The Villainess Who Accidentally Stole Their Hearts - Chapter 160



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Episode 160

The expressions of both men hardened at the name Ulysses.

Iskalion in particular growled and chewed in a ferocious voice.

“There’s no need to talk to that guy.”

“but-”

“I’ll look into the Empress’s side. Or, there’s a way to negotiate with the Emperor and have Mikarin’s body handed over.”

“I don’t know what the Emperor will ask for in return for the negotiation.”

“Whatever you give me is better than you complaining to that guy.”

“They said that even if we were to take care of Mikarin, it would take half a year. And that’s at least.”

I glanced at Serkael to check, and he sighed.

“I would like to answer that it just takes one day, but you can’t change objective figures into subjective feelings.”

“Look at that.”

But Iskalion did not back down easily.

“Then let’s find out the First Empress’s movements. Find out if she really plans to ‘resonate’ and if so, how—”

“It could be tomorrow. The fastest way to get information is from an insider.”

“Do you trust that kid?”

“This isn’t a matter of believing or not believing. Even if it’s a trap, it’s an opportunity to get information in some way.”

“So why do you have to meet that guy and say sorry to him?”

“Why do you oppose it like this? Your Majesty knows what is most reasonable.”

“I don’t like it when you talk to other guys!”

“… … ?!”

I looked at Iskalion, startled by his completely unexpected answer.

He exhaled with a ragged breath.

“Even more so if he has confessed to you!”

“… … !”

I looked at Iskalion with wavering eyes.

“Wow!” Brown exclaimed.

Bluewin quickly covered Brown’s mouth.

“Well, confession? That’s just… … .”

There was a time when Clea and Ulysses were the vanguard of a plague between us.

‘That was also at Iskalion’s flower party. Iskalion appeared just when the two were fighting.’

Iskalion bowed his head towards me, who was hesitating.

A fresh face, as if a little bit of a whiner.

A man who intimidates others with his mere presence only shows this face to me.

“You didn’t even tell me that you figured out how to get the magic potion back.”

“I, I heard that yesterday too.”

“I thought you were going to tell me right away.”

“I was planning to listen to all the methods today and tell you everything at once. If I go into too much detail and tell you everything one by one, Your Majesty will probably get annoyed… … .”

“I wish you would tell me everything in such a detailed and nitpicky way. I’m also curious to know how many times you blinked.”

Her blue eyes contained me like a vast ocean.

When I look into those eyes as if I am possessed,

“Romance is prohibited in my sacred laboratory.”

A large hand came between me and Iscallion.

When I raised my head, Serkael spoke with his characteristically nervous expression.

“Our lab has a rule against dating.”

“This is the reception room.”

“I don’t think you’ll be doing any research in the living room?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

For some reason, Bluewin and Brown’s faces became as dry as sick old trees.

What kind of life are you guys living?

‘Surely you’re not doing research in a restaurant, are you?’

I was afraid to ask because I had a feeling that might be the case.

At that moment, Serkael lifted the monocle and spoke.

“I’m against talking to that piece of trash either.”

“To Serkael? Why?”

“The face is not good.”

“Does Serkael believe in physiognomy?”

“Physiognomy is statistics.”

“… … .”

I looked at Serkael with bewildered eyes.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No, if someone says ‘Physiognomy is statistics’, Serkael would say ‘Since you’re saying such stupid things, I can tell that your brain is wrinkled without having to split your skull open.’”

“… … .”

“why?”

“… … That’s right. You’re smarter than I thought.”

Serkael looked at me with an admiring expression.

‘I don’t want to be admired for something like this.’

Honestly, physiognomy-wise, there was no one as bad as Serkael.

Because he was a very, very sensitive and neurotic handsome man, he seemed like a genius with a very dirty personality.

‘… … It’s true, so is the physiognomy correct?’

Serkael sighed faintly as he came to a strange realization.

“So when are you going to meet him?”

“You’re against it?”

“Are you the kind of guy who would listen to what you say? It’s true that meeting him is a reasonable option.”

I glanced at Iskalion.

