The Villain in the Side Story Wants to Live

Today I will harass you as I please

“But can I let the remnants of the Demon King’s Army like me wander around?”

“Don’t worry. I’ll follow you around.”

Anyway, she didn’t mean to let me go, it seemed she understood that she wanted me to go out.

Still, this was an opportunity.

I didn’t have any specific plans, but if I went outside, I’d have a better chance of escaping than if I was trapped inside the demon king’s stone.

While she was fantasizing about anticipation, Serena, who went outside for a while saying she had something to bring, returned with a small box.

“Some people will recognize your face, so please write this before you leave.”

What she took out of the box was a black mask shaped like a human face.

A bit unusual is that only the eyes are pierced. Even that was a very small gap, so it seemed that the pupils were only exposed.

As Serena put the mask on her face, it clung to her face with a clicking sound.

Not only did it not feel comfortable to wear, but it was also comfortable to breathe, so it wasn’t too uncomfortable.

“Do you like it?”

“On your own.”

After hearing my answer, she put on a more comfortable face and immediately took out the next item from the box.

“If you walk around in sloppy clothes, you’ll attract attention, so wear them.”

The next thing she handed over was a plain black robe.

I thought it was a cheap item with its rough appearance, but when I tried it on, I really liked the feel it had against my skin.

The hem was thick, but it didn’t feel like it was weighing down the body at all. It seemed to be made of cloth that had been treated with magic.

“It suits you well.”

“Did you pick them yourself?”

“…I didn’t prepare it specifically for you.”

The size was just right, so I asked just in case, but if it’s not, it’s probably not.

“This is a ring engraved with location tracking magic.”

The last thing Serena handed over was a metal ring with the initials ‘O&S’ engraved on it.

Since there are two rings that look alike, I thought for a moment that those might be couple rings.

“…Why are you looking at me like that? This is just a safety device in case of an unexpected situation.”

Speaking softly with a trembling voice, she handed me a ring.

“Are there any side effects if you take off the ring on your own?”

“That… Could be very unfortunate. So be careful.”

This is very unfortunate. She wanted to hear more, but Serena didn’t seem inclined to say more.

At Serena’s words that it still doesn’t work, I tried to find the ring on her finger and put it on one by one.

It fit perfectly on her ring finger, so I put the ring on it without thinking.

“It can’t be helped because it needs two people to wear it.”

After I put the ring on, Serena took her ring out of her box and put it on her finger.

Then, her ring finally settled on her ring finger.

Is it a coincidence?

The situation itself, where the same ring was worn on each other’s ring finger, reminded me of a relationship, but I decided not to think deeply about it.

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A cool breeze blew through his hair as if to announce that he had escaped from the demon king’s stone.

The place where I opened my eyes was a terrace open in all directions. It seemed to be inside the palace in that you could see the detached palace where Charen lived in the back.

“Oran, come over here and see.”

Serena took my hand and stepped forward to the glass railing.

As I stood next to her, she pointed in front of her with anxious eyes.

A bustling city centered around the clock tower.

The streets of the kingdom formed along long waterways reminded me of medieval Europe, but towers soaring into the sky and large structures floating in the air clearly let me know that this place was a fantasy world.

Even though it was quite a distance from the city center, the sound of loud laughter caught my ear at first glance.

Perhaps it was because of the festival held to commemorate the defeat of the demon king, although the sunset was setting, people were lighting up small lights each as if starting from now on, rather than welcoming the end of the day.

I couldn’t see the faces of the residents walking around the streets, but it was a sense of peace that I could feel they were smiling happily.

“How about it, isn’t it beautiful?”

After staring blankly at the scenery for a while, Serena carefully took her luck.

“It’s beautiful.”

It must have been a peaceful scene that would appear in an anecdote where the villain named Demon King disappeared.

“It’s a look that could have been created with your help.”

To think it was made by Oran, the villain of the novel.

On the one hand, it’s funny, he thought, since I’m not really Oran, there’s nothing strange about it.

“Maybe you didn’t have an impure heart?”

“I don’t do terrorism without reason.”

I had no intention of breaking this peace.

This is probably similar to Oran. Although he was a villain, he wasn’t the one who hurt the powerless.

“That’s true. You persistently only bullied us.”

From what I’ve heard, it seems Oran only attacked the warrior party. Among them, he was the one who bullied Serena the most.

“I have been hurt by you, so today I will harass you at will.”

Serena spat that out with a mischievous smile.

She seems to have wanted to blackmail her, but I don’t know.

Whoops, she snorted and was like a cat threatening me with a meow, knowing that she was scared.

“That’s why you shouldn’t rebel.”

After saying that, Serena grabbed my hand tightly.

I suddenly remembered the fact that I hadn’t let go of her hand that I was holding onto in order to get out of the demon king’s stone.

“Rather than that, how long are you going to hold her hand?”

“A cow, do you mean a hand? This… I kept holding it because you couldn’t run away.”

