Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 207

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Chapter 207

Anelli, accompanied by Palides, walked with long strides while shaking off the moisture from her hair that hadn’t completely dried yet.

A few strands of wet hair could be seen curling and clinging to her cheeks.

Having just washed, her skin was particularly clear and clean. There seemed to be a faint scent of water around her as well.

Since she wasn’t using appearance-changing magic, she was now standing before everyone in her true form.

Jeon glared irritably at Cheddler, who was staring blankly, and his subordinates behind him.

‘This is why I wanted to kick them out quickly.’

Anelli, who had once again updated the number of people smitten with her today, stood before Cheddler with an indifferent expression.

Cheddler, who suddenly came to his senses at the instantly shortened distance, opened his lips while unable to hide his reddened complexion.

“Greetings, I am Cheddler Kerol, serving Count of Ruewark…”

“Yes, Sir Cheddler. Should I remind you again of what words I spoke this morning?”

As if there was no need to hear the full greeting, Anelli asked coldly.

From Jeon’s perspective watching from the side, when Anelli deliberately spat venomous words, they always felt exactly like blade edges. So that knight would soon be verbally torn apart.

‘He should have left when told to leave.’

Jeon secretly hid his gleeful feelings while managing his expression with effort. Meanwhile, Anelli continued her rebuke with arms crossed.

“You can’t be unaware of our busy circumstances, so are you saying you’ll postpone the danger to the territory’s people just to maintain external appearances? How utterly absurd.”

Under Anelli’s gaze full of reproach, Cheddler hastily denied.

“There’s a misunderstanding. The Count never intends to serve the Reviver for the sake of appearances.”

“Oh, really?”

Anelli snorted with a face that showed she didn’t believe a speck of it. Of course, Jeon didn’t believe the other party’s words either. Samuel probably felt the same way.

Though he should have felt embarrassed in the atmosphere thick with distrust, Cheddler instead wore a serious and solemn expression as he once again asserted their innocence.

“We simply wish to help.”

Help! Not hindrance?

Jeon, who almost burst into loud laughter, hastily bit his lips. If only Anelli wasn’t taking the lead, he would have mocked them thoroughly!

“We’re managing our meals just fine without your care.”

“That’s not what I mean.”

Cheddler, who had been pondering with a troubled expression for a moment, carefully lowered his voice.

“Haven’t you failed to find the Dura’han yet?”

Even though he lowered his voice, since the surroundings were relatively quiet, there was no one present who couldn’t hear Cheddler’s words.

“We found them.”

At that moment, Jeon saw Anelli’s shoulders flinch slightly. She was surprised by the unexpected words. Jeon was equally surprised.

When even Anelli, the leader of those Dura’han, hadn’t found them yet and was still pursuing them, how could they have found the Dura’han first?

Following his surprised feelings came suspicion. Perhaps they were just spouting any nonsense to somehow lure out the Reviver once?

As if sensing their thoughts, Cheddler added an explanation.

“More precisely… we learned who the Dura’han are targeting.”

Anelli tilted her head sideways. Even so, she quietly waited for Cheddler’s next words.

Cheddler, realizing that she was showing interest in this topic, tried to hide his relieved expression as he spoke.

“His Highness the Crown Prince.”

The Crown Prince – wasn’t he talking about that trash?

Jeon knew that the Crown Prince was still somewhere in this territory. After losing his troops and fleeing in disgrace, he thought the prince would immediately escape to the capital, but it seemed some useless pride remained.

Jeon clicked his tongue with an annoyed expression.

‘Really, even dog shit would be more useful than him.’

Sometimes Anelli has nightmares. From Jeon’s observation, those nightmares were largely divided into two types.

Her previous life and the past before her execution.

When Anelli dreamed of her previous life, she looked quite depressed. However, when she had nightmares of the past, she became very angry. Naturally, she would also curse Maxel.

Jeon hoped that Maxel wouldn’t even be mentioned from Anelli’s lips. He hated even hearing curses and just prayed that she would completely forget his existence.

So naturally, he couldn’t like how Cheddler was bringing up the Crown Prince like this.

“His Lordship is worried that the entire territory might have earned the Dura’han’s resentment due to His Highness the Crown Prince’s rash actions.”

So it was ultimately the karma of that damned Crown Prince, wasn’t it? Then, as a prince of the nation, shouldn’t he humbly take responsibility and offer his life to appease the Dura’han?

Though he wanted to lash out with such sharp words, Jeon held back his irritation.

‘Anyway, we might be able to meet the Dura’han.’

Anelli would compromise. Since she wanted to meet this Dura’han, she wouldn’t care what means were necessary to achieve her goal.

“…Interesting.”

Finally, Anelli opened her lips. Though her voice was still cold, Jeon could guess what she would say next.

