BJ Villainess Chapter 324

Clyde was the first to react to those words. “What do you mean by that decree?” His voice was icy, carrying an aura that suggested he might attack at any moment.

 

Ozworld, seemingly more frustrated by his own uncontrolled emotions, closed his eyes slowly and then reopened them. It appeared he was trying to collect his thoughts. Then, as if making a decision, he fixed his gaze on me with a newfound clarity and spoke. “There’s no way to prove the marriage between you and Theresa. I don’t care if you claim to love each other.”

 

As Ozworld’s words continued, my expression grew more tense.

 

“I will make Theresa the Sand Saintess.”

 

This was not something befitting the Emperor Signio. Not at all.

 

Ding!

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[Has Ozworld lost his mind? He suddenly wants to make Theresa the Sand Saintess?]

 

Clyde let out a bitter laugh. “Are you insane, Your Majesty? You want to make my wife the empress?”

 

“This isn’t a suggestion. It’s an imperial decree.”

 

At that moment, Clyde moved in the blink of an eye, reaching Ozworld and throwing a punch. But that attack didn’t land. As if expecting it, Ozworld caught Clyde’s fist. However, Clyde seemed unfazed and, showing clear intent to kill, warned Ozworld.

 

“Stop spouting nonsense, or I’ll kill you.”

 

“That’s something we can agree on.”

 

Ozworld extended his free hand to strike Clyde, but it was blocked. In this tense standoff, Ozworld, with eyes burning with jealousy, said to Clyde, “I want to kill you most of all.”

 

Ding!

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[I’m so confused right now… Was Ozworld always capable of being this obsessed with someone?]

 

I hurriedly stepped between them, creating some distance. “Stop it, Your Majesty. I’d rather die than become the Sand Saintess.”

 

Ozworld grabbed the hand I was using to push him away. “No. You will become the Sand Saintess, or Clyde will die.”

 

“I won’t let that happen.”

 

Ozworld chuckled softly in response to my cold warning. “The wooden puppet that attacked me yesterday was discovered to be the work of the Ananuka family.”

 

“What… did you say?”

 

“It means the Ananuka family has rebelled. By now, Duchess Ananuka must be under arrest and on her way to the imperial palace.”

 

Clyde, enraged, tried to kill Ozworld again, but I desperately held him back.

 

Fabricating a rebellion involving the Ananuka family was something that happened in the original novel as well.

 

“I know that the rebellion was all orchestrated by you, Your Majesty.”

 

“What does that matter? The important thing is that I consider the Ananuka family to be traitors.” Ozworld spoke as if sharing a tender moment with a lover, holding my hand as he continued. “If you become the Sand Saintess, I’ll end it by exiling Clyde from the planet Signio.”

 

It means if I didn’t comply, the entire Ananuka bloodline would be exterminated. That would include Clyde, who had been adopted into the family.

 

I looked at Ozworld with a blank expression and said, “You’re not even pretending anymore, are you?”

 

Ozworld spoke as if reminiscing about the brief moments of happiness we once shared, but now I saw that wasn’t the case. He was far more influenced by the future Ozworld than I had anticipated. “If you hadn’t provoked me, I would have been the ideal lover you wanted.”

 

Ozworld was still Ozworld. He hadn’t gradually become a villain, nor was he the type who could reform.

 

“This is why I’m leaving you.”

 

The moment Ozworld’s expression hardened in response to my words, I seized the opportunity to transport myself and Clyde back to his estate. The location was where Luin was. As Ozworld had said, Luin was being escorted away, surrounded by knights.

I ordered the knights. “Stop.”

 

They halted immediately.

 

“Block anyone trying to approach.”

 

The knights followed my command, leaving the estate to guard against intruders. In the meantime, Clyde freed Luin from her restraints.

 

“Flee, Clyde. If you don’t, His Majesty will…!”

 

Clyde reassured Luin. “I’ll find a way to survive, so don’t worry. The emperor plans to attack the Ananuka planet. We need to stop that first.”

 

Luin clenched her eyes shut. “So it’s come to this.”

