Chapter 567

There was only silence.

That brief yet prolonged silence was agonizing for Lilith.

After a while, Lilith seemed to have finally exhausted all her strength and given up all resistance. She sighed deeply, slowly raised her head, and on her pretty face, stained with blood and tears, she managed to squeeze out an expression that was both crying and laughing, "Don't ignore me, why are you always like this—"

Before she finished speaking, as if trying to seize upon the fleeting vulnerability in her words, Novia moved.

He stretched out his arms and embraced the swaying, almost completely collapsing Lilith tightly, holding her close, ignoring the still-dry bloodstains and filth that stained his clean skin.

The man's intense body heat, transmitted through her thin skin, felt too scorching for Lilith, almost melting her.

Thump, thump...

She couldn't tell if it was her own heartbeat or his, but it rang clearly in her ears.

It's so noisy...

The thought uncontrollably surfaced in Lilith's mind.

"Let go, don't touch me, it's disgusting..."

She struggled instinctively, using her last bit of strength to try and push Novia away, letting out weak, defiant moans.

In reality, Lilith couldn't even move a little, let alone leave.

Lilith even felt that if she accidentally opened her eyes at this moment, she would definitely see his deep, sea-blue eyes staring intently at her, and once she met that gaze, she had no doubt that her pathetic, remaining will would inevitably become obsessed again.

"Stop talking nonsense, I have something to say to you."

Novia said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Lilith, my dearest—

Faced with those words that were neither perfunctory nor sincere, Lilith felt as if her very soul was melting.

"You... stop... talking nonsense," Lilith's voice trembled violently, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably from her tightly closed eyes. "In the end, you never even see me! Your stupid words and these idiotic behaviors... have been enough! For thousands of years, you've ignored me... A guy who's never even looked at me shouldn't spout such grandiose nonsense! Sew that disgusting mouth shut, you liar, you big liar!!!"

"Your words hurt me, but I also have my own thoughts."

"Stop arguing! I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear a single word!"

Nevertheless, a strange, uncontrollable breeze of pleasure quietly blew into Lilith's heart.

Lilith couldn't help but think how unreasonable and absurd this was.

She felt both incredibly Wrath and, unbelievably... happy.

"Your brain still isn't working properly, Lilith."

What Lilith craved from Novia was neither hatred nor disgust, neither escape nor pity.

There's only one thing I've always wanted—

It is because she loves him.

It's that simple, that frank, that humble wish.

I long for you, I need you, I can't live without you, Novia.

Novia remained unmoved by Lilith's blunt disgust, instead letting out a disdainful snort.

He suddenly tightened his arms, holding Lilith, who was struggling fiercely in his arms, even tighter, so tight that she could almost suffocate her, so tight that she could clearly feel the friction between their bones.

The Serpent of Wisdom, which was formed from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, quickly fled from Lilith's body, leaving Lilith body parts exposed.

"Very well, I sensed your will. Lilith, you can shut up now."

So, Novia didn't wait for Lilith to respond, nor did she give her any chance to escape.

For Lilith, the surging emotions that had been building up in her heart for thousands of years, a mixture of love and hate, despair and anticipation, could no longer be contained at this moment, erupting violently like a volcano and continuing to rise.

Because--

They captured precisely her lips, stained with the smell of blood.

The saying goes, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

Novia did just that, based on his simple and self-evident reason.

572: You go on, I'm listening. (6k7)

At noon, the sun was shining brightly.

The Great Gate to the Kuonji residence was pushed open, and a figure walked in against the light.

Lilith.

She was wearing a black coat, a black hood, and was chewing bubble gum.

With each step, the hem of her coat would occasionally flutter, revealing glimpses of dark red lines that ran from her neck to her stomach on her fair skin.

At the same time, her gaze casually swept across the interior of the mansion.

Isn't the color of this floor mat too dark? The vase in the corner looks so old, and the lighting is too dim. I didn't notice it before, but now that I look at it, I realize that this atmosphere is not good, and it's not something Novia would like at all.

