Voyage Of The Villainess

It had been quite a long moment of time and Hyun Jae was still not able to give an answer.

'Maybe I'm too being harsh here. It was like asking her if she could kill a friend since he is the demon lord.'

"It's alright," Malaya said in the end. "Take your time to think about it. The night is already deep, I'll have your answer two days from now on." 

Malaya said as she grabbed the map with her.

"Hyun Jae, please rest for now. We will not be able to think anything right if we are all tired." Malaya climbed upstairs leaving the two in silence.

Malaya checked each room that was still unoccupied. In the end, she settled on the empty room on the third floor, at the farthest right corner.

She dropped the map on the table there and took a seat on the sofa.

'Rescuing a village that we are greatly unsure of? Plus, I'm with a bunch of kids. Though they have skills and powers they were still kids through and through.'

'Well, the legal adult age in this world is twelve. But still...if it was on earth they were still just kids. And our enemy is another kid with a frightening mind. And those powerful dark mages including that witch.'

'And I don't have my things with me. If Rein and Dorris will be here, I will feel more reassured and confident to plan things out.'

Malaya dropped her body to the bed and put her arms on her eyes.

'I'm really so reliant on them. And I'm not the very least shameful of that since that's the actual fact. But I wish they are he...' 

Malaya suddenly jolted up from her bed when an idea suddenly came to her mind. 'I wish I can go and find them first. But how? With that thick mist, it would be impossible for me to travel through the island without getting lost.'

'And... besides...'

{"Hyun Jae will die."}

'If the female lead could die in this situation what more to those that don't belong to the plot? In this situation, I might just get them in danger. It can't be helped. I will handle this manner myself.'

Malaya picked up the map. 'Now then, it's time to think how can I outsmart a calculative and manipulative tactician?'

It was probably midnight, with just a single lamp to light the room, Malaya was still not able to sleep. In a piece of paper, she found from the drawer under the table, she kept scribbling.

For the next coming days, Malaya stayed in the room. If not for Lila who was bringing her food, she would not have eaten anything either. And Malaya would also just come out from the room to wash then she would lock up herself again.

Hyun Jae also saw this, even the kids. And they couldn't help but be worried for Malaya. But they couldn't do anything either but just support her from behind.

Malaya too busy to mind all of this had just only one thing in mind. 'To create the perfect plan that will save everyone. I'm the only one who can do this now.'

Two days flashed in a blink of an eye. 

A smile formed her lips. "This should be better." She was now completely satisfied with the plan she came up with. "Now, there is just one more factor to perfect this plan, that kid..."

Malaya's eyes widened when all the paper she wrote for two days where her plan was laid out started burning.

'This dark flames!'

Kayden was standing behind her. Malaya didn't notice him since she was too focused on her work. 

"Kayden?" For the first time, Malaya felt uncontrollable anger rising inside her.

"Why did you burn the paper?! That-that contain all the plan in order to save the village!"

"It has nothing to do with me."

Kayden's cold statement only ignited more fury inside Malaya.

"Yes! It has nothing to do with you!" Malaya clenched her fist. "Do you know what are the stakes here?! The whole world is at stake here! The demon king will soon be awakened and the lives of everyone are in grave danger! If it has nothing to do with you, don't interfere with my plans!"

All the surging emotions that build up inside Malaya were falling out. She couldn't stop herself from screaming. 

"Don't interfere." Malaya panting hit the table with both her fist. "I'm the only one who can do this."

Malaya started picking the map, that was the only one that was not burned. Then she started picking up a blank paper at the drawer to begin scribbling once again.

"..." Kayden observed Malaya who was now starting scribbling once again.

''That plan will fail."

Malaya raised her head looking directly at Kayden's gleaming red ruby eyes.

"My plan will fail you say? Haha." Malaya let out a wry laugh. She composed herself and glared at Kayden. "If you are just here to ruin my plans just leave."

Kayden maintaining his cold expression replied to her, "You are not the only person who lives in this world."

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Meanwhile back at Iris...

She still couldn't believe everything she heard two days ago, when they interrogate those two cloaked people.

Now, using the two cloaked people as their guide. They were heading now in one direction as well.

"Do you think Lady Malaya will be there?" Dorris asked with worry.

"She will be there," Iris said.

Since she was with Hyun Jae, Iris got a feeling that they would see each other again there. Especially if that place, would be the place of the future demon lord.

And knowing Malaya's personality, she would not leave Hyun Jae all alone.

Now with only one common place to go, each of their group started to move. And in a few more days, those who were separated would meet once again.

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And without everyone's notice...

A malicious grin formed on Oliver's lips as he observed a certain orb.

"So those are Lady Malaya's group." His eyes diverted to Elred who was beside Iris. "And even the white knight is with them. Interesting."

"I can't wait to see everyone here now."