Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End Chapter 553.1: Danger (1)

Shadows flickered across Roel’s face under the fluctuating luminosity of the lamp. A petite girl with orange braided hair happily observed him with curled lips.

To Edavia, Roel was a conversation partner that had finally appeared after countless years. Every bit of his reactions was as exciting to her as stumbling upon new land was to an adventurer.

On the other hand, Roel could no longer remain calm after hearing the evil god’s words.

The Inner Sanctum had a special meaning to Roel. It was the mysterious core of his bloodline and his soul, and he had always been trying to uncover the significance of its existence.

The first time he came to understand its importance was during his fight with the Collector. The latter had attempted to stifle the candlelight burning in him, nearly sealing away his powers. Fortunately, he managed to overcome the crisis with his timely breakthrough to Origin Level 3.

Nevertheless, that incident shook Roel up. It prompted him to investigate his Inner Sanctum. It was just a pity that the Inner Sanctum was not a place he could enter whenever he liked, and he hadn’t been able to return there since then.

That was why he was dumbstruck by his unintentional re-entry today.

“Prison? Wait a moment; that also means that…”

“Fufu. That’s right. I won’t be going anywhere if you contract with me; I’ll be residing in your Inner Sanctum.” Edavia looked at the startled Roel as she chuckled joyfully.

Her body began to glow with a faint light. Her braids slowly unraveled as she took off her top hat. Her harmless, innocent image vanished with these changes, taking a sinister twist instead.

She stepped on the table with her little leather shoes and happily skipped her way up to Roel. She placed her hand on Roel’s chest before looking up at him with a curious smile.

“Is it frightening to know that I’ll be inside you? I reckon it’ll be hard not to feel that way. After all, it’s almost like an evil god is possessing your body! Were you wondering what trials you’ll have to overcome to contract with

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