A Villainess For The Tyrant

Her mother had been wearing a rare, serious expression on her face when she imparted this advice, which is why the memory had stuck with Tania. At this moment, she was clear about one thing.

Mom! Ive found him! On top of being able to fight, he even has a pretty face and a nice body to boot! Youre gonna be meeting your son-in-law this year!

However, just as she began to inwardly rejoice, a blindingly brilliant light engulfed her surroundings. When her senses finally adjusted and she regained her sight, the monster had disappeared, leaving behind what appeared to be an infinite number of twinkling lights in the air.

Its gone? Tania muttered, blinking in a daze.

Walking over to her side, the blond man said, It was pretty hard after all. Im really not used to a human body. But that aside, hey! How stupid do you have to be to fall head over heels for a man like that? And to follow him?

Now hed gone beyond acting friendly and was straight up criticizing her! Confused as to his chummy attitude, Tania frowned and said, Ive been wanting to ask but do you know me? And did you just say youre not used to ahumanbody?

Seriously, whats gotten into this girl? the blond man muttered quizzically. Itsme, remember? Girgantia!

Pardon?

Oh, its my first attempt at polymorphing. Do you think it turned out fine? I dont know how I look in human form. I think Ive got the right number of eyes, and the nose and mouth seem to be in the right places. Theres nothing off, right? Apparently, dragons sometimes screw up their first polymorph. I hear humans can be a bit sensitive when things like that dont match?

Tania felt her face stiffen as he continued to prattle on. At first, she wondered what nonsense he was spouting, but then she remembered how insanely good their teamwork had been.Now that I think of it

In the times shed spent with Girgantia, the two had fought on many occasions. It usually stemmed from minor arguments over who would get to eat the fried chicken leg, or when one of them was demanding the next volume of the comic book or novel from the other person. Eventually what started as a simple brawl morphed into something akin to sparring. They had gotten so used to each other that they could block punches and tail whips without even having to look up.

The color drained from Tanias face when realized that the harmonious feeling she had fighting in tandem with the stranger against the black monster was the same feeling she had when she sparred with the dragon. But, if this man was truly Girgantia, then

Tania felt faint as she recalled the many books that shed read with Girgantia. Raising her eyes up to gaze at the man claiming to be Girgantia, she found a flawlessly handsome young blond man staring back at her. She had read those books withthisman?

A distant sound seemed to ring in Tanias earsit was the sound of what could be called her social reputation and dignity shattering to pieces.

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Bang! Rumble!A thick layer of dust rose up in the mountains after each earsplitting noise, but a new cacophony would eclipse the first sound before its echoes could even disappear.

Amazing, Cecile remarked, as she munched on the snacks beside her.

Richard had cast a magical illumination spell to help make their surroundings clearly visible for a more pleasurable viewing experience. Estian and Ruin were rumored to be the strongest people in the world. Every single clash between them resulted in the nearby mountains being smashed apart.

I wonder how many mountains are disappearing. But more importantlyCecile was concerned that there seemed to be no end in sight to their fight. When she turned to glance over at the archmage, she found a seemingly bored Richard playing with the snacks by tossing them into his mouth. Whatre you doing? she asked.

Im tossing five at a time and eating them in one go.

By the looks of it, the archmage didnt seem the least bit inclined to assist Estian. Returning her attention to the monitor depicting her husband in battle, she thought,I wish I had power. Magic would be nice. Or even just being physically strong would be good too.

When the fight started, Cecile had even searched beneath the sofa Richard summoned and in her immediate vicinityjust in casebut this time there was no mystery book to be found.

Does that mean the situation isnt dangerous?she mused. After all, those mysterious books always appeared in times of danger, had they not? In that sense, Cecile felt somewhat relieved, albeit a little hollow.Still, I wish I could be of help to Estian.

While she pondered over whether it would be a good thing to learn a thing or two from Tania when she returned, she offhandedly grabbed a cup of water sitting atop the table Richard had conjured.

Huh? Cecile muttered. Just as she was about to take a sip, she felt a sense of incongruity and glanced downwardsthe water in the cup was vibrating slowly.