moment, Luoluo Yue sauntered over, her enchanting eyes gleaming with the glee of a gossipmonger.
“Your Little White eloped with her new fling, Aiya~”
***
[Player “Ying Ye’s” corruption value has increased by 2%.]
[Current “Ying Ye” corruption value: 72%]
Hearing the system prompt, Bai Yue Ling, trekking through the forest, shivered suddenly.
“What’s wrong?” Aiya asked, turning back.
Bai Yue Ling waved it off.
“Nothing… just that Ying Ye’s back online.”
Aiya nodded thoughtfully. “Are you scared of Ying Ye?”
“Hah? No way.” Bai Yue Ling put her hands on her slim waist.
“She’s just a useless loser, only fit to bow under my mighty charm.”
Aiya glanced her up and down, noticing the faint tremble in those slender, snake-like legs.
“If you’re afraid of her, I can go back now and kill her down to level 1.”
“No way! I’m never scared of big sisters!”
She was the world’s top aggressor—how could she be trembling from fear of a big sister’s wrath?
Sure, Ying Ye would get more domineering as her corruption value rose, but at least it was closer to 100%.
Gritting her teeth, she just had to hold on a bit longer!
Once Ying Ye’s corruption hit 100%, Bai Yue Ling would be free from the shadow of “curled feet,” and Ying Ye would become an untouchable pawn at her mercy!
Thinking of Ying Ye’s full chest and long legs, Bai Yue Ling couldn’t help but smirk.
Big sister, hehe, big sister…
Her gaze naturally drifted to Aiya, walking ahead.
As a fellow big sister, Aiya was a different flavor entirely.
Thanks to years of knightly training, Aiya’s physique was more athletic, her toned abs hidden beneath her skirt armor, her long legs sturdy and powerful, effortlessly wielding a spear taller than herself.
‘I really want to touch Aiya’s abs…’
Bai Yue Ling thought, unable to help herself.
Aiya suddenly turned back. “Little White, why did you corrupt Ying Ye back then?”
“Well… that’s…” Bai Yue Ling tilted her head.
“It’s complicated to explain, so I’m too lazy to bother.”
That answer was practically begging for a smack.
Aiya didn’t mind, opening her palm to reveal a flickering black flame.
‘This is an extremely dark and fallen power, capable of corrupting even a pure holy knight like me… Someone who wields this power must have a nightmarish past.’
“Little White, I can sense you feel an unusual closeness to Ying Ye, yet you keep her at a distance. Did something happen between you two before?”
Bai Yue Ling’s face was expressionless, but her heart surged with turmoil.
Aiya’s perception was too sharp… Could she really sense her fear of big sisters?
Was this the power of a Chosen of Judgment?
Across ten cycles, her relationship with Ying Ye had gone from passionate love to guilt to being hunted down…
She knew Ying Ye all too well.
But for Ying Ye, Bai Yue Ling was the first person she met in World of Fate, and without realizing it, she’d developed special feelings for the cute girl.
In short, Ying Ye saw Bai Yue Ling as her first love, while Bai Yue Ling saw Ying Ye as a vengeful ex-girlfriend out to hunt her down.
Seeing Bai Yue Ling not refute, Aiya pressed on.
“Is your nightmarish past the reason you corrupted Ying Ye?”
Bai Yue Ling sighed, her eyes clear as crystal.
“Whether it’s you or Ying Ye, the reason I corrupt anyone is the same.”
It all boiled down to “surviving.”
The most primal, intense instinct of life.
“I see…”
Aiya pondered for a moment, then dropped to one knee.
She gently took Bai Yue Ling’s right hand, her gaze clear as she looked up at her.
“If that’s your reason, I’ll stand by you unwaveringly. Whoever you want to corrupt, I’ll support you unconditionally.”
Then, like a knight pledging loyalty, Aiya lightly kissed the back of Bai Yue Ling’s hand.
Feeling the soft, wet touch, Bai Yue Ling’s heart trembled, a puff of steam practically shooting from her head.
‘Th-Th-This… This is too sudden!’
Thankfully, the gesture didn’t last long. Aiya released her hand and stood slowly.
“Go ahead and corrupt to your heart’s content, Little White.”
“Eh?”
“To those of us who’ve fallen into darkness, everyone else in this world is an outsider—sinful, deserving of judgment. And the means of judgment… is your power of corruption.”
Enveloped in a dark, fallen aura, Aiya’s eyes glinted with a madness akin to the Goddess of Judgment’s.
“Let’s judge this sinful world together!”
Seeing the black flames in Aiya’s pupils, overwhelming the holy light, Bai Yue Ling finally understood what “Fallen Knight” in Aiya’s class meant.
She recalled the note in the Fallen Holy Light mission:
[The purer and more resolute the knight, the more frenzied they become after falling into darkness. Can you grasp the beauty of it?]
‘What’s beautiful about corruption? It’s not like it’s E-grade corruption.’
Bai Yue Ling pouted.
‘What a loser holy knight, falling so easily. Not even as good as a goo-slaying knight.’
[NPC “Aiya’s” corruption value has increased by 2%.]
[Current “Aiya” corruption value: 52%]
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