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

98. The Princess’s Worry

When Valentina heard the news of Clyde’s kidnapping, she actually felt a surge of excitement.

Because she had thought that the one behind this was Noah, the evil god.

However, that naive thought shattered the moment she encountered the first demon that blocked her way.

It seemed that this incident was a continuation of that night; while the mastermind was likely someone she knew, they were still far inferior to the evil god.

To be honest, Valentina was extremely angry because she felt deceived.

So, feigning annoyance at her childhood friend being taken, she swiftly eliminated the first demon who dared to speak nonsense, barely giving them a chance to enter combat mode.

But this wasn’t without its benefits.

She had originally thought that having to display a sense of impatience and anxiety for an extended period would be a challenge for her.

But now, she truly couldn’t wait to take down this group of annoying demons who had led her to misunderstand!

The childhood friend was of no concern at all!

But this group of demons, who had made her wait in vain, had to die!

With such radical thoughts, Valentina seemed to revert to her pre-evil god self, charging forward recklessly.

At that moment, she genuinely forgot her royal status, killing purely to vent her inner dissatisfaction.

In terms of results, she did indeed do a good deed, but that was merely incidental.

Because she simply wanted to kill these demons that obstructed her.

Fortunately, these demons were a bunch of arrogant fools; the moment Valentina stormed up to them with a furious expression, they began to boastfully reveal information.

Thanks to their foolishness, Valentina learned that the final destination was the park.

And the culprit behind the kidnapping of her childhood friend was one of the Four Demon Kings, one of the most powerful leaders within the demon realm.

Their stupidity allowed the enraged Valentina to regain her rationality.

Of course, it was mainly because her fury had mostly been vented.

With their lives.

In other words, although Valentina was in a half-mad state while battling the seven demons on her way, she was now heading to the park, ready to put an end to it, having regained the composure and acting skills honed from her detested divine master.

Even though the opponent was likely someone she knew, the princess found herself feeling increasingly tense as she drew closer.

The source of her tension wasn’t the worry that the opponent was a familiar face.

But rather the fear that they were not someone she knew.

Because if that were the case, it would mean she had misunderstood that person, and it would also prove that they, like the evil god, had been watching her all along.

This should have been a good thing… it would mean that besides her deceased mother and the evil god, there were still others who loved her.

But she found this future terrifying.

Because it proved that Agatha, as the goddess’s messenger, and the words of that demon clan representative at the time were wrong.

This meant that the credibility of the claim she heard from Agatha—that the evil god acted this way out of affection for her—was greatly diminished.

In other words, the evil god might not love her at all; rather, she was merely being self-indulgent in believing that the evil god cherished her.

How frightening this was.

Because it meant that everything she had now was a lie.

Whether it was this feeling or her efforts, everything would lose its meaning.

The evil god merely saw her as a toy, and she was just a self-deluded clown.

At that time, the ‘her’ of now would die, and a new ‘her’ would be born from the corpse of the current her.

This fear of potentially no longer being herself was the root of Valentina’s increasing anxiety.

The reason she hadn’t thought of this before must be that she was too happy at the moment.

She feared that the current situation would change, feared that the evil god truly did not cherish her future.

If she were not loved by the evil god, though she was reluctant to admit it, she might just go completely mad…

“Good evening, Tina. The moonlight is beautiful tonight.”

Fortunately, when her private tutor appeared in the moonlit park, greeting her just as he usually did, the intense anxiety that had made her heart race vanished in an instant.

Though she knew this also meant she had indeed been betrayed by someone close to her.

Yet she felt a sense of relief at this betrayal.

…Ah, is that so? So the one who betrayed me is the teacher, huh? Really… that’s just wonderful.

Even the princess herself didn’t realize how much she had come to depend on the evil god.

It was thanks to Allen, who had done such a thing, that she could see her feelings clearly now.

Indeed, all she needed was a terribly awful god watching over her.

…Because she had become just as terrible.

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To feel relieved by being betrayed.

Since the person before her was indeed Allen, Valentina showed a look of relief after her initial shock.

And this reaction seemed completely reasonable to Allen.

After all, he was seeing his beloved teacher in the enemy’s stronghold.

Surely, the princess must think he was one of her own now!

Though he was anything but; it was merely the princess being self-deluded! Ha ha!

Poor Allen, who had no idea that Valentina not only didn’t think of him as one of her own but even secretly hoped he was the enemy.

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“…Teacher Allen? What are you doing here?”

At this moment, the princess, who had completely adjusted her mood and was ready to confront Allen, stepped into her role, feigning innocence and trust as she approached him.

“Of course, it’s because you’re here, Tina.”

As a blonde, Allen was completely unaware that the Valentina before him was no longer the pure and kind princess he once knew; she had already been corrupted by Noah, her heart now twisted and sensitive.

He continued to play the part, acting as if he were the most trusted person in Valentina’s life.

“…? What does that mean?”

But since he loved to play the good guy, Valentina was more than willing to indulge him in this charade.

The princess deliberately pretended not to understand Allen’s words, planning to get a little closer before speaking again.

“Hmm, hmm, hmm, haven’t you figured it out yet, Tina? Clyde-kun is the one I kidnapped! I am the leader of the demon clan in the royal capital!!!”

Allen, believing himself to be suave, dramatically tore off his scholar’s cloak, his face brimming with pride and arrogance as he declared his victory.

“!????”

Is this for real!? I never expected it to be Mr. Allen!!! …Just kidding~ Ah, no, it’s too early to expose him now; I’ll keep playing along for a bit longer.

And the princess, on her end, played along perfectly, feigning surprise.

Yet in her deep purple eyes, which reflected no light even under the moon, there flickered a cruel and mad glint of evil.

Indeed, it was reminiscent of a dark god.

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