The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 164
Come to think of it, the warrant for her arrest was issued… after her meeting with the Makruxa.
At that time, Roxelyn did not cooperate with anyone and did not open her heart to anyone.
The Captain of the Imperial Guard skillfully used this to dispose of her naturally… and indeed succeeded in putting a bounty on her head and sending her to the guillotine.
No, he almost succeeded.
If Marquis Gerun had not intervened.
Although, around that time, the Captain of the Imperial Guard was not around.
“That’s right, I actually don’t have such an Abyss.”
Roxelyn said, looking at the boy.
The eyes of the boy tied to the tree trunk trembled slightly.
“I am Roxelyn Bellion, but not the Roxelyn Bellion that Second Uncle knows.”
“Father, no matter how you look at it, she’s strange!”
Ian shouted.
Roxelyn thought it was best to reveal the truth at this point.
Anyway, as long as she had lingering attachments to that world, she could not become Roxelyn Bellion of this world.
“Roxelyn, what on earth have you been saying since earlier? If this is a joke, stop it.”
“The truth is, my cousin also has an Abyss. An Abyss that can discern between lies and the truth. Isn’t that right?”
Roxelyn asked, looking at the boy tied to the tree.
The boy’s eyes trembled again.
“The truth is, I am Roxelyn Bellion from another world. I am merely possessing this body.”
“…What?”
Devon Bellion’s question made Roxelyn think it might be hard for an old man to understand, so she explained a bit more.
“That is, I came from a parallel world in another dimension.”
“…What?”
Nothing had changed.
With no other choice, Roxelyn began explaining from the beginning to the end, calmly.
“So, you died in that dimension and then somehow entered this Roxelyn’s body through an Abyss?”
“Yes.”
Roxelyn answered Devon Bellion’s question matter-of-factly.
She had thought several times about speaking honestly.
The things here belonged to Roxelyn Bellion but were not hers.
Everything that was hers had crumbled to dust and disappeared because of her own sin of closing her eyes and turning away.
She should have crumbled and disappeared with them, but she survived and was living each day more satisfactorily than she had imagined.
So, Roxelyn had become attached.
If only she hadn’t turned away, if only she had cared a little more, if only she had talked a little more…
Roxelyn looked at the boy tied to the tree trunk.
The boy’s eyes trembled as if he found it hard to accept the current situation.
His eyes seemed to show he was telling the truth, but it was hard for him to believe.
Roxelyn understood that feeling because she couldn’t believe it either when she first woke up here.
“Then you’re saying my daughter survived and even had a child? Where on earth is she?”
“She has already passed away.”
Roxelyn answered.
“I heard she died after giving birth.”
“Who on earth told you that!”
Devon Bellion couldn’t control his temper and stomped his foot, shouting.
“The King of Makruxa.”
Roxelyn answered calmly, smiling.
“When on earth did you meet him?”
“Oh, there’s a lot to talk about… but this friend is under brainwashing. I need to break that first.”
Roxelyn pointed to the boy tied to the tree trunk.
He was conditioned to either betray Makruxa, attempt to speak about it, or commit suicide if captured.
And to devote all his loyalty to Makruxa.
Thanks to the yellow stone, he seemed to be somewhat sane now, but that power wouldn’t last long.
The method to break the brainwashing was simple.
After all, brainwashing was not an omnipotent Abyss.
Just as one can avoid falling into it by being aware, one can also break it by being aware.
Roxelyn approached the boy and crouched in front of him.
“Reaper.”
The boy lifted his trembling gaze.
“Repeat after me.”
“What…?”
“Makruxa is a gathering of losers and trash.”
“…What?”
The boy’s eyes widened in confusion at Roxelyn’s words.
