Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 287

(EP-287.1)

287 – Archmage

It was said that imps’ tails could serve as devices for transmitting and receiving magic.

Thus, they could send the magic they usually stored within their bodies to others, or complete spells and chants that required complex calculations on behalf of others.

Of course, since imps had a tricky, noisy, and mischievous nature, they wouldn’t do such things for just anyone.

「Is that what happened? Claiming to be the Demon King and abusing and tormenting my sisters! What a wicked guy!」

Marmar, who had just heard the story from me, was furious, as if it had happened to her personally. In response to her anger, the tail wand wrapped around my wrist buzzed with agitation.

I asked Marmar in my thoughts.

「Anyway, are you alright? Where are you now?」

「I’m almost at Sandora City! Gargar, Purpur, and Tartar are all fine, so don’t worry too much. Professor Balan is—.」

It seemed like Marmar was about to say something more, but her voice suddenly cut off.

「Marmar?」

「..........」

I called Marmar’s name a few more times just in case, but there was no response. The first thing that came to mind was that she was out of range or her battery had died.

‘I see.’

In any case, it seemed that Marmar had safely arrived in the city of witches. The last thing she was trying to say was probably something like how Professor Balan had escorted them well.

Balan was [N O V E L I G H T] skilled in black magic. With her as their escort, there was no need to worry about them being attacked by a band of ragtag bandits.

Perhaps I could meet Marmar in Sandora. As I was thinking about this—exiting the bandit den—the white mage Tefer spoke to me.

“Marmar... isn’t that the name of an imp...? The one who came in third in the Queen Contest....”

“Ah.”

How did she know that? As I stumbled over my words, Tefer added a few things as if to explain.

“There’s a chance that others can eavesdrop on telepathic conversations. You should be careful when talking about highly confidential matters.”

“That’s a good tip...”

While it was convenient to communicate with someone far away, the downside was the potential security risk of someone eavesdropping on the conversation.

It seemed like some improvements were needed.

After all, I had a lot of secrets...

Anyway, with that, we managed to get out of the den. I remembered entering the pitch darkness of midnight, but now, dawn was breaking in the distance.

It was... picturesque.

A waterfall spanning tens of meters in width. The mist finely scattered by the sunlight and the resulting rainbow were so beautiful that it felt as though my fatigue went away.

━Finally, we’ve been freed from those wretched bandits...!

━We owe it all to Comrade Theo, the greatest of imps, so let us express our gratitude...!

Of course, such sentiments were soon shattered by the imps, who started making a commotion. The imps swarmed around me, lifting my body and tossing me high into the air in celebration.

━Long live Comrade Theo!

━Long live Comrade Theo, the liberator of imps!

“Hey, put me down!”