My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

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"I'm going to find Orson. You don't have to follow me. I can protect myself."

Elsa said this and followed Franka.

Although the guards looked worried, they felt relieved when they thought that Elsa was going to find Orson.

The two of them walked around and stopped at the door of a house.

Franka knocked on the door, and then the door opened a crack, and an orange-haired half-orc girl poked her head out.

"Two of you?"

"Yeah~" Franka nodded.

Then the door of the room was opened, she took Elsa into the room, and then closed the door.

"Is Orson here?" Elsa asked impatiently as she entered the room.

"Yes, but aren't you too impatient, big sister? Could it be that you and Orson are in that kind of relationship?"

Franca said this, looking at Elsa with a playful expression on her face.

"No...I..."

Just as Erza was about to deny it, Franka continued:

"No wonder, no wonder Orson would not support Arthas who is obviously in an advantageous position, and would help you even after making such a great sacrifice."

"... Sacrifice?" Elsa was stunned for a moment when she heard these two words, and then quickly asked:

"What happened to Orson?"

"The crisis in Saint Laurent City was almost resolved by Orson alone. Just think about it, as a person with only eighth-level strength, how could Orson kill Arthas, who is also eighth-level, and escape?"

Franka said this, put her hands behind her back, walked to the wall of the kitchen, felt around on it, and a secret door leading to the underground appeared in front of her.

"So, when you see Orson later, big sister, don't dislike him. You know, he became that way because of you."

Franka waved to Elsa and then walked underground.

Upon hearing this, Elsa hurriedly followed. She already had a premonition in her heart.

Maybe... what Langdon said was true?

Orson, could it really be related to the devil?

The path to the basement was not long, and the two soon reached the end. There was an iron door closed there. Franca walked forward, gently pushed the iron door open, and then walked into the room.

"Your Highness, Princess, and later Her Majesty the Queen, you may come in now and see your most loyal subject."

Hearing this, Elsa paused for a few seconds, took a few deep breaths, and then took a firm step forward.

She had already prepared herself mentally. No matter what Orson became in the end, she would not abandon him.

Then she walked into the room and saw Orson in the middle, lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

"In order to prevent others from finding me, I had no choice but to bring Orson to a place like this."

Franka explained.

"Compared to before, Orson is now a little more human-like, and the big wings and claws on his back are gone."

"But..." Elsa also noticed the most obvious abnormality in Orson's body.

The pair of black horns on his head undoubtedly indicated Orson's identity.

"Yes, his eyes and horns have not yet recovered to their human form, so he cannot return to human society for the time being."

"I understand."

"So..." Franca said this, walked behind Elsa and silently closed the door.

Only then did Elsa notice that there was only one door in the basement. What did Franka mean by closing the door?

She looked up at Franca, her eyes full of confusion.

"There are only a few of us here. Is it necessary to close the door?"

"It may not be necessary in the future, but it must be turned off now." Franca said, looking at Elsa, and then asked:

"Elsa, if it were you, what would you choose to do after seeing Orson become like this?"

"..."

Elsa was stunned for a moment, then said without hesitation: "Orson became like this because of me. I will definitely help Orson keep this secret."

"Then do you know why Orson became like this?"

"Maybe he drank some potion or something?"

"Do not……"

Hearing this, Franca shook her head.

"Potions, which are crude and shoddy, cannot achieve such an effect. The reason why Orson can do this is because he has extremely pure demon blood in his body. In other words, he is not a pure human at all."

"His biological parents may have cast some kind of magic on him when he was born, so that his life would be smooth sailing like a human being."

Elsa was completely stunned when she heard this.

"So...you mean, Orson...is a demon?"

"Yeah." Franka nodded.

"By the way, I am also a race that you humans dislike very much."

As she said this, Franka smiled and revealed her little fangs.

"So, make a decision, Elsa."

"You tried your best to help Orson suppress the rumors and let him return to human society."

