The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 237
“I’ve set bait for the King of Makruxa. He’ll undoubtedly take the bait and come looking for me.”
Roxelyn added that he’d probably be furious when he arrived, though he wouldn’t be able to kill her right away.
‘I expected this… After I caused all that ruckus, of course he’ll react like this …’
Zerti Bellion looked at Roxelyn with an incredibly disappointed expression, but she only smiled sweetly at him before continuing.
“I… am going to kill the King. With the dagger you gave me, Father.”
“…What kind of nonsense is that? There’s no need for you to handle such a filthy task…”
“Yes, there is.”
Roxelyn smiled brightly.
The Duke of Bellion, Devon, who was about to raise his voice, paused. That smile—it was eerily similar to his own when he had something up his sleeve.
“I need to be the one to kill him. He’s been a relentless nuisance to me.”
Her smile was as fierce as it was resolute, a reflection of her pent-up frustration.
Setting up this web, meticulously weaving it to trap and dismantle him piece by piece, had been exhausting.
She hadn’t done it alone either—Gerun Wilfred’s assistance was essential, which had frustrated her even more.
“…Have you ever killed anyone before?”
After a long silence, Devon asked, his voice weighted.
Roxelyn parted her lips as if to answer, but she only responded with a quiet smile after a moment.
“I’ll tell you later. When it’s all over, I’ll tell you how I lived, what I thought, and why I made these choices.”
Now was not the time. Roxelyn still had some hesitation. There were too many things she hadn’t yet confronted.
“…So what do you mean by dying and coming back to life?”
Devon Bellion asked in place of his half-dazed son.
“There are two options for explaining it: a quick summary with just the key points or a detailed breakdown. Which do you prefer?”
She asked as if she’d been expecting this, and he replied with some reluctance.
“Please, make it brief.”
“Well, Albus here is actually the illegitimate son of the 13th Emperor. He’s alive due to the Abyss of Immortality and possesses the Abyss that governs souls. And, well, he’s also the one who created the monsters.”
“……?”
Roxelyn extended her hand, and Gerun Wilfred, standing behind her, shrugged as he handed her the indigo-colored stone from the Seven Stones Bracelet.
“And this stone is a divine artifact gifted by a god I thought was a friend, and it governs souls. So, I’ll split off half my soul and put it into this stone.”
“……??”
Roxelyn then pulled out the violet stone as if introducing a product.
“And this violet stone, called the Guide Stone, allows for one-time long-distance travel to the owner’s soul, wherever it may be.”
“……???”
“Then there’s Albus’s younger brother, Edward, who also possesses the Abyss of Immortality. So, technically, I’m immortal right now.”
The explanation was bouncing around like a rubber ball.
“According to Edward, being stabbed in the heart won’t kill me, but it could put me in a coma. At that point, Albus will split my soul, placing one half in this stone.”
As they listened, their expressions became more perplexed, and their heads tilted to the side one by one.
“So, I’ll leave one half of my soul in this stone within my body, and the remaining half will go to the other world. When everything is resolved there, I’ll use this violet stone to return to this world and reunite the two halves of my soul with Albus’s ability.”
Those struggling to follow her explanation only looked more bewildered, their expressions growing stranger.
