Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 179

(EP-179.2) Sand #4

179 – Wind and Sand #4

“I am Theo Gospel, the court secretary and gardener of Angmar, the court entertainment officer, the pet care-taker and the inspector, as well as the assistant and aide of Queen Aira.”

“Theo Gospel? Boy, you mean that Theo Gospel? I have heard that he is a monster with two pairs of arms, possessing a thick beard and big eyes.”

“... I am aware of such rumors pertaining to my identity. However, the truth may be somewhat different from the stories Empress Serazade-nim heard.”

“Sure enough. Demon Monk and the Queen’s secret lover, Theo Gospel. A boy so young that he hasn’t even grown his nose hair. Are you not ashamed of yourself, usurper?”

Serazade’s arrow was directed back to Aira.

“To harass an immature young boy into your lover—!”

Only then did I realize that Serazade was misunderstanding something. She must have thought that I was a little boy with the way I looked.

「You have calmly judged the situation!

You have gained experience points through the talent 《Calm Thinking》.

All job experience +5」

‘Got it.’

In order to restore the honor and tarnished reputation of Aira, and for the sake of her mental well-being, I decided to clarify the misunderstanding.

“Serazade-nim, it seems there might be a misunderstanding. I have been of legal age for some time now.”

“What? Are you claiming to be an adult?”

“Well, that’s because I’m a Half-Fairy.”

“Half-Fairy, Half-Fairy, the blood of an Elf, no, a Nymph! Oh-ho, how fascinating! A Half-Fairy! Indeed, now that I look closely, your ears are pointed!”

“By the way, Serazade-nim, by any chance, do you also have Nymph’s blood? Perhaps your mother was a Nymph....”

Although Serazade had made a fuss about me being a young boy, in reality, she wasn’t much different from me in terms of looks. However, since she was Kasim’s older sister, she was probably in her mid to late twenties.

But when I asked to shift the focus of the conversation away from Aira, and also to just satisfy my curiosity, Serazade replied in an icy tone.

“Why do you ask?”

Uuusut-.

Chills ran down my spine, as if spiders were crawling on my neck. Serazade’s voice was so cold and emotionless.

As someone who had spent a lot of time with Aira, I recognized in a heartbeat that this was a kind of trigger or some kind of sensitive topic.

At that moment, the voices of actor Theo, and casanova Theo whispered in my head. So, I recited it just as it came to me.

“Well, it was because of Her Highness’ innocent, impeccable, and nobly beautiful charm~. It made me think of a Nymph fairy!”

“... Aren’t you insulting this Highness, the Empress of Tureuki and the mother of all citizens, by likening this one to a child?”