Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first? Chapter 617: 127 The True Enchanting Demon

Chapter 617: Chapter 127 The True Enchanting Demon

After the eting on Stovefire Island concluded, the ladies each went their separate ways.

“dea and Miel seem to have reached so sort of consensus,” Thira said, seated in the chair in the underground laboratory, speaking to Nora, who was studying a source of power, “They’ve thrown out a plan that was obviously designed well in advance and predicted any questions we might throw at them.”

“If their so-called plan is just to have Sigrdrifa risk her life, I don’t think that would be to our disadvantage, Thira.”

Nora, slowly rotating the microscope, continued, “If it were , I would absolutely not let Ellie take that risk.”

“Perhaps it’s because there’s a great benefit involved that they’re doing this,” Thira speculated.

“They’ve already told us,” Nora sighed, “Sothing that can help Mia complete her Ritual Task.”

“I always feel it’s not that simple,” Thira still felt sothing was amiss.

To be precise, sending Sigrdrifa on a dangerous mission for the benefit of Mia? Wouldn’t Sigrdrifa have her own thoughts on that? This does not fit with the distribution of benefits in the new team!

All the more in an organization hastily put together, the more there should be a fair distribution of gains, creating a strong bond of interest and trust… I’d rather believe they’re scheming sothing that would allow most of them to benefit substantially, rather than so “Mia’s Ritual Task requirents.”

Hmm, puzzling, but unfortunately there’s too little information to go on right now.

“Nora, could you perhaps…” Thira tried to ask again.

“No can do, Thira,” Nora chuckled, shaking her head, “It’s absolutely not okay to pry into the minds of team mbers without a reason.”

“Then why do you always read Aske’s mind…” Thira couldn’t help but retort.

“Aske is, of course, different,” Nora said softly, “Because I like him, I need to understand him more deeply. A girl in love, playing so tricks and sches on a boy, even God would turn a blind eye with understanding.”

Thira:………

Indeed, a Mind Mage’s bloodline inherently carries the tendency for evil! Even a girl as kind and gentle as Nora wouldn’t hesitate to use mind reading to monitor others—it’s terrifying!

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Elsewhere, Aske was also on the second floor of Stovefire Island Manor, knocking on dea’s bedroom door.

“Eh, Squad Leader~” dea opened the door, all smiles.

“Is it convenient to talk?” Aske asked.

“If it’s you, the operating hours of the Enchanting Demon Miss are 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, with no breaks,” dea said cheerfully.

“And what about leap years?” Aske suddenly asked, inspired.

dea: ????

Looking at Aske aningfully for a mont, dea then played with her wine-red hair and scoffed,

“On February 29th of a leap year, if you co looking for , I’ll have a special gift for you.”

Aske:………

Right, no need to think about it, when the ti cos she’ll definitely throw so lines at him like “Ta-da! This special gift is my~bo~dy~”, so Aske wisely chose not to continue this line of inquiry and instead said sternly,

“Seriously, there’s sothing I need to confirm with you.”

“Then co in,” dea said, opening her door.

The room of the Enchanting Demon Miss was lined with crimson wallpaper with patterns shaped like hearts, stylistically different from the other ladies. Aske took a casual look around and saw shackles on the desk, mysterious potions on the coffee table, and peculiarly cut-out nightgowns on the bed…

He quickly averted his gaze, asking dea:

“dea, have you been keeping sothing from with Miel lately?”

“Did you look for Miel?” dea feigned surprise.

“Yes.” Aske knew she could read minds, so he didn’t give her ti to use her ability or to think, and pressed on without delay, “Just tell straight. Is there sothing, or not?”

“There is,” dea said with a smile, showing no hesitation whatsoever.

“What is it?” Aske asked.

“Sothing I don’t want you to know,” dea replied.

Aske: ………

“Annoying!” dea pouted, “Can’t a girl have her little secrets? Do you have to dig into everything?”

“If it’s a personal matter, I have no interest in prying further. However, if it’s related to the team, then I need to know,” Aske spoke politely.

“But that’s precisely where we differ,” dea said affectionately, pulling him to sit down with her, “I have no interest in talking about team matters, but could you please take a deep interest in my personal affairs?”

“dea, I am trying to have a serious conversation with you,” Aske said, caught between laughter and tears.

“I’m answering seriously too,” dea replied, pretending to be grave before she burst into laughter again, “Do you feel a bit irritated when I dodge your questions like this?”

“But think about it, whenever I express my love for you, don’t you use the sa tactics against ?”

“This… is different,” Aske sighed. He had thought to use “extra training next ti” as an excuse to intimidate her, but as soon as dea brought up confessions of love, his resolve imdiately wavered.

“Sorry, I’ve told you before. I can’t consider these things right now.” After a mont of silence, he could only sincerely repeat himself.

“Then I can’t tell you what we’re planning behind your back,” dea’s smile faded as she spoke softly, “I assure you, it’s nothing that would harm the team or you. But if you’re not willing to open up to , why should I be completely honest with you, right?”

“Alternatively, you can pretend it’s real combat training and bully , torture , even threaten to kick off the team if you like.” She spoke nonchalantly, her eyes alight with excitent, “If you can’t accept keeping secrets, then use any thod you can think of to force into submission.”

Aske: …………

“dea.” He said it helplessly, “I know when you were condensing the ‘Purgatory Demon’ bloodline and integrated with dusa’s personality, you might have also picked up so traits that might not be too favorable, which might be why your character and orientation have changed, but I’m truly not the kind of person you’re hoping for.”

“That’s too bad,” dea said with an innocent expression, “Aske, look. The Soul Contract we signed also stipulates that I must serve you and not harm the team, so you don’t need to worry about any dangerous conspiracies I might be planning.”

“As for anything beyond the Contract, alas, we’re powerless.” She twirled a wine-red lock of hair around her finger, a playful and nimble twist, her voice captivating and alluring as she said, “Now this secret is hidden in my mouth, under my tongue, even in the depths of my throat. If you can manage to pry it out with sothing, sweetheart, go right ahead.”

“If you’re not up to it, how about listening to my terms for a trade, dear?”

Within dea’s aggressive gaze, Aske felt restless and even started to sweat on his back.

He realized the biggest mistake he had made was that ever since dea had reached Lv.10 and rged with dusa’s alternate personality, her psyche had undergone a subtle but complete transformation.

If before she was simply a “Bad Girl,” the current dea had turned into a true Enchanting Demon—cunning, sly, deep-thinking, skilled in exploiting verbal and ntal weaknesses to manipulate others.

Lately, he’d been absorbed in planning the team’s further developnt, completely missing dea’s change in personality.

Fortunately, the now Ms. Enchanting Demon still suffered from an inability to touch n, a fear of the opposite sex, and considering himself to be the only exception, along with the Binding of the Soul Contract, she probably wouldn’t act against him… right?

Moreover, replacing her now to find another Mind Mage with strong controlling Abilities would be even more costly. With that in mind, Aske showed a resigned expression and asked:

“Alright, what do I have to give in order to learn the secret from you?”

“Don’t worry.” dea laughed flirtatiously, covering her mouth, “I won’t propose a deal you can’t accept. Let think… Last ti, Mia served as my personal attendant for a day in exchange for Extraordinary Traits from .”

“As for you… I think…”

Seeing Aske’s expression change on the spot, she showed a sly smile, the look of a successful prankster, and said:

“…how about being my boyfriend for a day?”