The villain's way to tame the protagonist

Marina, is this what you call right?

"Hydra, you said you would never object to me going against you."

Shitana clenched her fists and spewed out pure hatred from her throat:

"Then watch carefully... watch carefully how I destroy your reputation that is built on lies and malice!"

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Finally, 2 words are done, and I am about to burn out (lying) qun doctor 6⑧ 77 clothes 6

Chapter 55: Hydra's Malice

Ansel and Marina stood outside the fence of the orphanage, looking at the children playing inside.

"Marina."

Anser suddenly asked, "What kind of person do you think Earl of Stone is?"

After a while, Marina, who had finally gotten over her bitter and dark mood, thought for a while and said, "It should be... a noble who is a little better."

After Anther allowed her to access more documents and materials, her understanding of the Red Frost Territory became more comprehensive. Coupled with Anther's explanations to her, Marina now knows more about the situation in the Red Frost Territory than most of the nobles in the Territory.

Compared with other nobles, Earl of Stone's actions were obviously more like those of a true noble - that is, bearing honor and providing protection.

For example, this orphanage was built with the support of Earl Jianshi, and has helped many orphans and abandoned babies in the outer city of Chishuang City.

This can also be seen from his own words, deeds and style. Compared with the unforgivable nobles in Hitana's eyes, the image of Count Solid Stone is obviously more traditional.

"So what do you think made him the better of the nobles?"

Anser asked, smiling at a little girl who had spotted him in the yard.

The little girl's face suddenly turned red, and she ran away with her hands covering her face, looking extremely adorable.

Marina fell into deep thought. She really wanted to lose herself in thinking and use thinking to escape from the nightmare that made her despair.

"I think... it's not because he's so kind."

The girl pondered over what Anser had just taught her - the implementation of policies is ultimately for the benefit of people, so who exactly is this "person", and which side are they on?

"He doesn't really want to make the Red Frost Territory a better place."

As the person in charge of buying and selling goods at the market, Marina had a keen understanding of people's hearts. She frowned slightly and whispered in an uncertain tone: "It's something like responsibility, or... respectability? The respectability of the nobility?"

"That's a good word." Anser clapped his hands softly. "Dignified is a very suitable starting point for Earl of Stone. His family has a long history, and his ancestors were once glorious. Although they are declining now, the purer 'noble heritage' has never changed."

"Remember Bernard? His ancestors were originally retainers of the Stone Family, but chose to leave for some reason. The Stone Family not only did not pursue the matter, but also supported him all the time. Until now, Earl Stone has also been good to him."

Young Hydra stroked his snake-head ring and said, "You know, retainers are not something you can just leave. Sometimes, even if the reasons are good... for the nobles they serve, this is tantamount to betrayal."

"After all, in the eyes of most nobles, everything their subjects and retainers have is bestowed by them."

"So..." He turned to look at Marina, encouraging her with a gentle and hearty smile, "You were able to point out at the beginning that his 'kindness' was out of decency, which is good. I said you also have talent, don't you?"

"...No, well, I mean...thank you for your compliment."

Marina, who subconsciously wanted to deny herself, blushed slightly, lowered her head, and answered in a low voice shyly.

In this world, the person who discovered her and was willing to trust her absolutely was Lord Hydra.

Even though he is an ordinary person who is not even as good as a mayfly in this world, he is willing to give such pure and sincere recognition and respect.

It feels so safe to stand next to Lord Hydra.

Thinking of this, Marina's heart beat faster and she kept saying to herself that she had no shame.

"Besides, besides that." She dodged her gaze, trying to calm herself down by diverting her attention. "I also think that this is a means of competing with Earl Scarlet Frost."

"Um……"

Anser did not comment because he was focusing his attention on the yard on the other side of the fence. The little girl who had just trotted away with a red face came back with a flower in her hand.

Her face flushed, she carefully approached the fence, looked up at Anser, and said timidly: "You are... Lord Hydra, right?"

