This is Not How You Use a Villainess Sir

Chapter 55: My Lord, That’s Not How You Use a Bad Woman

“Chu Yan, you must behave and stay within the Dead Sea border, don’t wander off.”

Aunt Nancy admonished him before leaving, ruffling his head.

With the situation in Elysium City now stable, Nancy planned to return to the family stronghold in Dragonflame City to gauge the elders’ reactions.

Chu Yan’s adult family trial being set in such a place was more malicious than fortuitous at first.

Nancy felt it necessary to take advantage of this calm period to clarify matters.

“Auntie, don’t you know how trouble-free I am?” Chu Yan said, quite proudly.

Of course, his idea of ‘trouble-free’ was simply his sufficient laziness, without a thought to stir up trouble.

“I’m certain of that, and I’m just symbolically showing concern. If you really go courting death, I won’t intervene.”

The woman with dark circles under her eyes was brutally honest, without a hint of pretense.

It was clear she was saying, after the warning, if something really happened, she couldn’t do anything about it. Even Verlin couldn’t blame her; she was leaving for legitimate reasons.

Chu Yan felt a bit hurt. He truly wished his aunt wouldn’t express such sincerity, even a pretense of elder care would have been nice!

“How about this, Aunt Nancy, why don’t you stay a few more days? The elite monsters are about to emerge, wait until this batch passes before you leave!”

“No need to worry about that Grand Nun. Even just Efaelin herself is more than capable of handling it, plus Efaelin doesn’t suffer from the backlash of the taboo.”

Nancy didn’t waste more words with him, promptly setting off without a trace of reluctance.

In her assessment, Elysium City, a place notorious in the outside world as a land of exile, had now become Chu Yan’s private sanctuary.

His safety here was second only to being by his guardian’s side, making it difficult for outsiders to trouble him.

The carriage rattled away, gradually disappearing over the horizon of the wilderness.

Chu Yan still stood there, gazing after it, when the slender-waisted, full-hipped female knight approached him, clearing her throat as if to remind him.

“Ahem… Aphrodite mentioned today about renovating the lord’s castle, perhaps because she’s seen me occupy the spacious lord’s bedroom for too long.”

Aphrodite was one of the Taboo, whom Chu Yan had met shortly after his arrival, while she was tea-tasting with Janet.

This Taboo sister came from an extraordinary family, even a member of the nobility in the human kingdom, her name directly taken from a goddess in myth.

However, Xianoya bringing up Aphrodite, especially at a time when Aunt Nancy had just left, was quite telling.

She clearly intended to pull him, her roommate, back to live with her, to prevent any unexpected rivals from swooping in.

“Xianoya, are you also planning to drag me into preparing for the next round of elite monsters?”

“I don’t want to, but it’s a major affair for the Dead Sea border. Someone has to make sacrifices.”

Xianoya often twirled her hair to mask her insincerity, and she was doing just that now.

“Let’s head back and rest then.”

On their way back, Chu Yan brought up Aphrodite again.

He had thought it was just the knight’s excuse, but it turned out Aphrodite truly intended to fund the castle’s renovation.

The reason being, with Elysium City undergoing reconstruction and renovation, the once passable lord’s castle now seemed like a dilapidated old fortress, dampening the mood.

“It’s good if someone is willing to pay for the castle’s reconstruction, but what if the sacred formation is destroyed in the process?”

The last time scholars came, they tinkered for ages without even seeing the true form of the formation.

It could be said, fixing it might not cause trouble, but it could potentially lead to a major disaster.

Xianoya recalled this point and agreed:

“That’s true, but when Aphrodite spoke to me, she said she had two plans. The other was to build a new castle right next to it, turning the lord’s castle into a ‘sanatorium’ or a ‘city hall’.”

“That’s… quite wealthy…”

Are the Taboo really so full of talent?

…

A few days later, the atmosphere of the Dead Sea border became strange once again.

This sensation reminded people of the last Blood Moon, and it seemed likely that the appearance of the elite monsters this time would also be accompanied by the “support” of the Blood Moon.

Like the unique smell that drifts in the air before a downpour.

Regarding this special celestial event, even the Church had no clear explanation, unable to find records of its origin.

One could only speculate that it might be related to this layer of the world approaching its end.

The world became unstable, magic increasingly chaotic, perhaps these were what caused the appearance of the abnormal celestial phenomena.

Having experienced the Blood Moon before, the Tabooists of Elysium City felt much more at ease, their fear of the unknown diminished.

According to experience, it was wise to get plenty of sleep in advance. When the Blood Moon truly descended, they would stay awake like night owls, keeping their minds alert.

