I will not die a Villainess's death

It had been late at night when Elysia was taken away by the temple. So Lucas had no choice but to wait for the sun to rise before going after her.

Otherwise, he would be giving the temple enough to work around him and void his plea to let Elysia go.

Lucas Dirac knew a few things about the Head Priest which assured him that Elysia would not be mistreated to an extreme degree. The Head Priest still wanted to make use of Elysia for his gains.

Not only that, but he wanted to control Elysia. As long as he could ensure that Elysia would not go against his wishes, he could rest easy protecting Elysia.

It was a grave matter for Lucas in the long run but it was certainly reassuring right now. The 'current' Elysia was not capable of refuting anything Head Priest Yohan asked of her. She was too well-trained to think of betraying him.

And Elysia would not think about that matter unless it came to a clash of wills.

Lucas did not have enough heart to put her through that harsh clash for now. He would wait for Elysia to get a little stronger mentally.

The night seemed to be dragging as Lucas waited for it to be over already. The sun was high in the sky and its shadow was looming over everyone.

It was a beautiful full moon but all it symbolized for him was a long and draggy night.

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Enma could not help but fling every time he remembered the scene in the garden. It had been filled with monsters and battles.

It was something that was supposed to happen in this story anyway and Enma had enjoyed reading this scene so much when he had been going through the story.

But reading about it and witnessing the battle between humans and beasts was a different matter. Enma could not count how many times he had seen death in a single night. He was so lucky to come out of it without any scratches on his body.

"Oi quit crying like a baby. You are alright in the end. I cannot see any wound on your body."

Emma White slapped Enma in the back as her worry turned into irritation. She had been trying to cure Enma and Sorias's minor wounded since there was no temple priest available for them.

As soon as the battle had ended, the temple priests left abruptly. Eve had been too drained to help anyone out and it only left conventional medicine.

Now, one could always swallow their pride and ask the temple for help. Enma had wanted to do that as well since he had no pride of his own. But he had been stopped by both Sorias as well as Emma.

Unlike him, they had too much pride and did not want to collaborate with the temple for anything. And Enma had been somehow dragged into their duo dynamics so he had to follow them around.

'I cannot believe that these children dictate how I live my life. Have they never heard that too much pride can get you killed? And not to forget, I am just a human unlike these freaks of nature. I can get killed and even bleed out easily.'

Enma had a lot of complaints but he did not have enough courage to voice them out loud. Not to these sociopaths who were looking over him right now.

"A-Anyway, isn't it good that Elysia came back? The timing might have been unfortunate but we have her back at least."

"We do have her back but she's also in the temple's hands. I cannot say if this is luck or bad luck for us."

Enma tried to lighten the mood but Emma reminded them of the ground reality. Sorias's eyes flashed at the reminder and Enma felt sweat run down his face.

That fierce expression was too much for him Enma. He was feeling sick already.

"Do you think Lucas will be able to help her out? The temple has a solid case against Elysia and I doubt the nobility will let her go that easily."

Emma was right when she said that. There was a strong case to be made against the Diracs this time. But frankly, Enma was surprised to see the mirror of ISIS make an appearance.

It had been a key item in the original game that the villainess had found and used to cause trouble. A lot of beasts show up but Eve saved the day day by using her protagonist powers while Adam protected her.

'Yeah, but the story is too off the rails for that to happen. I cannot see that hard-headed Eve hiding behind Adam of all people for protection.'

Still, it had been a shock to see the mirror appear with Elysia of all people. She had been the intended use for it all along but it was still not right.

Especially since Elysia had not even been in this world for a long time. Her appearance with the mirror had been fishy all along.

'It smells like problematic. It feels like we are all being led along our noses by someone.'

Why had the story that had never followed the script suddenly begun to act so well? Elysia had been framed for the same crime that she had committed in the original novel.

But only this time, it had not been Elysia's fault at all. She had been framed by someone and even Enma, someone who was ready to find faults with Elysia anytime, could see it.

'But not normal nobles. They hate the Diracs so much that they are willing to turn their brains off and put all the blame on Elysia.'

And even the temple was in on this ruse. They had even started this whole mess.

"Anyway, we need to do something. I think we should break Elysia out of the prison she might be held in. Who knows what the brutes at the temple will do to her?"

Emma sounded determined to save Elysia. She wanted to not only save Elysia but also win Sorias over. Enma could see her intentions clearly in her eyes.

'Such a clever person Emma is. She knows how to get to Sorias's heart.'

Enma was not interested in saving Elysia personally but even he knew that it would end in disaster if something happened to her. Not only would Adam and Eve flip but so would Lucas Dirac.

"Let's not be hasty. Lucas decided to leave Elysia so let's wait and see what happens next."

Surprisingly, it was Sorias who decided to be patient this time. It surprised Enma a lot to see Elysia's familiar say all this.

Sorias complexion finally looked normal again. He had been looking too pale all this time and it had worried Enma that he might die to the lack of his bond.

"You want to leave Elysia be? Well, if you say so then I will follow your will."

Emma sounded surprised as well but she was well within her rights to be so. Sorias was the last person to be not concerned about Elysia like this.

"Besides, even if we do happen to go after Elysia, we won't be the only ones. It will just increase the chances of us all getting caught."

Sorias sounded certain about that fact and Enma finally let the matter go. Even Emma realized why Sorias was backing down.

'Ah, so that two could no longer wait to go after Elysia. I can see why Sorias did not want to complicate things for them.'

Enma felt foolish for doubting Sorias. He might know this world from a novel but that did not mean he knew all the people in this world.

The more he looked at this world, the more complex it seemed to him. It had taken him a year of intense grilling and constant close calls to realize that this world and all its inhabitants were real and not a part of a novel.

Enma was lost in his thoughts when he looked outside the window, only to see a dark shadow.

He remembered that shadow very well since it was the same one that he had seen before when he before the earthquake had hit the royal palace.

He remembered thinking that the figure had a scary smile and just then a disaster had happened. Enma did not doubt that this person was somehow related to the monster's appearance.

'But there is no need for a normal person to go after that villain, right? In the first place, I am an outsider in this world and I have yet to have a taste of a woman in this world. There is no way I am going to fall for this obvious trap and-'

"Enma, are you alright? What are you looking at? Is there someone outside the window?"

Enma was startled enough to drop his eyes and the next time he looked up, the person outside the window was gone.