The Villain in the Side Story Wants to Live

Shrine?

“Wait a minute Sylvia, I told you to wait a little longer.”

“But he tried to kill people. Even if the target is trash, the truth doesn’t change.”

“Oran stayed still. Serena ran amok by herself.”

“That’s right, but…”

With me in front of me, Sylvia and Laird patted each other.

As I listened, Laird was defending me.

As he said he made a mistake, it seems that Sylvia’s attempt to kill me was not part of Layard’s plan.

“Shouldn’t we at least listen to Oran’s story?”

She seemed tired of trying to soothe Sylvia, so Laird let out a sigh and said weakly.

“Even if you listen to the words of the wicked, you will only be dazzled. So it’s better to deal with it without Serena’s knowledge.”

“You can’t…”

“Right, I just need to trick Serena into thinking that the antidote this man gave me was actually poison.”

Sylvia spat out indifferently and pointed her arrowhead at my back.

A chilly wind began to blow. That’s the Spirit’s energy. Even if it was me, it was clear that if I was hit by an arrow imbued with that power, I wouldn’t even be able to find a bone.

“Anyway, that’s not a bit.”

“You’re not going to help me?”

“That’s not it.”

Is it to distract me? The two started fighting again.

Looking at them like that, they seemed like a really good couple, and sometimes I felt like they were stupid as a pair.

“If you kill Oran, Serena might burn your hometown to the ground.”

A deep trembling came from the arrow that hit the back of Layered’s words.

Those threats only work? Serena can’t really burn down the elven forest… There is no

As far as I can remember, Serena once burned down a tree that the elves hold sacred, the World Tree, in order to catch Oran.

“I hope that Satan doesn’t come out? At least there’s nothing good to deal with before we get solid evidence.”

“……I think I was in too much of a hurry.”

Sylvia finally let go of her bowstring and took a few steps back.

With her low sigh came the sound of something falling on her floor.

He probably put down his bow and quiver because he thought he might accidentally kill me.

Shall we take advantage of this opportunity and launch a surprise attack? Dealing with Sylvia standing without a weapon was not difficult.

Yes, processing. It was close to impossible to subdue.

The sage ruined the deal first, so there was nothing to worry about. It must have been, but I hesitated for some reason.

‘Is it because you think Serena might be sad?’

These are Serena’s colleagues. Because of me alone, I couldn’t have him live as an enemy for the rest of his life.

So, we decided to hang out until Serena arrived.

“I’m ready, turn around.”

Turning her head behind her, a woman with waist-deep blond hair stood crookedly, exposing her white legs.

The pointy ears proving that he is an elf rise upward as if to be on guard.

Dark green eyes scanned me from bottom to top. She frowned at her disapprovingly and opened her lips softly.

“Why did you do this?”

A sharp tone. Judging from the way he pointed to the dying Kals, he seemed to think that I was the main culprit behind the black market terrorism.

“Did I, did I?”

“Yes.”

“Like Layard said earlier, I didn’t even lift a hand.”

I answered her questions with the utmost sincerity.

It’s also for Serena’s sake, and from a distance, Layered has been telling me not to provoke Sylvia with his earnest eyes.

“Don’t lie. You manipulated Serena.”

But Sylvia, like the hero, seemed to be the one she couldn’t communicate with.

“You controlled Serena? Me?”

“You hypnotized Serena.”

“……Hypnosis?”

I need to correct it a bit. Unlike the hero who is extremely realistic.

“I was suspicious when I heard that you left Serena sleeping, but I’m pretty sure this happened. You hypnotized Serena while she was asleep.”

Sylvia can’t tell the difference between delusion and reality… How to say, she looked like a child with a bit of a headache.

“I can’t argue.”

Sylvia spat out in a mocking voice. As she said, I couldn’t say anything for a while. I was literally so dumbfounded.

After a while, her still head began to turn. I slowly opened my mouth, clearing my mind.

“Do you have any proof that I hypnotized Serena?”

Sylvia sighed and let out a flirtatious laugh. She snapped her finger at me as if to follow me.

When she came out of the cabin, the fishy smell of blood stung her nose. The ground he was stepping on was covered in blood.

The sound of metal colliding with metal could be heard in the distance, and sometimes screams could be heard.

A massacre was taking place. Serena must be at the center of that bloodbath.

“You said you’d keep Serena’s hands from getting a drop of blood. But the result?”

“……It must have been covered in blood.”

“I admit it. Like this, you hypnotized Serena while whispering sweet lies.”

Sylvia sighed coldly. Although she was right about what she said, she honestly found this a bit unfair.

“Serena ran amok like her mad dog. Who can stop that?”

“Oran led us to think that way.”

The sage seemed to think the same as me, so he hurriedly added, but Sylvia was stubborn.

“You don’t love Serena. She’s just using her as a puppet for your benefit.”

