OBS Chapter 90 : You Must Be Very…
Chapter 90 : You Must Be Very…
Chapter 90: You Must Be Very…
The air was cold.
The kind of cold that shot from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.
Lilia looked at the little figure in front of her, who only reached her waist, her mind spinning faster than a fan.
This little girl—although she looked like a lost child in a Gothic doll outfit—had the kind of power that could crush a barrier like a cookie. That wasn’t something she could fake.
Since her identity had already been exposed by that ring, pretending to be some random passerby would just be an insult to her own intelligence.
In this Demon Realm, where overpowered beings were everywhere, honesty was sometimes a way to stay alive.
Even though that kind of honesty usually came with extremely high risk.
Lilia adjusted her stance.
Even though her legs were still trembling slightly, her back had to be straighter than a javelin.
This was the basic professionalism of being the Demon Queen’s lackey—cough, her trusted aide.
She raised her right hand, deliberately displaying the ring that still carried Hera’s warmth in the most obvious position.
“I am Lady Hera’s personal maid, Lilia.”
Her voice wasn’t loud.
But in the deathly silent mine, it was like pouring cold water into boiling oil.
The broken teddy bear that had been drooling over Lilia’s eyeballs suddenly froze.
“Gah—”
It let out a strange wheezing screech, its single eye nearly popping out of its socket.
Even Batori, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead, suddenly twitched violently, letting out an incoherent whimper.
The little girl froze.
In her dull gray eyes, true “blankness” appeared for the first time.
She tilted her head, her movement stiff like an ungreased puppet.
“A maid?”
The words rolled around in her mouth as if they were some alien concept she had never heard before.
“That woman…”
The little girl muttered, her voice full of disbelief.
“That woman who does nothing but kill and sleep… actually got herself a maid?”
The corner of Lilia’s eye twitched wildly.
Although that statement was extremely cutting—and contained a lot of information suggesting Hera’s private lifestyle was… questionable—
She didn’t dare refute it.
She even kind of wanted to nod in agreement.
The little girl seemed to fall into some kind of massive cognitive dissonance.
She circled around Lilia once.
Lilia felt like a pig about to be slaughtered, being evaluated for the tenderness of its meat.
The little girl suddenly leaned in.
Very close.
Lilia could even count her overly dense silver eyelashes.
Her nose twitched.
Once.
Twice.
Like a wary little dog, the girl sniffed around Lilia.
From her wrist—
To the hem of her skirt.
Finally, her nose stopped near Lilia’s collarbone.
There—
Still lingered the scent left behind when Hera had wiped away the blood with her fingers.
The girl froze.
In those lifeless gray eyes, a strange light suddenly flickered.
As if she had discovered something utterly absurd—yet undeniable.
“It really is that woman’s scent…”
The girl took a step back.
She raised her head, and on that delicate, doll-like face, a smile slowly appeared.
Not the innocent kind.
Not the deranged kind that wanted to slaughter everyone.
But a smile—
Filled with pure malice at discovering a new toy.
“Hee hee hee…”
The broken teddy bear laughed along with her.
The sound echoed through the cavern, making one’s hair stand on end.
“Interesting.”
The girl hugged the broken bear tighter.
She lifted her skirt slightly and actually performed a perfectly proper noble curtsy toward Lilia.
Though paired with that deathly aura, it looked incredibly out of place.
“Nice to meet you.”
Her voice was soft and sweet.
Like honey laced with arsenic.
“I’m Mary.”
“Since you’re that woman’s maid…”
Mary lifted her head, her gray eyes curving into crescent shapes.
“Then you must be very… durable, right?”
Lilia’s heart skipped a beat.
Durable?
What kind of terrifying phrasing was that?
Before she could react, Mary had already straightened up.
Her little leather shoes lightly tapped against the rubble.
“Since you’re that woman’s dog, there’s no need to hold back.”
“I’ll leave this place to you.”
Lilia didn’t even have time to ask what “this place” referred to—the mine, or something else entirely.
Mary’s figure suddenly blurred.
The next second—
Like a drop of water merging into the ocean—
The little girl in the black dress, along with that broken teddy bear, vanished into thin air.
Only Batori remained, half-dead, lying on the ground and questioning her life.
Lilia stood there, feeling her back completely soaked in sweat.
She just… left?
No killing to silence witnesses?
Not even casually eliminating her, the “maid”?
This didn’t make sense.
Could it really be that Hera’s ring carried that much weight?
Lilia glanced down at the ring on her hand.
The dark red gem was still faintly warm, as if mocking her cowardice.
“Stop looking.”
A cold voice suddenly came from behind.
Lilia jumped on the spot.
She turned around sharply.
Hera—who had supposedly been “watching the show” above—
Was now standing at the entrance of the blasted hole.
The night wind made her coat flutter sharply.
Those golden eyes were fixed meaningfully on Lilia.
“Looks like you’ve made a new friend?”
Lilia: “…”
Friend?
The kind of friend who wanted to gouge out your eyeballs and eat them like candy?
Would you like that kind of blessing?!
Hera walked in slowly.
Her tall boots stepped on the rubble, making crisp clicking sounds.
She didn’t even glance at the disgusting pile of insect eggs on the ground, nor at the nearly dying Batori.
All of her attention was on Lilia.
That feeling of being locked onto by a massive predator returned.
“Just now…”
Hera stopped in front of Lilia and reached out, gently pinching her chin.
Her fingertips were slightly cool.
“That little lunatic—what did she say to you?”
Lilia was forced to raise her head.
Looking at that breathtakingly beautiful face so close to her—
That damn system in her head suddenly came back to life.
【Ding!】
【Key story branch detected!】
【Please make a choice:】
【A. Tell the truth.（Reward: Hera’s Favorability +5）】
【B. Conceal it, say that little lunatic was just passing by.（Reward: Title “Death-Seeking Expert,” Hera’s Suspicion +50, high chance of getting your legs broken）】
【C. Exaggerate and say that little lunatic called her an old woman who had to hire a maid because no one wanted her.（Reward: Skill Book “Top-Tier Green Tea Acting” ×1, Hera Rage Buff（Attack +200%））】
Lilia: “…”
What the hell was that “Top-Tier Green Tea Acting”?
Lilia took a deep breath.
Her red eyes filled with sincerity.
“She said…”
Lilia paused, observing Hera’s expression.