I’m a Villain, but I Want to Live a Long Life - Chapter 196

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The magical beast was split exactly in half right before my eyes.

I stared with dazed eyes at Father and the elite soldiers of Tigris moving like lightning.

“Kopel! Over here! Deploy the barrier!”

“I’m concentrating, so be quiet!”

Kopel and Felix bickered even in the midst of the fierce battle.

“Hey, kid. Didn’t I tell you? Don’t go around alone.”

“Yes! I’m sorry!”

Count Bastin, whom I hadn’t seen in a while, adjusted his grip on his sword as he spoke, and Casian, who had been shooting through enemy lines, quickly rejoined the formation.

“Are you feeling alright? You said your chest was hurting.”

And Ansun.

Ansun, who had approached at some point, stared intently at my transformed hair and muttered.

His voice seemed remarkably calm, as if he alone was peaceful in this chaotic battlefield.

“Where did you hear that?”

“That doctor, you know. The one the Lady used to tease as a quack.”

“You mean Martin?”

“Yes. He said that if you awaken your power, your body might not be able to handle it.”

Ansun shrugged his shoulders.

“He picked up that information when treating ancient tribal diseases in Sorad. He said the ghost inside the Lady’s body is from that region.”

“…Hah.”

I gaped in bewilderment.

I already knew that the priests who served the god Pluma had been passed down through generations in the Sorad region.

Most importantly, our mother was also from that bloodline.

“It’s not a ghost, it’s a god.”

“It’s the same to me. I’m non-religious. You know that.”

Ansun pointed at himself and wiggled his eyebrows.

Then he leisurely turned around and shoved a fireball into the mouth of a wyvern flying toward us.

“Anyway, he said if you use your power recklessly, you might collapse, so I should prevent you from using it.”

“…Who?”

“Who else? The Lady’s Father, of course.”

I turned my head to look at Father, who was engaged in fierce combat at the front.

Father was facing more than four ancient magical beasts alone.

Thanks to his ability, the magical beasts were bounced away as soon as they charged at Father.

Then.

“Interference, interference, interference!!!”

Pector’s enraged voice echoed through the air.

“Dias, you bastard! In ancient times and now, you’re always desperate to block our path!!”

Dias.

It was the name of Father’s past life, who had been an ancient priest of Pluma.

However, Father, who couldn’t possibly know him, replied coldly.

“What nonsense are you spouting.”

This was after he had beheaded the last magical beast.

Pector ground his teeth and raised one hand high.

“You don’t even realize who you are, yet how can you be so arrogant!”

The Belmart soldiers nearby twisted their bodies again and foamed at the mouth.

Just as they transformed into magical beasts in an instant and were about to charge at Father again.

“Stop, please stop!”

Michael blocked their path while radiating brilliant holy power.

The soldiers who had turned into magical beasts instantly crumbled to ash and scattered.

“Don’t make any more innocent people die! Do you really intend to become a monster?!”

Blue veins also bulged on Pector’s body.

“…Michael, you truly wish to die.”

“…”

“Fine. If you insist on rebelling against me, I’ll deal with you personally.”

The magical beasts from the rift gathered around Pector.

The terribly transformed Belmart army was with them too.

The moment Michael hesitated at the tremendous numbers,

“Your Highness! I’ll hold them back, so take them on one by one. You’ll die if you let your guard down!”

Rosette quickly approached his side.

Michael looked at Rosette with surprised eyes, then quickly nodded.

Soon dozens of magical beasts charged at the two of them.

“What are you doing! Protect Rose!”

Rosette’s brothers, including Martina, rushed over.

I clenched my fists as I watched them clash with evenly matched strength.

Our side’s forces weren’t completely superior, but it was definitely a fight worth attempting.

I looked back at Ansun anxiously.

“What are you doing? Go help them!”

“Pardon?”

“Go help them. With that ability of yours, you could turn the tide of battle quickly!”

“My role is to stay right next to the Lady and prevent her from using her abilities recklessly.”

I closed my mouth.

“That’s…!”

Then I frowned and shouted.

“I told you not to worry about me? I’m fine. I can handle myself just fine…”

“No, I’m not fine. If something happens to the Lady, not only me but we’ll all die.”

“…”

“Do you think His Excellency would let us live?”

He shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.

“Besides, I’m extremely tired right now. I’ve made over twenty thousand ability enhancement potions in the past two days.”

My eyes widened.

“Twenty thousand ability enhancement potions? Why?”

“Well, that’s…”

At that moment,

Someone appeared before us, breaking through the chaos.

In his hand was a half-burned teleportation circle.

My mouth slowly fell open.

“Walter?”

“Miss! Are you alright?”

Walter caught his breath.

“Thank goodness the coordinates were accurate. I just came from the estate. I have urgent news to deliver.”

What he handed over was a tattered piece of parchment.

3 rifts have appeared throughout Sorad.

Currently exterminating magical beasts with the ability enhancement potions received as support.

Superior in 2 regions, struggling in 1 region.

Will immediately support Erbia once troops become available.

My gaze trembled slightly.

