The villain's way to tame the protagonist

The jade remained unchanged, but Ming Furo's expression changed significantly.

"Anser's mother said that he... gave up something very important?"

"Yes, Miss Zeger."

"..."

Ming Fuluo's eyes became a little dazed, and some blurry images suddenly flashed back in her mind and disappeared in an instant.

She didn't say anything, but her breathing became more and more disordered. Obviously... Marina's words had a great impact on her.

"Ms. Zeger?"

After a long silence, Marina couldn't help but ask, "Are you willing to believe me? Are you willing to give me some tips and help? Three years ago, what on earth did you do..."

"No."

Under an uneasy breath, Ming Fuluo said word by word: "Nothing, there are only two people who parted ways, that's all."

Her answer disappointed Marina: "I don't know where your resentment towards Mr. Anser comes from, but even if Mr. Anser is likely to have a conflict with you for some reason, you are not willing to... forgive him?"

"Important... things, do you know what you are talking about? Do you think there is anything in this world that can threaten him and force him to give up something?"

Ming Fuluo's voice was a little hoarse: "Let's take a step back and say that there are many important things for him. How can I confirm which one it is? It's better to say... I can be sure that there is no such important thing as you mentioned between him and me."

"You don't know where my resentment comes from, do you? Well, I'll tell you now."

Deep within those purple eyes was a pool of deep anger, and...the sadness that Ming Fuluo had initially tried to brew but thought did not exist.

"Anser Hydra, the man who calls himself my friend."

She tried to make her voice cold and indifferent, without revealing any emotion.

"——He has been deceiving me since the very beginning. My friendship with him is nothing but a ridiculous third-rate drama, a despicable and shameless vicious lie."

"Moreover, he admitted it himself, instead of me speculating on his motives with the most malicious intentions. Even...even three years later, not long ago, I had some expectations for him."

Ming Fuluo took a deep breath and slowly exhaled the anger in her heart: "Are you satisfied with this, you self-righteous secretary?"

"..." Marina stared at Ming Fuluo for a long time, then bowed her head deeply, "I understand, Ms. Zeger."

Without waiting for Ming Fuluo to respond, she continued, "I was too self-righteous to ask such a rash question without considering the harm you might have suffered. Also..."

She raised her head and looked down at Ming Fuluo with an indifferent and superior gaze that should never exist in the eyes of mortals, and should never be cast by mortals at extraordinary people:

"I was too naive to think that you would be a help to Mr. Anser and to expect you to be able to help Mr. Anser."

She bowed slightly and said calmly, "I'm sorry to have caused you such discomfort, and I'm sorry to have had these unrealistic expectations of you."

When Marina raised her head again, a gentle, decent, and approachable smile appeared on her face again:

"Don't worry about me. I won't bother you anymore. Please continue working."

*

In the dim underground safe room, Ming Furo looked down at the nutrient solution in her hand, remaining silent.

She had gotten used to staying here, to being with the machines and puppets in the room. Only these cold creatures could give her a sense of security. As for warmth and anger... those were unnecessary and meaningless.

Ansel never came back after leaving the alchemy workshop. It seemed that his arrival was just for a brief tease, or... to keep Marina so that she would say those words to him?

But she was clearly not lying, or... did she have a counter-spell set by Anser? If that was the case, it made sense. After all, if it was him, it would be normal for his creation to not work. It was more likely that...

Snapped--

The surface of the bottle containing the nutrient solution shattered.

"..."

Ming Fuluo recalled the expression on the girl's face when she spoke to her, and the words she said. Suddenly, she felt something blocking her chest, making her feel depressed and powerless.

She actually knew that she was deliberately avoiding it.

But at that moment, when she heard that "Ansher gave up something important", she had no mood to think about so many things. She almost instinctively rejected and avoided it.

Because if she didn't do this, then what would the endless loneliness she had to endure alone over the past few years, the enormous pressure she had to bear, and the resentment she had towards Ansher... become of?

