It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

Just as Tia was thinking wildly, a sparrow landed lightly on the frame outside the window.

Even when Tia opened the window, the sparrow did not escape.

"Come, come here."

She stretched out her hand, and the sparrow flew up obediently and sang a song.

It had been like this a long time ago. The animals were very close to him, but strangely, they were not so friendly to his father and Vickrey.

Is it because they are all men?

"Cute little guy, now fly away."

The sparrow nodded as if he understood, then spread its wings and flew up.

Beneath those soaring wings...is Pod City.

This prosperous town is spreading in all directions.

"Whoo~"

Tia took a deep breath.

At this moment, a strong sense of pride surged into her heart.

This territory finally became her own.

She is no longer the acting lord, but the real lord.

This alone makes Tiya happy every day. For her, every day is a new beginning. The morning air is so fresh, and even the clouds in the sky look so cute...

"Dong dong."

"Miss Tia."

Just then the butler came in.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"A few checks came in the mail."

"Oh? Is it about the previous store acquisition?"

Tia took the check with joy.

But the next moment, her fingers trembled.

"This this..."

Did she see it wrong?

Tia looked back and forth several times.

Unfortunately, the numbers haven't changed at all.

"...388 million Galleons!!"

"Yes."

"Who is this? Where did it come from?"

"Judging from the name, it seems that the owner of the family bought something in the Wolf Mountains."

Tia opened her mouth blankly, and then covered her forehead tightly with her hands, as if her head was about to split.

"That bastard!!!"

Chapter 72 Yula is actually fragile inside

[Completed the main mission: Convening of the Wizards Council]

Talent points +3

"Boom blah blah."

Amid the shuddering sound of the train reaching speeds of 70 kilometers per hour, the atmosphere around Vickrey was somewhat solemn.

The reason was the person sitting next to him.

"..."

betaine.

By chance, they got on the same train and sat side by side across the corridor.

Out of pride, no one took the initiative to change positions. This situation has lasted for two hours.

"..."

Just as they were squinting at each other, their eyes met.

"If it were 15 years ago, I would definitely ask you for a duel." Betan said.

Weekley was relatively lucky in his heart. If there was a duel, with his current strength, he might not be completely sure of winning against Betan.

After Noel's battle, he realized that this was no longer a game world where he could simply win by relying on numerical values.

Any variables may affect the outcome of the battle. You need to be more careful...

However, when faced with Betan's provocation, his body reacted ahead of his brain.

"Really? Then you should be grateful that you saved your life."

Since there were other family owners in the same carriage, the face-saving character left over from Vickrey's predecessor was strengthened to the maximum extent.

"If you're a man, get off the car!!"

"Let's duel now! A fight to the death!"

Betan stood up, and the majestic and thick magic power rose from his side.

However, Vickery always sat there calmly, as if he didn't take him to heart at all.

The battle is imminent.

"Clap clap clap."

But a sudden burst of clapping interrupted them.

"Hey, everyone, calm down!"

Tyneer, who was sitting in the back seat, came over jokingly. He took turns rubbing the shoulders of Bethan and Vickery.

"Calm down, Betan, you haven't experienced what happened 15 years ago, so you may not understand the situation at that time..."

"At that time, three people died on the way to the Wizards' Council alone, six died during the meeting, and two died on the way back after the meeting... Seven of the 11 people who died were assistants, and the rest The next four are the heads of the family..."

Taen'er leaned into Betan's ear and said with a smile.

"Back then, Vickery was able to 'shine brightly' at the Wizarding Conference when he was only 13 years old. Do you really think you can beat him now?"

"...What do you mean."

"I mean, before taking action, you'd better weigh yourself and don't bring shame on yourself."

The joking whispers in his ears made Betan grit his teeth, but because the other party was Taen'er, he didn't dare to get angry, so he had to sit down quietly...

Taenr patted Betan on the shoulder in a friendly manner.

"Of course, it's not a bad thing to dare to challenge. I admire your courage very much. With you as the head of the Beora family, I believe it will rise again soon."

Seeing Betan's lack of reaction, Tain'er smiled with satisfaction.

"But Vickery, you really surprised me."

Unknowingly, Taen'er came closer.

"In the past, you always took the lead in resisting the Red Blood Tribe, but this time you did not hesitate to make enemies in the council for them... It's strange, isn't it?"

"You talk too much." Vickery frowned slightly.

"Haha, because I'm old. People always talk more when they get older. Everything that happened 15 years ago is still vivid in my mind. You were still a child at that time. I didn't expect that you would grow up so big in a blink of an eye..."

Vickery remained silent.

Beside Tyne's shoulder, Olivia, who was curious about this topic, poked her head.

Tyne then stretched out his hand to Kitty, who was next to Weekley.

"Your name is Kitty, right? I'm glad to see you. I didn't expect to meet the associate professor of the college at the wizard's council. It's such a fate."

"Ah, well, I'm honored too." Kitty shook hands with him.

"Hahaha, this journey has been really hard on you."

After being polite, Tyner returned to Olivia with a playful smile.

---

After that, I was silent all the way.

They returned to the imperial capital safely without any dialogue between them.

"Ahhh~"

As soon as she got off the train, Kitty stretched greatly.

However, the snow around them was heavier than when they left.

Vickery looked around.

In May, heavy snow fell in the sky, and the white color covered everything around...

Facing the snowflakes, a person was watching him silently.

It's Yura.

She was wearing white light armor and a black cloak, and the knights behind her were also dressed in the same style.

Looking into Yula's eyes, Vickery walked over.

Crunch, crunch.

His footprints were left on the snow-covered road.

within easy reach of each other.

Yura spoke first.

"I got the message."

Her tone was as calm as usual, but there was a sense of desolation in her voice without any tremor.

"Is that so?"

Vickrey already had the worst plan in his mind, and he was prepared for Yula to become his enemy.

He wasn't going to explain anything.

What 'Noel wanted to kill him, but he did it out of self-protection...'

He would not say such a quibbling reason, nor would he bother to say it.

He doesn't need Yula's forgiveness, because he didn't do anything wrong, and...

"...I heard you were attacked."

However, when Vickrey saw Youla's slightly haggard face, there was a wave of emotion in his heart.

An unknown emotion.

It wasn't his feelings, but he could clearly feel them.

Reluctant thoughts.

"Well, almost."

Vickrey could see that although Yula looked very strong on the outside, she was in danger on the inside and was on the verge of collapse.

Chapter 73 Attack on the corpses of the assassins on the train

Noel's death dealt a huge blow to Yula.

"...Luckily you're still safe."

Yura breathed a sigh of relief, her voice filled with sincerity.

But before Vickery could say anything, she continued.