The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"not good at all!"

Sitana interrupted Marina, her dark red eyes beneath her fringe showing a ferocity that didn't match her age and appearance: "Does anyone like being imprisoned?"

Xavier, who was standing aside with his eyes lowered, frowned slightly but said nothing, while Marina tugged at Sitana's sleeve in panic. While secretly looking at Anser, she was too timid to say anything.

"Imprisonment..." Anser chewed on the offensive word and couldn't help but chuckle, "Do you think that is imprisonment, Miss Sitana?"

"Isn't that right?!"

Xitana's eyes widened. To be honest, she looked quite cute at that moment, but with that arrogant and brainless expression and tone, she was not likable at all.

The stupid girl who seemed to have no idea of ​​her situation yelled, "You don't allow us to move, don't allow us to communicate with the outside world, and keep us locked in a room! Isn't this imprisonment or something? It's your prank! Is our noble young master still old enough to like playing pranks?"

——While shouting like this, our future hero did not seem to consider what she would have experienced at the hands of the infamous Count Red Frost if she had not been sent to Anser.

"...Master." Xavier couldn't help but speak with his head slightly lowered.

Anser rubbed his brows, sighed, and waved his hand.

"Palm mouth."

Snapped--!

The clear and loud sound echoed in the living room.

Xitana stood there blankly, and the burning pain on her face took her two seconds to realize what had happened.

Although no one in the living room moved, the red mark on that snow-white face told it all.

The resentment boiling in her heart was ignited by rage at this moment. She glared at Anser like a mad wolf. The poor and stupid young beast roared: "You really are—"

"Go on." Ansel rested his chin on one hand with his eyelids drooping.

Snapped--!

"you!"

Snapped--!

"..."

Snapped--!

Not until Xitana's cheeks puffed up and she no longer dared to stare at him with such resentful eyes did the young noble on the sofa raise his hand to signal his butler to stop.

"Ms. Sitana."

At this time, it was Marina who protected Xitana behind her. Although she did not have the courage to ask Ansher to stop, her instinct still made her do this meaningless thing.

Ansher stood up while muttering Sitana's name, walked to the sisters, and pushed away Marina's trembling and weak arms without any effort.

He met the girl's tearful eyes. There were probably not many people in this world who could resist Marina's pleading look at this moment. Even the most ferocious nobles would probably bypass Sitana for the time being.

But Anser is an exception.

It wasn't that Marina couldn't impress him, but that he wasn't angry at all.

Having read memory books for more than ten years, he had no sense of identification with most aristocratic codes. To him, Xitana's "offense" was no different from the barking of a stray dog ​​on the street - even for the current imperial nobles, it would not be surprising to execute Xitana on the spot.

The reason why he did this was naturally because punishing Hitana... was absolutely necessary in Anser's rational planning.

"Ms. Sitana." Ansel said Sitana's name again. After easily pushing Marina away, he lifted Sitana's chin and looked down at the swollen face with interest, which did not have any beauty at all.

At this moment, Hitana turned her eyes away and did not look at Anser.

"You said I imprisoned you, well... imprisoned you."

Ansher smiled. If it were another situation, Marina, who was looking at Ansher, might have been distracted by his smile, but the weak girl was just praying at this moment, praying that Lord Hydra was really as compassionate and merciful as the recent rumors said.

"But what did I give you during this imprisonment? I gave you a room filled with incense, two warm beds, plenty of clean water, rich and delicious food, maids to help you take a bath, and I even provided two new sets of clothes. Although they were not expensive, I felt that I should give you the respect you deserved."

Ansher stroked Xitana's swollen cheek with pity. When he heard the girl's gasp in pain, a sense of sadistic pleasure arose in his heart, but he immediately suppressed it due to his extreme vigilance.

After taking a second to adjust his mentality, he whispered again: "And then? Did I do anything in such imprisonment?"

"Have I peeped into your sleep, or overheard your whispers? Have I committed any iniquity, or any blasphemy?"

The handsome young nobleman withdrew his hand and sighed sadly:

"I thought you would consider it as a settlement."

"Why on earth, Miss Sitana, what on earth makes you so disrespectful to me?"

"Hai, Master Hydra."

