[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-gender-transformation-i-was-adjusted-by-th":3,"chapter-after-gender-transformation-i-was-adjusted-by-th-after-gender-transformation-i-was-adjusted-by-th-chapter-51":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Gender Transformation, I Was Adjusted by the System into the Demon Queen’s Strongest Maid",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1333009,1773,"Chapter 51 : That’s Not It","after-gender-transformation-i-was-adjusted-by-th-chapter-51",51,"\u003Cp>Chapter 51: That’s Not It!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not leaving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before those words had fully dissipated into the air, Lilia’s body had already rushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because she was worried about her master’s safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was purely because if she didn’t charge now, that damned System would put those ridiculous bell-wearing cat ears on her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to being slapped to death by that woman, social death was far more terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera’s raised hand froze midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destructive black sphere of light at her fingertips continued to crackle, tearing fine cracks into the surrounding space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clearly hadn’t expected this timid “mouse” to dare pounce at such a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only three steps away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bone-chilling cold surged forward, instantly frosting over her eyebrows and eyelashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera instinctively tried to fling the magic sphere in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in that instant, she saw Lilia’s face—twisted with fear, yet still charging forward with her eyes tightly shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden pupils suddenly contracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera’s wrist forcibly twisted, and the black death light grazed past Lilia’s ear, slamming into the obsidian gate behind them, silently melting a massive hole through the two-meter-thick slab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia crashed into a cold embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t the soft, fragrant touch she had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like hugging a steel plate just pulled out of liquid nitrogen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia’s arms tightly wrapped around Hera’s waist, her face buried into the silk nightgown already soaked with cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Freezing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would really kill someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they made contact, Lilia felt all the warmth in her body being drained away. Her teeth began chattering uncontrollably, producing clacking sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera was knocked backward by the immense force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already been at the end of her strength, holding on by sheer will to suppress the curse within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That impact broke that final thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them tumbled to the floor, entangled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding violent ice instantly lost control, like sharks smelling blood, surging crazily toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Let go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera’s voice exploded right beside her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carried both anger and a trace of barely noticeable panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that a joke?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did Lilia not let go, she even wrapped her legs around Hera, clinging to her like a koala.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she let go now, wouldn’t she just be waiting to be skewered by those ice shards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the system mission hadn’t shown completion yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countdown had stopped, but if she didn’t calm this female demon down, who knew if it would suddenly count as failure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia buried her face deeper, her muffled voice trembling with a clear sob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are my master, and I am your possession!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can a possession just watch her master suffer and do nothing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll just hug you, just for a moment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera trembled with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A complete idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t she feel the overflowing magic corroding life itself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the most ancient curse of the Abyss, a “gift” left behind by that traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even high-ranking demons would have their souls rot from the slightest contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet this human, who didn’t even possess magic, dared to press against her directly with her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get away… you’ll die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera tried to push away the clingy figure on top of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment her palm touched Lilia’s back, that not particularly hot, yet vividly alive warmth traveled through her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Hera, who felt as if she were trapped in a frozen hell, that bit of warmth was like the only spark in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pushing hand inexplicably lost its strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had been meant to shove her away turned into a weak grip instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers dug into the rough fabric of the maid outfit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black mist began to spread along Lilia’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia sucked in a sharp breath from the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt something burrowing into her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold, violent, filled with despair and resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Warning! High concentration Abyssal magic erosion detected.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Warning! Host vital signs decreasing.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Passive Skill “The Queen’s Mark (Intermediate)” activated.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Skill “Magic Synchronization” forcibly activated.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system interface flashed wildly in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia had no time to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only knew she was freezing to death. Instinctively seeking warmth, she pressed herself even closer, as if trying to meld into Hera’s bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh… so cold…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia whimpered unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands rubbed randomly against Hera’s back, trying to generate heat through friction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This intrusive action made Hera’s stiff body suddenly tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever her old wounds flared up, the soul-tearing agony would drive her insane, making her want to destroy everything in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That warm, soft presence was pressed against her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain that should have driven her mad was slowly flowing away through their touching skin… into Lilia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was sharing the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had ever done this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor could anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would be foolish enough to share another’s curse—that was simply courting death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Idiot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera cursed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand, which had been gripping Lilia’s back, slowly moved upward, finally resting on the back of her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t push her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she pressed her down slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The violent whirlpool of magic around them began to calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp ice lost its support, shattering noisily and dissolving into mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suffocating pressure in the bedchamber finally receded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia felt like she had just run ten thousand meters, her lungs burning, her limbs weak and powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the deadly cold had finally vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its place was the faint, pleasant cold fragrance from Hera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the steady heartbeat gradually returning beneath the silk nightgown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump, thump, thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong and steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intertwined with her own heartbeat, which felt like it was about to leap out of her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia slowly came back to her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she realized… their current position was a bit too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was sprawled on top of Hera, her legs still wrapped around her waist in a rather indecent manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was pressed against Hera’s chest, and it seemed like she had even gotten saliva on that expensive nightgown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worst of all, Hera’s hand was still pressing on her head, their distance so close they could hear each other’s breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, it had been an emergency—pure adrenaline driven by survival instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the crisis had passed and rationality returned—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia felt a chill creeping up the back of her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she just yelled at the Queen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she said “I won’t”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she shamelessly clung on like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia tried to lift her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the hand pressing on the back of her head didn’t budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force wasn’t strong, yet it carried an undeniable command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera’s voice came from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It no longer held that violent killing intent from before, but it was far from gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only extreme exhaustion remained, along with a faint trace of hoarseness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilia immediately froze, obedient as a quail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She responded softly, maintaining this extremely intimate and awkward posture, not daring to move at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed little by little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bedchamber was eerily quiet, with only the occasional faint crackling of lingering magical residue in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera didn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply closed her eyes, feeling the warmth coming from the body in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That weak life force belonging to a mortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, it had forcibly helped her withstand the eruption of the curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To survive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or for that so-called “loyalty”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or… something else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hera opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden pupils were no longer a lifeless cold, but churned with something extremely complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her head, looking at the trembling little figure in her arms who still hadn’t let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disheveled hair, and that once-prized maid outfit now torn in several places by the ice shards on the ground—she looked utterly miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet somehow… pleasing to the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>",1314,"2026-06-05T19:51:49.697Z",1,"novelbin.me","7eba758079f1128c7502c6cd928ac36c0bb9f8de4bac6f2a338f4d6cb4ce949f","after-gender-transformation-i-was-adjusted-by-th-chapter-52",null,86,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-gender-transformation-i-was-adjusted-by-th-cover.jpg"]