Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 182

(EP-182.1) And Take #1

182 – Give and Take #1

When I remained silent for a while, Serazade took the initiative to speak.

“Half-Fairy, I want to ask if you can foresee the future of Tureuki under my rule?”

“The future of Tureuki....”

I couldn’t think of anything right now. How was Tureuki in the novel?

As far as I knew, they suffered severe damage from a giant flying monster, coming from the barrier that even the Demon King Angmar couldn’t conquer.

They probably perished...

In the end, few survived in the original work.

After all, the onslaught of evil surging from behind the collapsed barrier overturned the world.

However, now that the collapse of the barrier was detected in advance and the security got improved, such a catastrophe was quite unlikely to occur.

So, like Angmar, Tureuki would likely start to prosper. Serazade also seemed like a pretty smart person, so she’d probably do well on her own.

But I guess it was best to just answer in moderation like with Aira.

“With the wise Empress, wouldn’t Tureuki be at peace and flourish? I just hope that Tureuki’s longstanding empire will have amicable relations with Angmar in the future.”

If it were Aira, she would likely smile satisfactorily at this compliment and give me a pat on the head.

However, Serazade’s reaction was more flat than I anticipated.

“This Highness isn’t looking for frivolous compliments. I want specific and definite information!”

“Specific and definite information-.”

“Yes. For example, a traitor within Tureuki-. Figures harboring malicious schemes in their minds.”

How rational...

No, this was just a normal person’s reaction.

Taking the lead of this conversation with this woman felt a bit daunting, especially after dealing with the whimsical Aira.

I might get exposed if I was not careful. However, my time in court wasn’t just for show.

I had survived and [N O V E L I G H T] stood against real experts like Reinhardt or Belmott. There was no need to cower before Serazade.

I felt the need to assert myself a bit.

“Seeing the future comes at a cost.”

“Are you saying it requires a sacrifice?”

“You can think of it that way. It involves considerable mental strength and mana consumption. I have to read the fortunes of the stars. I have to put effort into the framework of observation in quantum mechanics. And the future can even change depending on the observation.”

“Quantum... mechanics? Oh, right. You were a mage, a Half-Fairy. It must be a complicated spell.”

I threw out some seemingly complex words.

I was wondering what to do if I got caught, but Serazade seemed to have roughly understood it as ‘a difficult language used by mages’.

In this world, mages often made a lot of elusive claims as if catching clouds.

Even white beard Hynax, who taught me magic, would say things like, “Due to the high magical angel index-” leaving me frequently bewildered.

At this moment, Serazade’s mysterious silvery eyes slightly narrowed.

“Yes, I suppose there’s a price. This Highness isn’t so shameless as to ask for something just with words. Huhuhu-.”

Serazade seemed rather pleased after hearing about the price. Perhaps because she thought she saw a clue to the conversation.

Then she said with a subtle tone.