Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 15

(EP-15.1) Do You Dream Of Freedom? #3

015 – Does A Sheep Dream Of Freedom? #3

“So, Theo, I heard you've lost Aira's favor? What the hell did you do to get jailed?”

Dolkong, dolkong-

Inside the carriage, the silent Elga suddenly asked.

It took about thirty minutes before she could no longer keep her mouth shut.

I thought Elga held it in well.

“What the hell did you do? Huh? Tell me!"

Elga was like a curious and chatty teen. I wondered if I could tell her the truth.

Ultimately, I just decided to give a roundabout answer.

“I spoke informally to Her Majesty. Due to the lack of respect for the Royal Family, I was imprisoned for half a day....”

The words ‘Come with me’ became a justification to put me in the dungeon. Of course, for Aira, it was just ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) an excuse to keep me.

This was what she really meant.

‘Chill there for a while.'

After being released from prison, I had an unprecedented week-long vacation.

Of course, as always, Aira could still summon me anytime.

“I don’t know why, but Aira said that she doesn’t want to see you or even have you mentioned?” _{frёewebηovel.cѳm}

This time, Aira seemed to be very angry.

It was my first time doing something like this.

First of all, considering that she didn't execute me, this was actually a positive outcome.

If it was the Witch Queen Aira in the novel, she would have crushed my head with telekinetic power like smashing a watermelon.

You could say that Aira was acclimatizing to the positive direction I had laid out – frankly, wasn’t she turning over a new leaf?

“What the hell happened? C’mon, let this big sister know. I won't tell anyone!”

By the way, Elga, who kept talking beside me, was getting annoying.

A dark expression appeared on my face as I said in a heavy voice.

“Do you really want to know? What Her Majesty and I talked about while alone at night?”

“.. Alone, at night...?”

Elga's mouth shut.

With a crumpled face, Elga stared out the window as she couldn't handle my gaze. Finally, she screamed with a frown as if she was angry.

"Fine. Fine! Actually, I'm not even that curious. Didn't you just speak to her informally? The situation just felt weird...”

She then turned her head away.

After that, Elga said nothing.

It was going to be quiet for a while...

“... So, just the two of you... What were you talking about...?”

...Didn't you just say you were not curious?

Between curiosity and the desire of not wanting to hear it, Elga seemed to have chosen curiosity in the end.

That was how everyone swallowed their regret.

It was like asking about your girlfriend's ex-boyfriend. They were things you hated to hear, but still wanted to listen to.

Of course, it wasn't really that serious, so I just told her what I could.

“I just said I was going to quit my job. After working as a court gardener for about a year, I wanted to leave. Then, there was only a little bit of an argument.”

“Is that so?”

Looking at the window's reflection, I could see Elga's expression, who was still staring out, slightly loosened upon hearing my story.

But she did not stop there. She kept on asking questions in a row, as if she was interrogating me.

“Quitting your work?! Why? Are you going to return to the Lioness Family?”

"No, I'm not. It's a bit difficult to explain. It has to do with policy.”

“Yeah, I suppose so. You are a great gardener... But, aren't you staying at our Lioness Family mansion this week?”

“It's only for two days.”

Two days.

During my vacation, I decided to spend two days in the Lioness Family mansion, the ‘Lion's Den'.

The reason for my stay there was to avoid the scorpion assassin who might target me while I was on vacation alone.

Also, there was someone I would like to meet.

It was the person I wanted to avoid the most. Compared to Aira, this would be more difficult and trickier to deal with.

But for my plan, I had no choice but to meet them.

“Hehe.”

“Did you just laugh?”

"No, not at all!”

Elga awkwardly coughed, but she didn't seem to notice that her expression was reflected on the window and could be seen from where I was sitting.