The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"Let's go. Xier hasn't shown this kind of expression in front of me for a long time."

That was a gentle expression that was completely different from the one he had when facing Xin and Marina. He gently rubbed Xitana's head and said, "See how I can help you."

"Not really... I really need your help, Ansir. It's just a small problem..."

Miss Wolf immediately narrowed her eyes when Ansel touched her, and those little doubts and hesitations disappeared in an instant.

Just being together, even with just a word or a gesture, can make them feel relaxed and happy so naturally, and all uneasiness can be completely eliminated - even bystanders can see this atmosphere between Xitana and Anser.

An atmosphere that makes one... jealous.

"Well... then let's put the demonstration and practice aside for now and talk about it when we have time, Miss Saint."

Ansel greeted Xin, and finally looked deeply at Marina Ni, then he and Xitana disappeared from the sight of the two women.

There was a long silence between the Saint and the Witch.

No matter how fierce the exchanges between them were, they were no match for Hitana's one word, "Anser."

This made everything that had just happened in the dark seem somewhat absurd and ridiculous.

"...Don't you feel sorry for me?"

After calming down, Xin took the lead in attacking. She thought she had nothing to lose. Even though she was jealous of Ming Furo and Xitana, she had not really gained anything from Ansher at the moment.

But Marina was different. She was so dedicated and loved Ansel so deeply, but Ansel still didn't give her any extra care and didn't even say a word to her before leaving.

Wouldn't Miss Crow feel that all this is not worth it at all and that she is very pitiful?

And Marina really seemed to be stumped by this question. The dignified witch stood there in a daze, unable to speak for a moment.

Just when Xin was planning to press on and win back the advantage, she saw Xin's shoulders shrug slightly.

"Ha ha……"

At first, she tried to maintain a reserved chuckle, and then she burst into uncontrollable laughter of great joy.

It is difficult for a woman to remain ladylike when she laughs loudly, but Marina's laughter is still so charming. However, it is not good at all for the only person who hears it.

Xin looked at Marina, who seemed like a completely different person, and asked expressionlessly, "Is it funny, Ms. Crow?"

"No... isn't it funny?"

Marina gently raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, still unable to suppress her joyful smile: "Miss Saint, if it wasn't funny, I wouldn't be so out of control."

“So, you don’t think you’re pitiful.”

"I think you are pitiful...ah, no, you are very cute, Miss Saint."

After recovering her breath, Marina's smile became much gentler. It was no longer the deliberately targeted contempt and ridicule she had at the beginning. Now it was more like she was looking at a... little girl who had not grown up yet.

"You think it's pitiful that I keep flattering Mr. Anser but get nothing in return, and can only watch him and Xitana fall in love, right?"

"Isn't this pitiful?"

Xin couldn't understand it. She felt that Marina's mental state was probably abnormal... Yes, it was abnormal. After all, she had been eroded by the abyss to that extent. Abnormality was normal.

"Then what do you think I should do to not be pitiful? What should Mr. Anser do so that I can get the reward I deserve?"

Marina Lansmalos seemed to have returned to her days in the Red Frost Territory, gentle, kind, patient and considerate. The only difference was that she was much calmer and more confident than she was back then. She asked Xin this with a smile, as if she was guiding an ignorant child.

"I want to be like Xi'er, to be loved unconditionally by Mr. Anser, to get his hug, caress, and kiss as soon as I open my mouth, to undress him at any time, and he also loves my body very much. Is this not pitiful?"

"Or should I be like Miss Ming Fuluo, who can share the same interests with Mr. Anser, and have common ideals and thoughts without resorting to words, and love each other passionately even when we are at odds with each other, so that I am not pitiful?"

"Ms. Xin..."

Marina moved forward step by step, and with every step shadows blossomed under her feet like flowers, with an evil beauty.

“How do you define a response, how do you define… a payback?”

Xin was silent for a long time. Finally, he stared at Marina, who seemed to be taking a pleasant walk in the garden, and said softly, "If I remember correctly, there is a word that can describe your current state, Miss Crow."

“Let me guess…” Marina nodded her chin and tilted her head slightly, “You’re just fooling yourself, right?”

"..."

Xin didn't know what to say again, because Marina was so calm, almost abnormally calm.