Ming Fuluo, who threw away the nutrient solution, walked to the mirror. In order to fulfill Ansel's request, she specially built a mirror in this safe house where there were no unnecessary objects.

The slightly petite but very mature woman looked at herself in the mirror. In the dim room, her image was a little unclear.

During these three years, her appearance has hardly changed, but the inner part of this body has long since departed from the past.

In order to maintain the Tower of Babel under the pressure of Ivora and the Ether Court, and to further realize her own ideals... she sacrificed so much, but after three years, she didn't gain much. This empire, this world is still a stagnant pool, and there is no hope of moving forward.

During these three years, Ming Furo's mind had flashed through more than one thought: if Ansel were still by her side, would everything be different? That was why, when Ansel just came back, she still had some thoughts and hopes.

If that was true, if Anser was really forced to break with himself because of something, a certain existence, if he was really not completely deceiving himself, not seeing that ideal as a sweet bait and a vicious trap to tame himself, but really had expectations for that future...

If I had trusted him at that time and questioned him thoroughly about why he "cheated" me, would everything really be different?

"Anser..."

You clearly said that you don't need me anymore and that I have no value anymore, so why do you still call me your friend?

"Anser..."

You clearly said that you wanted to destroy me, push me into the abyss, and turn me into a monster that only exists for ideals, so why did you arouse my emotions?

"Anser..."

Are you deceiving me, or do you have your own reasons? In your eyes, what are the times, the future, and the world? In your eyes...what am I?

"Anser!"

The ocean where the icebergs floated was stirred up by huge waves, the dead and empty earth was torn apart by the hurricane, and the silent blue sky was rolled with angry and roaring thunder.

The entanglement of ice-cold rationality and turbulent emotions, Anser's words, Anser's actions, Anser's deception, Anser's difficulties... complex, incomprehensible, contradictory, countless emotions intertwined together, causing Ming Furo to roar uncontrollably without warning and punch the mirror in front of her.

“…Haaa…Haaa…”

Ming Fuluo slid her petite body to the ground, sitting like a duck, with her forehead pressed against the broken mirror, gasping for breath.

Why...why did she hear such news when she had already made up her mind to erase herself and abandon everything?

"Anser..."

She whispered the devil's name softly: "What do you want from me? What... have you been through?"

"Three years ago, why did you follow me——"

Ming Fuluo's words suddenly paused.

Three years ago...she and Anser parted ways.

Why? Because Anser confessed to her that everything he said was a lie, and everything he did was a deception.

……Then what?

Ming Fuluo felt her forehead... No, not her forehead, but her soul. Waves of indescribable pain came from the depths of her soul. The more she thought about it, the more intense and unbearable the pain became.

Then... what did I say to him...? And what did he say to me?

Ming Fuluo looked at the countless faces reflected in the broken mirror, and a great fear surged in her heart... Three years ago, what was the reason for their breakup?

It was impossible for him not to ask further questions, and Ansher couldn't just make excuses. Why... why couldn't he remember anything?

"Goooo!"

A severe pain that almost tore her soul apart surged up in her body. Ming Furo held her forehead tightly with her hands, and veins bulged on the back of her hands.

"Why... why... Anser..."

Ming Furo looked at the mirror in panic and confusion. In the densely shattered mirror surface, countless Ming Furo were also looking at herself.

They seemed to be saying at the same time—

The truth is not in your thoughts.

*

On the large and soft bed, Marina, resting her head on Anser's arm, felt very sleepy. She rubbed Anser's shoulder lovingly and said softly, "Mr. Anser, I'm going to sleep. Let Xier accompany you."

Anser gently touched the girl's head: "Have a good rest, you have worked hard."

Marina narrowed her eyes and smiled happily: "As long as Mr. Anser is satisfied."

"Lina...it's not a good idea for you to drink potions every day."

