Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 342
Chapter 342
Luca strode toward the speechless Ugo, unconcerned that the hem of his pants was getting wet from the seawater.
‘Oh, this is a mess.’
After Ugo, Luca too.
Ugo was someone she didn’t want to get involved with and Luca was someone she didn’t want to see right now either. She felt embarrassed for snapping at him earlier and running away, and her lingering disappointment hadn’t completely faded.
‘And besides…’
It was also quite troublesome.
Elaina anxiously glanced at the cave, uncertain when it might swallow them without a trace. Just then, to make matters worse…
“Sister! Brother!”
“……”
“……”
“……”
The cheerful Astin, waddled toward them with his short legs and spread his arms wide.
She hadn’t even realized that three people were trailing behind her.
‘What is this, like some row of chicks?’
Elaina pressed her throbbing forehead.
‘There’s no helping it. I have to listen to Mom.’
Although she felt a strong sense of foreboding about giving up on the cave, she decided to abandon the idea.
‘Well, to be fair, I’ve never regretted listening to Mom.’
Besides, she couldn’t leave her little brother in danger.
There was no choice but to turn back.
“Astin, come here; it’s dangerous.”
Elaina reached out to her clueless little brother, who had unwittingly joined this chaos.
The seawater had only reached her knees, but it would be extremely dangerous if Astin fell in.
“Okay!”
Just as she was about to scoop Astin up into her arms, something happened in an instant.
It felt like lightning struck from behind, and a brilliant white light burst forth from the cave’s entrance, enveloping them in an instant.
“Wha—?”
“Ugh!”
“Kugh…!”
Luca instinctively reached out, using his divine abilities to around them.
He made a protective barrier.
However, it wasn’t strong enough to stop the light, which had no intention of attacking them; it swallowed all four of them without hesitation.
When the intense light finally faded, no one was left behind.
How much time had passed?
‘What was I doing?’
She had definitely come to Valiya Island to find the reason for her prophetic dream, disguised as a vacation and a gathering among nobles.
Then she had stumbled upon a cave, and just as she was about to enter, three men had followed her like chicks.
But as she tried to leave, a light had wrapped around her, seemingly trying to stop her…
“……”
Having thought that far, Elaina suddenly opened her eyes wide.
“Ugh…”
Her body ached.
For the first time in her life, she felt the sensation of her muscles and joints throbbing as she got up.
“Luca?”
Calling out the familiar name, she looked around.
But no one was there.
Neither Luca nor Astin. Nor Ugo.
There were simply no people at all.
No signs of life.
Elaina found herself standing alone in a stark white temple.
‘This doesn’t seem like Garcia.’
The angelic statues made it clear she was in a temple, reminding her of that country.
But it was at least an unfamiliar place to her.
Her maternal grandfather was the king of Garcia, and she had frequented the royal palace, so she should have known better.
‘I’m not sure about the details, but the architectural style seems subtly different.’
Hmm, I don’t know! Elaina scratched the back of her head.
“My uncles would know this well.”
Vincent and Winter. But of course, they weren’t around when she needed them most.
As she walked along the corridor of the unfamiliar place, she suddenly felt a presence ahead of her.
‘Huh?’
It was an adult.
An adult male.
With hair darker than the night sky and eyes of the same color, he was an enormous figure that seemed to have no traces of light within…
‘Uh-oh?’
As the man approached, his distinct features became clearer.
Without realizing it, she blurted out,
“Dad?”
“…What?”
The man’s face twisted in disbelief.
Only then did Elaina realize that this man’s voice was completely different from Lloyd’s.
And he was much taller too.
Was that height even possible for a human…?
“Human child, who are you? How did you get in here?”
Elaina had simply opened her eyes and found herself here.
In the time it took her to think of a response, the man roughly grabbed her by the neck and lifted her effortlessly.
“Ha, foolish humans, are they now offering up such a pitiful little creature as a sacrifice? It hardly seems even worthy of a single bite…”
His tone was something else, like he didn’t consider himself human at all.
As that thought crossed her mind, Elaina realized who this man was.
So, he looked just like her dad, but taller and with shorter hair…
‘The ancestor?’
The legendary ancestor of the Valentines she had heard about through rumors.
It was the demi-god, Noah.
Elaina couldn’t believe the situation in front of her.
It felt as if she was watching a play.
As if she was an audience member, merely watching the drama unfold with keen interest.
A strange temple appeared after being enveloped in white light, and now she had met the demi-god ancestor?
Wasn’t this a scene that required divine revelation?
It felt overly surreal.
‘…Is this a dream?’
But it didn’t seem like it.
Elaina looked down at her legs dangling in the air, still gripped by the man.
Despite the surreal nature of the situation, her senses were vividly alive.
So, let’s assume this wasn’t a dream. Let’s say she had actually met her ancestor who had passed away long ago.
‘But this ancestor seems a bit strange.’
Not just a little strange, but a lot…
Calling her a human child, referring to her as a sacrifice, saying she looked small enough to not even warrant a single bite.
Instead of delivering a reverent and sacred revelation, he was speaking in such uncivilized and barbaric terms.
Most importantly,
‘He doesn’t recognize me at all?’
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