The villain's way to tame the protagonist

She raised her head and looked at Anser. The young nobleman's smiling face made her less nervous. After knowing that the problem was not serious... her heart began to stir.

If, if I could really choose whose voice I want to hear...

I don't mean to peek into anyone's mind! I just want to get real answers to some questions!

Xitana hates to think about complicated things. Although her intuition can tell her a lot of things, it can't help her understand other people's thoughts.

If there was such a thing...

Just as Hitana was about to make her move, the inspiration that she trusted so much suddenly flashed by.

[Why do some of these seem to be...Hydra's plan?]

This thought suddenly flashed through her mind, and everything about the ring flashed back to her mind one by one.

——He suddenly appeared when I was looking for the Shadow Crystal. After I was brought back, Hydra reminded me specifically. He suddenly disappeared for a few days, and now he has appeared inexplicably again.

Is this... a coincidence?

Hydra seemed to be very clear about the problem with the ring, but why didn't he say it directly, but instead just said vaguely "be mentally prepared"?

As such doubts grew and made Hitana more suspicious, a thought arose in her mind that was almost contrary to hers, completely the opposite, irrational, and obviously completely from her heart.

——But Hydra won’t harm me.

If he wanted to harm me, would it be necessary to go through so much trouble?

This kind of usually disgusting willful and arrogance, at this moment, easily defeated the sudden whims that always interfered with her thinking from time to time.

Xitana Lancemalos is such a person, an unreasonable egoist.

This is also the rich fruit that Anser has harvested with absolute sincerity after training day and night.

Unless it is an extremely important event, so important that it overwhelms Hitana's mind, even fate cannot shake Anther's position in Hitana's heart.

Miss Wolf Cub brainstormed for a long time, finally gritted her teeth and looked up at Anser: "Are you sure you can teach me how to use it?"

"When you normally train, how do you absorb the ether stored in the magic crystal and spread it throughout your body?"

Anser still held Xitana's hand. The wolf cub's fingers were long and delicate, with distinct but not prominent knuckles, making the whole hand look beautiful but not overly soft.

"Just... just like this and that." Xitana didn't know how to describe her usual training method - this is the unique distress of geniuses, they don't need principles, they just need to think about completing it, then they can complete it.

Anser did not feel embarrassed, but just smiled and said: "Then follow your feeling... Focus on the ring. Do you feel it? The ether in your body is being absorbed by it, and then radiated outward in all directions."

Xitana closed her eyes and sensed according to Anser's instructions. In less than two seconds, she opened her eyes again with a look of joy: "You feel it? So relaxed?"

"If you want to shut it down, stop the ether from flowing into the ring. If you want to listen to someone's inner voice, focus the ether radiating from the ring and aim it at a target."

According to Anser, Xitana tried it quickly and went through the process, but because there were no experimental subjects, she could not confirm whether it was effective.

Anser's eyes moved toward the door: "Marina is still outside."

"Ah, Lina!"

The good sister came to her senses and now remembered that she had just rudely thrown her sister out the door, so she quickly turned around and opened the door.

"..."

Marina, who was waiting quietly outside the door, folded her hands on her belly, with a dignified and polite manner. She first glanced at Xitana's hand held by Anser, and then smiled gently and quietly: "Have you finished talking to Lord Hydra, Xier? You have delayed us for a long time."

“…Huh? Oh…wait—”

It really works! I can no longer hear what Lina is saying!

Shitana breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked at her sister. The gentle and soft face was exactly the same as the one she remembered, but for some reason... there was an indescribable sense of strangeness.

Do you want to try——

No, no, you must not use this thing on Lina!

Xitana immediately interrupted her previous thoughts. She wanted to scratch her head, but then she realized that her hand was still held by Anser. She immediately blushed and pulled her hand out. She lowered her head and walked away in embarrassment: "Well, then I'll leave first."

"Remember to find Miss Meili if you're hungry. I probably won't be able to eat lunch or dinner with you today, Xitana."

"……Oh."

The girl lowered her eyes, looking a little sad.

She doesn't like feeling lonely.

Marina didn't say anything, but just watched Xitana disappear from the corridor, finally stepped into the study and gently closed the door.

"Mr. Hydra." Marina's smile was gentle and appropriate. "Let's continue working."

"I thought you would ask Sitana what happened first, Marina."

Anser looked at the girl who was gradually breaking free from the cocoon in front of him, his eyes becoming more and more satisfied: "She's acting strange, isn't she?"

"That's not something I should interfere with."

Marina bowed her head slightly: "Right now, I don't have the qualifications and strength to be compared with Xi'er."

This sentence made Anser burst into laughter: "So what you mean is that one day——"

"Yes, one day."

The girl placed her hands on her heart, looked directly into Anser's eyes, and said devoutly yet passionately, humbly yet confidently:

"One day, I will gain the power and authority you will recognize, in return for your kindness and recognition."

Seeing that noble soul gradually taking on his own color, Anser happily gazed into the pair of dark red eyes similar to those of Xitana, and his tone rose slightly:

"Is that all?"

