A Villain's Way of Taming Heroines

Chapter 619 Tangible Ability - II

"Oh, I already said you don't need to tell me!"

But Seraphina, who had absolute trust in Marlina, didn't give it much thought and wouldn't have even considered it.

She hugged Marlina tightly again, smiling brightly. "Marli, you care so much about these things, working from morning till night. You care about them even more than I do!"

In Seraphina's eyes, her sister was infinitely more reliable and kind-hearted than a fool like herself.

She devoted herself to her family, was friendly to the villagers, and even after following Ansel... she never turned into a villain. She never looked down on commoners, treated everyone well, and always managed to do things perfectly!

If she couldn't trust Marlina with things, Seraphina truly didn't know who else she could rely on.

"I understand, Miss Fenrir."

Marlina smiled gently and radiantly at the girl before her, who seemed to be brimming with strength and on the verge of transformation. "From now on, please rest assured..."

"...and leave everything to me."

Seraphina's eyes widened slightly and her expression turned to wild joy. "So, you mean... I don't have to learn all those strange things and can leave them all to you?"

"Yes, I will take full responsibility for everything in the lower district."

Marlina bowed slightly. "You only need to focus on Mr. Faust's trials."

"Yay!"

Seraphina, who had been wanting to hand everything over to Marlina but felt it was too much to ask, cheered excitedly. "That's great, Marli! Oh, I mean, um, thank you."

"It's no trouble at all, Miss Fenrir."

Marlina said softly, "During your duel with Mr. Faust, please remember not to reveal your identity. Mr. Faust bestowed this trial likely to confuse the outside world and obscure your relationship with him."

"Hehe, I get it! I was just thinking about how not to give myself away."

Miss Wolf laughed and clenched her fist determinedly. "I won't let you and Ansel down, don't worry!"

"Nor will I, Miss Fenrir."

Marlina gazed at her sister, her red eyes—sharing the same blood—had grown increasingly dark, as if shrouded in a cold shadow.

"I won't disappoint Mr. Faust, not at all."

She gave Seraphina one last bow before turning and leaving.

"Goodbye, Marli! If you run into any trouble, come find me anytime!"

Seraphina waved vigorously at her dearest sister, watching her leave. Finally, unable to contain the passion welling up inside her, she leapt and cheered with joy.

From now on, I really don't have to worry about anything and could fully focus on my battles with Ansel!

She was no longer that village girl from the Red Frost territory, favored by the goddess of luck, who had become Ansel's follower, absorbing knowledge day and night, terrified of missing the opportunity before her.

Thus, Seraphina's words did not cause Marlina any discomfort; instead, they reminded her.

Capability.

There are things Seri can do that I can't. But conversely, there are things I can do that she cannot.

Not just in governance, not merely in ordinary clerical work, but in deeper matters that Seri or even Miss Ravenna might not be able to accomplish.

—I know what Mr. Ansel wants.

When Mr. Ansel intervened back then, it wasn't necessarily to help me out of a predicament. He needed an opportunity to explain why I was by Fenrir's side.

But at the same time... he wasn't merely acting with this thought in mind.

Mr. Ansel knew what I wanted to do; he knew I would use dark methods to coerce the commoners of the lower district, to test their limits, to control their behavior.

Because he wanted to do the same... but for some reason, he hesitated.

It was as if, according to Mr. Ansel's original plan, he intended to control the Executioners to better disguise Faust's identity, just waiting for the right moment.

And I acted on these two matters first.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ansel did not stop me, so he wasn't cleaning up after me but rather... walking the path I paved for him.

So, are the so-called evil deeds necessary?

Mr. Ansel wants to become the sun. Indeed, as Miss Ravenna said, he has a deep-seated desire for goodness.

But at the same time, Mr. Ansel is remarkable, great, a genius who has seen through so many things.

He wouldn't be as naive as Seri, as you are, Miss Ravenna.

—Change without sacrifice is impossible.

Mr. Ansel understands better than anyone how arduous and challenging it is to alter this twisted world, so he wouldn't choose to hold onto such naive fantasies.

Heroes exist only in fairy tales, while Mr. Ansel is a reformer living in reality.

If none of you can agree with his methods, if you all insist on being fairy tale heroes...

Then I will become Mr. Ansel's cornerstone. I will become Mr. Ansel's fuel.

In Marlina Marlowe's dark eyes, two black suns seemed to rise.

For my... sun.

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