Chapter 22 : Satisfaction
Chapter 22: Satisfaction?
That soft sigh—
Like a pebble dropped into a silent deep pool, it stirred towering waves within Lilia’s heart.
Her entire body froze.
Her mind went blank.
What was that sound?
Did it come from Hera?
That cold and ruthless Queen of Eternal Night, who regarded all things as dust and could snap a person’s neck on a whim?
She had actually… let out that kind of… almost satisfied sigh?
Absolute Senses would not be wrong.
Lilia could be one hundred percent certain that the source of that sound was the woman lazily leaning against the chair before her.
In an instant, fear, astonishment, and a trace of utterly absurd curiosity mixed together, crashing against Lilia’s nerves.
At the very moment she lost focus, a chilling killing intent instantly enveloped her.
“Why did you stop?”
Hera’s voice was colder than before by more than a degree.
Lilia shuddered violently and snapped back to her senses.
She met Hera’s now sharp golden eyes.
It’s over!
She actually lost focus while massaging her!
“I-I didn’t mean to, Master!”
Terrified out of her wits, Lilia’s hands instinctively began moving again.
This time, she did not dare let her mind wander in the slightest.
The God-Tier Massage Technique was pushed to its limit!
Her fingers danced, pressed, and kneaded along Hera’s calf, moving deftly across the firm and powerful muscle lines.
Every bit of force was perfectly measured.
Every acupoint was struck with flawless precision.
A gentle stream of magic continuously seeped from her fingertips, like a flowing brook, washing away the fatigue deep within Hera’s body.
It was an indescribable experience.
Hera could feel every strand of muscle fiber in her legs being completely loosened under those exquisite techniques.
The soreness was rapidly fading.
In its place was a warm and comforting enveloping sensation, as if she were soaking in a top-tier Magic Hot Spring.
No.
Even better than that.
A Magic Hot Spring could only relax the body, but this little maid’s massage seemed to soothe even the tension in her spirit that had built up over hundreds, even thousands, of years.
Originally, she had only intended to make things difficult for this toy.
To watch her humiliation, her embarrassment, her helplessness—for her own amusement.
But now…
Leaning against the back of the chair, Hera felt as though control over her body was being stripped away bit by bit.
Her tense shoulders relaxed unconsciously.
Her slightly furrowed brows gradually smoothed out.
Those golden eyes, which always carried endless authority and coldness, slowly lost their focus.
It had been so long…
So very long since she had relaxed like this.
Not since she ascended that throne.
Eternal vigilance, endless calculations, perpetual solitude.
And yet now, this little thing kneeling at her feet—something she had regarded as a mere plaything—had given her a sliver of long-lost peace.
Hera’s consciousness began to blur.
Meanwhile, Lilia, kneeling on the ground, was experiencing a world-shaking psychological storm.
She could clearly “perceive” Hera’s changes.
From the initial muscle tension to gradual relaxation.
From the steady flow of magic in her blood vessels to the slight slowing of her heartbeat.
This powerful Demon Queen was, in her hands, shedding all defenses.
Using her own hands to soothe her master’s fatigue.
Allowing this lofty Queen to reveal a rare moment of ease.
【Ding! Detected a shift in the host’s mindset, Feminization Index surging!】
【Ding! Feminization Index +5!】
【Ding! Feminization Index +5!】
【Ding! Feminization Index +8!】
So… this is what it feels like to make the master comfortable?
So… seeing the master relax because of her own service would also bring her a kind of… pleasure?
She seemed… to understand a little what the word “maid” meant.
Time flowed quietly in the silent room.
No one knew how long had passed.
【Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the ultimate daily mission: The Queen’s Respite!】
【Mission Evaluation: S+! Your service exceeded the master’s expectations, bringing her an unprecedented level of relaxation!】
【Mission Reward: S-Rank Skill · God-Tier Massage Technique (permanently acquired)!】
【Special Reward: Passive Talent · Praying for the Master unlocked!】
【Passive Talent · Praying for the Master】: When you sincerely pray for the master’s safety, health, and happiness, there is a small chance to grant the master a “Good Luck” status (Note: The activation of this talent is closely tied to your Loyalty and Feminization Index).
The mission… was completed?
Lilia’s movements slowly came to a stop.
She lifted her head and looked at Hera on the chair.
The Demon Queen leaned against the backrest, eyes closed, breathing steady and long, seemingly already asleep.
Moonlight streamed in through the window, falling upon her stunningly cold and beautiful face, softening her usually sharp features.
At this moment, she did not resemble the Queen of Eternal Night.
She looked more like… an ordinary woman who had laid down all her burdens.
Lilia’s heart softened for no apparent reason.
An indescribable emotion surged up from deep within her.
Was it pity? Satisfaction? Or… something else?
Even she could not tell.
As if guided by some unseen force, she reached out and carefully brushed a few strands of sweat-dampened black hair behind Hera’s ear.
Then, in a soft and reverent tone she herself had never used before, she spoke gently—
“…Are you satisfied?”
The moment those words fell—
Hera’s completely relaxed body suddenly stiffened.
Those tightly closed golden eyes snapped open!
A gaze as sharp as a hawk’s locked firmly onto Lilia kneeling before her.
The air in the entire room seemed to freeze completely in that instant.