While My Mage Wife Grinds, I Power Up Idly
Chapter 127: Mother of Mist

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: Mother of Mist

"No... this isn’t poison—it’s a drug...!"

Within the castle, turning past a corridor, his breath suddenly halted—

A female Demon dressed in sheer black gauze reclined lazily upon a throne made of bone, her soul-stealing eyes fixed directly on him.

"Oh?"

Her gaze shifted from surprise to delight.

The moment Ashu laid eyes on her, everything clicked into place.

Pink mist, intoxicating scent, sedative fog, glittering décor, a castle, black gauze, a half-concealed naked body...

This was a fucking Succubus!

This Greater Demon’s figure was absolutely flawless—no less alluring than Vivita, and thanks to her demonic physique, perhaps even more so.

Every inch of her skin seemed sculpted to perfection, glowing with an enthralling luster.

Her ample bosom rose and fell softly beneath the sheer veil with each breath. Her long, elegant legs were gracefully crossed, toes pointed to the ground, anklets brushing against the bone throne with a crisp, metallic clink.

Her eyes tilted slightly at the corners, the violet pupils deep enough to hold the secrets of the abyss itself. Tiny purple sigil-like runes marked the corners of her eyes, glinting faintly.

Her nose was straight, her lips full and vivid—curved into a smile that was not quite a smile, a natural charm that seemed capable of stealing souls with a single glance.

"Mmhmm~ Little one," the Greater Demon rose with elegance, her gauze sliding away to reveal vast stretches of flawless white skin. She stepped barefoot over the scattered skulls, every movement radiating deadly seduction as she slowly approached Ashu.

"So, tell me—do you wish to die from pleasure, or offer up your soul?"

Ashu’s Adam’s apple bobbed.

To be honest, even knowing she was a Greater Demon, she was simply too seductive.

She stood there so brazenly—completely unguarded, completely unveiled.

That demonically beautiful face, paired with a body sculpted to impossible perfection...

Who could resist?

Absolutely no one.

As the saying goes: Even heroes fall before beauty. The sooner the beauty appears, the sooner the fall begins.

[Detected: Lifeform with score above 90!]

[Lilith von Braille: 97 points]

[Bind?]

Ashu took a deep breath—of course he was going to bind her hard!

[Lilith von Braille: A Principal Deity from Heaven once, on a whim, raped the Queen of the Enchanted Witches, giving birth to a demigod born of both divine and demonic blood. This impure being is unwelcome in the Netherrealm. Moreover, as his daughter, she was cursed by her own father, the Principal Deity. Only those who also bear two opposing forces can truly see her—for everyone else, she is forever nothing but mist. Thus, she earned the title: "Mother of Mist."]

"Holy shit! A demigod?!"

Ashu had never dreamed that one day, he’d be able to bind a demigod!

That father of hers... for once, did something right.

Only someone with two opposing forces could perceive her—Ashu, as fate would have it, perfectly fit that condition.

While Ashu was still reviewing the information—

Lilith von Braille, barefoot and silent, had already approached him.

She studied Ashu’s eyes carefully, watching to confirm whether his gaze truly landed on something physical—her.

The faint change in his pupils was enough for her to be sure. Ashu could, in fact, see her true form.

That face, lonely and untouched for countless years, lit up in an instant—equal parts joy and yearning.

"Little one~"

Lilith’s fingertip brushed across Ashu’s chest. When others couldn’t see her, she couldn’t touch them either—forever a phantom lost in mist.

But Ashu... was different.

As she felt the beating of his heart beneath his chest, the violet sigils etched into Lilith’s body began to glow softly.

Half of her was divine, but the other half came from her Succubus mother.

After untold centuries of never laying eyes on another living soul, this half-Succubus had accumulated an infinite, burning hunger.

Ashu could feel the overwhelming power radiating from this Greater Demoness.

If it came down to a direct confrontation—he wouldn’t stand a chance.

But this didn’t seem like a fight.

It seemed like... something else was about to go down.

Indeed, as Lilith had said, after absorbing all that drugged mist along the way, he really was starting to lose control.

That fog wasn’t a sedative—it was a stimulant.

"Um... I know we’re both in a hurry, but... can we maybe not rush this? Shava’s still waiting for help," Ashu said.

He could always go deal with his urges later—but those people tearing Shava apart sure weren’t going to wait for the afterglow.

By now, Shava might already have been carved into ribbons.

"Shava?" Lilith circled around Ashu once. "Who? Doesn’t ring a bell."

"Doesn’t ring a bell? Then I’m leaving..."

Ashu turned to go, but Lilith grabbed his wrist.

There were times when Ashu was reluctant to admit it—but right now, he had to face the truth:

He couldn’t break free from the grip of this female Demon.

There was no helping it. She was the same level as Greater Demon Shava. Ashu was still a whole major realm below.

"Alright, little one," Lilith said. "I don’t know what kind of deal you made with Shava, but if you want me to help save him... you’ll have to pay a price."

