ALL NOVEL chapter 37
37. Only you know how urgent it is
Noah walked ahead of Valentina, appearing to simply stroll, but in reality, he was observing the two guards through a monitoring device formed by a magic array.
Thus, he could clearly see the scheming expression on Princess Dilia’s face.
When Dilia heard that Valentina might be in a relationship and began to harbor ill intentions, Noah, who was observing her, couldn’t help but silently curl his lips into a smirk.
That’s right, Valentina’s half-sister, the kingdom’s first princess Dilia, was his new pawn to lead Valentina into magical corruption.
In the original story, Dilia caused trouble out of jealousy for Valentina being more popular than herself. Not only did she ally with noble factions to attack Valentina in various ways, but she also contributed three different defeat scenarios for Valentina.
She was arguably the most deeply hidden villain in the capital, aside from the blonde-haired Allen. When Noah played, he never expected Dilia, as the older sister, to be so malicious—she was practically a template for the wicked step-sister in fairy tales.
But that wasn’t the worst part; the most unacceptable thing was that if all defeat scenarios were successfully avoided, the unfortunate Clyde actually let the protagonist Valentina spare her wicked sister Dilia out of sisterly affection.
When he played back then, Noah nearly smashed his keyboard against the computer screen. That damn protagonist didn’t help at all and almost caused Valentina to lose because of his dragging her down, and yet he actually advised the protagonist to spare the villain?
Is that considered a happy ending with such a man?
Noah didn’t know if others could accept it.
But for him, Clyde was no better than any other blonde character.
The one he found most agreeable was probably that ‘Rabid Dog Marlow,’ who, whether in the original or now, was contentedly waiting for execution in prison after being defeated by Valentina.
Unlike other villains, Marlow was bad but pure; he wasn’t disgusting.
And even Marlow had been defeated by Valentina.
As for the other unfortunate souls, blondes, and villains, regardless of gender, Noah intended for them to be personally dealt with by Valentina.
Moreover, the treatment had to at least be comparable to that of Prince Mori, leaving him with severe psychological trauma.
Otherwise, Noah wouldn’t be able to vent his frustration.
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“What’s wrong? Are you thinking of something bad again? Can’t you do something praiseworthy, to become a respected deity?”
At this moment, seeing Noah in front of her remain silent, the princess behind him couldn’t help but scold him with a tone tinged with disappointment, interrupting his thoughts.
Huh? As the hidden BOSS, the evil god, I’m supposed to do good deeds?
Noah was taken aback by Valentina’s abrupt statement.
No wonder she’s the protagonist of a righteous little RPG; she really dares to dream.
He thought about bestowing Valentina with a legendary holy sword and pure white wings; he would love to make this world eternally peaceful.
If it were possible, Noah would have done it long ago; it’s not that simple.
“Ha, go ask your esteemed goddess for that kind of thing. I’m a selfish hedonist; you should be grateful I haven’t wiped out your entire kingdom yet.”
But Noah didn’t need to tell Valentina the truth; he just had to continue playing the annoying villain.
So he didn’t even bother to turn around and look at Valentina directly; instead, he kept walking forward, casually waving his hand to the side, scoffing at the princess’s naivety.
“You, well, no, deity, your personality is truly terrible.”
Though he didn’t expect a good response, such a blunt rejection brought a speechless expression to Valentina’s face.
She had been thinking that if Noah ever considered turning over a new leaf, she would do everything in her power to help him gather followers.
If that were the case, Noah wouldn’t have the time to amuse himself at her expense every day.
Sigh, she really was unfortunate; why did she have to provoke such an annoying deity?
Valentina shook her head helplessly behind Noah, lamenting her unfortunate fate.
“Terrible, is it? Ha, you could use a few more adjectives to describe me; it’s really concerning that you’d get so flustered in an argument that you’d end up red-faced and die of anger yourself.”
It wasn’t until Noah suddenly blurted out a similar unexpected remark that the princess’s relaxed expression immediately froze.
Huh? What do you mean by ‘you’?
Could it be that he had been meeting with others while not appearing before her for the past week?!
“Wait, wait a minute! What was that comment just now?!”
Caught off guard by the completely unexpected situation, Valentina raised her voice without thinking and instinctively reached her right hand forward.
Her sudden reaction piqued Noah’s curiosity, so he turned around to tease her:
“Hmm? What’s wrong? Was there something wrong with what I just said? Do you think you’re good at retorting? Then show me one right here.”
Noah turned to look at Valentina, who had a tense expression, thinking she was just being stubborn and wanted to challenge him.
“Not that! I’m asking you what you meant by ‘you’ just now! Have you been making moves on other women besides me?!”
The clearly flustered princess didn’t have time to counter Noah’s provocative remark; instead, she hurriedly took two steps to close the distance, stepping forward and placing her hand on her chest, striking a pose that demanded an answer.
At the same time, Valentina’s delicate face was now filled with unhidden anxiety, completely losing the composure she had just moments ago.
“…Oh? What, do you really want to know the answer? Then let me ask you, what reason do you have for wanting to know?”
Because of her own explosive reaction, Noah realized that this was what she truly cared about, and he couldn’t help but smile wickedly, questioning her about why she was so nervous.
“Uh…”
At this moment, the princess, who had been caught off guard by Noah, found herself momentarily speechless.
Right, why was she in such a hurry?
It made it seem as if she didn’t want anyone else to be targeted by Noah.
Could it be that she had really turned into a submissive who enjoyed being bullied?!
No, that’s impossible! Right, right! It’s because she didn’t want to see other women suffer under the gaze of that evil deity!
“Of course it’s because I’m worried about the other women! What else could it be!”
Feeling that this reason was convincing enough, the princess gathered her courage and looked up at Noah with eyes full of righteous indignation.
“How would I know what else it could be? I’m not you.”
Noah’s response, along with the look in his eyes, matched his impression of Valentina, so he didn’t pay much attention, maintaining his nonchalant demeanor.
After all, he never thought anyone could actually trick him.
“So what’s the answer! Is it! Or isn’t it!”
The princess, now more tense than usual, continued to press for an answer, taking a step closer to Noah, further closing the distance between them.
That was no longer a socially acceptable distance.
The answer to this question was very simple, but seeing the anxious look on the princess’s face, Noah chose the option he thought would continue to earn him favor.
“Who knows? Let’s talk about it when you find me in the capital.”
After dropping that line, Noah’s figure vanished into thin air before Valentina, ready to play an annoying game of hide and seek with her.
“What!? Wait! Answer me now!”
Left alone in the empty corridor, Valentina felt her composure slipping away. She desperately scanned her surroundings but couldn’t find Noah, ultimately shouting into the empty hallway in frustration.
It was obvious that, even though he was still nearby, Noah wouldn’t respond.
Realizing she had to take action, Valentina quickly adjusted her mindset and hurriedly made her way out of the palace.
Damn it! No matter what, she had to find him and get a clear answer!
She had never heard of such a thing! That there were other people existing or whatever!