A Sweet Girl Won't Be Fooled By The Villainess - [Vol. 1] Chapter 83
[Vol. 1] Chapter 83: Helping Her Up
When Amelia spoke, her expression was serious and not perfunctory. Her purple eyes carried gentleness, seemingly encompassing all the stars in the night sky at this moment, like an unfathomable vortex. Once touched, one would fall in and be unable to extricate themselves. Ifia’s restless heart, under Amelia’s gaze, unexpectedly calmed down.
In the rumors passed from mouth to ear among the people, demons were considered cunning, sinister, and cruel. They were said to consume human souls and their promises and oaths were deemed untrustworthy. All actions of demons were believed to be deceptive towards humanity.
In the stereotypical and unfavorable inheritance of impressions about demons, reason advised Ifia not to trust the Amelia standing before her, even if she had reverted to her human appearance, still the familiar elegant aristocrat.
However, in reality, who really knew!
It would be best to stay away from Amelia and demons from now on, following the negative legacy. But looking back at everything that had happened, emotions prevented Ifia from doing so. Compared to the utterly useless system, Amelia’s help meant more to her, especially after experiencing the witch hunt. Ifia had a better understanding of the system’s uselessness.
This was vastly different from the ‘system’ novels she had read before!
In the past, even though Ifia knew that the system binding her was useless, occasionally, she could still receive some help from the system. This made her hold some expectations for the system, to the extent that during her kidnapping, she placed most of her hopes on the system.
She believed the system could solve problems. Features like the map guide and plant identification during her escape were useful, as well as detecting the movements of enemies, which was crucial. However, when she was bound to the stake, the limitations of the system’s functionalities became apparent. Whether due to restrictions or some unspoken reason, when she asked how to be saved, the system spoke in riddles, refusing to be straightforward. It only advised her to wait.
When there was no clear solution to the predicament, Ifia seemed composed on the surface, even provoking Bishop Gerard Abel. However, anyone facing the impending fate of being burned alive wouldn’t easily accept it. She was just an ordinary person, not a brave Spartan warrior or a professionally trained assassin.
So, Ifia had to rely on the incessant chatter of the system to quell her fear, and she held onto the last hope of the system’s “waiting for a miracle.” In the end, as the system had said, she was rescued.
However, due to the system’s refusal to be straightforward during that period, Ifia felt as if she had gone through death and resurrection. The pain of impending death, the roller-coaster-like experience – having gone through it once was already more than enough.
She learned a harsh lesson!
It felt like she suddenly understood the reality.
It’s not like she couldn’t do without the system!
In the future, she could treat the system as a tool or a chat companion for gossip, rather than relying on its help for everything. The biggest role of the system for her was companionship.
Although the system’s unreliability was infuriating, Ifia realized it wasn’t right to turn to the system for everything.
If she didn’t have the system, what would she do? Give up on life? Despite knowing she wasn’t clever and could be easily deceived, she wasn’t the pampered rich kid she used to be. Without a powerful family background to shelter her, she was on her own now.
In this unfamiliar world, she should learn to grow on her own. Not only should she not rely on the system, but also on Amelia. Getting stronger herself was the only way forward!
Just like kicking the midget noble’s bird and jumping up to knock the head of the black-robed figure, she was quite impressive when she got serious! Once Ifia made up her mind, she looked at Amelia again, and the fear in her eyes dissipated.
She earnestly spoke, “Amelia, I believe in you because you are my best friend!”
To emphasize the sincerity of her words, Ifia once again took the initiative to hold Amelia’s hand. Her black eyes were full of sincerity, leaving Amelia momentarily stunned, and then a gentle smile appeared on her lips.
Amelia’s beautiful purple eyes squinted slightly due to the joyful mood, and her genuinely soft smile had the power to charm hearts. The anger and worry that came with rushing to Ifia’s side, as well as the slight unease when revealing her demonic features, all dissipated at this moment.
Oh, adorable Ifia!
Every word she said was so likable!
Amelia raised her other hand to touch Ifia’s black hair. In a good mood, she was ready to vent for Ifia.
“Ifia, those people hurt you, and I will make them pay!”
“Huh?”
As Ifia expressed her confusion, Amelia reached out, grabbing Ifia’s shoulder, turning her in one direction. One hand embraced her from behind, and the other hand covered her eyes.