Her sin was greed.

People who commit the sin of greed can always be easily captured by Xin, because greed is insatiable. They crave more every minute and every second, and the fluctuations of sin will naturally never stop because of this hunger that can never be satisfied.

But Miss Crow clearly had an extremely terrifying greed, but she had no way of always capturing Marina's thoughts.

Because most of the time... she is in a state of satisfaction!

Only when she was with Anser or talked about Anser, her greed would expand at an incredible speed, but as long as she left Anser, her sins would calm down.

Why did she feel satisfied? Why didn't she feel sorry for herself? Could she really deceive herself like that?

"I can also give you an example to describe you now, Miss Saint."

The witch's voice was still gentle: "You really look like five-year-old Xi'er."

"Because the birthday gifts I exchanged with her that year did not satisfy her, she thought she had given me the best thing she had, but I didn't, so she cried very loudly and was very sad."

"Ah, actually...it would be the same for any child."

Marina stopped and looked in a certain direction, which seemed to be the direction where Ansel and Sitana were talking in the wind and snow.

"Don't you think you're like a kid who thinks he can get candy just by crying?"

She turned her head, looked at Xin with such gentle eyes, and whispered softly:

"You are just a child."

"What on earth are you... talking about?"

Being stared at like this, being treated so tenderly, Xin felt different emotions.

It was not the burning desire to save Ansher that paralyzed her, nor was it the dark coldness she felt when she was jealous of Ming Furo, but an irrepressible heat that seemed to be burning and incinerating her illusory body.

"You are just deceiving yourself. You still can't tell me what you got from Mr. Devil. You can't prove to me that your efforts have been rewarded, so you can only use such specious words to maintain your self-esteem."

"That's really..." Marina raised her eyebrows slightly, "An unexpectedly complicated and long sentence. You seem a little excited, Miss Saint."

Then, her eyebrows quickly drooped a little, becoming soft and gentle, even a little apologetic: "If I hurt you, I will apologize. Calm down, okay, Miss Saint."

Don't look at me like that.

Xin first sensed the danger from Marina. She thought that Miss Crow was the biggest obstacle to her redemption of Mr. Devil. After all, Miss Wolf and Miss Doll both had their weaknesses, but Miss Crow didn't seem to have any, and she knew a lot, and most importantly... a problem with her character.

Marina also showed strong rejection and hostility towards her at the beginning. Obviously, she also felt that Xin was a trouble that had to be dealt with.

But now, Marina looked at him as if he was a child who had not grown up, without any hostility or targeting, but with such concern and tenderness.

A witch who just now looked down on her and trampled on her determination to redeem Mr. Devil...why did she look at her like that?

"You should find the answer to this question yourself, Miss Saint."

As if she knew what Xin was thinking, Marina raised her eyebrows and said, "If you can't even figure out what I got..."

Chih--

The shadow-forged blade was at Xin's throat in an instant.

But he didn't have any killing intent. Instead, he pulled back the next second, and then stood up again as if to let Xin look at himself in a mirror.

"You are not qualified to look at me like that."

Eyes...

It was natural that the sharp edge of the shadow could not reflect the face. So what kind of expression did Xin reveal at that moment?

[Oh, there is one more very important thing]

[Guess, after Mr. Anser found out that I took the initiative, was he angry? Or did he acquiesce? ]

[But whether you are angry or acquiesce, it has nothing to do with you now, Miss Saint.]

[You're still just a kid who didn't get any candy, right? ]

Chapter 5: Super Xitana! (K)

Are Marlena and Sin over for now?

Ansher let Xitana lead him forward in the wind and snow, and collected his thoughts that were slightly distracted there.

He really didn't expect that Marina would take advantage of Xin's personality and attack him secretly, and at first glance, Marina's targeting of Xin really had no benefit, as if she had just done something unpleasant because of her willfulness.

But Ansel soon discovered the huge benefits in return - he would be gentle to Xin next. For Xin, who had an invincible enemy like Marina, Ansel's gentleness would be even more precious.

Whether the witch lady's attack on Xin is good or bad depends on Anser's decision. After all, this is Marina's decision.

