47 – The Villainess Watches
I left the cinema. Now, you should avoid running into Clie and go home.
I walked along with Shael, checking her surroundings through sight magic. By the way.
It was ruined from the start. Clie was watching Shael and me from some distance.
Fortunately, the crown prince is not around Clie. But that was it.
As Shael and I moved, Clie seemed to be secretly following us.
Why are you suddenly chasing me?
“⋯.”
“⋯?”
After I stood firm for a moment, Shael tilted her head.
“Why is that?”
“⋯No.”
But Shael did not stop her questioning. Because the villainess was only quick to notice at times like this.
“⋯⋯ Speak quickly.”
“Nothing really happened.”
As always with the villainess, she didn’t believe me.
I said, avoiding Clie’s direction and moving her steps.
“⋯⋯Let’s go back to the Azbel family now.”
I don’t want to meet Clie just yet. It reminded me of the advice written in the book, and there’s no way Sael would like Clie.
But the villainess lightly rejected my proposal.
“No. Come back later.”
“⋯⋯Yes.”
I had no veto power. Apparently, she’s Sael who doesn’t really like to wander outside ⋯⋯.
Only days like today are different. When I looked at Shael with a question, her face hardened.
‘No way, did you check Clie?’
Maybe it is. Unexpectedly, she was a quick-witted Sael at times like this.
In the first place, Clie is clearly following us.
“Come soon.”
I was convinced by her words filled with Sael’s anger. Sael confirmed that Clie was following us.
She let out a sigh and walked along with Shael. With the feeling that she should be.
Clié was still following us. I don’t know why the hell he’s doing that.
But before long, she erased the question. No, she had no choice but to erase it.
“What is it?”
“⋯⋯Be quiet.”
Because Sael was walking while holding my hand. She is, of course, something she would never do if she were your usual villainess.
But she was different now.
Because Clie was following us. It was clear that Sael was conscious of her Clie and held her hand.
To be honest, I don’t understand holding my hand just because Clie is watching…
When you think about it, it wasn’t unconvincing.
If, by any chance, Sael had heard the sound of my bracelet, he would think I was in private contact with Clie.
From Sael’s point of view, Clie and I were in a relationship that anyone would be suspicious of.
In addition, Sael hated Clie to death. So, bearing her shame, she must have held my hand.
Even Sael was walking around as if showing off her ring on her left hand. I was being dragged by Sael’s right hand.
“⋯How about going slowly?”
“⋯⋯ Slowly?”
I closed my mouth at Sael’s expressionless face. Shael was very angry.
Well, since Clie, whom he would hate so much, is following him, is it natural?
To be honest, Sael, who doesn’t bother to argue with Clie, is pretty good at it. If she was the original villain, she couldn’t stand it and she would have gone to torment Clie.
Then Shael frowned at her. It was the look on his face when he was trying to find a way to annoy me.
This time, the target wasn’t me, it was just Clie.
Shael came up with a method and put it into action.
“What⋯⋯.”
Shael had his arms crossed over me. Even if it was in front of Clie, it was a shocking action.
That villainess crossed her arms over me?
Anyway, it seems that the romance movie I watched earlier influenced Shael. From holding her hand to crossing her arms.
Everything was executed in the order they appeared in the movie.
First of all, Sael wouldn’t know anything about her relationship except for the movie she just saw.
Bruise!
A dog on a leash passed by Shael and me. When Shael saw this, she seemed to have an inspiration.
“What are you taking out?”
“Wait.”
Shael is rummaging through a basket of things she bought in her building. And the things in that basket were all unusual items.
“⋯⋯ Why are you taking that out now?”
“Come here.”
Shael took out the rope and lifted it. Shael’s eyes are on the nape of my neck. A chill runs down her spine.
“⋯⋯No.”
“You gave me a ring too.”
I really appreciate the ring, but…
Isn’t that the same as wrapping a rope around a person’s neck? A passing dog will laugh at you.
However, Sael’s will seemed firm. With a deep sigh, I handed over the rope.
Of course, it wasn’t for me to tie the rope myself.
“Come here.”
“⋯⋯?”
“I will tie you up.”
“⋯⋯ What, what?”
Anyway, the villainess is selfish. Whenever they try to tie me up, when they do the opposite, I get frightened and refuse.
“Didn’t you tell me? Even if they respect your taste, you can’t give up your role.”
-‘I prefer to be tied rather than tied.’
Actually, I said it as a joke. Who knew this would happen.
“⋯⋯.”
Silent Shael. Also, I can’t accept this. It is also a street where people walk in the first place.
But… I forgot. That Sael is the owner of a crazy mindset.
“Yes.”
Shael nodded her head. No matter how much Clie is still following us…
I didn’t know it would go this far. Maybe he has really strange tastes?
“It was a joke. How do you tie a rope down the street? Not even a dog.”
“⋯⋯I’m not kidding.”
You’re not kidding? At the same time, Shael held out his neck.
“⋯Can’t you? Surely, isn’t that the only ambition?”
Even provocation. It was an excellent provocation. As a result of that provocation, a rope was tied around Sael’s neck before he knew it.
