The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 119

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119.

Chapter 31. A Human Heart

‘…? I think I heard a sound that shouldn’t come from human hands?’

While Lillian looked down suspiciously at the two men’s clasped hands.

The two tall men conversed above her head.

“To strike those bastards’ ant nest, our forces will need to split up and move.”

“I agree on that point. Proceed with departure as planned, Holy Knight Commander. I’ll let you have the glory first.”

“Yes, I will depart with Our Highness. Crown Prince.”

“Haha, seeing this, it seems you have no ambition as Holy Knight Commander. Just take the control stones and go.”

A chill arose above Lillian’s head.

…I thought it was a cultured greeting before the joint operation, but apparently not.

‘Well, it’s good to relieve tension with a power struggle.’

Since there was no telling what might happen in Caspian’s lair.

Lillian, sandwiched between the two giant barriers, rummaged through the bag she had brought.

“Here, take these. The commanders and vice-commanders of each unit should receive one.”

They were folding glasses called ‘lorgnettes’ that she had made before.

When she was making these, the villain had stuck right next to her asking all sorts of questions.

‘Lily, what did you put in here instead of glass?’

‘It’s calcite.’

‘Are you trying to say in a roundabout way that I’m being a hindrance right now?’

‘…Ren. That’s really the name of this mineral.’

Calcite was characterized by creating refraction when looked through.

However, in this world it was also used for slightly different purposes.

Those wearing the calcite lorgnettes held their breath.

“…I never would have thought they’d concealed such a large palace in a place like this.”

From the ‘memory’ His Majesty the Emperor had shown, the heretics led by the Revenants were skilled in all kinds of dark magic.

They were a tribe that used disguise and concealment as easily as eating.

Lillian put on the ‘Shed Veil.’

‘Now, it’s time to go in.’

And before that.

“Let’s start the explosions.”

* * *

Caspian slowly opened his eyes.

He had dreamed of his ‘past life.’

Strangely, his old memories were becoming clearer and clearer.

‘…Back then, I had almost succeeded.’

While Iris Tillard and Kail Tarandia were exhausting themselves fighting the plunderer Evren….

I had overthrown the Empire and taken revenge on the Five Great Families….

But then, an acrid smell was flowing into the Revenant’s Palace.

He asked the attendant who was guarding beside his bed.

“What is this about.”

“It’s a fire, Lord Caspian!”

The attendant was grinding his teeth.

Someone had set fire to the shoreline surrounding this hidden palace!

‘At first we thought it was a real fire and sent guards-.’

It was a minor error in judgment.

But by the time he felt something was suspicious, it had already begun.

“We’ve detected someone entering through the underground passages now.”

“Iris must have failed.”

Caspian closed his eyes and grinned wickedly.

He hadn’t expected much.

But still, for the ‘bride’ to come attacking this quickly.

It wasn’t bad that the butterfly was coming to get caught in the spider’s web on its own.

“Deal with the intruders, and bring the ‘bride’ to me.”

“Yes. Preparations to extract her control power as you commanded are also complete.”

There was ecstasy in the attendant’s voice.

“With that power, we’ll be able to accelerate our research as well. Please forgive my foolishness for not understanding Lord Caspian’s foresight!”

Caspian waved his hand indifferently.

After the Revenants were driven out to Calimore by the jealous Five Great Families,

they had absorbed heretics to increase their power.

To create a perfect world with only ability users, without arrogant ‘Controllers’….

Until now, they had supplemented ability users’ weaknesses with magic power.

But.

‘From now on, I’ll have to try perfect modification using the control power stolen from the ‘bride.”

The subordinates were excited by Caspian’s instructions.

However, Caspian only smiled vaguely.

“My heart is beating.”

Thinking of Lillian, pain arose in his heart for the first time.

Blood circulated through his body and excitement arose.

Caspian giggled while embracing the beautiful dress and veil that had been prepared in advance.

“…I’m sorry for killing you in my past life, bride.”

Back then I didn’t know I would fall for you like this.

