I Became Close to the Villain - Chapter 20-1

I just hate the people who try to harm me, not the mages itself. So, whether I live in a mage’s lair or in the empire, I have no problem at all.

“It can’t be like that, Vianne.”

But for some reason, Idris immediately rejected my idea.

Then he added a little, thinking he was too firm.

“It’s not a very good place to live in.”

“You lived there for ten years.”

“I’ve endured for ten years, but I’m not confident that I can protect anyone other than me there.”

“…….”

“I will never take you there.”

He must have had a hard time there. He spoke tenderly, with great sincerity, and smiled briefly.

“It’s a warning, because I’m worried, Vianne.”

Idris then told me to give my hand briefly. I put my hand on his. Then, he hugged me lightly as I wrapped my arms on his neck.

“Close your eyes.”

I closed my eyes tightly. Soon, I heard Idris’ voice.

“Hey, since you didn’t ask, I’ll answer in advance. I will use a spell to consume your mana. Remember that we can only take out the mana that someone else is holding in a large amount at a time?”

“Yes.”

“Space movement is a high level spell, so it requires a lot of mana. If you use it, it will strain your body.”

“I experienced it. 10 years ago, I suffered quite a bit. It took me a week to wake up.”

“…… It’ll be much better than before. This time, I’ll calculate the amount that doesn’t strain you and take it.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

I spoke softly and waited.

Idris quickly activated the spell without much delay. 

After a while, he told me to open my eyes. I saw my house right in front of me.

This spell is the best.

 “Wow. I want to learn and use it.”

I said it excitedly. My life is ruined anyway, so maybe I could try to become an archmage.

“This is a spell that an ordinary mage cannot use even if they train to death.”

Idris said innocently. No, isn’t that too much?

“I could be a genius.”

I said jokingly as my feet arrived at the ground.

Suddenly, the ground vibrated.

 Wait, is my body tilting?

“Vianne…!”

Oh my.

I fainted again.

It was obvious why I fainted. Idris took a lot of mana from me at once after all.

The next morning, I woke up with messy hair.

And I didn’t feel nice.

I raised my body with a frown, and I saw something strange in front of me.

So, uh… 

“You woke up?”

Idris, why are you here?

“You, you! Why haven’t you gone yet? You told me you shouldn’t go too long!”

I asked in amazement.

As soon as I woke up, my head was pounding. Gosh, I’m going to die.

“You fainted, how are you feeling?”

“Hey! It was just yesterday that I told you not to do useless things…!”

His hand covered my mouth as I tried to nag him in earnest. I kept glaring at him while trying to talk.

Idris, who had not slept all night, said gently.

“You’re going to get a headache if you keep screaming, Vianne.”

How did he know what I was about to do?

At that time, I was just glaring at him vaguely.

“Put that hand away, you bastard.”

Liliel suddenly appeared with a cold smile.

 ‘Why is she at my house again?’

“You slapped my cheek yesterday. You must have gained confidence, Liliel.”

Idris responded with a savage smile.

‘What? Slapped on the cheek? Liliel!’

“How can I not hit you in that situation? Oh my God, I thought she was dead.”

Liliel flinched and slammed a tray of water and towel down on the table.

“And did you think I forgot about yesterday’s incident?”

‘Idris did something?’

“That was a reflex. Didn’t I cancel the spell right away?”

“Be quiet, both of you.”

I couldn’t stand it, so I slapped Idris’ hand away.

“How can you guys fight the same way even after 10 years?” You’re not children anymore. If you’re going to fight, fight like an adult!”

“If I were going to fight like an adult, I would have reported to the knights that I saw the archmage.”

“If I were really going to fight sincerely, Liliel wouldn’t be here now, Vianne.”

Ugh these children! They kept acting childishly!

“Alright. Do whatever you want. I’ll sleep more, so go out and play together.”

The more I listened, the more I felt like my head would split, so I lay down.

 “You can’t do that, Vianne. You need to eat breakfast first. That way, your head won’t hurt as much.”

However, Liliel nagged about my lifestyle again. I refused violently like a cat in danger of being washed by its owner. It’s annoying!

“Can’t I do that sometime tonight?”

“Are you going to do it?”

Ah, she’s too adamant

“Liliel, please…”

I pretended to be miserable and begged.

“You just want to sleep first, right?”

Idris helped me. Then Liliel becomes even more enraged. I’m afraid he didn’t seem to be helpful when it comes to Liliel.

Eventually, I went to the bathroom with teary eyes and roughly rubbed my face with a wet towel given by Liliel.

***

After Liliel and Vianne left, Idris, who was left alone, glanced at the bed where Vianne was lying earlier. 

He recalled Vianne, who had a fever last night. And he remembered being quite helpless in front of her. 

He suddenly took away her mana and there was no spell to treat the side effects caused by it. Because it’s not a physical wound.

“…….”

In the first place, there shouldn’t be anything wrong with that amount of change in mana. That’s what Idris learned.

But Vianne was weak enough to not even endure it. Her mana had already piled up too much.

If he hadn’t met Vianne yesterday, maybe she wouldn’t last long……. Idris clenched his first tightly because of his rising anxiety.

Then, something floated by his ear.

It shined brightly and a sound came out of it.

[Yes, master. This is Camellia.]

Camellia Jeren, the best mage among them, was immediately contacted by Idris.

Another person’s scream was heard as he spoke.

“Are you fighting?”

Idris asked coldly. Then, Camellia replied.

[Yes. This morning, we have fought with the legion from Becan.]

The Becan were the 14th faction on the mage’s island.