Still straddling Anser, with a slightly red face, Sitana rested her chin on Anser's shoulder and said to Marina, "You'll ruin your body by drinking... Don't you really want Anser to help you find a way to become a transcendent? That, that water of salvation, isn't that good enough?"

Marina shook her head slightly: "Mr. Anser doesn't accept imperfection, and neither do I."

"You have to learn to respect other people's choices, Xitana." Anser stroked Xitana's back, "Marina has her own ideas."

"There's no need to rush now... If there really is a better opportunity, I will also seek help from Mr. Anser."

Marina gently leaned on Anser's shoulder and said with a smile: "Although it is a pleasure to help Mr. Anser, I will not give up the opportunity to rely on Mr. Anser... Oh, by the way, Mr. Anser, your arrangement today is really great!"

"Hmm?" Anser raised his eyebrows slightly, "Which arrangement?"

"You asked me to reveal your pressure to Miss Zeger without any instructions from you."

Marina cleverly replaced what Anelisa said to her with the word "pressure". After all, what she said to Ming Furo today was somewhat selfish.

"...Oh, you're talking about this."

After a brief silence, the young Hydra smiled gently: "How did she perform?"

"Although she keeps denying it verbally, I can see...she is very shaken. Mr. Anser, Miss Zeger must care about you."

"Huh? Huh? What? Did you teach that stinky-faced monster a lesson while you were out today?"

Miss Xitana said excitedly, "I love to see her get humiliated! Lina, what did you say to her?"

Marina smiled and raised her index finger: "This is a secret between me and Mr. Anser."

"How come we still have a secret? I'm going to be angry, Lina! Believe it or not, tomorrow night I will..."

After playing for more than ten minutes, Marina, who was already very tired, fell into a deep sleep. And Sitana, who was clinging to Anther, put away the smile on her face and looked at Anther worriedly after her sister's breathing completely stabilized.

"Anser..."

She whispered in Anser's ear: "Did Lina... do something wrong? I felt that at that moment, you seemed a little... unhappy."

"…I'm not unhappy, I'm just a little surprised."

Anser gently hugged Xitana and whispered, "I don't blame Marina for this idea, I just didn't expect this to happen."

"I... didn't intend for Marina to tell Ming Fuluo about my... certain situation."

In other words, Marina shouldn't know about his special situation.

After all, fate had given me the opportunity to play the game in the black market, or rather...my excessive performance at that time was probably also driven by it.

Marina realized a very terrifying fact through this, and she used this as an excuse, and under the push of fate, revealed it to Ming Furo. There is no doubt... this will greatly restore Ming Furo's emotional side as a human being.

"According to the original plan, I was going to completely abandon Ming Fuluo."

He said so, shocking Sitana.

"Waste...waste her?"

"I initially considered her as the first person to be elected, firstly because I was too confident, and secondly because... I had not changed some of my ideas."

"But for now, she is no longer of much value to me. Besides, you, Xitana, carry two kinds of power. Destroying her is also a disguised way of killing this future hero."

There was no mercy in Hydra's eyes: "This ending is not bad."

Tower of Babel, ideal.

The lifelines of these two Ming Furo, the former is already in Anser's hands, and the latter... is almost there.

"This... well, it's not that serious." Xitana seemed a little conflicted. "Although that guy is arrogant, he is at least somewhat useful, and, and..."

"And what?"

The girl glanced at Anser secretly and said in a very low voice: "And I feel that you care about her a little bit, Anser."

The young Hydra was stunned for a moment, then smiled and rubbed Xitana's head: "That's because of you, dear Xitana."

"……what?"

"In the past, in my eyes, the relationship between Ming Fuluo and I was dispensable and it didn't matter if it was destroyed; but after being influenced by you... I think it might be better if it is possible to tame her."

"But this is just one more option. I won't be particularly sad if she is destroyed... It's like my goal from the beginning was to destroy you, Xitana."

"Bad thing!"