I will not die a Villainess's death

Enma knew he was forgetting something but it did not hit him what it was until Baron Pheros's household was brought up.

It was in the original story, right? He cursed his two children to slowly harvest their magic powers to add to his life. This was also the start of Lord Dirac's fondness for Eve.

Eve had found Lady Pheros roaming the town in a desperate cry for help and she had approached the lady.

Due to circumstances that no longer exist, Baron Pheros had been openly interested in Eve and her powers, believing that they could help him live a long life.

Lady Pheros who had known about it had brought Eve into her household to save her children and to replace them with Eve.

But of course, it had all backfired when Lord Dirac had gotten involved and busted the whole thing. It also brought the Royal Household into this mess and finally got Adam and Eve engaged so that nothing like this happened again.

It had been such an important event but the light novel had brushed over this incident.

Now that Enma tried to remember back, he found his memory lacking any significant incident that took place.

Did he have such a bad memory or was the original light novel such a drag that it did not have such details?

All he remembered was that there was an artifact in Baron's household that was rumored to be from another dimension. That was what Enma wanted to get his hands on and see.

He had a feeling it was something from his world.

"Are you sure you want to come with us, Enma? You don't need to put yourself in danger like this."

Elysia tried to make him back out of this mission again but Enma turned her down again. He needed to be on this mission to ensure that he retrieved that 'other worldly' artifact.

"Nothing you say will make me back down girl. I am here because I need to check out a few things. Treat me as invisible air if you can."

Enma assured Elysia, wanting her concerned gaze away from him. She gave Enma a weird feeling every time he looked at her.

He wanted to like her but something about her aura was off-putting. She was soft-spoken and did not come across as a villainess but Enma was not convinced that she was a good person just yet.

'I need to keep away from the Villainess if I want to live a decent life. I cannot be caught up in the crossfire that will happen when Elysia will be killed off by the main pair.'

That was a firm belief Enma had. No matter how good or peaceful a story was, a Villaniness needed to be taken care of in the end. Otherwise, the story will feel satisfying.

Enma was certain that Elysia would not have a happy ending, whether or not this world was a fictional one.

Who knew what else would occur, after all, an occurrence from the first book had already managed to make an appearance.

"Oi fool, just so you know. We won't be saving you if you get into any trouble so you better keep yourself out of it. Don't waste mine and Elysia's time with your foolish actions."

Elysia looked uncomfortable at her familiar's words and that had been another surprise for him.

The Villainess, Elysia had familiar with her. This was unimaginable in the original story. And it was such a formidable one at that as well.

Enma had heard Lord Sorias's origin and how he was the lord of the enchanted forest. He was one of the other world's magic users and was formidable. He was not someone who belonged to the Villainess's side.

But he had joined Elysia anyway and it egged Enma a lot. He knew he should treat Lord Sorias with respect but he could not find it in himself to do that.

"I won't need anyone to save me anyway. Besides, I am not a target this time because I have no magic. You better keep an eye on your partner to ensure that she doesn't get into any trouble this time. God knows she needed a caretaker with her all the time."

Enma was sure he heard Sorias mutter a 'don't I know that' under his breath, before he straightened himself with a calm look.

"You don't need to butt into our business since we will take care of it. You should just focus on-"

"I think he gets the point Sora. Now let's hurry up and go. I am sure Lady Pheros is quite worried about us."

Enma was sure that Sorias wanted to chew him out but stopped himself short before he could. He was obedient to Elysia.

Not that Enma did not understand why that was. The bond between a familiar and a master was sacred and could not be broken so easily.

"Thank you for doing me this favor, Lady Dirac. I assure you that I will do everything in my power to repay you once my kids are safe."

Lady Pheros bowed down to Elysia and Enma wanted to stop her from doing that. Lady Pheros had been a big help to Eve in the noble circle later on but it no longer seemed possible to maintain.

However, Eve was not entirely in danger because she still had Lord Dirac on her side and the Crown Prince. (And maybe Elysia as well but it was up for toss due to the storyline.)

"You need not repay any favor and you should also save your gratitude for when we managed to complete this task for you. It might take some time but we should be done before the annual hunting competition."

"Otherwise, we will need to postpone this plan for some time since it is not an event we can miss."

Lady Pheros looked like she understood where Elysia was coming from. And so did Enma since he knew the importance of the annual hunt in the main story.

Now that he remembered, wasn't there an incident that took place there? Something about a possible assassination? Well, he would try to remember more before bringing it up anyway.

"Enma, are you alright? You seem to be deep in your thoughts."

Elysia's voice snapped Enma out of his thoughts. He unconsciously dodged her hand as she tried to console him and then he looked back at her awkwardly.

"Yeah, sorry. It's a habit to overthink but I will try not to do that anymore. Ah, are we ready to leave now? Let's go and claim a spot. I don't want to sit with those terrors so let me bunk in with you."

Elysia looked confused at his attitude and Enma knew that it was bound to happen anyway. He had no idea how he felt about all this himself, much less how to make others understand how point of view.

Sorias's gaze stabbed into Enma's back like a laser and he tensed up with a need to cry.

'Why did I agree to this? I knew I should have stayed home that day. That way, I would not be getting caught up in this mess.'

But it was too late for regrets.