Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 192

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Chapter 192

Dasha did not betray her former captain.

However, she seemed to welcome Samuel’s betrayal to some extent.

After Dasha learned that her former captain had to be sacrificed for the final divine power to be realized, she erupted in fury toward all life on earth that would remain completely unaware of that sacrifice.

The reason Dasha didn’t resist Samuel’s attack was because it was the moment when the final divine power had failed.

Since it had failed anyway, she practically offered up her own life, wanting to freely express her resentment toward the goddess.

[Dasha resented the Creator who gave birth to her as a puppet, resented the Goddess who tried to sacrifice the Captain’s soul, and resented all the peace in the world that knew nothing of that fierce journey.]

So if she had awakened in this current world after such a long time, she would have been furious at everything on earth overflowing with life.

“If a Dura’han had been rampaging in burning revenge, it certainly couldn’t have been this quiet.”

Dura’hans belonged to the higher ranks among monsters, so if one decided to rampage, it would be impossible for no commotion to occur.

I nodded and pressed my index finger firmly against my brow to calm my troubled mind.

Right. Unlike the other knights who had been eagerly awaiting their reunion with the Captain, if she had died burning with resentment, it made sense that she would awaken late and alone.

How could the Goddess have dared to awaken her when she was anxious? Especially when Dasha had even blamed the Goddess who tried to sacrifice the former captain.

If she resented the gods, it was only natural that she would resent this world full of the gods’ creations.

“If she hasn’t awakened, where could she be sleeping?”

[…Dasha didn’t like places overflowing with life force.]

Soana’s answer was too vague and broad to be useful. If she disliked places overflowing with life force, did that mean I should look for sparsely populated or barren lands?

Unfortunately, the Empire’s land was fertile. Everywhere was a place overflowing with life force. Where there were no humans, there were beasts, and where there were no beasts, monsters lived.

Cities were definitely out, and should I also exclude places like forests where many beasts lived or monster habitats?

“Are there any barren lands?”

Jeon tactfully spread a map on his knees. The wide map was completely filled with various symbols without any empty spaces.

“Are you looking for barren land?”

“Yes. My next subordinate might be there.”

At my answer, Jeon fell into thought, rubbing his chin.

As Jeon and I put our heads together to examine the map, Samuel, who had been watching us from a slight distance, spoke up.

“She’s in Montel Territory.”

“What?”

“There’s an area in Montel Territory called the ‘Dead Land.’ It’s a place where a certain radius became barren and died due to toxic fumes from rotting monster corpses.”

“How do you know that?”

“…As I mentioned earlier, I tracked criminals in that vicinity. The Dead Land can’t grow crops and is too barren for people to live in, so it’s uninhabited. That’s why it was also an area where criminals mainly hid.”

I spoke without hiding my surprise.

“I never knew your diligent past would be so helpful.”

At my words, a faint smile appeared on Samuel’s lips. At the same time, his gaze briefly turned toward Jeon. Jeon also seemed conscious of that look and pursed his lips.

I could tell without asking that this was an extension of the earlier confrontation they’d had. It was truly a childish staring contest.

I didn’t bother getting involved between them and instead examined the map.

Montel Territory…

‘Would it be better to stop by the swamp and then enter Montel Territory?’

After it was officially announced that I had gone missing, no official search party was organized to find me.

Unofficially too… the Temple knew that Samuel was moving with me, so there was no need to organize a separate search party.

The Imperial Palace wouldn’t have had Heinrih organize a search party either, and Roam wouldn’t have been in any state of mind to organize one.

It seemed like I could deceive people adequately without being as sensitive as before about periodically changing identification papers.

If I changed my appearance with transformation magic and briefly visited only the necessary places in Montel Territory before leaving, there shouldn’t be any particular trouble.

The only problem was that it felt unpleasant.

Montel was the territory of House Roam, and the young lady of House Roam had once been my close friend.

‘One way or another, it seems I can’t avoid getting entangled.’

I suppose I can’t completely escape from what Birth calls the threads of fate. I guess that’s because she’s a deity, after all.

I composed my subtle feelings and looked away from the map.

The carriage was traveling at high speed. Our destination was the Lizardman Habitat.

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「You’re going to die young. Alone and lonely.」

The black shadow sobbed. Then it soon changed to a voice full of malice and mocked.

「You’ll end up alone, abandoned by everyone and lonely in sickness.」

Kyaruru, the sound of bursting laughter sharply pierced my ears. A sharp pain was felt in my head, and soon the world spun around.

Soon I felt like the ground beneath my feet was caving in and I was falling.

“Huk.”

I opened my eyes in shock.

Even after opening my eyes, the surroundings were pitch black, so I lay there in a daze for a while before finally realizing that we were currently camping.

“…Haah.”

Realizing that the shadow that had mocked me was a dream, I let out a long sigh and sat up.

