“That one success was a girl. Her name is...Lilith.”
At those words, Sol felt his mind explode as understanding dawned upon him.
In some myths from the earth, Lilith was the wife of Adam before Eve and she was also one of the first four succubus queens.
If he wasn’t wrong, Neptune should also be someone reincarnated, then it was no wonder he had given her such a name.
He also remembered that when he discussed with Lilin after she came back from her adventure, she had mentioned her meeting with a purple-haired princess from Envilya.
Even though all succubus had purple hair, Sol had not paid any attention to this.
After all, purple hair wasn’t a unique feature like the blue eyes and golden hair combo for Blesseds.
But,
“If he succeeded, why was she unable to use magic?”
All human hybrids should be able to awaken their own personal attributes at the age of 15 alongside their awakening.
But for Lilith, not only did she not awaken an attribute, but even her Capacity was at an impressive 0. Something that should be impossible because even the lowest of the low peasants would have at least a few points of capacity.
Gerald gave a sad smile,
“Only humans can have a Capacity...And only magical beings can have an attribute and a Quality.”
Sol didn’t need more as he immediately reached a conclusion.
"She isn't human."
Gerald confirmed as he said calmly,
“Lilith isn’t a hybrid. In the eyes of the world, she is neither human nor succubus. Not even something in between.”
“Her birth was something that should have never been possible. It’s something akin to a miracle. At the same time, it’s something that goes against every rule of this world.”
Hearing this, Sol couldn’t help but remember one of his discussions with Lilith.
<<I was born cursed and blessed at the same time.>>
Back then, he thought she was saying so because of her lack of talent despite her royal origin.
Now it seemed that her words had a far deeper meaning.
It was then that he remembered something.
“What about Lilin?”
Like how Lilith was the first succubus, Lilin, or rather, the Lilin was the name given to the daughters of Lilith.
What’s more, like Lilith, Lilin was also a being with zero Capacity, and no attribute.
Gerald looked deeply at Sol,
“If I have to be honest, I do not know. Back then, I was already sick and tired of all those experiments, so I left. But what I do know is that…”
“What is it?”
“...Lilith is unable to give birth.”
After leaving the facility through the gate, Sol walked unsteadily, deep in thought while Milia walked behind him. Her expression clouded in worries.
Before he knew he was already standing in front of the door of Lilith’s bedroom.
Raising his hand, he was about to knock on the door, but just as his hand was about to touch the door, he stopped.
There was nothing he wished more than to rush there and now, but if he did so, he would not be able to talk logically and could end up making the situation even worse.
Closing his eyes, Sol took a deep breath...
So what if Lilith was some sort of homunculus? It wasn’t as if it changed anything about her.
Why was he showing such an unsightly display when what he should do is to stand tall and strong?
Feeling his erratic heartbeats slowly slow down and his heated mind cool down, Sol slowly exhaled and finally opened his eyes.
His hand that was still hovering in front of the door, knocked three times.
“You should have already felt me. Miss Persephone, could you please open the door?”
He didn’t have to wait long as the door opened all by itself.
Not hesitating, he entered.
Standing behind, Milia gave a bow while wishing him good luck inwardly.
She did not particularly like Lilith and if she had to be honest, while Lilith's life and death did not leave her indifferent, she wouldn’t lose sleep over it either.
Still, she hoped that he would succeed. After all, a King class was too much of an asset to lose, and she hated seeing Sol sad.
Lilith’s bedroom, despite how large it was, lacked any kind of decoration.
If he had to be honest, Sol had entered with the expectation to see the walls full of Mars painting like with Arachne, so it was a pretty big surprise for him.
Taking a few steps, he entered deeper into the room and finally saw Lilith’s bed, with her sleeping on it.
At her side, sat a green-haired green-clothed voluptuous young woman reading a book.
Persephone, the witch of life.
Even now, Sol found her appearance incredible.
All witches should be stuck looking like 12-13 years old little girls.
The only exception were the four directions, with both Medea and Freya looking more teen between 16-17.
But, Persephone really looked like a young adult woman, which baffled him.
Deciding that he would solve this mystery later, Sol cast those thoughts out of his mind.
Meanwhile, feeling his gaze on her, Persephone raised her head from her book and smiled at Sol,
“Hello little Sol. Seeing your face brightens my day.”
Answering her smile with one of his, he said, “Good afternoon Miss Persephone. I hope I am not disturbing you. How is my aunt?”
“Fufufu~! I already asked you to be less stiff when speaking to me. If not for that midget I would have been your godmother, you know? Sigh, to think that my centuries of accumulation wouldn’t beat the wealth of a young dwarf.”
Persephone proceed to ramble for a while before stopping, a blush covering her face,
“Oh my, where are my manners? Lilith is quite alright, I would say. Though she had accumulated an excessive amount of fatigue because of her lack of sleep and excessive use of sleeping pills. I was quite surprised.”
Sol frowned and began to walk until he stood near Lilith's bedside.
Currently, she was just wearing a see-through nightdress with no underwear, thereby showing her perfect and massive curves.
Even though Sol was now used to seeing women in all kinds of positions, the sight of Lilith’s body still managed to take his breath away for a short second before he tore his gaze away and looked at her expression.
“You said she couldn’t sleep naturally?”
Sol didn’t even keep his polite speech as he asked.
“Indeed. It seems like she had been using sleeping pills to force herself to sleep for some time now. Even though her body keeps flushing most of the harmful effects thanks to her mana, this isn’t a good thing. But the problem doesn’t lie there.”
Persephone hesitated for a short while before finally making a decision.
“As you know, I am the witch of life.”
“...”
“Thanks to my power, I am extremely sensitive towards life spans. I didn’t manage to feel it previously since I just thought she was tired after using her Avatar, but now I am sure…”
There, her eyes clouded a little and she gave a sympathetic look at Sol,
“You should prepare yourself. I do not know why, but her life force keeps slowly being consumed. At this rate…”
Letting out a sigh, Persephone finished with words Sol wished he never heard, “At this rate, she doesn’t have much longer to live.”
(AN: Discussion with Lilith happened in CH 20 of SHK. I don’t remember when I mentioned her sleeping problem but I did. Yeah, everything was foreshadowed months ago. Bow in front of my careful planning. Mouahaha! *Cough*
Anyone who knows homunculus should understand what is happening. Hehehe. What does the future hold now?)
