"I'm different from them...I'm a soul demigod."

It was already the limit for Vichy to express her meaning smoothly now, and she didn't care at all that she was showing her ferocious fangs - there wasn't a single dirty word or insult, but the undisguised contempt, jealousy, and disdain in her tone made Ash and Felix understand how much she despised the Sword Lady and the Witch.

Ash stroked the back of her head, as if to push her fangs back.

"The soul curse cannot defeat me. When I was refining my soul, I endured torture thousands of times more painful than this." Weishi panted, "But my soul is bound by ruby ​​chains... The knife is still entangled with chains, what can it cut?"

"Untie my chains," she held onto Ash's shoulders tightly with both hands, raised her eyes and looked directly into his eyes, and said word by word, "I can complete the trial by myself!"

Felix looked at this lovable yet stubborn sickly elf and felt a quiet admiration for him.

The timing was perfect, Miss Vosloda thought, this was Vichy's best chance.

Having been in the team for so long, Felix naturally knew the love-hate relationship between Ash and Vichy. If she had not been controlled by the ruby ​​chain, the unruly Ghost Prophet would never have obeyed Ash's command, let alone worked wholeheartedly for the team... Although Ash never disrespected her, she was actually Ash's prisoner, a slave girl, and a tool for him to take whatever he wanted. Her dignity, freedom, and even power were all Ash's private property, and he could take everything from her at any time as long as he wanted.

To put it bluntly, Vichy actually lives on Ash's charity.

So even Felix, who had the best relationship with Vichy, never doubted that the maid would try every means to break free from the chains. No matter how good Ash was to her, it was useless. She was a monster in human skin, a cruel and violent demon, and a dreamer who had been ambitious for thousands of years... How could she accept being dominated by Ash all her life? There was no word "obedience" in her life!

But her sinful past meant that Ash would spend his whole life guarding her. Not to mention just being in love, even if Vichy gave birth to Ash's child, Ash would never untie her chains. It could even be said that the deeper Ash's feelings for her, the tighter the chains would be. Both Ash and Vichy knew that once Vichy was truly free, she would definitely commit a sin that Ash could not tolerate. This story that started with a mistake could only end with death.

Felix had also thought about what Vichy had to do to get Ash to untie the chains, and his conclusion was that unless Ash was completely bewitched by her and lost his rationality, it would be impossible unless a miracle happened.

Vichy caught the miracle.

The sick and pitiful maid can awaken Ash's sensibility; the trial involving the sword lady and the witch can also convince Ash's rationality.

Unlocking the chains and letting Vichy complete the trial by herself will benefit not only her, but also Sword Lady and Witch. Without Vichy's branch, Ash can help Sword Lady and Witch wholeheartedly, and everyone can end this torture as soon as possible.

This was the best and only chance. Only if it concerned Sword Princess and the others, would Ash give up his principles and moral bottom line and release this bloodless and tearless monster. Otherwise, if it was just a matter between Vichy and Ash, Ash would never give up no matter what he said.

Was it a shrewd plan or was it just a coincidence?

Felix looked at Vichy, who was about to melt in Ash's arms, and he couldn't tell the truth. She slowly moved back, stood up and prepared to leave the corridor.

"Come back, Felix."

Ash called out to her, "I'll take care of it... If you insist on telling Visser, you can, but at least wait until I finish talking to Visser, okay?"

Felix blinked, nodded, and knelt beside him to watch.

"I'll tell you clearly, Vichy," Ash stared at Vichy and said word by word, "I will never take the initiative to remove the chains."

"If you find a way to unlock it, I will accept it, but as long as the chain is in my hand, I will hold you in my hand." Ash said, "I will not repeat those high-sounding reasons I gave. I will not let you go out of public interest, and I will not let you go out of selfish motives."

"If it weren't for the ruby ​​chain, we would never have been together. We are completely different people. Now we can cooperate sincerely because of the heavy pressure of reality, but if we can overcome all the hardships in the future, our final enemies will inevitably be each other. I don't know if we will hate each other and fight to the death at that time, but with your vengeful character, the most likely outcome is that you hide in a place where I can't find you, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on me."

"I don't want to be retaliated by you, nor do I want you to leave." Ash held Vichy in his arms, "So I will grab the chains and tie you tightly to me. You can think of me as a trash can. I can only use such despicable means to keep you, a trash... Aren't they a perfect match? A trash can matches trash, a twisted relationship matches twisted chains." Ash laughed when he said the last part.

"You are trash..." Vichy cursed weakly. If it were usual, she would definitely rack her brains to come up with wonderful words to taunt Ash, so that he would suddenly realize that he was scolded and be so upset that he couldn't sleep all night... But now Vichy could only hit him once, and the force was so weak that it was like a spoiled child. She was a little emotionally broken and cursed hysterically: "You devil, why won't you let me go..."

"I'm happier not to be called a demon by you." Ash rubbed her head and said, "You don't have to work hard anymore. I will find a way to help you complete the trial. Just leave everything to me and go back to rest."

However, Vichy held down Ash who was trying to pick her up. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she stared at Ash stubbornly. An unhealthy blush appeared on her pale face, and her breathing was heavy and weak. Her whole weight was on Ash. It was obvious that she was trying her best to think, and a faint heat came out of her head.

She let out a long breath, as if accepting her fate, and lowered her head and said, "You don't have to remove the chains... but at least you have to remove my restrictions."

"Um?"

"It's not the ruby ​​chains that bind my soul, but the many commands you impose on me through the chains." Vichy said softly: "The ruby ​​chains only connect my soul, and your commands are what truly bind my soul. The thousands of commands you give me are thousands of chains."

"When I tried to fight the curse, my sword was entangled with dense chains. Just swinging it took away my remaining strength."

"As long as my restrictions are lifted, I can complete the trial on my own. Is that okay?"