Chapter 41

Ifia, though perplexed, did not let it hinder her actions. She immediately walked to the window and pulled one of the windows open.

Immediately, a black cat agilely leaped out from the side and jumped into the dormitory through the open window.

The fur of this black cat, Asmodeus, was sleek and shiny. Every time Ifia saw it, she felt that it was as smooth as satin. However, due to a lack of opportunities to interact with it, Ifia, a lover of fluffy things, felt a bit regretful.

Now finally seizing the chance, Ifia smiled at the black cat.

Afterward, she reached out and grabbed it, preparing to start the skillful art of petting the cat. Asmodeus was initially startled but then saw Ifia wanting to stroke its fur, and a strange smile appeared on the cat's face involuntarily.

Instead of resisting, Asmodeus lay down obediently.

Its well-behaved appearance almost made people want to pet it until it was bald.

However, at the moment Ifia's fingers touched its fur, Asmodeus suddenly shivered, instantly leaped up, and almost jumped to the ceiling.

After landing, its fur puffed up, ears flattened backward, and its tail stood straight up like an antenna.

"Meow, meow, meow!"

The pitiful cat cry echoed again, unlike the previous leisurely tone; now, it was genuinely filled with pain.

Asmodeus glanced at Ifia's pocket, sensing the terrifying magical aura of the Great Sovereign.

He just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy a massage from the beautiful girl, but it almost got killed by magical power. Ah, the Great Sovereign's possessiveness was truly unbearable for a demon.

Slipped away, slipped away.

Asmodeus, unable to gain any advantage, was unwilling to stay in the dormitory any longer. It quickly jumped onto the windowsill. The fur, which had puffed up, slowly returned to its original state. Its black tail swayed, meowing to signal Ifia to follow.

Ifia, who had not yet had the chance to pet the cat, felt a bit regretful, but still followed Asmode a few steps forward.

When they stuck their heads out of the window, they saw a small package placed on the windowsill. Asmodeus walked over with cat-like steps, nudged the package with its head, and then glanced at Ifia.

It signaled her to quickly take the package.

Seeing this, Ifia didn't wait for Asmodeus's urging meows and immediately reached out to bring the package into the dormitory.

The package was the size of a palm, not heavy to carry. The neatly wrapped cloth was embroidered with golden thread, indicating its luxurious nature. Ifia immediately confirmed the source of the package.

Curiously opening the cloth, she was astonished to find caramel pudding in a delicate glass bowl. Ah, Amelia was really thoughtful to send caramel pudding!

With a satisfied smile, Ifia took the caramel pudding out of the package. Just the sweet aroma was enough to make her content. When she looked up again, Asmodeus outside the window had already disappeared, leaving her to regret the missed opportunity to pet the cat.

Afterward, Ifia, holding the caramel pudding, went straight to bed. She didn't rush to eat it but instead cradled it in her arms, crossed her legs on the bed, propped her chin with one hand, and stared at the caramel pudding, showing off to the system.

[Hehehe, system, did you see that? Amelia specially sent caramel pudding to me. She's really good to me!]

[Please, host, do not forget the mission!]

This time, the system did not continue to stay silent but responded.

[Speaking of the mission, I'm puzzled. Am I not friends with Amelia now? She's so good to me, clearly, she already sees me as a friend!]

[The villainess has not explicitly stated a friendship with the host, so the mission is not complete.]

[...]

Okay!

I didn't expect the completion criteria for the mission to be having Amelia admit it with her own mouth.

Directly asking her would be too embarrassing.

But, fortunately, she's currently preparing a gift. When the time comes, she can casually ask, and with the system's tasks and all, it should be easy to complete~

The system, watching the seemingly clueless Ifia completely unaware of the possibility of rejection, couldn't help but sigh. It thought that maybe it was too pessimistic. Always thinking of the worst-case scenario led it to believe that the villainess would reject becoming the host's friend.

In reality, the villainess had a great interest in the host.

Therefore, becoming friends was not that difficult.

The real challenge lay in the subsequent series of tasks. It was unknown whether the host would turn hostile when those were released.

Moreover, gradually gaining the favor of the villainess meant constantly getting closer to her, so the host was really hopping around the edge of danger…

Who knows when the host might provoke the villainess, and the game would be over for both of them.

However, aside from playing on emotions, there was simply no other effective way to prevent the world from collapsing. Either way, death was inevitable. It was better to choose the one with a higher success rate!

In the records of the world collapsing hundreds of times, most systems and hosts who tried to save the world either showcased their strength, intelligence, or cunning political schemes, successfully infiltrating the upper echelons of the Sith Empire.

Later, they even rose to the ranks of nobility. The most formidable host even became a new duke!

Forming a tripartite power structure with the king and Duke Barlen.

Due to their commoner background and the use of a mix of rewards and punishments, they not only gained the respect of the nobles but also were beloved by the commoners. Finally, they managed to turn the tables, caught Duke Barlen in a compromising situation leading to his exile, dethroned the king, and assisted Prince Carloy in becoming the new king.

At this point, it should have been a perfect completion of the mission, but…

The villainess has no sense of fair play.

She directly transformed!!!

Leading a horde of demons, large and small, she slaughtered the upper-class nobility of the Sith Empire without mercy. After the demons devoured human souls, they took over the bodies, pretending to be nobles. Using sweet words, she led the masses, initiating direct attacks on other countries, causing battles and conflicts.

In the end, the mission to save the world naturally ended in failure, and both the system and the host were annihilated.

Even a host who, with their intelligence and courage, could single-handedly become a new duke was killed by the villainess. In reality, it wasn't their fault, blame it on the fact that the villainess was a bug in this world!

Therefore, even if the host is a bit foolish, miraculously gaining the favor of the villainess might lead to a happy ending. The system could only watch and see.

However, aside from emotional manipulation, there was actually a backup plan.

It could help the host search for the most potent tool or special character to suppress demons, fully utilizing the limitations of the world's rules to kill the villainess.

However, regarding the use of demon-suppressing tools, the system had no clue. All records related to it were mysteriously locked, and it needed special permissions granted by the main god to access them.

So, it had to rely on luck!

But, upon seeing how Amelia treated Medanie like a toy and the now-transformed bright prop, the system felt that using the backup plan might be a bad idea if it could be avoided.

This villainess was just too strong!!!

"Oh, there's a card pressed against the bottom of the bowl, with words on it. Amelia left me a note~"

While the system sighed for its bleak future, Ifia discovered a card. She set the caramel pudding aside and opened the card.