Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 414

The palace of Angmar in Monarch City opened wide.

A royal palace is, by nature, the dwelling of a queen.

And for its grand gates to open wide was a rare event—so rare that people flooded in like clouds, filling the gardens and banquet halls of the court to the brim.

As a result, the storage rooms were thrown open as well.

━Ahh... this is honey candy...! Ever since the Nymph Relief Foundation went bankrupt due to embezzlement...! This is the first time I've eaten something so delicious...!

━It’s so sweet and tasty...! Today’s newlyweds know how to treat their guests...!

Of course—

More people attended the wedding than expected, and naturally, that led to some issues. Disputes between guests, or running out of pre-prepared food.

Especially because imps and nymphs from all over the country had swarmed in, all the honey that had been stockpiled had run out.

At this rate, if the sugar-deprived imps and nymphs started rampaging, the wedding venue might be torn to pieces.

━Ah-! We invited the nymphs... and now they’re demanding honey candy...! If we don’t make more honey candy fast, they might start grumbling...!

━The honey’s already gone...! This is a disaster...!

“Comrade, what do we do? I already sent Gargargar and Tartartar to the nearby shops. But at this rate, it’s going to be nowhere near enough...!”

Seeing Marmar anxiously flailing around, I felt like I had to do something.

To think that jars of honey—enough to feed Monarch City for over a month—were depleted in just half a day. Maybe I had underestimated today’s situation.

So I leaned in and whispered into Marmar’s ear.

“Have someone bring me jars filled with water.”

“Jars filled with water...?”

Marmar tilted her head in confusion, clearly not understanding. But since there was no better alternative, she followed my instructions.

Before long, several large jars filled with water were set before me. Gazing at them, I suddenly remembered the tail of the imp Mormor sticking out of a flowerpot.

It would’ve been nice if he could’ve been here today. As I was lost in that thought, people began gathering before me to see what the groom of the day was doing.

━Why jars of water?

━No idea.

Judging by the murmurs, they were curious and confused by my actions. I hadn’t offered a single explanation, so that was to be expected.

I lifted the lid of one jar and showed it to the crowd.

“Everyone, look here. What’s inside this jar is clean spring water. But—if I simply close the lid and chant a little incantation...”

—Yap.

Shff.

I reopened the lid I had just closed.

And inside, the sloshing water had turned to shimmering golden honey.

The nymphs gasped in amazement.

━The water turned to honey...!

━It’s honey water...! Teonoa must be a honey water nymph...!

━Hooaeeeh...! This is a scoop...!

The little creatures buzzed excitedly as they stared at the jars filled to the brim with honey water. Honestly, turning water into honey with magic was pretty easy for me now.

Compared to real honey, it lacked nutritional value, but it was better than nothing. And as a spectacle performed before a packed crowd, it worked beautifully to liven up the atmosphere of the wedding.

━An incredible spell.

━It’s more miracle than magic.

━He’s going to be a good husband.

Nice—another crisis cleverly averted. Now then, what was next? I glanced at a nearby clock and thought it must be nearly time for the brides to make their entrance, as the guest banquet was wrapping up.

That’s when I heard people murmuring behind me.

━It’s a grand and splendid wedding, no doubt—but seeing the groom’s side of the seating so empty is a bit unfortunate.

━Well, that’s to be expected. After all, the groom today is Angmar’s...

The groom’s side, huh?

My eyes turned to the sparsely populated tables. The seats were split between bride and groom sides, but the groom’s side looked especially bleak.

The reason was simple.

Unlike the brides’ side, which had extended families pouring in, I had no one in this land I could truly call family.

All that sat on my tables were the paper spider Bael and the chipmunk Kongkong, cracking open fancy peanuts.

But you two are more than enough for me.

Right then—

Whirrrrrrr-

A flute?

A sudden, exotic sound echoed through the space.

Turning my head, I saw a man stepping down from a grand palanquin, accompanied by an unfamiliar foreign band. As he appeared, the crowd began to stir.

━It’s a procession from Turki. That’s Prince Kasim.

━Kasim? I heard he’s been traveling the world?

━Apparently, he’s quite close with today’s groom, Lord Teo.

Whether he minded the gossip or not, Kasim, wearing a splendid golden turban, strode toward me with open arms.

“There he is, today’s star! Everyone, look—the groom of the day stands before us!”

And with that, he embraced me and patted my back. Men of Turki really had no concept of personal space.

Normally I’d hate this, but today, that embrace felt rather solid and reassuring. Thump, he grabbed my shoulders and said,

“Teo Angmar. I do have an eye for people, don’t I?”

“Kasim, it’s Teo Gospel of Angmar. Teo Angmar and Teo Gospel of Angmar are two very different things.”

“Ah, such humility—my brother has a virtue I lack. Still, you look far more ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) confident than before. I like it. You shine now.”

Kasim held out his palm and gestured to his procession.

“My sister couldn’t attend, but she sent plenty of gifts. Jars of specialty honey from the desert Bashikir bees that nymphs love.”