Sylvia’s assertive voice contained her unspoken conviction that she would not back down.

Yeah, I don’t know what kind of delusion she’s fond of, but I’m sure this makes her speechless.

“You’re trying to kill me just by guessing?”

“The truth, not speculation.”

“Wait, I was trying to stop it. Please tell Serena.”

Ignoring Layered who shook her head, Sylvia picked up the bow and arrow that had fallen on the floor.

She imbued the arrow with spirit power. She then tugged on the string of her bow until it was taut.

And that moment when you want to let go.

“Sylvia? And there’s also layered.”

Serena, whose white dress was stained red with blood, landed between me and Sylvia.

Did Sylvia panic? She let go of the bowstring she was holding onto.

An arrow that flies so fast you can’t see it. Serena blinked and lightly deflected the flying arrow with her dagger.

“Sylvia.”

“…Why?”

“That arrow was pointed at Oran.”

Serena’s pupils, which had been maintaining her composure, went into incontinence. Her shaking eyes soon turned cold and stared at Sylvia.

“I won’t ask why you’re here. That’s not what’s important.”

Serena moved towards Sylvia, brushing her blood off her dagger.

Sylvia, who had stopped me all with her ears pricked up until now, dropped her ears and avoided her gaze when Serena stood in front of her.

“Why did you try to attack Oran?”

“Serena, I just…”

“He shot an arrow at Oran. I’m innocent, so I’ll go.”

Layard tried to draw a teleportation magic while moving her fingers busily, as if she felt that things were going strangely.

“Keah…!”

The dagger thrown by Serena stuck in the back of Layard’s hand. The magic that was just before completion was destroyed as it was.

“You must pay the price for siding with Evil at that time.”

“No, that’s Evil…!”

“Do you want to die first?”

“That’s… no.”

Serena, who shut Layered’s mouth, stood facing Sylvia.

Sylvia trembles. Did she realize that she couldn’t escape Serena? She didn’t run away even though she was afraid of her blade coming towards her own face.

“At that time, what would you do if you got in my way?”

“They said they would cut off my ears…”

“You remember it well.”

Serena brought the dagger to Sylvia’s ear. As if she was serious about cutting off her ears, tendons suddenly sprang up in her grip.

“Wait, Serena.”

“What happened?”

Before the blade touched Sylvia’s earlobe, she managed to stop Serena’s hand.

“You’re very hurt.”

“It’s okay. It’s not my blood.”

She replied curtly and then moved her gaze back to Sylvia.

“I’ll finish it so it doesn’t hurt.”

“Serena, stop it.”

She felt helpless, so she grabbed her wrist holding her dagger.

Serena turns her stiff head towards me. As if telling me not to interfere, her blue eyes stared at me coldly.

It is dangerous to intervene. She knew that, but she couldn’t let Serena get her way.

I didn’t want her to lose her friend because of me.

“I’m so excited. Let’s go back for now.”

“But…!”

“Serena, stop.”

As he pressed on, Serena’s lips pouted out. The attitude that I don’t like her. Although her will to not back down came through.

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She kissed her lightly and her lips tucked in. Her eyes were still ferocious, but the rustling of the corners of her mouth seemed to have subsided somewhat.

“Are you going back now?”

“…Okay.”

Leaving behind Layered, who raised her thumb towards me, and Sylvia, who still couldn’t get out of fear, entered her demon king’s stone.

I think I’m done with it now.

“Serena?”

After all, it must have been a mistake to hope that her anger would be relieved with just a light kiss.

After entering the Demon King’s Stone, Serena went into the bedroom without saying a word. The door wouldn’t open as if I was holding on to the doorknob from the inside. I knocked and carefully opened my mouth.

“Are you mad that I stopped you?”

“……Yes.”

Serena responded belatedly, as if she couldn’t bear to ignore my words.

“But I didn’t want you to fight with your teammates.”

“They are no longer colleagues. They don’t even understand my opinion.”

It was a mixture of sadness and resentment, as if he didn’t want to go this far.

It’s like the whining of a child. But I didn’t hate it because it was for me. Still, I should definitely take this opportunity to tell Serena.

“Serena, I don’t want you to lose anything else because of me.”

Sniffs were heard from inside the room.

“……If the situation arises where I have to choose between you and my comrades, are you saying that I should abandon you?”

“No, that won’t happen.”

Actually, I wasn’t entirely sure I could keep my promise.

“…Promise me.”

I knew that, but I grabbed my pinky finger sticking out through the crack in the door.

The reason is that I just wanted Serena to be relieved like this.

“But this alone doesn’t completely put my mind at ease.”

Did I miss something? Serena muttered in a disgruntled voice.

“How can I put my mind at ease?”

“I want you to grant my wish.”

Serena responded as if she had been waiting for these words.