Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 343
Chapter 343
If he truly was Noah, then he should recognize his descendants right away.
If he couldn’t even do that, then why had he appeared before her…?
‘Ugh.’
Her head was spinning.
Elaina repeated her thoughts but couldn’t reach a clear conclusion. It seemed like the only answer was to ask him directly.
“Who, who are you?”
“Being young, I wonder if your flesh is tender.”
“…….”
Excuse me? It didn’t answer her question at all, and she had no intention of asking again.
Elaina couldn’t help but shudder as a chill crawled from her toes to the top of her head.
‘Is he serious?’
Surely not? It must just be a threat?
She stared intently at him, her dark eyes so wide that her pupils were nearly invisible.
It was an instinct for survival, as if not reading his thoughts could lead to her death.
But…
‘I can’t read his thoughts!’
She was further convinced that he must be a ‘demi-god.’
Her abilities had worked on her siren mother, her head of Valentine father, and the dragon Luca. For her power not to work on him meant he had at least that level of stature.
So, unless this man were truly a son of God…
In the midst of her shock, the hand that had been gripping her neck moved to her throat.
Her throat tightened.
It wasn’t a choking grip meant to kill, and the pain was almost nonexistent.
Yet, her consciousness was slowly fading.
‘He doesn’t seem to intend to kill me right away.’
If he truly was Noah, just a slight pressure from his fingers would be enough to end her.
So this was just a game.
A joke that didn’t even qualify as a threat.
Noah was simply contemplating whether to crush the insect crawling in front of him with his finger.
“Ugh… uhh…”
Elaina struggled.
But naturally, there was no way she could escape.
As she flailed and opened her lips repeatedly, at some point, she abruptly stopped moving.
So much had happened today.
Really, so much.
Imagining a future where she would be forever separated from Luca was painful enough.
‘What happened to Luca and Astin?’
And the Amarante boy as well.
Elaina felt certain that all three of them had been swept away by the light, yet here in this temple, she stood alone.
That alone was already overwhelming, but now she was being toyed with by her ancestor.
‘Mom, Dad…’
The sorrow that had been swirling in her throat surged over the edge, spilling out uncontrollably.
“Wh, why…?”
Without resisting, Elaina murmured as tears streamed down her cheeks.
“Why can’t, you recognize me?”
Why didn’t her ancestor recognize his descendant?
“You appeared in my dream….”
If he had just looked like a monster, she might have been able to endure it out of spite, just like when she had been kidnapped by those brutish humans during her childhood.
But it was his face, so strikingly similar to her father’s, that was the problem. The feeling of being rejected by her father only deepened her sorrow.
“You… kuh, you called me here!”
“…….”
She squeezed every ounce of strength to yell till her voice cracked
At that, Noah tilted his head slightly.
He watched her, who was now weeping, in silence before suddenly relaxing his grip.
In an instant, she dropped to the ground.
“Hiccup… Ack!”
“I don’t know what nonsense you’re talking about.”
Why don’t you know!
Elaina, who was thrown down to the temple floor, glared at the man while rubbing her backside.
“Why should I recognize you?”
“Elaina Valentine, don’t you know? I’m a Valentine.”
“…….”
“The daughter of Lloyd Valentine and Ariadne Valentine.”
Valentine.
Hearing that name, Noah’s eyes darkened as if he found it utterly unremarkable.
“I have no need to know about human bloodlines.”
“…….”
“Once you’re offered as my sacrifice, whether you’re a noble or anything else, you’re merely food.”
No, it’s your bloodline. It’s a lineage passed down from you for generations.
Elaina felt an urge to strike her chest in frustration, but she couldn’t find the words to say it.
Somehow, she had a gut feeling that he wouldn’t believe her even if she did. An instinctual ‘sixth sense.’
‘What’s this, amnesia?’
But could a son of God truly forget?
No, it was already strange that someone who had died was alive and moving so vividly.
Of course, since he was half-god, he might not be completely dead.
But then shouldn’t he at least remember that he was ‘Noah Valentine’?
‘Why does it sound like it’s the first time he has heard it…?’
Wait, could it be…?
Elaina widened her eyes in shock to their limits.
She belatedly noticed the unfamiliar clothing Noah was wearing.
It looked less like clothing and more like a large piece of cloth wrapped around him, revealing his chest.
Though strange, she had definitely seen something like it before.
In her younger days, it was in the illustrations from a fairy tale book that Vincent had read to her.
“Vin, what this?”
“It’s the clothing of ancient people.”
Vincent’s calm voice echoed in her mind.
‘Ancient…’
So this might be the past of the time when Noah was still alive.
If she had come to a time long before Noah received the surname ‘Valentine’, then this situation made sense.
Her tears stopped in an instant.
If those who had been engulfed in the same light as her had also fallen into this distant past…
‘I need to find them right now.’
Elaina gripped her skirt tightly, her face completely drained of color.
As she staggered to her feet, she hesitated, wanting to turn around and run away immediately.
“……”
Noah looked down at the trembling child with open wariness, his eyes half-lidded.
He seemed utterly uninterested.
In an instant, he lost interest and walked to the throne set up in the center of the temple, leaning back against it.
With his chin resting in his hand, he simply closed his eyes.
“Soon, the ceremony will begin.”
A ceremony?
“Go out the back door. Your survival will depend on you.”
Noah spoke those cryptic words and then seemed to fall asleep right there.
She didn’t know whether he was truly sleeping or not, but at least on the surface, it appeared that way.
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