Chapter 231 A Gift To Remember.



Now that Ophis has lost her core for so long, she knew just how important it is to have mana to defend yourself in this world and she desired it more than anything else. Ophis has never been as powerless as she was in the last century and it is something that she never wants to experience again.

Floid was the only person that has said he could give her back her core and Ophis didn't mind submitting herself to Floid if it meant he would grant her back her power. Ophis would usually be against submitting to anyone like this, but Floid was the demon lord and it is not shameful to submit yourself to your lord. Ophis was simply doing what was expected of her.

Floid stared at Ophis for a moment longer and Ophis knew that Floid was deliberating whether he should give her back her power or not. It is possible that Floid will not agree and he will still send me away. This was the thought that went through Ophis' mind and she felt fear grip her heart as she thought about it.

If Floid refuses to give her back her power, wouldn't it be better for her to just go and die? There will be no need for her to keep living if she is this week. Being this weak in this world is the same as branding yourself as food or a slave for the stronger people.

But Ophis became even more shocked when Floid spoke next.

"You have shown great dedication to the demon army and I believe that should be enough to grant you some retribution for your mistakes. Come."

Floid waved Ophis closer and Ophis got up on shaky legs and carefully started to walk up the stairs leading to the throne. Floid could easily see how hesitant her steps were even though she was trying to make them look confident. Ophis swallowed once she got to the top of the stairs and stood before Floid. Standing up there with all of the superpowered people made Ophis even more nervous.

None of the members of Floids household were releasing their power, but their presence alone was enough to put the fear of the lord into anyone. Every one of them had an extremely threatening aura around them and Ophis tried her best to remain composed in the face of this intensity.

Floid told her to kneel between his legs and Ophis complied and fell to her knees before him. Floid put his hand on Ophis' chin and brought her face up before he bent and brought Ophis' lips to his own.

Ophis' eyes widened in shock and she felt a blush come to her cheeks as Floid deepened the kiss. She hesitantly kissed Floid back and she was surprised when she felt Floid open her mouth with his tongue! Was Floid trying to go this far right now!? Ophis closed her eyes tightly and she gripped the hem of her gown! She didn't know how to feel about this. She knew that Floid could do whatever he wanted to her since she was basically his property, but she didn't like all the people that were watching! Maybe if they were alone, she would be more comfortable, but she can't do this when there are so many people watching her!

"Stop being so tense and calm down. Your nervousness is making it hard for me to work,"

Ophis suddenly gasped in shock as Floid said this and she took a deep breath to calm herself down and reduce her nervousness. So she was wrong after all, the demon lord was doing this to help her. If kissing the demon lord was what she needed to do to get her mana back, then she would kiss Floid for as long as he wanted!

Floid felt Ophis calming down and he nodded internally as he started to work. The problem with Ophis' core was actually not that difficult. Ophis' core was cracked, not shattered. When Floid and Ophis fought before, Floid used a skill on Ophis that cracked her mana core and prevented her from being able to absorb any more mana into her core. Whenever the mana in the atmosphere enters the core, it will immediately leave through the crack and it will then be like there was no mana there at all. Floid noticed this the first time he saw Ophis and this is why he told her that he could fix her core. This was actually good for Ophis. This means that there is a way for her core to be fixed since it wasn't broken beyond repair.

But for Ophis' core to be repaired, you need to provide it with more than enough mana to give it a chance to repair itself. The core would have already repaired itself if it was able to retain any mana at all. But since it cannot hold any mana at all, it cannot repair itself.

Floid was the only solution to this problem. Floid had so much mana in his body that it wouldn't be wrong to say that he was a mana generator! Floid has been absorbing and releasing mana so much that his system no longer showed his mana as a number. It was now a constant [EX] and he didn't even know the number anymore. And if the mana in his body is not enough, then the cheat skill [He who is Loved By Mana] allowed Floid to constantly absorb mana from the atmosphere without any repercussions!

Floid could easily transfer this mana into Ophis' core for as long as he needs to, and this will allow the core to have the time to fix itself with the mana. To transfer mana, Floid only needs to touch the person that he wants to transfer mana to. But really, where is the fun in that? Ophis is a beautiful woman and Floid finds it far more appealing to transfer mana to her like this!

