Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 69

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Chapter 69

As Lilia was touring the room where she would stay with the maid’s guidance, news came that Prisian had arrived.

“Big sister!”

As soon as Prisian arrived in Immon, she moved with several aides, saying she would check the city’s security.

Though she claimed it was for the Crown Prince’s safety, everyone whispered that it was really out of concern for Lilia’s safety.

Lilia agreed with their opinion. ‘Prisian Roam’ cherished ‘Lilia,’ who was completely different from the younger sister who had nearly pushed the House of Roam into a pit of evil.

She would be more eager than anyone to make ‘Lilia’ into ‘Lilia Roam.’

“This is the room you’ll be staying in? Not bad for something prepared in a hurry.”

“That’s right. And sister, there’s a place I really want to visit…”

“Ah, if it’s that, I’ve heard. You want to visit Riddle?”

“Yes. It’s a place filled with childhood memories for me, so I really want to visit while I’m here.”

Prisian nodded at Lilia’s demure words.

“Of course, if that’s what you want, we should do that. I actually have some business there myself.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Lilia smiled with narrowed eyes. She was pleased to see her sister creating nonexistent schedules out of worry for her.

“What a strange coincidence!”

“Indeed.”

Prisian showed a faint smile. It was an incredibly affectionate and gentle smile.

“A strange coincidence indeed.”

‘Everything is returning to how it should be.’

Lilia thought this and smiled with satisfaction.

She was planning to turn Riddle into a wasteland, but that didn’t matter. Now she just needed that sea monster, which had been completely silent, to rampage.

* * *

The one who appeared with a torch was a resident of Riddle. She was a girl who hadn’t reached adulthood yet, and she said she had come in to check on the monsters inside the barrier.

「Standing in front of the barrier with long hair hanging down, you really looked like a ghost…」

「As you can see, I’m human.」

Her pale expression looked more ghostly, but I focused on calming her down immediately.

Thus, with the girl’s help, I emerged from the cave and reunited with Jeon and Samuel.

Jeon confirmed whether he could remove the barrier, but he gave the answer that he couldn’t remove it immediately on the spot.

“The medium maintaining the barrier is somewhere else. We need to destroy that.”

Additionally, he explained that since the barrier was the type that nullified magic, my magical tools had also become useless, and while the damage wasn’t permanent, it would take some time for them to recover their proper function.

Until then, I couldn’t summon Nadab, nor could I change my appearance.

In the end, I was forced to hide my body until the appearance-changing magical tool resumed normal operation.

For now, I pulled down my hood and brought the girl to a secluded thicket to interrogate her.

“Those guys aren’t bad. Even if you release them, they won’t attack the village people.”

“I guarantee it.”

Fortunately, Samuel’s profession as a ‘Holy Knight’ had high social credibility, making him suitable to present as a guarantor.

The girl, who introduced herself as ‘Mari,’ hesitated and wavered for a long time. Then she carefully explained.

“I, I know too. That the guardian deity inside there is kind.”

“Guardian deity?”

“Yes. The guardian deity defeated the sea monster for us, and also defeats other monsters that attack the village.”

Ganic had been recovering strength from a major battle, so this was probably related to that. The ‘guardian deity’ content that Jigol had heard was also true.

Calling a Dura’han a guardian deity was absurd, yet I felt it was rather fortunate. At least it meant they didn’t see it as something to be defeated.

“Good, I’m glad you know. Now tell me where the barrier medium is.”

“I don’t really know what a medium is, but the barrier was made by the adults…”

“Then guide us to the village chief first.”

“B-but the village chief won’t release them.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Th-the adults want the guardian deity to stay in our village forever.”

“…What?”

“Because the guardian deity will keep defeating monsters for us!”

My mouth fell open in bewilderment. Why should my Dura’han defeat monsters for them?

“Report such things to the Guard Corps.”

“Or you can report to the Temple. Holy Knights have excellent abilities in detecting monsters.”

At Samuel’s words, Mari hung her head dejectedly.

“A Holy Knight came once, but… just left.”

“Just left?”

When I tilted my head at the incomprehensible words, Samuel, who had been thinking, offered his opinion.

“It seems they judged there were no monsters.”

“There are monsters! Monsters keep attacking the village!”

“If monster attacks are frequent, you can report to the Guard Corps and ask for patrols, right?”

“But… when the Guard Corps or Holy Knights are here, it’s quiet…”

“Certainly, Holy Knights can’t stay permanently stationed because of monsters that might attack at any time.”

