Taming The Villainesses - Chapter 43

(EP-43.1) Too Many #4

043 – Too Many Secrets #4

“It’s the first time I’ve ever been recognized! But, you can’t say that you have met me. If Mirna finds out, I’ll really be in trouble…!”

Narmi, the second daughter of the Draco Family, erratically looked around in fear.

It was Narmi who discovered my secret meeting with Elga.

Yet she was the one worried about me ratting her out.

“Why would Narmi-nim get scolded by your older sister Mirna-nim?”

“It’s because… my sister doesn’t like me wandering around. And if my existence becomes known to the outside world, many problems could arise….”

Narmi replied weakly.

“I sneaked out while my sister was tired. It’s a secret that I’m even here.”

“Ah-. I see.”

Only then did I get a rough idea of the situation.

The ‘twin sisters’, Mirna and Narmi, shared one body but with different souls.

It seemed that the initiative of the body usually belonged to Mirna, the older sister. Right now, however, the younger sister Narmi was walking around without her big sis’s knowledge.

Indeed, if they shared one body all the time, they would end up fighting each other over the smallest inconveniences.

After all, I, Lee Seong-eum, also had a brother and we always argued over the computer when we were young. So just imagine the chaos which would ensue had we been in the same body….

Then, suddenly, pure curiosity arose within me.

“Then your sister Mirna-nim doesn’t know what we are talking about right now?”

“Yes, that’s right! My sister is currently sleeping in her heart’s room. She must have been tired from meeting strangers for such a long time! I only sneak around whenever she takes a nap, hehe….”

“What do you mean by ‘heart’?”

When I raised my brow slightly at that unfamiliar word, Narmi kindly explained.

“Ah, the heart’s room is like a resting place inside of us. Should I call it the advantage of my talent, “Dualism”?”

“Advantage of your talent…?”

“Ah, talent is like a blessing from God’s System!”

“System…?”

Unintentionally, the question got its tail bit…

Narmi, who seemed to be in deep thought, murmured as if she had realized something after thinking for a while.

“Viva la Vida-.”

Heurit, heurit.

Then, I saw an object vaguely floating in front of Narmi.

I couldn’t tell what it was exactly due to the blurriness, as if I was wearing high-graded glasses, but it looked like letters?

This could only mean one thing…

Narmi Draco…

Had a Status Window.

「You have calmly judged the situation!

You have gained experience points through the talent 《Calm Thinking》.

All job experience +5」

I was a little confused, but upon further inspection, this might not be so hard to believe. After all, I did get my Status Window as a gift from the Imp Marmar.

Thus, it wouldn’t be strange if someone else also had it.

Actually… Wasn’t this System devised by Demon King Solomon Angmar for the demons?

So shouldn’t it only be possible to exchange this between monsters like Imps, Ogres and other races like Nymphs?

After thinking for a while, Narmi said.

“Ark students are blessed with a System like this. The Light and Salt God has given us humans the power to deal with evil and darkness!”

“I see. I think I’ve heard of it somewhere. Levels and experiences come to mind, right?”

“That’s right! Anyone can get stronger as long as they try! Isn’t that great? Oh, Theo, aren’t you going to be a student of Ark this year? Then you can also receive this gift!”

According to the Imp Marmar, the Status Window was the King’s grace.

But now, Narmi claimed that it was actually a blessing from the Light and Salt God. How come there were two different stories?

I didn’t know which one was correct, but that was not important at the moment.

“Is there any way to see someone else’s System?”

“No! That is personal information!”

“… Is it really impossible?”

“To even dream of achieving that feast, wouldn’t you have to be like Solomon Angmar, who was said to have the Eyes of Wisdom? Ah-.”

After mentioning the name Solomon Angmar, Narmi glanced around before whispering to me in a small voice.

“The Demon King Solomon had the gift of clairvoyance, allowing him to see the future and glimpse into the minds of others. He was a man who had mastered all kinds of magic and spells.”

“I see…”

That was right.

It was generally considered impossible to see the Status Window of others. I couldn’t tell how lucky I was that my talent, «Farsight», was so rare and useful.

In fact, if someone looked at my Status Window using the same talent I had, the words ‘Theo Angmar’ would be laid bare. By then, wouldn’t I be dragged to the death row?

Besides, wasn’t Solomon the only one with the ability of clairvoyance?

Could it be that my talent《Farsight》 was developed because of my Angmar bloodline?

「You have calmly judged the situation!

You have gained experience points through the talent 《Calm Thinking》.

All job experience +5」

‘… I see’.
(EP-43.2) Too Many #4

043 – Too Many Secrets #4

Narmi and I chatted for a while near the balcony.

We mainly talked about the Status Window. I was able to figure out that it was not something anyone could just receive.

“So only warriors that pass a secret esoteric ritual can obtain a System?”

“Yes! That is why only the senior students of the Church receive the blessing… Oh my-!”

After talking for a while, Mirna suddenly trembled.

“What’s wrong?”

“My sister seems to be slowly waking up! If I get caught doing this, I’ll be in big trouble! I have to hurry back…!”

Narmi hastily explained.

“Please keep it a secret that you met me today, okay? My sister doesn’t like me talking to anyone. She hates it when I do so. Please keep quiet about this…!”

“Oh, if that’s the case, of course I won’t say anything.”

“Really? You’re more of a nice guy than I thought! Anyways, it was nice speaking with you…”

A ‘nice’ guy…

Was it possible to put such an adjective before me? In the past, maybe, but not now at least.

