Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 19

(EP-19.1) How A Sheep Lives #4

019 – How A Sheep Lives In A Lion's Den #4

Elga Von Lioness was a proud woman.

Thanks to that, she felt a deep sense of inferiority and jealousy towards Aira. It was also Elga who unintentionally played a big role in Aira's death.

In other words, Elga was one of the keys to a bad ending.

If there was such a key, I needed to get rid of it.

And if that was not possible, then I must have it completely under control.

“Hey, Theo, why did you not tell me? Is this what I get for working my ass off fighting the Barbarians and doing all the dirty work?”

“That was never my intention. It hasn't been confirmed yet, so I decided to keep it on the low for now."

“Don’t make excuses!”

Elga's cry was like a lion's roar. I flinched from the sheer volume and even wanted to cover my ears.

You might wonder if someone would come to the training ground upon hearing such a scream. However, a soundproof barrier was installed here, so no one could really hear her.

To exaggerate.

Even if I screamed as I got brutalized by Elga, no one would arrive to help.

“Don’t you dare make excuses, Theo Gospel. Your mouth always spouts shit like that! You think I don't know your plan? You're trying to escape!”

"Pardon?"

"When Aira enters the academy, I'm sure you'll follow her under the pretext of an aide!"

Yup. That was my aim in the first place.

But Elga seemed to have understood it this way:

“Why are you trying to run away from me like that? Don’t you understand that my teasing was simply... to educate you?”

Did you just admit that you were harassing me? Nevertheless, that was not why I was going to the Academy, so I shook my head.

“It’s not like that.”

"Really?"

“As a matter of fact, I want Elga-nim to enter the Academy with me!”

To be honest, I prefered to have Elga by my side.

Of course, I was not planning to keep her with me because of her beauty. Rather, as mentioned earlier, she was a dangerous factor that must be monitored at all times.

However, Elga had understood my words differently. Her angry red face started flushing. She was stunned.

“I, why would I go to the Academy? How funny, like really. Ha, truly ridiculous!"

“Do you not want to go?”

“Then tell me, Theo Gospel, what would I learn from that hellacious Academy?”

Elga's question was a reasonable one.

The Academy was a place for education.

In a way, Elga was already an ‘educated' person.

Of course, personally, I would rather send her to a place like a Seodang (village school) to get whipped. However, I might have my head ripped off due to karma if I actually said it.

So I decided not to talk about that.

Instead, I chose to calmly explain why Elga should enter the Academy.

“Elga-nim is already perfect in her own way. Nevertheless, your knowledge of magic is not really that great.”

“You... How dare you?”

"But if you go there, you'll be able to improve your skills against the magic that you're vulnerable to. We might even be able to acquire items that could nullify magic."

“Magic nullification... I indeed heard there's such a thing.”

“And, you could even learn how to handle your magic halberd better.”

“......”

Elga shut her mouth. When caught off guard, it was better to keep quiet rather than stutter.

After all, Elga had a magic complex because of Aira.

Furthermore, in the novel, Elga was unable to completely wield her Holy Weapon, the Halberd ‘Crusher', and could only use it as a sturdy weapon.

You heard that right.

Elga was a Champion chosen by a Holy Weapon.

Well, to be precise, it would be more accurate to use the word "inherited" instead of "chosen."

Anyway.

“If you go to Ark that's run by the church, you will be able to further improve your skills as a Champion by listening to advice on the Holy Weapons.”

"So noisy. I don't have to do that. It's my family's treasure, I can handle it perfectly!"

“Then, you're not going to the Academy?”

"That-."

Elga choked on her own words again.

At this point, it would be foolish to still not understand Elga's character.

She wanted to go with us, but she was too proud and couldn't forgive herself if she willingly accepted the offer.