Translator: Wan ED/PR: Fan
[I know that Lord Lucion isn’t an adult yet, but does he have a curfew?]
When Bethel asked, Russell giggled.
[The curfew isn’t the problem, it’s the scary hyung-nim who will chase after him.]
“It’s as Master-nim said. I don’t have a curfew, but if I return too late, hyung-nim will come searching for me.”
[How would he know Lord Lucion’s location?]
“I not only have a hyung-nim, but a nunim, too.”
The moment he recalled Shaella, Lucion trembled for no reason.
— Cold?
Latta tightly hugged Lucion, and rubbed her face on him.
Lucion shook his head.
[Is She a scary person?]
Bethel hesitantly asked.
“No. Rather than scary… not more than hyung-nim, but nunim made magic for me.”
Lucion pointed to himself.
“If I say hyung-nim, nunim or father’s name three times, that magic will activate.”
[Like a lost child prevention magic?]
Russell stroked his chin.
Was there really such magic?
“That’s right. The surveillance on me became a bit lighter thanks to nunim’s magic.”
Lucion saved the latter part of what he was about to say at Russell’s slightly surprised face.
Because the magic Shaella put on him was special.
***
[This time it’s an item artisan, right?]
“That’s right.”
Lucion replied to Russell’s words, and got off of Syandra.
Her name was Miella, a villain who made an item that absorbed Light, but stored only the regenerative powers of Light.
Miella had an amazing talent for creating items, but as she was a noble young lady, she didn’t know how the world worked for outcasts.
She was greatly deceived by fraudsters who recognized her talent, lost ownership over all of the items she made, and even the money she had was all blown and stolen, throwing her into despair.
It was one of the deciding moments for her to step into the world of villainy.
‘Hmm…’
The moment Lucion entered the shop operated by Miella, he noticed something strange.
It felt like a magic spell swept through the shop.
— Everything is broken. Whoaaa.
Latta’s eyes lit up brightly.
Seeing things broken for the first time seemed to be amazing for her.
“… Get out, now! Get out!”
The moment Miella heard Lucion’s footsteps, she shouted with a vicious voice and grabbed something.
“Did you come to take something again? You guys already took everything from me!”
Miella randomly threw broken things, but they fell to the ground without reaching him or Hyum.
‘From the looks of it, we’ve come just after she suffered from fraudsters. The timing is fantastic.’
Lucioin swallowed a sigh seeing Miella’s state.
But it surely should be easier than Jamad.
By this time, wasn’t Miella already cheated a few times?
[We came to visit at the worst timing.]
At Russell’s quiet words, Bethel frowned after looking around.
[It looks like debt collectors stormed in and out. Otherwise, the shop wouldn’t look like this. How about we visit later, Lord Lucion? Right now doesn’t seem like a good time.]
Lucion shook his head at Bethel’s suggestion.
Rather, it was the perfect time.
“Excuse me.”
At Lucion’s soft voice, Miella, who was crouching down, carefully lifted her head.
“Cus…tomer-nim?”
Miella looked at Lucion and Hyum, and her face was immediately dyed with apologetic feelings.
Seeing Miella was still sane, Lucion was relieved.
‘Good. It’s before she awakened as a villain. Then, should I awaken her?’
“My apologies for suddenly shouting.”
Miella wiped tears from her eyes, and bowed to Lucion.
Wearing a mask had to be suspicious, but Miella wasn’t suspicious at all.
“The store is a mess, so it seems it will be difficult to operate for a while.”
“It’s a pity I can’t see the items, but I came here searching for Miella-ssi.”
Miella’s face immediately contorted at the words that he was searching for her, and she shouted.
“I won’t be deceived any longer! I know You, too, will stab me in the back…!”
[Isn’t it impossible to have a conversation with her in that state, just like Bethel said?]
Russell crossed his arms the moment he saw Miella’s distrusting gaze.
“I need Miella-ssi’s abilities. And as a token of appreciation, I have a gift for Miella-ssi.”
When Lucion took a step forward to Miella, Miella took two steps back and glared sharply at Lucion.
“I’m aware that I came at a bad time.”
Lucion didn’t approach any further, and asked:
“Then who was it?”
“… Who?”
“Who were the bastards who made the shop into this? I’ll clean them up instead of Miella-ssi.”
“Cle-clean up?”
Miella was greatly flustered.
