Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 374
Chapter 374
“Then, would you like to have an arm wrestling match with Atty?”
“What? With a three-year-old? That’s child abuse!”
“Arm wrestling is not abuse.”
And, if they really want to get technical, it would be adult abuse…
Elaina swallowed the rest of her sentence and added,
“Just think of it as playing with the kid. You can take it easy while watching.”
“No… ha, really…”
Maya, with a face clearly showing confusion over the thought, “Why do I have to prove that I’m stronger than a three-year-old?”
Elaina, watching Maya, whispered to Astin,
“Go easy on her. If you hurt her, she’ll break her arm.”
“Yeah. No Maya ouchie.”
Hey, kids, I can hear you.
Marked as the weakest among them, Maya blinked back tears as she held Astin’s hand.
And…
‘Is this real?’
She had to get her cracked hand treated by Noah again.
It was surprisingly real.
The pain engraved in the bone of her hand was too vivid to dismiss as a dream.
‘What kind of family is the Valentine family?’
She couldn’t help but ask herself again.
Elaina didn’t seem to have the raw power like Astin, but it was clear she had some special abilities.
She could communicate with animals, commanded absolute loyalty, and though Maya couldn’t pinpoint it, it seemed like she could see through people…
Maya absentmindedly turned her head and awkwardly smiled when she met Elaina’s gaze.
“Well, I’m not the weakest. I’m stronger than Ugo…”
“In a crisis, it’s better to run than fight. How about a long-distance race with Ugo?”
“…?”
Race a child who is in peak physical condition?
Maya, who struggled to breathe after even a small sprint, clamped her mouth shut and shrank away.
Perhaps feeling some sympathy, Ugo, who had been quietly observing, spoke up cautiously.
“Still, since you’re an adult, you probably don’t feel confident about winning a fight.”
“Right. No matter how strong you are, you’re small, your bones are thin, and soft. You could die if you bump into something wrong!”
“Ah, I would notice the danger before it gets too close. This one just has to stick close to me.”
“…!”
Ugo’s opinion changed instantly.
“Yes. That should work.”
“Huh?”
“It seems that Maya is the only one who needs protection from Noah.”
And that’s how she got betrayed.
The situation was spiraling out of control, and Maya had no idea how to fix it.
Noah, who had been silent and non-responsive during the adult pride-driven argument, finally spoke.
“Is it over?”
“No, not at all… But can we move to the dragon’s nest right away?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
“Then…”
“You’ll be attacked immediately.”
“Excuse me?”
How can that be ‘it doesn’t matter’?
“What happens if we’re attacked?”
“The chances are fifty-fifty.”
“Fifty-fifty? So we win or lose?”
“No, dragons are known for their deep affection for their kin, and they never miss their prey.”
“When you kill one of the dragons, the remaining dragons will retaliate, and soon you’ll end up wiping out the entire dragon species.”
So, that was the probability of being forgiven if they carry this out…
Noah added indifferently.
Maya couldn’t help but be shocked by the words of a demigod (currently an evil god) who casually declared that they could eradicate an entire species if needed.
Is that really about forgiveness?
She couldn’t just go and wipe out an entire species to solve her problems. Maya tried to calm him down and said,
“Then, I hope you can approach them carefully so we aren’t attacked by the dragons.”
But first, could he let her down?
“Let’s go.”
“Are we really going like this? Is this a joke? Stop and put me down. Down… hey!”
Noah was unaffected by her irritation and continued moving without paying any attention.
What kind of merciful god is this?
Maya set off on her adventure.
Well, considering what lay ahead, calling it an ‘adventure’ seemed completely fitting.
What was strange, though, was her companions.
“Heh heh, you’re unlucky of all the places, this is my territory. Hand over everything you have, and I’ll let you go…”
“Go awwah.”
Bam—
“…”
Maya stared in astonishment at the bandit leader, who was now buried in the ground like a mole.
With the leader down in one strike, the remaining bandits scattered in fear, fleeing in all directions.
Is this really an adventure?
It was good that the path had become much easier, with no obstacles in the way.
Well, technically, there were obstacles, but they were gone now.
Something was clearly wrong.
The situation, and the people, were off.
‘Maybe I shouldn’t have gotten involved with these kids from the start.’
Maya couldn’t shake the feeling that she had gone through unnecessary struggles.
It seemed like the kids could handle every crisis on their own without her interference.
In fact, they seemed more reliable than most adults.
At the same time, Maya couldn’t help but wonder how many unimaginable things they must have gone through to get to this point.
It made her realize how sad it was when a child didn’t act like one.
‘I still need to keep pushing forward.’
Although she was weak and might seem like she was showing off because of her age…
She truly believed that children, no matter how strong or weak, deserved protection.
“Oooh! You are our heroes!”
Just then.
After the bandits had disappeared, a group of people approached.
They looked a bit shabby, as though they’d been through some hardship, but their clothes gave off elegance.
At the forefront of the group was a young man.
He approached with his shining golden hair swaying, and immediately grabbed Noah’s hand, shaking it vigorously.
It seemed he was convinced that Noah was the one who had dealt with the bandits.
“Where did you come from? I’ve seen many of my men, but none as big as you. You don’t seem like an ordinary person.”
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