"You can't be my mother!"
Without hesitation—
Little Aeria made her judgment.
Her voice trembled with a mix of fear and anger as she demanded answers.
It had been half a year since her mother last looked at her with such warmth.
And besides—
Her mother had already been...
The image of Liana being ripped apart, twisted, and devoured by the Earth Evil God flashed through Aeria’s mind.
Her small fists clenched tight, her body on edge as she glared at the woman in front of her.
"Why are you pretending to be my mother?! What the hell are you?!"
Silence.
The blue-haired woman remained motionless, still wearing that gentle, motherly smile.
After several long, eerie seconds,
She tilted her head, her expression subtly shifting—
As if... unwilling to meet Aeria’s accusing gaze.
A faint, barely noticeable emotion seeped from her presence.
Was that...?
...Hurt?
"...I... d-didn’t... p-pretend."
The soft voice that came from her was Liana’s voice.
Familiar.
But strangely halting, broken, as if speaking was difficult for her.
Aeria didn’t care.
The burning anger in her chest overpowered her hesitation.
"You’re clearly pretending to be my mom!"
"And you’re saying you’re NOT?!"
Silence again.
The blue-haired woman hesitated.
Then, after a moment of thought,
She slowly replied, in a quiet, almost hesitant voice:
"If... you... see me... as your... mother... then that means... the person you fear most... is your mother... I did not try... to disguise... as anyone..."
???!
"W-What...?!"
Aeria blinked in confusion.
See her as my mother...?
Did that mean...
"Aeria, remember this.
An Evil God's true form can only be seen by those with strong spiritual power.
For most people, their perception distorts when they look at one."
"Distorts?"
"Yes. For example—Sky Evil God Ulytie doesn’t appear as a terrifying monster to ordinary people. Instead—
She takes the form of the person they love most.
Their appearance, voice, even their aura—all of it is exactly the same.
That’s why, if you ever come across the true form of the Earth Evil God,
What you see... might be someone you know."
"Someone... I know...?"
"Haha, or maybe something else entirely.
Honestly, we don’t have enough records to say for sure.
But whatever happens—you must remember this."
"I understand, Master Brolani. I'll be careful."
Aeria's breath hitched.
The words of her late teacher resurfaced in her mind.
Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath—
Then reopened them, her gaze locking onto the blue-haired woman once more.
"You’re the Earth Evil God."
"You’re Gaia Lobil, aren’t you?"
Staring directly at the woman before her,
Aeria forced herself to demand answers—
Her pink eyes burning with a determination beyond her years.
...
Enmm.
Though—
If her tiny legs weren’t still shaking under her dress,
That might have made her look a bit more intimidating...
But even so—
Her courage at this moment was enough to make the blue-haired woman pause.
For the past thousand years—
Anyone who had glimpsed her true form had either collapsed into insanity or fallen apart mentally.
Even the strongest warriors among humans couldn’t remain calm.
Yet this child—
This child stood her ground.
This child...
Wasn’t affected by her presence.
She’s real...
She exists...
She’s not an illusion...
A ripple ran through the Earth Evil God’s being.
A strange, long-buried feeling—
Excitement.
For the first time in centuries,
She felt a thrill rise from the depths of her soul—
So much that her form wobbled slightly in response.
On the other hand—
To Aeria, the intense gaze of an Evil God filled her with nothing but a bone-deep unease.
Her body screamed at her to run—
Her soul felt as if it were being pried open, examined, dissected.
As if, at any moment,
She could be torn apart.
But even so—
She refused to back down.
"You still haven’t answered my question."
Her voice, small yet firm, cut through the silence.
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"Enmm... Gaia... Lobil... I don’t... go by that name. But... Earth Evil God... that should refer to me... yes."
"Just as I thought..."
Now that Aeria had confirmed the entity’s identity, she wasted no time.
She cut straight to the point, asking the only question that mattered:
"Where are my sisters?!"
Her mother was dead.
Now, her sisters were everything to her.
Before she lost consciousness, she had been holding Baby Blue, keeping her sisters close.
But when she woke up—they were gone.
The crushing fear in her chest far outweighed her fear of the Earth Evil God.
"Where did you hide them?!"
...
However—
While Aeria had her priorities,
The blue-haired woman clearly had her own reasons for appearing before her.
Instead of answering Aeria’s question—
She asked one of her own.
"What is your wish?"
The way she said it was fluent, practiced—as if she had repeated this phrase countless times before.
She was, of course, referring to the wish Aeria had earned after winning the Redemption Game.
But right now, Aeria didn’t care about that.
"Give me back my sisters first!"
"What is your wish?"
"I said, give me back my sisters!"
"What is your wish?"
"Hey! Are you deaf?!"
"What is your wish?"
"You—!"
...
...
After minutes of going back and forth,
Aeria bit her lip, seething furiously as she glared at the stubborn Evil God in front of her.
This thing...
It’s a brick wall, isn’t it?!
Does it even have a brain?!
She had never been so tempted to punch an Evil God in her life.
And then—
A terrible thought crept into her mind.
A thought that made her blood run cold.
What if her sisters were already—
Her face turned pale.
She couldn’t afford to think like that.
No.
No, no, no—
They had to be alive.
They had to be safe.
Finally—
Having had enough, Aeria gritted her teeth and spat out her words:
"If you don’t give me back my sisters—"
"I WON’T MAKE A WISH!"
There was a clear threat in her tone.
Under normal circumstances,
Threatening an Evil God was suicidal.
But—
"..."
The blue-haired woman paused.
For the first time,
She didn’t immediately repeat her question like a broken record.
Aeria’s words had struck a nerve.
After a moment of silence,
Without any warning—
The ground twisted and warped.
From it, a strange, massive flower bloomed.
And then—
As the petals slowly unfurled,
A baby basket suddenly dropped out—
Falling gently onto the ground.
?!!
The moment Aeria saw it,
She didn’t hesitate.
She rushed forward, hands shaking as she checked the basket’s contents.
The protective enchantments and sleep-inducing magic were still intact.
And inside—
Her two little sisters were sleeping peacefully.
They were safe.
Her heart finally eased.
Aeria exhaled sharply, her shoulders relaxing for the first time.
"Phew... thank god..."
"Vya... Mia... you’re okay... you’re okay..."
Holding the basket close,
She murmured softly to her sleeping sisters.
Meanwhile—
Watching the young girl cradle the baby basket,
The blue-haired woman gave her no time to rest.
Instead—
She spoke again.
"Now that... your sisters... are safe..."
"What is your wish?"
Aeria froze.
Slowly, she stopped moving,
Her head turning back toward the Earth Evil God.
Her pink eyes—
No longer filled with fear.
No longer filled with confusion.
Now, they were void of warmth.
Now, they were filled with hatred.
A chilling, suffocating hatred.
And then—
With ice-cold clarity,
She spoke her wish.
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——"I wish..."
"For you, you disgusting monster—"
"TO DIE."
"AND DIE AS HORRIBLY AS POSSIBLE."——