It was fortunate that it was a thin rope. Thanks to that, it looked like she was on a leash.
Is it fortunate?
I walked like that in silence for a while. While holding onto the rope tied to Sael.
⋯⋯ Is this the right thing to do? ⋯I don’t know. A child whispered.
ㅡMom, look over there! My pretty sister is wearing her leash!
—-Shh, shh! Hear me!
Shael’s face was red with shame. It was the same for me too.
I can’t believe you’re doing this on the street where everyone passes by.
Bruise!
Even her leashed puppy, who was in a similar situation to Sael, barked at him as if mocking him.
She seems to die of shame. It seems that the evil woman’s provocation went out of her mind for a while. Now my mind has come back from shame.
“It would be better to untie the rope.”
“⋯.”
The villainess was troubled. Should she give up the ropes for shame, or endure shame to defeat Clie?
“It’s like a dog. Bitch bitch, she cursed, it turned out to be true.”
At that, Shael, who was pondering between the two options, gave an answer.
“… I will solve it.”
Shael finally loosened the rope. However, after staring at the ropes for a moment, she appealed to me as if she was unfair.
“⋯⋯ Tie yourself up too.”
“⋯ Yes?”
An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. I’m tied up, so you should be tied too.
That’s what Sael insisted on.
“Are you crazy?”
“⋯?”
Why did I get scolded? Shael looked at me in bewilderment. ⋯Of course, I had no answer.
Just walking without speaking.
Clié was still following Shael and me. Since she has been following her so persistently, I have a question.
Do you have something important to say? Then you should be able to use a bracelet.
I can’t even guess the reason. But soon, the opportunity came. A chance to talk to Clie.
Shael is pointing to the restrooms nearby.
“Yes, I will wait.”
Shael went into the bathroom. At the same time, she glanced in the direction of Clie. Before I knew it, Clie was right in front of me.
I was supposed to go to Clie, but Clie came to me. So, we must end the conversation. Because there was a bathroom with Shael in front of her nose.
“⋯⋯ Why are you following me?”
That wasn’t the only thing I was curious about. If he’s following you, the question is why he’s following you so obvious.
“Well, why did you follow me?”
Clie smiles like a snake. Feeling uneasy, I cast a sound blocking spell.
It’s a big deal if Sael overhears the conversation.
Such a moment of silence. Clea seemed to be waiting for the right time. I guess there won’t be any more conversations.
Shael will be out soon. Before she does, she has to make Clie go.
“⋯⋯Conversation later, leave for today.”
Clié was still waiting for something in silence. This sounds like a dangerous situation.
Feeling appalled, I opened my mouth again. However, I couldn’t hear my words.
The faint holy power that started from Clie is weighing down my body. Even though it’s a faint holy power, I can feel the pain.
At some point, the sound-blocking magic I had spread disappeared due to Clie’s holy power.
Was the holy power such a strong force in the original novel?
No.
It’s just a power that helps Clie survive from an incurable disease and helps heal someone.
It was not a force with brute force. Magic could not be spread instead of magic, and magic could not be erased.
It’s not that Clie couldn’t use magic in the novel, but he couldn’t use magic through holy power like he does now.
So it was clear that something was wrong. The holy power still suppressed my voice.
It was then that Clie’s mouth opened.
“I love you too, Gongja!”
Suddenly nonsensical words. ‘Me too’, it sounded as if I had said that to Clie too.
I couldn’t help but notice the sinister ulterior motive behind those words. Because Clie’s eyes peeked across mine.
Shael. Shael will be watching here.
What the hell are you talking about, I have to tell you right now…
I am still suppressed by my holy power and cannot speak.
Imagine what will happen in the future. Even if Clie goes and I can speak fine.
If you tell Sael the truth, it will only become a lie.
Shael, who knows that I communicate with Clie through the bracelet.
Even when Clie chased us, I pretended not to know.
If Shael was smart only in strange places, he might have noticed that I was pretending not to know.
Most of all, what suppressed my voice was not magical power, but faint holy power. If it was magical power, it could be excused.
Clie used magic on me so I couldn’t speak. Of course, even this is a meaningless excuse.
Because it means that my magic skills are worse than Clie.
But what suppressed my voice was a faint holy power. Not only was it hard for Sael to feel this, but holy power didn’t have this kind of power in the first place.
After being possessed in the novel, I was the one who had studied the holy power, so it was a fact I was sure of.
So this was a dangerous situation. A situation that the main characters in a stuffy novel would normally go through. After that, all sorts of misunderstandings will arise.
But I wasn’t the main character in a stuffy novel.
Aiming at Clie, who was wearing a sly smile, he raised his middle finger.
They moved their mouths at the same time. Even though I couldn’t hear the words because I was suppressed by the holy power, that was enough.
─Asshole.
I don’t know if it’s too hasty, but…
What, how are you? My personality is like that. I prefer being hasty rather than stuffy.
I even cursed at my one and only fiancé.
But this is not enough. After thinking, I reached out my hand toward the scabbard.