Upon hearing this—

Ashu immediately caught the scent of a scam.

It was obvious—Shava’s altar could guide someone straight to Lilith’s domain, which meant Shava was the one expected to pay the price.

Shava didn’t know Ashu possessed multiple opposing forces within him, enabling him to actually see Lilith’s true form.

He was simply desperate to be saved.

If he had made things difficult for Ashu and Ashu had just walked away, Shava would be dead for sure.

So this was Lilith trying to raise the price last minute.

"What kind of price?" Ashu asked anyway. If it turned out to be something trivial, he’d just get it over with—saving Shava took priority.

Lilith gave a seductive smile and replied, "Vital essence. I... am a Succubus. What I need, naturally, is essence."

Ashu gave a cold snort.

Lilith clearly didn’t know he’d already learned her general profile through the system.

This half-Succubus was still a total rookie.

If she were a seasoned Succubus, she’d be on her knees by now using her mouth—no need for all this negotiation.

"Hurry it up," Ashu said, straightening his back.

But Lilith, hearing those words, seemed completely lost.

She fumbled awkwardly for a moment, then mustered her courage and gave Ashu a kiss on the lips.

The taste of a man made the sigils on her body glow even hotter, igniting an unbearable heat within her body. If she couldn’t get what she needed, the hollow craving would only become more intense.

Ashu was stunned—he hadn’t expected this half-Succubus to be so... innocent.

"Is that enough? If not, I’ll top you off later—after we save Shava," he said. Business came first, after all.

The moment she heard there’d be more later, Lilith’s lower brain took full control. She immediately nodded, "Alright! Deal! I’ll be watching you!"

"Great. Can we go now?" Ashu urged.

"Let’s," Lilith replied. As she spoke, a dark-colored battle armor materialized over her body.

With her agreement secured, Ashu instantly opened a portal and brought Lilith back to the mortal realm. Escorting a powerhouse of her level into the human world was no easy task—

Even harder than transporting Shava at his peak.

Fortunately, the moment they arrived, Lilith reached out to support him, and a wave of warm Magical Essence surged into Ashu’s body.

"This is..."

"Little one, you’ve already done enough. You actually managed to bring me into the mortal realm. Rest now—leave the rest to me," Lilith said.

With those words, Lilith took a single step forward.

Unlike Ashu, to others watching:

A pitch-black mist rolled outward from the city, hissing as it passed, as if the very fabric of reality were being corroded.

The Imperial Capital soldiers charging into the town, along with the struggling Demon army, all stopped in their tracks, eyes fixed on the sky in terror.

From within the mass of black mist, a colossal violet pupil briefly emerged—

And with just a single glance, everyone’s heart felt as if it had been clenched by an invisible hand.

"W-What is that?!" a Knight stammered, raising his spear—

But before he could even steady his stance, the moment the black mist swept past,

his spear shattered into three clean pieces.

The black mist spread rapidly, engulfing everything in its path. Where it passed, not a single blade of grass remained; the very stones beneath it cracked with spiderweb-like fractures.

But in Ashu’s eyes, this was nothing more than Lilith sweeping across the battlefield with sheer brute force.

No one else could see her—because they didn’t possess two opposing forces within them. From their perspective, a sudden fog had appeared, and the battlefield had descended into chaos.

An unbearable pressure permeated the air. Soldiers’ weapons clattered to the ground, and even the growls of Shava’s Demon army turned into whimpers of fear.

Lilith showed no courtesy to the Imperial Capital forces—nor did she show any to Shava.

She blasted them all out of Rose Valley town in one sweep—because she was in a hurry to find Ashu and address her... physical needs.

—

Outside the city.

Within the golden pillar cage, Vivita watched as the Imperial Capital army suddenly broke ranks and retreated again, her eyes filled with confusion.

She was currently under self-seal, unable to sense anything beyond herself.

But soon—

She could clearly see with her own eyes the dense fog that had flooded the interior of Rose Valley.

"What is that..."

The mist didn’t extend beyond the city walls. It only raged within the town itself.

Could it be that another Greater Demon had arrived as reinforcements?

No... something was wrong. She turned her gaze toward the city gates—not only were the Imperial Capital soldiers being expelled, even some of Shava’s Demon forces were being driven out!

Then what the hell was happening?

Just as she was still puzzling over it, the mist within the city suddenly receded.

Above Rose Valley, the sky turned utterly clear.

The sky was so bright and cloudless, it made even her own pillar of light seem dim by comparison.

"What kind of existence is that... one reeking of corruption, yet emanating holiness?"

Vivita was torn.

She and Shava were locked in a "one-for-one" seal. It was a gamble—whose reinforcements would arrive first?

The mist didn’t come out to kill her, and Shava hadn’t yet been rescued either. Otherwise, this prison of light would have shattered.

Right now, she was intensely curious about what exactly was happening inside Rose Valley.

She couldn’t help but wonder—should she manually end this skill and head in to see what was going on?

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