Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 224

(EP-224.1) #4

224 – Discovery #4

Zzz, zzzz-.

Aira slept well. Getting a good night’s sleep was also a sign of good health.

But when I brought her the cross, her face contorted as if she was suffering from a toothache.

“Ugh-.”

It happened again.

“Ugghh....”

How fascinating.

But I feared Aira might wake up and ask, “Theo, what are you doing?” So I quickly returned the cross to my pocket.

“Hnnng....”

Then Aira groaned and tossed in bed.

Thump, thump.

My heart pounded as if I was doing something wrong.

She should be waking up soon. I was not sure if it was because of the late night party in the hills last night, but Aira’s sleep felt very deep.

“... Aira-nim, are you still sleeping?”

“.......”

No response came.

Only the steady sound of breathing could be heard. I was scared for a bit that she might have fallen into a coma again. Thankfully, it didn’t seem to be the case.

Since it had come to this, why not try one more experiment?

I took out a garlic clove I had prepared from my storage《Squirrel Cache》. Then I gently brought it close to Aira’s nose.

“Ugh, uh-.”

Aira groaned heavily and tossed her body to the other side.

‘Indeed.’

This confirmed what I was suspecting.

That there was a big demonic entity lurking within Aira.

It was so immense and malevolent that I wouldn’t be surprised if it ate away the fairytale princess out of Aira and turned her into a tyrant.

Perhaps Aira’s family’s tragic fate was also closely related to this.

According to the book I borrowed,「Feast of Souls」, malicious spirits would induce nightmares or misfortune to seize the host’s body.

It was said that it could devour the body of the person whose mind got exhausted.

Certainly, Aira’s mind fitted as it was filled with doubts after the horrific events that had befallen her family.

In many ways, it was similar to the symptoms of possession. And to devour the mind of someone formidable like Aira, the culprit would be none other than Solomon’s great magic.

「You have calmly judged the situation!

You have gained experience points through the talent 《Calm Thinking》.

All job experience +5」

Calm Thinking kicked in, which basically confirmed my thoughts without needing to ask anyone else.

Indeed, that was how it was.

Now, the gaps in the original episodes that I couldn’t understand were filled.

Ding-.