Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 22

(EP-22.1) Angmar #2

022 – Peaceful Angmar #2

“The chaos has been cleared up by your Queen, Aira. You can now go back to work with peace of mind.”

Aira announced when the situation was roughly sorted out, leading to people around us blankly looking at each other.

I then raised my hands high and shouted in an exaggerated voice.

“All hail Aira, Angmar’s only Queen...! Long live the Queen...!”

Then, the soldiers also began to raise their hands one by one and shouted loudly.

-Long live the Queen!

-Long live Aira-nim!

As people’s voices spread, I looked at Aira’s complexion.

She seemed quite delighted and satisfied, seeing people praising her like this must have made her feel very happy.

But that was natural.

As far as I knew, Aira liked to be praised by others.

In fact, she’d done something deserving of praise today, so it was reasonable to be proud. Whenever Aira felt bad, I should remind her of this day.

On the other hand, I wondered what would have happened if what I saw was bloodshed...

It was a good choice to follow the advice of turning a crisis into an opportunity, taking advantage of the information and advantages.

Truly, I did a good job!

As I was praising myself, the shackled ogre Gorgor was being dragged away. He looked at me and said.

━Theo Gospel, keep your promise.

“I will. However, your unpaid wages will be deducted as compensation for the damages you caused. From now on, you will be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Monster Labor Ministry.”

━Complex words, can’t understand. However, if you, Gorgor can believe.

I was able to save the ogre’s life.

I’d also built up favorability, so I might be able to count on his help in the future.

All right, things were going well!

Was it because I left the royal capital?

Was Monarch City a place with bad luck in terms of feng shui?

While I was lost in thought, Queen Aira slowly turned around.

“Where are we going next?”

“I /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ heard there is a village nearby. We can have lunch there.”

“Alright!”

It seemed that Aira was in the mood to continue our stroll. She must be full of energy because she’d just been praised.

Aira then said.

“Are there any rampant monsters or slaves in the village? What is the probability of it being occupied by rebels?”

Aira was itching to subdue more threats and receive cheers from the people.

To that, I took a deep breath and gave a serious answer.

“I don’t think a rebellion would happen that easily.”

“What? Why is there no rebellion?”

Why wasn’t there a revolt, you asked?

Wasn’t it because I’d been struggling to stop any sort of problem from arising? However, I couldn’t say that, so I gave the usual reply.

“Isn’t it because Aira-nim is ruling the country wisely that there’s no need for a rebellion?”

“Huuu.”

Aira sighed deeply.

“I suppose so. My political skills are just too good...”

“.......”

* * *

There was a small village near Einrich Castle with a beautiful lake view.

It was a prosperous lake village settled along the lake and the dark forest.

However, the village itself was nothing special.

If I had to pick one thing that impressed me, it would be the village’s size, which had about a hundred households. Plus, the village was surrounded by the lake and the forest, so resources were plentiful.

Tourists who visited Einrich Castle would stay in this village, so it had clean roads and good accessibility.

Aira and I hid our identities and entered the village.

“It’s noisy.”