Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 18

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Chapter 18

After kindly recommending with a gentle smile, I returned to the spot I had laid out.

Whoosh—

I grabbed the coat and threw it at Samuel with some irritation. It was supposed to be a surprise attack on my part, but Samuel didn’t even flinch and caught the coat flying toward him.

Really annoying in so many ways.

“I understand your proposal, and I’ll think about it.”

Without even looking at him, I replied irritably and spread out the wrinkled cloak with sharp movements.

“I’m a bit tired. Can I sleep?”

What an annoying guy, really. We just don’t get along.

Before he could even answer, I hurriedly closed my eyes.

* * *

‘How do I track her.’

Samuel was the person who wanted to know that more than anyone. For him, he really couldn’t present any reason other than ‘because she’s a revenant.’

‘Still, I’m glad I caught her before it was too late.’

Samuel chewed over his relief for who knows how many times now and gauged the size of the flame he was maintaining.

To keep the fire from going out all night, Samuel couldn’t sleep a wink. Anyway, staying up for several days without sleep was something he often experienced while tracking criminals.

However, continuously emitting divine power for several hours required more effort than expected.

Only when one corner of the sky began to brighten dimly did Samuel cut off his divine power.

“….”

Anelli’s face as she slept soundly was still pale. She hadn’t tossed and turned while sleeping, as the coat he had covered her with again during the night remained in the same position. Her complexion was pale as only her face stuck out from being almost buried in the large clothing.

He felt like he had similar thoughts once while looking at a transparent glass statue at the Temple.

‘She looks like she might break.’

Had this woman always looked so fragile?

Samuel, who had been staring at that face intently, unconsciously reached out his hand.

Cold sweat that had slightly formed on her disheveled bangs transferred to his fingertips. Only when he felt the faint moisture did he suddenly come to his senses.

However, he didn’t withdraw his hand but rather moved forward. Through the wet strands of hair, the back of his hand touched her moist forehead.

‘Does she have a fever?’

Even if nothing was broken, she had fallen from a running horse. She should properly rest in bed for several days.

‘She’ll also need something to fill her stomach while we’re at it.’

Though he didn’t know if she would eat what he prepared, Samuel quietly got up for now.

Since the Dullahan was keeping watch, even if wild animals attacked, it would be able to fend them off sufficiently.

“Your master needs adequate rest. Please guard her well.”

At his quiet words, the Dullahan showed some wariness but didn’t strongly resist.

Samuel quietly left the cave, muffling his footsteps. As a result of keeping watch all night, he had confirmed that no search party came toward the cave, but there was no harm in being careful.

Samuel killed his presence and carefully explored the surroundings. He had to check again for any traces of someone having passed by, and move quite far from the cave to find some medicinal herbs and small animals.

Even so, it was such a short time that the morning sun hadn’t even risen halfway.

Samuel, who had swept the area like this, returned to the cave with heavy hands.

However, what greeted him upon his return was only his coat, left alone on the ground.

* * *

Because I hadn’t slept a wink, my head was slightly hazy. However, I kept my eyes wide open purely through willpower and gripped the reins tightly.

He probably never imagined I had been pretending to sleep all night!

Thinking of Samuel who would return to find an empty cave and feel dejected, I smiled pleasantly for the first time in a while.

Anyway, the thought that I had won filled my heart. Since my revival, it had been a long time since I had so rewardingly screwed someone over, so I even felt refreshed.

“Nadab, run a bit faster.”

Since Samuel had no horse, I wouldn’t be caught immediately, but I needed to put as much distance between us as possible.

Also, he would track and follow the traces of divine power remaining on my neck, so I couldn’t stay in the same place for more than a day. For now, I had no choice but to keep moving constantly.

“Jeon should have bought the items in advance.”

Honestly, I was half-doubtful.

More precisely, I thought it was more likely that Jeon wouldn’t wait for me.

Since he had received money and had his own circumstances, even if he wouldn’t go as far as reporting me directly, I didn’t think he would have followed my instructions to keep a promise with someone who might or might not come.

“You escaped safely.”

That’s why I was even more surprised. He was really waiting for me at the Gelben Entrance!

“Is there any need to be so openly surprised?”

Seeing me stop with wide eyes, Jeon made a displeased expression. He had greeted me at the entrance to the City Outskirts.

Beside him, the dignified Nesi stood with her head held high, greeting me.

[You are strong, so I thought you would keep your word.]

“Thank you for waiting, Nesi.”