Jeon glanced at the cooking preparations he had left half-finished. He would need to put that away.

“Then guide us. To where the Dura’han will soon appear.”

It seemed dinner would be luxuriously provided.

* * *

The daughter of Count of Ruewark was a short-sighted and emotional woman, but her father was not.

I meant he wasn’t emotional enough to hold grudges against me over past feelings, or even send assassins in extreme cases.

That was also why I readily accepted his invitation. At least until the Dura’han that appeared in Montel Territory was subdued, he would treat me with utmost public courtesy.

As I had guessed, we were guided to a luxurious mansion. It was the mansion in the village we had briefly stopped by earlier, a building that didn’t match the small village.

‘I didn’t know the Ruewak Family had a villa here.’

While I toured the interior with indifference, no one oppressed me.

There was no coercive atmosphere whatsoever. Rather, throughout our journey here, they seemed more intent on showing me to the territory’s people.

With that, Count of Ruewark had certainly conveyed his intentions.

Openly revealing that you’re escorting a guest means the lord’s will to take responsibility if anything happens to the guest’s safety.

“We have arrived.”

Cheddler cleanly withdrew as if bringing me to the mansion was the extent of his assigned duties.

“Then I shall take my leave.”

As I watched him turn away with his soldiers, one of those who had come out to greet us at the mansion approached and carefully offered his greetings.

“Greetings, it is an honor to serve you. I am Derin Sejour, aide to Count of Ruewark. Please call me Viscount Sejour. The Count is currently on his way and is scheduled to arrive late tonight.”

I nodded with an uninterested expression.

An aide, not a villa manager. It seemed the Count was indeed paying attention to me. Seeing how he sent his aide first to handle things since he would be late.

Since the Count’s aide had stepped forward to personally serve me, there probably wasn’t anyone bold enough to treat me poorly in this villa.

“Dinner will be prepared immediately at any location you desire. If you need anything else, please tell the maids anytime. Everyone has been looking forward to serving the Reviver.”

His words weren’t false, as the gazes of the employees visible behind him were shining excessively. Every single one had the same look in their eyes as the territory people I had seen these past few days.

Though it was burdensome, since I had decided to receive their service, I decided not to refuse. Rather than them, I needed to focus first on the clue I had gained about Dasha.

「We learned who the Dura’han are targeting. His Highness the Crown Prince.」

Dasha is targeting Maxel?

That couldn’t be. Dasha had no reason to target Maxel.

‘Unless it’s Birth’s puppet.’

So if Dasha was really appearing around Maxel, she would be targeting Lilia, not Maxel. But there was no need to reveal such truth.

I just needed to quietly find a way to contact Dasha using Lilia as bait.

* * *

Count of Ruewark had been quite respected as a lord.

It might be more accurate to say he had never done anything particularly worthy of losing public support.

As the lord of a territory where fertile grasslands coexisted despite being a remote border region, he had done his duties well.

However, the center of imperial power was in the capital, and Montel Territory was far from the capital.

Though they had endured long years with their position as a family guarding the border, Count of Ruewark was somewhat frustrated with his family’s perpetually stagnant position.

Having his daughter associate with Anelli Roam was Count of Ruewark’s ambition to somehow create a place for them in the capital. Even if he himself toured the borderlands, he wanted his children to study in the capital.

It wasn’t a great ambition. He simply wanted to be involved just a little more in central politics in the future.

For such a man, this wasn’t difficult.

Bowing his head to his daughter’s former friend who had been executed amid the empire’s condemnation but was revived by divine choice – something like this.

“It is an honor to be able to serve you, Reviver.”

Though he had arrived late at night and hadn’t fully recovered from travel fatigue, he couldn’t refuse when asked to meet early in the morning.

When Anelli Roam was associating with his daughter, Count of Ruewark had met her several times. The Anelli Roam he remembered was an arrogant and rational young lady.

A young lady who lacked nothing as the next empress.

“Count of Ruewark.”

Her appearance as she nodded and received Count of Ruewark’s greeting was no different from before. She was still arrogant, and now even looked seasoned.

She showed not the slightest hesitation in treating a noble older than herself with disrespect, and even seemed skilled at it.

Anelli sat across from the Count of Ruewark, guided by the maid. She didn’t even glance at the refreshments he had painstakingly prepared.

“You know where Dura’han will appear?”

She seemed to have no intention of exchanging even polite greetings.

The Count of Ruewark had once received news from his daughter that she had fallen out with Anelli Roam. Thanks to that, he quickly realized that her feelings toward him were not favorable.

Instead of forcing artificial social pleasantries, he moved cleanly to the main point.

“Yes. The Rueack Family has guarded the border and observed many monsters over the years. Each monster has its habits, and we have focused on quickly understanding and responding to them. Information about Dura’han… we already possessed it. So there was no need to investigate.”

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