Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 260

(EP-260.1) #2

260 – Fight Fire With Fire #2

At the entrance of the Angmar Palace. The weather was lovely, with some clouds, bright sunshine, and a pleasant breeze. It was a quintessential summer day, with cicadas and insects buzzing all around.

I was surveying the area from the shade of a pointed pavilion eave to avoid the sun.

“She’s late.”

Looking at the clock nearby, it was already close to eleven in the morning.

“Too late.”

Wasn’t the appointment time supposed to be ten?

Did something happen on the way?

Or had I been stood up?

As I was pondering these thoughts, I saw someone leisurely walking from a distance. Recognizing the familiar figure, I felt both relieved and annoyed.

I needed to say something.

As I was about to open my mouth, she spoke first.

“Have you been waiting long? It took some time to prepare for this rare royal outing. Sir Theo, a lady takes time to prepare. As a gentleman, you should understand that, right?”

Mirna seemed to have preempted my reproach.

Curious about what took her so long, I glanced at her and noticed that, unlike /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ her usual school uniform, she was wearing a long black dress with a veil hat decorated with feathers.

Her face was lightly and subtly made up, and when she got close, a fresh and cool apple mint scent wafted over.

She looked pretty. This would undoubtedly attract the attention of people around us. Indeed, the people passing by were busy staring at her.

What caught my attention the most was the parasol Mirna was holding.

I wasn’t sure if it could be called a parasol, but it looked like she had stuck a stick into a blue cloud, and hid under its shade. She looked like someone holding an enormous cotton candy.

“... That’s a very fancy parasol.”

I complimented the parasol with half admiration and half jest. Mirna glanced up at it and gave it a shake from side to side.

Then the parasol made a peculiar sound.

━Kyuiiing.

It was a strange cry.

Mirna explained.

“Cloudlings hold a lot of negative mana, so they’re very cool. When they absorb water, they swell up and can even be used as a parasol like this.”

“Cloudling... that’s the name of this strange, cloud-like creature?”

“Yes. It’s a rare creature, appearing perhaps once in a hundred years. I was lucky to find it in the elves’ laboratory. I’ve heard they don’t usually follow people well, but Yingying does.”

Mirna and Narmi took care of the mysterious creature they had found in the lab, and even named it ‘Yingying.’

Maybe it was because of the name, but it did look a bit cute.

“I’ve heard that if raised well, an adult Cloudling can carry people and fly through the sky.”

“Like the Flying Nimbus?”

At my question, Mirna tilted her head.

“Flying Nimbus...?”

Ah, she didn’t know about the Flying Nimbus. I decided to tell her a story about mountain spirits flying on clouds. Mirna nodded and smiled after hearing the story.

“Exactly. It could fly around like that. But this one is still young and not big enough to carry a person yet.”

━Yingyingyaing.

It might seem strange to introduce the capital to Mirna, a high-ranking noble of Angmar, but Mirna was in her early twenties. _{freewebnøvel.com}