Lilith quickly began to find fault with "her" house in her mind.

"I'm back."

Lilith called out towards the living room, her voice not loud, but carrying an air of matter-of-fact announcement.

In the living room, Metatron was nestled on the Sofa, facing the game console screen, his fingers flying across the keys while he muttered to himself.

"Yay~ Sloth," Lilith's voice suddenly rang out behind her, "Don't you get bored playing alone?"

Metatron's body seemed to freeze instantly, as if a pause button had been pressed, and the game console slipped from his hands and fell onto the carpet.

He turned around stiffly, and when he saw Lilith's face, Metatron's blue eyes immediately filled with confusion and curiosity.

"Wow! Lilith's here too!" The Sloth tone still carried that sleepy, innocent quality, and even a serious nod followed. "After all that chaos, we're still friends. Should we say the Lord is magnanimous, or just incredibly kind? Anyway, don't push your luck with the Lord's gentleness."

Lilith raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

This sight almost made her think that the Metatron in front of her was an imposter, because 'Samael' and 'Metatron' were mortal enemies, and Metatron had disliked her for a long time...

Is it due to Sloth?

But before Lilith could think any further, the next second, Metatron's aura suddenly sharpened, and his eyes regained the coldness and sharpness befitting the King of Angel.

"Hmph, Lilith is here too."

Metatron's voice carried a clear sense of alertness and suppressed anger. He subconsciously wanted to get into battle mode, but his body was somewhat sluggish due to "Sloth."

"... What's going on?" Metatron seemed somewhat confused by this sudden surge of fighting spirit. He tilted his head and muttered to himself, "From my perspective, after being deliberately Sloth by her before, isn't it only natural that she'd now be on high alert?"

Then,

After a pause, she immediately added in an almost defiant tone:

"No, of course I'm not angry, not at all! If you could make me angry, that would mean you're really strong, Lilith. Well then, I'm going to prepare for battle!"

"Finally, you said something sensible. I thought you were good for nothing but laziness."

A seemingly indifferent voice came from the bottom of the stairs.

Kama walked down slowly.

Seeing this, Lilith took out a brand new lollipop from her pocket, slowly tore open the wrapper, and deliberately waved it in front of Kama, her tone full of frivolity and mockery.

"Hey~ Isn't this little Kama who's still breastfeeding? Have you secretly eaten a few extra candies and grown a little taller in just a few days?"

"... Damn it, who do you think you're talking to!"

Seeing Lilith's sudden indifference, Kama's initial slight guilt towards her vanished. The frustration stemming from her previous failed attempts to communicate with Lilith now ignited Lilith anger completely.

Immediately afterwards, a tremendous Od erupted from her small body, and a ghostly blue light engulfed Kama like flames.

The petite child grew rapidly in the light, transforming into a graceful young woman.

It's as if it were specifically designed to challenge Lilith to her current state.

"Lilith!" Kama's voice was clearer than when she was in her child form. She glared at Lilith, who still wore a nonchalant smile, her eyes burning with rage. "Where is Novia? It's been three months!"

"People?"

Lilith popped the bubble gum in her mouth with a "pop," then slowly rolled the sticky, broken pieces of gum back into her mouth with the tip of her tongue, chewing them with relish. She even waved the lollipop, still covered in her glistening saliva, in front of Kama.

"Him? My love, of course," Lilith paused, a radiant smile blooming on her face, her voice as soft as a lover's whisper, "... tired."

Yes, unfortunately.

Lilith ultimately lost her long and protracted "battle" with Novia.

Of course, she felt that she couldn't be entirely blamed for this.

After all, it wasn't her fault that she couldn't control herself and confess her long-suppressed love to her beloved under such extreme circumstances, was it?

This is an instinct that's hard to control, it's perfectly normal.

"Huh?! Tired? Tired?"

These two words, coupled with Lilith's extremely ambiguous expression, were undoubtedly the safest and most direct form of provocation, instantly Wrath Kama.

