The Villainess in the Romance Fantasy Is Strange - Chapter32

32. Going to the sea alone (4)

…… About 20 minutes later, after the situation was over.

“Haa, whoa, whoa…” ….”

Perhaps from the aftermath of the fierce battle, Leah, her face flushed red, stands still and breathes heavily.

Seeing that the water dragon, our target, was lying down on the beach, but he didn’t release the mana wrapped around his fist, he must have been really pissed off.

“… ….”

I’m not sure why Leah was so upset, but thanks to her, she had a good look.

She doesn’t usually go to the forefront as I asked her to do, so it’s rare to see her engage in hand-to-hand combat after applying mana directly to her body.

It was a fighting style that did not have the elegance or dignity that wizards emphasize so much, but Lia’s ‘Fire Punch’, which she made and attached to the tip of her fist, was impressive.

…… In fact, it was a technique taught as a form of self-defense and as a final measure of self-rescue. I used it well, so it doesn’t matter. It’s fortunate that it’s worthwhile to hone that skill whenever I have time.

I drew my sword and approached the fallen giant. The water dragon, which received Lia and I’s passing test at the vital point, must have already stopped breathing, and its pupils the size of a human face did not budge.

Since it’s a sure death blow, there won’t be any need for confirmation. After tapping the scales on the water dragon’s face a couple of times, it returned to Lia.

“Thank you for your hard work. He must have stopped breathing.”

“…… Huh? Ah, yes. Cain worked hard too.”

Leah, muttering without her soul, released her fists.

Looking at her blank gaze, as if she still had the exhilaration of the battle, I smiled and gently pulled Lia’s hand.

“Lia-sama, this is the evil of this bastard.”

Tuk-tuk, he tapped a scale that was attached upside down under the water dragon’s neck with his hand.

This reversed scale, which is exceptionally larger than the other scales and much larger than two adult male palms put together, is the water dragon’s wrath that Venus demanded of us.

I’ve only heard that the dragon’s wrath looks like this or that, but this is the first time I’ve seen it in real life. I touched the pearly-colored wrath here and there, then pulled out my sword and poked it through the scales and dismantled the wrath.

Alas, the flesh and scales separated and the evil fell to the ground. Leah squatted down in her place and pressed her fist with her index finger.

“Wow, it’s so big and solid. Cain, is the dragon’s wrath originally like this?”

“It’s the first time I’ve actually seen it, but I know it’s much harder than you’ve been told.”

“Venus-sama, what do you mean by dedicating this to use?”

“…… Well.”

Because of the period described in the original work, it’s not known to the public yet, so I’m pretending not to know. In fact, the dragon’s wrath is a very high-quality material.

A sword is a sword, and a shield is a shield. It could even be crafted into a staff that serves as a useful medium for wizards. It’s like an all-purpose metal that can be used if you really want to use it. At least within two years, it will be rediscovered by a mad blacksmith and its value will skyrocket.

Now, this evil, which is treated as a mediocre jewelry or ornament, will cost 5 billion won with our own money in 3 years. My appetite was bitter to bring this expensive thing as it was, but I couldn’t help it. I mean, there’s no other way.

And in fact, considering that it cost 5 billion for Lia to awaken as a saint, it wasn’t that expensive.

When she becomes a saint of Venus, she can use the ‘power of restoration’, and that’s about 5 billion. If you just weigh the value, you can’t even compare it.

“Um…. Well, you all have your own thoughts, right?”

Leah said calmly and stood up from her seat. In the wind, something under her neck, which I dare not put into words, swayed as if tossing.

In an instant, I was unknowingly lost my gaze to that place.

“… ….”

Maybe it’s because it’s a movement that’s very different from Lia’s childhood in my memory, and even if it’s different, something is very different. It felt like my brain was going dumb for a moment.

No. There was also a story that men’s IQ plummeted the moment they encountered provocative videos or media. Did I mention that the female spies’ strategic tactic using it was beauty-related?

Perhaps it was because I was so flustered. I was just thinking about this stupid idea, but Leah, who was watching my face closely, took a step closer.

“Cain, where are you looking now?”

“Yes?”

“I suddenly lost my mind and looked.”

As if trying to measure where my eyes were headed, Lia stretched out her index and middle fingers and followed her gaze.

The place where her fingers touched was none other than her own chest.

Ria’s eyes narrowed when she realized that fact.

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“Huh… …. What, have you been looking at my breasts?”

“No, I haven’t.”

