The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 24

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24.

Reverse rampage.

This referred to a symptom where an ability user’s rampage was completely transferred back to the Controller.

Quite an intuitive expression, wasn’t it.

“Kek, krgh…!”

The Count rolled on the ground, retching.

He scratched at his throat as if struggling to breathe, and snake scales tore through his skin.

“Aaaaah…!”

Even those watching turned pale at the sight.

‘That’s why they say beast transformation abilities are painful.’

Anyone from Tenebrin would know that pain.

‘Yet knowing that, he deliberately tried to make the Princess rampage.’

And normally, the original owner of an ability could at least endure a rampage for a while. Since it was their own power.

“Kek, aah!”

One of the Count’s arms, caught in reverse rampage, instantly transformed into a massive snake tail.

Just as the snake tail was about to lash down like a whip, Jeanne shouted to the Shadows.

“Everyone make shields!”

Having received advance warning from Lillian, they were incredibly quick.

Thanks to that, even when the whip attack struck, shields made of solid stone and earth blocked it.

Just as the snake tail was about to slice through the air again.

It dissolved away like melting snow in midair.

And from behind Lillian came an incredulous, languid voice.

“Just how far ahead did you see, you?”

“…! Your Highness.”

The villain was embracing Lillian’s waist from behind.

He clicked his tongue while looking at the Count writhing with his dissolved arm.

“Didn’t you order me to wait around this area.”

“That wasn’t an order, it was a request.”

“So I’m curious if you also anticipated that man would end up like this.”

“It was just obvious.”

Want to screw over an ability user?

Then the most effective method was to make them rampage.

At first, he probably thought disrupting Lillian’s repairs would be enough.

‘But those kinds of people are unnecessarily thorough.’

So Lillian had checked the hands of the Princess who came to the temporary workshop.

‘Your Highness, could you extend your hand for a moment?’

‘…? Why?’

It was to check if there was a pattern that could trigger a rampage.

‘If it’s a place where you could carve it without arousing suspicion from the ward.’

Usually the back of the hand would be convenient.

Having become a Controller, she could detect patterns even when they were transparent.

Unlike ‘imprinting’, that was a one-time brainwashing technique.

‘There was a high chance he’d trigger it at this moment!’

It would eliminate video evidence while also providing an excuse to emphasize the Princess’s instability.

Fortunately, she had adjusted it to work in reverse beforehand…

“Ah!”

Lillian pressed her temple.

A dizzying pain struck before her eyes.

When she removed her hand, blood was on it. Her skin had torn, making it sting.

“Uh…?”

Oh no.

The snake transformation ability apparently had regeneration.

‘The tail the villain dissolved sprouted back out.’

She’d been hit by flying debris from it.

Well, as long as it didn’t hit her eyes. Since this was a temple, it would be easy to ask for some healing power.

But then all sound disappeared from behind Lillian.

“…?”

An intimidating presence arose so intense she was afraid to turn around.

Like when walking down a dark alley with something terrifyingly frightening following behind.

And the source of that intimidating presence smoothly passed by on her left.

Only then could the breath caught in her throat finally escape.

“…Your Highness?”

Suddenly… the villain had snapped.

She realized anew once again.

Why the original work’s descriptions had been so frightening about this man with such fleetingly beautiful looks.

Was there any difference between his smiling face and a beautiful demon starved for blood?

With each step he took, the grass on the ground turned white and dissolved.

Centered on the dissolving spots, circular ripples were spreading outward.

Her instincts went wild. At this rate, a major accident would happen.

Lillian hurriedly blocked Evren’s path.

“Your Highness. Sondaejung!”

“Move aside.”

“Your Highness, wait, Sondaejung! Do you remember Sondaejung?”

“Lillian Tillard.”

The gently flowing voice was eerily sinister.

“I’m in a very bad mood right now. Soon there won’t be anything left to see.”

“…!”

“So step back.”

Lillian’s mouth went completely dry.

Sondaejung… didn’t he say he knew how to do it?

And he was fine earlier, so why did his temper suddenly explode?

At that moment, a snow-white flash struck down from the air.

It hit the Count’s arm that had transformed into a snake tail directly.

“Aaaaah!”

“Oh my. The snakes in myths kept regenerating.”

“Urgh…!”

“Does that regenerative power carry over to humans too? How very interesting…”

It was a voice without the slightest trace of interest.

The Count kept repeating regeneration since he was in reverse rampage from the snake ability.

And the villain could have knocked his opponent unconscious but chose not to.

The Princess and the rest of Tenebrin’s party trembled in fear.

The Shadows, who had been lively in front of Lillian, turned cold-faced.

It seemed like they were seeing a familiar scene.

Just one they had forgotten about for a while.

Lillian slowly closed her mouth.

Ah, of course she didn’t feel even an ant’s tear worth of sympathy for that Count.

He deserved to be tortured.

She’d understand if he went to the Kingdom and received a death sentence.

But there was a difference between giving punishment fitting the crime and toying with a human like a plaything.

She needed to quickly lower the mental contamination of the ability users whose eyes had rolled back in excitement.

Not just the villain now, but also the Count who kept fighting back.

Controllers basically lower the mental contamination of ability users through ‘contact’.

‘Focus.’

Occasionally, there were those who could push this power outward from their body to use it.

Even if it was less powerful than direct touch, it was the perfect solution for the current situation.

‘That strange infinity symbol appeared too.’

Lillian gritted her teeth and tried to draw out the power circulating inside her to the surface of her skin.

With both hands clasped together as if in prayer.

Push it out, push it out…!

At that moment.

Pink butterfly phantoms mixed with sparkling particles appeared in the air.

The butterflies floated dreamlike above people’s heads.

The moment the glowing particles falling from the butterfly wings touched their skin, they disappeared cleanly, leaving only a refreshing sensation.

And a pink butterfly gently landed on the forehead of the Count who had raised his head.

“Ugh… Uh…”

The Count slowly collapsed to the ground.

Lillian ran toward the man who stood frozen in place.

He had awakened someone else and dragged them into this situation.

He had even imprinted on them without permission.

Then shouldn’t he at least keep his own sanity intact to maintain balance?

“Your Highness. Please stop this now.”

Lillian hurriedly grasped the villain’s left hand tightly.

The villain still only stared straight ahead.

Was controlling with her hands not enough?

Lillian earnestly held and massaged the villain’s hand.

If the situation weren’t so urgent, it would have looked like she was dutifully caring for him.

However, the villain didn’t move at all.

‘What else should I touch from here?’

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