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

87. The Princess Who Cannot Return

Valentina’s heartbeat was now racing to a degree that even surprised her.

She had originally wondered if she was being overly sentimental.

Because if that were the case, Noah would surely mock her mercilessly.

But the facts had proven otherwise!

Noah truly loved her!

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have appeared when she was utterly powerless!

And he wouldn’t have merely toyed with her spirit, causing her no actual harm!

Though this love, if nothing unexpected happened, was merely the affection of a deity, and not entirely the same as the love between human lovers.

But so what! Human lovers wouldn’t help her to this extent!

Neither Clyde nor Allen would!

In despair over the betrayals of her childhood friend and tutor, and finding new hope amidst that despair, Valentina could no longer tear her gaze away from Noah.

“Hmm?”

At that moment, feeling the intense gaze behind him, Noah turned around to look at the silver-haired princess who was awkwardly kneeling on the ground.

“…Heh, what kind of look is that, Your Highness? I just saved your life, you know? And this guy isn’t someone I just let go, alright?”

But the expression on the princess’s face showed no signs of anything unusual; it was merely one of indignation, as if she had been toyed with and was now ‘angry out of shame.’

Her eyes seemed like they wanted to swallow Noah whole, wasn’t that intense?

She must have misunderstood that this BOSS was related to him.

“Hmph! Who knows! Maybe you’ve already plotted my actions and are just waiting to see me make a fool of myself, right?”

“Ha ha, you actually figured it out! That’s right! After all, your reaction is just the best!”

Delighted by the princess’s suspicion, Noah took on a responsibility that wasn’t his own. He even bent down slightly to bring his voice closer, mocking the princess on the ground.

“…This is just terrible.”

The princess’s response to such ridicule was simple and blunt; as she tore the tentacles off her feet to stand up, she gave Noah a disgusted look.

“Another ‘terrible’? Your Highness, it seems your skills in insulting haven’t improved at all~”

Hearing the familiar critique, Noah couldn’t help but smirk with disdain, starting to tease the princess.

But the princess ignored him, as if he were a nuisance, and began to turn away, walking toward the cave’s exit.

—But of course, this was all an act.

What she meant by ‘terrible’ was actually ‘the best.’

She turned around because she didn’t want Noah to see her twisted smile of ecstasy.

The smile she had barely managed to suppress when Noah sensed something was off and turned around was now impossible to contain.

But she couldn’t let Noah see it, so she hurriedly pretended to be disgusted and turned to leave.

As for why she didn’t want Noah to see?

The second most important reason was that she thought Noah probably enjoyed seeing her displeased and disdainful expressions. To please her divine lord, she needed to provide the emotional value he deserved.

As for the most important reason… well, that was to use this feeling to get back at Noah!

It was still too early for Noah to know how she felt.

She still needed Noah to focus all his attention on her, away from other women; how could she let him know her current feelings?

She was so jealous of those women who could share Noah’s affection that she felt like she could kill them!

Wasn’t it necessary to make Noah think she hated him, thus provoking his rebellious side to seek her out more?

“But speaking of which, Your Highness, you wouldn’t be wanting to lose on purpose, would you? You actually want to be played with, right? Ha, you really are a hopelessly submissive princess.”

From about five steps behind, Noah’s even more piercing mockery rang out.

This voice, which could have made Valentina clench her fists, now sounded like heavenly music to her ears.

After all, she knew that Noah was just saying it; he didn’t really mean it.

Moreover, she felt that if the subject was Noah, being a hopelessly submissive princess was just fine with her.

“…You should be the one to mind your own business; it’s you who’s beyond saving.”

“Hmm, indeed, if we’re talking about humans, then it’s definitely beyond saving. But what a pity, Your Highness! I am a god!”

“…Sigh, how annoying. Of course, I know that; I just said it offhandedly.”

Even this kind of conversation was intentional on Valentina’s part; she knew Noah would surely latch onto her words to mock her.

But she did it on purpose anyway.

Because she wanted to make Noah happy.

Although she couldn’t let him know that just standing next to him made her heart race uncontrollably.

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But Valentina had no intention of changing the fact that she was treated as a toy by the evil god.

That was enough; as long as she could be gazed at by Noah, she was already very happy.

As for taking things further?

…If she could have done it, she would have done it long ago, alright!

She really wanted to bind Noah’s hands and feet with her stockings and then mock this annoying god who changed her fate!

She wanted that mouth, which always mocked her, to praise her madly!

But there was nothing she could do!

It wasn’t that her desires weren’t strong enough; it was that there was no opportunity!

“…Sigh, what a bothersome sky.”

Stepping out of the cave, the bright sunlight stung Valentina’s eyes a bit, forcing her to raise her arm to shield her eyes before she could see the azure sky.

“Can you stop with those boring jokes, Your Highness? What’s bothersome about this weather? You’re not a fake princess, are you? Hey, lift your skirt so I can see your underwear, let me confirm.”

Noah, still deceived by Valentina’s acting, was just saying this casually.

He didn’t take it to heart; he simply wanted to annoy Valentina.

However, Valentina, just having stepped out of the cave, stopped in her tracks, turned around, and lifted her skirt in front of Noah, revealing her s*xy underwear wrapped in black tights—of course, with a face full of disgust.

“…”

Noah was slightly taken aback that the princess actually did it.

“…Is this okay now? You god with such terrible interests and personality!”

After saying this with a tone full of resentment, Valentina let go of her skirt and continued to walk away, as if she had done it out of sheer necessity to deal with Noah.

—Ha, haha❤! The god has seen my body again!

But once she turned around, Valentina’s face was filled with a sickly smile, her deep purple eyes brimming with fervor.

Perhaps it was she who was truly terrible!

But she could no longer return to the past version of herself!

So let her enjoy this feeling of being adored to the fullest!

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PS. Sorry, dear readers, the old man is a bit late today, here’s the third update.

I originally wanted to post four updates, but after careful consideration, if the experience becomes worse and feels like filler, it might be better to reduce it by one chapter.

The upcoming dark/decadent chapters won’t unfold like before; the style will directly shift to something more provocative.

That’s all for today; we’ll continue tomorrow night.

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