The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 168
Aegis shrugged his shoulders, cracked his neck from side to side, and grabbed the Reaper by the scruff of his neck.
The black rope that hadn’t budged when the Reaper tried to free himself snapped easily when Aegis lifted him.
Aegis slung the boy over his shoulder.
As the Reaper struggled, Aegis smacked his butt.
“Hey, nephew candidate, stay still if you don’t want to get in more trouble.”
The Reaper’s eyes widened.
Pain and humiliation were evident on his flushed face.
It was understandable. Although Aegis Bellion had an Abyss, it was weak.
However, even without that, he was incredibly strong, able to match Kaluta in terms of raw power. He was very strong.
And he was resistant to Abyss attacks, so most Abyss-based attacks didn’t work well on him.
“Let’s go inside.”
Devon Bellion turned around.
Roxelyn started to follow, but Aegis stepped in front of her with a smile.
“Niece.”
“Yes.”
“While family is important, you should also talk to your fiancé who publicly confessed in front of your family.”
Only then did Roxelyn notice Arma standing idly by the tree where the Reaper had been tied.
“Oh.”
As Roxelyn sighed softly, Arma slowly lifted his head.
“Then good luck with your love business.”
“Wait, it’s too late. How about tomorrow during daylight with adults present for a proper conversation…!”
“This guy is so stiff. Ian, grab him by the scruff of his neck.”
“What? Are you telling me to get poisoned and die?!”
Ian Bellion, despite his fierce protests, quickly grabbed Zerti Bellion by the scruff and dragged him away.
“Let go, Roxelyn is still young!”
“Stop fussing. She’s at the age to be in love!”
“No, I can’t let her. You might not understand because you’re childless losers, but my daughter was raised with utmost care…”
Even as he was being dragged away by his scruff, Zerti didn’t stop talking, prompting Ian to hook his arm around his neck and drag him closer.
“Ugh, damn it! You’re so tall even though you hardly ate!”
Roxelyn watched the Bellion family members get dragged away, then turned to the still silent Arma.
“Arma.”
“…Roxelyn.”
Arma slowly rubbed his face as he looked at her calm expression, not much different from usual.
He thought it was a dream.
He always thought that the dreams he had were just dreams.
“You might not believe it, but I… I had the same dream.”
“I know.”
When Roxelyn had once talked about her dreams, he had thought they resembled his own. So he had asked her, and she had answered with a calm smile that she knew.
“…By any chance, the dream you mentioned before. Is it something you experienced, Roxelyn?”
Arma looked at her slowly.
“Did I abandon you?”
“….”
“Are you going to abandon me because of that?”
At that moment, his vision blurred.
Only then did Roxelyn realize her body felt a little hot.
“No, don’t abandon me.”
“….”
“I like you, Roxelyn.”
Roxelyn stared at Arma for a moment, then slowly spoke.
“Me too.”
Roxelyn said calmly.
“…What?”
“I like you, too.”
Roxelyn finally said what she had never been able to say.
Her dry confession made Arma’s eyes widen, and he slowly exhaled as he saw the indifferent look in Roxelyn’s eyes.
After a long time, he gave a faint, cloudy smile and spoke.
“Roxelyn, you like the version of me from that other world, don’t you?”
