Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 58

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Chapter 58

At Lilia’s gentle words, Heinrih merely gave a faint smile. Lilia sighed at his appearance that strangely revealed a sense of distance.

“Of course I know you don’t get along well with Lord Maxel. You probably don’t trust me either…”

Lilia lowered her gaze dejectedly and continued speaking softly.

“Still, I think it would be nice if you two became close. You’re brothers, family. I’m also very grateful that you’ve been helping Lord Maxel lately.”

Lilia clasped her hands together at her chest and slowly raised her eyes.

“I’m sure you could have a better relationship…”

“I’m sorry, but.”

Suddenly, Heinrih cut off Lilia’s words.

“I have never helped Maxel.”

“Ah, I heard you were doing work in Lord Maxel’s place… I didn’t know you were forced to do it.”

At Lilia’s delicate words, Heinrih’s eyes grew coldly sunken. However, Heinrih did not erase the smile from his lips.

“It’s been quite some time since you came up to the capital, and I heard the Roam Family has been teaching you separately… It seems your learning is a bit slow.”

“Pardon?”

“Since everyone has different intelligence, I understand that learning can be delayed. The children of the Roam Family are exceptionally smart, so perhaps the same learning methods don’t suit you.”

Lilia, who had been blinking innocently, hardened her expression. She parted her lips as if to make some rebuttal, but couldn’t stop Heinrih’s words.

“I’m a bit concerned that my younger brother’s fiancée might make a slip of the tongue elsewhere, so let me interfere a little. The work I’ve recently performed is merely the duty I should naturally fulfill as royalty. Work I ‘naturally’ must do.”

His red eyes curved gracefully. Standing with his hands behind his back, he continued speaking affectionately.

“Aren’t you someone who claims to enter the Imperial House? If you can’t even distinguish the duty of caring for the nation, how much would others mock you? So from next time, criticize my lazy past for neglecting my duties.”

Heinrih smiled brightly at Lilia, who was frozen in bewilderment, greeted her, and strode past her.

Mary, who witnessed this scene from a short distance away, grumbled and belatedly spewed complaints.

“What’s this, barely clinging to life and talking about royal duties!”

Thanks to Mary getting angry on her behalf, Lilia managed to come to her senses.

‘It’s fortunate that Maxel is the male protagonist. I’m glad I got rid of him early. If things had proceeded according to the original story, it would have been really troublesome.’

Mary spoke seriously to Lilia, who was shaking her head and taking deep breaths.

“Lady Lilia, shouldn’t you tell His Highness the Crown Prince about this right away?”

“No, it’s fine. He must be full of inferiority complex and wants to express it somehow.”

“Lady Lilia is too kind! You shouldn’t accept such behavior! Being so gentle, how will you manage palace life later…”

Mary sighed and wiped away tears. After comforting her and reaching the carriage, Jace, who had been waiting in front of the carriage, opened the door.

“Shall we go straight to the mansion?”

“No, to the clothing store. I’m going on a trip with Lord Maxel, so I think I need to get clothes fitted.”

“Yes, understood.”

Lilia boarded the carriage engraved with the Roam Ducal Palace’s emblem and looked out the window.

Maxel, who always escorted her to the carriage saying he didn’t want to part, didn’t even come out to the door today.

If Maxel had been there, Heinrih wouldn’t have dared make a peep.

Though her good mood had turned somewhat unpleasant, Lilia tried to recall the promise she made with Maxel. Then she suddenly looked at Mary sitting across from her.

“Mary, is there still no news from Preshi?”

“No. There’s been no particular news.”

Preshi was a figure from the underworld who had maintained connections with Lilia for a long time.

From before Lilia came up to the capital, that is, when she was stuck in the provinces protecting her fallen family.

‘Preshi’, who fell in love with ‘Lilia’ at first sight and had unrequited love until the end, was a very good ally.

Since entering the Roam Ducal Palace, she had refrained from contacting Preshi out of caution, but it seemed she could no longer leave things alone.

Lilia had no choice but to contact Preshi. Naturally, he joyfully accepted her contact.

“Lilia, to think you would contact me.”

“I haven’t been able to contact you much, have I? Life at the ducal palace has more things to worry about than I thought.”

“It’s regrettable, but I understand because I know that place suits you.”

“But you’re not there.”

“What does beautiful Lilia need this time to flatter me?”

He was a man cruel to everyone but generous only to her. So Lilia could ask without hesitation.

“You’ve heard the rumors about the Reviver too, haven’t you? The content is so ominous that I can’t stop worrying.”

“Ah, I know what you need.”

He nodded meaningfully.

“Your worry is because you don’t know where she is or what she’s doing, isn’t it?”

He was a quick-witted man, so there was no need for lengthy explanations.

