Elilose was not a demon, but an ancient god from another world. Due to various mishaps, she had been captured by wizards and thrown into this lightless Black Prison, where more than half of her Origin had been worn away.
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This cooperation with the demons had been forced upon her from the start. Now that the operation was about to begin, yet Black Prison remained deathly silent outside, without the slightest sign of reinforcements arriving, it was only natural for her to feel uneasy.
Compared with her, Fukatsu Ryoko, a demon, appeared far more confident.
"So close... you can already smell that enticing scent coming from Black Prison Castle, can't you?" The black lips on her fleshy tentacles curled slightly into a meaningful smile. "As long as the Mystic Yellow Fruit is here, the mist will definitely come."
The jade-colored spider rose upright, propping up its enormous body with two long, slender hind legs. A beautiful face emerged on its back and turned toward the castle. Its cherry lips parted slightly, and a long, faint inhalation sounded through the air.
A moment later, Elilose sighed. "Indeed... such a treasure. Merely smelling its scent from afar makes me feel as though my Origin has become much more stable."
"That's an illusion, click click." Sujade turned toward the jade-colored spider. Two red glimmers flashed within his eye sockets as his jawbone clicked. "Like a person who has lost their limbs occasionally feeling that they are still there, click click. The Mystic Yellow Fruit's scent merely evokes a sliver of possibility... If you wish to make up for your damaged Origin, you must obtain a complete fruit."
The jade-colored spider lowered its six limbs and lay back down atop the skull.
The beautiful woman's face on its back faded