I’ll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History

ightening thing,” she replies cryptically, smiling.
For some reason, she looks kind of happy about it.

Her expression looks so sweet and cute right now, I almost can’t believe she looked like a crazed killer up until a couple of minutes ago.

Since no one’s saying anything, I take the opportunity to ask something that I’ve been wondering about for a while.

“Alicia, how were you able to stab that guy so easily through the heart in just one blow?”

Alicia stiffens at my sudden question.
Her eyes turn far away as she seems to ponder it for a moment.

Henry and Duke also seem fairly taken-aback by my words.
They probably never imagined that she’d be able to kill someone with only one stab through the heart.

Alicia’s face turns troubled, as if she’s wondering whether or not to explain it to us.
But then she sighs lightly and resignation floods her eyes.

“The truth is that it was pure luck.
I knew the general position of the heart in the body thanks to one of the books that I read in the past, so I kept that knowledge in mind while I was fighting with them.
But I didn’t think that I’d be able to hit my mark in one go….
I was actually quite relieved when I realized that I hadn’t missed.”

Her explanation is so unexpected that I’m speechless.
Alicia truly is unlike anyone else.
To think a young noblewoman could accomplish something like that with only a rudimentary understanding of human anatomy learned purely from books….
It’s incredible.

Henry and Duke can’t seem to decide whether to be surprised or impressed.

“Isn’t it about time that we leave this hut?” Alicia asks while glancing outside, either ignoring or oblivious to our reactions.

Oh.
I forgot.
Liz Cather and her lot are still waiting outside.

“You’re right,” agrees Duke.
He lightly snaps his fingers and then the wall dissolves into the air as if it never existed in the first place.

I started noticing this a while ago, but there seems to be two types of magic: spells that require the caster to snap and spells that don’t.
Since Alicia snaps no matter what spell she’s casting, I didn’t initially realize there was such a distinction, but neither Henry nor Duke snapped their fingers before casting the healing magic on us…..

As someone who can’t use magic, the whole system still kind of baffles me.

“Then, shall we?”

“Eh!? What are you–!?”

Henry and Alicia’s voices overlap.
Or should I say, Alicia’s startled cry practically drowns out Henry’s relaxed agreement.

Before I had realized, Duke had lifted Alicia with his good arm and nestled her there.

“Please put me down.”

“But you’re injured.”

“I can walk just fine on my own.”

“Don’t make a fuss.
I might drop you if you move too much.”

Alicia is struggling in Duke’s hold with her face beet red.
The blush stretches all the way to her ears.
It’s my first time seeing Alicia making an embarrassed expression.

Today I got to see so many new sides to her that I’ve never seen before.

Duke looks secretly happy with her response as well.
Though, that’s deep down.
Mainly, he looks truly concerned for Alicia’s wellbeing.

“Gilles, you too.
Just be good and hold still,” Henry tells me, and this time it’s my turn to be picked up.

“Hah? I can walk by myself.”

“Says the kid whose legs were broken,” retorts Henry, smiling a bit sadistically.
He’s definitely enjoying my discomfort.

Compared to him, a guy with a couple of years on me and who has been training his body since young, I don’t have any openings to resist.
But I try anyway.
I squirm and kick my feet….
which are moving again? Since when did my legs recover? It almost feels like they were never broken in the first place.

…..Magic really is amazing.
Once again, I’m awed by its abilities.

“My legs are fi–“

“Fine~. Sure they are.
Cause my magic was what fixed them! But you should still let them rest,” Henry cuts me off before I can even finish speaking.
He winks at me and grins in a teasing manner.

I can tell from his eyes that he’s actually worried for me though.
So I stop arguing and just let him carry me.
Having someone worry over you…..
isn’t all that bad.

Then finally the four of us exit the hut.