Taming The Villainesses

(EP-335.2) Of Hearts #4

335 – Queen of Hearts #4

Elga understood what Aira meant. But wasn’t that feeling a bit too far from romantically liking a man?

Just as she had heard last night, Aira’s perception of affection was somewhat misaligned.

“So, you're saying he's not your type?”

“I’m not sure… What even is a ‘type’?”

Swish.

Just then, Aira glided through the water, moving closer to Elga.

“What does it mean to like a man in the first place? To show your embarrassed self in front of a man, and wanting to make a child in some humiliating position…?”

Slither.

Aira’s hand moved toward Elga’s stomach.

Startled, Elga immediately slapped her hand away, which left a red mark on the back of Aira’s hand.

“……”

“……”

Neither of them said anything.

Even though Elga was her cousin, she had hit the queen.

But for some reason, Elga didn't want Aira to touch her belly. She didn’t even want to imagine what could have happened if she had allowed it.

Slide.

Just then, the dressing room door opened.

Soon, two people emerged.

The sound of bare feet stepping on wet stones filled the air, and the crimson-eyed twins entered this hot spring before immersing themselves.

Narmi and Mirna.

If they were here now, did that mean the special medicine was finally complete? Then all that was left would be getting Aira to take it.

And that, arguably, was the hardest part.

How were they supposed to make her take this medicine?

Aira wouldn't eat or drink anything given to her by others.

If she found out they were trying to drug her, Aira wouldn’t spare Elga even if they were cousins.

At that moment, Mirna spoke up.

“This is quite the scene. You can even see the moon and stars when you look up.”

Stars?

Only then did Elga look up at the sky.

A darkening night sky stretched above them. Since the outdoor hot spring had no roof or ceiling, the vast heavens were fully visible.

It was beautiful.

But was that really important right now?

Just then, Narmi, who was seated beside her, rummaged through the bag she had brought and pulled out a small bottle.

It was sealed with a cork. When she popped it open, a strong, sharp scent filled the air.

“It's rare for us to have a girls night. So, I had a bottle of wine delivered from the Draco family's collection. How about a glass for everyone?”

Narmi poured the wine into a small glass.

Then, Elga's keen senses noticed something sparkling falling into the glass from Narmi's finger.

That was how she used the medicine, huh?

“Here, let’s start with Her Majesty.”

Suk-.

Narmi extended the glass toward Queen Aira.

When Aira's black eyes looked at the crescent moon reflected on the wine, Elga's heart pounded harder than ever before.

* * *

Was it going well?

The city of witches, Sandora.

On its northern streets was a hot spring famous for attracting many visitors. They said it was infused with a mysterious, natural energy that was good for the body.

Of course, that wasn’t why I was headed there now. After all, Elga, the Draco sisters, and Aira were all there.

By now, the plan should be progressing slowly.

I stood in front of the lodging they had booked.

“……”

My ears carefully strained to hear anything, but I couldn’t sense a single movement inside.

Had they not returned yet?

That would mean they were still in the hot springs.

Was the plan not going as smoothly as expected?

Maybe it was not easy to give her the medicine. After all, Aira wouldn’t carelessly eat or drink anything given to her by others.

Just then—

━Hey, come in quick.

A voice rang out from inside.

It was definitely Elga's voice.

Thanks to that, I carefully grabbed a doorknob and pulled the door open.

With one creaking sound, the old door swung open, revealing a dimly lit room where shadows flickered in the darkness.

Narmi, Mirna, and Elga, were each leaning against the wall.

And in the center, Aira was fast asleep on a bed.

“You’ve done well. I had faith in you.”

At my words, Elga ran a hand over her face and sighed.

“Faith? We just drugged the queen of a kingdom. We drugged her to sleep. We’ve gone past the point of no return!”

‘I see.’

This was, without a doubt, an act of treason.

We had done countless things up until now, but never as extreme as drugging the queen and putting her to sleep.

Thanks to this, the anxiety and various emotions that had been lingering in their hearts finally exploded today.

“If we fail, we might all die...”

At Elga’s calm words, Mirna and Narmi looked out the window. The twins really did everything the same way—I was lost in that thought.

But of course, that was just an attempt to avoid facing reality.

“You may not know this, but…”

Seuk.

Everyone’s eyes turned to me.

I simply looked down at the sleeping Aira.

“Failure has always been death for me. And yet, I’ve survived every time. This one will be no different. So, what do we need to do next?”

There was no time to dwell in despair.

Fail, and it would be treason.

Succeed, and it would be a revolution.

Right now, we stood at a crossroad that would decide everything.

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