Chapter 8 : You Even Have This Function
Chapter 8: You Even Have This Function?!
After biting into the roasted meat, Lilia only felt her teeth ache.
The texture didn’t resemble meat at all—it required her jaw to exert full force just to tear off a piece.
Immediately after, an indescribable taste exploded violently in her mouth.
“Ugh—!”
A powerful wave of nausea surged straight up her throat, and Lilia almost vomited on the spot.
She quickly covered her mouth, forcibly suppressing the urge to retch.
What kind of joke is this!!!
Is this even meant for human consumption?
…Well, this is the Demon Realm…
Lilia stared at the pitch-black “weapon” in her hand, falling into deep self-doubt.
But the overwhelming hunger in her stomach roared madly, urging her to eat.
Her entire body ached, utterly exhausted, desperately needing energy.
Lilia closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened them again, her face was filled with tragic determination.
So what if it tastes bad!
Compared to staying alive, it’s nothing!
Like gnawing on stone, she bared her teeth and launched another assault on the roasted meat.
Every chew felt like shattering her past life.
Yet she endured the nausea, mechanically swallowing bite after bite of that “leather.”
It took her over ten minutes to finish a single piece of roasted meat.
Afterward, her jaw felt like it no longer belonged to her.
Her throat burned, desperately craving liquid.
Lilia’s gaze fell upon the cup of bubbling, eerie green “Abyss moss extract.”
She picked up the cup, and a fishy smell of soil and decaying plants rushed toward her.
Lilia fell silent.
One second later, she tilted her head back and gulped it down like poison.
The cold, viscous liquid slid down her throat, carrying the slimy texture of moss before settling in her stomach.
“Burp…”
Lilia let out a belch, and a strange grassy stench rose up from her stomach.
Yet strangely, after consuming these seemingly toxic food and drink, a faint warmth began to flow through her limbs.
Not only did it fill her stomach, but it also made her feel somewhat refreshed.
Though the process was painful… it really did replenish energy.
Lilia expressionlessly accepted this fact.
As long as she could survive, that was enough.
She no longer had the mental capacity to think about the Demon Realm’s culinary culture. A day of tension and exhaustion had reached its peak.
Dragging her lead-heavy legs, she walked to the hard wooden bed and collapsed onto it.
The rigid bedboard pressed painfully against her bones, but she didn’t want to move even a finger.
Too tired.
From transmigrating to this hellish place, turning into a woman, to being tormented by that ice-cold Demon Queen—her nerves had been stretched to the limit the entire time.
Now, she finally had a small, temporarily safe space to be alone.
In the darkness, Lilia lay with her eyes open, staring at the eternally churning dark red clouds outside the window.
Loneliness, confusion, and fear of the future flooded over her like a tide.
After an unknown amount of time, heavy drowsiness finally overcame her chaotic thoughts, and Lilia closed her eyes, falling into a deep sleep.
……
Who knows how long passed.
“Ring ring ring ring ring—! Ring ring ring ring ring—!”
A sharp, ear-piercing alarm suddenly exploded wildly in Lilia’s mind without warning!
“Ah!”
Lilia shot up from the bed as if electrocuted, her heart pounding violently.
What’s going on?
An earthquake? Or an enemy attack?
She looked around in panic. The small, crude room was silent, with only the blood-red sky outside unchanged.
That sound… came from inside her head?!
Lilia’s face instantly turned pale.
“System! What the hell are you doing!”
She roared instinctively.
The moment her voice fell, a light-blue screen unfolded before her, displaying a ticking digital clock.
【03:00】
Three in the morning…?
For a brief moment, Lilia’s mind went blank.
She stared at the number, and then a surge of uncontrollable rage shot straight to her head!
“You have an alarm function?! You’re a maid training system, and you have a damn alarm function?!”
“And it’s at three in the morning! Are you insane?! Even capitalists would cry when they see you!!”
Lilia unleashed a torrent of curses, throwing every insult she knew at the System.
Just as her anger was about to reach its peak—
【Ding!】
A crisp notification sound forcibly interrupted her rant.
A new mission panel, carrying a cold mechanical aura, slowly unfolded before her.
【Daily Mission: Prelude of Dawn】
【Objective: Become the first to wake up in the Demon King’s Castle and complete washing up. Change into the ‘Standard Apprentice Maid Outfit’ stored in the ‘Maid Wardrobe’ and stand by at the bedroom entrance before 03:30.】
【Reward: Random E-Rank Life Skill ×1】
【Failure Penalty: Erasure.】
Lilia’s shouting stopped abruptly.
Er…asure?
At that moment, it felt as if all the blood in Lilia’s body had frozen.
She blinked stiffly, confirming she hadn’t misread it.
Failure penalty: Erasure.
When she failed cleaning tasks before, the punishment was shameful—but at least it didn’t kill her.
This damn System… was definitely taking revenge!
Definitely taking revenge for her cursing it just now!
It was absolutely intentional!
Lilia’s body began trembling uncontrollably.
Now was not the time to question whether the System was petty.
She glanced at the countdown on the mission panel.
【Time Remaining: 00:29:47】
Less than thirty minutes!
Within these thirty minutes, she had to wash up, change into that “standard maid outfit,” and then rush to Hera’s bedroom entrance!
Lilia jolted into action, scrambling off the bed.
The cold stone floor instantly cleared her mind.
No, she couldn’t panic!
The more critical the moment, the calmer she had to be!
First—wash up!
But there wasn’t even a faucet in this crappy room! Where was she supposed to wash?
A public washroom!
As a servant, there must be a centralized washing area.
But where? She didn’t know the way at all!
And the mission required her to be the “first”! What if some other overachieving Demon had already woken up?
No!
Lilia immediately rejected that thought.
It’s three in the morning, not six!
What normal creature wakes up at three to wash?!
The real difficulty of this mission wasn’t being “first,” but the time limit and finding the place!
Lilia forced herself to calm down, her mind racing.
Next—clothes.
“Standard Apprentice Maid Outfit,” stored in the “Maid Wardrobe.”
With a thought, she opened the system interface.
【Maid Wardrobe】.
She quickly entered it.
The identical 3D model of herself appeared again.
Beside the model, one of the previously locked gray clothing slots was now lit up.
It was an outfit completely different from the revealing lace dress she was currently wearing.
The main piece was a dark black long dress, with the hem nearly reaching the ground, looking extremely modest and proper. Over it was a clean white apron without any excessive lace, and on her head was a matching simple white headband.
Overall, this was what a normal maid outfit should look like!
Though conservative, when worn on the virtual model, it accentuated the girl’s slender waist and upright posture, exuding a restrained elegance.
【Standard Apprentice Maid Outfit】
【Quality: White (Common)】
【Attributes: Defense +1, Cleaning Efficiency +5%】
【Effect: None】
【Note: A proper maid outfit—at least you won’t have to worry about exposure while cleaning.】
It even had attributes!
Though just a negligible 1 point of defense, it was undoubtedly a huge improvement!
No time to think further.
“Retrieve!”
Lilia commanded in her mind.
The next second, the neatly folded outfit appeared out of thin air on her hard bed.
Good—clothes solved!
Next was washing up and getting there!
Lilia grabbed the new clothes from the bed, not even bothering to put them on, and rushed straight for the door.
Her hands trembled from nervousness, taking several tries before she managed to grasp the cold doorknob.
She pulled the door open.
Outside was a deep, deathly silent corridor.
The obsidian walls reflected cold light under the dim glow of distant magic lamps, like a silent beast lurking in the dark.
Which way should she go?
Left, or right?
Lilia was completely lost—when she was brought here yesterday, she hadn’t memorized the route at all!