Marina, who was so confident and beautiful just now, was stunned for a moment. Her ears gradually began to turn red. She subconsciously looked away and her voice became soft and charming.

"...No, no, if you——"

"Okay, that's enough for now."

Ansher took a step forward, but did not make any excessive physical contact under Marina's nervous gaze.

He just gently adjusted Marina's hairpin, slightly straightened the collar of her plain dress, and placed his hands on Marina's shoulders.

"It's good like this now. I like your purity, Marina."

"Before your ambition is realized, I hope you can remain pure like this."

"After all, there shouldn't be any need for anything extra to bind you and me, right?"

There was no teasing, no teasing, no ambiguity between men and women in Ansel's eyes, only the purest trust, recognition, and encouragement.

"You are not someone who needs to use that method to realize your value and repay a favor."

The devil, who likes to play with people's hearts but is always sincere, gently patted the girl who was about to fall into his believer, and said with great confidence:

"Even if no one believes your wild words, I will be your witness to realize this ambition."

"Ah, there is more."

Hydra chuckled and said, "Just call me by my name from now on. Your Excellency Hydra is a bit too formal, isn't it?"

Marina had to close her eyes for a while because she didn't want to show any inappropriate emotions in front of Ansor again.

"Okay, Mr. Hai...Anser..."

The ordinary Marina lowered her head in response, also without showing any shy girlish emotions, and replied steadily and calmly: "I will not let you down, for sure."

"Okay, then get back to work. I have a speech scheduled in six days. Can you complete your task before that day?"

“Of course,” Marina answered without any hesitation or reluctance, “I’ll finish it sooner than that.”

No one could have imagined that she, who was just a village girl a month ago, could stand here so calmly, holding the authority to mobilize the entire Red Frost Territory's nobles, and make such a guarantee to the feared Hydra.

Marina couldn't have imagined this, so she would value everything she has now more than her own life, and value... Ansel who gave her all this.

[I have already given you a lot of things, Xier]

[Even if I am not qualified to monopolize Mr. Anser, I will never let you be the first]

The girl, with black flames burning in her eyes, made this arrogant vow in her heart.

Here, Anser, who was fully aware of everything that had happened, sat back at his desk with a smile on his face.

Under his management, the Red Frost Territory gradually got back on track, and the number of documents he needed to deal with became fewer and fewer.

At the same time, in this drama that is about to end, there are only a few adjustments and corrections left for him to make.

My dear Sitana, everything is ready for you.

The stage, the actors, the props, and... the most perfect script that I carefully polished.

Please die in the fire of contradiction and collapse.

And I will give you an incomparable new life.

ps:

OK, so far, all the preparations for Anser have been completed. From now on to the second to last climax of this volume, there will be no breakpoints in between. I have been working hard to increase the update volume these days, gritting my teeth and writing 8 words a day, so that everyone can read more smoothly and comfortably.

Chapter 8: I am the Great Xitana! (K)

Marina's thoughts lingered in Sitana's mind.

The girl unconsciously stroked the emerald ring on her index finger, as if she wanted to take it off, or as if she was thinking about something.

"So, that's how Lina sees me..."

Xitana didn't seem angry, just a little sad.

From childhood to adulthood, Marina had criticized her only a few times. Xitana could never have imagined that beneath her gentle and quiet appearance, there was such boredom and fatigue.

"But I...did I really do so many things wrong?"

She looked at her palm blankly: "Am I wrong enough to disappoint Lina so much?"

"But Hydra clearly doesn't care at all, so why should I--"

dong dong dong-

There was a knock on the door and the maid Mary's greeting.

"Ms. Sitana, your lunch is ready."

"...Ah? Oh, come in."

Sitana's index finger twitched, and she turned to look at the door, staring at Mary who pushed the door open with a sumptuous lunch.

[Ms. Shitana is so quiet so rarely]

...Why doesn't she call me by that annoying name?

Hitana, who was sitting in the same place, had a wandering look in her eyes. She had not expected that this maid, who usually expressed her disgust towards her most directly, would be the first person who had no ill will towards her at the beginning.

"Uh, well, Merry."

"What's wrong, Miss Sitana?" There was no smile on Mary's face like other maids would show to Sitana, only pure calmness.

"What do you think..." Sitana put her hands behind her back and scratched her fingers unconsciously, "What kind of person do you think I am?"

"...?"

Miss Mary paused slightly, and even though she was always professional, she looked a little confused.

[What's wrong with Ms. Sitana? This is not like her. ]

At the same time as hearing this, Xitana heard Meili continue to say: "Reckless, impulsive, reckless, relying on the master's love for you to do whatever you want, almost never considering the feelings of others, very self-centered, self-righteous, and -"

"Enough is enough!"

Two blue veins popped out on Hitana's forehead - this Meli is indeed different from other maids, because she doesn't pretend at all!

The girl crossed her arms angrily, "Okay, put down your lunch and let's go."

"But I haven't finished yet." Xitana heard the same words as her heart, and Meili tilted her head slightly, "Don't you want to listen?"

[She seems to be in a bad mood] Sitana heard Mary say this in her heart.

"You don't have to think about comforting me."