“Yes. If You wish to kill them, I’ll kill them, if You wish to cut off their legs, I’ll cut them off.”
Lucion’s mask was dyed yellow.
He looked like a rascal.
“There is no need…”
“No. Are You planning to stay quiet after what You’ve suffered? I’ve been unfairly mistaken by Miella-ssi, and I feel ill-tempered because it seems like I won’t be able to achieve my goal, so is Miella-ssi really okay with it?”
Lucion touched Miella’s sore spot.
Anger was justified.
Because he seemed to be saying that, Miella swallowed dry salvia.
Lucion stretched out his hand.
“Why hesitate? I’m going to deal with them instead.”
“If I do that… I will become the same as those bastards. I hate that. So, I was going to just sit here for a second. Wash up, organize my mind and come back. You said that You were searching for me…”
“I hate it.”
Lucion firmly refused.
Miella’s noncommittal kindness wouldn’t be of help for him in the future.
In the case Miella was to enter his organization, there was no place for things like this, right?
He will gladly protect Miella, but he didn’t want to teach her.
As Lucion wasn’t Miella’s guardian.
“… Yes?”
“I hate being annoyed. Those bastards touch my nerves. If someone touches, they have to pay back a few times over for me to feel relieved. Who was it?”
Because of the subtle pressure, Miella’s mouth became lighter.
“The-they left a moment ago.”
“Lenteal. Go catch them. Can you do it?”
Lucion deliberately waited for Miella to become an accomplice before he called out to Hyum.
Hyum had tracking abilities, so she would be able to quickly capture them.
“I’ll be right back.”
Hyum left, and the face of Miella, who realized the fact she unintentionally became an accomplice, hardened.
“I- I….”
“As I said a moment ago, I need Miella-ssi. By that I mean I hope to bring You into my organization.”
As if Lucion’s words didn’t reach Miella’s ears, whose eyes chased after the afterimage of Hyum who left.
“Miella-ssi, what do You need? I’ll do my best to accommodate You.”
“… Yes?”
“If Miella-ssi enters the organization, won’t You need all kinds of things?”
Because of the shamelessness of the man, who thought that she would naturally enter the organization, Miella laughed with dejection.
[Even if you’re my disciple, that’s really shameless.]
Russell couldn’t bear it and said.
“When did I say I’m joining?”
Miella’s face twisted.
“I never said such a thing. Why the hell are you like this, all of you?!”
It seemed like she exploded with sadness, because it overlapped with a scheme for a moment ago.
“Why the hell are You doing this to me? Do I look so easy? Why are You doing this!?”
“Yes. I hope You will be furious like this later.”
At the strange words, Miella glared at Lucion with a twisted face.
“You can shout, hit, curse and heckle like this at the people who took everything from You. Simple, right? I’ll give You suggestions later.”
What bullshit was that?
Around the time Miella was so flustered she couldn’t speak, there was noise outside the store.
[… Even I fell for it.]
Lucion’s gaze turned to Russell, and he turned his head as if embarrassed.
“I brought them.”
Hyum held people, who were twice her build, in both hands and threw them onto the shop’s floor.
“Aaack!”
As if they had already one bout with Hyum, the bastards’ arms were twisted.
“What should I do? Just kill them?”
At Hyum’s question, the bastards became nervous.
“Wa-wait! Spare me, please! Spare me, I beg You!”
“That’s not mine, but Miella-ssi’s decision to make.”
Lucion handed all of the decision power to Miella.
While slowly breathing in and out, strength escaped from Miella’s shoulders.
Until a moment ago, she thought that her world had collapsed.
The people she thought were her business partners broke her shop, vilified her, took all her items and proudly left.
All she could do while she watched them break her shop was to pitifully cry, be angry at her stupid self and shout.
At that moment, Miella’s hand shook.
She really wanted to kill them, but as she met eyes with the bastards, she hesitated over the chance to kill that came to her.
“Please decide.”
Lucion urged.
“Spa-spare me. I was wrong. The items. I-I will return them all to you.”
“Right. And fix this entire shop. We won’t betray You again!”
The moment they realized their lives were dependent on Miella, the bastards clung to Miella.
Miella’s face gradually twisted, finally looking at them with loathing.
“I’m different from those simpleton bastards. Glance at the items and do what? In the end, they were born under Miella-ssi’s hands, so She will just create better and more perfect items. I won’t betray Miella-ssi after making just a tiny bit of money.”