Narmi, the younger one of the twin sisters, seemed like a good and kind person to me.

Should I say that she was pure, without any hints of hypocrisies and lies?

Talking with her made me feel at ease, to the point that I ended up unknowingly chatting about this and that.

… However, unlike Narmi, I was not a nice and kind person. In fact, it would be more accurate to describe me as a poisonous scorpion.

“But, I have conditions.”

“Co-, conditions?”

“Miss Narmi must also keep it a secret from everyone that I was here today, what you saw earlier and everything we talked about. Everything.”

“Ah!”

At this time, Narmi blushed, realizing my meaning. Perhaps it reminded her of what Elga and I did.

“Asking me to keep a secret… Is it about you and Lady Lioness kissing?”

“Have you seen everything that’s happened?”

“No, I haven’t seen anything at all! I only saw you two kissing, but I got so surprised that I closed my eyes…!”

It was a relief that she didn’t see me do something more ‘indecent’ than kissing…

Even so, there was still the danger of being dragged to the guillotine if this was discovered.

Narmi then said.

“It’s love that transcends status…. Like Romeo and Juliet. I’ve seen it a lot in books, but this is actually the first time I’ve seen something like that in real life. I’ll be rooting for you…!”

“You’re cheering me on?”

“Yes, yes!”

If it was Mirna, she might have used this to blackmail and have me at her mercy.

Meanwhile, Narmi would not only keep this a secret, she was even supportive of it?

It was crazy how two sisters who shared the same body could be so polar opposite of each other…

Anyway, I replied in moderation.

“Thank you very much! It’s really not easy being with someone beyond your status… Lady Lioness is the daughter of a great family, while I am a mere commoner that was once a slave…”

This was half acting, half sincere.

The golden ratio of half truth and false.

Right now, I was a lover trying to pursue an impossible love, walking down a path full of thorns.

“A great family…. Hey, I’m a Draco, so maybe I can help!”

“Help?”

“Yes! Like how do the young misses of great families fall in love? What do they like? I might even be able to tell you what kind of gift they would like to receive from a man!”

“Oh, by any chance, does Lady Narmi have a lot of experience in dating? But you’re such a beautiful person, so it makes sense that you would….”

Narmi trembled, as if caught off guard by my question.

“… That, of course! I have more than ten lovers! I have had plenty of experience!”

This was clearly a lie. Anyone who saw it would know immediately…

Narmi really had no talent for lying.

There was no way she could be an expert at love when she had to sneak around in the middle of the night unbeknownst to her sister.

Perhaps, this was her sister’s experience?

Did she have a lot of dating experience? No, that couldn’t be. Her older sister, Mirna Draco, was a devout maniac. That villainess was someone very conservative in matters concerning the opposite s£x.

Anyway.

This development was good for me.

Now, all that was left was how to straighten the sails as the wind blew.

Thus, I put on a rather desperate expression.

“Then, can you help me? It would really mean a lot if I could ask Narmi-nim, who is knowledgeable about dating, for some help.”

“Yeah, of course! I’ll help you! So… How do you want me to help…? I was the Love Doctor of Corvant….”

The seemingly restless Narmi said with confidence.

Was it due to her anxiousness of being discovered that she actually lacked dating experience?

「You have calmly judged the situation!

You have gained experience points through the talent 《Calm Thinking》.

All job experience +5」

This was so easy to guess…

Also, how cute.

I said with a serious face, holding back the smile that was about to come out.

“Can you see me every Wednesday night or so? I want to regularly ask you about dating. Furthermore, I also want to report the situation every week and get some advice on what to do.”

Keeping in touch with Narmi.

To be precise, I was seeking a way to have friendly and continuous relations with the Draco Family. This was my plan.

I thought the best way to control and tame them was to have them close to me first.

However, Narmi began to mumble and rub the floor with her shoes, showing an uneasy look.

“Every week…? It’s hard to do it so often… I think I’ll be able to sneak from my sister’s at least once a week…. But if she finds out….”

“Of course, how could I forget? I can also help Narmi-nim, if necessary!”

“Heueung…. Alright!”

After thinking about it for a while, my offer for help managed to move Narmi. Give and take was definitely the best combo!

“Well….”

“Does Narmi-nim want to say something?”

“No, it’s nothing… If I’m going to help you with your relationship, I need to know more about the situation. So….”

I patiently waited for Narmi to finish speaking. Finally, after a while…

“So how far did you two go…? You and Lady Lioness, I mean.”

Was she asking about the progress of skinship between me and Elga?

While I was thinking whether to answer honestly or lie, Narmi waved her hand at my silence.

“Of course, I am not asking this out of curiosity or selfishness! In order to help you, I need to know…!”

… She seemed very interested in hearing other people’s love stories. Maybe I should just lie?

“That was actually our first kiss today.”

“Really…!? First time today…? Wow, so I witnessed your first!”

“Yes, but because I was very clumsy, Lady Lioness got angry and left….”

“So you mean, your kissing was awkward and it dissatisfied Lady Lioness.”

“It isn’t good for a man to not know how to kiss, right? Young noble ladies of great families seem to feel that way.”

“Right! First of all, we like a romantic, perfect kiss. Being clumsy has its own charm, but…. If it were me, it would be among beautiful flowers under the moonlight….”

It was then that I realized.

I could get something from this situation…

“Narmi-nim, could you please teach me the correct way to kiss?”