Lilith blinked her innocent emerald green eyes, tilted her head, and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "It's just what a husband and wife do. But you, little Kama, you seem so concerned about Novia. Do you also want to have a 'deep conversation' with him like I did? However, even though you're the Love God, your little frame probably isn't up to the task."

"Lilith..." Kama trembled with rage, taking a sudden step forward. "I've done it before, and besides, the time between us is measured in 'years'!"

Upon hearing this, Lilith's smile faded slightly, and a barely perceptible scrutiny flashed in her eyes.

Starting with years? Kama is the India Love God of love, right? I've never been to India, but I've heard there are indeed such examples...

Seeing Kama Lilith seemed to be stunned by his words, Kama's anger at being slighted subsided slightly.

That's right, I have a very powerful identity, so there's nothing to worry about.

Thinking this, Kama felt even more confident and snorted coldly, "So that little bit of time is nothing but fleeting smoke to me, not worth mentioning."

"Wow~ Using years as a unit? That's quite impressive." Lilith's smile suddenly eased again, but her tone was full of undisguised sarcasm. "Little Kama, you wouldn't be including all your unrealistic erotic dreams in that, would you? Or are you treating his occasional feeding, tidying up your messy room, or even brushing your teeth or waking you up when he's in a good mood—these daily tasks of taking care of a child, or more accurately, 'raising' a pet—as some kind of touching testament to affection?"

Lilith... how did she know all those details of our daily interactions back when Novia and I were still in a "mother" and "child" relationship?!

There's no way anyone else could know about these things except for Novia and me.

Kama's mind went completely blank for a moment; he was utterly confused and speechless.

What she didn't know was that when Lilith instilled the Authority "Lust" into her, although she didn't deliberately do anything else, she also took advantage of the characteristics of that Lust to secretly peek into some of the memories that Kama had just mentioned, which is why she was able to behave this way.

Oh, that almost startled me; it was just a 'pet' after all.

"However," Lilith changed the subject, scrutinizing Kama from head to toe with the same look she would give a rather interesting item, and said slowly, "You'd be a pretty good choice as a plush pillow, or a convenient hand warmer in winter..."

"Be quiet."

Just then, Melusine's voice came from the doorway.

"Yay~ Little Dragon Man, you're here too." Lilith licked her lollipop and greeted Melusine with a smile. "Perfect timing, I have something to announce."

Lilith cleared her throat, then, in a confident tone, with her alluring red lips, softly announced to everyone present:

"From today onwards, I, Lilith, am the number one mistress. Yes, that's it."

"Why?!" Kama jumped up almost reflexively to express his strong opposition, "Logically, you should be behind me!"

After letting out a soft hum Melusine, with her aloof expression, smiled slightly.

"Let me think. Even if we were to rank them, you're already quite far down the list. The real number one is me."

As for Metatron, she hesitated to speak, not really caring about her ranking... As long as she could stay peacefully by Novia's side every day, with food and drink, games to play, and occasionally a little bit of Novia's insignificant affection, she would be content.

These rankings are just too troublesome and too energy-consuming.

Suddenly, without any warning, three Lilith Lilitu, each about the size of a palm, appeared out of thin air behind Lilith.

"Hello, beautiful ladies!" a Lilitu said in a cute voice, flapping her little wings and tilting her head. "I'm sorry to have disturbed your conversation with your mothers."

"When are our dads coming back?" another Lilitu asked softly, her voice tinged with a hint of sadness. "The Lilitu miss their dads so much."

"Dad belongs to Mom."

Another Lilitu added in a soft but firm voice, then deliberately gave an expression full of innocence and purity, as if saying, "Sorry, I know you might be sad, but that's just the way it is."

Lilitu and the others didn't actually want things to turn out like this from the start; it would be best if they could get along amicably.

However, for the sake of their dearest mother, they had no choice but to resort to slightly less-than-friendly methods towards these older sisters who didn't seem very friendly.

"Ugh, they're giving me this kind of treatment..."