“I’ll tell you everything: when, where, what time we met, and what we talked about.”

“… … .”

“Everything, without leaving anything out!”

Iskalion, who had been quietly looking at me, opened his mouth.

“… …Seeing my face?”

“I’ll come right away.”

Iskalion nodded, saying, “Hmm.”

Now all that remains is to meet Ulysses.

* * *

It was a shame that I went through all that trouble to meet Ulysses, but he never answered my call.

‘The communication code has completely changed. I did get a reply to the letter, but… … .’

I only have Mikarin.

That was Ulysses’ reply.

‘Who said what? I just wanted to see your face.’

It was absurd that he was the one who left the note first.

Since Mikarin was taken away, not many people had seen Ulysses, so it was difficult to rely on coincidence.

‘If you’re avoiding me like this, wouldn’t it be better to find out the First Empress’s plan through another route?’

At the moment I was thinking about it, the phone rang.

I quickly took it out, thinking it might be Ulysses, but it was Selena.

“Selena? What’s going on?”

[What’s going on? I have to see that adulterer’s face to commemorate his imprisonment. Are you busy? Even if you’re busy, I’ll definitely see you.]

It was rare for Selena to say something like that.

I wondered what was going on, so I answered right away.

“Okay. When will we meet?”

[Um, now?]

“What?”

It was a bit sudden, but I nodded.

Anyway, I didn’t have any other plans unless I was going to see Ulysses right away.

‘Nothing really happened, I guess. Nothing happened at Bethril House before the return.’

I hurriedly got ready to go out and left the palace.

.

.

The meeting place that Selena had designated was a busy area near Lelia Arcade.

I tilted my head because it was a strangely remote place, just one block away, despite the large floating population in the area.

‘This isn’t Selena’s type of store? There’s no staff to answer your questions… ‘

I went into the private room that Selena had mentioned.

There was someone there I never expected.

“Ulysses?!”

“Long time no see, Nike.”

Ulysses smiled his usual affectionate smile.

I quickly closed the door and looked back at Selena with a puzzled face.

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“Ulysses told me to look at you away from people’s eyes.”

Only then did I realize why we had chosen to meet at a store like this.

It was a place where one could avoid people’s eyes without raising suspicion about one’s destination.

Selena continued.

“Of course I said no, but you had my letter. So I cooperated for the time being… … .”

“Thank you. I had something to talk to Ulysses about.”

“That’s fortunate.”

Selena smiled and got up from her seat.

“Then you two talk. I’ll be in the next room.”

“Yeah, sorry.”

Selena waved her hand and left the room.

I sighed and read Ulysses.

“Even so, how can you ask Selena?”

“I had no choice but to avoid other people’s eyes.”

“So you left a note secretly too?”

The warning note I received from Ulysses was tucked away in a place like the carriage window or the pocket of a dress.

Ulysses, who had been looking at me quietly, spoke quietly.

“It’s been a long time. We’ve been talking like this, face to face.”

“Then let’s finish this quickly. Why did you send that note?”

“I thought about it a lot.”

“… … ?”

“No matter what I did, you just felt uncomfortable, Nike.”

“… … .”

“I always felt distant when I helped you with your work and your friends to show you that I had changed.”

Ulysses smiled bitterly.

“That’s why I went to Mikarin.”

I frowned.

I don’t know why Clea and Ulysses are like this.

Why are they passing their choices on to me?

“But, what? Is it all because I wasn’t kind to you?”

“no.”

Ulysses shook his head.

“I thought it would be more helpful for you to be by Mikarin’s side rather than me being by your side.”

“… … ?”

“That’s why I went. For you.”

I looked at Ulysses with eyes that did not understand.

The puzzle was slowly coming together in my head.

Ulysses smiled when he saw my expression.

“But when Mikarin came back, you didn’t show any sign of agitation when you saw me going to that girl.”

“… … .”

“As if you knew I would do this.”

Yeah, I kind of expected it.

No matter how much Ulysses changes, the conclusion will be the same.

You’re going to kill me for Mikarin.

‘… … But you went to Mikarin from the beginning to help me?’