The elated attitude from just now had completely disappeared, and Serena took her words in bewilderment.

“Hasn’t the ring already been put on? Then that’s fine.”

“That’s true, but…”

Serena nodded, but she still didn’t let go of her hand.

“Are you uncomfortable holding hands with me?”

Then she asked quietly in a voice that she crawled into.

Well, she didn’t say it because she felt uncomfortable holding her hand.

Just.

“Won’t others see me holding hands and misunderstand?”

The image of a man and a woman holding her hand reminds me of the relationship between a prisoner and a guard rather than… It looks like a couple dating.

Even if I don’t wear her mask, Serena who reveals her face may cause strange rumors.

“For that reason, you shouldn’t let go.”

“…Why?”

“Aren’t you a heinous criminal? Even if you can find out your location through the ring, it might be after you’ve had an accident. So you should hold onto it just in case.”

Serena’s long explanation continued without interruption. I don’t know what to say in her honest impression.

“That’s why I didn’t hold her hand with impure thoughts. Ah, okay?”

“Okay, so you can stop talking.”

But if she wants to hold her hand, she’ll have to.

Maybe it is because the glow of the sunset passing over the mountains is exceptionally red.

Serena’s frosted skin reflected the sunset light and felt like it was burning.

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The first place Serena took her day was a small tailor shop in front of the palace.

“But why are you here?”

“Because I feel you need clothes in your tattered prison uniform.”

“The clothes I’m wearing right now aren’t too uncomfortable.”

She said that because she felt that the cloth clothes I had been wearing were ugly, but not so bad that I couldn’t wear them.

“Oran, this is part of the bullying, so I can’t refuse.”

Then she stopped in front of the tailor’s door and said straight away.

Because it’s bullying, I don’t know what kind of bullying it means to actually buy me new clothes, but what can I do if she says so?

Not going to back down, she shrugged her shoulders as she entered the store as a sign of do as she pleased in her determined face.

The old man, who was sitting in a chair and reading the newspaper leisurely, jumped in a gasp as soon as Serena entered her shop and made eye contact with her.

“It’s been a while, Serena. Are you here to get a new uniform?”

“No, today I came to tailor this man’s clothes.”

At Serena’s words, the old man’s gaze stopped at the mask covering my face.

“Could you take off the mask?”

“Never, never.”

Serena struck first before I could say anything.

“I can make a suitable suit considering the appearance.”

“It should not be seen by others.”

“Can you tell me why?”

“……Because only I will see.”

Serena spewed out excuses that she couldn’t think of for what to say.

The old man’s frowning gaze stopped once at the hands Serena and I were holding.

Pausing again at the ring on her ring finger, she nodded as if she had realized something.

“Huh, then I can’t help it. Since I can’t see it myself, can you give me a rough impression?”

“It’s not difficult at that level.”

Serena looked at me and whispered something in the old man’s ear.

She had been talking for quite some time, so she wondered what it was about, but unfortunately, she didn’t hear me.

“Hmm, I know how you feel. Wait a minute and I’ll get it ready for you.”

After discussing with Serena, the old man became tired in an instant and walked towards the dressing room as if running away.

“But doesn’t it take time to make a custom suit?”

“Arsen is a wizard who was capable when he was young, so it will be soon.”

As she said, the old man came out of the dressing room shortly after, handed me the suit, and said ‘I hope you have a good time’ and went back inside.

The soft texture of the fabric that rubs against your skin. It was said that it was made by a wizard, so the material of the clothes looked good.

Seeing Serena’s gaze telling her to change, she hurried into her locker room, changed her clothes, and came out.

“Huh…”

Serena, who had been staring blankly into space for her, hardened slightly as I met her gaze.

She just stared at me for a few more seconds, wondering if she would let me know her impressions, but she didn’t say anything.

Some… Is it very serious?

As I stood in front of the mirror with a fearful heart, a pale-faced man was reflected.

The wavy black hair was not properly arranged like that of a ferocious beast, and the dark eyes were black to the point of not being able to tell the depth.

Overall, he is a man with a pitch-black impression, but in harmony with his white skin, he exudes a decadent beauty.

Like the saying that clothes are wings, he was wearing a dark suit, so it seemed plausible enough to be called a mid-boss in a novel.

My overall evaluation of Oran’s appearance, which I encountered for the first time today, seemed to be ‘this is good enough’.

“Does it suit you?”

Realizing that Or Anh didn’t look bad, he asked Serena once.

“……Looks like a villain who is good at stealing.”

A word that is no different from the cold reaction from before came back.

Yes, from her point of view, of course, no matter what I wear, it won’t be good.

It was the time when I gave up on receiving compliments and tried to wear a mask again.

“As expected, it’s dangerous. I can’t show it to others.”

Serena grunted, jerking her head to her side.

Her cheeks, which were subtly revealed by the shaking of her head, were colored in crimson for some reason.