Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 139

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Chapter 139

I could feel an unpleasant gaze from somewhere.

Pretending not to recognize Lilia waving her hand, I averted my gaze again.

Seeing my expression twisted with displeasure, Tristan began circling around me and spoke.

[Shall I go spit on her right now?]

[I could also catch a mouse and throw it under her blankets.]

Following Tristan’s lead, Minte also let out a drawn-out whining sound while subtly offering his opinion.

The Dura’han, who had realized early on that there wasn’t a single trustworthy person in this manor, were admirably keeping watch over the surroundings in this manner.

Especially Tristan, whom I had assigned to exclusively monitor Lilia, seemed to have developed quite a dislike for her.

Glancing at the two who were growling as if ready to rampage through Lilia’s room at any moment, I spoke indifferently.

“The higher you climb, the longer the fall. Let her enjoy her moment of joy.”

Though I didn’t like her disgustingly cheerful greeting, I could roughly guess why she was acting that way.

This morning, the Temple had made a major announcement officially declaring the Dura’han as evil.

Since it was unusual to specifically designate and stigmatize a particular monster, the employees throughout the manor had been whispering about it all day.

Naturally, Lilia would have heard the news too. Upon hearing it, she would have thought it proved her prophetic abilities, so she must be feeling triumphant by now.

Thinking of my Dura’han who had officially become ‘evil’ left a bitter taste in my mouth.

After clicking my tongue briefly, I asked Samuel, who had been silently following behind me.

“So what are ‘they’ saying?”

“…They’re expressing admiration, saying they now understand why the Reviver was able to subdue the Dura’han that invaded the Imperial Palace so easily. They said to continue supporting you with all our strength.”

Samuel quietly spoke up. His voice was dejected, and he had been like this ever since hearing the Temple’s announcement this morning.

“Oh, so you’ve been officially permitted to go around confidently hunting Dura’han?”

I said this with genuine admiration. However, the listener didn’t seem to take it that way, as Samuel’s head dropped down.

Though I couldn’t see his face behind his helmet, he was undoubtedly completely tense.

“…I really didn’t think it would be announced in this manner…”

Samuel made excuses in a strained voice. Waving my hand dismissively at him, I looked around with indifferent eyes.

“Don’t add unnecessary words and get treated as a heretic. Just stay quiet.”

At the word ‘heretic,’ Samuel’s eyes shook violently behind his helmet. However, he didn’t continue speaking.

From that reaction, I could tell that he had truly believed the Temple would reestablish all doctrines and make an honest announcement.

‘Even when I told him it wouldn’t happen, he wouldn’t listen.’

At least it wasn’t surprising since it was roughly what I had expected. Since it had already been announced, it couldn’t be undone, so there was no point in dwelling on it.

Though it was sad that the Dura’han had been classified as evil, at least the sacred authority of the Reviver was still intact, which was fortunate.

‘Since things have come to this, it’s better to use this situation to our advantage.’

At least when I was caught being with the Dura’han, I now had grounds to confidently claim I was fighting against the spreading evil.

As I walked slowly, organizing my thoughts, I suddenly looked to the side.

“Palides, did you rest comfortably last night?”

“Ah, no one came attacking yesterday. I guess they gave up after getting beaten up for several days!”

Palides shrugged his shoulders boastfully. This caused his empty helmet to rattle slightly.

Letting out a hollow laugh as I watched him, I shook my head.

In the current Roam Estate, there were quite a few who viewed the second young lady who had suddenly been revived and returned with displeasure.

They were generally uninterested in religious symbolism like being a Reviver or whatnot, and simply perceived me as a troublemaker who had usurped their master’s position.

In other words, they were Prisian Sister’s people.

Especially Sister’s influence was strong among the knights, which was why knights who deliberately picked fights with Palides had been appearing frequently since coming to Roam.

Some ‘excessively loyal ones’ had even tried to ambush Palides at night.

‘To think knights would shamelessly gang up for surprise attacks.’

When caught and questioned, they would rattle off plausible excuses like wanting to check his skills since they’d be comrades in the future, or wanting to see how he handled unexpected situations.

Moreover, the more they failed, the more stubborn they seemed to become, persistently trying various approaches without getting tired.

At least during the day it was fine since I kept him by my side as my personal guard, but nights were always the problem.

“Don’t let your guard down. I have no standing in this manor, so troublesome incidents will keep occurring.”

Since I wouldn’t have any standing in the future either, I had to endure a certain amount of commotion until leaving the manor.

‘Though I’m actually causing some of it on purpose.’

I warned Palides to be careful with a deliberately serious expression.

Then I looked back at Samuel and asked.

