This Three-Year-Old Is A Villainess - Chapter 218
Now that Dad has been raising four kids, he’s developed a little—just a little—patience.
If this were the old days, he would’ve been raging like a lion.
‘It’s better if I just go.’
I sighed heavily and put down my fork.
“Then I’ll head over to the Ducal Castle.”
At my words, the three brothers widened their eyes.
“This early?”
“But it’s not even 8 o’clock yet.”
“And you’re leaving so much of your food?”
I sighed again and said,
“I just want to go quickly and come back quickly.”
Above all, it seemed wise to talk to Conrad before meeting with the former princess.
‘I need to put a lid on the rumors connected to the former princess.’
Conrad is excellent at handling information, so he’ll definitely be of help.
I stopped whispering with the brothers and approached Dad, telling him I’d be going to the Ducal Castle.
“If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to.”
That’s what Dad said, but—
‘No way, I have to save Dad from these rumors!’
I left the dining room with a deliberately cheerful demeanor.
Then I quickly got ready to head out and activated the <Teleportation> blessing stone.
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As the light faded, I opened my eyes to see the familiar sight of the Ducal Castle.
The lake and forest next to the ever-majestic main building came into view.
‘Teleportation really is the best.’
Ever since I got the <Teleportation> blessing stone, I don’t even glance at carriages.
I took out my pocket watch to check the time.
‘Hmm, still a bit early.’
It was before the morning meeting (the Ducal Castle’s morning assembly) had ended.
Naturally, Conrad was attending that meeting.
‘I’ll need to kill some time until the meeting is over and I can talk to Conrad.’
Fortunately, I was near the nest I had made for Ragon.
Playing with Ragon would be perfect.
I called out loudly,
“Ragon!”
Ka-aaak!
In response to my voice, I heard a cute cry from afar.
‘He’s eating well and sleeping well.’
I smiled contentedly and blew the whistle hanging around my neck.
Whistle!
But something was odd.
No matter how long I waited, Ragon didn’t come.
‘What’s going on?’
Ragon was such a good boy—he would always run straight to me when I called.
“Ragon? Ragon!”
I kept calling out, raising my voice, when suddenly—
“Aaaah! Help me! It’s a monster!”
A piercing scream echoed.
‘A monster? But the manor has wards that keep out other monsters.’
That’s why I can’t easily bring Ragon and Ombre to the jurisdiction. They can’t get past the wards to other locations.
‘…Could it be Ragon?’
I quickly ran toward the direction of the sound.
Before long, I saw Ragon clearly.
‘Something’s wrong!’
He had turned completely feral, roaring and thrashing menacingly.
The target of Ragon’s aggression was—
‘A maid from the palace?’
The maid, pale with fear, was trembling so much that she couldn’t even run away properly.
“Ragon!”
I called out to him desperately, but he didn’t even glance my way.
Ragon was normally gentle and friendly.
Among all the monsters I’ve tamed, he was the most human-friendly.
Monsters typically see all humans as prey.
Even the ones I’ve tamed still viewed everyone besides me as prey.
That’s just the instinct of beasts.
But Ragon was calm and mature, able to resist even when humans came within a 100-meter radius.
Even timid Ombre started defying me once he hit adolescence, but Ragon had never gone against my word since he was little.
‘He’s not the kind of creature who would ignore my voice like this!’
I hurriedly ran toward the maid.
“Ragon! Stop!”
I stepped in front of the maid and commanded Ragon, but instead, he turned his aggression on me.
Dilated pupils, unfocused eyes.
He looked completely lost, like he had lost his mind.
The maid was screaming at the top of her lungs, yelling that she was going to die.
“Please save me! It’s going to kill me! Aaah! Save me!”
Ragon flapped his wings violently, as if further provoked by her cries.
“Calm down, Ragon. It’s me!”
Ka-aaak! Ka-aaak!
But Ragon only grew fiercer, flapping aggressively and trying to attack me.
I stood my ground.
Looking straight into Ragon’s eyes, I raised the whistle to my lips.
Whistle!
“Ragon, be good, okay? Remember, we agreed not to attack humans. We’ve been making that promise all along, right? Remember? We don’t attack humans.”
Keeping my voice calm to avoid provoking him further, I repeated myself over and over.
Did it work?
Ragon, who had been about to strike at me with his beak, hesitated.
