My Destiny To Be Loved By The Villains[part 2 ]

Chapter 185-188: The Empress' Edict (1-4)

"...You didn't have to go that far and say all that."

Dowd sniveled as he said that. Seeing his reaction, Iliya finally let out a deep sigh.

After hounding him for a while, she felt better than before.

"So don't do something like that ever again. Got it?"

"...Got it."

Only after obtaining his affirmation did she back off while letting out a sigh of relief.

It was the first time she had ever hounded on someone this harshly, but then again, he totally deserved it.

...But still, how could he do that?

She already knew that he wasn't someone who cared much about his own well-being. Oftentimes, even she felt that it was too much.

So much so that she felt like the extent of his 'change' was far faster than she expected.

As she thought so, Faenol, who had her hands behind her back, approached Dowd with quick steps.

"It seems you got scolded pretty hard back there, Mr. Dowd."

"...Shut it."

On her face was a playful smile that completely matched her teasing words.

Iliya could sense that she seemed very relieved, though.

"..."

Thinking back, Iliya realized that when Dowd was practically trying to off himself back then, she was panicking even more than Iliya was.

-We need to help him right now!

-Wait, Teach told us to wait...!

-But, at this rate, that man might die—!!

The way Faenol cried out such words were still clear in her memory.

Since the woman almost never expressed her emotions in the first place, the sight left a strong impression on her mind.

Faenol was someone who always seemed to put on a facade, as if she never meant the words she said while always masking her expression. But back then, Iliya could tell that her feelings were genuine.

"..."

Iliya remembered that scene once again.

The red flame Faenol used to sweep away the Demonic Creatures was quite the remarkable one.

It seemed like she was in such a rush that it gave Iliya the impression that she was 'pushing herself to use' something she wouldn't normally use in front of others.

Except there was a problem with that.

The flame specifically...

Iliya could have sworn that she had seen the flame with that color somewhere.

...It was red.

Memories of that day, she couldn't forget them even if she wanted to.

A pillar of flame, setting the black night sky red, as if the whole universe was burning, flashed through her mind.

Her father, mother, friends.

On that day, everything was burnt to ashes.

The Crimson Night Incident.

That was the day when the Red Devil took those she hold dear away from her.

"...Iliya? What's wrong?"

As she was drowning on such memories, Talion, who was nearby, asked her in confusion.

Perhaps he could tell with a glance that Iliya's face had turned unusually pale.