The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 51

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51.

Lillian saw it. At Duke Baltazar’s appearance…

‘Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen the Second Empress hate someone this much since the Villain.’

Pavil’s desire was to break Baltazar and become the real power in Tarandia.

So if the evidence that their long-cultivated work had failed was breathing and alive…

They’d be furious.

…Lillian quietly retreated behind the Villain’s back, intending to use him as a shield if necessary.

Duke Tillard, who had already been flustered once, looked even worse.

“Haha, Elric Tillard. My friend.”

“You bastard…!”

“How wonderful to meet again like this?”

Duke Tillard’s jaw trembled violently.

Those two had never been friends.

‘So there’s no reason to be happy about meeting again.’

From their youth, it had been a relationship marked by one-sided inferiority complex.

Which side felt the inferiority was something to judge for oneself.

The Empress smiled bitterly.

“…At such a splendid gathering, I’m delighted to meet after so long. I hope your health has been well?”

“Couldn’t be better. However.”

When Duke Baltazar opened his palm, a bluish spider was summoned.

The spider fell onto the tiled floor.

“I suffered quite a long ordeal because of this damned thing.”

Startled screams could be heard from various places.

Though it no longer moved, the appearance of the ‘blue spider’ itself was rather grotesque.

Lillian stared intently at the Empress’s reaction.

‘I wonder what her reaction will be.’

Prince Kail wore an expression of not understanding what was happening.

The Empress elegantly displayed a bewildered expression.

“…You seem to have changed your ability, Duke? Though you borrowed the power of earth, such an insect…”

Right, she chose the play-dumb strategy.

Clap!

Lillian clapped her hands and widened her eyes.

“How can this be! Isn’t this something Count Somnis made, Duke?”

“My, young lady. You know about this?”

“Of course. He bragged so much about putting the Empress’s power inside it. Right?”

Lillian looked back over her shoulder.

The Count who had previously been caught and had his crown pressed down was brought in, captured by Elias.

He looked very haggard from being tormented by Shadow.

“Em-Empress…”

“Prince, Duke! What is the meaning of this? How can you bring someone to a social venue like this-”

Just as the Empress was about to speak very firmly.

Crash! The sound of thin glass breaking echoed.

As soon as that sound was heard, the captured Count screamed a dying scream.

“No, don’t-!”

Wasn’t this an A-grade ability user’s poison condensed and activated?

If it broke now, a great disaster would occur!

The Empress reflexively stepped back.

And turned her head toward her most precious son.

“Kail, step back…!”

“Oh my, I’m sorry!”

But just then, Lillian covered her mouth.

And casually picked up the broken spider fragments.

“I’m sorry. I was trying to pick this up, not knowing it would break…”

“Lillian, don’t touch it directly.”

“But Your Highness. What on earth is inside this?”

Lillian tilted her head.

“There’s a small bead inside. I have no idea what it is?”

“No matter how I look at it, I can feel the ability of deadly poison.”

“Oh my, how frightening!”

Lillian pretended to be startled and tried to drop the spider she was holding.

Seeing this, the Empress’s stern face and Count Somnis gasping and dying were amusing.

‘Though I hate to admit it, Tillard is indeed hypocritical.’

The acting came as naturally as breathing.

Anyway, when taking it out from the Duke’s temple, she had controlled it so the ability wouldn’t activate.

Lillian looked at the Count and shook her head.

“What a terrifying person this is. To use the Pavil Family’s ability to attack Baltazar.”

“I, I didn’t want to do such a thing…!”

“Oh my? Then who ordered you to do such a thing?”

Eyes alternately looked between the Empress and Count Somnis.

“To dare target one of the Five Great Families?”

“But, the Empress’s reaction earlier was…”

“Shh, shh.”

The Count’s face turned deathly pale. Even without confessing, he would know he was already finished.

The Empress smiled, narrowing her eyes.

But Lillian had seen it countless times and knew.

That she was forcibly enduring being extremely angry and twisted inside.

* * *

The Empress looked coldly at the convulsing Count.

He had been convenient because he was a ‘nightmare’ that left no evidence.

But against a high-grade ability user, because he was impatient…

‘But they made a mistake typical of the easily fooled Baltazar family.’

If it were her, she would have tortured the Count more thoroughly and used him advantageously.

‘They seem to have brought him to embarrass me here, but this much isn’t enough.’

It would be better to cut off the tail here.

“…To dare humiliate an earth ability user like this.”

“Your Majesty! I was just-!”

“Arrest this man. You’ve truly been insulted, Duke Baltazar.”

“Haha, insulted? All’s well that ends well, isn’t it?”

Duke Baltazar burst into hearty laughter.

…Rather, when she felt an ominous premonition from that bastard’s laughter, Evren spoke up.

“Empress. But why don’t you thank Lillian?”

“…What did you say, Prince?”

“Why not? She’s truly a benefactor of the Imperial Family. Lillian stopped someone trying to frame the Empress.”

“…!”

“No, she’s a benefactor of the Pavil Family.”

The Empress bit the inside of her mouth with a crack. She tasted the bitter poison of her own blood.

The Empress slowly looked at Lillian.

That incompetent thing she had no choice but to place in her precious family home, just because of her background…

“Thank you, Lillian. Thanks to you… I avoided unnecessary misunderstanding.”

“Oh my, I’m honored, Your Majesty.”

Lillian smiled brightly.

“How truly fortunate indeed! From now on, other families won’t have to worry about being brainwashed when doing business with the Pavil Family!”

Robelia had always valued the name of Pavil itself more than the Imperial Family.

And in this hall, there were also attendees who conducted various businesses with Pavil.

They were already awkwardly hunching their shoulders even before the Empress looked at them.

By the end of this night, they would return to their respective mansions and examine themselves.

Whether they had made any disadvantageous contracts!

“That couldn’t be the case, Lillian.”

“Oh my, then you’re blessing the future of His Highness the Crown Prince and myself?”

“…What did you say?”

“This is no different from approval from the head of Pavil and Her Majesty the Empress herself!”

A royal’s words of gratitude were tantamount to permission for whatever they might do in the future.

Getting such approval from the Emperor, who had become slightly strange, was uncertain.

Evren narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Empress who had voluntarily embarrassed herself.

‘You’re choosing the path of going around and gaining things one by one? Even if it’s inefficient?’

‘How about we say I’m choosing the side that’s both fun and gains reputation…?’

Right, that’s not bad.

He smiled and tightened his grip on his interlocked hands with Lillian.

Judging by the emotions flowing in, Lillian seemed excited too.

But now there was the next schedule.

“Lillian must be getting tired now. We should withdraw like this.”

“That’s right. Everyone, have a good night filled with blessings.”

Behind the two who turned around, a familiar roar echoed.

It was Duke Tillard and other ducal families.

“Lillian…! Lillian, come here right now-.”

“Now, now, Elric.”

“…!”

“Now the remaining people need to talk with me, don’t they?”

Enoch Baltazar had a very thick torso.

He had a large presence and was a good shield.

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