Chu Yan looked forward to the upcoming Blood Moon with great anticipation—although it wasn’t entirely noble of him, somewhat disregarding the safety of his companions.

But last time, with the aid of the Nightmare Bubble and entering that wondrous dreamscape, Chu Yan unexpectedly obtained the “Fragmented Key.”

The power of the “Key” was directly manifested on Xia Nuoya’s anklet, which had been instrumental on several occasions.

If possible, Chu Yan wanted to find that mysterious woman and ask for a bit more of her power!

That mysterious lady was most likely intricately linked to those taboo powers.

…

On this day, the Tabooists of Elysium City rested safely.

The castle was quiet, and they, like hibernating beasts, lay dormant amidst the turbulent magical aura.

However, the nuns of the church were not so fortunate.

In the room,

Theresa’s eyes once again glowed with a crimson luster. Although she was within the Miracle Matrix, her uncontrolled power had yet to stabilize, and she was unlucky enough to encounter such a celestial phenomenon.

Lying in the holy coffin, although she did not rise in revolt, the occasional trembling of her eyebrows made Josephine wonder if her girl was trapped in a nightmare.

The grand nun with a majestic bosom sighed as she wiped the sweat from Theresa’s brow.

“Josephine, sister, I’m much better now, don’t look so troubled…”

Theresa, half-asleep, gently caressed the grand nun’s face.

Josephine didn’t want Theresa to worry and forced a gentle and soft smile.

This was a stark contrast to the cold-hearted nun who had confronted Chu Yan at the city gates.

Although they called each other sisters, their relationship was more like that of a mother and daughter of different ages.

Perhaps the strength she displayed then was a testament to the saying, “Women are gentle, but mothers are strong”?

Once Theresa fell back asleep, the grand nun with pale golden hair went out for a walk and happened upon Eveline in the corridor.

The powerful dragonkin lady was casting “Frost Mist Concealment,” isolating her magical aura, standing quietly in front of the lord’s bedroom.

Josephine walked over, puzzled by what she was doing, but as she approached, she faintly heard the seductive hum—it was that female knight’s!

Was Eveline eavesdropping on such matters?!

Just as Josephine was about to turn and leave, Eveline lit up a soundproof barrier and said meaningfully to Josephine:

“At the city gates, when you were dealing with me, that Tabooist named Janet raised a question. Xia Nuoya’s taboo power seems too easy to wield, it’s been like that twice in a row.

Our little lord seems to have a strange way of suppressing the uncontrollable~”

“Why are you telling me this?!”

Josephine watched the dragonkin noblewoman warily.

“It’s nothing, just a casual remark. Surely the church wouldn’t go as far as to capture the young lord, to prevent a large-scale outbreak among the nuns, right~?”

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Evelyn’s fingertips flicked against the Mother Superior’s cross pendant, producing a crisp and pleasant sound, the touch soft and resilient.

Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of her mouth curling up with a dangerous smile, before she turned and left.

Author’s note: Just, just one update orz

Chapter 58: A Proactive Conversation

With the Blood Moon imminent, there’s no shortage of tasks for Chu Yan.

The city’s outer defenses against demons must be checked for proper function, especially during this critical period when the common folk can’t handle them, even with the Dead Sea armaments.

The strength of the demons in the shallow seas has surged, now capable of shooting water columns with the force of spears, and the people have no means to counter.

The scholars from Noah’s Academy, however, have “unscrupulously” equipped the defenses with a device—electrofishing.

Due to the dense magical energy in the Sea of Void, the scholars have submerged some magical devices into the near sea, utilizing the magic in the water to continuously unleash powerful lightning magic.

In the short time that Chu Yan stood in the lookout tower on the defense line, he saw the bodies of demons begin to surface.

The bodies floated for a while before disintegrating, leaving only a demon core bobbing on the water.

For a moment, the sea’s surface was littered with demon cores, as if it were a dump for oceanic trash.

Chu Yan, using magic to fly over, collected the cores twice, exhausting himself.

“After the Blood Moon is over, I’ll have someone else collect them… It seems there won’t be any issues with the cleanup for a while, but if elite demons appear, these facilities will likely be destroyed.”

Despite not costing him a penny, Chu Yan still felt a pang of distress.

Having confirmed everything outside the city, Chu Yan headed back, encountering several commoners and a girl named Dula making handcrafted furniture.

Chu Yan didn’t know their names, but affectionately dubbed them in his mind as “Passerby A, B, C.”

Seeing the lord return from the barren beach defenses, the commoners were somewhat uneasy and ashamed.

Not because they had done anything wrong, but because they were treated too well, and it made them anxious.