Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 7

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Chapter 7

“Mo, monster!”

“Kyaah!”

The people who had been standing around bewildered began screaming in terror as the wyvern came close enough to be clearly visible to the naked eye. Chaos spread among the believers who had been standing near the stage waiting for the upcoming sermon.

People in a state of panic screamed and struggled to escape without exception. However, the crowd was so dense that no order could be maintained at all.

“Kyah!”

“Uaaah!”

The pilgrims standing around me were no different. Before Samuel could grab me, someone ran across between us, and I took advantage of that gap to crouch down as if startled.

Some people had their hoods pulled off, while others still wore theirs, but they all had similar pilgrim attire, so I could blend into the commotion like this.

Ah, now’s the time.

The moment I released my grip on the necklace, the unnatural aura that had been covering my face lifted. The squirrel quickly grabbed the necklace that had fallen to the ground and ran to the pocket of the person next to me.

He happened to be almost sitting down in shock from the wyvern. The fallen person crawled on all fours as if trying to escape quickly. The necklace had successfully settled in his pocket.

“Move aside!”

“Aah, someone save me!”

As the people standing nearby pushed each other, the wyvern came close enough that its scales were visible. Unable to land, the wyvern drew a streamlined path across the square’s sky.

Just that movement alone brought strong winds. Everyone hesitated with their eyes closed amid the fluttering cloaks.

The wyvern didn’t fly away into the sky but circled widely above the square, letting out long cries. Each time its sharp cry rang out, people’s screams and confusion grew louder.

Of course, that was only true for other people – I wasn’t confused at all. My ears just stung a bit.

[Where~is~Anelli~i~i!]

I need to let them know I’m here.

Quickly looking around, I could see a familiar eagle sitting on the platform stage that had originally been set up for preaching. For now, I screamed and ran wildly like everyone else.

“Kyaaaah! A monster appeared!”

Actually, appearance-changing magic didn’t work on animals. Animals had always seen my true appearance.

So if I pretended to be swept away by the crowd hastily leaving the square, then came out alone and revealed myself…!

“Resurrected One!”

Startled by the strong force grabbing my arm, I turned around to see Samuel with a serious expression.

Samuel’s expression, which had been filled with certainty, wavered slightly the moment he confirmed my face. Not missing that instant, I screamed like a frightened believer.

“Help me! Oh God!”

Perhaps because of my suddenly changed appearance, Samuel couldn’t grab me firmly. I shook off his hesitant arm and quickly turned to run away.

I forced my way through people roughly bumping into each other with their shoulders and bodies, trying my best to get as far away from Samuel as possible. Fortunately, while Samuel couldn’t carelessly push the believers, I could push people aside randomly while escaping.

But I had already thrown away the necklace, so how did that man catch me? I had naturally believed he would go looking for someone else, so I felt bewildered.

What was certain was that if I missed this opportunity of chaos, that man would surely catch me with complete confidence this time.

Moreover, the Holy Knights would soon come running to deal with the wyvern. They couldn’t make any significant attacks yet because there were still many people in the square, but several priests and guards who had already regained their composure were quickly guiding believers out of the square.

I turned my body that had been heading outward. At the same time, strong winds blew overhead once again. The hood I had tightly wrapped couldn’t withstand that wind and was blown back.

My silver hair, which had been hidden by the magical device all along, fluttered helplessly. Damn, it’s do or die now!

The preaching stage set up in the center of the square was easier to approach since many more people had left than before. The eagle that spotted my conspicuous silver hair flapped its wings.

[Here, here! Elder Brother!]

[Where~did~you~say?]

The wyvern that had been drawing large circles in the air gradually came closer to the ground. People who couldn’t escape in time trembled and lay face down on the ground, screaming.

I quickly jumped over their bodies, paralyzed by fear, and leaped onto the preaching stage in one bound. As my view became higher, I could see the entire situation in the square at a glance.

It was also easy to spot Samuel, who was a head taller than others. He was coming.

“Here!”

Taking off the cloak I was wearing and waving it wildly with both hands, I jumped up to the highest point of the platform on the stage. In the distance, I could see armed Holy Knights and soldiers arriving outside the square.

“I’m here!”

The wyvern’s claws, having confirmed its target, spread wide.

“Resurrected One!”

[Anelli, brace your stomach!]

The moment Samuel climbed onto the stage, a large black shadow quickly swept over it. I tightly closed my eyes while gripping the cloak with all my strength.

The moment something hard snatched me up, I felt an impact like being punched in the chest. My breath was cut short and I felt my body floating.

