The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 27
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27.
‘What will happen to me now?’
Marguerite squeezed her eyes shut.
She would surely receive severe punishment…
Huu. Elias let out a long sigh.
“…Miss has received the right to punish you. She said she would keep you by her side.”
“Yes… Yes?”
She thought they would demand her head immediately?
“Miss said she hopes there will be no losses in His Highness’s forces.”
“…!”
“So you should go and express your gratitude for being spared.”
Elias thought of his lord and shuddered inwardly.
What if Lillian hadn’t requested the right to punish?
‘Marguerite wouldn’t have left a trace.’
The Controllers had strange fantasies about their lord.
Perhaps it was because they stayed in the rear.
That Evren was a kind person because he smiled.
That he was someone who carried deep wounds due to the tragic death of the First Empress.
‘The problem is that he has none of that.’
Utility and non-utility.
Evren viewed humans only by these standards.
He had no interest in whether people’s exteriors and interiors differed.
Because using his ability was enough.
Such a person kept questioning and trying to understand one particular existence.
He only felt sorry for Marguerite, who had tried to interfere without understanding the meaning.
* * *
Late at night.
Marguerite’s footsteps toward Lillian’s Quarters were unbearably heavy.
“What brings you here?”
“Lady Lillian. Thank you for saving my life.”
“…”
“And… I’m truly sorry.”
Marguerite waited with bated breath.
Lillian, who had been standing with her back turned, half-turned around.
Her voice was as soft as the quiet night air.
“I think it’s natural to feel that way, Marguerite.”
“Pardon?”
“When you’re loyal to someone, there are times when you feel you should step forward. Even if it means becoming the villain.”
Marguerite clenched her fists tightly.
Though it might sound like an excuse, those words were also her true feelings.
She had served this household since childhood.
She had strived to become the best Controller for the ability users, superiors, and knights.
That’s why she thought they shouldn’t easily trust a woman from an enemy family…
“So I can understand.”
“Ah…!”
Tears welled up in Marguerite’s eyes.
‘Even if it means becoming the villain.’
Those words resonated deeply.
‘How can she be… such a warm and caring person?’
Until now, she had looked down on her as an incompetent member of Tillard.
But perhaps, in reality, she had sacrificed herself for her family-.
“But does it end with just saying sorry?”
“Pardon?”
“Hm? If I just accept everything with a simple apology, the only future I have is one where I live bearing all the bullying from my future sister-in-law.”
“Pardon…?”
“Marguerite, Marguerite, our Marguerite.”
Lillian had somehow come close.
She smiled brightly with that chillingly pretty face.
“If you’re really sorry, how about doing some push-ups first?”
“…!?”
* * *
The night sky viewed from a sitting position was beautiful.
It moved up and down a little, but it was solid without shaking.
‘As expected of the head Controller.’
Her basic physical strength was solid.
Wasn’t it amazing that she could do push-ups while carrying Lillian on her back?
“You know, I’ve been thinking, Marguerite.”
“Yes, ugh.”
A dying-like response came from beneath Lillian.
However, she ignored it.
“I became His Highness’s Controller, right? Since I can’t just do controlling all the time, I had this feeling of wanting to contribute something.”
“Yes, yes, that’s right.”
“But you distorted my sincere intentions like this… Actually, I was really hurt? I’m quite sensitive, you know.”
“I’m sorry, sorry, I’m sorry.”
“And I thought some more.”
“Why, do you have, so many, thoughts…?”
“I always think, Marguerite. Therefore I exist.”
Do you know how hard I try not to die?
There probably isn’t anyone in this place who uses their brain as much as Lillian.
“Marguerite, your back is sagging.”
“Ughhh…!”
“Alright, I’ve enjoyed the scenery long enough.”
Lillian mercifully got up.
Marguerite couldn’t even think about dignity and collapsed face-down on the tile floor.
“How about it? How will you treat me from now on?”
“From, from now on, with all sincerity…! I will serve… you…!”
“Oh my. When you say it like that, it makes me seem like I’m treating people like I’m catching mice. That’s not it, right? You want to serve me, don’t you?”
“Yes, yes. Sincerely…”
“Yes, good.”
Lillian smiled warmly.
“I trust that the children under you will also help me with the same sincerity as you from now on?”
“Of, of course.”
It would be best to do so if they didn’t want to die.
‘The reason I’m forgiving her isn’t anything special.’
For the crown prince competition, it was natural that military force would be needed.
And in the case of eventually facing the worst situation.
‘War will break out.’
Wouldn’t it be good to have even one more head until then?
People have value when they’re alive.
As long as they’re not humans who abandon others.
* * *
After a storm had swept through once.
Lillian began to enjoy a pleasant environment free from malicious gossip.
It was thanks to having an excellent attendant by her side.
“Marguerite. My sketch.”
“Yes, Miss!”
“Marguerite, the angle you’re handing me the pencil is all wrong.”
“I apologize, I’ll correct it immediately.”
“Let’s get it right in one try, in one try.”
“Yes!”
Marguerite responded with discipline like a knight’s squire rather than a maid.
With Marguerite acting this way, even those who had always viewed Lillian with hostility became compliant.
They even cautiously approached after reading Lillian’s mood.
“Miss, you haven’t come to the field very often before.”
“That’s right.”
“But last time, how did you create those butterfly afterimages with your control power?”
“That’s content from the Tillard Family’s training.”
“…!”
“I know because I organized those logs myself.”
Since Ramio had dumped all the family’s training logs on Lillian.
‘Ramio, this… Brother Kuern said he needed it quickly… If you write it carelessly like this, later on-.’
‘Ah! You’re really whining over something trivial. You do it in that time!’
Thanks to that, though she was ‘powerless,’ she had learned several countermeasures in her head.
‘I wondered when I’d ever use that meaningless stuff.’
Nothing in life is useless.
Even rolling dog dung eventually helps with medicine, so people look for it and such, don’t they.
However, when she answered, the Controllers’ expressions subtly changed.
Like they had bitten into a sour slice of lemon.
“…You did that kind of thing too, Miss?”
“Hm? Yes.”
“But that kind of work is for subordinates….”
“I just did it myself.”
“….”
Everyone stopped saying anything more.
In any case, the situation had become one where they voluntarily followed Lillian’s words.
‘I gained a voice through this incident.’
Since she had become the villain’s exclusive aide, she realized she could push through any absurd thing.
However, when it came to competing for the crown prince position.
‘They’ll get hurt quite a bit in that process too.’
If she proceeded without any results, there would only be a possibility of people defecting midway.
So with just this level of trust, she could give and take appropriately and end it there.
And a few hours later, Jeanne came running to deliver news she had heard from the priest.
“Miss, the sacred relic for checking compatibility is ready to operate!”
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