That confidence, greed, and even crazy "usurpation" made her the only one in the world who had the courage and awareness to push Anser and even make decisions for Anser. Even Ming Furo and Xitana could not do such a thing.

Ansel even felt that Marina might have some hidden thoughts that would benefit herself, but these were not things to think about now. He had plenty of time to deal with the restless witch lady.

Right now, Xitana's thoughts are more important than anything else.

"Where are you going?"

Anser looked at Xitana's braids fluttering in the wind and snow, and the girl's soft yet powerful hands made him feel a little emotional.

Although she appears cute and charming in front of him most of the time, without him noticing, Hitana has become more proactive.

"Just...stay away from the shelter."

Xitana looked back at the snowy sky and muttered, "I'm afraid Xin is hiding and listening to us."

"That's not necessary. I can find her." Anser laughed dumbly. "It looks like it's something very important, Xier."

Hearing this, Xitana felt a little relieved. She stopped and scratched her head: "It's not a particularly important matter, it's just..."

An alluring blush gradually climbed onto the girl's flawless white face. Sitana kicked the snow and stammered, "I just feel that it's weird, weird and embarrassing to say these words in front of Lina and Xin."

The way Xitana and Mingfuluo get along with Ansher is almost the opposite.

In normal communication, Ming Furo always shows the strength and majesty of a big sister, rarely falls into a disadvantage in communication and interaction, and occasionally even takes the initiative. The much older Xitana prefers to act coquettishly and enjoy the pleasure of being pampered by Anser.

However, once the firefight started, the strong big sister immediately showed her true colors, and the big dog who liked to act coquettishly showed the savage style of a wolf beast.

It is still the same until now. When she is with Ansel on weekdays, Xitana always turns into a cute and innocent girl.

But it doesn’t matter. It’s better to say that it’s good. Ansher likes this kind of Xitana.

If there was no Xitana, no pure and innocent love, what kind of path would he take in the end? Would he still have time to wait for Ming Fuluo to risk her life and everything to save him?

The young Hydra wiped away the horrible imagination of the future in his mind and asked with amusement: "What on earth did you think of? Why are you embarrassed?"

"It's just... those words of Xin."

Xitana lowered her head slightly, looked at her toes, and whispered, "After she said that, I suddenly kind of... figured it out."

"Anser, you want to test me, right?"

Although it is impossible to get over the tragedy of that day, Xitana will no longer be haunted by the nightmare of the Red Frost Territory and will not be able to get rid of it.

The innocent people who lost their lives in vain because of their naivety, ignorance and arrogance... and Anser who paid the price to push her to grow, Xitana will never forget it in her life.

In fact, until now, she still cannot accept the price of growing up. She doesn't want to blame Ansher at that time, but hates herself at that time.

Xitana was determined not to let such a thing happen again, and so far, she has done it - all her efforts and dedication have brought positive help to Anser, and to a great extent have influenced Anser's decisions. Anser rarely adopts the extreme strategy of efficiency first and no bottom line.

And Xin's words really reminded Xitana of the past, the familiar rhythm, the familiar arrangement, the familiar feeling that everything was pushed by someone in secret...

She was once a prisoner in a cage, so she is extremely sensitive to this.

"You want to use this snowstorm to test me, Anser. Is there anything I haven't done well enough?"

She did not use a panicked and frightened tone, nor did she cry out pitifully to Anser like a puppy suspected by its owner. Although she was a little nervous, she was generally calm.

Anser stared at the pair of dark red eyes that were trying their best to suppress their restlessness, and sighed:

"Xi'er has become more and more mature. You wouldn't have said something like this to me so calmly before."

"...It's actually very difficult." Xitana bit her lip. "When Xin just finished saying those words and I just figured out what was going on, I was really... scared."

He was afraid that he had not done something well again, and that he had disappointed Anser, so Anser had to repeat what happened in the Red Frost Territory.

But this fear is different from before. Before, he just didn't want to see innocent people get hurt. This idea and the obsession of not wanting to let Anser down can be said to be the same, and it's hard to say which one is greater.

This is also why, when Marina and Xin were fighting, Xitana suddenly became silent as if the thread was disconnected, because Xin's counterattack on Anser had a much greater impact than she had imagined. Just trying to calm herself down took Xitana all her strength.

"But it can't be that embarrassing."