Chapter 115

As long as desire exists in the human heart, the Devil King Crystal is immortal and indestructible.

The only thing capable of destroying the Devil King Crystal is Serpent System Magic Power.

After obtaining the Bird System Devil King Crystal, Haihara had this idea in her mind: although she couldn't become Magic girl, she could use the Devil King Crystal to transform herself into something similar to Demon King's vessel.

Of course, since she unilaterally controls this power, she will not be affected by the Monster transformation.

The only trouble is that she has to absorb the Magic Power in the Devil King Crystal, which will give her a lot of memories about that Witch.

It has to be said that this combat style was even more effective than she had imagined.

She adapted well to this power belonging to the Demon King, which was completely opposite to that of Magic girl.

After absorbing the Devil King Crystal, the Crystal itself adapted to her, displaying a completely new Monster form.

The Utmost Evil Mourning Bird is her form name as Bird-Type Devil King.

In the backyard of Lilith's old house, a large area of grass had been burned into a wasteland, with smoke rising into the sky, turning the once tranquil and beautiful place into a smoky mess.

After the smoke of battle gradually dissipated, this scene unfolded.

The pitch-black bird-like Monster with dark gold eyes pierced through the massive body of the crow-like creature with one hand, and the monster quickly went from struggling to becoming stiff and cold.

Sparks still clung to the monster's motionless body, attempting to spread to the Demon King's form, but to no avail.

From within that charred mass, a naked girl fell gently onto a pile of soft feathers.

The girl was completely naked. Although she had just been in a fight, there were no signs of it. Her skin was soft and fair.

"It's happening again..."

Perhaps recalling how Kirishima Hina looked the same after being defeated, Haihara somewhat helpless.

Although both are Bird-Type Devil King, Haihara's use of this Crystal makes her far more powerful than the Bird-Type Devil King herself, who was recently resurrected.

Furthermore, since the Monster that Dark Feather transformed into were primarily Bird System, under the suppression of the Demon King's status, Haihara easily defeated the berserk Dark Feather, resulting in a defeat cutscene.

She looked up and glanced at the backyard.

It really was a complete mess.

Although this wasn't really her own home, and she had never truly lived here, she still felt a little sorry to see it in this state.

Raising its hand, the jet-black feather fell onto the wasteland, and tender grass quickly grew from the ground, restoring everything to its original state.

After doing all this, she looked down and took a closer look at the little girl, only to realize that it wasn't just a simple case of clothes being torn off...

"The little girl next door?"

Haihara's eyes closed slightly.

After being defeated from losing control, Dark Feather seemed to immediately deactivate her transformation.

And the true face revealed after the transformation is gone is that of the little girl who just moved in next door to Haihara's house a few days ago.

It turns out there really is such a coincidence.

Although she had no interest in the bodies of underage children, she did notice a large, unsightly scar on the girl's neck.

It looks like a burn.

For a woman, especially with a child of this age, there is probably nothing more painful than this.

Thinking of that raven-shaped Monster from earlier, whose feathers were all singed, it's probably quite related to this.

Shortly after that, Haihara deactivated her transformation.

It wasn't that she didn't want to maintain it, but rather that her Magic Power had run out.

The total transformation time is probably less than three minutes.

Moreover, after transforming, Haihara felt a long-lost physical exhaustion; to be honest, she didn't want to transform a second time.

"Um..."

Lying on the ground, Dark Feather, or rather Kuroki Yuka, seemed to feel a bit cold. After her eyelids trembled slightly, she slowly opened her eyes and then quickly woke up.

Shortly after waking up, she first felt a headache and instinctively held her head, then realized that she seemed to be completely naked.

First, she covered her body with her hands in utter embarrassment, then slowly straightened up. As soon as Kuroki Yuka looked up, she saw the Witch staring coldly at her.

After taking out her coat from her Magic Wand and putting it on, Kuroki Yuka lowered her head:

"I'm sorry, Witch, I think I've messed up."

She quickly remembered what had happened before she went berserk.

But even now, she can't figure out why she did that back then.

Haihara simply looked at her calmly.

She instinctively gripped her collar tighter.

However, she soon realized something was wrong; she could now see and touch the scar on her neck.

Has her transformation ended?

Kuroki Yuka this, and then, feeling the Witch's gaze, she suddenly felt an indescribable sense of shame and self-loathing.

"That... is it in the way, isn't it?"

She covered her scar.

Although she wanted to get dressed quickly, she was in pain all over and couldn't move much.

Kuroki Yuka doesn't like people seeing her scars here; besides being unsightly, they also remind her of some terrible things.

After watching for a while, Haihara didn't look away, but slowly walked closer.

Kuroki Yuka was somewhat confused and instinctively shrank back a little, but the woman still walked up to her, bent down gently, and grabbed her collar.

Whether it's in my way or not is none of my business.

She said it coldly.

Haihara didn't care what this little girl had.

Meanwhile, Kuroki Yuka also breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.

It seems the Witch didn't care about her appearance before she transformed.

The woman gently tugged at her collar, making Kuroki Yuka feel like she was completely naked, but the other woman clearly didn't mean anything by it.