Marina gathered all her courage and touched Ansel's sleeve with her trembling fingertips: "Xier, she is just... just too irritable and too sensitive. We are not disrespecting you. I really... I really thank you! Thank you for being willing to shelter us!"

Marina did not lie. Compared to her sister who was destined to become a hero in the future but had huge character flaws before achieving the title of hero, in the trajectory that Anser saw, she was a very perfect woman, so perfect that it made people feel a little unreal.

Anser held Marlena's finger, just the finger, just the first knuckle, without taking a more offensive step forward.

At this moment, Marina felt an indescribable strange chill, but she quickly ignored it out of fear and panic. Instead, she felt a warmth transmitted from her fingertips that she had never experienced before.

"I know, Miss Marina." Anser smiled at her first, then looked at Xitana again:

"But you can't say that on behalf of Sitana."

Anser's words made Marina see the dawn of hope in the endless darkness, which made her almost cry. The girl immediately held her sister's hand tightly and shouted in a trembling voice: "Xier, Xier, apologize to Lord Hydra!"

"..."

Xitana Lancemalos did not speak, but Ansher raised his eyebrows slightly, because he felt the aura emanating from the girl in front of him - a brutal and ferocious aura, gnashing teeth and sucking blood.

"Xier...Xier?" Seeing that Xitana didn't say anything, Marina's heart immediately tightened. She bit her lips and begged in an extremely humble tone, almost kneeling down, "Please... apologize to Lord Hydra quickly...Xier..."

Ansel didn't show any impatience, but the hand that was holding Marina's fingers had quietly covered most of her palm.

“…Yes, I’m sorry.”

After an unknown amount of time, Anser heard an almost hoarse sound coming from the cub's throat.

"Hai, Lord Hydra, I apologize for... my, uh... my rudeness."

The girl, whose cheeks were swollen from being beaten but who had never shed a tear, was now sobbing non-stop.

Anser responded gently: "Then I accept your apology. Savile, ask the maid to bring up a box of ointment."

Hearing Ansel's words, Marina's body softened and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Ansel had already held her whole hand and pulled her up very lightly.

"Am I that scary, Miss Marina?" The handsome blond boy tilted his head and smiled.

Marina's heartbeat began to accelerate uncontrollably as she stared at those ocean-blue eyes. She felt her hands and feet become weak again... She didn't know whether she was just feeling weak or just feeling light.

Then she realized that Ansel had been holding her hand for a long time without her knowing.

"No, no... that's not the case."

The pitiful girl with long snow-white hair pulled her hand back in panic, turned her head away involuntarily, and murmured softly: "Mr. Hydra is... a very gentle person."

She shrank her neck slightly to hide her red earlobes and cheeks.

Miss Sitana, who was deeply trapped in the hatred for her own weakness, the regret for her own recklessness, and the hatred for Anser, knew nothing about all this.

Chapter 6: She is powerless

After that, Ansor didn't say much to the Lance sisters. He simply shared his desserts and snacks with them. After Marina applied the ointment to Sitana, he let them go back.

After all, Hitana's current condition is not suitable for conversation, and Anser's goal has been achieved.

Seeing his young master's leisurely appearance, Xavier felt happy from the bottom of his heart. As one of the only two of Anser's father's eight contract holders who grew up with Anser and the only one who has been with him till now, Xavier, who has no relatives, may value Anser more than Anser's father.

"It looks like you've reaped the fruits of your labor, Master."

"Hmm, Xavier, you cooperated well." Anser shook the wine glass in his hand and couldn't help laughing. "You were so gentle. You know me well."

"Those two girls are of great value based on their appearance alone. The young master must have a deep meaning in keeping them."

Anser took a sip of the scarlet wine and tilted his head slightly to look at Savile: "Just appearance?"

Xavier hesitated for a moment, then replied in a deep voice: "My eldest sister is not worth anything, but that Xitana..."

"Although I don't think it's possible, but at the last moment, she seemed to catch my movement for a moment, although it was only for a moment."

"You're not old enough to have delusions, Xavier." Anser laughed heartily. "Now that you say so, it's the truth."

——Capturing Xavier's trajectory, anyone who knows the power Xavier holds will be puzzled or even horrified.

