Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 152

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Chapter 152

The thick scent of grass rose up.

Preshi and his subordinates easily entered the forest. Though they entered somewhat later than the target, fortunately the target had carelessly left traces while moving.

Preshi wasn’t particularly interested in what the target intended to do here.

“She moved this way.”

As they followed the traces, they found themselves entering deeper into the forest.

The warm sunlight that had been shining down was blocked by the densely grown leaves and couldn’t reach the ground. The trees were so thick that even though it was midday, the surroundings were dim.

Perhaps because the sunlight didn’t reach here, the forest air was cool and damp.

Preshi took a deep breath to shake off the tension that was inexplicably weighing on his chest. He had long since removed his stuffy helmet.

“The footprints were made not long ago.”

Just then, a subordinate gave a welcome report. Preshi glanced at the footprints made by crushed leaves and dirt, then nodded.

“Approach quietly.”

They were experts at concealing their presence. Among them, Preshi was even more so.

He had been crossing the forest with light and agile movements that didn’t even make the sound of rustling leaves when he suddenly stopped. His subordinates also stopped in place and crouched down.

A clearing appeared in the forest that had been constantly shaded by dense trees. With nothing blocking the sky, sunlight was illuminating the entire clearing in a circle.

Their target was standing in the center of that clearing, and it seemed she had released the appearance-changing magic she had been using all along.

The first thing that caught his eye was silver hair that sparkled in the sunlight, flowing down like a waterfall.

“…!”

Hair that would look like expensive silk from a distance swayed and fluttered every time it moved.

The white skin clearly revealed under the sunlight also looked somewhat surreal. Her profile tilted at an angle revealed her straight nose bridge and firmly closed lips with presence.

Following her slowly blinking eyelids, purple eyes appeared and disappeared as if tormenting a person’s heart.

Preshi, who had almost been entranced without realizing it, fortunately quickly regained his reason.

‘She just looks more prominent because she’s receiving sunlight.’

Perhaps the target’s white face stood out more because she was wearing a dark-colored, simple and plain cloak.

Preshi steeled his mind. While it was true that the target’s appearance was objectively excellent, he already knew that her inner self was not at all.

The target was a wicked woman who had tried to buy from him the poison that would kill the woman he loved.

Preshi, who had regained his coldness, signaled to his subordinates with his fingers. It was very easy to surround the target standing alone in the center of the clearing.

Even until they completely surrounded her, the target was completely unaware of their presence.

Preshi unconsciously formed a cruel sneer at the corner of his mouth.

‘How should I deal with her.’

Preshi, who had intended to end things cleanly, quietly, and quickly, changed his mind. He wanted to see the face of the target, who was unaware of her situation and only peaceful, become disgracefully distorted.

Preshi openly revealed himself. A tree branch rolling on the ground broke under his steps, making a snap sound.

Even though it was a very small branch, the sound echoed unusually loudly.

That’s when he realized it. The eerily quiet state of the forest.

“Who are you?”

The sense of unease he felt for a moment quickly disappeared. When he met the purple eyes staring straight at him, the cruel impulse he had briefly set aside boiled up inside him.

“We came from the Imperial Palace.”

Following Preshi’s appearance, his subordinates slowly revealed themselves, forming a semicircle.

The target slowly looked around at the strangers who were surrounding her and slowly approaching. No tension or fear showed on her face.

Seeing her calm face, Preshi’s brow furrowed slightly. However, he soon formed a good-natured smile and opened his lips.

“His Majesty the Emperor was greatly disappointed in the Reviver, and commanded us to immediately find and execute this fraud.”

“His Majesty did?”

“Yes.”

Though he had no intention of letting the target go anyway, there was no need to reveal their true identity.

Since it was true that the Emperor was angry with the Reviver and suspected the Reviver of being a fraud, it would be best to make them fight each other.

Since she was a woman who had already been beheaded once, wouldn’t she despair if she thought another execution order had fallen from the Emperor’s lips?

Preshi looked at the target with anticipation.

“His Majesty ordered my execution…”

She murmured quietly and tilted her head sideways. Her sparkling silver hair flowed down smoothly following her head movement.

At the same time, Preshi’s eyes wavered.

“I see.”

She, with her white and pale face, was smiling brightly at Preshi.

Not a speck of despair could be seen in her beautifully folded eyes. Rather, she…

Looked pleased.

‘…What.’

The impression he had unconsciously formed instead made goosebumps rise on his spine, and Preshi reflexively stepped back. The opponent was rather observing Preshi’s reaction.