“What about me?”

“The greeting to Nesi is also a greeting to you. She’s the wolf who protects you.”

“It seems a bit different though….”

Ignoring Jeon who couldn’t quite accept this, I glanced at the mountain birds sitting on Nadab’s head. They had been faithful scouts and collaborators during our journey here.

“Now it’s time to part. Goodbye.”

[It’s sad, it was fun!]

[Right, you’re the first human we could talk to!]

[Come play with us again if you return to the Forest!]

As I waved goodbye to the mountain birds who chirped and flew away one by one, Jeon let out an exclamation as if amazed.

“I could tell from how you treated Nesi, but you really seem to converse with animals.”

“When you die and come back to life, you develop an open heart toward all things.”

“Wow, what truly sacred words. Shall we pray now that the sermon is over?”

When I didn’t answer and stared at him intently, Jeon cleared his throat and slyly averted his eyes.

“You won’t even accept jokes.”

“Not funny.”

“I’ve never been told I’m not funny anywhere I’ve been.”

“The items?”

When I completely changed the subject, Jeon pouted his lips. If he had even half of the mature Nesi’s qualities, he would have been much better.

I could understand why Nesi always worried about him being a weak male. I don’t know who assigned Nesi to that naive Jeon, but it was truly an excellent decision.

Even though he had received money, to so obediently fulfill the request of someone met on the road.

It was amazing that he had continued his trials and training without problems until now.

Without Nesi, he might have long ago been swindled by someone and buried alive somewhere unknown.

As I accepted the magic tool Jeon handed over, I advised him with rare goodwill.

“Don’t carelessly accept such requests from strangers in the future. You’ll get backstabbed.”

For me, it was an expression of gratitude for waiting. However, it seemed to have a completely different meaning to Jeon. He stared at me with incredulous eyes.

“Is that something the person who gave the job should say?”

“You were lucky to meet someone like me, but if it had been someone else, they would have tried to use you long ago.”

Whether he was swayed by money or fell for my clumsy acting meant to evoke sympathy.

Either way, these are means that all people in the world frequently use. If you easily fall for such things, it’s natural that you could become endangered.

“I don’t know what kind of life you’ve lived, but the world isn’t filled only with swindlers.”

“It’s not filled only with swindlers, but the majority are swindlers.”

“Really, even if I wash my eyes and search, I can’t find a trace of love for humanity in you, Anelli.”

I brushed off Jeon’s lament and fiddled with the magic tool.

Since it was a necklace, I wondered if it would activate immediately upon wearing it like the Temple treasure I had used before, but that didn’t seem to be the case. I suppose I need to manipulate something on the pendant.

“But Nesi is a trustworthy wolf. Generally animals tend to be like that, but Nesi seems particularly righteous. She’s more than adequate as a leader.”

[You do have good judgment. Better than this male!]

As I praised Nesi while fiddling with the pendant, a hand suddenly intruded into my vision.

Jeon, who had taken the magic tool necklace from my hand, put it around my neck. Then he grabbed the gem embedded in the center of the pendant and turned it half a rotation.

“This is how you use it. When you turn the center, magic power is supplied and the imbued magic activates. It’s rechargeable, so you need to periodically fill the central gem with magic power. You can probably use it continuously up to ten times maximum. The number of uses may decrease depending on how long you maintain the magic.”

He placed my hand on the gem and explained everything one by one, from the direction to turn to the strength of force to apply when turning.

Amazingly, this magic tool could change my appearance in two different ways. Such a good magic tool!

“The change range is about the face and hair color. Body type doesn’t change. That alone should be enough for you to travel without problems.”

Actually, it would have been better if body type changed too. I clicked my tongue in disappointment but quickly abandoned my regrets. Having two fake faces was enough.

“What kind of face has it changed to now?”

“It’s changed to something ordinary. Please lower your hood.”

When I pulled down the hood that had been tightly fastened to hide my hair color, my hair spilled out in a disheveled mess.

“Your hair color is brown, and overall you have a very common appearance. Your eyes are ordinary brown too.”

Just being able to naturally hide my distinctive silver hair and purple eyes was a remarkable achievement.

Now I wouldn’t have to waste time trying some terrible dye job.

I had been worried that even such dye wouldn’t last long and would quickly wash out. I was letting out a sigh of relief when Jeon casually added:

“The scar on your neck is still there as is, so you’ll need to keep your collar tightly fastened.”

Ah, there was the scar on my neck.

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