The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"Hiss...Xi'er?"

Gentle and virtuous Alana poked her head out of the kitchen and said with a wry smile, "It seems that the magic crystals to maintain the heating this week have been used up. Are you cold?"

"I'm fine...Mom, you're cold - ah, why are your hands so red from the cold!" Shitana walked into the kitchen and saw her mother's red hands from the cold. She immediately put them in her arms with heartache.

"I thought I could just bear it, but maybe it's because I haven't been cold for days and I wear gloves when I go out, so now I can't stand it anymore."

The woman sighed helplessly: "I wanted to make you something delicious so that you can have something to eat when you come back... Now the soup is cold."

"Never mind the soup... Where's the coal? Let's go to the fireplace and warm up first."

Xitana forcefully pulled her mother to sit in the living room, and then went to the storage room to look for coal. While searching, she said, "Is there always someone providing that magic crystal?"

"Well, the Baron from Blackwater City is sent to the village every week."

real or fake……

Xitana murmured in her heart. She remembered that the thing was very valuable. How could the baron be willing to provide it to the village for such a long time?

"Didn't he deliver it this week?" asked Sitana.

"It should have been delivered early in the morning before." Alana responded, "I don't know why it hasn't come today. Maybe something happened."

Xitana froze while searching for coal. She picked up some coal and put it into the basket. She forced a smile and said, "I think... maybe, let's make a fire before the magic crystals are delivered."

As the coal was lit and the flames in the fireplace began to burn, the chill left by the cold wave gradually dissipated. Oran went to the city to purchase supplies, and now only mother and daughter were at home.

Alana held Xitana in her arms, and the two of them were covered with a blanket, chatting and laughing peacefully and warmly in front of the fireplace.

This simple warmth surrounded Xitana and dispelled the growing gloom in her heart.

No matter how cruel this world is to her, there is still a place for her soul to rest.

Here, Hitana could not fulfill her ambitions or indulge her wildness, but after experiencing so much pain in just over a month, she seemed to have given up those dreams that were once within her reach, and the wild beast in her soul also calmed down and no longer roared.

Perhaps, this is the end of Xitana Lansmalos, an ordinary place composed of family, friends, and everyone who loves her deeply, without any passion, or any prosperous remote village.

But it was also good this way, away from all the noise and suffering, away from the city that brought her despair, away from the devil who gave her everything and took away everything from her.

If this village was to be her grave, Sitana was happy with it.

Because in this world, there is no happier ending than dying surrounded by people you love and who love you deeply.

But Hitana didn't expect that her happiness... would be so short-lived, sinking into the mountains as the sun rose.

The difference is that the sun will eventually rise.

But the little happiness she now cherished seemed like it would never come back.

Because this village not only did not receive what they needed, but also received... bad news that no one could accept.

When Xitana returned home, it was not that the soldiers were praised and returned home with recognition and blessings.

Rather, it is a self-exile of the guilty.

Ps:

I hope that the final judgment of the dog will come soon. Don't worry, it won't be that tragic. I was worried that everyone would think this plot is not exciting enough.

But it doesn’t matter. If you think this part is not exciting enough, didn’t I say before that a great plot suddenly occurred to me and made me change the outline? This is the ending and the climax of the whole volume that has been built up to now. It is absolutely exciting!

Also, I will settle the bounty when I update tomorrow, and then start paying it back immediately.

Chapter 7.6: The End of Childhood Part (K)

It was the dream again, and the devil with half of his face shrouded in shadow.

"Good evening, Sitana."

Hydra tilted her head slightly: "Did you miss me after not seeing you for a day?"

"..."

Xitana looked at this guy who was in the same darkness with her expressionlessly and didn't want to speak.

In the past few days since she returned to the village, Hydra would appear in her dreams every night, unwilling to give her peace.

When she woke up, although her memory of the dream was vague and hazy, Hitana was sure that it was definitely Hydra's doing.

"You are really persistent." The girl sneered, "Does the great Hydra need me so much? Need a little girl who never grows up?"

"Of course."

Hydra lifted his chin slightly, but strangely, even with this movement, his face was still shrouded in shadow.

But this is a dream, and everything that happens in the dream is nothing special.

"Haven't I told you many times, dear Xitana? I recognize your talent, your strength, and I regard you as an equal to me."

He walked towards Xitana leisurely, and the frankness and sincerity in his words were not false, and came from the bottom of his heart: "I take the blame for your mistakes, share my glory with you, give you sufficient resources, and teach you without reservation. Xitana, why do you still doubt my trust, or... do you think you are not worthy of my expectations?"

"Go to hell, you self-righteous bastard!"

Xitana exhaled the rage in her heart. She was able to think calmly to a certain extent during the day, but in her dreams she always became so manic, emotional, and difficult to control:

"If you need me...you shouldn't arrange my life at will!"

She stepped forward, grabbed Hydra's collar, and lifted the bastard up, saying word by word, "Stop playing those tricks of the ruler... I don't have time!"

Hydra laughed happily: "As long as you still think about me for even one day, I will never leave your dream."

"Mmm!"

The burst of electric shock made Xitana groan, and he knelt on the ground, put his hand on Xitana's head and stroked it gently.

"From your perspective, I am indeed a self-righteous guy, Xitana."

"I never thought of exonerating myself, just like I never lied to you."

He lifted Sitana's chin and looked into the eyes of the angry and painful wolf.

In Hitana's eyes, the face shrouded in shadow seemed to become a little clearer.

"Whether you like me or hate me, my attitude towards you will never change."

The devil gently hugged the girl, and his figure disappeared into the endless darkness. Only his gentle voice echoed in Hitana's ears.

