I will not die a Villainess's death

Elysia had started crying in Lucas's embrace but it was a secret only she and Lucas knew. Her brother held Elysia long enough until she calmed down and asked to be released from his arms.

Only once she was sure that her eyes were as dry as possible was Elysia able to face her two lovers again.

"Sorry for getting emotional. I did not know what to do with myself there."

Elysia faced two disappointed looks which made her flinch. But there was no other negative emotion aimed her way.

"You know, I am not an asshole who won't want you to vent out your feelings. It all must have been tough for you since you were out in that other world alone. It was tough for all of us as well."

Elysia felt tears strike her eyes again but this time she held them back. Eve knew how to get to her and Elysia was thankful to have her at her side.

Her eyes turned toward Adam who had not said anything yet. But his silent support meant a lot to Elysia as well.

His strong gaze told Elysia that everything would be alright even if she ever got into trouble again.

"Right, what happened to the monster attack? I was under suspicion, right? What about the mirror? Where is it right now?"

Now that Elysia had calmed down, she wanted to get to work. The first order of things was to know what was happening out there. Only once Elysia knew the situation would she be able to help.

She will also need to write to the Head Priest Yohan to gather what he knows. (Elysia flinched as she remembered herself ignoring his order and asking to come home. She would apologize later.)

"Ah, that! I need to ask you about that as well since my people were sent to help out in the morning. I know that the Dirac army was in charge of looking after the people. So, how is the situation out there?"

Adam quickly went along with the change in the topic as well. Eve gave him a glare for daring to change the topic but Adam seemed too interested to care.

He was looking at Lucas with an expecting expression which caused Lucas to sigh. He had not wanted to open this discussion in front of Elysia but there seemed to be no choice for him now.

"The attack happened really early and as far as we know, there was no indicator about who the attacker could be or which affiliation he belonged to. Our people were not able to track down anything so I will need to head out there now."

Lucas sounded dead tired and he had to be by now. He had been overworked for the past few days and even now he could not get any rest.

He could also not get any time to spend with his sister if he wanted to solve this case.

"I see. So it was a blind attack. The attacker made this attack, knowing that Elysia Dirac was in our custody. It means that they either do not care if they get caught or they are certain that they won't be caught."

Both things spelled trouble for their side. Innocent people were being sacrificed for someone's greed.

While this was not something Adam was worried about personally, he had to be worried about the political implications of it all objectively.

Mainly if it would end up affecting the Diracs and Elysia in the long run.

"I want to come with you. I need to see the attack site for myself."

Lucas cursed as soon as he heard Elysia's words. This was the exact thing he had wanted to avoid when he had first tried to hide the situation.

Knowing Elysia, Lucas was sure that she would try to butt her way into the investigation. And the chances of her getting hurt during this were also high.

"No. You are not healing out to the fields and that is final. I don't care how much help you think you are going to be but you are not heading out into the attacked grounds."

Eve interfered even before Adam and Lucas could. She was the one who had spent the most time with Elysia so she knew that this would happen.

And since she knew this would happen, Eve knew that she would also be the only one who would be able to make Elysia back down.

Adam was about to say something as well when Eve glared at him which caused him to back down. Eve did not need Adam's interfering right now.

Mostly because he was too softhearted when it came to Elysia. He would try to put up a brave and unyielding front at first but one look from Elysia would make him back down.

"Eve, I know what you want to say but please. I need to head out and see what is happening. Something caused me to be transported to that new world and it can happen again if we don't find the root cause of this incident. Won't you help me out?"

Eve cursed as she saw Elysia's pleading face. She needed to be strong and not give in to the guilt she was feeling.

Behind her, Adam had already caved in and he turned toward Eve to plead for Elysia's side. Eve knew it was a losing battle for her when the most unexpected ally arrived for her.

"You are not going anywhere, miss. You are staying in the bed for the time being and recovering your body. I can feel the strain of your body on our bond and I don't like it."

It was Sorias who had arrived in front of the door. The poor familiar had been looking to spend some time with Elysia when he had come across her pleading.

And knowing Elysia and her habits, she must be thinking of doing something stupid.

"Sorias, are you done with the scout out? How did it go?"

Lucas asked the divine beast, hurriedly changing the topic once again. With this, Elysia had officially lost her opportunity to ask questions.

"My scouting out was dreadful. We didn't find anything in the enchanted forest either but the right side was surely invaded in the morning. I am afraid that our attacker escaped from the forest. He cannot be a normal person."

This had been a cause of concern for Sorias and he had been so sure that this was what would give him a cause for a headache before he had arrived in front of Elysia.

Then she had proven wrong by her desire to head out.

"Sorias, you will allow me to head out, right? You can come with me to the fields as well. I am sure that-"

"No, you are not heading out and that is final. I don't care if I have to sit on your back to stop you from heading out. But you will be staying in your bed today."

Sorias made sure to block any verbal attempt Elysia made. Even she had to realize that she was not going to win this debate with him.

And Elysia realized it as soon as she opened her mouth a third time and closed it. She had lost this battle for now.

"You all, if you want to go to the field, then head out now. I will keep an eye out on Elysia and make sure she rests."

The other three looked grateful for Sorias's interference. They did not know how to say no to Elysia but that was no longer a problem.

The three dared to not even look at Elysia as they left. It was a tactic he had developed after falling for her begging a few times.

If Sorias did not look at Elysia then he would not be influenced by her tear-filled eyes.

"Lord Sorias, I heard that Lady Elysia finally woke up. I am here to visit her. Can I come in?"

Emma White did not wait for the door to open for her. She opened the door and walked inside before she was invited. She had certainly taken to using having all control over the Dirac mansion.

And no one was brave enough to stop Emma White from having her way. She was fearless and everyone knew that about her.

She walked in but she was not the only one visiting Elysia. Enma followed after Emma with a hesitant walk. He looked nervous to be in the room but he was even more terrified to be alone in the mansion.

"You both are here as well? How did the past year treat you?"

Elysia asked as she watched the new company come rolling into the room. She was happy to see them but at the same time, her mind was processing everything at a lightning speed and forming escape plans.

She could definitely use Emma and Enma to escape if she played her cards right. And Elysia knew exactly what to do