Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 153

(EP-153.2) Aspect #6

153 – New Aspect #6

I was certain.

Someday, Elga would have to make a choice between family and country.

It was a natural course of things.

At some point, I would reveal my true identity, and I would witness Elga’s shocked expression.

By then, Elga would have walked down an irreversible path, getting to the point of no return.

Of course, by that time, she might already have a couple of children, and due to her strong sense of responsibility as a Lioness, she wouldn’t be able to abandon her offspring. In the end, she would compromise and come to terms with her situation.

Just thinking about it made me feel good.

To give birth to as much as you killed.

That was the revenge of a gentleman!

However, Elga seemed to have misunderstood my words a bit.

“To prove my loyalty, are you suggesting that I take down my father!?”

“... Your father?”

Did she interpret my words as choosing between Reinhardt and her devotion to the kingdom? It might have sounded like that.

Suddenly, this situation seemed to be rather similar to the answer I desired.

For Elga, Reinhardt was her father and a potential traitor.

And I was her (forbidden) husband, a seed of rebellion.

Observing Elga’s attitude towards Reinhardt might offer some insight into how she would eventually treat me. With that in mind, I drove my point home like a wedge.

“Elga-nim, Lord Reinhardt tried to make the man named Isaiah king.”

“.......”

“What do you think of this? Family and country. Affection and noble pride. If you had to choose between the two, which one would you pick?”

“Right now, it sounds like you’re telling me to abandon my father!”

“I can see how you might interpret it that way.”

“I....”

Elga clenched her fist. Looking at her trembling hand, I had a rough sense of what her response might be.

“... I can’t do that.”

“You can’t do what?”

“... How could I abandon my father?”

Elga’s answer carried an air ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) of resignation. She even appeared composed as a result.

“I am a knight and a soldier, but before that, I am a Lioness. How could I abandon my family?”

“Even if you end up at odds with the Tarantera Family or others?”

“Yes.”

I really liked Elga’s answer. Prioritizing family meant that the likelihood of her choosing me in the future was higher.

I said calmly, wiping a satisfied smile from my lips.

“Then, for now, I will keep this matter a secret. I won’t reveal the letter from Lord Reinhardt nor its contents.”

This could serve as a restraint against Elga’s recent tendency to act reckless.

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