The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 56
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56.
Chapter 16. Family and Princess
Lillian smiled brightly.
Elric frowned, as this was the first time he’d seen Lillian smile like that.
The granddaughter he liked least.
In a household where every family member was a valuable resource, she had been less than worthless.
‘Grandfather, happy birthday. I made this for you…’
‘Put away that useless junk.’
Since she had no ability, wasn’t she just trying to curry favor with pointless gestures?
But had she always been this articulate?
“I’m ready to transfer my brother’s portion at any time. To think the future Duke of Tillard ‘personally’ purchased it.”
“…!”
“How much of a stir would that cause in the capital? What about His Majesty and the Empress? I’m just a bonus, after all.”
Lillian tilted her head.
“We can’t let Iris’s future be blocked, can we?”
At those words, Iris was startled.
As an S-class Controller, Iris naturally had to form connections with the imperial family.
If not that, then at least with the highest nobility comparable to the Five Great Noble Families!
Iris looked desperately at her grandfather.
“Grandfather…!”
‘What if Lillian ruins my life!’
She wished he would just give in to such threats moderately and cast her out!
The Duke closed his mouth at Iris’s tearful gaze.
The Crown Prince was leisurely half-reclining in his chair, staring in this direction.
He hadn’t blinked even once.
‘That bastard is still just wearing human skin.’
Just like the current Emperor.
‘The power of annihilation…’
The Creator God had chosen Tarandia as the imperial family and bestowed such destructive power.
And the Empire’s people wanted the most inhuman Tarandia to rule over them.
Replacing the imperial family was an impossible, ridiculous situation.
Still, it seemed this powerless girl had briefly caught that prince’s interest.
Given her beauty, it was certainly possible.
“…What do you want.”
“Two things. First, I’ll receive money equivalent to my contributions to the family.”
“Money?”
“Surely you won’t try to lowball me?”
“Ha. How much could such a thing be worth.”
“208,620,000 gold.”
“…What?”
“The profit I’ve generated for this family.”
Lillian answered.
It was about the budget a provincial noble’s estate might produce in five years.
“This is my estimate for managing the Control Stone business, family events, and Ramio’s family knight duties for about 10 years.”
“Such trivial-.”
“That’s calculated at the minimum wage given to servants. Though I did double it for work requiring creativity.”
Lillian exhaled briefly.
It wasn’t that her heart ached with sorrow.
‘Ah, I’m out of breath.’
It was because she was short of breath from rattling off her memorized speech.
Lillian looked up at her grandfather carefully.
She had thought that growing old naturally made one an adult, someone who knew everything.
But that was wrong thinking.
And the same went for her grandfather, who she had once feared and loved as much as she feared.
The bewilderment behind that incredulous expression.
To think he had no idea what I’d been doing in that house all this time…
Lillian also lightly scanned the other party members.
Kuern, who looked just as confused as grandfather about what this was all about.
And Iris.
Where had that bright expression from earlier greetings gone?
Her lips were tightly pressed, offended that she dared bring up business matters.
“Your Grace probably didn’t know. How hard I worked to earn my keep in that house.”
Though even then, I lived like a beast for a while after my parents died.
“And even that food, clothing, and shelter was nothing compared to the benefits I brought the family.”
“Ha…”
“Of course, I believe Your Grace’s remaining grandchildren will generate several times more profit.”
I know for certain now that they can’t.
With talk of agreements even coming up in Duke Tillard’s name, surely he wouldn’t back down now?
‘Hehe. I’ve secured it like this.’
My future exile fund…!
‘I couldn’t make excessive demands here.’
There were naturally dignity maintenance costs.
But Lillian had no easy way to invest this elsewhere.
However, if it was originally the family’s budget…
“Ha. Yes. A powerless person pretending her body is something great.”
The Duke stood up from his seat.
‘Normally he would be a more dignified person than this.’
The youngest granddaughter’s problem seemed to be a bigger trigger than expected.
Seeing him make such heartfelt remarks here too, when he would have held back for dignity’s sake.
“That you, a powerless person, lived and breathed was purely thanks to being born into the Tillard family.”
“…”
“If you had been born elsewhere, in a different class, do you think it would have been possible? In this land!”
It was indeed true.
The birth that had tormented Lillian was also, despite the flaw of being powerless,
The last shield that had protected her until this age.
In this Perniers Empire.
This damn land.
‘Wow, still, there are things you should and shouldn’t say.’
Thinking about it again, just getting older doesn’t make you an adult.
‘Now what should I answer-.’
But then large hands covered both her ears.
“Now, that’s enough.”
She could hear the Villain laughing from above her head.
Lillian’s spine went cold for a moment.
This man.
Right now.
‘He eliminated the sound?’
* * *
Evren heard ringing in his ears.
He had watched Lillian speaking to the Duke without even breathing properly.
He couldn’t tolerate letting anyone else get hurt either.
‘Ah, no matter how I think about it, it seems like things have been piling up lately.’
Ramio, Count Karkin Pavil, the Second Empress.
He’d been enduring and handling things carefully, trying to be moderate.
But…
‘This is unpleasant…’
In truth, Evren didn’t need to consider any of this.
If he went on a rampage, he could just go on a rampage.
If he annihilated them, that would be the end of it.
He could always annihilate everyone in the most efficient way possible.
That’s also why he didn’t particularly aim for the emperor’s throne.
Because he knew he could do it anytime.
As long as he was alive.
And now.
‘Should I do it?’
Evren stared intently at the Tillard Family.
Their eye colors were similar to Lillian’s.
They should be grateful for that fact.
At least because of that resemblance, he gave them a whole second to think about it.
‘Let’s do it.’
He made up his mind.
Evren raised his hand.
The Count, who sensed the danger, reacted first.
“Crown Prince-!”
Since the Count himself was an A-rank Controller, he thought he could try to block it…
‘Next I’ll target the young Count.’
That S-rank woman is also troublesome…
Just then, Lillian firmly grasped Evren’s hand.
She lifted her head and stared directly at him.
“Your Highness.”
She spoke in a sharp, hushed voice.
Evren narrowed his eyes.
Ah, damn. She’s quick to catch on.
‘Should I have eliminated her vision instead of the sounds around her ears?’
But if he annihilated her eyesight, he didn’t know how to restore it.
“Your Highness, please calm down.”
Lillian patted the back of his hand.
Her hand wasn’t trembling at all. A subtle controlling energy gently seeped in.
Evren half-closed his eyes.
It was a power that was refreshing yet always mysteriously warm and ticklish.
‘A normal person would have been quite flustered by not being able to hear.’
What a strange person indeed.
…So while they were together, he should coordinate with her.
Evren suppressed the aura of his ability.
Duke Tillard’s face was flushed red and blue.
“Crown Prince, how dare you right now-.”
“Ah. I got a little excited, my mistake.”
Evren leaned his face slightly against Lillian’s head and smiled coldly.
Thanks to the lily scent, his mood improved.
“My apologies, ‘grandfather’.”
“…!”
“The prospective grandson-in-law who was listening felt so heartbroken.”
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