"Hey, Cornelia-chan, you seem to really dislike me, don't you?"
Imitating Martha's earlier actions, Sora gently teased Cornelia's sensitive spots by playing with a few strands of her hair, looking at the girl's beautiful face with a wicked sm.
In fact, if Sora wanted to, it would be very easy to make this girl submit. All he had to do was force her to form a contract, and everything about the girl would belong to him, with no possibility of resistance.
However, Sora usually disdained such quick methods. Regardless of the outcome, he preferred to enjoy the process of conquering a woman.
Enduring the waves of strange sensations, Cornelia glared at Sora fiercely, too lazy to talk to him, but her meaning was clear—she disliked him! Very, very much!!
Joking aside, not only had he injured her and her companions, but he had also forcibly taken her and her sisters here. How could she not dislike him?
The girl thought to herself that she was no fool. So what if this demon was a bit handsome? So what if he was a bit strong? So what if he had a high status? What was so great about that?!
"Hehehe… Interesting! Interesting! Cornelia, don't you know that if it weren't for me, you would have died soon? In a way, I'm your savior!"
Not caring at all about the girl's cold attitude, Sora had already planned his conquest strategy and spoke with a hint of implication.
"Haha, do you think you're a god? Even if you want to deceive me, don't use such a stupid excuse!"
With a cold laugh, Cornelia was really amused by the guy in front of her. What nonsense about her dying soon if it weren't for him—did he really think he was some all-knowing god?!
"No, no, I'm not a god. Those so-called gods are nothing in my eyes."
Shaking his head, Sora denied it. He was the ruler of a world, and those gods who seemed so powerful and supreme in the eyes of mortals were indeed nothing more than trash in front of him!
Cornelia found herself speechless. She had never seen such an arrogant man—could you be any more arrogant?!
"Moreover, do you think in the current situation, I still need to use any lies to deceive you? Whether it's your body or soul, as long as I wish, I can easily obtain them."
Seeing the girl's disbelieving expression, Sora smiled and spoke unhurriedly.
Her face turned pale in an instant. Cornelia then remembered, yes, her sisters had already become his captives. He could do whatever he wanted to them with just a thought. Did he still need to deceive her?
However, it was still hard for Cornelia to believe Sora's words—it all seemed too absurd!
"Well, since you still don't believe me, then let me show you the tragic fate that was supposed to be yours!"
With a smile, looking at the struggling and confused girl, Sora spoke with a wicked grin.
"Wait, what are you going to do?!"
A woman's intuition made Cornelia instantly alarmed! But it was already too late!
In the next moment, Cornelia felt something warm cover her lips. Her emerald eyes widened in shock as she saw the face with a hint of wicked charm so close to hers. The girl knew that her first kiss was gone…
"Mm… Mm…"
Instinctively wanting to struggle, but her body couldn't resist at all, Cornelia could only watch as this demon took away something precious from her as a girl.
However, this feeling of shame and anger didn't last long. With a loud bang, Cornelia felt a flood of information rush into her mind!
She saw herself and her companions passing her father's test, becoming true warriors; she saw herself and her sisters infiltrating enemy camps time and time again, assassinating one target after another; she saw herself meeting a girl named Taeko in a hot spring, making her first friend outside of her companions; she saw, after discovering each other's identities, herself and Taeko fighting each other, and then…
She died under Taeko's blade!!!
"Ah!!! Ha… Ha…"
Suddenly snapping back to reality, Cornelia gasped for breath, her face pale.
She saw the regret, unwillingness, fear, and pain at the moment of her death!
"Now you know, right? In a world without me, this is the fate that awaits you…"
As he savored the lingering taste of the girl, Sora whispered softly into her ear.
"No no…"
She kept shaking her head, murmuring incessant. She was just a girl; she only wanted to live happily with her companions. That outcome was not what she desired!
A faint smile tugged at the corner of Sora's lips. With his experience, he knew that the girl's heart was beginning to waver.
"Cornelia, you are so gentle, kind, and considerate. You have always been someone everyone relies on."
Gazing into the girl's endlessly confused eyes, Sora continued:
"But I know that deep down, you are just a fragile girl!"
"You also wish to be cared for, to be cherished, to be loved."
"However, Gozuki has taught you from a young age to be strong, cold-blooded, and independent. Even though your heart is fragile and yearns for someone to rely on, you force yourself to become what Gozuki wants you to be—the big sister of everyone, sacrificing your own happiness for theirs…"
Sora's voice was so soft that only Cornelia could hear it. Yet, these words were like sharp knives, repeatedly stabbing into the girl's heart, shattering her already cracked soul.
"Stop it! Stop it!!"
Desperately shaking her head, Cornelia felt as if she was going insane!!!
"Heh… can't handle it already? The real show is just beginning!"
"I have some more interesting things here. Let me show you now!"
Seeing the girl on the verge of collapse, Sora's lips curled into an evil smile. Although he knew it was cruel to treat a girl this way, to give her a new life, he first had to destroy her!
"No! Wuwu..."
Startled again, she instinctively tried to struggle, but the girl had no chance of escape. Her thin cherry lips were once again forcefully covered.
This time, Sora transmitted to Cornelia the information about how, eight years ago, the minister had ordered Gozuki to train a group of tools to eliminate obstacles for the empire. This included how they had purchased over a hundred children from the empire for brutal selection and trials, how they had established an isolated village to indoctrinate and brainwash them, and even the fate of those who couldn't endure the process!
All the darkness, all the truth, was transmitted to her!
"It's not true… none of this is true…"
When Sora released the girl again, Cornelia had completely lost the strength and will to resist. Her emerald eyes had lost their luster, and she could only murmur self-hypnotically.
"So, Cornelia, now you know, this is the truth of everything!"
"That father you have always respected the most was just using you as a tool, deceiving you all along! All that talk about the empire's peace and the happiness of more people was just lies!"
"Your existence is merely that of a killer, hands stained with blood and sin, a killer who will never be forgiven!"
Sora's cold, merciless words shattered the last line of defense in the girl's heart, and her entire soul collapsed!
"Ah… liars! Liars!! All of you are liars!!!"
A cry of despair and anguish. Finally, at this moment, the girl's entire world disappeared!
The father she had believed in and respected was gone. The self-glory and perseverance she had held onto were gone. The reason to fight was gone. The goal she pursued was gone. Everything was gone…
Now, she had nothing left!
Unbinding the girl, Sora allowed Cornelia to vent her madness. A faint smile played on his lips. He knew that his goal was halfway achieved!
"Yare yare, that wicked brother of mine is really ruthless, making Cornelia-chan scream so beautifully!"
"Then, we can't fall behind, can we? My dear little Akame…"
With an evil smil, on the other side of the room, Martha walked towards the black-haired, red-eyed girl tied to the pillar…