“What’s wrong, I just checked everything?”

As if telling me not to lie, Leah raised her eyes and placed her index finger over my chest.

“Cain, tell me honestly. Didn’t you really see it?”

“…… Yes.”

“Really? Really really? I swear to you, have you really never looked at my breasts?”

I thought it would help if I averted her gaze altogether, so I raised my head without saying anything and looked up at Leah’s head.

Then, suddenly. Leah reached out with both of her hands and put them behind her neck, then she pressed hard to force her gaze.

“Did you see it?”

“… ….”

“I’m still watching.”

“… ….”

I wanted to make an excuse that this time it was not my will, but the moment I said that, it was like admitting that I had seen it.

So I had no choice but to act like I didn’t see it and just keep my eyes on you. The corner of Lia’s mouth drew an attractive arc.

“You know, Cain?”

“Yes.”

“You defeated the water dragon, and you must have done all the errands…. Would you like to hang out with me for a while, doing something fun?”

“…… Are you having fun?”

“Yeah, something interesting.”

Leah lowered her gaze and winked at her waist, her darling.

“Catch me.”

I wondered if it was okay for her to touch the young lady’s bare waist. It was after I moved my hand early and grabbed Leah’s waist.

“Right, well done. Then next…….”

It was then.

-Hey, who are you? This beach is completely off-limits…… Uh?

Some stupid voice came from behind us, standing on the sandy beach and embracing each other.

I turned around and saw several knights in armor standing next to us, not me and Lia. That’s why I was half stunned when I saw the water dragon that had already become a corpse.

“Lia-sama. These guys, I’m guessing they’re rangers under Viscount Lewis. There is a pattern that symbolizes the family on the chest of the armor.”

“…… How will we do it?”

Whispering, we locked eyes.

I didn’t say much, but Lia and I had already reached an agreement just by looking at each other.

“Lia-sama, bag!”

“Yes!”

Pick up your bag and the Dragon’s Wrath, an offering to Venus.

-Ahh, these guys…… ?!

-Do, run away. Catch it!

I really do my best——.

“…… Run now, Lia-sama!”

“Okay, okay…… !”

I ran away.

* * *

“Goddess, the dragon’s wrath you mentioned here. I will offer it as a tribute, so please check carefully-.”

Lia, who knelt down in front of the altar of Venus, said calmly.

Then I felt a sudden trembling in the ring I was wearing, and a message from Venus flowed into my head.

──Yes. I checked, sweetheart. You really did a good job…….

“Yes, you worked really hard. How hard it was, it wasn’t that I didn’t pass the death crisis once or twice? Right, Cain?”

Leah nodded her head up and down at her, as if to agree. So I reluctantly agreed.

“Oh, yes. It was hard.”

“Isn’t it? Yes, it was very difficult. So Goddess, can’t you give us a present?”

──Stand, present…… ?

“Yes, a gift. We worked really hard, so can you tidy it up?”

“…… Mmm.”

No matter how you look at it, it looks like they are stealing money under the guise of a gift.

I didn’t even want to intervene, so I watched it quietly, and Venus, who was salivating in trouble, answered.

──In that case……. Why don’t you take half of the Dragon’s Wrath as a tribute, as your share?

“Yes? Are you okay?”

──Yes. As Aga said, both of you worked hard, so shouldn’t you be paid for that? Originally, I have something I want to give you guys, but unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like the time is right yet……. If you don’t like it, waiting a little longer is the way-.

“Oh no! No, thank you.”

I wondered what kind of rice cake this was, so I nodded her head hastily. That would be the case, nothing else, but the dragon’s wrath was cut in half. As long as the processing method is developed, the skyrocketing price is to receive what is expected, so there is no reason for me to refuse.

But it seems that Lia had a different idea from me. He did not readily agree with Venus’ words that he would take away half of the dragon’s evil. He gestures to me to come closer.

As I approached as instructed, Leah whispered in my ear.

“…… Cain, are you only half satisfied?”

“Yes?”

“If you’re going to receive it, it’s better to accept it all.”

“Uh… ….”

Yes, yes, but how are you going to get the other half for a tribute?

When asked with only her eyes, Leah blinked in one of her eyes instead of answering her. It means to wait in silence because I have all my thoughts.

“Can you go back and wait for me, Cain?”

“Oh, yes.”

To go far, she took about ten steps back. Then she began to whisper something as Leah took her hands and said her prayers.

-You know, Venus? I’m the future…… For one thing, take care of yourself…….

