The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 120

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120.

Lillian glanced around the situation while using Villain’s back as a shield.

The cries of monsters basically cause panic in humans.

But surprisingly, the current situation wasn’t frightening.

‘My silver one is scarier.’

The fact that he could create ‘holes’ in space and all.

‘…But could an S-rank Ability User really evolve this far?’

Lillian looked worriedly at Villain as he casually caught and subdued the monsters.

‘I need to watch him more carefully so he doesn’t go berserk.’

Just then, a sigh filled with fear and admiration came from behind.

“Truly magnificent.”

“Count Leona.”

He was a member of a family that General Bolivar cherished.

As an A-rank fire-type Ability User, he had been a great help with the arson in front of the Palace earlier.

“But Saint, if I may be so bold.”

Count Leona looked hesitant.

“Since we’ve brought Crown Prince with us, couldn’t we have just annihilated the entire Palace?”

“As you said, that would have been more time-efficient for us.”

“Then why—?”

“You’ll understand once we go in there.”

Once we enter that room where the monster just came from.

It was also the path we had to take to reach that bastard Caspian, but there was one thing I needed to confirm.

The Dim Room.

Long vertical glass tubes standing against the walls.

“Gasp…!”

The sound of Marguerite gasping came from behind my shoulder.

Well, it would be horrifying.

The sight of people trapped unconscious inside glass tubes was chilling just to think about.

Lillian frowned as she looked.

Now it was quite some time ago.

Lillian recalled the conversation about Heretics she had with Villain before the engagement ceremony.

‘Ability Users must become complete in themselves, something like that.’

‘That means there could be human experimentation.’

If they tried to handle ability sickness or rampage without control…

‘And there’s no experiment without failures, and they wouldn’t use their subordinates as test subjects first.’

They would have experimented on those kidnapped from nearby areas first.

Villain, who was leading the group, glanced at Lillian.

“So this is why you told me not to use annihilation.”

“Yeah. Just in case, I needed to check… Oh.”

Lillian stopped speaking when she saw a familiar face.

‘That person is…!’

Wasn’t that the person I saw on the day I reported my rank to the Empire?

‘Ambassador Ruenda has come. It’s an honor to meet a hero.’

‘What? A hero?’

‘Didn’t you directly fight pirates at Basheta Strait and rescue the captured citizens?’

Did that person come here voluntarily?

Or were they captured?

‘…Well, I should hope for the latter.’

And hope it’s not too late.

Lillian nodded to Count Noah.

If they were caught under dark magic, it would be safest for the Holy Knights to check.

But then.

—You came to see me, Priestess.

A voice that seemed to lick my eardrums made me shudder.

My body literally froze.

Lillian could barely move her eyes to scan her surroundings.

The people around showed no reaction.

‘He’s directly messing with me right now.’

Lillian clenched her fist with all her strength. Butterfly afterimages made of control power quietly peeked out between her fingers.

‘Ren or Count Noah.’

I hope someone notices this situation first.

‘Since he’s definitely nearby…!’

But the whispering in my ears wouldn’t stop, making my mind chaotic.

—Creator God paired you with me. Isn’t it too much to cling to that plunderer from House of Tarandia?

This year was still a bumper crop. A bumper crop overflowing with pestilence from all directions…

And Villain, what, a plunderer? He might have an unpredictable personality, but This Man had never petty stolen anything.

—You don’t even know that he’s deceiving you. Poor Priestess. So I’ll show you.

The bastard who killed my parents and ruined my life was spouting nonsense.

—How House of Tarandia deceived you.

* * *

It took 3 seconds to realize something was wrong with Lillian.

Another 1 second until he saw butterfly afterimages much fainter than usual.

It was less than 5 seconds in total.

However, when Evren noticed the anomaly, a thunderous sound crashed down.

Bang!

Space magic that trapped each individual separately activated.

The group gritted their teeth and endured the pressure.

“Ugh…!”

“Everyone stay alert!”

Before coming here.

They had studied the forbidden arts that might activate in the revenant’s Palace.

But Lillian hadn’t activated protective magic.

“Lilly!”

Evren reached out to the woman who had been right next to him.

His heart slipped through his fingertips.

Lillian disappeared from before his eyes in an instant.

* * *

“Ugh…”

Lillian opened her eyes.

Even with her eyes closed, the sunlight coming through her eyelids was too bright.

Wasn’t this kind of brightness also a form of violence…?

I wish someone would draw the curtains.

‘No, wait.’

Just moments ago I was Underground where there was almost no light, so why was it midday now?

“…!”

Lillian immediately sprang up from the Bed like a spring. But she soon collapsed back down.

“Huh…?”

Her right leg, which had been covered by the blanket, wouldn’t move at all.

Was this because I got injured in that attack earlier?

‘No, this feels like the muscles are completely destroyed?’

Cold sweat beaded on her forehead at the sudden situation.

But before her vision could blur, the tent door opened.

“Are you awake?”

“…!”

“You should still have a fever.”

The scent of winter forest filled the room.

And the anxiety that had been overwhelming her disappeared with that low, settled voice.

The Villain in black armor approached.

She didn’t know when he had changed clothes, but seeing his face in this bewildering situation brought her relief.

“Ren!”

“…What?”

“Ren, what happened to us?”

Lillian hurriedly grabbed the crutches placed beside the nightstand. She didn’t know who had done this, but it was a thoughtful arrangement.

“Where are we? Did we return to the castle by any chance?”

“….”

“Wait! What about the others? Sir Jeanne, Marguerite and everyone-?”

“Ha. What the hell are you talking about.”

“…!”

Lillian unconsciously froze.

The Villain was smiling, but his eyes were full of wariness.

Only then did she realize.

She had been too flustered to notice before, but the Villain looked older than usual.

His facial features were sharper, and his gaze had darkened.

‘His complexion doesn’t look good either.’

This Man was radiating the sensitivity of a cornered wild beast.

“You always sang about how disgusting I looked, how much you hated me.”

“Huh?”

“I guess you’ve changed your method of toying with people now, Lady Tillard.”

“What…?”

“Is it fun to drive people crazy like this?”

…But this guy?

He always talked about being her heart, her leash, so why is he speaking like this?

‘What the hell is this situation?’

Was the Villain angry at Lillian?

But Lillian had done her best to be useful all this time.

She had worked so hard on his side that she couldn’t possibly try any harder.

So…. she thought This Man was gentle… at least toward Lillian.

Just as a hot crack was about to form in her heart, Lillian mentally slapped herself.

‘No. Let’s think of him as someone I don’t know for now.’

Since this is a confusing situation, let’s try to adapt to the changed circumstances quickly.

Lillian bowed as politely as possible even while leaning on her crutches.

“I apologize, Your Highness. I seem to have lost my mind briefly due to the fever.”

“Suddenly using formal speech now?”

This version of the Villain was quite picky too.

Just like when she first met ‘Ren’….

“Where is this place?”

“The barracks.”

“….”

Perhaps understanding her look that hoped for a bit more explanation, he added.

“That you and I use.”

“…?”

Lillian stared at this Villain who only gave rather unhelpful explanations.

Then she rolled her eyes to quickly scan the surrounding space. It was certainly too large for one person to use.

Even so, sharing the same space?

…This Man and I?

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