At Samuel’s words, Mari looked at us with a tearful expression.

“Without the guardian deity, we’ll all die.”

I wanted to shout about what that had to do with me, but since four of my Dura’han were trapped in the barrier, I couldn’t just get angry recklessly.

If they perceived me as hostile and hid the barrier medium, that would be a big problem.

“Fine, I understand, so first…”

Looking at Mari with displeasure, I reluctantly looked toward the village.

“First, let’s talk with your village chief.”

* * *

Samuel, who had the highest social credibility, stepped forward to deal with the village chief. However, considering his rigid personality, Jeon was to appropriately intervene to facilitate the conversation.

With my appearance-changing magic undone, I had no intention of stepping forward. I had tried not to show myself at all, but worried that being discovered would make me seem more suspicious, I pulled down my hood and stood quietly at the back like a porter.

Fortunately, the villagers were so distracted by the Holy Knight status that they paid no attention to me.

Even Mari, who had talked with me, didn’t recognize that I was a Reviver, so I was fortunately able to hide my identity well.

Of course, hiding my identity well didn’t mean things went smoothly.

“S-sorry. This is a matter of our livelihood.”

The village chief and the residents of Riddle were adamant.

“How desperate must we be to do this?”

At their stubborn head-shaking, Jeon sighed and intervened.

“But there’s no guarantee the Dura’han will fight for this village forever. The previous incidents could have been coincidental.”

“We’re all dead anyway without the guardian deity!”

Samuel seemed to feel frustrated by his completely unreasonable attitude. Frowning, he stared at the village chief with cold eyes.

“If monsters are so frightening, wouldn’t it be better to move to a different region entirely? Why do you insist on this area?”

“…W-we are all fishermen. We cannot live away from Riddle.”

“The catch in Ridel Coastal Waters is incomparable to other places. If we leave here, we’ll all starve to death.”

Other residents chimed in. There seemed to be no room for compromise.

“Every time monsters appeared, the guardian deity protected us. So we absolutely cannot give them up.”

The village chief, shaking his head stubbornly, reluctantly made a proposal.

“Instead, you may take the other monsters trapped there. Since the day is ending, we’ll open the barrier for you tomorrow morning.”

As if declining further conversation, the village chief quickly provided us with lodging. It seemed one of the residents was vacating their house for us.

They even prepared a meal, saying they were sorry. It was probably a lavish table prepared with considerable care from their perspective.

Several women volunteered to serve the meal and hovered around the table where we sat.

“Sorry, but we’d like to eat comfortably.”

“Yes? But…”

“Please.”

At Samuel’s polite request, the women whispered among themselves and reluctantly turned away. After they all left, we finally had time completely to ourselves.

While Jeon covered each window with curtains, I rummaged through my bag and pulled out a magical tool.

It was a magical tool that blocked sound from leaking out when we wanted to have a secret conversation. Only then could I open my mouth, which I had kept shut for so long.

“What the hell is this situation.”

“Why are they watching us?”

“And there’s an aphrodisiac in my food.”

Samuel looked down at the soup in front of him with disgust. Jeon stared at him with wide eyes.

“I knew there was some kind of drug in it, but how did you know what type?”

“The surest way to exploit a Holy Knight’s weakness is to taint their vow of chastity. I’ve encountered it often.”

“Ha, these people are completely serious about this.”

Obviously, my food and Jeon’s food probably have something in them too. Whether it’s sleeping pills or poison, I don’t know.

I stared down at the steaming food and let out a deep sigh.

I just want to take my Dura’han and leave, but these villagers don’t seem inclined to cooperate.

“Will they keep watch all night?”

As I muttered while glancing at the window curtain, Samuel nodded.

“They probably will. But it won’t be difficult to slip away from them.”

“The problem is the imprisoned Dura’han.”

Jeon, who responded casually, turned to look at me.

“I didn’t find anything special at the village chief’s house earlier. But if we search thoroughly, something will turn up. Since I can detect magic, I can find them easily enough. Let’s break them out and escape at night.”

“But according to the villagers, monsters will attack this place again.”

“Do you want to help people who tried to drug you with an aphrodisiac?”

“I’m not trying to help them, I’m trying to understand the situation. They’re hiding something.”

“Whatever they’re hiding, we just need to take Anelli’s subordinates and get out of here.”

After crossing my arms and thinking for a moment, I stood up.

“First, I need to talk to my subordinates again.”

I need to hear from Ganic about this situation. If Ganic kept fighting monsters for these villagers, there must be some reason for it.

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