Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

Sama stroked his chin, looked at the pitiful-looking girl in front of him, and spoke with amusement.

"Innocent? I've heard that Kenneth is your brother?"

"It's Uncle! We're from different generations, we're not familiar with each other!"

"Why are you being so polite, the successor to the El-Melloi family?"

"They forced me to do this! I didn't want this to happen either."

Reines shook her head repeatedly, her eyes filled with sorrow, like a pitiful little girl who had suffered a great injustice.

"Think about it, if it were truly a good thing, would it be the case that it would fall to a branch like mine?"

Samael was slightly taken aback when he heard the accusation, which was clearly tinged with resentment, but then he came to his senses and nodded.

That's true. Most magicians are practical people; they'd be eager to do the good stuff anyway.

Today, the El-Melloi family is burdened with huge debts, their monarchical title is in jeopardy, and their magic circuits are deteriorating day by day. Even that old man Zelrich has shown an indifferent attitude towards this, which is basically a death sentence for the El-Melloi family in the magic world.

The magicians who sensed something was wrong had already fled from the El-Melloi family or were planning their escape routes. It was precisely because of this obvious trap that an outsider with no background or status was pushed to the forefront.

The purpose is basically...

To take the hit.

Clearly, a certain precocious young lady also realized this and was eager to distance herself from the situation.

"To be honest, I also despise these arrogant guys and have long wanted to cut ties with them!"

Miss Reines's expression of shared indignation not only demonstrated her profound sense of justice but also showcased the flexible boundaries of kinship between herself and her master's family.

Sensing that the atmosphere had eased slightly, Reines glanced furtively at the darkness that was swallowing the light, swallowing hard as she cautiously asked a question.

"I'm just a child, only responsible for relaying messages. You're so magnanimous, you wouldn't vent your anger on an innocent child, would you?"

Samael, unmoved by the compliment, spoke casually.

"I'm a petty person..."

"How could that be? You are..."

Reines's face stiffened, and her voice trembled.

The smile that had vanished moved to the face of someone opposite, and became even brighter.

"Do you remember how Kenneth got disabled?"

Reines shuddered and turned pale as she recalled her uncle being wrapped up like a mummy and sent back to the family.

How could someone be beaten like this after just a few words? Who is the unreasonable thug here?

Samael glanced at the metal box beside him and murmured meaningfully.

"I remember just now, someone seemed to be trying to attack me. So, tell me, how are you going to make it up to me?"

"...!"

In an instant, Reines's face turned from white to pale, her body trembled like a leaf, and she raised her little hands.

"Whoa!"

Immediately, a clear cry rang out; the little girl, her face streaked with tears, cried out helplessly.

"I, I didn't mean it."

"Crying? Crying also counts as time!"

A man with a heart of stone remains unmoved.

Suddenly, the little girl, caught in a dilemma, fell silent and looked helplessly at a certain petty devil.

"What should I do?"

"Didn't you say before that you were willing to do anything, since we both share the El-Melloi surname? I grant you full authority over this matter."

Samael smiled and spoke, then casually closed the last window, his vertical pupils in the darkness gazing intently at the delicious-looking white mouse in the corner.

"Now, it's our turn to continue."

At this moment, the little girl, driven to the brink of despair, removed her fingers from her face, her eyes filled with determination. She took a deep breath, steeled her resolve, and unleashed a barrage of angry curses.

"Pervert! Beast! Scum! Petty bastard! Shameless lolicon!"

After finishing her tirade, the little girl straightened her chest, looking as if she were ready to die.

"Are you done scolding?"

Despite being bombarded with attacks, Samael wasn't annoyed. Instead, he looked at the lady who was unleashing her full power with amusement.

"without!"

In her desperate situation, Reines decided to give up entirely, looking like she was gritting her teeth.

"And that wicked old man Zelrich, saying that you're more lenient with the opposite sex, more tolerant of children, and like cute little girls, which made those cowards in El-Melloi think they'd found a lifeline and insist on having a child like me act as their go-between! What kind of go-between is this? It turns out I'm the one who's being paid for this?! A bunch of adults caused this trouble, and they're trying to solve it by pimping out a child? It's utterly shameless!"

Samael, who had been calm and collected, suddenly twitched his face, his facial muscles contorted slightly, and his voice turned cold.

"Did Zelrich say all of this?"

"Otherwise what? My uncle only had an accident a few days ago, and the El-Melloi family is far from being destitute. Without someone telling them what to do, why would they send a little girl like me?"

Reines snorted and nodded, unceremoniously exposing the culprit who had given her the advice behind the scenes.

Despite her young age, she displayed a completely different temperament from her earlier timid demeanor. What was most impressive were her eyes, which, despite their age, held an extremely strong will. Normally blue, her pupils turned a fiery red as magic was activated, conveying a resolute determination to fight a desperate battle.

Samael's eyes flashed, as if he had been provoked, and a chilling sneer appeared on his lips.

"Were your uncles involved in this?"

"That's right!"