Lucion burst out laughing towards the bastards, and raised the broken-to-pieces pride of Miella.
“Can You cut off those bastards’ hands?”
Miella’s soft eyes slowly became sharper.
The reassurance of having someone to protect you from behind.
The difference between having and not having power.
And more than anything, the situation where the initiative was given to Miella.
Those few things changed Miella.
It was a good flow.
She probably will be changed even greater by the power that she hadn’t experienced until now.
“Of course.”
Lucion replied like it was natural, and looked at Bethel.
Receiving his gaze, Bethel asked in surprise.
[I can even cut off those bastards’ heads, but… is it okay to use body-sharing right now?]
[Isn’t it perfect? Even if you’re body-sharing, you can’t avoid accumulating negativity, so isn’t it a very good way to use it to learn the way to cut hands early?]
Russell rather accepted it with positivity.
Because of the two people’s discussion, Latta looked at her paws, curled up on her spot and hid her paws.
‘Match Darkness with Bethel.’
Lucion felt Darkness connected with Bethel.
“Bethel Levisti.”
He quietly called out her name three times.
“I permit you to stay in my body.”
And lastly, don’t forget to give permission.
At that moment, Lucion’s eyes sank coldly, and then filled with black light.
Bethel used Lucion’s body to grab a broken shard laying around.
[Lord Lucion. I’m going to cut them now.]
Even though it surely wouldn’t cut properly, she swung it towards the bastards, as if saying ‘That’s sufficient’.
Swish!
“Wa-wait…Aack!”
Screams exploded with blood.
The shard was covered in blood, and the bastards’ hands fell to the ground.
It was an unbelievable result for such a simple action.
[It’s not like you can cut only with a proper blade. Anything sharp is sufficient if you can use it with adequate power and speed.]
‘And here I thought ‘won’t it be difficult?’’
Lucion looked down at his hand.
[Just learning the sensation of ‘I can cut like this’ is enough for now.]
Bethel smiled, and Lucion cut off the Darkness, ending the body-sharing.
“… Haha.”
Miella started to laugh.
“Hahahaha!”
She laughed like a lunatic, then pointed her finger while looking at the bastards who had both of their hands cut off.
“Very good! Very good! Those disgusting two hands were cut off, eh?”
Miella was a villain.
He didn’t know if the blood awakened her nature, but her eyes were sharper than before.
“Are You satisfied?”
Lucion asked.
“For now. For now, I’m satisfied. Now send out those bastards, please. Their hands were cut off, so I’m very glad at the thought that they will struggle with pain every day.”
Her eyes, which were gentle before, seemed somewhat dark.
‘Good.’
Lucion thought that this route was much better than noncommittal kindness.
“You said You needed me?”
After the bastards were taken out of the shop, Miella pointed to herself.
“Right now, Miella-ssi also needs me. Isn’t that right?”
“That’s right. This is the first time in my life that I feel so refreshed. Yeah. I can’t keep on living my life being robbed, can I?”
Miella’s eyes curved up.
“Can I make one more request? I’m naturally joining Your organization, so I’ll give You a good place.”
“Place?”
Lucion became all ears.
“Yes. Ever thought of having a whole viscount mansion?”
“Viscount..?”
“You may know about Viscount Chepplan?”
“I know them.”
Lucion replied.
Wasn’t it a family who had talent for producing weapons and items, and dealt with Cronia until a few years ago?
However, after the head of the family died, the quality of products declined, so Cronia flatly cut off the trade.
Now that he thought about it, he heard that it was quite noisy inside because of the next heir, so there was no way he didn’t know about it because of their persistent visits and begging.
‘Come to think about it, there were no visits recently?’
“I’m the chased out, real heir of Viscount Chepplan.”
As Miella pointed to herself with a glare in her eyes, a blue thread appeared.
*~*~*
Translator’s note: Had to remind myself it isn’t a villain novel. Felt eerily familiar for a moment.
Editor’s note: What do you mean? What’s so villainous about chopping people’s hands off? Seems perfectly reasonable.
Translator’s note2: Okay, I frankly was only thinking about that ‘waking up your inner villain’ thing, as considering how popular mutilating your enemies was five years ago it didn’t even cross my mind… but I’m going to think about it now.
Notice: There will be no chapter next Tuesday. My apologies.
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