The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 224
As Roxelyn turned to head back toward the mansion, Edward was suddenly right beside them.
“…I didn’t know.”
“About what?”
“…I didn’t realize they didn’t want to stay with me.”
“It’s just that they want to be reborn. Holding onto their souls when they have no bodies left—that’s just your selfishness.”
At Roxelyn’s firm words, Edward flinched and bit his lip tightly.
“Then, what about me…”
The boy looked up, on the verge of tears.
“How long do I have to live? I don’t even want this damn Abyss…!”
“Oh, I can get rid of that for you.”
“…Wait… what?”
Edward, who was tearfully filled with resentment, stopped and dumbly questioned her.
“I can show you a way to live only as long as your natural lifespan and die like anyone else, aging and passing away.”
“…But the Abyss is something inherent, isn’t it? How could that even be possible…?”
“It is.”
“…Couldn’t you, for once, just pause and let someone feel heard when they’re setting the mood and seeking empathy? When you come out and bluntly say things like that, what does that make all the times I’ve agonized and felt miserable?”
“…What should it make them?”
It would just make him someone who had been overthinking. Roxelyn frowned as she questioned him back, and Edward, frustrated, thumped his chest with his fists.
“Hey, descendant, what exactly do you like about a woman like this?”
“I find her bluntness quite endearing.”
In response to Edward’s question, Arma replied nonchalantly, as if asking if there was anything else to say.
“…This is ridiculous…”
Edward laughed bitterly, rubbed his reddened eyes furiously, and let out a deep sigh.
His emotions, once so intense, had already crashed to the ground long ago.
“What’s the method?”
“Are you curious about the method?”
At Roxelyn’s question, Edward nodded.
The Abyss of Immortality wasn’t perfect.
If he got hurt, he felt pain like anyone else, and his wounds didn’t heal quickly.
He just couldn’t die, so he had to endure excruciating pain while waiting for treatment.
Scars remained, and his skin would melt if it burned.
Except for the fact that he couldn’t die and didn’t age past a certain point, he was essentially no different from an ordinary person.
That’s why Edward hated his Abyss. Frankly, he despised it.
He had spent countless days wondering how he could die.
‘But the way she says it so simply…’
When she put it like that, it made his worries feel like nothing.
As if they were the most pointless concerns in the world.
“Fine, I’ll help you… in exchange for showing me the method.”
“…Method? What method?”
Arma glanced at Roxelyn, who smiled in response.
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“…Are you really saying something like that is going to be developed? Something that will prevent the use of the Abyss entirely…?”
“Yes, probably… within five years. It’ll be expensive, but I promise to bring it to you first.”
Edward, fully prepared to leave, frowned as he watched Roxelyn explain it calmly.
The way she finished her task and intended to leave without hesitation didn’t sit well with him.
But what could he do?
She’d already stunned her father, and there was a possibility of a catastrophe if his Abyss went out of control.
‘And besides… asking to be put in a state of suspended animation when the time comes.’
He couldn’t tell what she was thinking with that expressionless face.
“I’ll send someone else instead of myself, so please cooperate.”
“…Since you helped my brother, I’ll keep my promise. Just make sure my brother returns safely.”
Edward spoke with a worried look. Then Albus came over and gently hugged him.
“I’ll be back soon, so don’t worry.”
“…I’m not a kid.”
Edward replied gruffly with his arms crossed, but he subtly hugged Albus back.
“He’s just a kid.”
“He is indeed.”
At Roxelyn’s remark, Arma chimed in, and Edward turned bright red, grumbling and looking away.
At that moment, Albus burst out laughing.