"Zelrich was the mastermind?"

"Of course!"

"You added the phrase 'likes cute little girls' yourself?"

"affim……"

The moment the words left her mouth, the smug, cold smile on Reines's face froze.

"Although the old man probably curses me a lot behind my back, he wouldn't say such degrading things."

The ancient serpent looked down at Reines with a cold laugh, her gaze sweeping over the little girl's unobstructed horizon. Her eyes were filled with disdain as she spoke leisurely.

"Sorry, I'm not sexually interested in an underdeveloped washboard."

Reines, whose attempt to frame him failed, felt a tangible insult and contempt. Her brain congested, and she glared fiercely at someone.

Samael ignored this, but his face began to darken.

The last sentence is a frame-up, but the first two sentences may not be.

So this is how the old man with the gemstones has viewed him all these years?

He had previously wondered why the El-Melloi family would send over a young girl with obvious combat experience to be in charge so quickly, since Reines was excellent but too young.

It turns out that the group of terrified magicians had listened to the old man Zelrich's gossip about him behind his back.

"Very good, very good!"

The ancient snake sneered inwardly, its clenched steel teeth grinding together as it mentally added a huge black mark on the old man who had slandered it as a lolicon.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

At this moment, Reines, who had already begun to give up on herself, crossed her arms, rolled her eyes at a certain lolicon, and gave a playful snort, her attitude extremely provocative.

"Where should we begin, sir?"

Ah, so you've finally revealed your true nature, Reines.

Samael glanced mockingly at the noble lady who had already given up on herself, a wicked smile curving his lips. He then reached up and unbuttoned his clothes, groping inside.

"Then, as punishment..."

"Um, so what?"

"Let's do this set of questions first."

"Um?!"

As a high school math workbook was pulled from the man's pocket and slapped in front of her, Reines stared blankly at the demon who was punishing her.

"What are you looking at! I just bought this on the way here, I guarantee it's a generous portion. If you don't finish it tonight, you're not allowed to go to bed!"

Samael sneered and snapped his fingers, releasing Reines from her restraints.

"The punishment... is... this?"

The little girl's gaze darted back and forth between the workbook and the man's face, looking completely bewildered.

"if not?"

Samael spread his hands, then his gaze fell on the girl's chest, and his face once again showed a polite but unfriendly attitude.

"Sorry, I don't eat just anything. Washboards are too hard to chew."

You're the washboard, your whole family are washboards!

Upon hearing this humiliating assessment, the stunned Reines suddenly flew into a rage, mentally cursing the bastard who was clearly making fun of her.

However, the lady from a prominent family outwardly appeared to be extremely grateful.

"My lord, thank you for forgiving my past offenses. Your kindness is truly..."

As she spoke, Reines, who seemed very moved and had realized her mistake, raised her hand to gently wipe her cheek, her eyes slightly red, as if she was about to cry.

But as the girl's fingers fell, a hand grabbed Reines's wrist and pried her fingers apart one by one.

Samael fiddled with the small bottle in his hand, examined it against the light for a moment, then tossed it back to the dazed little girl in front of him, and said with a sly smile.

"Friendly reminder: Don't hide your eye drops in your hand next time. You're too young, and your hand bones have limited capacity. It's more appropriate to put them in the inside of your sleeve."

"..."

Reines looked embarrassed after being caught red-handed doing something sneaky.

After her magic eye is activated, she can barely see through changes in magic power, but she still cannot control it.

Due to side effects, the eyes will heat up and the pupils will turn flame-colored when exposed to magic, so special eye drops are used to hide it in public places.

Just now, my several tearful scenes were all thanks to the eye drops.

At this moment, the man who was about to turn and leave seemed to remember something, stopped again, turned back and reminded him with a smile.

"Oh, by the way, next time you come in looking pitiful, you'd better wipe the crumbs off your mouth first."

Around the mouth? Cookie crumbs?!

The young lady instinctively raised her hand to wipe her mouth, looking panicked.

But then Reines realized what was happening, stopped what she was doing, and looked completely bewildered.

Wait, I haven't had my backup breakfast yet. When did these cookie crumbs appear?

"Well, lastly, and most importantly, always stay alert. If you want to fool others, you must at least be able to distinguish between the truth and the lies."

The fraudster gave his final warning, a gleeful smile spreading across his face.

Despite the pitiful tone of the other side, this cunning young girl is far from innocent; she willingly entered this mess.

His purpose was definitely not just to clean up his uncle's mess, but also to befriend his behind-the-scenes boss, and perhaps even to seize power from the El-Melloi family.

The reason he was so familiar with these tricks was naturally because they were things Athena had played with when she was a child.

Compared to her own little troublemaker, Reines's tricks were still too naive.

Therefore, he was very experienced in dealing with ambitious and unruly young girls, and naturally, he was adept at disciplining them.

I have retinal detachment and am preparing for surgery soon.

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I'm back alive. Updates will resume next week.

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Chapter 56 JK Saintess's Great Failure