Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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"What are our plans for tomorrow?" Elira asked curiously.

"Tomorrow I'd like to visit the Church of Eros in Lvdu first."

As the former capital of the Elven race, this place naturally has a church dedicated to the god of love, which is one of the reasons Elise came here.

"Then I'll try to find out what's going on at the Vampire Hunter Headquarters tomorrow," Elira said after thinking for a moment.

Having been reborn hundreds of times, she is still quite skilled at intelligence gathering; even a ninth-tier being might not be able to detect her intelligence.

"Okay, I'll trouble you then."

“Who told you to tie me to this boat?” Elira shrugged.

"You seem to be struggling. Do you want some kind of reward?"

Sensing Elise's ill-intentioned gaze, Elira decisively shook her head. She was sure Elise would offer her some sensual reward, but she really didn't dare to accept it!

Fearing that she would be targeted by some world-destroying being after taking it, she finally got on Elise's pirate ship and didn't want to die at the hands of her own people.

Seeing Elira's carefree expression, Elise covered her mouth and chuckled softly. Teasing Elira was indeed very interesting.

……

After a night's rest, the next morning arrived quickly.

After finishing breakfast, Elira went to gather intelligence, while Elise, accompanied by her maid, went to the local Church of Aphrodite.

Compared to the Basilica of Eros in Castel, the Basilica of Eros in Green City appears much more dilapidated.

However, people still occasionally come here to browse, but that's about it.

Elise walked into the church, looked at the statue of Eloise, and then silently reached out her hand.

The maid knew that her mistress was receiving the inheritance of the God of Love, so she also looked around very warily.

As before, the moment Elise touched the statue of Eloise, she felt herself being transported to a separate space, and the little maid who was standing next to her disappeared.

In the vast church, Eloise's familiar figure appeared before her eyes.

"You've come, my successor," Eloise's gentle voice rang out.

As the other person approached her step by step, Elise silently took a step back and said, "Before completing the inheritance, don't you want to have a chat with me first?"

Eloise stopped in her tracks, her pink eyes flickering with doubt: "I am just a fragment of a soul, perhaps I don't have what you want to know."

"I'm just curious, how did you perish?"

She searched for a lot of information and documents about Eros, and although some of them recorded that the goddess of love had fallen, no one knew why she had fallen.

She also asked Castor's Eloise, who directly stated that she herself did not know.

“Because of betrayal,” Eloise said calmly.

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"Betrayal? Did the god of love fall because of betrayal? I'm quite curious, who betrayed Him?" A hint of curiosity flashed in Elise's eyes.

"envy."

This was yet another being Elise had never heard of, but she had already guessed that such a being existed.

After all, she already possesses four of the seven deadly sins; now only envy, pride, and wrath remain.

She was a little curious about what would happen if she collected all seven deadly sins, but now it seemed a bit difficult.

Gathering her scattered thoughts, Elise asked a few more questions, but Eloise didn't answer, seemingly because she had no relevant memories due to the fragments of her soul.

However, I did gain something this time; at least I learned why Cupid fell.

Looking at Elise, who was already standing in front of her, Elise couldn't help but ask, "You already kissed my forehead last time, you're not going to kiss me on the lips this time, are you?"

"If you don't want to, I can do it another way."

"Let's try something different. I don't have any romantic feelings for you, and kissing feels weird."

Upon hearing Elise's words, Eloise tilted her head involuntarily: "Am I not pretty?"

"It's not a matter of whether it looks good or not, but whether it evokes a feeling. Besides, I prefer raising fish rather than being raised as a fish."

A faint smile appeared on Eloise's lips. It was just a smile, but it was as beautiful as a hundred flowers blooming. Even Elise couldn't help but feel a little dazed because of it.

But at that moment, Eloise's voice rang in her mind, tinged with anxiety: "Leave Him! He is not me!"

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Volume 1: Chapter 696 The Pollution of Jealousy

"It's too late to realize it now."

Estella, standing before him, curled the corners of her lips into a slightly manic smile.

In her pink pupils, the mark that once belonged to joy had somehow turned into an eerie purple.

Upon hearing the sound, Elise instinctively tried to distance herself from the other person, but she quickly realized that she had lost control of her body.

Before she could react, Eloise transformed into a purple light and pierced Elise's left eye.

The pain, as if her eyeballs were being pierced, made Elise frown slightly. But for her, who had died and been reborn countless times, this kind of pain was nothing.

After all, she had her eyes gouged out quite a few times in the past.

More than this insignificant pain, she was concerned about her physical and mental condition. As the purple light pierced her eyes, she felt as if her body and mind had been polluted.

That pollution was trying to take over her body.

However, just as the pollution was about to spread, the mark of greed on Elise's chest suddenly lit up, directly stopping the pollution from continuing to erode.

Then the gluttony mark on the back of her hand reappeared, forcing the contamination back in.

It can only be said that gluttony stems from a very strong sense of territoriality. 8

Elise, who was initially very worried, discovered that no matter where the contamination spread to, it would be blocked by the corresponding holy marks or branding.

