After locking the door, Velian returned to the pot and served herself a bowl of chicken soup.

This house was temporarily rented, in this city a small amount of money could rent a fairly spacious stone house, which conveniently added a bit of credibility to her identity as a nun.

To make this disguise flawless, she had even deliberately copied a nun’s memories from the Holy Church, which was why her posture and temperament could be imitated so naturally.

She had gone to great lengths to do all this, just to play the role of an ordinary, real nun perfectly, so she could smoothly carry out her plan.

But Velian always felt that this Hero seemed extremely wary of her, causing her plan to join the party to repeatedly hit a wall.

Clearly, when she was still in bed, her eyes had been full of gratitude and trust.

But ever since she got out of bed, there was an inexplicable sense of fear in her eyes.

The suspicion that had just been dispelled began to rise again.

Holding the ladle, Velian gently stirred the thick soup in the pot, the liquid slowly forming a fine whirlpool.

Had she really already been exposed?

If her identity had truly been exposed, then wouldn’t the corruption plan she had painstakingly prepared basically be declared a failure?

Then next, she would imprison Anlis in her dungeon.

She would wait until she could no longer keep the Hero confined, kill Anlis, then use the Forbidden Technique again to find a new Hero, repeating this process endlessly.

Even if using the Forbidden Technique required a price, she had no other choice.

It was merely the difference between dying sooner or later.

Dying at the hands of the Hero, or dying from the backlash of the Forbidden Technique.

Thinking about the price, Velian let out a light sigh.

Even now, she still didn’t know what kind of price she had paid in order to find Anlis.

The price gave no warning, completely random, impossible to guard against in advance.

The only thing she knew was that this price would strike the caster at a critical moment.

Suddenly, as she was still thinking, she heard a rustling sound behind her.

Turning her head, from this angle she could directly see the entrance, yet she did not see that familiar figure.

“Hah~”

A girl’s heavy breathing entered her ears.

Only then did Velian realize that Anlis was actually approaching her.

“Hero, what’s wrong—”

Before she could finish speaking, Velian suddenly felt a warmth press against her back, a trace of heated breath wrapping around her neck, and the back of her head sank into a soft hollow.

A girl’s fragrance instantly enveloped her.

Too fast, that girl had performed this series of actions without the slightest hesitation!

Snuggle~

‘Hm?’

Velian was stunned.

‘What did this mean?’

She could definitely dodge if she wanted to, but she was still in disguise, and she didn’t think a newly born Hero could do anything to her anyway.

She might as well see what this Hero was trying to do.

“What’s wrong? You... do you need something? Why are you suddenly like this?”

“Mm~ Nun Velian... your scent smells so good, mm~”

A completely illogical murmur drifted into her ears, leaving Velian utterly confused.

At this moment, Anlis was like a little puppy, pressing her nose against Velian’s collar, greedily inhaling her scent.

Velian felt a wave of discomfort, instinctively trying to dodge, but she didn’t use real force to break free, resulting in her still being held in the other’s arms, her face flushing red.

“What are you doing, Miss Anlis? Hugging me so suddenly makes me very troubled.”

“I don’t know, I feel so uncomfortable, I really feel so uncomfortable!”

As she spoke, her movements grew larger, restless and erratic, her inexperienced hands quickly breaking through the barrier, pressing the fabric into wrinkles, her hands—though used to labor—still smooth and tender, directly touching soft skin.

Velian instantly recoiled as if shocked, she even felt her senses amplified twofold, even the simplest touch triggered a reaction.

“Wait! You—”

“Nun Velian, I feel so hot, if I hold onto you I feel like I can cool down, but I also feel so cold, I really want someone to give me warmth.”

Anlis’s words became more urgent, her breathing heavier, as if she wanted to completely inhale Velian into her lungs.

“Can you help me?”

‘Something’s wrong! Something’s wrong! Something’s wrong! Something’s wrong! Something’s wrong! Something’s wrong!’

Velian suddenly realized something!

‘The curse! In the original plot, the first onset of the curse wasn’t supposed to happen until tomorrow morning, so why had it been brought forward to now?’

Originally, Velian had planned that when Anlis’s curse activated, she would lock her in an empty room, then hide in a dark corner and secretly watch the Hero’s disgrace!

Come to think of it, with a new corruption method and the original setting where the Hero could grow stronger through such acts, this curse seemed somewhat redundant.

But Velian couldn’t remove the curse.

To ensure no one could break it, she had deliberately bound it with the condition that only killing her would lift it.

If this continued, under the influence of desire, it would be impossible for Anlis not to do something!

But thinking of the forty-nine-day outcome from the manga, Velian felt a chill run through her entire body.

“Let go of me!”

She tried to unleash an overwhelming pressure, intending to crush that offending Hero to the ground into minced flesh.

But...

She couldn’t release it.

It was as if her power had been detected by some anti-cheat system, her infinite strength sealed deep within her body, unable to be released even a little.

‘Why?’

Looking at her palm, she immediately understood the cause and effect.

It was the price of the spell!

As the controller and executor of Corruption, her power couldn’t fail without reason.

There was no other possibility.

‘So... the price is that when the Hero gets close, my power is suppressed… What an absurd price!’

It struck right at her weak point, completely screwing her over!

She quickly raised her hands to grab Anlis’s increasingly dangerous hands, using all her strength to stop her further actions.

With her power suppressed, she had practically become a fragile little girl who could be pushed over, unable to even restrain a mere level 4 Hero.

‘Damn it, how did things turn out like this!’

Could it be that her ending would arrive before the story had even begun?

Taking a deep breath, Velian forced her tone to become as calm as possible.

“Miss Anlis, please don’t make a mistake, I am your savior, how can you do something like this to me? I believe heroes are upright and honorable, I don’t want you to become... someone disgraceful.”

Velian tried to persuade her with words, but what she got in return was even more intense movement from Anlis!

“Please, help me, I really feel awful, mm~ Nun Velian, your hands are so soft, so small, so comfortable, can you touch me more? And your black stockings, I really like how you look wearing them, small and slender, I can’t resist the shape of your legs at all, I actually fell in love with your legs at first sight, can I touch them?”

Damn!

‘What kind of outrageous nonsense was that!’

If she didn’t think of something soon, even her underwear would be torn off!

With a rip sound, the stockings were torn apart.

Why did Velian feel like she had brought this upon herself?

“...tch, let go of me!”

‘Damn it!’

How could she, the Corruption Monarch, be humiliated like this!

Was there really no way to avoid it?

‘Mmgh!’

It’s just that kind of thing, it’s not like she has to sacrifice herself!

Velian steeled her resolve and directly revealed her true form, a slender, smooth tail swiftly extending backward!

A-actually, as long as she could be satisfied, that would be enough, right!

Velian remembered that the curse would subside as long as it was satisfied.

Anlis’s body shrank slightly as she let out a soft murmur, biting down on Velian’s neck.

A faint sting, a slick pressing sensation.

Both of them let out soft whimpering murmurs together.