-No, I know that too. Wow…… If you’re strong…… It’s better

-Think of it as an investment. I’ll give birth to a lot later……. I’ll pay you back in multiples…….

“… ….”

What do you mean?

I tried sneaking closer, but it was almost a whisper, so I couldn’t hear it properly. What I had heard was so fragmentary that I couldn’t even guess.

“Oh, really? So, are you giving it to us? Thank you!”

Lia jumped up from her seat as if she had finished her prayers.

“Cain, Cain! Venus-sama says he’ll give us the whole Dragon’s Wrath!

“Yes? Is it really?”

──Yeah, that’s right. I made a promise with my baby, so I should give it to you……. Baby, that promise I made just now. Can’t you ever forget? If you break the promise you made with the goddess, the price is huge…….

“Yes, don’t worry. I will protect you no matter what!”

“Lia-sama, what kind of promise did you make with Venus-sama?”

“…… I’ll find out later I don’t need to know now.”

“Later…… ?”

What did you risk in exchange for giving away the Dragon’s Wrath? She was curious and asked, but Leah didn’t give a proper answer, for some reason she avoided her answer.

A deal with the Goddess wouldn’t be an equal deal, but I’m a little worried. Venus is the goddess of love, not a demon. Her stance itself was a good god friendly to humans, so it probably wasn’t a one-sided unfavorable deal.

Actually, well, if you think it’s not a spirit, it’s enough to overturn everything and do something that didn’t exist. So she did and moved on.

Leah put her hand on the Dragon’s Wrath, and she said to me.

“Cain, shall we split this in half?”

“No, I will only take a quarter. Half of this is because Lia-sama got it through her deal with Venus-sama.”

“Ah, but what about people? Let’s just split it half and half, since Cain helped me a lot when subjugating the water dragon, isn’t it well deserved?”

“Well, if that’s the case….”

I’ll give you this precious thing for free, but if you refuse, it’s just stupid.

“By the way, Lia-sama, what are you planning to do with this evil?”

I don’t know if it’ll be two years from now, but Dragon’s Wrath is a commodity that doesn’t have much value right now. So I thought she would reply that she would process it and make it into an ornament or keep it.

“I’ll grind all the buds and make them into restorative medicine.”

“Remedy?”

“Yes, restorative medicine. I read it in a book, and it is said that the medicine made from the dragon’s plague is so good for the human body.”

“…… Her.”

The wrath of the dragon that will become 2.5 Billion after 2 or 3 years. Are you going to grind that precious thing and make it into a restorative medicine?

This is the sound of making Maeuntang with natural stone sea bream. What is the difference between saying that you want to eat sturgeon roe and rice?

“Well, you might want to think about it again. I don’t think Lia-nim doesn’t understand the value of wrath, but this will be…….”

With a glance, Lia’s gaze went down to my waist.

“I heard that this is especially good for men, so I made it for you… ….”

“…… Me?”

“Yeah, don’t you like it?”

“… ….”

If you decide to dislike it or like it, that would be the good side, but is it okay to take it like this?

It’s not just a penny or two, it’s a whopping 2.5 Billion won medicine…….

Should I receive it or not? The moment I tried to think about it seriously. I heard Venus’ voice in my head.

──We’re having a long and affectionate conversation, and I’m sorry, dear ones. The second ordeal is ready.

“Oh, yes.”

“Yes. Please tell me.”

Lea and I knelt down on the spot.

Venus collected his voice and spoke in a calm voice.

──Aga’s second ordeal……. Find and tame a unicorn, a white horse with a horn on her head. It means bringing them before my altar.

We looked at each other at the same time.

“A unicorn?”

“If it is a unicorn… ….”

It is a fantasy species that is rarely seen in the warm southern continent, so-called Divine Beasts.

You want us to tame such a unicorn?

“Venus, are you kidding? It took more than three days to go there.”

──Goddess don’t joke, baby.

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“…… Gully, it’s a very far place! I can’t go because I don’t have time during the semester!”

“Lia-sama. Just calm down….”

“No, Cain. Let go! You should definitely check this out. Venus-sama, you’re not kidding me right now, there’s a place for the students to go! I didn’t mean to when he told me to catch the water dragon. Unicorns are difficult to find and difficult to tame, but you’re not saying that too easily…….”

──Hey, Cain…… ?

“…… Ugh.”

It was a long time later that I was able to calm down Lia, who seemed to be pissed off.