I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 101
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Herix finally managed to move his legs, which felt as if they were fused with the ground, and left the spot as if he had never been there. Unfortunately, he did not hear what Ivonne said next.
“So… that’s how you arrived at that conclusion. But… so what?”
Ivonne asked, blinking at Blitzen. This was neither acceptance nor rejection but a clear dismissal. She would neither return to Blitzen nor accept his excuses or circumstances.
“….So what, you say?”
Blitzen asked, stunned. He had expected Ivonne to say something like, ‘It was just a misunderstanding, thank goodness,’ or ‘I trusted and waited for you.’ Instead, her response was the most uncharacteristic thing she could have said.
“Whether you were under the influence of a love potion or had your mind controlled by Celestia, what does that have to do with you showing up in the middle of the night and troubling me?”
Each word from Ivonne hit Blitzen’s mind and heart like a hammer. He felt dizzy.
“If you were truly a victim of Celestia’s schemes and had genuine feelings for me, then…”
“That….”
“Shouldn’t you be more careful with me now? Even if it wasn’t your intention, shouldn’t you at least offer a sincere apology for the hurt you’ve caused?”
Blitzen couldn’t say a word.
“Shouldn’t you have come to me in broad daylight, openly in front of others, instead of sneaking around at night and forcing me to deal with you? Shouldn’t you be pleading for my time rather than demanding it?”
Everything Ivonne said was true. According to Blitzen, he was also a victim of Celestia’s ambitions, but that was just his situation. Blitzen knew deep down that it wasn’t the truth.
‘I wasn’t really under Celestia’s spell.’
Of course, it wasn’t true. That’s why Blitzen had come to find Ivonne, trembling like a thief caught in the act, frightened in advance. He wanted to say something, anything, to her.
Ivonne was no longer just a commoner girl or someone who needed Ulfest’s protection. She was now a distinguished maid, the owner of the Azolt Transparent Crystal Mine, a former Master of the Southern Tower, and an ancient wizard.
Even without listing all these titles, the name ‘Ivonne’ alone was enough to command respect and recognition from everyone.
‘If Ivonne even hints at something, I’ll be…’
Thrown into a pit of despair, into the abyss. At the bottom of that abyss lay the ruin of the once-elegant Celestia.
The thought of that was so terrifying that it drove Blitzen to visit Ivonne at this late hour. And Ivonne, as if she had understood everything from the beginning, hit the nail on the head.
At that moment, Blitzen realized something.
“Who… who are you?”
The woman before him was not Ivonne. She was definitely not the Ivonne he had known for the past ten years. It was only now, after more than six months, that Blitzen realized that someone else had taken over Ivonne’s body.
And this was his only correct assessment and his greatest blunder.
“…Don’t be ridiculous, Blitzen.”
The fact that Blitzen had taken this long to realize Ivonne’s true nature filled the person possessing her with a dizzying sense of frustration and deep disappointment.
“I am Ivonne. You know that, don’t you? That’s why you came to find me.”
Ivonne explained herself without blinking an eye. However, the more she spoke, the more convinced Blitzen became that the woman standing before him was definitely not Ivonne.
“But you… you sound like someone who…expected me to ask these questions at some point.”
How could he trust her when his instincts were so clear?
Blitzen seemed convinced of his own thoughts. However, Ivonne had overcome countless hardships to reach this point. She would not be so easily unmasked by Blitzen’s few words.
“Are you… truly out of your mind?”
“What?”
“So, you’re saying the reason we’re having this conversation is because I expected you to suddenly show up tonight?”
“That’s not…”
“And I knew you were being controlled by Celestia, so I stayed up late, waiting for you?”
Blitzen fell silent at Ivonne’s words. He realized how far-fetched and pathetic his logic sounded. Ivonne looked at him with an expression of disbelief and frustration.
“It seems you’re trying to denounce me because I’m not reacting the way you want.”
“No, it’s not that! I just…”
Blitzen stammered. He was clearly confused. He knew the person in front of him wasn’t truly Ivonne, but he had no way to prove it.
Worse still, he wasn’t entirely sure of his own instincts.
‘If only I had magic, I could discern the truth. I might have been able to uncover it…’
