Get Ahead of the Fallen Heroine and Make the Bull-Headed Man the Victim

72. Sorry, but I’m still better

Noah actually quite liked Delia, the wicked female antagonist.

As for what he liked, of course, it was her appearance—where else could it be?

After all, she was a golden-haired, curly-haired, big-breasted princess with long legs and a bit of a cleanliness obsession; her attributes were simply off the charts.

Noah originally thought she was just a simple wicked sister character, but unexpectedly, she seemed to have quite a sense of fun.

He hoped she would honestly give up on her revenge, as it was nearly impossible for her to achieve it against Valentina on her own.

Of course, Noah also knew that given Delia’s personality, that was almost impossible, so he had long been prepared to watch the drama unfold.

For the next two days, Noah patiently waited for Allen to take action.

However, on the third day when Noah estimated it was time to take action, Allen continued to play the role of the anthropologist, greeting Valentina as usual every day.

This left Noah somewhat speechless.

It seemed he had underestimated Allen’s patience.

Or perhaps Allen had sensed something was off?

After all, from his perspective, Valentina and Clyde’s relationship might not be as close as he had imagined.

Or could it be… that there were other variables Noah had not predicted?

Noah was unsure, but he did not dismiss this possibility.

Despite currently being a hidden BOSS with overwhelming power, Noah preferred to think rather than act recklessly; any special circumstances would trigger his contemplation.

After a brief moment of thought, Noah decided to appear before Valentina again to continue lowering her favorability.

So, around one o’clock that afternoon, Noah deliberately struck up a conversation with a woman who looked very alluring on Valentina’s usual path.

This immediately darkened the expression of the princess, who had been happy to see Noah’s back, as she approached him with a decidedly unfriendly stride.

“Suspicious man over there, please stop your s*xual harassment, or I will have to invite you for tea with the knight order.”

Valentina pretended not to know Noah, interrupting his lighthearted banter with the attractive woman, her face cold.

“Well, that’s quite frightening, but I’m not a suspicious man, am I? Right?”

Noah, seemingly oblivious to Valentina’s icy glare, continued to act as he pleased, even tossing the conversation back to the woman he had just met.

“Yes, indeed! I’ve never met a man who humorously claims to be a divine being before; I might just have to convert, who knows~”

She was a boldly dressed female adventurer, appearing to be just over twenty, exuding a sensual aura not only in her appearance but also in her sultry voice.

Especially with every smile and frown, she carried a unique charm that attracted men, playfully engaging with Noah while casting him flirtatious glances.

Valentina, watching the two of them banter in front of her, grew increasingly irritated, and the atmosphere around her became colder and more dangerous.

“…Excuse me, suspicious men never admit to being suspicious, and claiming to be a divine being is already suspicious enough. Could you please step away? I need to take this suspicious man for questioning.”

Valentina knew she couldn’t intimidate Noah, so she directed all the pressure toward the woman.

Faced with that cold and heavy pressure, the woman could no longer pretend not to feel Valentina’s oppressive presence and had no choice but to leave, looking somewhat awkward and helpless.

“Hey, Princess, what are you doing? You just scared away a beautiful big sister who could have been my number one follower!”

Noah, wanting to keep the woman around, feigned disappointment as he looked at Valentina.

“…What beautiful big sister? You’re much older than her; there should be a limit to pretending to be young, you know?”

Valentina did not lose control of her expression just because the woman had left; she remained cold, her gaze unfriendly as she looked at Noah.

“Ha, maybe I’m surprisingly young, who knows?”

Seeing that the princess seemed to doubt his age, Noah provocatively met her gaze.

This was a fact; according to the setting, he was indeed a hidden BOSS evil god whose existence was unknown for who knows how long, but if calculated from the age of his activities, he was still under a year old.

Even if calculated by Noah’s age, it wouldn’t exceed thirty.

——What a number one believer! If you really want to persuade someone to follow your faith, there should be a more suitable candidate.

But obviously, Valentina would not believe Noah’s words; she merely suppressed her inner dissatisfaction and coldly, silently stared at him.

“Hmph, what a boring reaction. But considering you just lost the power of the evil dragon not long ago, I can understand your desire to maintain the demeanor of a human princess. However, I fear you won’t be able to keep up the act for long.”

Noah was quite pleased with Valentina’s mature response; after all, he had put in so much effort.

So he shrugged, feigning disinterest, and intended to walk past her.

“…Just you wait and see how long I can hold out.”

As Noah was just passing by her, Valentina dramatically made a clear statement of defiance at that moment.

“Well, of course, I’ll be watching. After all, it was all written in the letter. By the way, you did see the letter, right? Did you feel my concern for you?”

Noah teased her, standing back-to-back with the princess.

“…I didn’t see it. Did you actually leave a letter?”

Because she was annoyed by Noah’s earlier behavior, Valentina now appeared to have a cold, aloof demeanor.

But in truth, she was just being petulant.

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She pretended to be indifferent, as if it wouldn’t matter to her whether Noah had written a letter or not.

“Oh, so you didn’t see it? That’s just wonderful! Actually, I cast a special magic on the letter; if you heat it with fire, the hidden content will appear.”

What? There was hidden content in that letter?! No way, I can’t hold back any longer; I need to go back and check!

Upon hearing this, the princess’s eyes instantly brightened. Even though her expression remained icy, the emotions hidden deep within her gaze could not be concealed.

Generally speaking, since Noah was behind her, she wouldn’t worry about him reading her mind.

But the problem was that after Noah said this, he immediately took a few steps back and even bent down to curiously observe the princess’s eyes.

Now Valentina’s eager thoughts were completely exposed.

“…Heh.”

Just when Valentina felt exceptionally embarrassed, Noah voluntarily averted his gaze and let out a joyful laugh.

This caused the princess, who was pretending to be a cold, aloof lady, to flush red with a mix of shame and anger.

But since she truly didn’t know how to retort Noah, she could only maintain her heated, icy expression and quickly walk away.

Of course, her expression was the only thing that was stiff.

Inside, it was a different story.

She was very dissatisfied with Noah! Very dissatisfied, okay!

…But dissatisfaction aside, she still needed to read the letter.

By the way, would heating it ruin the letter? She wanted to keep it forever.

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