"Die! Just die already!!"
Hatred spread through Aeria’s heart.
Now that she had confirmed her sisters were safe,
There was only one emotion left—
Rage.
Her mother had become unstable.
Her mother had tried to kill her.
But—
No matter what, Liana was still her mother.
Aeria could not forgive the monster that had killed her.
Not even if it had saved her and her sisters.
And beyond that—
The Earth Evil God.
The leader of the Earth’s Kin.
For the past thousand years, how many had died because of this creature?
If not for this thing—and the other two Evil Gods—
Yao Xing would have been a paradise.
Not this hellish, ruined world.
This monster is the source of disaster.
It must be destroyed.
As a God-bestowed Daughter,
This was the only conclusion Aeria could reach.
So, when she was asked to make a wish—
She forgot Brolani’s warning.
She let her emotions take control.
Her small teeth gritted in fury as she spat out her wish:
—"Die! Just hurry up and die!!"—
"..."
The blue-haired woman remained silent.
Then, without hesitation,
She shook her head.
"That wish... is not possible."
"Not possible?!"
Aeria’s jaw clenched.
Her small fingers curled into fists.
"Why not?!"
"Aren’t I supposed to be able to wish for anything?!"
The woman’s expression remained calm.
"A wish... must be something... I am capable of granting."
Aeria’s brows furrowed.
"What do you mean?!"
Without changing tone, the woman answered:
"Dying... is not something I can do."
And then—
To prove she wasn’t lying—
A cold, eerie glow suddenly spread through the room.
In an instant.
Strange plants sprouted from the ground,
Their roots writhing like serpents as they spread outward.
Each leaf shimmered with an unearthly gleam,
As if whispering an omen of impending doom.
The flowers bloomed, but instead of petals—
Countless blades emerged from their cores.
The sharp metal glistened, terrifyingly lethal.
"W-What are you doing?!"
Aeria’s voice shook.
Her instincts screamed at her to run.
And then—
She saw something that shook her to her core.
The blades did not attack her.
They did not cut toward her sisters.
Instead—
They turned on the blue-haired woman herself.
Without warning,
The swords slashed forward.
They ripped through her body.
They shredded her flesh apart.
Her blood splattered through the air—
Scarlet droplets rained down like flower petals.
"W-What...?"
Aeria couldn’t breathe.
She could only watch in horror as the woman’s body
Was torn into pieces.
Her flesh—
Her limbs—
Her entire existence was shattered in mere seconds.
Soon, nothing remained.
Only a horrific pile of flesh and blood.
A normal person would have been long dead.
But—
In the next moment.
A strange glow rippled across the room.
And then—
The scattered flesh began to move.
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Under an invisible force,
Every piece of her body reassembled instantly.
The blood, the bones, the flesh—
They all returned.
And in a blink—
The blue-haired woman stood before Aeria once more.
Completely unharmed.
As if she had never died at all.
"That... is how it is."
The Earth Evil God spoke softly.
"I apologize... if that... frightened you."
"H-h-hhh..."
Aeria collapsed to the floor.
Her entire body trembled violently.
She couldn’t speak.
She couldn’t process what she had just witnessed.
She was mature for her age—
But she was still a child.
And this—
This was too much.
Her small mouth quivered.
Her fingers clawed at the ground.
Finally—
She forced out two words.
"...Monster."
The blue-haired woman did not react.
It was a name she had heard many times before.
Instead, she continued speaking.
"That is why... dying... is not possible."
Her voice was honest.
For winners of the Redemption Game,
She would grant their wishes to the best of her ability.
Unless it was something... she truly could not do.
She did not know how to die.
"So... choose another wish."
The blue-haired woman crouched, lowering herself to Aeria’s level.
Her emerald-green eyes locked onto Aeria’s.
Her tone—
Unusually gentle.
Earnest.
As if she truly wanted to grant her a wish.
On the other hand—
The Earth Evil God's display of "immortality" had left Aeria terrified.
But at the same time—
It had also snapped her back to reality.
What was I even thinking?!
A monster like this—
A creature that defied all logic—
Would never die just because she wished for it.
And this so-called Redemption Game?
At the end of the day—
It was just another trap.
A trap designed to lure humans into damnation.
Once she made a wish—
It would be no different than selling her soul to the Evil God.
She would be doomed.
She had almost fallen for it.
But now that she had calmed down,
There was no way she was going to actually make a wish.
Unless it was absolutely necessary,
She would never give her soul to an Evil God.
So—
When the Earth Evil God repeated her question once more,
Aeria shook her head.
"I don’t know."
"Hmm?"
The blue-haired woman blinked.
Surprised.
For a thousand years,
She had heard every kind of wish imaginable.
Some wanted power.
Some wanted revenge.
Some wanted wealth, status, knowledge, salvation.
But this?
A winner of the Redemption Game saying they didn’t know what to wish for?
This was a first.
"What do you mean... you don’t know?"
"I mean exactly that!"
Aeria crossed her arms, frowning.
"I haven’t decided what to wish for yet!"
"Then when... will you make a wish?"
"When I figure it out!"
The little girl pouted, looking annoyed.
"I’ll make a wish when I’m ready. That’s not a problem, right?"
At this moment,
Aeria looked less like a terrified survivor
And more like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum.
Even though she wasn’t speaking to a parent—
But the Earth Evil God herself.
But—
Even though Aeria looked confident,
Deep down—
She was nervous as hell.
She was gambling.
If the Evil God refused—
She would have nowhere to run.
So—
She tried to stall for time.
"J-Just give me more time!"
Aeria added, trying to sound as cute as possible.
And... it worked.
The Earth Evil God didn’t seem annoyed at all.
If anything—
She nodded obediently.
"Mm... okay. When you decide... then make a wish."
"Really?!!"
Aeria’s eyes lit up.
Quickly, she added another demand.
"Then until I make a wish—"
"You can’t hurt me!"
"You... won the Redemption Game. I won’t hurt you."
"You also can’t hurt my sisters! If anything happens to them, I won’t make a wish!"
"Okay."
No hesitation.
The Evil God simply nodded.
Almost as if—
As long as Aeria made a wish, she would agree to anything.
Hearing that—
Aeria finally relaxed.
Her tense nerves uncoiled.
Her pink eyes—
Still wary.
But now—
Also filled with something new.
Hope.
Wait.
Could she actually...
Use this to her advantage?
She had thought escaping was impossible.
But—
Her teacher had been right.
The Earth Evil God had an obsession with the Redemption Game.
As long as she used this "wish" as leverage—
She could stall for time.
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If she played this right...
She and her sisters...
Might actually make it out of here alive.
For the first time—
Aeria saw a way out.
For the first time—
She believed they could go home.
"I will take my sisters back home."
"No matter what."
Meanwhile—
Not far away.
A small pink octopus wriggled onto a higher ledge,
Observing the conversation from above.
And when it saw—
Its mighty black shadowed leader behaving like an obedient child—
The little octopus squeezed its eyes shut.
Then—
It raised a single tentacle.
And slapped itself on the forehead.
"Boss... how did you get bugged again...?"