Instantly, darkness enveloped Ifia’s vision, and her ears lost their hearing as well. The silence was somewhat eerie. Before she could start to panic, Amelia whispered close to her ear, “Ifia, trust me, it’s better if you don’t witness the demon’s methods.”
“Now, you can tell me who bullied you.”
At the same time, Amelia looked up, and the smile on her face faded. After she lifted the oppressive effect of the demonic realm, the black-robed figures, whose bodies were frozen, returned to normal. The screams of terror erupted, and people continued to shout in faith of the divine.
“The demons have truly come, Bishop Gerard, please save us!”
“Oh, God, please bless your people and grant us the strength to resist the demons.”
“Even if death takes away my life, I will not submit to the demons!”
Apart from the fervent believers, some of the black-robed individuals, fearing the demons, had started to flee in different directions. Each person ran in a different direction, hoping to find a glimmer of hope for survival.
However, it was all in vain.
Ignoring the scattered escapees, Azhdaha, the three-headed dragon that harbored Amelia’s ruthless thoughts, roared under the night sky. All three heads opened their mouths wide, and countless poisonous insects poured out.
In various sizes, the insects, following Azhdaha’s roar, quickly crawled towards the fleeing black-robed individuals. The insects jumped onto their bodies one by one, surrounding them densely and preventing any escape.
They couldn’t even scream because the poisonous insects had already crawled into their mouths. They could only vigorously swing their arms, attempting to shake the insects off their bodies. However, the sheer number of insects made it futile to shake off a few. Soon, more insects climbed onto them.
From a distance, it looked like an intensely dark humanoid monster writhing and jumping. The deity they believed in did not appear to save them. Only death and pain awaited them.
In this way, the wailing of humans echoed in the ears, like a moving melody. However, Amelia had no interest in appreciating this scene. She earnestly listened to Ifia’s words.
“There are a few particularly annoying people, but half of them have already been burned to death, like that love-struck Fiona from the same school, and that really nasty Daelin. If it weren’t for her mischief, I would have escaped in the end. Really…”
Although Ifia had decided to handle things on her own, there was no room for ambiguity when it came time to report!
Hmph!
Even if Fiona and Daelin had already been burned to death, she still wanted to list their annoying traits!
While Ifia was diligently reporting, Amelia maintained her attentive posture. However, her purple eyes flickered with red light, her silver hair fluttered in the wind, and the demonic realm continued to spread around them.
The next moment, souls were unexpectedly extracted from the charred corpses that hadn’t yet departed. After locating the souls of Fiona and Daelin, Amelia just gave a glance, immediately causing them to uncontrollably approach, floating with fearful expressions in mid-air.
“Do you dislike them that much?”
“Yeah, extremely annoying. I’ve never seen such weird people in my whole life, and yet fate made me encounter them all!”
“Then let them go to hell!”
As soon as Amelia finished speaking, the hand covering Ifia’s eyes remained still, while the other hand snapped its fingers. Immediately, a colossal giant shadow slowly emerged from the demonic realm.
Once the figure completely solidified, the giant’s one eye looked at Amelia. Its entire body emitted a black flame that couldn’t be extinguished. After a momentary pause, it devoutly kneeled down and greeted her in a hoarse voice, “Great Sovereign, long time no see.”
“Aeshma,[1] I want these two souls to be tormented incessantly. As the embodiment of cruelty, you shouldn’t disappoint me, right?”
“Great Sovereign, please rest assured.”
Upon hearing Amelia’s command, Aeshma immediately stood up excitedly. With a wave of his hand, he produced a black chain and tossed it toward the souls of Fiona and Daelin. The chain seemed to possess a consciousness of its own.
Directly rushing towards the souls of Fiona and Daelin, as soon as the entwining chain enveloped them, there was an instant sizzling sound as if immersed in hot oil, causing the two souls to emit miserable screams. Aeshma reached out, gave the chain a tug, and immediately departed with the two souls. The enormous figure gradually became ethereal.
During the conversation between Amelia and Aeshma, she deliberately activated the sound blocking, leaving Ifia in a state of not being able to see or hear. Bored, she could only chat with the system to pass the time.
[System, even if Amelia is a demon, she looks really good!]
[Have you seen her tail? It’s amazing. If I weren’t so sensitive, I really want to touch it~]
[Amelia saved me again. When I get back, I’ll prepare a feast for her!!!]