"It's better to just declare him missing and let him live in the shadow like me from now on."

"Choose one."

Chapter 70: Strange Background

"Isn't it selfish to put his future in my hands?"

Elsa listened to Franka's words and replied with a smile.

She roughly understood why Franka called her here alone.

Although she and Orson are allies, she doesn't know all of Orson's subordinates or how many cards Orson has.

For example, if someone hadn't told Elsa specifically about Franca, she would never have associated her with the former behind-the-scenes boss of the Orchid Tavern, the terrifying "Angel of Death".

The current situation is similar to the emergency measures taken by Orson's men at the most critical juncture after he lost the ability to handle things. The purpose is to confirm whether Elsa will exclude them from the empire's future plans.

Hearing what Elsa said, Franka smiled.

"How cunning, Elsa-sama~"

At this moment, there was a noise coming from the bed behind him.

The two of them were instantly awakened by Orson who slowly woke up on the bed.

"Orson...you...are you awake?" Elsa was the first to react, and she came to Orson.

"Ah."

Orson nodded, then sat up straight.

He still felt very uncomfortable, just like an ordinary person having a bad cold. However, what concerned him more than this was the changes in his body.

He touched his body, from his back to his palms, and finally stopped at his head.

He touched his horns... It was obvious that his demonic characteristics had not been completely eliminated.

Seeing Orson's actions, Elsa also showed an expression of understanding, and then said:

"Orson, I know everything about your health problems."

"..." Orson widened his eyes when he heard that, and then looked at Franca who was covering her mouth and laughing.

But in the end, he smiled bitterly and sighed.

"You know everything, Your Highness, ah... no, maybe I should call you Her Majesty the Queen now."

"There's no need for so much formality. I'm still a student at the Imperial Academy. You can just call me Elsa as usual."

Elsa said this and sat down on the bed.

"Orson, are you worried that after I find out about this, I will exile or convict you because your existence affects the rule of the empire and the public security? You don't have to worry about this at all. I...or we, we all believe in you."

"Your strength has always been used for the right purpose."

"Just like a saint may emerge from a family of thieves, not all demons are bad..."

"Princess, please don't say that."

When Orson heard what Elsa said, he quickly stopped her.

Even Orson felt that these words were a little bit against his will.

Yes, in the history of the empire, is there any demon that is not bad?

There is no such thing as a good demon.

Elsa was just lying when she said this, trying to calm Orson down with a white lie.

Orson himself knew what kind of monster he would become if he succumbed to the power.

……

"A devil..." On the other side, at the Imperial Academy.

Hecatia listened to Triss's words and shrugged indifferently.

"There are things in the world that are scarier than demons, so I don't feel anything towards this kind of creature."

Seeing that Hecatia was not interested, Triss analyzed the situation alone.

"However... a rational demon who can control the instinctive impulses in his blood... I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's not that easy."

"Generally speaking, in this situation, it is difficult to control even if the bloodline is extremely pure, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless he is a hybrid, a child of a demon and another powerful race, and the other bloodline in his body suppresses his tendency to demonize..."

“…Is this…possible?!”

Hecatia also turned her head at this time.

"Just one demon is already outrageous, and to add another higher race to the mix? But... there are rules that higher races cannot intermarry, and Orson..."

"That's why Orson was abandoned."

Triss interrupted Hecatia and said this.

"Have you forgotten? Hecatia, Orson's origin is that he was an orphan in the war. In that situation, people of this origin would be abandoned..."

"…So, Triss, what you mean is…"

"Help Orson find his own origins. Isn't that interesting?"

“…I’m not interested.”

"Eh? But, Hecatia, we are obviously important partners, right?"

As Triss said this, Li came to Hecatia and spoke coquettishly.

"You are so old, but you still act like a spoiled child."

Hecatia waved her hand impatiently.

"Stay away, I have things to do..."

"No! Hecatia, if you don't agree to my request, I will stay here and not leave!"