"However, because you messed things up, we'll probably be noticed very soon, especially since this is House Abailia's territory."

A Perfect Form Monster, a Demon King, causing such a ruckus in his own backyard—even if Haihara is very familiar with the place, she can't possibly hide it.

Therefore, they had to leave quickly.

She didn't want to be caught by a group of Magic girls; who knew what might happen then?

Upon hearing the Witch's words, Kuroki Yuka gave a soft "oh," then picked up her Magic Wand with some difficulty. After a moment, she tried to return to her transformed state.

After several attempts, Kuroki Yuka to transform back into Dark Feather.

His Magic Power was probably depleted, but his physical strength was still much stronger than that of an ordinary person.

She had already stored the blood-red Magic Crystal in her Magic Wand and wouldn't be taking it out again for the time being.

After confirming these things, Dark Feather prepared to leave with the Witch. However, just as they were about to walk back to the Teleportation Array in the front garden, something unexpected happened.

The Witch walking in front swayed slightly and then suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"Miss Witch?"

Dark Feather paused for a moment, then quickly walked over and saw the gray-haired woman clutching her ankle. For the first time, her beautiful, cold face showed a somewhat pitiful expression due to pain.

She quickly noticed that the Witch had a large abrasion on her ankle, and it was bleeding quite a bit.

It turns out this woman can get hurt too, and she's afraid of pain...

A wave of remorse washed over Dark Feather. She quickly knelt down, wanting to examine the Witch's wounds more closely.

"Are you... alright? Let me take a look."

Out of concern, Dark Feather wanted to check on the injuries.

Her mother was actually not very good at taking care of herself or others, or rather, she was a bit clumsy in this regard, so Kuroki Yuka learned to take care of herself from a very young age.

She not only takes care of herself, but also takes care of buying medicine and looking after her mother when she has a cold or fever.

The wound was quite deep, probably from grazing on something during the previous fight, leaving a long gash. She took off the gray-haired woman's shoes, revealing a red patch on her foot.

Fortunately, it seems to be just some superficial wounds. It may be very painful, but applying a compress to the wounds and red areas should help a lot.

However, he may not be able to walk.

After confirming, Dark Feather's attention was suddenly drawn away.

Because... upon closer inspection, the Witch's feet are actually quite pretty.

Her feet were white and fragrant, with slender and beautiful soles and adorable toes like pearls. Her pale and thin appearance, in contrast to her injured area, made her look even more pitiful.

After raising her head, Dark Feather saw the Witch's pitiful expression as she endured the pain.

Witch... are you in so much pain you're about to cry?

Dark Feather suddenly felt a little itchy.

Soon, Haihara noticed Dark Feather's strange expression. As if sensing something, she forced a weak smile and said, despite the pain:

Have you seen enough?

"That's... cute..." Dark Feather answered instinctively while lost in thought, but her survival instincts quickly made her shake her head frantically.

Haihara didn't want to hear what she was saying.

Anyway, she can punish this brat properly when she gets back.

After thinking this through, Haihara reached out her hand, but Dark Feather hadn't yet realized what the woman meant.

She saw the injured, elderly woman sitting weakly there, extending a hand to her with a helpless yet gentler expression than usual, then speaking in a seemingly calm tone, while trying to suppress her pain:

"Next, carry me away."

Chapter Forty-Eight: Orphans and Widows

In the Witch's former residence, there are many teleportation Magic Spell left by Lilith, some of which Haihara can't even remember where they lead to.

Fortunately, she recognized some of them.

After some searching, Haihara found a relatively reliable cottage located in the central district of the Royal Capital, owned by a Queen.

The Teleportation Array activated successfully. When Haihara found herself in a room that wasn't very big. The decorations and furnishings were not numerous, and they were relatively retro and simple. The few decorations were some things that the Queen had given to the Witch.

Like the dolls that Witch like, there are penguin ones, owl ones, probably all woven by the Queen herself, as well as teacups, clocks, notebooks, and even letters the Queen wrote to Lilith and portraits she painted for her.

This room is filled with memories of the two of them.

However, this has nothing to do with Haihara.

She's still in Dark Feather's arms, her ankle still hurting so much from the injury that she doesn't want to talk.

Haihara is indeed very afraid of pain.

It should be said that no one is immune to pain.

Especially someone like Haihara, who was originally just an ordinary person and had never experienced any real battles, wouldn't get injured because of this.

After lying down on the bed, Haihara took a few breaths.

Thanks to Magic, even after so many years, there's no need to worry about dust accumulating.

However, during her brief rest, she noticed that the sheets seemed to be spread out, and upon closer inspection, they seemed to still be slightly warm.

On the table are a pair of cups belonging to Lilith and the Queen. One of the cups still has half a cup of water, and it looks like it was used recently.

This puzzled Haihara.

Has the Witch's room been used in recent years?

But who would use this...? This is a room under the Queen's name, and Lilith's belongings are still there, so it doesn't seem like someone else has moved in.

Whatever the reason, it's not good news for Haihara.

However, with her foot injured, it wasn't very convenient for Dark Feather to carry her out.