Anser squatted down, put his hand through the fence, and touched her head with a smile: "It's me, cute girl, what's your name?"

"Li, Lilika."

The girl enjoyed Hydra's touch, but then quickly realized her own impoliteness. She closed her eyes, her voice trembling, extremely shy, and nervously handed the flower in her hand to Anther.

"My aunt, the director, said that you gave us a lot of coal. Otherwise, we would have been freezing in a few days. This is a gift for you!"

"Thank you. I'll take it."

Anser said softly, reaching out and touching her forehead: "Close your eyes first, let me think about it..."

"Marina."

He stood up and whispered in the snow-haired girl's ear. His hot and moist breath made Marina's body tremble slightly and her ears felt hot.

"Do you have any small gift suitable for this lovely girl?" Anser asked softly, his voice husky. "I will return it to you."

"me……"

Anser's voice, Anser's breath, Anser's smell, Anser's temperature...all this made Marina gradually dizzy. She groped up and down nervously, and finally hurriedly took off the hair accessories on her head, wanting to distance herself from Anser, but she didn't want to leave this warmth just like that.

With trembling fingers, she placed the hair ornament in Anser's palm: "Please give this to her."

"Thank you for your generosity, Miss Marina." Anser's fingertips gently scraped across Sitana's palm. He smiled briskly and said, "I owe you one. Remember to look for me."

He stuffed the hair accessory into the girl's small palm, ruffled her hair again amid the latter's surprised and excited cheers, and then left with Marina.

The young nobleman did not say much, but just strolled on the street with the girl who kept her head down and her hands clasped together in front of her.

Until the emotions surging in Marina's heart gradually subsided, until Marina hoped more and more that this road would have no end.

She wanted to get closer and closer, preferably so that her shoulder could be close to and yet not too close to Lord Hydra's shoulder, touching and then separating from it from time to time.

Before the girl could act on her thought, Hydra, who was traveling with her, suddenly said:

"Marina, so what do you think of…the dignity of Count Solidstone?"

"..."

This question made Marina stunned for a few seconds, not because of the difficulty of the question, but because of the meaning of the act of "asking questions".

Yes... What am I thinking about? Lord Hydra brought me out here to broaden my horizons, how could I have the time to think about those things?

...How can I have the right to think about those things?

In the brief silence, the gentle and kind girl calmed down her emotions, not letting her sadness and loss show at all. She answered softly but forcefully:

“I don’t think that’s wrong.”

"Even if he doesn't really care about the common people, even if he only cares about his own noble glory, even if he is just like other nobles... and doesn't take us seriously, but just treats us as insects."

"But at least he did something. Even if his 'respectability' helps one more person survive the cold winter, it is valuable."

Marina lowered her head: "Because we... don't have the qualifications and confidence to ask for more."

Having said that, she seemed to understand why Anser asked this question.

"...Sir Hydra." She mustered up her courage and approached Anser. "I promise you that Xitana will never do such shallow, short-sighted and stupid things again. I will teach her a lesson, just like you taught me."

Marina explained this to Ansher seriously and solemnly, almost swearing to do so, but in response to her solemnity, Ansher only responded with... carelessness.

"...Huh? What?"

Under the girl's dull gaze, her beloved Lord Hydra was stunned for a moment, then reacted and raised the corners of his mouth.

——As if he treated what she said as a joke.

"No, it's okay, don't take it too seriously, Marlena."

He said so easily: "I don't mind anything Xitana does. She won't really offend me, and I will always forgive her. You can rest assured."

"After all, she has that kind of value and ability."

This ability to know how to use people and her magnanimity, which was enough to make anyone cry, completely destroyed the already shattered self-esteem of the intelligent, ordinary girl.

Yes...we don't ask for more qualifications and confidence.

But she did, didn't she?

No matter how short-sighted and ridiculous Shetana is, she is worthy of being forgiven forever by Lord Hydra.

And I don't.

"…Marina?"