After sitting like that for a while longer, I felt something damp and sticky behind my back. It seemed I had broken out in a cold sweat.

Since my resurrection, I’d had all sorts of nightmares, so today’s dream wasn’t particularly surprising.

It just created a more unpleasant afterimage because the nightmare I’d suffered from Lusaka mixed with past events.

“Tsk.”

I rubbed my arms that had grown cold and eventually came completely out from under the covers.

During my stays at the Imperial Palace and Roam, I couldn’t sleep for long stretches. Not because of nightmares, but because I couldn’t sleep deeply in the first place.

Despite having such soft and comfortable bedding, I couldn’t get a good night’s sleep, probably due to the discomfort of the location.

I thought I’d be able to sleep comfortably now that I’d left those places, but it seems my mind doesn’t ease up all at once.

‘I should clear my head a bit before sleeping.’

When I left the tent, the first thing I saw was a campfire that was almost completely extinguished. Even though it was just a very faint flame, having light made the surroundings seem darker.

There was a suitable rock to sit on not far away. I sat down on it and tilted my head back.

“…”

The starlight filling the night sky twinkled as if it would pour down over my head at any moment. It was something I couldn’t see well at the Imperial Palace or Roam.

As I stared blankly up at it, I heard the sound of an owl hooting near my ear.

Occasionally, I could also hear the sounds of insects or some beast that might have been a wolf from far away.

To other people, they would just sound like animal cries, but to me, they were all speech.

Sounds of calling to each other, conversing, and singing.

Even at night, the world was this noisy.

「You’ll end up alone, abandoned by everyone and lonely in sickness.」

To be alone, this world is so full of life.

I newly realized just how ridiculous the nonsense that Lusaka had spouted was. Damn Lusaka. I really did eliminate them all, right?

‘If I discover them anywhere else, I’ll eliminate them the moment I see them.’

No matter how reluctant I was about monster subjugation, Lusaka was an exception.

I was internally suppressing old resentment that hadn’t been resolved even after killing all the culprits, when I suddenly felt a heavy weight on my shoulder.

“What are you doing out here without even putting on an outer garment when it’s cold?”

I turned around in shock to find Jeon standing there.

My senses were several times more sensitive than ordinary people’s, so how did I not notice Jeon coming out of the tent?

Whether he knew I was flustered or not, Jeon, who had draped what appeared to be his own large cloak over my shoulders, sat down beside me with his bottom barely perched on the edge.

“There are many stars.”

Jeon, who said this, looked drowsy.

I stared intently at him as he gazed at the sky in admiration with a voice that hadn’t shaken off sleepiness, then pulled the cloak draped over my shoulders closer.

“I’ll use the cloak well, so you should go back in.”

“…I just came out though?”

“You look like you’d fall asleep the moment you lie down.”

“No. I’m awake.”

“You sound like you’re dying of sleepiness.”

I was the one who had woken up. Jeon was still half-drowsy and looked like he’d fall into deep sleep the moment he lay down.

I’d suspected it since he did that trial training with Nesi that others supposedly don’t do, but he was a man who slept well anywhere as long as there was a place to lie down. All that stuff about breathing sounds was just an act.

“I couldn’t sleep, so I came out thinking I might get some help from Lady Anelli.”

I looked at Jeon with incredulous eyes as he stubbornly insisted, then just withdrew my gaze.

It was still far from sunrise, so I didn’t understand why he wanted to wake up like that. Was he planning to sleep in the carriage since we’d be traveling by carriage anyway?

“So what nightmare is it today?”

“Do you think I only have nightmares every day?”

“Wasn’t that the case?”

…Actually, that’s right.

It was right, but I didn’t want to admit it, so I let out a small snort. Jeon watched my reaction without saying anything particular.

I fiddled with the front of my clutched cloak and rolled my eyes to glance sideways. Just then, Jeon also shifted his gaze to me and parted his lips.

“Have you found all your subordinates?”

“Just one more to find and it’s over.”

“What happens after you find them?”

Come to think of it, had I only told Jeon that I was planning to go to Beladia Valley?

The stories about my past life and the Twelve Knights were too long and endless, so I couldn’t even bring myself to start explaining.

Among this party, Jeon was the one who knew the least about our current journey. It must have been quite frustrating, yet he never demanded an explanation from me.

Realizing this made me feel a little sorry for Jeon. I decided to convey the essence as briefly as possible.

“I’m going to find heads for my Dura’han.”

At my words, Jeon’s half-closed eyes opened wide. Jeon blinked and stared at me intently, then lowered his voice to a whisper with a serious and grave expression.

“…Will the world end when the Dura’han get their heads back?”

I found myself at a loss for words.

Hey, I’m still supposedly a Reviver of the Creator. To assume destruction without a shred of doubt…

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