The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 6

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6.

Meltant, the capital of the Perniers Empire.

Iris, returning from the Imperial Palace, had a face swollen from crying.

“Sob, sniff.”

Who was it that published that article about Carkin Pavil?

‘Her Majesty the Empress scolded me!’

By others’ standards, it wasn’t even a real scolding.

The Empress was very lenient with Iris.

‘Iris. Be careful with your conduct for a while. There will be many who envy you for being destined to marry my son.’

However, for Iris, who had been raised preciously, it was too heartbreaking.

Such a trial for me, an S-class controller!

Kuern, who was riding in the carriage with her, patted her comfortingly.

“Don’t cry, Iris. Hmm?

“Sniff, but. Be-because of the embezzlement, Grandfather was also angry.”

“Oh come on, he wouldn’t really be angry at you. He’s just someone with a quick temper, you know.”

Kuern consoled her affectionately.

“We all learn as we grow. Don’t worry too much. I handled things well with Grandfather.”

It meant he had killed all of Iris’s nanny and maids.

“Thank youuu… Brother really is the best.”

“But Iris.”

“Yes, Brother?”

“How is the control stone business report coming along?”

“…”

“It seems a bit delayed. Ah! I’m not trying to rush you. I’m just asking if there are any difficult parts.”

“Oh, of course not! It’s just because there’s a lot of volume, so you don’t need to worry!”

“Right, you’re always perfect, Iris, so there’s no need to worry.”

Iris smiled brightly.

However, when Kuern wasn’t looking.

‘Lillian…!’

She bit her lower lip firmly.

She didn’t forget to make sure her makeup wouldn’t smudge either.

‘Even if she went to the north, she should have finished her work before leaving!’

The Tillard Family had two main businesses.

The first was controller personnel support.

The second was the artifact business using control stones.

Since Iris was an S-class controller, she naturally held control of the second business.

However, Iris lacked natural talent.

“Brother, shouldn’t we bring Sister back quickly though?”

“I know you’re being considerate of Lillian, but she needs to stay there a bit longer.”

“Oh my, but still-.”

No, you’re the one who doesn’t understand. You idiot…!

Iris inwardly gritted her teeth at Kuern.

Kuern had no idea that Lillian had been handling all the groundwork for the business.

‘Even if he knew, he would have taken my side anyway.’

How should she manipulate this stupid cousin to bring Lillian back?

Eventually, the carriage arrived at the main gate of Tillard Manor.

Then the butler who had served the Tillard family the longest came running frantically.

“Young Duke!”

“Why all the fuss?”

“It’s an urgent message from Young Master Ramio, it just came through the communication stone.”

The butler hurriedly handed over a green communication brooch.

Kuern frowned.

“Ramio. What’s wrong? Didn’t you just arrive at the Northern Villa with Lillian?”

-No!

Ramio was furiously angry.

-Do you know what Lillian did!? She drugged us!

“What?”

-She gave thirty knights sleeping pills, anesthetics-

“…What?”

-Vomiting inducers, gastric acid suppressants, and then disappeared!

Did she mean to kill people?

The color drained from both Kuern and Iris’s faces.

Lillian was still a necessary piece for the family. For different reasons each.

“Ramio, find Lillian immediately. I’ll explain the situation to the Imperial Guard.”

-Hah, fine. But!

Ramio was angry before cutting off the communication.

-Don’t expect that trash Lillian to be in one piece when she comes back!

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Traveling with a woman whose mental state had become strange because of her fiancé.

Fifth day.

Evren crossed his arms and watched Lillian carefully.

He thought she would collapse saying she couldn’t go any further on the rough mountain path, but surprisingly.

Ridiculously, there wasn’t a single thing to find fault with.

“…And she’s still suspicious, Your Highness.”

Elias was concerned.

“She keeps saying ‘It’s almost time now…’ while staring blankly beyond the mountains.”

“…”

“…And she keeps giving things away… to the knights.”

“When do ordinary humans usually do such things?”

“…When they’re putting their life in order…”

Evren grimaced with a smiling face.

Hadn’t she tried to readily give him the brooch too?

‘I’m going to live within my means.’

‘I brought her along thinking she might be somewhat useful.’

He also had the slight intention of giving the Second Imperial Family and the Tillard family a taste of their own medicine.

But this wasn’t the only thing that was subtly getting on his nerves.

Why won’t she come close?

His ability was becoming increasingly irritated.

Lillian wasn’t a controller, yet his ability kept saying she had a scent.

When he came to his senses, his eyes were somehow always following Lillian’s back.

A campfire was burning in the center of today’s campsite.

Evren stopped at a distance.

Ability users had developed senses, so they could easily hear conversations from far away.

Jeanne awkwardly held out a bowl.

She was the Shadow whom Lillian had fixed the artifact for on the first day.

“Um, Lady Tillard? Would you like to eat… I mean, would you like some soup? No, please have some.”

Baltazar’s people basically hated the Tillards very much.

Because they controlled all the high-level controller connections, blocking support to Baltazar.

However.

“Thank you. But should we add this while it’s still hot?”

“But this…! Isn’t this pepper?”

“Yes, that’s right. I brought it from the main house… well, I packed it.”

Lillian generously ground pepper into the camping pot.

The Shadows’ faces turned pale.

Pepper was a luxury item that had to be obtained from across the Kingdom of Tenebryn.

“S-such a precious thing… is it really okay to use it like this?”

“Yes…? It’s fine. What’s the point of saving it now?”

Lillian’s voice was lifeless.

It wasn’t an attitude meant to win favor.

Just a tone like she was getting rid of one bothersome burden.

Evren found Lillian’s strange attitude increasingly irritating.

And.

She’s not planning to break first, is she?

The voice of his ability, which had always only stimulated destructive impulses, became urgent.

No, she can’t. She can’t break. I haven’t even had her yet.

That woman isn’t a controller, you know?

‘This is driving me crazy.’

His own condition was driving him crazy, and Lillian Tillard making him worry was driving him crazy too.

But regret was already too late.

He called out to Lillian, who had finished eating the soup and was cleaning up.

Her expression looked somehow more drained than just a few days ago.

“Lady Tillard. We’ll arrive at Aetherna tomorrow.”

Then this journey together would be over too.

What would this woman do now?

But then Lillian opened her mouth.

“Ah, right. I’ll tell you about the materials needed for processing control stones.”

“Hmm?”

“First, fire rat tail, star flower roots and ginseng dug up on a full moon night…”

“Wait a minute, Tillard.”

Evren cut off Lillian’s words.

“You know the processing method too?”

“Yes? Yes.”

“Why would you…?”

That would be a secret tradition of the Tillard Family.

Evren had been planning to extract that classified information too.

But he never imagined it would come out so freely before he even threatened her.

Lillian blinked slowly.

Her eyes that had sparkled brilliantly were now clouded and dim.

“There’s no reason not to tell you now… since this is the last time.”

The last time?

Evren scanned Lillian’s complexion.

Her expression had disappeared. It was very unpleasant.

“Stop talking nonsense and go back, Tillard.”

Evren snapped coldly and turned his back.

She failed at love once, didn’t she.

Is this how a normally ‘sane’ human acts when they’ve given up on life like that?

‘If she’s really thinking strange thoughts…’

No!

His head was truly in chaos.

Evren turned his steps around.

The lily scent that had entered the barracks was now spreading thickly outside again.

Evren ran, slowly at first, but with increasingly faster strides.

Outside the barracks.

In the darkness, crouched under a tree where snow hadn’t fully melted…

Lillian Tillard was picking and eating poisonous herbs.

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