Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 140

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Chapter 140

At my words, Samuel, who had been standing quietly, suddenly turned somewhat menacing.

Since Samuel was also the one who reported Arin Toson, he seemed to be filled with anger as he recalled the scene he had witnessed at that time.

Karin also sensed Samuel’s intimidating presence and showed wariness.

I looked at Karin with ridiculous eyes and let out a deliberate sigh.

“I simply want to entrust my safety to someone with outstanding skills. Is this such a big problem that I should overlook your insubordination?”

“Th-this isn’t insubordination…!”

“You already tried to secretly attack my knight and ended up humiliated instead. It seems that wasn’t enough for you to gauge the difference in skill.”

Karin’s face had now turned so red that his original complexion was unrecognizable. Whether it was from shame or anger, I couldn’t tell.

I looked at him with pathetic eyes and then turned around sharply.

“The training ground’s location hasn’t changed, has it? I’ll visit it right now.”

Facing Karin who stood in a stiff posture, I gave a cold sneer.

“Shall I check this ‘pride of Roam’ that you speak of?”

* * *

There were many knights in the training ground.

It wasn’t difficult to point out a few decent-looking ones among them and have them fight Palides.

It was natural since knights who viewed the outsider knight unfavorably were glaring from all corners of the training ground.

And Palides magnificently lived up to my expectations.

“How utterly ridiculous.”

My cold voice echoed through the silent training ground. Someone looked at me with resentful eyes, but immediately lowered their head when our eyes met.

I could see someone’s clenched fist trembling. Seeing that made me feel more refreshed than expected.

‘The name Roam doesn’t only include people from the Roam Family.’

All the dependents below were united under the name of Roam. So just reporting the family’s corruption wasn’t enough to say I had brought down Roam.

That’s why I planned what was happening right now. Publicly trampling the knights.

Completely and thoroughly crushing them so they wouldn’t feel any pride in the name Roam.

This was completely different from helping them realize their shortcomings and encouraging further training. This was just… closer to trampling them to humiliate them.

“Tsk, truly pathetic and shameful.”

The knight who had been pushed down by Palides’ heavy sword was gasping for breath. He wasn’t seriously injured, but he looked quite rough from being beaten here and there.

Looking down at the sprawled knight, I poured out generous mockery.

“Did you say this was a knight’s order personally selected by the Young Duke? Don’t you dare claim to represent Roam anywhere.”

The training ground was quiet, with only sand and dust occasionally scattered by the wind.

The other knights watching the sparring had expressions of disbelief.

‘But what can they do?’

These were people who couldn’t succeed in a surprise attack even with the advantage of numbers in the dead of night.

I don’t know what excuses they used for mental victories each time their ambushes failed, but these people were inferior in skill compared to Palides.

There was no way they could beat Palides in a one-on-one sparring match in broad daylight like this.

“I would have been in trouble if I hadn’t arranged for a guard in advance. I almost gave such pathetic people an undeserved title.”

I spoke in a voice quite loud for what was supposed to be talking to myself.

Honestly, their skills weren’t objectively bad.

But I wanted them to despair, feel ashamed, and either leave Roam on their own or turn their backs on it.

Though extreme, today’s clash would have been enough to shatter the pride of these noble knights.

Moreover, Palides’ provocation was quite excellent, so the knights’ pride, which had already fallen to the ground, was now rolling in the mud.

“Didn’t I tell you? They’re all soft and flabby.”

Several knights showed irritated expressions at Palides, who chimed in as if she had been waiting.

‘I did order her to get on the nerves of the surrounding knights, but I didn’t know she’d be this good at it.’

Maybe Palides was enjoying this right now. Or perhaps she had a lot of accumulated stress and was relieving it this way?

I was inwardly reflecting on whether I had been working her too hard when I heard the fluttering of bird wings above my head.

[It seems Jigol has returned.]

Tristan, who was hiding his body by clinging to the folds of my clothes, whispered quietly.

I glanced up to check the sky and then turned around sharply.

“I’ve wasted time unnecessarily. Let’s go.”

I heard someone’s devastating sigh.

That was no different from the sound of cracks forming in the name Roam.

To me, it was a very pleasant sound, like jade beads rolling.

* * *

Jigol had originally been in charge of communication with Samuel, but since Samuel came to see me on his own, he lost his assigned task.

So the new task I gave him was surveillance of Prisian Sister.

[That woman met with the man in the portrait the captain showed me!]

“Yes, she must be in a hurry.”

Prisian Sister is currently in a situation where fire has fallen on her feet. Father is meeting with Heinrih daily to negotiate conditions.

She must be anxiously worried that a carriage to take her to the Imperial Palace might come at any moment, so she would rush to solve this problem as quickly as possible.

In doing so, she wouldn’t have the leisure to look after her retainers.

Just having Prisian Sister distracted by other matters made it easier to stir up the internal atmosphere of this family.

“Good, Jigol. You did well watching and coming back.”