When I turned the paper, this time a thick piece of cloth from behind caught my eye.

This is Dion.

Was this what you meant when you asked for help if trouble arose during your last diplomatic tour?

Two rifts have appeared on Carton’s mainland, and three in the seas.

Strange things were pouring out, so when I investigated, the situation over there was turning out quite interestingly.

I knew the Lady was no ordinary person, but how did you hide it all this time?

The communication stones are dead, so I’m sending news the old-fashioned way.

It seems romantic and nice too.

Once things are resolved, let’s meet face to face.

It seemed hastily written with whatever was at hand, the handwriting clearly scrawled.

“…Rifts have appeared in Sorad and Carton.”

“That’s not all. Several rifts have also appeared in the Western Continent and the northern seas. Fortunately, they’re in uninhabited areas.”

I looked at Ansun.

“Then what you’ve been making for the past two days… was medicine to support these two kingdoms?”

Ansun nodded.

“As soon as the rifts opened, His Grace gave the order. He said those two gentlemen have connections with you, Lady, so contact would surely come.”

With tension released, I let out a short laugh.

Even the situations I hadn’t been able to grasp while conducting the ritual. Everything was proceeding smoothly.

I looked back at the battlefield again.

Pector was still facing off against Michael.

Even with Rosette and her brothers providing flawless support to Michael, a decisive outcome wasn’t easily reached.

However, the number of magical beasts from the rift was definitely decreasing gradually.

“Ugh, these bastards really stink!”

“Are you crazy?! Why are you smelling that!”

The Tigris Elite Knights systematically annihilated the magical beasts without much effort.

Everyone’s combat power was equally impressive.

If things continued like this, we could predict our victory.

“Really now… how troublesome.”

Pector, who had been unleashing fierce attacks on Michael, suddenly stopped in place.

Michael’s expression hardened at the hatred-filled voice.

“I was planning to deal with you moderately and move on. But you’ve gone too far.”

His bloodshot pupils gradually grew larger, soon covering the entire whites of his eyes.

A thunderous voice shook the earth.

“Paul!”

Estelin looked back at Pector with a start.

“Paul? That man is currently…”

Paul had been the one who wouldn’t reveal the truth despite terrible torture.

He was currently imprisoned in Duke Laurent’s prison.

However, at Pector’s call, someone revealed themselves from the distance.

The person limping toward us was unmistakably Paul.

Estelin’s face turned pale.

“H-how…”

Pector, who had vanished like smoke from his original position, reappeared next to Paul.

“What a sorry state you’re in.”

Paul bowed his head with a face covered in dried blood.

His entire body was covered in wounds, showing how severe the torture had been.

Pector placed one hand on Paul’s shoulder.

“There’s only one reason I freed you. You brought what I asked for safely, didn’t you.”

“…I brought it.”

“Ha, haha…! Hahaha—!!”

My brow gradually furrowed.

I didn’t know why, but Pector’s laughter sent chills throughout my body.

Father also turned his gaze this way.

He had his greatsword plunged into the corpse of a fallen magical beast.

Then. Pector stared at me.

“Child of Pluma.”

And taking a step closer, he said.

“From your expression, it seems my gift wasn’t very much to your liking. Is that right?”

“…”

“But this time you won’t be able to help but be surprised. There’s still something left.”

His eyes, filled entirely with black pupils, reflected an eerie light.

Somehow I felt a heavy, thudding pain in my heart.

The magical power I had barely managed to calm seemed ready to overflow at any moment.

“Poor thing. You seem to sense it instinctively. The enormous disappointment that lies before you.”

“That’s enough.”

Father, who had somehow moved to block my front, warned in a cold voice, but,

“Ha, hahahaha!!!”

Pector threw his body backward and burst into eerie laughter.

“Dias, you’re making an interesting face. Do you plan to cut me down with that mere blade?”

“…”

“Yes, yes. You can cut me down as much as you like. …But.”

Pector fixed his gaze on us while turning his body diagonally.

There, the remaining Belmart forces and magical beasts were gathered.

“Can you cut down that as well?”

Pector’s hand pointed somewhere in the gathered monster formation.

Paul commanded toward the Belmart forces.

“…Clear a path.”

Soon someone slowly revealed themselves.

Walter, who had been frozen in a daze, staggered from his position.

“Wh… at.”

Ansun remained motionless, his gaze fixed straight ahead.

As if time had stopped, the air that had grown heavy for a moment flowed slowly.

After that, everything seemed like a vision.

The silhouette that had appeared blurry in the distance began approaching me gradually.

The speed gradually increased.

“Ah, aah…!”

“Selene—!!”

Estelin collapsed to the ground, and Rosette urgently called my name.

However.

“Ha, huk…!”

The silhouette that had approached in an instant grabbed my throat.

In my blurred vision, I saw someone’s face that was both strange and familiar.

Pale skin as if she hadn’t seen the sun for a long time.

Long golden hair that reached to the floor.

Even sea-colored eyes that held no trace of reason.

My fingertips gradually grew cold.

The person gripping my throat was,

…Mother.

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