“How about you, Sir?”

At my question, Samuel fell into deep thought. Then he carefully began to speak.

“I thought it was natural daily life for noble houses to have intruders breaking in at night…”

His words about thinking it was natural made me feel absurd.

What kind of noble society did he think this was, filled only with schemes and conspiracies?

‘…Actually, well, it’s not entirely wrong either?’

“Anyway, so you had visitors too.”

When I muttered indifferently, Samuel answered in a serious voice.

“When I caught them, they turned out to be Roam’s knights, so thinking they had mistaken their target, I let them go.”

It was ridiculous that they couldn’t express their dissatisfaction to me directly so they bothered my innocent guards instead, and even that ended in complete failure after getting beaten up.

I let out a chuckle and strode forward.

‘How did the household end up in such a state?’

When Prisian Sister reigned as the acting duke, I thought discipline was well-maintained, but it seems it was actually based on personal power rather than proper structure.

‘Seeing that, Sister must be proper acting duke material.’

Sister was someone who truly cared for the family, so the retainers couldn’t have been unaware of her devotion. Perhaps some were even more fervently loyal, moved by her sincerity.

As I was newly reassessing Sister, Palides spoke in a light tone.

“I took a quick look around, and all the knights here are completely flabby!”

Her voice was louder than expected. Loud enough for a knight passing nearby to ‘accidentally’ overhear.

“Excuse me.”

Someone suddenly appeared in front of us as we walked leisurely. It was an unknown Roam knight.

Normally, knights wouldn’t be stationed inside the garden. But now security had been strengthened because I was secretly staying here, hiding from the Emperor’s eyes.

Therefore, knights and soldiers were stationed in various places where they normally wouldn’t be.

This garden was one of those places.

“I cannot tolerate such rudeness and must speak up.”

Blocking my path with a flushed red face, he was clearly furious and glaring at Palides.

“Sir?”

About to jump straight into his point, he belatedly realized his mistake and hurriedly bowed his head.

“I am Karin of Roam’s 1st Knight’s Order.”

The 1st Knight’s Order would be the knights personally selected by the acting duke, right?

Realizing he was a knight chosen by Prisian Sister, I felt genuinely intrigued.

I smiled subtly and parted my lips.

“Very well, Sir Karin. I grant you permission to speak.”

“That woman just made insulting remarks about Roam’s knights. This doesn’t seem like a matter to be taken lightly, so I’m bringing it to your attention.”

At Karin’s blunt words, Palides muttered in an indifferent voice.

“Looks like the little mouse heard that too.”

“What did you say?”

Karin glared at Palides with wide eyes. However, Palides just shrugged and blatantly pretended not to care.

To express such annoyance with her whole body while completely encased in armor wasn’t easy, but it was truly an amazing ability.

I suppressed my urge to laugh and interjected with a deliberately stern voice.

“For one who claims to train, to be unable to control your emotions over a few words. This is quite concerning.”

When I openly defended Palides and scolded Karin, Karin looked at me with a flushed face.

“I heard you returned to become Roam’s master. Then shouldn’t you show the appropriate dignity for that position?”

“Dignity?”

“The acting duke protected the retainers’ pride by thoroughly punishing those who sullied Roam’s name.”

Oh, to so openly compare Sister and me like this.

I must seem quite untrustworthy in their eyes.

Pulling my lips into a crooked smile, I spoke with a cold expression.

“Pride is merely an intangible emotion that exists only within you, Sir. One should manage their own heart accordingly.”

Even with my point, Karin’s face showed he wasn’t easily convinced.

His eyes alternately looked at Samuel and Palides who were guarding behind me.

“Those outsiders that the Second Miss brought are disrupting the mansion’s atmosphere and lowering the knights’ morale.”

At those words, I almost found myself nodding without realizing it.

Honestly, disrupting the atmosphere was accurate. After all, both of them were going around wearing their helmets properly.

When heavily armed knights from head to toe wandered around with menacing presence, ordinary workers would naturally feel intimidated, and the knights who had previously made this place their territory would watch them like thorns in their eyes.

But what did I care about such atmosphere? I crossed my arms and lifted my chin.

“I don’t see what the problem is with me keeping guards I favor by my side.”

“If it’s guards, then Roam’s knights…!”

“If you mean those who aimed arrows at me, I remember it clearly, so you don’t need to emphasize it so much.”

As if caught off guard, Karin closed his mouth with a startled expression. I gave him a mocking smile as if to show off.

How could one say that only Roam’s proud direct lineage treated me like a beast?

It was only natural that I hadn’t forgotten those who hunted me like prey and showered arrows on my back.

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