Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 183

(EP-183.1) And Take #2

183 – Give and Take #2

“Well, what do you think? I believe this is a sufficient price. This Highness may not know much about magic, but don’t you think this power up is enough to see the future?”

As I felt different emotions reading through the system prompts, Serazade spoke to me in a soft voice.

Only then did I realize that I had fallen into a trade.

This was troublesome...

People usually lived in groups.

Beyond families, they created villages or societies, and eventually, nations.

When the scale became larger, I thought it might be tangled with the zeitgeist of humanity.

But if I had to pick one important point in human relationships, regardless of age, I would choose the principle of ‘give and take’.

Give as much as you take, take as much as you give.

That was fair.

Perhaps a significant part of the issues between people in society arose because this fair relationship was not established. At least, that was what I dared to think.

In that sense, I had now received a kind of significant payment.

I must repay Serazade with something equivalent to the stalaktos dew I consumed.

[T/N: stalaktos dew *previously gongcheong petroleum]

The problem was that Serazade was now seeking knowledge about the future, but I lacked the satisfactory information.

I was too impulsive...

Originally, I intended to refuse.

But when I saw the pure white droplet that Serazade offered, I couldn’t resist, as if bearing witness to a gift I had been waiting for all my life.

Just like how a person with a protein deficiency craved meat, my body seemed to crave the magic power it lacked, compelling me to devour the elixir without much thought.

“Eum-.”

I deeply sighed.

It was just information about the future, so I’d just give her what I knew. Holding onto the weight of the ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) situation, I spoke with seriousness to make it sound significant.

“Doesn’t Tureuki have a lot of walls around?”

“That’s right, long walls surround the outskirts of Tureuki. When our ancestors built these walls, everyone called them crazy. However, they have benefited from it greatly in the past war.”

Around the small kingdom of Tureuki were walls with magic energy. When the old king erected these ramparts, many questioned its necessity.

But when the Demon King Angmar led his army and invaded Tureuki, he was stopped several times by these very walls.

It was only then that the wisdom of the old King was finally acknowledged.

“There won’t be many who can breach this fortress in the future. It is a symbol of Tureuki’s pride.”

“That’s right. Unless it’s from the sky.”

“The sky?”

“Yes, it’s better not to rely too much on the perfection of the walls.”

“Is that a prophecy?”

With such weight placed on this matter, I couldn’t help but feel nervous. I just wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.

Finally, Serazade asked.

“When does this Highness grow taller? Surely this is not the end of my growth, is it? It would be better to tell the truth.”

“... Um.”

I felt relieved and empathetic at the same time. For her, height was important. It seemed like Serazade was curious about whether there was still room for her own growth.

“Aren’t you already beautiful enough now? Why would you ask about such a thing?”

“In Tureuki’s stern ancient laws, only women who have grown to a certain size can marry and form a family! This Highness is just on the precipice.”

“I..., I see.”

“Is there no way to grow just 3cm more? If it stays like this, it might come to a point where one of Kasim’s children will be this Highness’ successor!”

Serazade seemed desperate. Well, she barely got the throne so it was only natural for her to desire a marriage, have children, and pass on the legacy.

But I didn’t know how to grow taller.

If I did, I would have done it already...

However, Serazade’s attitude was so serious that I decided to think about something that might help alleviate the guilt from devouring the elixir earlier.

“... How about drinking a lot of milk and going to bed early?”

***[T/N: I tled stalaktos dew as gongcheong petroleum previously as a temporary measure (as I noted). After asking for help with Korean native speakers, the original meaning is more like a phrase than a noun in English hence I took the liberty to simply name it stalaktos (*Greek for stalactites) dew because it’s a drop that comes from stalactites. Also, the petroleum part is a wordplay with the Korean characters]

Edited by: faker