Forced to Sell Myself to the Female Lead After Killing the Male Lead

"Run! Hurry and run! If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!"

"Save... save me! I don't want to die!"

"Get out of the way! I'm Viscount Ako! You filthy commoners, make way immediately!"

"Hurry! Father, forget about the property! If we don't run now, we'll either die at the hands of those cultists or become food for the Abyss Demons!"

...

...

As the sky became completely covered by Blood Butterflies, the black Shadow of Silence Power violently clashed with the endless crimson swarm!

The rippling aftershocks caused everyone throughout Wind Facing City to experience an unprecedented sense of oppression...

And terror.

No one had ever imagined that a Demon King-class existence would appear directly above their city...

An overwhelming fear instantly flooded everyone's hearts.

No one wanted to die beneath the nauseating attacks of an Abyss Demon.

Driven by terror, every resident of Wind Facing City began fleeing frantically toward the city's exits!

Order completely collapsed.

After all...

It wasn't only civilians who were running.

Faced with that horrifying pressure, even many officers responsible for maintaining public order, along with soldiers battling the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church, began thinking about retreating.

Quite a few had already started deserting.

In stark contrast to the defenders...

The members of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church grew even more excited after the appearance of the Demon King-class Abyss Demon.

To them...

The arrival of a Demon King-class existence was the will of the Demon God!

The Demon God had acknowledged everything they had done!

That was why He had dispatched a Demon King-class Abyss Demon to reinforce them!

Its purpose was to completely bury Wind Facing City!

Driven by that conviction, the cultists fought with even greater fervor.

The situation rapidly became even more unfavorable for Wind Facing City...

After kicking away a member of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church, Sikta hurriedly looked up at the sky.

"My heavens..."

Staring at the countless Blood Butterflies covering the skies above Wind Facing City, as well as the black light fiercely colliding with them, the Commander of the Blizzard Knights could hardly believe his own eyes.

His eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.

At that moment...

He was simultaneously leading his troops against the nearby members of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church while desperately evacuating civilians.

However...

Cold sweat was already pouring down Sikta's body.

His eyes were full of anxiety.

'What... are we supposed to do...'

Looking at the curtain formed by Blood Butterflies and terrifying black light that covered the entire sky, Sikta couldn't help trembling.

The pressure that filled everyone with fear...

Undoubtedly belonged to a Demon King-class Abyss Demon.

A Demon King-class Abyss Demon had appeared inside the city?

There could hardly be worse news.

Especially since Wind Facing City was already under attack from the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church...

They simply had no strength left to deal with another Demon King-class existence.

No...

That wasn't quite right.

The truth was...

The appearance of just one Demon King-class existence alone was already enough to wipe them all out.

It was precisely because of that...

That after the magical barrier sealing the area was shattered, the entire city's population, already drowning in fear, began fleeing outside the city in utter panic.

Remaining inside seemed no different from waiting to die.

But...

The Marquis and Marchioness...

As well as Miss Xia'er...

Their fates were still unknown.

How could he retreat alone...

However...

When Sikta realized that the Marquis' estate lay directly beneath the two Demon King-class Abyss Demons...

He hesitated.

His convictions told him he had to save the Marquis.

But his instinct for survival desperately held him back.

Without question...

Sikta had fallen into an agonizing dilemma.

At the same time...

He was deeply confused.

'Why are those two Demon King-class Abyss Demons fighting each other?'

Could it be...

They were fighting over who got to eat everyone in the city?

Conflicts between Abyss Demons over food...

Did seem perfectly normal.

Looking at the sky dyed crimson and black, Sikta couldn't help reaching that conclusion.

Just then...

A strange yet oddly familiar sound faintly reached his ears.

"Ah!"

??

Hm?

A scream?

And...

Why did that voice sound a little like Miss Yuan'er?

Sikta froze in confusion.

He instinctively looked around.

However...

After searching for a while, he couldn't find the petite girl he'd been desperately hoping to see.

Me?

Was I hearing things?

Just as that thought crossed his mind...

The girl's crying echoed through the air once more.

"Waaaahhhhhh!!"

Huh?!

W-Wait...

No way...

Relying on his exceptional hearing, Sikta looked up toward the sea of Blood Butterflies in disbelief.

If he hadn't heard incorrectly...

Miss Yuan'er's crying...

Seemed to be coming from up there?

'W-What in the world is going on?!'

Several seconds earlier...

As Miss Yumo released a slightly greater portion of her power...

Countless Blood Butterflies completely covered the skies above Wind Facing City.

They also enclosed both herself and Yuan'er inside.

After all...

Since this was going to be a mother-and-daughter discussion...

It was best if outsiders didn't watch.

As the saying went—

Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public.

After repeated attempts at communication ended in failure...

Faced with Yuan'er's utterly unfilial frontal assault...

Yumo helplessly waved her hand.

Immediately...

The black light suddenly dispersed.

Countless blood-red chains formed from crimson Shadow of Silence Power burst through the air, tightly binding the rampaging Yuan'er and forcefully restraining all her movements!

The next moment, Miss Yumo teleported behind Yuan'er.

Then...

Under the little girl's terrified gaze...

Yumo slowly raised the Feather Duster in her hand~

Along with a burst of crimson light...

