As Evil God Nami marveled, the discoloration caused by the Purple Mist curse rapidly faded from Yui's skin, leaving it fair and supple again.
The Purple Mist hidden beneath her skin traveled along Yui's blood vessels, slowly gathering in her arm before flowing through Evil God Nami's teeth and into her body.
Soon, the purple faded from Yui's skin, restoring its normal pale color.
"Mmm, that feels good!"
"It's been so long since I felt this satisfied."
Once she had absorbed the entire curse, Evil God Nami gave a soft hum, released her bite, and slowly lowered Yui's arm.
Four deep-purple bite marks remained on Yui's arm, reaching all the way to the bone, yet no blood flowed from them. As Evil God Nami watched, Yui's self-healing ability slowly closed the wounds, leaving four deep-purple dots.
Watching this, Evil God Nami nodded thoughtfully. "Hmm! It looks like the aftereffects aren't too serious. That tiny bit left over shouldn't pose any threat to her life."
With that, she extended her rosy tongue and gently licked the corner of her mouth, as though the taste still lingered there.
"Ah! Saving your life today should count as compensation for losing my power! I'm not unreasonable, after all. But I won't just give up on that power of mine. I'll get it back."
Muttering to herself, Evil God Nami sat down without caring how filthy the ground was. She tilted her head up and surveyed the battle between the Red Ants and the blood mist around her.
The swarm of Red Ants could not breach the blood mist's defenses at all. The instant they touched it, they burst apart, becoming nourishment for the mist instead. The more of them charged in, the stronger it grew.
While Evil God Nami watched, the blood mist expanded