Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 339

Elga trembled like a deer doused in cold water. She gagged a few times, before finally wiping her lips and taking a deep breath.

“... Haa, I feel like absolute shít.”

“Have you finally woken up?”

“I don’t know, don’t ask. My head’s a mess right now. It feels like I've aged several years all of a sudden. I was just eighteen—it’s confusing and depressing.”

Shff.

Elga reached out and grabbed a cigar from the table. But just as she was about to bring it to her lips, she froze.

Her eyes widened.

“......!!!”

It was like she'd seen a ghost. Even I felt a shiver run down my spine.

Then, without hesitation, she tossed the cigar aside and began stripping off her armor.

Clank. Clatter—

As she shed the pieces of metal, she [N O V E L I G H T] clutched her stomach and screamed.

“━━──!!!”

No, could you even call it a scream?

It was something far more harrowing—a grieving wail beyond words, as if her insides were being torn apart.

The sound must have reached others because the door suddenly burst open.

“My Lady! Are you all right!? What in the world—!?”

It was Rowan, the old butler of the Lioness family. He must have rushed over after hearing Elga's scream.

With a face drenched in tears, Elga cried out.

“It’s gone... It’s gone...!”

The old butler’s face twisted in deep confusion.

Then, as if deciding that interrogating me was more important than figuring things out, he shot me a furious glare.

“You wretch! What have you done to the Young Lady!?”

“I did what I had to do. But, old man, I need you to step out for a moment.”

Snap.

I flicked my fingers lightly.

With that, I sent Rowan flying out the door. Now, it was just Elga and me left in this sealed room.

Not three—just two.

Elga. Me.

The realization seemed to be a poison to Elga. She clutched her stomach and wept bitterly.

“It’s gone...!”

“.......”

I knew why she was crying.

Just as she said, Elga was completely alone. She was no longer pregnant.

Thanks to that, she's in a full-blown panic.

“Was it because I smoked too much—?!”

Did she think it was because of smoking?

For now, I decided to calm her down.

“That’s not the reason. Elga-nim, let’s talk to Lady Mirna first.”

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