Sometimes, Ifia didn’t mind chatting with the system about things she felt embarrassed to say out loud. After all, the system wasn’t a person and didn’t respond much… it was like the perfect confessional. As Ifia now maintained a calm expression, seemingly indifferent to Amelia’s demonic form, her heart was secretly filled with the excited squawks of a crazy scream-chicken.
This left the system speechless, as it had initially expected the foolish host to be frightened when encountering the demonic transformation of the villainess, perhaps even scared enough to flee overnight with an airplane.
However, the current development is different from what the system anticipated! The host is not afraid of demons? Judging from their previous interactions, the foolish host’s courage isn’t that great! So, the system began to ask probing questions.
[Host, would you accept the demonic identity of the villainess if it had been revealed from the beginning?]
[Of course not!]
[……]
[Because I didn’t have a clear picture of demons! Devouring souls, tormenting humans, and such behaviors are terrifying in movies and novels… As for anime, the beautiful demon big sister offering love is just a beautiful fantasy. I don’t expect to be that lucky myself.]
The system is now very glad that it kept its mouth shut and didn’t immediately expose the villainess’s demonic identity. Hearing the foolish host’s words, it was clear she wanted to lie down and be resigned if she knew beforehand!
[If I had known that Amelia was a demon before being kidnapped by the Judicators, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even have the courage to face her. It would take a long time to reconcile, and I’m not sure if I would continue to be friends with Amelia]
Ifia has self-awareness. Dealing with something as cool as demons isn’t suitable for someone with a small courage like her. The reason she can accept it now is only because that demon is Amelia… the one who quickly rushes to her aid when she’s in danger and avenges her!
If it were another demon, she would definitely run away quickly!
If she couldn’t escape, she would just lie down and resign.
Thinking of this, Ifia seemed to suddenly realize something and immediately questioned the system with suspicion.
[You’ve been speaking in riddles all along. Are you afraid that if I knew Amelia’s demonic identity, I would just lie down and resign?]
[Host, some things are better understood in your heart, no need to say them out loud.]
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While Ifia grumbled, the system sensed the danger and quickly slipped away.
Just then, after Amelia dealt with the souls of Fiona and Daelin, she was about to talk to Ifia when a trembling voice rang out.
“Miss Barlen! I am Archbishop Gerard Abel, and you…”
Amelia raised her hand in annoyance, and the insects immediately engulfed Gerard Abel, preventing them from making any more sound. In a moment, they turned into a pile of debris.
After cleaning up the annoying bugs, Amelia looked around. The ground covered with insect corpses and flesh remnants made the square look like hell on earth. It could be frightening for Ifia.
Amelia thought for a moment and then waved to Azhdaha. The three-headed poisonous dragon roared again, and the insects, abandoning their feeding, returned to the dragon’s body.
The next moment, Azhdaha flapped its wings and flew in front of Amelia. After Azhdaha willingly lay down, Amelia reached out and embraced Ifia’s waist, lifting her onto the dragon’s back. At the moment when Ifia finally regained her sight and hearing, the three-headed poisonous dragon was vigorously flapping its wings, soaring through the sky.
Simultaneously, a massive halo of light illuminated the surroundings with the dragon’s back at the center. In the front, the night sky was adorned with twinkling stars, and the clouds appeared misty.
Seeing this scene, Ifia couldn’t help but widen her eyes in amazement. Then, she cautiously reached out a hand, attempting to grab what seemed like soft clouds, only to grasp nothing.
Wow!
Now she, Ifia, was someone who had ridden a dragon!
If she told others, they wouldn’t believe her and think she was bragging.
Experiencing the exhilaration of riding a dragon through the sky for the first time, Ifia was extremely excited. She raised her hand, grabbing onto Amelia, who was sitting beside her. The excitement made her face turn bright red, and her eyes were even brighter than the night sky.
“Amelia, I’m not dreaming, am I? We’re really flying in the sky!”
“If you like it, you can come and play anytime. Azhdaha also likes you.”
As if to complement Amelia’s words, Azhdaha, currently flapping its wings and soaring, let out a roar, then joyfully spun in the night sky. One of its heads spewed countless pink fluorescent bubbles.
These fluorescent bubbles emitted a faint glow, swirling around Azhdaha, adding another special color to the night sky.
“Amelia, this is really cool!”