“So, you came to carry out His Majesty’s command?”

“…That’s right.”

“Then if I send your heads to His Majesty, would I instead be wanted for treason?”

“Being beheaded and then revived must have caused problems with your head.”

At Preshi’s words, she—no, the target—burst into laughter. The laughter echoing in the quiet surroundings sounded quite innocent.

“My head is perfectly normal. It’s just that my temperament is naturally violent. Don’t you already know this? I remember making several requests to you to obtain medicine and buy people.”

Preshi, who had been pretending to be relaxed, could no longer hide his expression this time.

With a coldly sunken face, he twisted his lips.

“Seeing you laugh like that while knowing who I am, you really aren’t in your right mind.”

Now he had obtained the perfect reason why the target must not be allowed to leave the forest.

Rather, this was good. Preshi decided to think so.

How much had his beloved Lilia suffered because of that woman.

Preshi had vowed to protect Lilia from behind for life, but every time the target received pardons because she was the second daughter of a ducal house, he regretted not being able to step forward himself.

Now that this opportunity had arisen, he just needed to do what he did best.

It was just as Preshi, having made this resolution, was about to grasp his sword.

“What!”

The bushes behind the target shook greatly. Preshi and his subordinates reflexively took attack positions.

They hadn’t felt any presence, so had she hidden someone behind her? But how could she have known about their attack and prepared people in advance!

Moreover, this place was currently controlled as a restricted entry zone, so it would be difficult for many to approach without special disguises like Preshi and his subordinates.

With sharply alert eyes, Preshi glared at the area behind the target.

The bushes that had been shaking a couple of times seemed to calm down, then something suddenly revealed itself.

It was… a cat. A black cat.

The cat that appeared while swishing its tail approached near the target’s legs and stretched its body to yawn.

“Ha, just a cat.”

One subordinate who had been tense burst into hollow laughter and muttered irritably. At that moment, the bushes shook again.

“…What’s that?”

A turtle slowly crawling out could be seen. Behind it, a small black bird flew up. An invisible black dot was also flying around frantically.

Preshi frowned at the absurdly ridiculous scene, when a large black shadow burst through the bushes.

It was a large black bear.

Preshi gripped the sword handle he had been holding loosely with force. A black bear!

The bear’s appearance was unexpected. However, perhaps it was for the better. Being torn to death by the bear’s front paws would be a more natural end than them directly laying hands on her.

Preshi pulled his subordinates back to get out of the bear’s attack range. Seeing their reaction, the target looked behind herself.

He expected blood to spill at any moment. However, the scene he had imagined didn’t occur.

“How…?”

Someone among the subordinates muttered in a dumbfounded voice.

Preshi felt the same way as that subordinate. He couldn’t understand what kind of situation this was at all.

The bear that had crawled on all fours to the target’s side was bowing its head like a gentle puppy. Even though it had looked like it would swing its massive front paws at the person in front of it at any moment.

Preshi became increasingly anxious. The target showed no sign of surprise at seeing the bear, and rather accepted the bear’s gentle reaction as if it were natural.

Rustle.

“What is it this time?”

When sound came from the bushes again, one subordinate spoke sharply in an irritated voice.

Would it be another animal this time? A fierce beast?

‘Could it be that the Reviver knows how to control animals?’

Preshi swallowed dry saliva and stepped back one more step. Whether fortunately or unfortunately, this time it wasn’t an animal.

This time, what revealed itself was a person. It was a knight wearing heavy armor, and Preshi, who had been monitoring the target for several days, immediately recognized that this knight was the target’s guard.

‘There definitely wasn’t a guard earlier….’

From the beginning when leaving the mansion, that guard hadn’t accompanied her. Then had that knight been sent to this forest in advance?

In the increasingly confusing situation, Preshi gritted his teeth and glared with wide eyes.

“Don’t tell me you’re feeling triumphant trusting in just that one guard?”

The animal… the black bear was threatening, but Preshi had several types of poison. His subordinates also usually used swords coated with poison, so there was no reason they couldn’t handle even the most ferocious beast.

Then the only problem would be that guard, and while he looked skilled, their side had far greater numbers.

And usually in situations like this, the side that has someone to protect is at a disadvantage.

Preshi laughed triumphantly. It had become more troublesome than expected, but that was all. The result wouldn’t change.

The moment Preshi, having regained his composure, opened his mouth again, the target smiled brightly and asked back in a gentle voice.

“Who said there was just one?”

The target raised one hand and waved it lightly.

And then, the forest was dyed black.

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