Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 278

(EP-278.1) Fairy and Summer Trip #2

278 – The Clumsy Fairy and the Summer Trip #2

When Mirna asked if I was going to the wall, I decided to be honest.

“I’m considering it. But it’s not an easy decision to embark on a journey to the northern territories, so I’m hesitating.”

“The wall... are you perhaps trying to follow in the footsteps of your father, Isaiah?”

Could she deduce that much from just this!?

As expected, Mirna was sharp in more ways than one. Knowing that someone like her would be on my side in the future made me feel quite reassured.

“There’s Isaiah’s trail, but there are also various other reasons. Considering the upcoming {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} tournament in the Witch Forest, I also need to check if the wall’s security is solid.”

Mirna should be able to understand with just that explanation.

“Hmm.”

She then folded her arms, seemingly lost in thought, and asked me.

“Isaiah Gospel, do you remember anything about that man?”

“I don’t know. I’ve never actually met him. I don’t know why he disappeared beyond the wall either. It would be good to find out, but....”

What if, as Reinhardt said, Isaiah had gone mad like the rest of the Angmar family and jumped the wall?

And if I, too, might not be free from the hallucinations and delusions that drove our family to madness, it would be wise to find out where Isaiah went and what he did to prepare for my own future.

「You have calmly judged the situation!

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

All job experience +5」

As I calmly mulled over the situation, Mirna chuckled softly.

“Perhaps he also met the nymph who became Sir Theo’s mother there. She might have been a nymph living in the Witch Forest.”

My nymph mother...

I nodded.

“That’s quite likely. If not in the Witch Forest, then it’s highly probable they met beyond the wall. But the lands beyond the wall aren’t exactly suitable for nymphs to live in....”

I’d heard that beyond the wall, it was a place where life struggled to even survive. The land was tainted, the air was heavy, and the black sun scorched endlessly in the sky.

The worst thing was the existence of the shadow army and crazy monsters lurking beyond the wall. There was no way a delicate nymph could have lived in such a place, which even the strongest warriors would fear.

Of course, this was all but conjecture, so seeing it with my own eyes might change my perspective.

Mirna asked.

“Sir Theo, do you have any memories of your mother?”

“My mother...”

“Can you remember anything, like what kind of nymph she was?”

None.

Of course, that was only based on the memories of this body, Theo Gospel. But as the human, Lee Sung-eum, I did have quite a few memories of my mother.

The most vivid was playing hide-and-seek inside our cramped home.

I remember hiding in a wardrobe full of clothes, drawing pictures on the inside of the door to pass the time until my mother found me.

How old was I then?

Maybe about five years old.

Perhaps those were my very first memories.

But what Mirna was asking about wasn’t the memories of Lee Sung-eum, the human. So, I shook off the vaguely floating memories in my head. _{fɾēewebnσveℓ.com}

“I can’t recall much about my mother either.”

“... It seems I’ve asked something unnecessary. I apologize, Sir Theo.”

Mirna seemed to regret asking about my past, realizing I grew up without a proper guardian. That kind of reaction was something I was used to.

Most people who learned about my solitary upbringing would often feel the same way—apologetic and uncomfortable, even though it wasn’t their fault.

At that moment, Mirna, who had been hiding her face behind her fan, asked.

“... Is that why you want to create a family with 30 children?”

Was it? I didn’t think so, but explaining would take too long, so I decided to give a simple answer.

“Maybe.”