Rehabilitate the Villainess

23 – The Villainess Sells

Everyone in the banquet hall was watching Sael and Clie.

It must have been a rumor that everyone knew that Sael’s personality was not good from the beginning.

By the way, recently another rumor has been circulating as well.

Predictably, they are the rumors. So I would have heard that Sael eventually fell in love with me.

It was a rumor that wasn’t true at all. Perhaps Duke Jespen played a part in this rumor.

But why did Sael say such a thing to Clie? The answer was simple.

Because Sael hates Clie. She was the Shael whose clothes were soiled by Clie.

Even Shael must have thought that Clie’s actions were intentional, not a mistake. So did I.

No matter how you look at it, it was hard to understand that I spilled wine on Shael during the short time I was talking to the mage lord.

“Sir, sorry! I didn’t know you already had a partner⋯!”

Clié bowed her head and apologized. His shoulders were shaking. No, his whole body was like that.

It was a pitiful figure that made everyone feel sympathy.

No matter what the real Clie has in her heart, once she bows her head, the opponent is bound to be defeated.

She exudes an air of needing to be protected. So no one could harm her in front of her heroine.

For that reason, in her novels, Clié makes full use of her own strengths. I was the one who hadn’t read only the second half and the side story that was close to the end.

I knew most of the contents of the book.

So I knew pretty well about Clie.

If it was Clie, even if she didn’t feel sorry, she would have bowed her head. Then no one could harm her.

Except for one person, Shael.

“You should have already known.”

Even in that situation, Sael still glared at Clie and said. Even though warm music was playing in the banquet hall, the atmosphere was cold.

“Why did I suddenly become mute?”

Sael said while looking at Clie, who was silent at her words and only lowered her head.

People in the banquet hall couldn’t help but be nervous. Sael instantly changed the atmosphere in the banquet hall.

It was then that the music stopped. It was the signal to announce the end of the banquet.

People looked at Shael and began to hurriedly leave the banquet hall. What was important to them right away was not the caliber.

They must have thought that if she stood still here, she might take out her anger on Shael.

The rumors about Shael weren’t that bad.

Even they didn’t know about Shael’s strength. They must have misunderstood her Sael as a wizard of great skill.

It was only natural that he was from the Azbel family. Moreover, it was Shael who infused her magic into the pillars of the Mage Tower at this banquet.

Since she had completely cleansed the pillar of ominous energy, the misunderstanding was inevitable.

Once some quick-footed people got out, others started moving too.

The crowded banquet hall became quiet in an instant.

Her behavior, which is also her strength, does not work. Claire will be embarrassed. Because she’s never had that strength not working.

At least it was like that in the novel.

But unlike this, Clie looked calm.

It was strange. It was Clie who hadn’t had much contact with Sael yet.

Even if she knew from her rumors that Sael was the owner of her bad personality, she would have seen her first opponent whose strengths did not work.

It was strange to be so calm in such a bad situation.

But I had no choice but to erase that thought. I felt a strange sense of magical power from somewhere.

It meant someone used magic.

Shael was in front of me. It wasn’t the magic she used. She was neither the prince nor Clee.

I could feel that magic from the pillar in the center.

It belonged to the magic tower lord, Aren Jagers.

He clenched his fists with his face down. He was the master of the Magic Tower who couldn’t even control his own expression because of the pill of lies.

There was only one thing that meant that he frowned.

The magic tower lord, Aren Jagus, has finally escaped from medicine.

Aren must have taken twenty pills. Considering the duration of the medicine, only one day is not enough.

Considering that I could feel the magical power, the magic tower master used detoxification magic.

The master of the mage tower would not have learned detoxification magic. However, he was the owner of the Magic Tower.

I learned the magic of detoxification that I didn’t even know about.

As much as detoxification magic, it was possible to use it even if it reversed one’s actions with a pill of lies. It was clear that Aren had escaped the effects of the drug.

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Koo-ung!

Aren hit the pillar with his fist. The loud noise could tell how angry Aren was.

Moreover, it was a situation that Clie was watching.

It is possible to get a little irritated on the outside, but it is rare for the mage lord to get angry in front of Clie.

He was angry enough to ignore even that.

Well, he must have hurt the woman she liked with a strange drug. It was natural to be angry.

“⋯⋯It’s you.”

The master of the Magic Tower was pointing out the culprit who drugged him with only his heart.

It was the crown prince that the magic tower master was looking at. No, maybe it wasn’t because of his heartache, but because he didn’t like the prince who looked at Clie all the time.

Mana was gathering in his hands.

Unfortunately, the prince found himself in a situation where he would fight for no reason. However, the prince did not reveal his circumstances.

This was because the crown prince also wanted to fight with the owner of the tower. The prince drew his sword.

“⋯ Oh, wait!”

That was Klee’s words. However, Aren and Zerok, who were already prepared to fight, could not follow her words.

They started fighting.

Of course, the magic tower master uses magic, and the crown prince uses swordsmanship.

They were the male protagonists of romance fantasy novels.

In the second half of the novel, they become strong enough that those around them cannot dare to approach them.

As a first wife, she was still strong.

They protected Clie while fighting.

As soon as the fight started, the prince threw an excellent protective magic tool to Clie. He was using the magic tower’s protection magic not on himself, but on Clie.

It was a bit odd.

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Kwaang!

I can’t believe it’s the sound of two people fighting. I can hear an explosion.

The mage master’s magic was intense, and the prince’s swordsmanship was sharp.

Even in the novel, fights between the owner of the tower and the crown prince were frequent. At this time, how did the female lead end the situation?

Once again, it was Clie’s turn to use his strengths. She uses her own bottle each time.

The master of the magic tower and the crown prince must have already known that Clie was a terminally ill woman. If she coughs and looks critically ill, they will stop fighting.

But Clie was quiet. She was just watching their fight.

It was a time when I watched her carefully, feeling the strangeness of her quietness.

The magic of the tower lord was coming. It was sharp, yet massive steel.

Since he had already cast enough protection magic on Clie, he was running amok with his magic.

However, the steel pointed to Shael.

Sael was trying to stop this with the magic she learned from me. But that couldn’t be possible.

It was the magic of the mage tower master. Moreover, that magic belonged to the very strong side among the mage lord’s magic.

I have to step in. It was too brief a moment to use magic. There was not enough time to pull out his main weapon, the sword.

So it was inevitable for me to throw myself away.

Poohwookㅡ

It was the sound of steel sinking into my body. Normally, it was enough magic to block it, but it was impossible to block it without preparation.

The magic of the mage tower master was strong as expected.

I’ve only been locked up once. Still, the mind fades. Fortunately, the sound was faintly audible.

Awkward sounds were mixed with the sound of the huge battle between the tower lord and the crown prince.

ㅡ You weakling⋯!

That was Sael’s words. Even if you lost consciousness in one shot, you’re a weakling?

It was not something he would say to the person who received the magic on his behalf.

As expected, the villainess was a villainess.

ㅡ Cough!

The next thing I heard was the sound of coughing. It was Klee’s. Then the roaring sound stopped.

When I was injured, the tower master and the crown prince, who didn’t care, stopped fighting at the sound of Clie’s coughing.

It’s a pity that it’s only after I’m attacked by magic…

It was fortunate though. I was able to immerse myself in the onslaught of fear.

*

In a quiet atmosphere, warm sunlight was streaming in through the windows. A bandage was wrapped around the abdomen where the steel had been lodged.

Looking around, the place where I was lying was the hospital room.

“If you’re going to pass out in one shot, why the hell did you go out?”

I heard someone’s voice next to me. That voice filled with sharpness belonged to Shael.