"——I will never give up on you at any time. This is my promise to you."

Hitana, kneeling on the ground, stared blankly ahead. She didn't even know when she raised her arms to embrace the nothingness in front of her.

But the Hydra she hated seemed to have never existed. The unrealistic shadow and image seemed to be just her fantasy. She was the only one in this endless darkness.

This was a dream, but it also seemed like the reality she was facing.

It seems that only after leaving all the beauty around her can the grown-up wolf break free from the happiness that paralyzes her, and in this way criticize herself and face her inner self.

"...No, that's not right. That's not it."

Xitana clutched her chest and panted continuously: "This is... Hydra, it's a trick of Hydra, don't be fooled, Xitana, it's all fake, all fake..."

Boundless chill began to flow through her body, penetrating into her flesh and blood, and continued to spread. This chill gradually awakened Hitana's consciousness, and she emerged from this dream that was like a chaotic black sea and returned to reality.

Before waking up, Xitana repeatedly warned herself——

I absolutely must not become Hydra's puppet again. Even if I die, I must never become his toy again.

Then, with this determination equal to the will to die, Hitana woke up from her dream.

"hiss……"

Still feeling a little sleepy, Shitana shivered involuntarily before she could recall her dream. She stood up and lifted the thick blanket, and saw that the fire was still burning in the fireplace, but her mother, who was covered with the same blanket as her, and her father, who was sleeping on another sofa, were nowhere to be found.

"..."

The magic crystal had not been delivered after one night.

Xitana stood up silently. Although her thoughts and ideas in the dream were a little vague, she still remembered most of them.

She felt something in her heart and walked outside. As soon as she put her hand on the handle, the door was pushed open.

Xitana saw the unconcealable sadness on her parents' faces.

The simple man and the gentle woman stared at their daughter blankly. They didn't have time to change their expressions, and they knew that their daughter saw their current appearance.

"Mom and Dad."

Xitana said calmly: "Will there be no more magic crystals in the future?"

Orlan opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything to his daughter for a moment. After a brief silence, Alana tried to smile: "Don't think too much, Xier. We...we know that you are doing this for Lord Hydra. Everyone makes mistakes, right?"

"Make a mistake..."

Xitana chewed over her parents' words and understood a lot of things at this moment.

Ah, if that's the case, it seems... natural.

Because I made a mistake and damaged Hydra's reputation, it was reasonable for those nobles who wanted to give all their property to Hydra to no longer give preferential treatment to themselves and the village.

It makes sense...haha, it makes sense.

Hitana, who was tortured by the shadow that dominated everything, didn't think this was reasonable.

The corner of the wolf's mouth twitched slightly, she lowered her eyes slightly, and the whisper in her heart was full of disgust and contempt.

Hydra... no matter how nice your words are, I will not be deceived by you again.

Cherish? Won't give up? Yes, who would be willing to give up such a useful tool? A tool that can please you and take the blame for you, you really... cherish me.

I cherish you so much that you would use any means necessary to force me back!

"It's okay, Mom and Dad."

Xitana smiled, and a blazing fire burned in her dark red eyes.

The scarred wolf rested comfortably in her simple and ordinary den. She might have given up her aspirations, lost her ambitions, and suppressed her wildness, but the only thing... the only thing she never lost was her absolutely pure self-confidence.

She is Hitana Lancemalos, a genius warrior who did not fall even though she was tortured and schemed by the devil Hydra!

"I can help you all, trust me."

The girl waved her fist confidently and strode out.

"Xi, Xi'er—wait!"

Alana tried to persuade her daughter with a worried look on her face, but Xitana had already left with her head held high.

Orlan stared at his daughter's back and followed her without saying a word.

Do you think you can make me surrender like this, Hydra? You want to take advantage of my concern for everyone, and use my only weakness to make me surrender, to you again, and become your puppet?

As Hitana stepped on the shallow layer of snow, her self, which had been wandering between peace and pain for the past few days, seemed to have broken free from its shackles, and she almost wanted to laugh out loud.

That despicable and hypocritical guy can only resort to these tactics!

If Hydra continued to maintain peace in the village, then over time, she would most likely be forced to return to him at the request of her parents and friends, because this was her only weakness.

But now... this arrogant and stupid guy actually gave up his greatest advantage and tried to force her into submission with such ridiculous and despicable means.

Since you have done this, what else do I have to worry about? Without you, is there no way for me to make the people in the village live a better life?

On the other hand, the fact that Hydra was willing to go to such lengths to force her to come back, didn't it also prove that her potential was immeasurable?

Most of the villagers came out of their houses and gathered in the village. When they saw Xitana, the worry in their eyes was far greater than the complexity of thinking about other things.

Because they all knew very well what kind of child Shitana was, and they knew even more clearly what kind of despair the mistake she made had brought to her.

"Xier, Xier, you..." Ruiyota trotted to Xitana's side. She looked at her best friend worriedly, with worry and love in her eyes obvious.

"I'm sorry... I, I thought you came back to play, Xi'er, I didn't know... I didn't know how upset you were."

The girl sobbed and regretted what she had done in the past few days.

Even though her friend was obviously so sad, she still insisted on dragging her to do this and that. This is not what friends should do.

"It's okay, Yota."

Sitana patted her friend's head.

She thought of returning home in glory, loudly proclaiming her great deeds amid cheers and praises; she thought of basking in the sun, being lifted high and surrounded by people, and then being immersed in the love of her relatives and friends; she thought of holding that person's hand tightly, and announcing to everyone she cherished with hugs and kisses that she had a career worth spending her entire life to achieve, and someone worthy of her trust with everything in her life.