"Luyi-sama, if you don't mind... you can use my body lotion first?"

"Hmm..."

A warm, gentle hand glided across her back—smooth yet slightly sticky.

Luyi didn’t dislike the sensation.

But this was her first time being so intimately touched by another girl, letting someone caress her bare skin. A wave of shyness and confusion washed over her.

The flush on her cheeks refused to fade. Her body temperature seemed to rise steadily.

...

"Luyi-sama, here are fresh undergarments for you. Please choose whichever you like."

The sheer variety of styles left Luyi dizzy.

She’d never realized undergarments could come in so many forms.

"...This one," she mumbled, pointing hurriedly.

"!"

Alice gasped inwardly.

*So this is the fallen Luyi-sama! Barely stepping into the Abyssal Demon territory and already choosing something so bold?!*

Her pulse quickened as Luyi’s finger hovered over a sheer black lace set.

"Y-You mean... this one?" Alice’s throat went dry. Her voice trembled slightly as she reverently reached for the translucent, alluring lingerie.

"No. The one to its right."

Luyi corrected her.

Ah. Beside it lay a simple sky-blue set.

"...Oh."

*Why this sudden disappointment?!*

"Luyi-sama, here you go."

"Um..."

Just as Alice turned to give her privacy, a timid voice floated from behind.

It sounded utterly shy and helpless.

"Could you... help me fasten it?"

"O-Of course!"

Alice spun around instantly, terrified Luyi might change her mind.

*This... isn’t so bad either,* she thought.

...

"Mmm..."

As the mana crystal lit up, a device resembling a hairdryer whirred to life.

Its wind speed and power far exceeded any human-world dryer. Luyi squeezed her eyes shut with a soft whimper.

Alice carefully dried every strand of her long hair.

*Such enviable hair for a Virtuous Maiden...*

Her gaze drifted to Luyi’s fair, slender neck and the smooth shoulders tinged faintly pink. Her heart skipped again.

The golden-haired girl sat obediently before her now.

Clad in cute pajamas, legs pressed together, silent as a mouse.

So gentle. So fragile.

Like a tender angel descended to earth.

*Though... 'Cruel Angel' might suit her better.*

Alice knew—the being before her held a rank far more terrifying than even the Demon Sovereign.

The warm breeze carried Luyi’s delicate fragrance.

*...But Luyi-sama is surprisingly helpless with daily chores.*

The contrast made Alice’s heart race even faster.

...

Soon, Alice led Luyi into an extravagantly decorated room.

"Rest well here, Luyi-sama. Use the communication crystal beside the bed if you need anything."

She bowed deeply, then closed the door with meticulous care.

Listening to the girl’s footsteps fade, Luyi finally exhaled in relief.

She flopped onto the bed, buried her face in a pillow, and rolled frantically.

*Ugh... So embarrassing!*

*Why did all this weird stuff happen?!*

*My carefully built Demonic Sovereign persona in front of the Abyssal Demons—is it completely ruined now?!*

*I shouldn’t have let my guard down and walked straight into that bathroom!*

"...Sigh."

But what’s done was done.

Since Alice still treated her with utmost reverence, her authority as Demonic Sovereign probably remained intact.

"Still... I must maintain proper distance from now on," she declared, nodding firmly to herself.

Luyi summoned her system interface once more.

**Name:** Luyi

**Gender:** Female

**Level:** Tier 1 (Level 13)

**Authorities:**

[Demonic Sovereign Eternal Ash] (SSS-rank)

[Constellation Dragon] (SSS-rank)

[Virtuous Maiden] (A-rank)

**Stamina:** 100%

**Mana:** 100%

**Strength:** 4797 (2665 + 2132)

**Intellect:** 4914 (2730 + 2184)

**Agility:** 3465 (2665 + 800)

**Constitution:** 3465 (2665 + 800)

Her level had risen three notches since awakening.

Weapons and armor nearly doubled her Strength and Intellect.

"SSS-rank Authorities truly dominate lower tiers..." Luyi murmured.

Each level granted 100 points to all stats for SSS-rank, but a mere 5 for A-rank.

A Tier 2 A-rank Authority wielder couldn’t even match a newborn with a single SSS-rank Authority—let alone Luyi, who wielded *two*.

Compared to *Dusk*, leveling up in this world felt fundamentally different.

In *Dusk*, she’d mechanically grind mobs or idle for XP—upgrades were purely numerical.

Here, she felt like a predator.

When she killed the insolent Abyssal Demon, she’d sensed its purest essence being devoured by her Authority at the moment of death.

During her clash with the Judgment Knight, as she mastered her innate power, fragments of this world’s energy had flowed toward her.

Both had pushed her level forward.

"Though I’m only Tier 1 now... I should start planning my Ascension Path," she mused.

Ascension meant elevating an Authority’s tier.

*Dusk* offered flexible paths—some barely nudged a D-rank to D+, granting useless passives; others skyrocketed a C-rank to S-rank, making others green with envy.

For Luyi, the next step was clear: evolve [Demonic Sovereign Eternal Ash] to Imperial-tier.

SSS-rank was called Sovereign-tier in *Dusk*.

Above it lay Imperial, Dominator, Eternal, and Mythic tiers.

Though her Authorities had reset, Luyi remembered the optimal Ascension path for the Demonic Sovereign.

"The requirements for Imperial-tier are harsh... but I stockpiled materials back then. Most should still be in my inventory..."

She rummaged through her spatial vortex.

Rapidly evolving her Demonic Sovereign Authority to Imperial-tier within a few years would vastly improve her safety.

As for [Constellation Dragon]—

The strongest starter Authority in *Dusk*, yet entirely new to her.

"Judging by its name and talents... I should start with star-related materials?" she whispered under the dim lamplight.

Truthfully, she had no idea how far this Authority could ultimately ascend.