The Villainess is a Millionaire Solver - Chapter 119

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Chapter 119

Ruellian was very flustered.

“I wasn’t teasing you. I’m really sorry. I promise I won’t say such things again.”

“No, who said what?”

I swept my hair up and blinked hard to get rid of the teardrops.

“I’m not usually like this, but those things just make me feel strangely bad.”

Saying that, I looked at Ruellian.

“Thoroughly blocking the rear so the opponent can never escape, swiftly tracking while freely changing identities… I really think it’s amazing.”

“It’s an honor to receive such praise.”

“But if you want to know the truth related to your parents’ death, you must be wary of Sion until the end. Whether it’s true or just boasting, he said he could hide the traces of black magic carved into his soul using the power of our family spirits.”

“Got it. I’ll prepare for that too.”

Ruellian nodded.

“But rather than that, worry about yourself for now. This space is completely different from what I expected.”

That reminded me.

“Some voices said this is a barrier. A barrier created by the sword. What is that?”

“It’s a tightly closed space. To protect the existence inside from the outside, or to protect the outside from the existence inside.”

Ruellian fell into thought for a moment.

“It seems like Sion alone knows important facts, but we can’t lose because of that.”

Then he turned his gaze to look at me.

“What I’m leaving on the floor right now isn’t just a simple mark. The moment you find the sword, I’ll safely get you out of here. I promise to do so even if I have to stake everything I have.”

An even firmer strength was transmitted through our clasped hands. It wasn’t divine power, just physical force.

‘Earlier he at least gave me divine power, now he’s just grabbing my hand without giving any?’

But that’s not what’s important.

He’s someone who always keeps the words he speaks aloud. I really had no worries about that at all.

“Alright.”

Since I’ve started believing anyway, let’s not think complicatedly and just keep believing.

We broke through between the ghosts again while holding hands and exited the passage.

The various ghosts in all kinds of different attire that had been passing by gradually began to decrease.

“It looks like we’ve entered the center.”

Ruellian kept looking around as he walked, then pointed to one spot.

“If we can just get out to there, it should be safe.”

There was a circular space in the middle of the maze. For some reason, the ghosts couldn’t approach that place.

“Right. Let’s just go there.”

We hurried our steps.

But then. The passage floor that had been solid just moments before collapsed deeply again.

Pop!

The light streaks that had been carved along the path we’d taken rose up like whips.

Light stretched from all directions trying to grab my body, but somehow it just passed right through. As if my body had suddenly become translucent. Ruellian’s hand also passed through mine absurdly.

“Aristina!”

“Ruellian!”

Shouting and calling was useless. Golden mist blocked between us.

When the mist finally cleared.

I was standing alone in the maze, dazed.

“Where? Where are you?”

Looking down at the floor, I could see the light streaks that Ruellian had been continuously drawing.

Although that light couldn’t catch me at the last moment, it had tenaciously followed me here instead.

‘Thank goodness.’

Feeling a bit relieved, I walked forward a few steps.

I could see the back of someone wearing a cloak ahead. He was looking around, earnestly searching for someone.

I ran over and shouted.

“Ruellian!”

He turned around.

At that moment I froze.

Why did I mistake him? Everything was different.

That person wasn’t Ruellian.

Silver hair under the hood. An eyepatch covering one eye.

It was Sion.

An angelically gentle smile appeared on his face.

“Too bad, sister. You’re not one of the followers.”

This is an emergency.

Perhaps sensing the hostility Sion was emanating, the family’s protective power immediately enveloped my body.

‘And I have this too.’

I prepared to draw my fan and attack at any moment as I spoke.

“Don’t think useless thoughts. You can’t harm me.”

“I know.”

Immediately casting off his gentle attitude from before, Sion replied. Protective power was already activating around his body too.

“But you can’t harm me either.”

Sion looked around with his still-smiling face.

“And as you can see, there’s no one to help you. You’ve been leading followers around and using them to your heart’s content with that face, but in the end you’re left alone.”

Sigh…

Even while staying alert and on guard, I was dumbfounded.

“I didn’t seduce them with my face, okay? Why do you keep doing this since last time? Aren’t you the one who cares about this face more than anyone?”

I was just saying anything to launch a mental attack. As if I’d unexpectedly hit the mark, Sion flinched and contorted his forehead.

“What nonsense are you talking?”

“If you don’t like nonsense, then don’t talk nonsense yourself and just answer obediently.”

I glared at Sion.

“For reference, lies about working hard to find out won’t work, so know that. I’m not your uncle who dotes on you. Do you think I wouldn’t know that you use tricks secretly while taking the easiest path instead of making any effort?”

“What do you know!”

Sion immediately trembled and shouted.

“How would you know what I had to do! What kinds of things I had to do!”

“What did you do?”

I glared at him and pressed.

“Don’t act all fatally charming like a kid obsessed with superficial style, and spill it all out refreshingly. How exactly did you know all this information? All records were either concealed or disappeared, or appeared very cleverly at the last moment like those ancient documents in Aldensis. How did you manage it?”

“…”

“You definitely knew everything from the beginning. Where on earth did you get such information?”

The more I spoke, the more certain I became. The vague intuition I’d had until now turned into conviction.

“Who told you? From beginning to end? Someone taught you black magic and told you all this information, controlling you like a puppet. Who is it?”

“…”

There was still no answer.

His flare-up was brief. Sion just wore a cold smile.

The way he looked at me was very strange.

Like an ember about to die out, like trash floating down a river. It was the face of someone looking at an existence that would soon be annihilated.

Finally he spoke.

“Fine. I won’t particularly deny it. Anyway, the third-rate actress called sister will be making her eternal exit now.”

Wow…

I was astounded.

So this is how he reveals his true nature.

I finally caught his tail, but there’s no one to tell.

‘I think I worked hard though…’

Isn’t networking also an ability? I thought I’d done my best to build the strongest network and obtain various information.

‘How on earth did Sion manage to grab connections more powerful than mine? Do such connections even exist in this world?’

He doesn’t even seem to be trying that hard, yet he’s ahead of me. Does this make any sense?

I pressed him again.

“Who exactly is behind you? I don’t need anything else, so at least tell me that.”

“….”

Sion looked at me silently, then spun around.

“Well, I’m going to look for the place with the eyeball now. Goodbye, sister.”

Then he strode away and disappeared among the ghosts.

“Sion! Stop right there!”

I hurriedly followed after him.

That’s when it happened.

Among the countless ghosts passing by around us, someone’s figure suddenly pierced into my vision.

“…!”

I froze in place.

My mind went completely blank. Everything flew out of my vision, and only that person’s figure came into sharp focus.

Shimmering blonde hair. An ivory chemise dress. Opaque red eyes.

It was an all too familiar appearance.

‘That’s me.’

In other words… Aristina.

The way I looked on the night I was murdered.

But why is Aristina’s appearance here? Weren’t all these ghosts supposed to be people killed by the Windfarer?

My head felt dizzy.

I frantically followed that ghost’s figure.

“Wait!”

The moment I grabbed its arm from behind, a brilliant light burst forth from the ghost’s body.

Through that light, I could see Sion’s figure in the distance.

He was walking in another direction without hesitation and was just grabbing some ghost. Then he was startled by the light that burst out from behind him and turned around.

“…?”

Seeing what I was doing, Sion’s face filled with shock.

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