Ultimately, it could only retreat back into Elise's left eye.

It was at this moment that the body, which had been unable to move, regained its freedom.

"Miss, what happened?" The maid stood warily beside her mistress, not knowing what had just happened, when the statue of Eloise in front of her suddenly shattered.

Fortunately, his young mistress reappeared by his side.

"There was a slight mishap." Elise pouted, somewhat annoyed. She hadn't expected to be tricked in obtaining Eloise's inheritance.

Ultimately, it was because she let her guard down. Luckily, she had enough holy marks and brands on her body; otherwise, she might have already met her end.

Upon hearing her mistress's words, the maid looked at her mistress nervously. Only then did she notice that the strange heart-shaped mark on her mistress's left eye had been stained purple at some point.

It looks extremely eerie.

The brand on her right eye remained unchanged.

"what happened?"

"Miss, your left eye..."

Elise casually picked up a mirror and looked at herself. When she saw the change in her left eye, she didn't show any tension, since the pollution had been temporarily suppressed in her left eye.

As if she had just remembered something, Elise opened the system panel after a long time.

Soon, among the dense array of skills, I found the one that had appeared out of nowhere.

The Mark of Jealousy (Sealed)

Elise glanced at the description of the mark and found that it was extremely powerful. It could mark a target and then permanently plunder the target's abilities, and could even plunder the target's existence and replace it.

This ability reminded Elise of the Void Mask, who also possessed similar authority.

It has to be said that the mark of jealousy is quite powerful, it's just a pity she can't use it.

Otherwise, she would have tried to steal the protagonist's identity.

After understanding the power of jealousy, Elise couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If the corruption hadn't been suppressed, she might have become the target of plunder.

However, this pollution remaining in one's body is ultimately like a time bomb, and a solution needs to be found.

I can only ask Eloise when I get back.

She believed that Eloise wouldn't want to see her successor become a jealous successor, would she?

Elise had even prepared her explanation for the time being.

Gathering her scattered thoughts, Elise patted the little maid's head and said softly, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

"Are you sure there won't be any problems?" The maid was still a little worried.

If it were anything else, the maid wouldn't have asked a single question, but since it concerned her mistress's safety, she couldn't help herself.

"I'm really fine. If something were wrong, I wouldn't be like this now."

To prevent the little maid from having any wild thoughts, Elise kissed her on the cheek.

Seeing the little maid's cheeks flushed, Elise chuckled and said, "Alright, let's go back."

"Oh."

The little maid followed closely behind Elise back to the inn where they were staying.

Seeing the two of them return, Lily couldn't help but ask, "How was it? Did you find anything?"

She knew that Elise was going to receive the inheritance of the Goddess of Love, which is why she asked that question.

“There’s something wrong.” Elise pointed to her left eye and then activated the Brand of Pleasure.

The purple mark that had faded reappeared, its eerie color causing Lily to frown.

"what happened?"

Elise didn't hide anything, briefly explaining the situation to Lily before asking, "Do you know anything about jealousy?"

"I don't know much about it, but I think I heard my mother say that jealousy and pleasure are twins, but she also said that it was just hearsay and no one knows the truth."

Are you really alright?

"It's okay, don't worry." Elise rubbed Lily's cheek. Normally, Lily would definitely have resisted, but considering that Elise almost messed up, she let her have her way this time.

The group stayed at the inn until noon. After Elira returned, Elise asked Elira for more information about jealousy.

Elira shrugged and said, "Don't ask me. If you don't know, I know even less. I've never even heard of this god's title."

"Well, it seems like we'll have to ask that old woman."

"Old woman?"

"Elois".

Upon hearing Elise's explanation, Elira couldn't help but chuckle awkwardly. Only Elise could speak so recklessly about Cupid, right?

If I say that, will I be single forever?

For some reason, Elira shuddered and didn't dare to think any further.

"Speaking of which, have you found out any information?"

"I almost forgot to tell you, there seem to be some guests at the Witcher headquarters lately. If we're going to make a move, it's best to wait until these guests leave."

"What guest?"

"I'm not entirely sure either. How about we postpone our operation for a couple of days and I go and find out more?"

Volume 1: Chapter 697 As Expected

“I’ll go with you tomorrow, or you can bring my eyeball.” Elise pointed to her right eye.

"Why don't you come with me? The process of getting an eye transplant is so painful."

Although it didn't hurt, I could clearly feel Elise's fingertips digging into my eye sockets. Once I experienced that feeling, I would never want to experience it a second time.

"also."

"So what are we going to do this afternoon?" Elira asked curiously.

"Since we've come all this way to Green City, shouldn't we wander around and experience the local customs and culture?"

"You were almost contaminated, and you still have the mood to do this kind of thing?" Elira was somewhat impressed by Elise's mentality.

If it were me, I probably would have had someone send me back to Castor immediately, and then gone to the Church of Aphrodite to ask Heloise for help in resolving the problem.

“What’s done is done, and the pollution won’t affect me for the time being, so why not relax a little?” Elise said casually.