"Gasp!"

Ophis released a gasp as she felt something entering her mouth from Floids mouth. At first, she thought it was his tongue again but she was shocked when the feeling traveled straight to her core from her lips. Was that mana? Ophis could feel the substance entering her core and she immediately recognized the sensation as the same one she would feel whenever she was absorbing mana. Floid was providing mana to fix her core!

Quinn watched Ophis and Floid from down the stairs in the throne room with a look of disbelief on her face. She didn't think that Floid could be this bold! He just kissed Ophis right in the middle of all of them! He didn't even ask for privacy!

Wait, it's Floid we're talking about here!

Quinn remembered the time that Floid kissed her when all the other maids were watching and she sighed! Her brother had no shame at all, so why should she even be surprised? She was more shocked that Floid didn't go even further than this! Quinn looked back at them and she could feel a slight tinge in her chest as she saw Ophis deepening the kiss even more! For some reason, she didn't like watching this.

Quinn shook her head with s sigh and turned away. It was obvious that Ophis was enjoying herself and Quinn could understand why Ophis would enjoy a kiss with Floid. Floid was a very good kisser after all!

It took more than five minutes of kissing before Floid pulled back from Ophis and sat back on the throne. Ophis was breathing deeply and she put her hand to her chest as she felt a sensation that she hadn't felt in more than a hundred years. Mana. Mana was swirling through her core! Ophis could never forget this sensation! It felt like she could breathe again for the first time in years!

But there was something wrong! Ophis frowned and she tried to fill up her core, but she could only get to a certain point in her core before she felt the mana stop entering her core. Didn't the demon lord fix her core? Ophis looked up at Floid and she saw Floid smiling down at her.

"That much should be more than enough to reward you for your actions here. Perform more deeds for my demon army and perhaps you will get the rest of the reward. You are excused,"

Floid could easily see the slight annoyance that showed on Ophis' face for a moment. Floid knew that she would be angry, but Floid didn't care. Floid only gave Ophis enough mana to fix about fifty percent of her mana core. At her prime, Ophis was an SSS-class existence! She was strong enough to rival and perhaps even defeat Rosavellt in one on one combat. But right now, Ophis' core could only absorb enough mana to allow her to activate S-Class skills at best.

It was nowhere near the amount of power that she once had and this was very annoying to Ophis! The feeling of being so close to your goal and then being denied your final reward was very demeaning, but Floid felt that this was all Ophis deserved for now.

At this rate, Ophis' core would be able to fix the rest of the crack and eventually, Ophis will reach her full potential again, but that will take more than a hundred years and Ophis didn't want to wait that long!

Floid knew that at the very least, Ophis would no longer be defenseless. She will be able to protect herself against anyone that will try to harm her in Rivalle. Floid didn't think that Ophis deserves to have her full power yet. What she did isn't enough to get rid of the crimes that she committed and Floid will make sure that she remains aware of that.

Once Floid dismissed Ophis, she stood up slowly and bowed deeply to Floid. Even though Ophis didn't get exactly what she wanted, this was still better than what she could have ever hoped for. Right now, she can say proudly that she is one of the strongest maids in the castle! She didn't get what she thinks she deserves, but she is still grateful for this much!

"Thank you, my lord. I am grateful for the mercy you have shown unto me. I will never forget this kindness,"

Floid's coy smile made Ophis look away as he spoke.

"I'm sure you won't forget it. I will call on you whenever you are needed for another mission, but in the meantime get out of my sight,"

Ophis bowed again before she turned and walked out of the throne room. Once she was gone, Floid released a small sigh. He still had a few more meetings like these to go through but he was already bored of Uta and he wanted the invasion to finish as quickly as possible. Maybe he should bring up his plans to travel to Volcanica.

Floid didn't know when Elias would be going to Volcanica but Floid has no intention of getting there later than Elias. Floid wanted to be there first so he could see the look of shock on that fucking bastard's face when they meet. Floid was going to make sure everything went according to the way he has planned it. Elias will never know what hit him.