[Can I stay by the captain’s side now?]

“Yes. Jigol, you guard the surroundings from the window. Tristan, you should gradually go back to Lilia now.”

Tristan, who had been flying so fast he was invisible until just moments ago, moved listlessly with dramatically slowed flight speed upon hearing my words.

“Minte, watch outside the room.”

Minte, who had stretched his front and back legs in turn to loosen his stiff body, wagged his tail and went outside the door.

Having set up surveillance around the area with the Dura’han, I fiddled with the ring. Soon the ring sparkled, and an excited voice was heard.

—Lady Anelli!

Samuel, who had been leaning against the doorway, seemed to recognize the owner of the voice and glanced up.

Since he had removed his helmet, his frowning expression was clearly visible.

“He’s a mage. Didn’t you say he communicates with the prince?”

—This voice is… that Holy Knight bastard?

How could they recognize each other so well just from their voices?

‘It seems the two of them have become quite close without my knowledge.’

Thinking peacefully, I first spoke to Jeon.

“What about His Highness Heinrih?”

—He’ll be here soon. But Lady Anelli, wasn’t the Holy Knight supposed to wait at the inn?

Jeon poured out words so quickly that I couldn’t find the timing to answer.

Samuel, who had been listening to Jeon’s words while leaning with his arms crossed, clicked his tongue and said.

“I don’t know how someone with such a bad head that can’t remember people’s names can do magic.”

Samuel, who said this, had completely forgotten that he also called Jeon ‘mage.’

Jeon responded to Samuel’s calm sarcasm with an irritated voice.

—Why are you with Lady Anelli?

“I’m her guard.”

For a moment, silence continued from the ring. Then Jeon’s excited voice came out stammering.

—…No, right now! That bastard! Wait! Lady Anelli! You lock me up in this bleak Imperial Palace! And now who’s what?

Jeon rambled on with words that were unclear whether they were directed at Samuel or me.

Samuel, who had been quietly listening to that noise, spoke bluntly in a cynical tone.

“Naturally, I’m here because I’m more helpful.”

Helpful or not, who was the one who suddenly barged in wearing a helmet without being called and settled down!

Clutching my throbbing head, I first gave Samuel a quiet warning.

“Sir Samuel. Don’t provoke him.”

“I’m not provoking, it’s the truth.”

At Samuel’s firm words, Jeon burst into a hollow laugh.

—That guy is now looking down on a mage…!

“Jeon, you calm down too.”

How can they fight so well when they’re not even near each other? Do they research ways to fight with each other?

I was admiring the remarkable abilities of these two when a new voice came from the ring.

―What’s this? Why is it so noisy?

Hearing his puzzled voice joining in, I automatically felt pleased. If it was Heinrih, he could probably mediate with Jeon on his own.

“Lord Heinrih.”

―Ah, Anelli. Hearing your voice like this feels quite different.

“It does.”

Perhaps because I had regained my composure, my expression also relaxed considerably.

―But before I start my story, there’s something I want to ask.

I smiled and answered.

“Please go ahead.”

―Why is the communication magic device a ring?

“….”

My smile couldn’t last even a minute before it disappeared.

After waiting briefly for my answer, Heinrih spoke again.

―Don’t tell me you’re also using a ring magic device? Did you two share rings?

His voice was gentle and peaceful. Just from hearing his voice, I couldn’t sense anything strange at all.

―No, I’m not trying to interrogate you. As I said, I decided to step back while wishing for your happiness. But I can be curious, can’t I?

But why was it? I had a feeling that Heinrih’s expression probably wasn’t… entirely gentle.

As I swallowed dry saliva and quietly looked down at the ring, Samuel, who had been standing by the door, slowly approached the sofa where I was sitting.

“The communication device was a ring?”

―Why am I hearing Samuel Bent’s voice from over there?

As soon as Samuel asked, Heinrih muttered with displeasure.

Jeon, who had been quiet for a moment, jumped in as if he’d been waiting and poured out words to Heinrih.

―Listen to this, Your Highness. That Knight fellow has no sense of propriety and is acting as a guard all by himself next to Lady Anelli!

―That’s quite different from our original plan?

―That’s exactly what I’m saying!

The two beyond the ring seemed to quickly find common ground.

However, immediately after, Samuel, who was standing beside the sofa armrest looking down at me quietly, spoke in a cold voice.

“I’m curious why this communication device is a ring. Didn’t you say that mage fellow got this?”

Samuel’s eyes darkened as he looked at the sparkling ring on my finger.

Jeon, who couldn’t know Samuel’s expression, answered in a quite confident tone.

―This was the best communication device, so I chose this one!

―If it’s jewelry, there are necklaces, bracelets, and earrings too. There’s no particular reason it had to be a ring.

The alliance between Jeon and Heinrih quickly crumbled.

And in this swamp of pointless conversation that kept going in circles, I asked a question that no one would answer.

“…We can get to the main point today, right?”

You know, somehow I have a feeling this is going to be difficult….

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