The morning sun rose as usual on the second day.

Early in the morning, the door to Miss Violet’s room was knocked on with a persistent “knock-knock-knock,” causing the black-haired girl, curled up in her blanket like a caterpillar, to frown in annoyance. After a while, she reluctantly got up, still groggy from sleep.

“Who is it?”

“Master…*cough*… Miss… Dawn, someone says they want to see you.”

Hmm?

The voice, clearly from a certain dragon girl, along with the somewhat awkward phrasing, made Violet’s remaining drowsiness fade away as she recalled the arrangements from last night.

It must be that guy. It’s quite early for him to arrive, and it seems he took my previous words to heart.

After removing her nightgown and put on the 【Dominion of the Fox Mask】, transforming back into Dawn, Miss White Fox quickly got out of bed and ran to the front door.

Opening the door, she was greeted by the familiar stance of Xiao Guang and a suspiciously shrouded figure cloaked entirely in black.

“Who are you?”

The figure, apparently startled by the girl’s deliberately cold tone, shivered and quickly pulled back the hood to reveal a sneaky-looking rodent face.

“Uh… Miss Dawn, we meet again. I apologize for the misunderstanding last night! Allow me to reintroduce myself, I am Prakaka! I am… I am a servant of Lady Violet! This dragon lady knows me and can vouch for me!”

For some reason, Prakaka seemed particularly fearful of the white fox lady. Just standing in front of 【Dawn】, he was visibly trembling, giving the impression that he might collapse at any moment. It was unclear what exactly he was afraid of.

Casting a glance at the little dragon lady standing nearby, who immediately responded with a tacit nod and then silently turned away, Violet had, of course, informed her dragon companion in advance about Prakaka’s visit this morning. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for this fellow to reach the door under Xiao Guang’s watchful protection.

Of course, Dawn didn’t know Prakaka and wasn’t familiar with his background like Violet was. Miss Dragon wasn’t skilled in acting, so direct communication was still quite necessary.

Clearing her throat with an air of formality, Violet decided not to spend too much time on role-playing and got straight to the point.

“So, Prakaka, Violet did tell me yesterday that a rat would be delivering something this morning for me to hold onto for a while. So it’s you… Never mind, just show me what you’ve got.”

“Uh… well…”

Standing on the soft carpet of the hallway, Mr. Rat hesitated, looking around at the other closed doors, as if he was avoiding something, and didn’t immediately follow the fox lady’s instructions.

Seeing this, Violet silently nodded. This fellow isn’t too bad. Even though he’s scared, he hasn’t lost his composure and judgment, which is quite rare. No wonder Lilya sent him to gather intelligence.

Her opinion of this ratfolk, whom she had known for a while but never had a chance to get to know better, rose slightly. The girl nodded in acknowledgment and turned away.

“Come in, and remember to close the door.”

Sitting down on the sofa not far from the front door, the white fox lady casually waved her hand, and a peculiar, almost intangible wave spread out, instantly enveloping the entire room 3-27. She glanced at the sneaky, rat-faced fellow who had closed the door and was now cautiously observing his surroundings. She then pointed at the table in front of her.

“That’s enough. Take it out. No one will be able to notice anything.”

“Yes, yes, understood…”

Since the white fox lady had assured him so confidently, Prakaka didn’t dare to voice any more doubts. He immediately took out the small item he had seen last night, heavily wrapped in a wooden box and a self-made rat pouch, from his storage item. After unwrapping it, he placed the object upright on the table in front of the girl.

It was a small statue of the King of Corruption.

“Hm…”

Violet took the small demon lord statue, about the size of a child’s hand and carved from an unknown type of wood, in her hand and casually manipulated it a few times.

However, nothing extraordinary happened. Even when she tried to mimic the process she had used in the Azure Sky Kingdom, slowly channeling some SP into it, she didn’t get any feedback.

Given this, it can be ruled out that it is similar to the divine fragment seal she encountered with Sethlin. There was no consciousness or divine awareness hidden inside, and the magical fluctuations were not strong.

Of course, the “demonic aura” emanating from it was quite intense, to the point that if seen by a holy person, they would likely rush forward to “purify” it completely.

By the way, the so-called demonic aura and magical intensity are not the same thing but are more like parallel, coexisting concepts. If we need an analogy, it’s similar to the sweetness and fluffiness of a cream tart… that kind of concept.

If this is still unclear, replacing “demonic aura” with “elemental affinity” should make it easier to understand. The statue does not contain a lot of energy, but the [demonic element] within the energy is very pure.

For a reference, it’s comparable to the 【Bewitching Orb】 from the sale yesterday. In the demon world, it might even be treated as a sacred relic or something of that nature.

This might also explain why the succubus named Chloe has been so fixated on it.

After trying to investigate on her own for a while without much progress, Miss Violet couldn’t tolerate the awkwardness any longer and ultimately chose to use her tried-and-true method, quietly activating her reliable spell.

“Information detection.”

Thus, a large amount of information appeared in front of the girl without any obstruction.

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【Gaze of Eloun】
Grade: None

Description: An artifact forged from the essence of One of the Four Great Lords, King of 【Corruption】, possessing the ability to perceive the fluctuations of the 【Corruption】 rule and guide its location across obstacles.

The King of Corruption, Eloun, forged this item and entrusted it to Chloe Eloun, the seventh child who was about to journey to another world to retrieve the lost artifact 【Bewitching Orb】, hoping it would assist her.

However, when Chloe Eloun traveled through the world’s gateway, the excessive potency of the 【Gaze of Eloun】 carrying the power of the 【King of Corruption】 led to severe rejection by the world’s forces, putting her in peril. Weighing her options, she had no choice but to abandon the item temporarily to ensure her own safety.

Later, the 【Gaze of Eloun】 fell into the hands of Clatius Summerfield, who was investigating the demonic aura in the outskirts of Sacred Star City in the Holy Empire. Clatius decided to use the pure demonic aura contained in the item to temporarily stabilize the physical condition of over a dozen demonic hybrids under his protection.

Two months later, while Clatius Summerfield and a newly received demonic hybrid were on their way to the sanctuary, the 【Gaze of Eloun】 was accidentally stolen by the ratfolk Prakaka. The demonic aura leaked out during the transfer, causing a significant disturbance.

After successfully stealing it, Prakaka fled with the item and encountered Chloe Eloun multiple times along the way, who had tracked the aura. Eventually, he escaped into Sacred Star City in the Holy Empire and chose to hand it over to 【?????? ????】 for protection.

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