Chapter 4: This Is Completely A Reward

“Yes, my poor child, you have been unconscious for a long time. That despicable Hero actually struck you so cruelly. Fortunately, I arrived in time to save you, otherwise... I almost lost you, Yue Yue...”

Phyllis spoke with tears and emotion, denouncing the Hero’s crimes, and this emotion infected Xing Yue.

“That Hero is really too wicked. Good thing Mom is here.”

“Y-yes... yeah...”

Phyllis turned her head away, seemingly sad as she covered her mouth and sobbed, but in reality she was struggling to suppress the corners of her lips from rising.

‘Watching the Hero curse herself is just too amusing!’

‘Great cursing, love hearing it! Stupid Hero, curse yourself more, hahaha!’

“And the King who ordered the Hero to crusade against our demon race definitely isn’t a good person either. Mom will avenge me and make them pay, right?”

“Mm-hmm... Huh?”

Phyllis suddenly stopped smiling.

‘No...’

‘What did that stupid Hero just say?’

‘Let me avenge her?’

She turned around and found Xing Yue looking at her with hope on her face: “When will Mom counterattack the human kingdom? Since the Hero’s party has already been wiped out by Mom, with Mom’s strength, there shouldn’t be anyone in the human kingdom who can stop Mom now, right? How about we send troops to attack the human kingdom right now!”

“Mom, we absolutely cannot miss this opportunity and let the human kingdom continue to develop and cultivate a new Hero!”

Phyllis: ?

Good news, the memory wipe was very thorough.

Bad news, the memory wipe was very thorough.

If she didn’t know that the other’s memory had been completely erased by herself, Phyllis would have thought that this guy had been mistreated by the kingdom while she was a Hero and now wanted to take the opportunity to retaliate.

Otherwise, how could a Hero encourage the Demon King to destroy humanity!

This is really... really... really amusing!

However, Phyllis still shook her head, propped her cheek with one hand, squinted, and smiled: “No can do~ That previous Hero sacrificed himself at the last moment, which means I can only stay in the Dark Domain for a long time to come.”

“So, if you want to attack the kingdom, only Yue Yue can go herself.”

Xing Yue said sheepishly: “Th-then forget it, I can’t do it. Without Mom watching over, I’m scared...”

“It’s okay, I’ll teach you how to become stronger, let you become the strongest witch, and let you take proper revenge on the kingdom.”

Xing Yue shook her head repeatedly: “No, no... While I get stronger, the enemy will get stronger too. There is always someone stronger, there will definitely be talent freaks more monstrous than me!”

“So instead of spending that time to make me stronger, I think it’s safer for Mom to work a little harder and become the strongest in the world! That way no one will dare to bully us demons!”

“......?”

‘There must be something wrong with this Hero’s brain.’

‘Why does she only think about letting me make a move?’

Phyllis was a little speechless.

She was already the number one under the gods. Although she could go further and become a demon god, that was still far off. Improving her rank would take who knows how long, and in that time, it would be enough for Xing Yue to grow from zero to the sanctuary.

Phyllis decided to persuade Xing Yue to become stronger on her own.

“Having too little strength and no ability to protect yourself won’t do. You can’t possibly stay in the Demon King Castle your whole life, right?”

“Eh? I can’t?” Xing Yue asked in surprise.

“......?”

“Of course not!”

Phyllis said with frustration, as if disappointed that iron doesn’t become steel: “You are my child, a witch who inherited the Demon King’s bloodline, destined to overthrow the world in the future!”

Xing Yue shrank her neck: “But I’m not the Demon King either...”

“Just because you’re not the Demon King, that doesn’t mean you can’t go out and cause destruction, does it?”

“That’s not the issue. Of course I can cause destruction too. But Mom, what I’m worried about is that if a small fry witch like me goes out, I’ll probably be kicked to death by a passing righteous Hero before I even have time to do anything bad.”

Phyllis was choked up.

When she was crusading against her, she shouted slogans about protecting humanity and the world, showed a determination to prefer death over surrender, and resisted until the very last moment.

Why after having her memory wiped and being transformed into a witch, does she become timid and cowardly as if her personality completely changed?

How did she get the Hero’s Sword to acknowledge her with this kind of mindset and become a Hero!

“Mom...”

At this moment, Xing Yue held Phyllis’s hand, leaned in, and looked at her eagerly: “Just let Yue Yue stay in the Demon King Castle forever, by your side to fulfill filial piety. Yue Yue will do anything.”

‘If she stays in the Demon King Castle forever, how will I watch the fun?’

‘No, absolutely not!’

Phyllis looked at Xing Yue, instead of backing off, she leaned in, extended her other hand to lift the other’s chin, and her eyes became extremely aggressive: “Are you sure you’ll do anything?”

Xing Yue’s throat involuntarily bobbed, but she still nodded.

“Then Yue Yue go fetch a basin of water. Mom wants to wash her feet~”

“Huh?”

“What? Unwilling? As a daughter, can’t you even wash Mom’s feet? If your determination is only to this extent...”

Before she finished speaking, Xing Yue ran off excitedly, leaving a stunned Phyllis behind.

‘Something’s wrong...’

‘This Hero is very wrong...’

Phyllis bit her fingernail hard, frowning deeply.

Originally, she had given this order to wash feet, comparable to ordering a servant, in order to humiliate the other and make Xing Yue find the motivation to become stronger. But now, instead of being disgusted, the other looked excited as if she had received some kind of reward.

‘Does this guy have no sense of shame at all?’

Xing Yue quickly returned from the bathroom, carrying a basin of clean water. She came to a stop in front of Phyllis, bent down, and set down the basin.

Since the order had been given, Phyllis didn’t stand on ceremony and lifted her own jade-like feet toward Xing Yue, waiting for the other to start washing.

At this moment, Xing Yue suddenly called out: “Wait a moment, Mom.”

Phyllis’s eyes lit up.

‘As expected! I told you! Even if she lost her memory and became a witch, the pride in her bones definitely still can’t accept washing someone’s feet like a servant!’

‘So obediently listen to me and go get stronger, then go out and do evil!’

However, Xing Yue did not stand up, but simply looked up at Phyllis and asked: “Mom, do you have any magic to heat up the water in the basin? Not too hot, just let the water temperature reach about fifty degrees, that’s perfect.”

Phyllis frowned slightly. She didn’t know what Xing Yue was thinking, but she still casually snapped her fingers, and the water in the basin immediately emitted wisps of hot steam.

Xing Yue reached out to feel the water temperature, and immediately exclaimed in awe: “This is magic... So amazing!”

“So, Yue Yue, why did you want me to heat up this basin of water?”

“Of course it’s to make Mom more comfortable!”

Xing Yue gave Phyllis an innocent smile, then lifted the other’s feet and placed them into the basin, burying her head and starting to wash seriously.

Speaking of washing, in reality, Phyllis’s little feet were already very clean, and exquisitely like a natural work of art. Xing Yue had never seen such perfect jade-like feet.

The skin on the instep was white and translucent, with faint blue blood vessels appearing indistinctly, like a quiet stream flowing under fine plain silk. The ten toes were round like pearls and shells, the nails slightly pink with health, curling slightly in the water like shy flower buds.

At the moment of touch, Xing Yue could clearly feel the other’s foot tremble slightly, as if unaccustomed to contact from others. But when she lifted it with her palm and gently massaged, she could still feel the weight of her whole body relaxing, docilely and trustingly entrusting herself to her hands.

To be honest, this is completely a reward for her!