And the girl's heart-rending screams~

The Feather Duster came crashing down!

The first strike instantly dispersed all the black liquid surrounding Yuan'er.

The second strike shattered Yuan'er's protective power...

As well as the mysterious black substance covering her little butt.

(It seemed to be armor made from black liquid, though even Yumo wasn't entirely sure.)

The third strike...

Hit the bullseye.

Smack!

It landed squarely on Yuan'er's soft little butt.

Instantly—

A level of pain Yuan'er had never experienced before shot straight through her mind.

The girl's tearful cries echoed throughout the sky...

Back to the present...

Seeing the little girl crying so pitifully...

Miss Yumo, who had always loved children, couldn't help softening.

After only three swats...

She abandoned her disciplinary lesson.

She even released the chains binding Yuan'er.

The moment she regained her freedom...

The little girl immediately rushed to the far corner of the Blood Butterflies' enclosure, putting as much distance between herself and Yumo as possible.

She stood there...

Shivering...

And sobbing.

However...

Judging from the restored clarity in her mismatched eyes...

Little Sister Yuan'er had already regained her senses.

Realizing this...

Miss Yumo slowly lowered the Feather Duster.

"...That was pretty quick."

After Yuan'er successfully absorbed Yumo's essence blood and became a Demon King-class Abyss Demon...

A special bloodline connection had formed between the two of them.

Because of that bond...

Yumo unconsciously found herself treating Yuan'er like one of her own children.

A naughty child...

Getting her little butt lightly smacked by her mother because she'd been misbehaving.

Even so...

Seeing Yuan'er curled up in the corner, trembling uncontrollably...

Yumo couldn't help feeling both heartache...

And guilt.

Heartache aside...

She also felt relieved.

After all...

It had taken only three swats for the girl to regain her senses.

That was truly rare.

Back then...

That troublesome girl Limo had stubbornly endured being spanked for three whole hours before finally snapping out of her berserk state.

During that time...

She had even tried attacking Yumo several times.

Karina and the others had eventually become so frustrated they wanted to take over the spanking themselves...

Yet this girl...

Had recovered this quickly...

Hm?

Or...

Could it be that the Feather Duster had some miraculous effect?

Looking at the divine weapon crafted from Liyu's tail feathers, Yumo playfully raised an eyebrow.

However...

Very soon, Miss Yumo frowned once again.

She noticed that the instant she raised the Feather Duster...

Yuan'er visibly shrank back in fear.

Tears streamed down her face like pearls from a broken necklace.

It really felt...

As though she'd developed psychological trauma...

'S-Sorry...'

Miss Yumo couldn't help revealing a guilty expression.

She immediately waved her hand.

A crimson spatial gate opened.

Then...

Under Yuan'er's uneasy gaze...

The Feather Duster slowly disappeared back into Yumo's personal storage space.

Only after it vanished did Yuan'er finally let out a small sigh of relief.

Even her sobbing gradually subsided.

Clearly...

The disappearance of the Feather Duster made her feel much safer.

Seeing the pink-haired girl's vigilance ease somewhat...

Miss Yumo slowly floated over, surrounded by Blood Butterflies and crimson Shadow of Silence Power.

She gently rubbed the little girl's head.

"Sorry, little one.

"I only did that so you could wake up as quickly as possible.

"Here.

"This is the Elves' healing miracle medicine—Nature's Tears.

"Apply it, and you'll recover very quickly."

"Sniff..."

Pouting miserably, the little girl nodded before accepting the medicine Yumo handed her.

Seeing that Yuan'er didn't reject her...

Yumo quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Does it still hurt?

"Do you want me to help apply it?"

"N-No!

"I-I don't need your help..."

Lowering her head, Yuan'er tightly gripped the bottle while puffing out her adorable little cheeks.

Seeing that she'd refused...

Yumo didn't insist.

"Then...

"Little one...

"Do you still remember me?"

"...You?..."

"That's right."

"..."

Hearing Yumo's familiar voice...

Yuan'er gradually stopped crying.

She slowly raised her head.

At the same time...

She wiped away the tears filling her eyes.

As the tears disappeared...

The blurry black-haired figure before her gradually became clear.

Miss Yumo's incomparably beautiful face...

And the warm smile filled with affection...

Slowly appeared before Yuan'er.

Looking at that familiar face...

Meeting those crimson eyes...

Scene after scene from their desperate struggle between life and death suddenly resurfaced in Yuan'er's mind.

An overwhelming feeling of oppression...

And the terror of death...

Instantly surged through her heart.

The pink-haired girl froze completely.

She remained motionless for a long time.

Several moments later...

Yuan'er hurriedly examined her own body.

Especially the place where she'd been shot before.

However...

There wasn't the slightest wound left.

Only smooth, delicate skin.

When she pressed a hand against her chest...

She could still feel her heart beating.

Although...

Its rhythm felt somewhat unusual.

But that wasn't important.

What mattered was...

'I'm... still alive?'

As that thought echoed through her mind...

Yuan'er stared at her own little hands in disbelief.

And the person who had saved her...

"Y-You're...

"You're the Goddess who saved me back then!"

Yumo: Hm?!

G-Goddess...?? 0-0