“P-Princess?”
Lakyus looked at Princess Renner, who stood frozen like a large porcelain doll with her eyes tightly shut, as if in a deep sleep. She cautiously approached and tentatively asked. Her warrior's instincts told her that the current Princess Renner was completely different from before, so much so that she questioned whether she was even human anymore.
“What… what wonderful power!”
Just as Lakyus's fingertip was about to touch Princess Renner, her tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open. Princess Renner's face was flushed with excitement and a morbid red glow as she cheered, her arms open as if embracing something.
“Princess, what's wrong?”
Looking at Princess Renner, who was almost beside herself, Lakyus subconsciously retreated to the window, her eyes full of vigilance as she questioned her. She had already prepared to smash through the window and escape if the situation turned sour.
“What's wrong with me?”
Hearing Lakyus's words, Princess Renner stopped. She tilted her head, looked at Lakyus, who was standing by the window with a wary expression, and smiled slightly. She slowly raised her palm, and a strange power flowed within it. Instantly, Lakyus's gaze began to become dazed, and she staggered towards Princess Renner like a soulless doll.
“Lakyus, do you know? I've never felt so wonderful before. This power… with it, Climb will never be able to leave my side again. It's simply too satisfying.”
Princess Renner gently stroked Lakyus's smooth cheek, a morbid smile on her lips as she slowly spoke. After becoming one of Lu Minghao's Lust Spawn, Renner fully understood the power she now possessed. She could modify and control the souls of all sentient beings, including herself, and it came with an irresistible charm.
As long as someone harbored even a trace of affection or desire for her, that trace would be planted in their soul like a seed, unknowingly sprouting and growing until they became a puppet completely at her disposal.
Incidentally, as long as Renner wished, she could also corrupt other living and non-living beings with the sin of lust. After all, as Lu Minghao's Spawn, Renner essentially possessed a diluted version of the [Lust] talent.
Of course, what made Princess Renner most happy was that she would have absolute control over those corrupted by her power, except for her master, Lu Minghao.
In other words, as long as Climb was corrupted by her power, he would become her possession, and her power would be the chain that bound him to her soul, forever unable to break free.
“This power, don't you think it's beautiful, Lakyus?”
Looking at Lakyus, who was now completely under her control, Princess Renner gently caressed her skin. As Lakyus had grown up with her since childhood and had always helped her deal with Eight Fingers after adulthood, Princess Renner was reluctant to kill her if possible.
Therefore, Princess Renner had no choice but to completely dominate Lakyus's mind. After all, if she didn't, Lakyus would definitely expose her master's plan after leaving here, although her master didn't seem to care much about it.
But in Renner's view, if Lakyus did that, it would hinder her plan to destroy the kingdom to some extent.
“So, for Master, for Climb, for me, I believe you will forgive me for doing this, right?”
Looking at the dim and lifeless eyes of Lakyus in front of her, Princess Renner looked at her with a pure and sweet smile, then raised her palm and placed it on Lakyus's head, easily pulling out Lakyus's soul with her soul-manipulating power.
“Hum hum… hum… hum hum hum… hum… hum… hum…”
Inside the room, Princess Renner hummed an unknown tune, a sweet smile on her lips as she began to reshape Lakyus's soul according to her wishes. A few minutes later, Princess Renner put the modified soul back into Lakyus's body.
“Hmm… did I fall asleep?”
A few seconds later, Lakyus slowly opened her eyes and looked at Princess Renner in front of her. She raised her hand and patted her head hard. Whether it was an illusion or not, she felt as if her brain had been vigorously stirred a few times, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't. This strange feeling made her feel uncomfortable.
“It must be because you've been working too hard lately, Lakyus, and haven't been resting properly. You're not allowed to do that again.”
Opposite her, looking at Lakyus's appearance, Princess Renner put on a concerned look and helped her up gently, but in reality, she was just using the opportunity to touch Lakyus's body to check if there were any problems with her soul modification.
After spending a few seconds, Princess Renner's lips curled up slightly. She had confirmed that Lakyus's soul modification was perfect, not only completely distorting her memories of tonight into the scenes she needed, but also completely controlling Lakyus.
However, until Princess Renner gave an order, Lakyus still maintained her original personality.
“Yes, I will pay attention to resting. Also, Princess, how did your conversation with Hilma go?”
Looking at Princess Renner's concerned gaze, Lakyus nodded quickly to indicate that she would rest well in the future, and incidentally asked about Princess Renner's conversation with Hilma. In the memories that Princess Renner had given her, there was no trace of Lu Minghao's existence. Of course, the nobles who had gone mad from the forbidden knowledge were also gone.
In her memory, Princess Renner had simply had a normal conversation with Hilma from Eight Fingers, and nothing unexpected had happened.
“It's done. Besides, it's getting late, we should go back, otherwise Gagaran and the others will worry.”
Saying that, Princess Renner stood up and walked towards the door. Lakyus shook her head and followed behind her. When they walked into the corridor, looking at the well-dressed nobles chatting below, Lakyus showed a hint of doubt.
She remembered that there were clearly more nobles in the hall below than there were now. Could it be that those missing nobles had already gone back early?
“Is Princess Renner already leaving?”
When Princess Renner led Lakyus into the hall, Hilma, as the organizer of the banquet, walked over with a smile on her lips, but no one noticed the hint of fear and respect in Hilma's eyes towards Princess Renner, as if she were facing a superior.
“Yes, thank you for the invitation to the banquet, Ms. Hilma.”
Looking at Hilma opposite her and the many nobles behind her, Princess Renner nodded with a smile and walked towards the door. When she turned around, the smile on Princess Renner's face gradually became distorted, because at this moment, the entire hall, including Lakyus, had been corrupted by the sins of lust and gluttony.
“Princess!”
When Renner and Lakyus walked out of the hall and into the courtyard, Climb, Princess Renner's knight, was seen coming up from afar. His eyes were full of excitement and joy as he looked at Princess Renner, like a puppy seeing its owner return.
“I'm back, Climb.”