Later, when Ifia curiously wanted to touch the poisonous fluorescent bubbles, Amelia quickly pulled her back. Infected by Ifia’s simple joy, Amelia couldn’t help but smile, relaxing along with her.
There were some questions that needed answers. Amelia turned her head to look at Ifia and said, “Ifia, don’t you have anything you want to ask?”
Suddenly hearing Amelia ask this, Ifia was momentarily stunned but quickly understood the meaning behind the words. Subconsciously, she settled on the dragon’s back. She was indeed very curious about Amelia’s demon identity. Now that she had the opportunity to ask, she wouldn’t let it slip by!
Thinking about it, Ifia tentatively said, “Amelia, if you’re a demon, do you have another name?”
“Yes, my other name is Ahriman… People like to call me the Evil God, the Sovereign of Darkness and Death.”
Ahriman?
The name sounded so familiar, she felt like she had heard it somewhere, but she couldn’t quite recall.
However, just listening to it made it sound impressive!
“Why then are you living in the Sith Empire as the Duke’s daughter?”
After learning that Amelia was a demon, Ifia was very curious about her past. However, this question made Amelia pause inexplicably, and then she continued to explain, “Actually, I am not a demon from this world. I sought refuge here.”
“???”
Hearing Amelia say this, question marks appeared over Ifia’s head. Could it be that Amelia, like her, was a visitor from another world?
“But, to say it accurately, this world was born for me.”
Amelia smiled at Ifia, and for the first time, she earnestly spoke about her detested past to someone, without the embarrassment and anger one might imagine.
Maybe it was because the one she was talking to was Ifia? She didn’t reject it.
“After a battle with the benevolent god Ormusd [2], I was trapped for a thousand years due to defeat. During the long imprisonment, I didn’t obediently accept my fate. Instead, I researched how to break the seal.”
“The saying from the Eastern Kingdom, ‘hard work pays off,’ really helped me figure out how to break the seal.”
“However, I couldn’t stay in the original world. I had to weaken half of my power to go to another world. Furthermore, I had to form a contract with that annoying main god. I must stay in this world and cannot leave.”
Listening to Amelia’s explanation, Ifia suddenly felt a bit dizzy. The main god Amelia mentioned and the main god of the system probably weren’t the same! With this in mind, Ifia began to inquire, “Amelia, according to what you’re saying, did the main god create this world?”
“No, the main god found it troublesome, randomly picked a novel, turned it into a new world, and arranged the identity of the Duke’s daughter for me… but sometimes, it always feels strange.”
“It seems like the surroundings and the things I encounter are constantly repeating, and I have become a pawn in it.”
“Because it felt strange, I tested it and found that damn main god placed a restriction on me, making me assimilate with this world. At the same time, I was influenced by the rules of the world, so my memories were always overwritten. Thus, I didn’t immediately realize that this world was constantly refreshing.”
As Amelia mentioned the restriction imposed by the main god, her anger felt substantial, and it inadvertently leaked out. The overwhelming pressure made Ifia, already feeling dizzy, even more uncomfortable.
However, this was the hottest moment for gossip, and how could she easily back down now? Helping herself up, she could still listen!
“Upon realizing the true situation, breaking the restriction wasn’t difficult. I just needed to use the same method I used to break the seal initially. Now, even the rules of the world can’t erase my memories again.”
“Besides that, I’ve also discovered some interesting things. The main god seems to be playing some novel tricks, always sending strange entities into this world, lurking around me.”
“It called system, they… Ifia, what’s wrong with you?”
As Amelia talked about the system, her voice suddenly stopped. She quickly approached the dazed Ifia, wiping the blood flowing from Ifia’s nose with a handkerchief. Ifia, looking bewildered, didn’t understand what happened. Just as Amelia was wiping the nosebleed, Ifia attempted to speak but unexpectedly coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood.
After spitting out the blood, Ifia felt her heart beating rapidly, as if it would explode in the next second. What was happening to her?
Amelia, equally puzzled by Ifia’s condition, watched blood continuously flowing from Ifia’s mouth and nose. This abnormal state left Amelia somewhat helpless, a rare moment for the usually indifferent Demon Lord. She held Ifia tightly, veins bulging on her forehead.
“Master, Ifia’s soul seems to be incomplete.”
At that moment, one of the heads of Azhdaha, the three-headed poison dragon, which was maintaining its flight, suddenly spoke up, providing Amelia with a valuable clue.