This was something I never thought of.

“I was upset. I knew you didn’t trust me. But I think I’ve changed quite a bit, haven’t I?”

“… … .”

“Look at this now. You can’t believe that I actually did it to help you.”

Ulysses said with a faint sigh.

“Listen carefully. The First Empress intends to connect your and Mikarin’s magical powers.”

“… … !”

In the end, my guess was correct.

“Mikarin consumed your magic power just before awakening Kleas.”

“… … I wondered where the magical power Evans pulled out went.”

“Mikarin is currently suffering from a lack of magical power.”

In a way, it was natural.

I, who was always by your side providing you with abundant magical power, have disappeared.

Now that you’ve become an Awakened One, you’ll need more magical power than before, but the supply has been cut off.

‘Especially to awaken high-ranking powers like Evans, Ulysses, and Clea, it takes a lot of magical power.’

It’s not for nothing that I’m using the Soolbeopjin to help.

The reason is understandable, but questions still remain.

“How are you going to make me and Mikarin ‘resonate’? It’s not going to be something that can be done right away.”

Serkael said that Mikarin had to be experimented on for at least half a year.

Actually, before the regression, Raphael experimented on me for several years to figure out a method.

‘It was a way to kill me and take away all the remaining magic power and the generator.’

“The Empress must have a method. It seems to be a method using ancient sorcery and magical tools… … If we try to dig into it, Raphael will be suspicious.”

Come to think of it, the tool Evans used to extract my magical power was also an ancient magical tool.

‘The first empress’s home country, Ashrea, was originally the site of an ancient magical kingdom, so perhaps its legacy remains there… … .’

Before my regression, Raphael led all sorts of terrible experiments on me.

And the first empress with an ancient heritage.

Since these two joined hands, it was a very possible story.

‘So if we just wait, the First Empress and Raphael will come out and ‘resonate’ with me and Mikarin?’

It’s so sweet?!

‘I’m especially curious about the First Empress’s expression when everything goes down the drain.’

At that moment, Ulysses spoke to me with a serious face.

“That’s how you plan to bring your magic power to Mikarin.”

It was a much easier task than moving the magic complex.

‘My magic power is because I think Mikarin is also home.’

Mikarin’s magical power storage is constantly emptying and depleting.

Because I’m not around, there’s nothing to fill.

On the other hand, I still had a lot of magical power, so I had to reinforce my magical power storage with the power of ‘growth’ whenever I had the chance.

Ulysses frowned when he saw my face.

“Don’t you know how serious this is? If I forcefully ‘resonate’ and open the magic passage, you’ll lose your magic power like crazy.”

“huh.”

“Do you know what happens when a huge amount of magic power is lost at once?”

“know.”

Even though he nodded, Ulysses’ expression did not soften.

“But why are you so indifferent?”

Ulysses grabbed my hand tightly.

“Please, treat yourself with some respect.”

“… … I’ve had enough of that.”

“That’s not your face at all. Don’t be scared. I’m telling you to figure out how to escape. No, that’s not true.”

Ulysses shook his head.

His eyes were seething, unlike their usual gentle nature.

“You don’t have to worry. I’ll stop it.”

“what?”

“I will stop Mikarin from stealing your magic power.”

“Wait, wait—”

I waved my hands in embarrassment.

But Ulysses remained steadfast.

“Why do you think I’m still with Mikarin? It’s all to stop that.”

“No, Ulysses.”

“I will never let you be taken away by Mikarin.”

No, that’s fine.

‘First of all, resonance must occur!’

I kept my lips tightly shut.

Honestly, I still don’t completely trust Ulysses.

‘If I tell him to leave it alone because I need to resonate, Ulysses might just tell it to the other side.’

but.

“Nike, I hope you don’t remember me as such a bad guy.”

“… … .”

“I did a lot of wrongs.

“… … .”

“I hope people remember me as someone who at least regretted, reflected, and eventually came to my senses.”

Ulysses’ eyes looking at me were strangely transparent.

As if he was prepared to die.

‘… … Could it be that you’re blocking resonance?’

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