The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 130

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130.

Caspian laughed.

But even to his own ears, it sounded like a forced laugh.

“A puppet? What a ridiculous thing to say.”

“Really? In your past life, you were alone too.”

“….”

“When you came to kill me, you didn’t have any trusted confidants or close allies either.”

Caspian unconsciously swallowed dryly.

“I guess you lived thinking you were the leader because everyone around you flattered you by calling you that?”

This woman’s words grabbed his soul and shook it.

The words he had grown up hearing without much thought crashed over him like a tsunami.

‘Of all places, to be born into the Tillard Family.’

‘We must kill the Priestess!’

‘Can’t you kill her? Then at least we must block that power!’

‘Kill all the Controllers!’

‘We must be perfect on our own!’

‘Master. Please endure for the sake of our glory.’

‘Lord Caspian!’

‘Lord Caspian!’

And Lillian had come to know him completely.

A light flickered in her eyes that had seen to the very bottom of his soul.

It was the pity of an adult looking at a very foolish child.

“You too were used without knowing anything. Caspian Levernent.”

“Shut up…!”

“That’s why even with all those abilities, you keep losing.”

Caspian’s face became increasingly distorted.

Then, a faint light emanated from Lillian’s neck.

‘Evidence of the mark…!’

The Attendant shouted loudly from beside him.

“Don’t listen, Master! To the Butterfly’s bewitching words-!”

But it was already too late.

The barrier spread across this area began to vibrate.

External tracking.

Nullification that prevented the use of control and abilities.

Those effects began to waver.

And from the artificial ‘rift’ created by the ability of annihilation, a chilling laugh flowed out.

“…Marriage?”

Evren, who revealed himself through the gap, was smiling with narrowed eyes.

“The most pathetic thing I’ve ever heard.”

However, contrary to his words, his hand instantly grabbed Caspian’s throat.

“Remove that wretched face from Lily’s life.”

“…Guk!”

Caspian responded agilely.

But his reaction was already slow due to the ‘divine punishment’ Lillian had inflicted.

And ‘annihilation’ began to spread from where his throat was touched.

“…!”

A soundless scream burst from his mouth. Even his other ability of nullification couldn’t stop it.

‘Because of the Priestess- because of Lillian…!’

His mind was shaken, making counterattack or resistance impossible.

Markus reacted immediately.

Master! Uuuurgh!

But it was already too late.

The barrier that had separated and protected this area from other spaces was completely shattered.

Divine power explosively swept over this area from the ‘rift’ Evren had created.

“We keep meeting at the Temple, don’t we?”

While Markus was struggling, Noah pressed down firmly with his military boot.

Noah bared his teeth as he looked at Markus.

The Holy Knights all together sealed Markus with divine power.

The Attendant cried out and summoned more subordinates, but it was too late.

“Master! Block them all!”

The Shadows, the Voliberre Family, and even the retainers of the Second Prince came rushing in.

Unlike when they fought as a smokescreen, when they were serious, they were more powerful than anyone.

Caspian, who had shaken off Evren’s hand, collapsed.

‘My vision has been annihilated.’

Thump, thump. Drumbeats echoed in his eardrums.

Is this fear?

He raised his head and searched for Lillian with his remaining vision.

That woman who had mortgaged my life….

Lillian, who was standing with Evren’s support, extended her hand.

“This is my thanks for stabbing me with that spider monster.”

And also for making my parents die covered in blood.

“It’s time to be punished.”

Lillian’s finger touched his forehead.

And a bursting sound that shouldn’t come from a human body echoed.

It was a rampage.

* * *

Some time later.

Caspian was gasping on the floor with his fists clenched tight.

Lillian looked down at him indifferently.

The man who was already broken due to ‘divine punishment’ and had cracks like thin lines on his body from the rampage.

Lillian clenched and unclenched her hands.

It would be nice if he lived to receive punishment.

But even if we dragged him to prison….

‘The same thing as escaping from the ‘Tower of Seclusion’ might repeat again.’

Troublesome matters would repeat like a hamster wheel.

‘Rather than that, let’s end it here.’

A little cold sweat broke out.

But then, familiar hands grabbed both of Lillian’s shoulders from behind.

“You’re not planning to call down lightning here again, are you.”

“…!”

“If you do, I’ll really get angry.”

