Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 383
Chapter 383
They had just openly kissed each other. What was there to deny?
Putting aside Noah holding Maya tightly, just looking into his eyes made it clear that his possessiveness towards his woman was boiling.
It was the first time she realized that even an omnipotent god could harbor such desires…
If this were one-sided, it would make sense to pity the human receiving the heavy burden of the god’s love.
But judging from Maya’s reaction, it seemed like this was,
‘Isn’t this a two-way thing?’
In that case, they would share their confessions of love and vow eternal devotion, and perhaps even marry.
But here she was, unaware of her own feelings, still making empty promises to sacrifice herself for the princess.
Was this because she was more concerned about others before understanding his own feelings? It seemed like foolish, overly kind behavior.
“No matter how helpful it may be, sharing a lover is… strange. Of course, I’ve heard rumors about people who share lovers, but I just… can’t…”
“Oh, well, it’s not about lovers!”
Why did she suddenly become some kind of perverted weirdo!? Maya, who had been throwing a fit, suddenly noticed the mischievous spark in the princess’s eyes and immediately shut her mouth.
So, you’re having fun teasing me now?
She thought the princess would be brooding and upset for a long time after all this, but perhaps she had found some new amusement.
At this point, getting worked up was just raising her blood pressure.
“I apologize for the disgraceful behavior.”
Maya said with a half-resigned tone.
“Let’s go back to the children…”
Later, Maya realized something.
Even if the princess died right now, the world would eventually go through the process of ruin. It would only delay the inevitable.
In fact, the fact that he could foresee the future made the present situation better.
So, she had been tricked.
“Did you toy with me?!”
“Are you angry?”
“Of course I am!”
Do I look like I wouldn’t be angry?
She had been trembling in fear, ready to sacrifice her life, only to find that all those thoughts had been pointless.
‘What kind of reaction did you expect?’
Could there be any other reaction than shaking with betrayal?
Was he expecting her to go crazy and shout, ‘Let’s all just die together!’ since the world was doomed anyway?
With her anger at its peak, Maya couldn’t speak in a calm tone anymore.
Since she learned that he was a god, she had always used respectful language, but now, she stopped using it.
But the distinctions humans make with language didn’t matter to Noah.
He spoke calmly.
“If you want, stab a knife into my heart. That would probably hurt me too.”
He pulled out a ceremonial dagger and handed it to her, pointing it precisely at the spot above his heart, just to make sure she wouldn’t be confused.
Maya’s initially sharp anger lost its direction at the brutal suggestion.
But she wasn’t that angry either…
“That’s a bit much.”
“Why? I won’t die.”
“It’s not that…”
That’s enough.
Arguing that placing a knife to one’s body is something done to interrogate spies or heretics would only tire her mouth.
What kind of broken personality would love to torture someone supposedly invulnerable to death?
Maya huffed as she passed the dagger back to him.
“Why did you lie like that?”
“Because I wanted to.”
It seemed as though he would say something that would make her blood boil.
He never failed to meet her expectations. It was like he was watching her, waiting for her reaction.
Just as she was about to shout in frustration, Noah murmured the realization he had come to.
“Did you hope I would choose you?”
“…?”
“You knew I wouldn’t, but you asked anyway.”
The god’s red lips whispered with a faint emotion.
‘…Did he just smile?’
The smile passed so quickly that she almost dismissed it, but seeing it linger in her mind like an afterimage made her wonder.
Maya was at a loss for words.
Was the heavy question about the fate of the world really about, ‘Choose between the princess or me?’
He may be half-god but the way he presented his tantrum was extraordinary. She sighed, realizing that Noah’s actions weren’t motivated by spite.
“So, are you disappointed?”
“No, it’s just like you.”
“…?”
That phrase ‘like you’ didn’t sound like a compliment.
But with a shift in his tone, Maya felt a strange sense of discomfort.
She rolled her eyes, unsure how to respond. At the same time, she caught the princess’s gaze.
The princess, who had been talking with the children, approached them.
“You’ve decided that the palace is too dangerous for me, so you brought me here.”
“Yes, for now.”
Maya said as she lifted Astin in her arms as he ran up to her.
The princess was unharmed, while the only thing broken down was Maya’s mental state…..
“So, what are you planning to do now?”
“Well…”
Maya looked troubled.
It was harder to explain now.
She had thought that one of them, either the princess or herself, would have to sacrifice in order to save the world.
If it came to that, she was willing to sacrifice herself.
But that wasn’t the case.
Both the princess and Maya were in dangerous situations, and whoever died wouldn’t be a noble sacrifice, just a senseless death.
She just wanted to find the lost child’s family, so why had it come to this?
Rescuing the princess was already a difficult task, and now she had to consider the fate of the world too?
No matter how much she thought about it, all she could do was sigh.
‘The ones involved have to know.’
Maya sighed and prepared to explain the consequences that would unfold because of the princess.
The longer the explanation went on, the paler Princess Audrey became.
Her face looked like she was struggling to stay standing, but she didn’t run away. Instead, she stayed silently in her place.
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