Chapter 30: Dangerous Tea Party with Natural Enemies (Part 6)
(This isn’t just any restraint. . .)
Chloe glares back at Zach, trying her best to move her body.
No matter how much she twists and turns, or how much strength she puts into it, her breathing only gets heavier and there is no change.
“You’ll just tire yourself out doing that. What happened to pretending to be a submissive girl?”
“Shut up!”
The more desperately she resists, the more Zach’s amused expression intensifies.
Feeling frustrated at being made a fool of, Chloe becomes hopeless.
No matter how much Chloe struggles, this magic cannot be broken.
That’s why Zach is so relaxed.
As soon as she realizes this, her blood drains from her face.
Unwanted feelings begin to color her heart.
The true nature of the overwhelming emotions attacking her is fear.
It’s the first time she’s ever experienced such an intense fear that she can’t seem to shake off.
Realizing her own foolishness, tears of regret well up in her eyes.
She had been too confident in her own abilities, aiming to become a villain.
In the first place, her magical power is below average, and her physical strength is only considered strong among girls.
She can’t compare to boys at all.
In the end, Chloe is just a weak thirteen-year-old girl.
The strongest villainess who can’t be defeated by anyone was just an ideal image she had.
And yet, she had been so arrogant, thinking she was invincible.
She had been so complacent as to follow him to such an unpopular place.
(I’m such an idiot! This baseless sense of omnipotence is too painful!)
If only I had realized it sooner――.
It’s too late to regret now.
“Is the cute resistance over?”
“Ugh. . .”
“I’m looking forward to it. Finally, I’ll be able to see you cry.”
With those cruel words, Zach touches Chloe’s cheek.
His face slowly approaches hers.
He intends to kiss her.
As soon as she realized it, a pitiful scream escaped from her throat.
“Ah. . .!”
(No, no! I absolutely don’t want to kiss this guy! Impossible, impossible, impossible!)
As she shook her head to resist, he firmly grabbed her chin with the hand that was resting on her cheek.
There was no escape now.
(No. . .! S-Someone. . .Someone help me. . .)
When she was attacked by a trembling fear, Chloe unconsciously called out his name.
“Help me, Steed. . .!!”
“In such a seductive scene, you’re calling out another man’s name. You really are stupid.”
Zach mutters in a cold voice. His breath touches Chloe’s lips.
At that moment――.
Along with a high-pitched sound ringing in her ears, she feels an incredible surge of magical energy from behind.
“Uwa. . .?!”
Before she can even think, Zach, who screamed, is blown away backwards.
The air around them crackles.
Someone has cast a powerful spell.
It’s frustrating that she can’t move because of Zach’s magic.
―Who is it?
As she grits her teeth while lying on the quilt, someone who used magic answers Chloe’s question.
“What are you doing to my fiancée?”
It’s a low, subdued voice that doesn’t try to hide its anger, but she immediately recognizes it.
“Steed. . .?!”
(No way, why. . .?!)
She looks up at Steed in disbelief.
When she was really scared, she did call out his name.
(But I never expected him to come and rescue me. . .)
Steed rushes over and easily releases Zach’s binding magic, then helps Chloe up.
Behind Steed, Marion and Roland are also visible.
Marion is panting heavily, and Roland’s hair is disheveled.
Come to think of it, Steed has also loosened his collar and rolled up his sleeves.
(Did they all come to search for me. . .?)
Looking up at Steed as if asking him, his handsome face twists and he embraces her tightly.
“Chloe! You must have been scared. Poor thing. . .”
He gently holds her with a caring touch.
Although she hated being touched by Zach, the warmth of Steed, whom she had been familiar with since childhood, truly reassured Chloe from the bottom of her heart.
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