 

At that moment, Boom! A thunderclap roared across the sky as if it were about to tear apart. The ground shook violently. At the same time, a sense of dread washed over me. As soon as I checked the situation outside, I sighed.

 

“Is Ozworld trying to destroy this planet?”

 

The outside world was in utter chaos. The sky was splitting, the earth was cracking, and the planet’s energy was evaporating. It was the sign of a planet’s destruction. The reason for this was obvious.

 

He’s trying to create an excuse to justify attacking the Ananuka family for the fabricated rebellion. And there was another reason. He’s trying to threaten me. It was as if to say, ‘Will you still refuse to come to me?’

 

I told Clyde, “Take the duchess and go to the Ananuka planet. If you use the power of the black butterfly to its fullest, you should be able to block any external intruders.”

 

Clyde frowned as he grabbed my hand. “Aren’t you coming with us?”

 

“If I disappear, maybe the mad emperor will come to his senses a little bit.”

 

Ding!

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[Who said you could leave? -_-^]

 

Ding!

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[I’m not ready to let you go yet ^-^…]

 

Honestly, it was bittersweet. I never expected our farewell to come so suddenly. I felt uneasy and worried, not wanting to leave Clyde’s side, but this was the best option.

 

“Since I’m the reason the emperor made this choice, if I disappear, he won’t have a reason to target the Ananuka family.”

 

In that case, Frea would be at a loss. She will have to negotiate for safety by offering her wish ticket.

 

I suddenly pulled Clyde into a tight hug. “See you later.”

 

Clyde, realizing that our parting couldn’t be delayed, hugged me tightly in return. “I’ll come to find you.”

 

After a heart-wrenching embrace, I let Clyde go and immediately teleported to a new location. It was a forest outside the castle walls where no one was around.

 

“Focus. I need to focus.” I kept muttering the same words as if reciting a spell.

 

The truth was, I didn’t have enough mana to perform dimensional travel yet. But I couldn’t just wait until everything was perfectly aligned. Using magic in a situation where everything was perfectly in my favor was almost impossible, especially in this warlike situation.

 

“It’s okay. I can do this.”

 

I trusted myself and the skills I had accumulated over time.

 

“Magic will not betray me.”

 

Wooong! As I concentrated, the mana emanating from the magical plants responded to my will.

 

Even though the world was falling apart, the areas where the magical plants existed remained safe. It was as if they knew this was a crisis, and they emitted even stronger mana.

 

Dozens of golden magic circles unfolded around the area where I stood. To travel between dimensions, a lot of magic was needed.

 

Ding!

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[I’ve seen many forms of power called magic, but Theresa’s magic is uniquely beautiful.]

 

Ding!

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[It feels like I’m getting a glimpse of how this BJ views the world.]

 

Magical vines rose, forming an archway. The vines, wrapped in light, sprouted leaves and buds, which then began to bloom from the bottom up. It was like a door to a dungeon. Or like the abyss.

 

I was creating a way to travel between dimensions, using the similarities between my world and Pantheon. This method was inspired by the way Jyang had used the abyss to move between places in the Pantheon.

 

For now, the magic was taking shape as I had envisioned, without any obstacles. If I could open the door and disappear before Ozworld found me, that would be the end of it. But things weren’t going to go that smoothly.

 

Bangggg―!

 

The magical circles that filled the surroundings glowed even brighter in response to an external impact.

 

Bang! Bangggg―!

 

Eventually, the repeated external shocks caused the circles to shatter one by one. The speed at which they were breaking was so fast that I bit my lip in frustration.

 

Using powerful magic inevitably generates strong energy waves. Even though I had layered multiple spells to disrupt the coordinates, I had anticipated that Ozworld would notice.

 

The person trying to approach this place like a madman right now was Ozworld.

 

“Just leave me alone, Ozworld!”

 

Clanggg!

 

At that moment, Clyde, who I thought had gone to the Ananuka planet, suddenly attacked Ozworld. But he wasn’t alone. Hardy was also fighting Ozworld alongside him.