Immediately, the other two heads also began to speak, “Due to the covenant with the main god, when your words trigger the world rules, rendering the world rules ineffective against you, a forbidden soul field will form around you, launching random attacks.”
“Unfortunately, Ifia is very unlucky and has been attacked! Moreover, with her soul incomplete, falling into the soul field can lead to anything from weakness and amnesia to the loss of life.”
Although Azhdaha was Amelia’s riding pet, it had arrived in this world long before her and was well aware of the limitations and drawbacks of the world rules. Yet, due to these limitations, Azhdaha couldn’t actively inform Amelia, everything had to be discovered by Ahriman herself. Otherwise, the heavenly thunder, transformed by the world rules, would strike it.
However, because the Great Demon Ahriman was incredibly powerful, the world rules posed no threat to her. Whether she revealed it or not didn’t matter.
Under normal circumstances, even if a human were pulled into the forbidden soul field, it wouldn’t be as severe as it was now. It was all because of this fragile human girl, Ifia, whose soul was incomplete.
It was like a house with leaks everywhere, becoming more dilapidated and fragile when encountering rain and snow. One careless move, and it would collapse.
Considering the importance of this girl to the Great Demon, Azhdaha’s three heads continued, “With her soul incomplete, it is necessary to quickly replenish the soul source to compensate for the damage to her soul caused by the world rules.”
“If the master can find the Eye of “Misaxiu”, it can help her permanently avoid the threats of the world rules.”
“But this thing is hard to find. However, Master can be more brutal in destroying this world. I can sense that as this world collapses time and time again, the suppression of your power is slowly decreasing! When you completely destroy this world, you can leave here and return to your original world.”
Initially, the war between the gods of good and evil was unfair, and Azhdaha hoped to fight again! When Azhdaha persuaded Amelia to destroy the world, the system, looking at the host in a semi-comatose state, was also extremely anxious!
It did not expect that the evil villainess had already seen through the world rules!
Moreover, the villainess was already acting freely, ignoring the world rules???
Even attempting to use her abilities to help Ifia, who was affected by the world rules.
She successfully opposed them against all odds!
How is this still playable!
It’s like a super bug!!!
No wonder the main god, when mentioning supervising the host to complete the task, had a strange smile on its face. Now it can be explained as enjoying the spectacle!
Unable to be troubled by the world rules, the villainess’s desire to destroy the world is an effortless task!
Host, wake up quickly, the villainess is about to destroy the world!!!
At this moment, regarding Azhdaha’s temptation, Amelia did not express any opinion, she just wanted to save Ifia as quickly as possible. It was all her fault! If she had known in advance, she wouldn’t have said these things in front of Ifia, leading to her involvement.
Damn world rules!
If something happened to her Ifia, she would make this world completely crumble!
Amelia warned herself to stay calm. Right now, she urgently needed a soul source, and being a demon lord, she had plenty!
In urgent situations, there was no time to overthink.
Amelia held up Ifia’s head, immediately lowered her body towards her, and as she reached out to cradle Ifia’s face, Amelia’s lips gently touched hers.
With the close contact, the soul source transferred from Amelia to Ifia, rapidly repairing Ifia’s soul.
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“Archbishop Gerard has passed away.”
In the grand main hall of the church, Saint Tiffany seemed to sense something. After she spoke these words, the white cloth covering her eyes was soaked with blood and tears.
This surprised the accompanying clergy, who quickly approached to inquire if she needed assistance. However, Saint Tiffany waved her hand to indicate that everything was fine. She lifted her head, gazing ahead. The blood and tears stained the cloth a shocking red, making it a sight too horrifying to look directly at.
However, Saint Tiffany acted as if nothing had happened. She smiled and spoke towards the front.
“Rudeni, welcome to the church.”
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End of Volume 1, Fateful Encounter.
TL Notes:
In Zoroastrianism, Aeshma is not actually a demon, but rather the hypostasis of the evil principle, Ahriman. It can be translated as “Wrath” or “Fury” and represents the destructive and negative aspects of the universe.
In Zoroastrianism, “Ormusd” is another name for Ahura Mazda, the supreme god and creator of the universe. Ahura Mazda is the embodiment of goodness, wisdom, and light, and is constantly opposed by the evil principle, Angra Mainyu (Ahriman).
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