Save the Villain [Chapter 42]

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I thought I had become immune to handsome men, thanks to the men of the Visenna family, but I was wrong.

When I first saw the original, I was indifferent to Ferze, who was the villain and secondary male lead.

There was definitely a character whose face I liked the most, but now I can't even remember its name.

What I remember is that, he is the captain of the imperial knights who dated Riena, and one day shot an arrow into Sharkis heart.

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Save the Villain [Chapter 41]

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"Fairy."

Why a fairy all of a sudden?

Ferze, who was scratching his cheek as if embarrassed even after saying it.

"You..... Became a fairy? Instead of getting younger?"

"That's not it–."

Ferze looked at me with an annoyed look as we wandered around, unable to grasp the feeling.

No, you have to say something!

If you suddenly say 'Fairy,' who would understand?

The accumulated doubts were easily resolved.

"My childhood nickname."

Oh my god....!

Hello, everyone. The demon-slaying fairy has arrived at the duke's residence.

The Grand Duke, who was called the Djibril God of War and the Killer of Yekart on the battlefield....

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Save the Villain [Chapter 40]

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It wasn't because I was young that Ferze. proposed a contract marriage to Visenna.

It was to repay that debt, since his life was saved thanks to me.

Since this was a problem that couldn't be solved with money alone, he proposed a deal to Visenna and offered my status as an adopted daughter.

The Karnen mine that Ferze had offered as a condition of the deal was something that even the emperor coveted.

The magic stones and metals from the mine accounted for 30% of the Grand Duchy of Yekart's annual income.

Ferze couldn't have been a very kind person, and he certainly wasn't a magpie who repaid favors.

It was a huge loss for the Grand Duke, so he went ahead with the contract marriage.

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Save the Villain [Chapter 39]

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The owner of the voice was wearing a black robe stained with blood.

He looked a little taller than me.

The person who approached was not a fully grown adult.

He was a boy not much older than me.

"...... Who, who are you?"

I didn't know how much magic the opponent had, and I had never used magic before, but I thought I should at least use defensive magic.

I heard a low chuckle, and the boy slid down the robe covering his face.

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Save the Villain [Chapter 38]

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- It's true, miss.

- You're lying, right? My dad told you to do that, right?

- How could I lie in front of you?

The answer I heard was always the same.

When I continued to ask, the aide gave the same answer.

It felt like I was talking to a parrot.

- I don't know much about this, so I'd like you to ask His Highness when he comes.....

In the end, he showed a puzzled expression.

I had no choice but to leave because I felt like if I asked anymore, the frail aide would collapse.

The news of the Grand Duke's death also spread throughout the rest of the Duke's estate as well.

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Save the Vilalin [Chapter 37]

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"No, just kidding."

I shook my head with a pale face.

Despite strongly denying that it was a joke, the doubts between the two did not go away easily.

Even though they weren't related by blood, it seems like Sharkis and Shurei are brothers.

They were both looking at me with narrowed eyes.

'Looking at it that way, there are quite a few similarities.'

What are you going to do?

Shurei, who had that look in his eyes, looked at me and burst out laughing as if he was dumbfounded.

Phew, thank goodness.

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Save the Villain [Chapter 36]

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Knock, knock.

The office door opened with a knock.

As the aide entered, Eustia, who had been looking at the documents, raised his head.

"His Highness the Grand Duke of Yekartes has sent a letter."

That's really annoying news to hear.

Eustia reached out and took the letter from his aide.

Srak.

The letter sealed with red wax was opened with a paper knife.

Soon, the Grand Duke's fine handwriting came into view.

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Save the Villain [Chapter 35]

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The next morning, the fun and tedious flight training session arrived.

Miray taught me the basic magic, and Shurei helped me with the physical training.

The training that used to take two hours ended up taking quite a while.

After another hour of training, we were finally given a sweet break.

"Tweety, thank you for your hard work."

I offered a carrot to a giant wyvern.

The sound of a carrot being bitten rang in my ears.

'Has your appetite changed? You're eating well.'

Even while eating the carrot I gave him, Tweety was busy looking at Shurei's face.

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Save the Villain [Chapter 34]

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If you were a minor, marriage was impossible, but if you were a nobleman, engagement was possible through a deal between two families.

The engagement itself is established by the parties going to the clerk and submitting the documents.

According to the imperial family law, minors under the age of 19 required the consent of a parent or guardian.

Since I had never gone to the palace to propose an engagement, Ferze and I were not yet in a relationship.

The contract between my family, Visenna, and his family, Yekartes, simply remains.

'It must be difficult for Ferze too, right?'

I trusted and entrusted Visenna with the task of quickly lifting my curse, but there was no sign of it being lifted.

If the engagement really happens, there will be a turmoil in the Djibril Empire.

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Save the Villain [Chapter 33]

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After finishing my flight training, I returned to my room, stretched my body. Before that, I washed off my sweaty body and felt refreshed.

"Okay, Miss Ciel. It's cold outside, so have some warm tea."

"Thank you, Barney."

I was drinking sweet ginger tea and cookies that Barney had prepared.

In front of my eyes was a pile of books thick enough to reach the top of my head.

Besides the manual on controlling monsters, there was another gift sent by Ferze.

This time it was the Imperial Law Book.

Barney, who was watching this, let out a long sigh.

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Save the Villain [Chapter 32]

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At this point, it's time to reveal the identity of my new instructor who will teach me how to fly.

His name is Shurei. His last name is Visenna.

I, who would have been Shurei's older sister, was learning how to survive by constantly calling a fifteen-year-old boy "Oppa."

In a panic, I found myself calling Shurei oppa.

Then what does Shurei call me?

A snotface, a stonehead. They referred to me as something insignificant.

I didn't really care, but the maids swallowed their tears.

"When will Shurei acknowledge me as her little sister? Will he think of me as some random pebble?"

And my prediction wasn't far off.

"Even a snotface can do better than this."

"I think I did better than when you were a snotface."

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Save the Villain [Chapter 31]

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It was not until early evening that I opened my eyes.

Before I knew it, I was lying in bed and next to me, Barney, whose face turned blue, was praying in a dreary tone.

I pricked up my ears, but it sounded like
she was praying to the devil to save this young lady,  so I pretended not to hear.

When did I fall asleep?

Before I could ask Barney, she told me what happened after I passed out.

Luckily, thanks to Shurei catching me, my head wasn't injured.

I thought that the strong Bunny had lifted me up, but she said that Shurei had personally carried me to the bed.

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Save the Villain [Chapter 30]

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In the early afternoon, Ciel was chatting with the maid, Barney, in her room.

The magic class with Miray had already ended in this morning.

Barney's eyes turned to the black silk gloves fitted into Ciel's tiny, pure white hands.

"Oh my, what is this? It's pretty."

"Teacher Miray gave it to me as a gift."

"For a grandmother, you have a keen eye!"

Is that a compliment or an insult?

Barney couldn't help but admire the beauty of the black silk gloves given by Miray.

Then, as if the gloves were just tools to get to the point, Barney, coughed a few times and carefully grabbed Ciel's shoulder before opening her mouth.

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Save the Villain [Chapter 29]

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"I didn't tell you to peek."

There was a hint of displeasure in the voice I heard. 

The boy averted his gaze from me. 

He made me step back behind him, perhaps thinking that subduing the wolf was the priority. 

A blue thread resembling the dawn sky flowed from the boy's hand. 

The thread became a butterfly with blue, translucent wings and fluttered around the boy. 

"Be quiet." 

The moment the boy's soft voice flowed out, a butterfly fluttered its wings and landed on the bridge of the monster's nose.

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