Preshi is a capable person, and he has a track record of moving on Lilia’s behalf during the succession struggle. So this time too, he will bring proper results.

“You must tell me as soon as any contact comes.”

“Yes, miss.”

“We’re going to the sea. You should prepare too.”

“Wow, are we going to play in the water?”

“We’ll play in the water and eat delicious food too.”

Mary clapped her hands and went on about how she would ‘dress you up beautifully and splendidly.’ Lilia smiled brightly at Mary and carefully gripped her dress.

“…”

The ‘next chapter’ that Lilia knew still wasn’t progressing.

At first, she was flustered and confused by all the suddenly changed situations, but Lilia decided to pull herself together now.

If the next chapter won’t start, she just needs to make it start, doesn’t she? Then the prophecies can begin again too.

“The sea sounds so fun!”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Lilia smiled brightly.

“I have a feeling something amazing is going to happen.”

Going to personally wake up the silent sea monster is a bit troublesome, but if doing so sets everything right, how could she refuse?

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If I had known Samuel was such a talkative person, I wouldn’t have hastily decided to travel with him.

“I’m dying of sleepiness.”

I stretched hard to fight off the drowsiness that was overwhelming me.

To think I’d feel again on this road the pain I felt long ago when I studied eight hours a day before getting engaged to Maxel.

I had guessed I could hear all the information I wanted before reaching the next city. I thought it wouldn’t be difficult since I could listen while traveling on horseback.

And when I asked Samuel about the story of the Twelve Sinners, he began with the tedious creation theory from the very beginning.

When I asked him to skip the unnecessary stories and just tell me the key points, I got an inflexible answer that it was an organically connected flow, so I needed to know everything.

“…Organic my foot.”

I had been listening to boring primordial myths for days now.

As if that wasn’t enough, as soon as we left Claim, mountain hiking began, so we were surrounded entirely by trees and grass. Being surrounded by this environment while listening to Samuel’s words was no different from a lullaby.

My decision to bring out all the Dura’han I had carefully stored in the separate space dimension was unavoidable.

If I didn’t do this, I felt like I’d really get hives from being too bored and sleepy.

At least if the Dura’han chattered beside me, I wouldn’t face the disaster of falling asleep and tumbling off my horse.

Lunchtime and a brief rest period. Moving to a secluded thicket, I shouted the activation word I had pre-inscribed into the bracelet.

“Palides, summon!”

Palides, who appeared wrapped in sparkling light, immediately boasted about the separate space dimension in an excited voice upon seeing me.

“Captain! You finally called me! I wanted to tell you about the scenery inside! It’s really comfortable, you know? If only I could show it to you, Captain…! Camping can’t even compare!”

“You seem to like it very much.”

But I won’t go in. They said that while humans could be put in with effort, there’s a high possibility of mental collapse.

Excited Palides didn’t even hear my answer and turned his gaze to Nadab.

“Nadab, aren’t you curious too?”

[I prefer walking around with Captain.]

Of course, this time too, Palides was too busy bragging to hear Nadab’s answer.

‘Anyway, I’m glad the reviews are good.’

Leaving Palides, who was stretching saying he had a proper rest for once, I summoned the other guys one by one.

[Captain, Captain! My wings are all healed! I practiced flying fast in the separate space dimension too!]

The second one to pop out was Jigol. Jigol, who had been flapping his wings little by little before, seemed to have completely recovered in the separate space dimension.

He was very lively, chattering excitedly and flying around in all directions as soon as he came out. It’s heartbreaking that he’s happy about finally being able to transform into his true form, though.

But Tristan, who came out last, was rather wilted. Landing weakly on my hand, he grumbled dejectedly.

[Captain, the Separate Space Dimension is too vast. It’s a lonely place. Do I really have to go in?]

Ah, I guess the space was too big for a bumblebee.

But then couldn’t he just transform into his original form? Is transformation itself impossible in the Separate Space Dimension? As I tilted my head in confusion, Tristan spoke in a pitiful voice.

[Or I could enter the same place as another guy.]

I paid good money to give each of them their own room…

[If that’s not possible either, just one female bumblebee together with me…]

“You’re disgusting, Tristan!”

[Captain, get rid of that useless playboy bee while you have the chance! I can fly much faster!]

[These poor fools who don’t understand the beauty of love!]

…Was this the kind of atmosphere I had been missing?

As I was caught up in creeping doubts and watching the Dura’han, Jeon, who had been resting on one side, quietly approached and spoke to me.

“We’ll arrive in Kes soon. Once we open the warp gate there, we’ll reach Immon Port quickly.”

“Has it already been that long?”

“Yes. But it really won’t be a problem for you to use our warp gate, right?”

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