The Villain was slightly annoyed.

In fact, he had been very displeased even before executing this operation.

‘There are humans overflowing here, so why are you volunteering to be the bait? Hm? After disappearing once before my eyes, did you develop an interest in running away?’

‘No, Ren. It’s because me going would arouse the least suspicion.’

‘Send that one. I should give my younger brother a chance to be active like a food poisoning germ too.’

He was someone who said strange things well.

But when he covered Lillian’s eyes with one hand, he was gentle.

“You can keep your eyes closed.”

“But….”

“You actually don’t like scary things and blood.”

“….”

“I can take care of things like this. Just look at the good things.”

She closed her eyes tightly as he said.

The scent that comes when snow slowly begins to fall in the forest drifted by.

‘Originally, this scent used to calm my heart.’

But now because of this scent, I keep…

‘Let’s get married after everything is over.’

‘You heard me say to speak prettily too. If you say it, I’ll learn.’

I keep…

‘If my eyes are going to sting this much, I might as well keep them open.’

And when she opened her eyes.

There was nothing where Caspian had been.

* * *

Lord Caspian is dead.

Iris’s knees trembled as she watched this situation unfold.

Because Lillian had taken all the good roles, she couldn’t do anything.

‘What do I do, what do I do?’

Actually, when she brought the reporters, she wanted to prove her magnificent appearance as the ‘future princess.’

But…!

‘The Oracle asked me to do it, so I even opened a protective barrier for them!’

When Markus appeared, Iris came to her senses.

‘That’s right, I need to get help from Lord Caspian to return to my original position!’

But in the end, Lillian ruined everything.

Just then, the people who had been taken hostage let out groans.

“Uuugh…”

“Ah, my head…”

Iris quickly came to her senses.

‘The recording stones they have!’

It would be such a waste since they captured Iris’s activities…!

‘Just in case, I need to destroy them all.’

Iris approached the people who had been captured.

“Everyone, are you alright?”

“Ah, Lady Iris…”

“Oh no. Wait just a moment, I’ll give you the medicine I brought first.”

Iris pretended to support them while collecting the bluish recording stones.

‘Earlier when I touched this formation, it seemed like the power drained, right?’

Iris carefully pressed only the recording stones against the alchemical formation.

One by one, their power drained and they turned black like coal.

‘Good.’

Now there’s no dangerous evidence left.

But just as she was getting up while feeling elated inside, a gentle voice was heard.

“You. What are you doing?”

“…!”

Lillian was watching indifferently with her arms crossed.

Iris stood up nonchalantly.

“I’m taking care of the people who suffered because of me, Saint.”

“….”

“Why? You’re not telling me not to do even that, are you?”

“I guess you feel sorry for the people you sold out?”

“Sold out!”

Iris flared up but immediately backed down.

This place was full of people blinded by Lillian’s radiance.

At times like this, she had to be confident.

“I know that I caused… caused trouble for you, sister.”

This isn’t losing pathetically.

This is the survival skill of the oppressed Princess of Tillard.

“But would I sell out the people I brought here…?”

“Wipe off the barrier powder on your hands before you speak.”

“…!”

“You’re not a five-year-old, so if you’re going to cause trouble, at least cover your tracks.”

Lillian pointed at Iris’s hands.

Iris clenched her hands tightly.

At her fingertips, there were very faint red traces that could barely be seen unless looked at carefully.

‘Lillian is really gloomy.’

And the people’s glares were so sharp that she felt like crying.

Where in the world do people look at someone like that over something like this?

“I, I was so scared that I might not have seen properly!”

“….”

“It’s too much to embarrass me in front of people over something like this. Even if sister left us, we’re still family-“

“Iris. Do you know what the main ingredient of recording stones is?”

“…?”

“It’s monster cores.”

Iris frowned.

Is she trying to show off even in this situation?

‘That’s basic knowledge that any artifact creator would naturally know, right?’

Monster visual information is stored not only in the brain…

‘But also in the heart, which is used as gemstones…’

Because of the characteristic that it can be replayed repeatedly at any time, it was used when making recording stones.

“Good that you understand quickly.”

“…!”

“There’s a witness here, no, a wit-monster. Iris.”

Markus, who had shrunk down to the size of a hand, was being held by Lillian and crying.

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