Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 270

(EP-270.1) #2

270 – Reconciliation #2

I was slowly coming to terms with it.

The fact that I was screwed.

Damn, this wretched prison...

I needed to escape quickly!

The underground prison of Angmar’s castle, 「End of Hope」, was far more secure and sturdy than I expected, leaving me with no opportunity for escape.

Moreover, the chains and restraints wrapped around my body were so strong that moving was difficult.

The only way was through magic.

But with my hands, feet, and even my tongue tightly restrained to the point where I couldn’t move even slightly, it was difficult to even cast a simple spell.

━That guy’s too quiet now, isn’t he? He was struggling so much earlier.

━Leave him be. He probably realized there’s no way out. No matter how skilled a mage is, if they’re sealed up like this, they can’t do anything.

“.......”

It was as the guards said.

If at least the gag in my mouth or the heavy stones wedged between my fingers loosened a bit, I might be able to do something.

Or if there were a spell that didn’t require gestures, incantations, or magic circles...

Then, it was like a lightning bolt struck my mind.

It was such a brilliant plan that even I was amazed.

If I could use a spell that didn’t require incantations, gestures, or seals, I could escape this place.

A spell that would activate solely through imagination and mental imagery.

But was that even possible?

Everything in this world had a cause and effect.

This principle was especially crucial in magic. Spells and incantations, or magic circles, were what brought about the inevitable results known as magic.

However, the magic without incantations that I envisioned was an act that demanded results without any cause or effect. If that was truly possible, it would be a miracle and genuinely worthy of being called ‘magic.’

If there was anyone who could do that, wouldn’t it be Solomon, who, as Marmar said, was the only one who was qualified to be called a true mage?

Then maybe I could do it too.

Imagination.

They said magic was imagination.

Using the tips Aira had taught me, I began to imagine myself spectacularly overcoming this predicament in my mind.

Goooo-.

I suddenly felt something bubbling in my lower abdomen, vividly coursing throughout my body. A feeling that something was about to happen.

But my meditation was interrupted by a noise from afar.

━Orders from above. Transfer the Court Mage Theo Gospel. Why is he here when the order wasn’t to imprison him?

━Weren’t we instructed to keep him isolated from others and prevent his escape? Doesn’t that mean to imprison him?

━... I can see how that could be misunderstood. Anyway, yes. Rather, have either of you had contact with this half-fairy? If so, both of you come along.

* * *

I was transferred to a facility filled with white structures.

It felt more like a laboratory than a prison. I couldn’t help but frown, remembering a similar place in the Bellhawk’s basement recently.

Was this a secret lab located somewhere within Angmar Castle?

Why did they bring me here?

“Are you Theo Gospel?”

Kuuuuu-. Kuuuu-.