[Got it!]

[Did I catch the right one, little brother?]

[That’s right, Elder Brother!]

Between the sound of wind rushing past my ears, I could hear the conversation between the eagle and wyvern. When I opened my eyes, I could see the Central Square rapidly receding. Archers were aiming this way but didn’t shoot their arrows.

The wyvern created distance in an instant with just a few wingbeats. It seemed like they were shouting something from below, but it was too far to hear.

It was much more chaotic than I had imagined, but I was quite satisfied with this much. Even while exhausted, I desperately held onto the cloak and let out a long breath.

Then I released the pilgrim’s cloak without regret. Watching the cloak flutter and fall below, a hollow laugh escaped me.

…Finally, I’m free.

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“We can hit it from this distance!”

“No, a person has been kidnapped!”

“If we let it escape, there could be greater casualties! Please give the order!”

The arrows aimed at the wyvern looked ready to be shot at any moment.

If they were ordinary arrows, they would uselessly arc and fall, but those holding bows now were skilled archers who handled divine power. Right now, they could tear the wyvern’s wings and bring it down.

A monster suddenly appearing in the city of God. To prevent the anxiety and ridiculous rumors that would spread endlessly among citizens afterward, they had to deal with that thing now.

Despite making that judgment, the guard captain protecting the city couldn’t order an attack on the wyvern. It was because of the opposition from a grim-faced Holy Knight.

“You must not!”

He couldn’t ignore that opinion. He was Samuel, a Holy Knight of unparalleled skill who received the High Priest’s favor.

“That person must not be harmed!”

“But…!”

“That person is the Resurrected One!”

“The Resurrected One?”

“The one sent down by God?”

The guard captain and the Holy Knights around him looked at the receding wyvern with confused eyes. Samuel also gritted his teeth and glared at the departing wyvern.

“Something’s falling!”

Something black fell from the wyvern that had now completely escaped the arrows’ range. The pitch-black cloth fluttering and crashing down from the sky resembled the cloak the Resurrected One had been wearing.

Samuel’s expression turned pale. His heart sank for a moment, wondering if the wyvern had dropped her. But fortunately, only the cloak was falling.

“Samuel Bent, is that person really the Resurrected One?”

Someone grabbed Samuel’s arm and asked urgently. Samuel silently nodded and didn’t take his eyes off the wyvern until it became a small dot.

“My goodness, the Resurrected One sacrificed herself for us.”

“To throw herself at a monster to protect people!”

“Ah, God truly sent us the Resurrected One to destroy evil!”

The murmuring people gradually began to lament and shout. Someone knelt and offered prayers to God, while someone else raised their voice again, saying they must quickly go rescue the Resurrected One.

The guard captain quickly sent someone to the Grand Temple to report the news of the kidnapped Resurrected One.

The wyvern was no longer visible. Samuel, who had been standing blankly with a hardened face, pursed his lips and turned around.

Flowing silver hair, mysterious purple eyes. That must have been the true appearance of the Resurrected One, who had been changing her looks with God’s treasure all along.

Standing on the platform and gazing at the sky without wavering even in the strong wind, there was a clear scar on the nape of her neck.

That was evidence proving she had once been the empire’s villainess who was beheaded.

“Anelli Roam.”

A name he had never spoken aloud flowed from the tip of his tongue. Compared to the title “Resurrected One” he had been using all along, it felt very unfamiliar and uncomfortable.

But once he said it, nothing could suit her better.

“Haven’t you heard the rumors about me? I was famously known for being wicked.”

Her indifferent voice came back to life in his head. At that time, he had roughly let her words go in one ear and out the other.

Her intention not to stay in the Grand Temple was obvious, and all her spiteful words must have originated from such feelings.

Since no matter what he said now, he wouldn’t be able to eliminate her hostility, he had tried to just let it slide while focusing only on escort duty.

“My name isn’t Resurrected One, Samuel Bent.”

He had known her name from the beginning. He just hadn’t considered it important.

The fact that she had been called a villainess in the past wasn’t important to Samuel. Because she was the Resurrected One sent by God.

Because it wasn’t his job to guess whom God had chosen or His intentions.

Perhaps he should have approached differently from the beginning. Because finding Anelli had been so easy, he had never imagined he would lose her right before his eyes.

“Why, afraid I’ll run away? With your abilities, you could easily catch me even in a crowd like this.”

He admitted it. He had overestimated his abilities. Since he had always been successful in tracking anyone, he thought his cool rationality would be able to quickly assess the situation this time as well.

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