Lord Hydra's concerned voice rang in Marina's ears: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"…It's just that the wind is too strong and it hurts my eyes a little. Please don't take it to heart."

The girl rubbed her eyes and smiled at Anser.

Crush the tears and swallow the numbness.

Chapter 56: Hydra's Gift

Little did Hitana know that a web woven of pure malice was about to bind her tightly.

Now that she had the evidence in her hands, she did not show the joy of catching Hydrama as she did before. She was not happy, not happy with the nobles' noise, nor with Anser's deliberate design.

The young wolf, who had broadened his horizons, knew how wealthy the nobles were. If they could scrape even a little bit of money from them, who knows how many common people would be able to survive the cold winter in the Red Frost Territory.

When he thought about the fact that people were freezing to death every day in the outer city of Red Frost City, while those nobles were still gathering together to praise Hydra's "art", the inexplicable emotions that had been dormant for a long time began to uncontrollably stir up a raging tide.

“This nonsense has to end.”

The girl whispered to herself that she would never accept such deformed rules, never accept such an absurd world.

Although it was a sunny day, there was still an occasional cold wind whistling past. Shitana stood on the street, watching the carriages passing by, her hands gradually clenched, not feeling the cold wind at all.

At this moment, she was surprisingly calm.

"I can't do anything by myself. Even if I have this thing, I can't effectively spread the words of Earl Solidstone."

All of Anser's teachings over the past few days seemed to have played a perfect role at this moment. Xitana stroked the Shadow Crystal, narrowed her eyes and whispered to herself: "It's okay to offend that guy, but spreading this thing means offending Hydra as well. It seems that no one in the Red Frost Territory has the courage to do this."

Hitana thought about the "Revolutionary Army" she met last night, and her mood became even worse.

"...I'd rather hope that Hydra will do things honestly in the future than rely on those guys."

The girl had a terrible impression of the Revolutionary Army. Besides, that group of people were captured by Hydra. Even if there were remnants, she had no way of contacting those guys who didn't know where the cat was.

"Damn it, I really should have made plans earlier." Sitana, who now deeply understands the bitter consequences of acting rashly, bit her nails and said, "It seems completely useless to just hold this thing."

Unable to contact anyone to help expose the incident, Hitana seemed helpless - there was no point in just showing what Count Solidstone said to one person. She had to let many, many people see this scene in order to create a wave in the Red Frost Territory.

Many noble merchants who recognized Xitana's identity saluted her, but our Miss Wolf Cub either turned a blind eye or glared back at them fiercely. She could be said to be a pure barbarian.

After going through so much trouble and finally getting the key item, Hitana found herself with nowhere to use it, which made her feel very frustrated.

In her eyes, Anser was extremely obsessed with his reputation in the Red Frost Territory. Once she exposed Earl Stone's words, Anser's reputation would undoubtedly fall.

Since Anser was going to implement those policies in the first place, in this situation, in order to save his own reputation, he would not care about those nobles and would force the original policies to be implemented.

As long as she can do it, the lives of the civilians in the Red Frost Territory will improve, Hitana firmly believes this.

"Don't be anxious...don't be anxious."

She kept reminding herself, the mistakes she had made before were still fresh in her mind: "Think carefully about what else can be done. Anyway, I have the initiative."

"It just takes an opportunity... an opportunity to get this video out to the public."

Sitana whispered to herself, firm in her belief, and walked towards Anser's mansion.

*

Anser, who had just finished his outing, was staying in the study, talking to the big shot with whom he had had a brief conversation not long ago.

"Your Excellency, I have already counted the assets looted by the rebels and will send them back to the Red Frost Manor tonight."

"Thank you for your hard work, little Hydra."

The ordinary old man in the video wiped his glasses and sighed helplessly: "If so many things are really lost, it will be a bit troublesome."

"Those assets actually contain the crystal core and heart of the Red Ice Python."

Anser shook his wine glass and said in a slightly surprised tone: "I thought that Earl Chishuang had handed over everything to you?"