Please Leave The Sickly Villainess Alone

“Huff, huff…”

I ran for the green sword, my breath catching in my throat.

[Where do you think you’re running!]

Alex, controlled by the magic sword, chased after me.

Having fought three or four matches, my stamina was severely depleted.

It should have been the same for Alex, but being controlled by the magic sword, he didn’t seem to feel any limits.

The distance to the platform felt long, and my vision was gradually blurring due to shortness of breath.

That’s when I felt a warm magic from somewhere.

“…Sister Serine?”

The magic was being transmitted to me from Sister Serine.

I could feel my body’s fatigue recovering and my heavy legs becoming lighter.

At that moment, Sister Serine shouted at me.

“Ria! Behind you!”

As I quickly turned around, Alex, who had suddenly caught up, swung his sword at me.

Bang!

An explosive sound of destruction struck the ground.

“Haa, haa…”

If Sister Serine hadn’t just given me strength, it would have been an attack I couldn’t have avoided at all.

[Don’t interfere!]

At that moment, Alex stretched his hand towards Sister Serine and scattered a black mist.

“Sister!”

In the blink of an eye, the unidentifiable mist enveloped Sister Serine.

She soon sat down heavily on the spot, her body stiff as if paralyzed.

“No!”

I unleashed attacks with my red sword wrapped in sword aura towards Alex.

[It’ll be an hour at most, how long that woman can endure. Hahaha!]

Alex laughed, blocking my attacks here and there with unfocused eyes.

To dispel black magic, you had to either eliminate its caster or use healing magic.

However, I only had the former option left.

‘I have to get rid of this guy!’

Only by sealing the magic sword again could I free Sister Serine from the black magic.

Feeling the full strength Sister Serine had given me, I tripped Alex’s feet, destroying his balance.

[Ugh…]

And leaving Alex fallen on the ground, I ran towards the platform that wasn’t far away.

Finally, within arm’s reach, I could see the green sword wrapped in green velvet.

Just as I was reaching out for the green sword, catching my breath…

[What a pitiful struggle.]

A chilling laugh sounded in my ear.

“Kyaaaah!”

Alex, who had suddenly approached me, grabbed my neck and lifted me up.

“Ugh, urk…”

I was suffocating.

The thing before me wasn’t human.

Literally a monster, there was no other word to describe it.

I could feel the red sword in my hand resonating with the nearby green sword, wanting to purify the impure force before my eyes.

“Ugh, huk…”

But I couldn’t hold on any longer. My vision soon blurred.

As the strength left my hand, the red sword fell to the ground with a thud.

A tear rolled down my cheek.

Sister Serine lying on the ground far away, and me facing another moment that would be left as regret.

The terrible shackles had been choking me in both my past life and now.

“Lu…ka…”

As I uttered that name, an indescribable, bittersweet emotion welled up.

I wanted to save my life and return to you with a bright smile.

In a world that doesn’t go as I wish, I wanted to endure somehow.

That’s why you and I from the past life turned back time.

Rather than thinking it was the end, I was overwhelmed with sorrow at the thought of not being able to meet Luka again.

[It’s over!]

Alex released his hand choking my neck, and I collapsed heavily on the floor.

And he was about to unleash an attack powerful enough to split the earth on my powerless form.

“What’s ending is you.”

At that moment, I heard a voice I had longed for.

A familiar voice that warmed my cold heart.

I opened my tightly closed eyes in disbelief.

“Luka…?”

A shadowed back was blocking Alex’s magic sword.

[Kugh, who are you? Don’t interfere!]

He soon unleashed a pure white and powerful sword aura towards Alex.

Alex tried to counter it immediately as he had done to me, but soon realizing that the power was beyond his ability to handle, he retreated far away.

“…”

Even though I thought it was impossible, when the face I had been longing to see turned to look at me.

I shed tears profusely.

Luka, who was taking me in with his eyes, was enveloped in calm anger.

He launched attacks with overwhelming power towards Alex.

[You…!]

Alex kept retreating, flinching at Luka’s attacks.

Luka’s attack finally hit Alex’s arm.

However, the split wound quickly healed again, perhaps due to the effect of the magic sword.

At this rate, it would become an endless fight.

I stood up on my trembling legs and picked up the red sword.

And seeing Heild, who had followed Luka, discover me and run over, I shouted.

“Throw me that sword over there!”

Heild dazedly picked up the green sword and asked if this was correct.

“Hurry!”

I soon caught the green sword he urgently threw.

Although it was the first time I held the green sword, I felt warmth instead of the typical cold sensation of a sword.

And soon, a powerful light scattered from the two swords I was holding.

The red sword and green sword each floated in the air on either side of me.

Alex, who had been countering Luka’s sword, seemed to notice what power was emanating from me now, and hurriedly turned to flee.

I didn’t miss this and stretched out my hand to make the swords fly towards Alex.

[Aaargh, how dare you, wench, again!]

The two swords, flying as fast as light, blew off one of Alex’s arms that had been possessed by the magic sword.

At the same time, Alex lost consciousness, and the magic sword that fell with his arm cracked and disappeared.

It wasn’t the complete annihilation of the magic sword.

It was merely destroying its form and sealing it; if the seal weakens again, it will appear attached to another sword.

Nevertheless, the black mist originating from the magic sword gradually disappeared, and the arena where life-and-death attacks had been exchanged was out of danger.

The two swords that had destroyed the magic sword returned to me and disappeared into another dimension.

“Haaah…”

I sat down on the spot, letting out a sigh of relief.

No, I came for a swordsmanship competition, but what kind of situation was it where such a murderous weapon was waiting?

“That’s right, Sister Serine!”

I hurriedly got up and ran towards where she was.

The black mist that had enveloped Sister Serine had disappeared without a trace along with the magic sword.

“Sister, Sister! Please wake up, please…!”

Although I had dealt with the caster who had placed the black magic on her, worry flooded in because a lot of time had passed.

“Mmm…”

At that moment, Sister Serine, who had opened her eyes, looked up at my tearful face.

I calmed my heart that had been racing madly with anxiety and let out a sigh of relief.

Sister Serine smiled faintly and stroked my head as if to say I had done well.

Fortunately, it wasn’t too late.

I was even scared now, wondering how many more surprises were left.

“Sister Ria.”

At that moment, Luka’s voice was heard behind me.

Ah… Perhaps the biggest crisis for me had just arrived?

He had rushed all the way to the kingdom to find me, who had disappeared without leaving a word, and I had almost been in a life-threatening situation.

Now, I was a sinner who couldn’t argue against Luka’s overprotectiveness.

“Luka…”

I awkwardly uttered his name.

His crimson eyes took me in completely, as if they would devour me.

Avoiding the heat and ripened emotion felt in that gaze, I thought to myself.

‘I-I think I really need to run away…?’

Sister Serine, with a face that didn’t understand what was going on, wiped away the cold sweat that had streamed down my forehead.