Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 381
Chapter 381
Perhaps, did he want a reason to fully possess this woman?
Did he want to answer in a way that would say, ‘Since you chose this, I will never let you go?’
Even so, Noah had already anticipated her answer.
“…This person is a god.”
Maya barely managed to continue speaking with her face filled with fear. She looked pale as though she was about to die. Her hand trembled as she clenched her fist tightly.
“I also bear the same God’s mark, so I made a contract with this one and serve him as a god. In return, my prayers are answered…”
She knew, of course.
She knew that if she handed Noah over to the princess, she herself would become a target of the prince.
She also knew that the only way to save the world would be to end her own life before that happened.
Unable to sacrifice the princess, she would sacrifice herself instead.
Having handed over the sword’s hilt, she now held the blade to her own chest.
“Princess, please serve this one as a god. Then we can protect everyone.”
Noah recalled the first prayer Maya had made after turning him into an evil god.
Please watch over those in need of your help on this land. Help them rest peacefully without reaching out. So that I don’t get hurt.
How could she be so consistently foolish and contradictory…
‘Lovely.’
Noah’s time, which had once flowed aimlessly, now came to a halt.
It felt as though the sharpest anchor had been embedded in his heart and he couldn’t let it slip away.
Everything, which had merely been background before, now became vivid.
And in this moment, in this time, he wanted to spend it with Maya.
Maya watched Noah’s expression.
Even if an explosion went off right in front of him, he would likely continue to stare at her, but now, for some reason, he was lost in thought, gazing into the air.
‘He’s probably angry because I didn’t give the answer he expected.’
Seeing his reaction, she was more convinced.
What he wanted to hear was, “Then it can’t be helped. Let’s sacrifice the princess.”
But why did he want that answer?
Maya suddenly found herself wondering.
‘Did he want to stay by my side, even at the cost of that?’
But quickly, she dismissed the thought as nonsense.
‘That’s overthinking.’
He must have felt insulted and hurt.
Despite the misunderstandings between them, how could a mere human reject God’s blessing and hand it over to another?
He must have felt outraged. That must have been the emotion.
‘So, he gave me a final chance, but I kicked it away….?’
It made her feel like cold sweat was about to break out.
But Maya felt wronged.
If the other had been the prince, Maya would have sacrificed him to save the world without a second thought.
But…
‘I couldn’t help it. She’s the princess.’
Maya herself was too normal.
With an ordinary, warm human heart, keen senses, and even intelligence.
If God’s blessing was with the princess, it could save a world ruined by the prince, would that not be the only hope left?
‘Certainly better than someone like me…’
Great power comes with great responsibility, and it is only right that it should be wielded by someone capable of using it effectively.
Maya felt that even if time were to turn back, she wouldn’t be able to give Noah the answer he wanted.
Since she had already made her declaration, she would do it firmly.
Maya swallowed nervously and then pulled on Noah’s sleeve to make him look at her. She spoke with determination.
“Noah, as I said before, I will transfer everything to the princess.”
Noah stared at the frail fingers that tightly gripped him. When she raised her head, her face was pale, her lips trembling, and she seemed to be shaking.
“Do you want to die?”
“It would be right for the one in greater need to receive God’s touch. That’s the way it should be.”
And I’m not saying I want to die. Maya mumbled while lowering her head.
“Somehow… if I can escape, I will be fine. I have alchemy, so I won’t be caught easily.”
Because if she didn’t say it like that, she felt her resolve might collapse otherwise.
Of course, fear was part of it.
More importantly…
“And, though it may be unpleasant now, you’ll realize later that it was a good suggestion. She’s someone who can do greater things than me.”
“…”
“Well, she’s far more beautiful too.”
She had heard that serving a beautiful lady was a knight’s joy. If that was the case, then wouldn’t a god’s joy be to make a beautiful human their servant? Even without that, who doesn’t pursue beauty?
If one called a hundred people to choose between the princess and the witch, everyone would choose the former.
The god who created humans would likely feel the same.
“But, how exactly do I transfer it to the princess?”
At Maya’s question, Noah answered.
“It’s the same as the method you used to awaken me.”
As expected.
‘Exchanging saliva…’
It was hard to believe such an intimate method would be used in a divine contract, but Noah wouldn’t care. It didn’t seem like he understood the meaning of exchanging saliva to humans.
No, he probably knew, but he didn’t care what the other thought.
“Well, um… then please get the princess’s permission. Don’t just do it to me like you did before.”
Unnecessary words spilled out.
Maya felt dizzy from the thoughts racing in her head.
In the midst of the dizziness, she couldn’t stop thinking about the night she had spent in his arms.
The stars scattered across the sky, looking as though they were about to fall, and the fierce flames that seemed to engulf even that sky.
“You prayed for it.”
“I was simply prioritizing mine.”
“Since I came to exist because of you, should it be called yours?”
His gaze told her that all his attention was on her.
A blind devotion, where every prayer was answered with overwhelming attention, making her feel helpless.
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