Anser raised his glass and looked up at the scarlet liquid in the glass, and sighed in a voice that only he could hear: "This is... the protagonist."

"Then her value is extremely precious." Savile said without hesitation, "This is enough to become the head of the clan..."

At this point, the old man paused for a moment, then suddenly realized, "So, she is your candidate. Although she is a little wild and difficult to tame and... stupid, with your means, I should be able to train her within three days."

"Three days?" Anser laughed dumbly, "That's too short. You are more confident than me, Xavier."

Savile looked serious, without any intention of joking: "Her sister, you should be able to solve it tonight, right?"

"Well... that's different. There's an essential difference between the two."

He didn't deny that he could deal with Marina tonight - although he wouldn't do that.

After all, in Ansel's plan, this dear Miss Marina is more important than anything else.

The young Hydra drank the wine in one gulp, staring into the fireplace, searching for a new future in the fire.

*

"That bastard, that bad breed, that beast!"

In the room, Xitana pounded the bed in frustration. Marina, who was busy doing something, heard this and immediately said in panic, "You can't say that, Lord Hydra. Didn't you hear everyone cheering? Lord Hydra must be a good person!"

"Ha, aren't there enough nobles who have deceived us?"

The ointment that Anser brought was of course very effective. Xitana's face had returned to normal, white and tender, without any trace of being whipped. However, the girl with such a pretty face spoke in a very vulgar way: "From the sheriff to the tax collector, from the small lord to the big lord, every one of them is shit! It's all shit! The same goes for the Empire!"

"Shitana!"

Terrified, Marina's voice suddenly rose: "Do you know what you are talking about?"

“……” Knowing that she had said something wrong, Hitana didn’t say anything else, but just curled her lips.

Marina took in her expression and could only stop what she was doing and walk over to her and sit down.

"...Xier, I know these days have been difficult for you."

The girl stroked her sister's soft and smooth short hair and gently held her in her arms: "Not just these days, you have always had a hard life since you were a child."

Sitana, who was leaning on Marina's shoulder, suddenly felt soft-hearted. She hugged her sister and whispered, "That's not the case. I'm still very happy living with my parents and Marina."

Marina smiled and pulled her cheek. "How could I not know what you were thinking? You are a gifted child. My father, mother and I feel guilty for letting you endure those incompetent people."

"But...but it's different now, Xi'er."

The girl held Sitana's hand, a light of hope in her eyes.

"We... No, you have a chance. You have a chance to change everything."

"...Opportunity, what opportunity?" Shitana looked at her sister in confusion.

"Lord Hydra."

Marina sternly said the name of the guy whom Sitana hated so much.

"Him?!" The wolf-like girl screamed, and then cursed, "What chance does he have? That sissy, psychopath, psychopath..."

"Shitana!"

When she heard her sister's voice with a hint of anger, Xitana could only shut her mouth helplessly.

"Listen carefully, Xitana, Lord Hydra is a big shot." Marina held her sister's shoulder solemnly, "We have to rack our brains to deal with the sheriff and the tax collector, but they are even more insignificant than snowflakes to ordinary lords, but the small lords must also bow down to the master of the Red Frost Territory, Earl Red Frost, and Earl Red Frost..."

She paused, her tone filled with a hint of reverence that she herself was not aware of.

"To Lord Hydra, Count Red Frost is just a nobody who can be easily executed in the time it takes to have a meal. He is such a big shot that we cannot even imagine."

The hand on Xitana's shoulder intensified again. Marina stared into Xitana's eyes and said, "The most important thing is, his kindness may be fake, his goodness may be fake, his gentleness may be fake, but he... must be a smart man, a powerful man, and someone who can see your value."

Marina has met too many people.

From the age of twelve, she began to help her parents deal with the sheriff and tax collectors, just to get as much food as possible from them.

In the living room, the heartbeat at that moment was not false, and the reaction was genuine, but after returning to her room, Marina immediately reflected soberly and realized her position.

"Do you understand, Xitana? Lord Hydra... is the hope of you, me, our family, and even our village."

The frail snow-haired girl held up her sister's face and said, "I will tell Lord Hydra about your talent. You must... do everything you can to stay by his side. He will change your destiny, Xier."