I had been taught my whole life that you were an existence to be hated and trampled….

“But back then, it was after the plunderer Tarandia had also abandoned you and left.”

Caspian recalled the dream he had just had.

The old Lillian, ultimately left alone on the sickbed in the barracks.

‘That person said he would come, he promised!’

How pitiful, and also….

How lovely she looked desperately denying it while holding a dagger.

“But this time I’ll dress you in a pretty bridal gown.”

And as a bonus, I’ll shatter your illusions about that bastard too.

* * *

The dungeon maze of the palace.

Though passages filled with all kinds of dark magic extended in all directions, the party was advancing without losing their way.

“Saint, how do you know about a place like this…?”

Leona Bolivar, who had deployed as General Anais’s granddaughter, was dumbfounded.

‘First, please set off flames from House Boliver.’

She could understand instructions like that.

‘Luring the enemy is basic strategy!’

But to even confirm the palace’s secret passages and lead them…!

‘It’s information His Majesty the Emperor provided. He’s more knowledgeable about heretics than anyone.’

Does that mysterious and strange His Majesty cherish Lady Lillian…!

‘As expected, because she’s the prospective first daughter-in-law?’

Since she didn’t know that Lillian had seen various information through the Emperor, it was a natural reaction.

And the Boliver party was busy glancing at the reactions of the Crown Prince and Holy Knight Commander.

Starting with Noah, the Holy Knight Commander.

“Saint, are you alright? You’re not injured anywhere?”

“Thank you, but for efficiency… ah, no, please speak comfortably.”

“Pardon?”

“Instead of calling me Saint every time, you can call me Lillian. It’s a bit embarrassing too.”

At that moment, Noah’s nape turned bright red above his white collar.

“Yes… then… Lillian-.”

But then a large hand wrapped around Lillian’s waist to support her.

“Lilly. You need to watch where you’re stepping.”

“Ah, thank you.”

“See? They say if you just sit in the workshop all the time, your leg muscles atrophy.”

…It was Prince Evren.

The Bolivers just rolled their eyes as they watched the scene.

The Prince is smiling… But he’s really keeping guard…!

Meanwhile, Evren glanced sideways at Noah.

Noah frowned at the awareness that some crazy bastard was staring at him.

Evren sneered faintly.

‘That bastard probably didn’t commit any sins when he met Lilly in his past life, right?’

He must have lived a very upright and decent life without saying a single harsh word.

‘That’s why it would be 90.’

Just look at him now.

He’s trying to shake hands with Lillian, making her smile, getting close quickly thanks to their hierarchical relationship…

“…”

The focus in Evren’s eyes became hazy.

He had felt jealous toward Caspian Levernent too.

‘But I’m going to kill that trash.’

When they met again, he planned to toy with him as cruelly as possible before annihilating him.

But this Noah Sinclair was a bit different.

He felt a maddening sense of inferiority.

When the contract engagement ended, would Lillian want to live with a guy like that?

Thump, thump…

His heart had already been beating hard lately because of the imprint, and now heat began rising.

Just then, a massive arched door appeared.

Lillian pointed.

“To go in the direction where that bastard is, it’s this way. Your Highness, annihilate the door-.”

“Lilly, could you close your eyes for a moment? Hold onto me.”

“…?”

Lillian immediately squeezed her eyes shut.

The moment the massive door swung wide open, Evren smiled silently.

‘Even closing her eyes is pretty.’

How would it be harder to find something not pretty about Lilly?

Kiiiiiiiek…!

He could hear a massive gray wolf monster kicking off the ground and people screaming.

However, Evren casually grabbed the monster’s neck and twisted it.

Then he annihilated that part.

He didn’t even look at the monster he had eliminated, only gazing at Lillian who was holding onto his back.

“Haa.”

Just thinking about Lillian marrying some other guy…

He got so irritated that he wanted to annihilate everything in sight, so this worked out well.

Whether it was monsters or humans.

A spider web pattern began carving deeply into Evren’s left cheek as he smiled hazily.

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