Taming The Villainesses

Episode 291.1

Episode 291.1

(EP-291.1) Depression #4

291 – Fairy’s Depression #4

Seureuk-.

A cool palm touched my forehead. In the midst of my burning headache, that refreshing sensation felt incredibly comforting.

At the same time, a wave of nostalgia swept over me.

Where had I felt this before?

In my earliest childhood.

Maybe during the time I suffered from a terrible fever.

━You’re always so sickly.

My entire body ached, burning feverishly to the bone. When I had a high fever, everything in front of me would blur like eerie ghosts.

Old furniture, clothes hanging on a rack, or patterns on the ceiling seemed to morph into faces, and it scared me. I also had frequent nightmares.

So I think I used to whine and fuss, refusing to sleep even though it was late.

And for me, those cool hands would gently soothe my hot forehead, cheeks, and neck, singing softly....

“Sir Theo.”

Someone called my name. I looked up to see Mirna gently rubbing my forehead with her cool palm.

“Lady Mirna.”

“Sir Theo, you don’t look well. Did something bad happen in the forest yesterday? Or perhaps you haven’t fully recovered from the cold you caught after falling into the river last time....”

“I’m not sure myself.”

“You don’t seem to have a fever, though.”

“Is that so?”

Only then did I manage to pull myself out of my wandering thoughts and properly take in my surroundings. The high altitude. The dizzying view below the railing.

I was standing atop the Great Wall Clarice, overlooking the world. At some point, a throbbing headache had clouded my mind, but now I felt somewhat better.

“Ever since we arrived in the north, Sir Theo doesn’t seem to be doing so well. The incident in the forest, and now this.”

Mirna looked at me with clear eyes. The reflection of my face in her gaze didn’t look great, just as she had mentioned. My complexion was dull, almost muddy.

No wonder she was concerned.

Really?

It seems like he had something in common with me.

“Sir Theo, are you lost in thought again?”

“Ah, I guess I was.”

“Well, this place does seem like a good spot to organize your thoughts. There aren’t many opportunities in life to look down at the world from such a high place. Everything looks like an ant.”

Swoosh.

Mirna gazed at the world beyond the barrier. Then, she turned around and began looking down at the world to the south.

“That would be our world. Seeing it like this, everything looks so small. The problems we’re struggling with, our worries—they all seem so tiny. Like the concerns of ants.”

“Hmm, that might be.”

“When I think about it that way, well... it feels silly to be thinking so seriously about everything. The world is so vast, and yet I live entangled in the worries that fit inside my head.”

I could understand what Mirna was saying.

It seemed like the many things troubling her were gradually being put in order as she gazed upon this wide and lofty view.

“That’s good, Lady Mirna.”

“So, Sir Theo-.”

Just as Mirna turned to me and opened her mouth to say something.

“Ahh! Look over there...! There, there...! Look over there...! Everyone! Quickly!”

Imp Tartar’s sudden outburst grabbed all of our attention at once.

I, too, looked down at the bottom of the wall, wondering what had caused Tartar to foam at the mouth like a puppy whose snack had been taken away.

─Grrrrr.

Crunch, crackle.

Something that looked like a mantis was clawing its way up, digging its sharp hooks into the wall as it climbed.

I didn’t know what it was, but its black and red body was very creepy. Looking at this, the lord of Sandora, Redney, chuckled softly.

“Everyone, you’re in luck. On a clear day, you get the chance to see monsters climbing the wall.”

Marmar, startled by this, asked in shock.

“Monsters from beyond the barrier are climbing the wall to get over...?”