Get Ahead of the Fallen Heroine and Make the Bull-Headed Man the Victim - Chapter 149



Chapter 149. Noah Panicked, but Not Completely

At nine in the morning, Noah left the random inn he had found and returned to his dilapidated stronghold, the Ruined Temple, beginning his usual observation of the unfolding situation.

It seemed that today, the princess was enjoying a rare day of leisure, simply wandering the streets.

The nun, too, was in no special predicament, leveling up in a high-tier dungeon on the other side of the water city.

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Noah could go either way, but that also meant he was indifferent to both.

Thus, he decided to first check on the plight of the suffering one and the blonde.

Though Noah claimed not to care whether Valentina accepted the suffering one’s confession, in truth, he was deeply concerned.

He had spent so long training the fallen princess, even allowing the blonde to taste pain—not for the sake of letting the suffering one take advantage, surely.

That spineless, weak-willed wretch, the suffering one, was absolutely not permitted to have an equal romantic relationship.

If it were a master-servant dynamic, however, Noah could accept that.

Not as lovers, but as queen and dog—that would be just fine.

It was absurd that he had never noticed his childhood friend nearly being swept away by the blonde, and now he dared to aspire for more?

Not a chance!

Feeling a surge of dissatisfaction, Noah immediately began to monitor the actions of Clyde, the suffering one.

Then he found himself momentarily stunned.

Hmm? Who is that blonde swordswoman accompanying the suffering one? Why had he never seen her before?

On the other end of the surveillance, Clyde was chatting with a tall beauty Noah had never met, and their atmosphere seemed quite harmonious.

Because Clyde directly addressed the other by name, Noah learned that her name was ‘Agatha.’

Yet this strange yet familiar name lingered in Noah’s mind, taking him a moment to recall.

Agatha? Wasn’t she a legendary figure, like an evil god, existing only as a backdrop in tales?

Why was she appearing in this era?

Noah did not know the truth, but he could make an educated guess.

Perhaps this idol of Valentina was drawn forth by the world’s will to confront him, a mere tool, because he had meddled with Valentina’s fate.

Just like those original female protagonists who met their demise in the stories that never existed, was she also planning to take action against Noah?

“…Hey~ this is quite interesting, isn’t it? I never expected not only a brand new defeated heroine, but now even a character without a specific setting from the original work to appear. Could it be that she, like me, is a traveler from another world?”

As he gazed at Agatha, who bore some resemblance to Valentina and Delia, a curious smile crept onto Noah’s face.

He fixed his eyes on Agatha’s features while casually reaching out towards the nearby statue of the fallen princess, using his power to retrieve a book that had been resting on the pedestal.

It was a novel chronicling the exploits of various dragon-slaying heroes, and after flipping through a few pages, Noah indeed found Agatha’s tale nestled within.

“Dragon-slaying Princess Agatha, an early demise for a human supremacist, a devoted follower of the goddess… ha, what is this! Isn’t this just asking for me to be seen as a target to eliminate?”

Though he should have felt a sense of danger, Noah couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the sheer absurdity of the character’s design.

The original Agatha had no such rich backstory; she was merely a backdrop, much like him, the evil god.

To his surprise, not only was she quite striking, but her character was also intriguingly complex.

A human supremacist princess who despised dragons and demons, while looking down on orcs and elves.

It was easy to imagine that if she were to see Noah, the evil god from the original work, she would surely come charging at him in the name of her faith.

So, did she find her target at this moment because she sensed Noah was about to make a move against the victim?

“What a pity, Princess Agatha, you’ve arrived too late. Your descendants have already been nearly trained into the depths of corruption by me; they’ve grown accustomed to the power of dragons and cannot escape it. Seeking out the victim would be futile, wouldn’t it?”

Closing the novel that chronicled the dragon-slaying adventurers, Noah cast a disdainful smile towards Agatha, who was conversing with the victim, Clyde, on the other side of the monitor.

Noah didn’t believe her appearance would bring any trouble.

In fact, the timing seemed rather fitting.

Look at that pathetic expression on Clyde’s face; it was clear he didn’t truly care for Valentina, but rather for all the virtuous beauties.

If Princess Agatha were to see him like this, she surely wouldn’t come up with any foolish notions of accepting a confession.

After all, with Clyde’s personality, he would undoubtedly choose to compromise and avoid conflict, but there could be no compromise between the dragon-slaying princess and the evil dragon princess.

“Oh? She’s starting to make her move, huh? What’s this? Planning to team up with the victim to level up? How amusing! It makes me want to take on the guise of a princess and follow along.”

As Agatha and Clyde began to walk towards the city gates, Noah felt a surge of excitement.

This situation wasn’t necessarily unfavorable for him; perhaps letting Valentina experience the feeling of being sold out by her childhood friend would help her understand why Clyde was the victim.

Yes, this plot development seemed to align perfectly with Noah’s goals.

Originally, he had intended to use the resurrected Allen to make Valentina disillusioned with Clyde, but now it seemed that utilizing Agatha would work just as well.

Just watching through the monitor felt a bit unsatisfying, so Noah immediately rushed to the scene, trailing not far behind Agatha and Clyde.

As Noah listened to their conversation, he pondered how to craft a better script, one that could turn the unfortunate Clyde, the blonde-haired Alan, and the dragon-slaying princess Agatha into the very nourishment that would lead the princess to her magical downfall.

One had to admit, Agatha’s character was truly the best. If the princess were to face her idol with a blade, she would surely sprint down the path of wickedness with reckless abandon.

Unaware that Agatha had already been stabbed by the princess once, Noah couldn’t help but chuckle at the thought.

“Tina?! Y-You, what are you doing here?!”

“Oh, speak of the devil, and he shall appear. I didn’t expect to run into you so soon.”

While Noah was still contemplating, Clyde, who had been laughing and chatting with Agatha, suddenly noticed his childhood friend approaching him, and his youthful face turned a shade of embarrassment.

Having just failed to confess his feelings, being caught laughing and shopping with another girl would surely lead to misunderstandings about his character.

Ha! Who would have thought, the will of the world! Or should I say, the goddess! This is the result of your inability to interfere personally, isn’t it? Quite the opposite effect!

Seeing the current ‘battlefield’ unfold before him, Noah felt an overwhelming urge to leap out and laugh in the faces of the three, while also mocking the world and the goddess herself.

Yet, he knew that the princess, as the protagonist, no longer cared much for Clyde; it didn’t matter who she was with.

“…Clyde, I think yesterday’s confession was fine, you know?”

Ha! Did you hear that? It turns out meeting was just a simple rejection!

Ha… ha!?

But Noah’s laughter quickly morphed into shock.

Had he misheard?

Why would the princess agree!?

Wait a moment, something feels off… Is this really that princess?

In just a few seconds, Noah’s emotions shifted from wanting to laugh, to shock, and then to deep contemplation.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to accept the truth, but he felt that this half-fallen princess shouldn’t be capable of such foolishness.

Unless… it was a provocation?

Or perhaps… a counterfeit?

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