The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 158
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“…Though I had a feeling, I didn’t expect assassins to come for me from the very first day.”
Waking up, Roxelyn rubbed her face to shake off the sleep, thinking she was quick to react.
Zerti Bellion seemed to have left after seeing Roxelyn fall asleep.
“Entering a lady’s room without permission is quite rude.”
“……”
A white skull mask on the face.
A black outfit covering the entire body.
‘Even in Makruxa, such people are limited.’
Roxelyn slowly leaned her body against the headboard of the bed, her mind racing.
It felt a bit wasteful to die now after having protected her life so well.
“Are you a reaper from the Makruxa?”
“……”
“You seem well-trained. I didn’t expect you to be so unshaken.”
Roxelyn watched the assassin, who still said nothing and only focused on her neck while holding the sword.
“I will kill you.”
“No, you can’t. Little boy, do you know what I realized after dying and coming back?”
Roxelyn spoke, hiding her surprise at the unexpectedly young voice.
“Communication is a must.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she took the orange bead from her seven-stone bracelet and smashed it on the floor.
The orange bead’s ability was to summon the Abyss wielder absorbed into the bead.
“Sorry, I snitched a bit, just in case.”
At the same time, a burst of light spread out, and someone appeared in her room.
“Roxelyn! Are you hurt?”
“Oh, no. But why is it you, Your Highness the Third Prince…?”
Roxelyn paused in surprise at the unexpected arrival.
‘I definitely snitched to the Emperor…’
“I was having a conversation with Father when I saw he was about to be caught in the magic circle, so I jumped in instead. Am I making you uncomfortable…?”
Arma replied with a slightly disappointed look and an awkward smile.
“No, I just didn’t expect you. Anyway, I’m glad I didn’t die.”
“…Yes. Indeed, that is fortunate.”
Arma responded, still somewhat bewildered, and smiled.
Roxelyn nodded.
After her conversation with the captain of the imperial guard, Roxelyn had felt uneasy as she was about to board the carriage, so she turned back and went to see the Emperor.
She recalled the events of the day.
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“Your Majesty, as your future daughter-in-law, I am marked by Makruxa and my life is in danger. Could you perhaps use your Abyss on this bead?”
“Didn’t you say the engagement would be called off?”
“But for now, we are engaged. I learned to use whatever is available.”
The Emperor looked at Roxelyn with a baffled expression.
“I could assign you a guard.”
“That won’t do. It has to be more certain.”
She needed a foolproof way to ensure she wouldn’t die.
At Roxelyn’s refusal, the Emperor rubbed his chin and narrowed his eyes.
“What do you plan to do with my Abyss?”
“This bead can summon the person whose Abyss is stored in it.”
“…You plan to summon me to protect you?”
He asked, clearly astonished.
Roxelyn boldly nodded.
“Yes.”
“……”
“In the end, it won’t be a loss for you either, Your Majesty. I could act as bait to help uproot the Makruxa organization.”
“Are you now claiming you can destroy Makruxa’s roots?”
“Yes.”
It was an audacious claim.
The Emperor burst into laughter at Roxelyn’s unflinching demeanor.
“I even know Makruxa’s King. I don’t know the location of their headquarters, though.”
“…You know the King?”
“Yes.”
“…Who is it?”
Roxelyn hesitated briefly at the Emperor’s question.
“I told you, I died and came back. But I won’t bother revealing your identity, so don’t worry.”
She recalled the words she had said to the captain of the imperial guard.
But a promise to a criminal wasn’t more important than her own life, so Roxelyn opened her mouth without guilt.
“It’s the captain of the imperial guard.”
A neat and efficient instance of snitching.