Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 292

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292 – Fall #1

Aira didn’t respond. Elga hadn’t expected her to, so she simply swallowed her thoughts with an inward sigh, thinking, ‘Always like this.’

Though they were cousins, Queen Aira was so enigmatic that it was hard to believe they shared the same blood.

To describe her....

What would be a good analogy?

If it were that half-fairy, he’d have easily come up with one, but analogies weren’t Elga’s strength. Still, if she had to, Aira was like... yes, like a spider. A spider sitting motionless in its web, as if waiting for death.

Swish.

When Aira’s small lips finally parted, Elga realized her cousin, the queen, was about to say something.

“... Ran away....”

Ran?

That word brought something to mind.

“Are you still upset about those battle nymphs escaping from the palace?”

“......”

Elga hadn’t expected the nymphs to break through {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} the palace guards’ capture net, so she had her guard down. Worried Aira might blame her, she quickly took the wheel.

“Hey, what were you planning to do with those nymphs, anyway?”

“Have there been any messages from Theo’s group?”

“Huh?”

“Any word from Theo’s group?”

Theo? All of a sudden?

Elga pondered her cousin’s question.

“Other than saying they were heading to the wall today, there’s nothing. By now, they’re probably touring the Great Wall Sandora. Didn’t we visit it once as kids, too?”

Elga recalled her early childhood.

The day she climbed the towering wall.

The Sandora Citadel was famous for being taller than any other wall. She had heard it was because of the wyverns beyond the Sandora Wall.

Of course, all the wyverns were said to be killed after the last one fell into the citadel.

Elga had hoped to see a wyvern, a beast powerful enough to rival the Black Lion. Alas, she was left disappointed. While she was lost in thought, Aira spoke.

“... fell.”

“What fell?”

“.......”

Instead of answering, Aira closed her eyes.

She looked utterly exhausted. It was hard to believe that she had just been sipping tea and scribbling on papers. Why did she look so worn out when she hadn’t done anything?

Always so odd.... Elga realized once again how peculiar her cousin was.

‘Am I supposed to be in the same harem as this girl?’

Elga wanted to applaud the half-fairy’s bravery for even trying to seduce someone like her. After all, it was said that ferocious female spiders would devour their male counterparts.

A small half-fairy would surely be swallowed in one bite...

Of course, Elga would make sure to help prevent such a thing from happening.

* * *

When I opened my eyes....

Everything was pitch black.

The reason was simple—I was trapped in a tight, dark space where no light could reach. It was so cramped that I could barely move my hands and feet.

A coffin?