A Terminally Ill Villainess Refuses To Be Adopted

A few days later.

Evelyn was agonizing with worries because the time was approaching for Raven’s family to have a major incident.

“Is there really nothing I can do?”

To be honest, she knew there wasn’t a way to help.

But…

“Ray saved me, I can’t stand still like this.”

She groaned, then glanced towards the backyard.

‘He’s not like himself these days, he’s acting like someone who’s leaving soon.’

It seemed that the time had come for the North family to show up. Well, the timing in the novel was quite similar, just a little earlier than she knew.

“It’s unfortunate.”

She wanted to give Raven a present by stopping the misfortune bound to happen to his family.

‘What should I do? Ah!’

And finally, something came to mind.

There’s a way for Raven to be a little less sad when he goes back. No, maybe, the North family might be able to meet Raven without anything happening at all.

“…I am a genius.”

“On what basis do you think so?”

Ray, who came close before I knew it, stood a little farther away and asked with a bewildered look on his face.

I smiled, realizing that his eyes were clearer and more lively than when I first met him.

“Why is there no basis for that? It’s clear as day. I honestly think I’m quite perfect. There’s no lack in me, both inside and outside, right? I make mistakes sometimes, but that also adds to my human charm.”

Pranks must be real to be fun.

When I said so with a spoonful of seriousness, Raven looked at me without saying a word.

Then he sighed a ‘Ha………’, and softly smiled, it was a rare sight. I was mesmerized by that smile for a moment.

Because of that, I could not block the approaching hand.

Pat.

“Ah.”

“Did the sleeping poison contain drugs? Why are you still out of your mind?”

I was dazzled by the cold words and the warmth of his fingers that lightly tapped my forehead.

So, acting like I was angry, I took advantage of the moment when Raven let his guard down and tapped his forehead in the same way.

“He.” (Bell)

Raven looked at me with a piercing eye while I was expressing a little joy.

Then he narrowed his eyes and smiled. He seemed to be in a good mood, so I just smiled together.

***

The next morning, I headed to a safe section of the forest to wash the clothes Raven wore on the first day we met.

“Why do you have to go to the forest?”

“Well, look at this, Ray.”

I waved his tangled clothes in front of Ray, who was trying to stop me.

“I mean, it’s not at a level that can be solved with rainwater. That should be used for drinking water and taking a bath. But this one needs heavy-duty laundry.”

“…You don’t look scared.”

Raven, who had been startled from the moment I took out his dirty clothes, turned his head and muttered like that.

“Fine. Let’s go together.” (Raven)

“Should we?” (Evelyn)

I smiled and went out with Ray.

Jade, the potion maker, told me that he had another job to do for a few days, so there was nothing to worry about that either.

This is the so-called vacation.

“Are those two picking fights again?” 

Raven asked in an indifferent tone.

I shook my head and said.

“No, and you can’t kill them.”

“……”

There was no answer that he didn’t intend to do so.

After lightly letting him off the rook, I stepped into the safe area of ​​the forest we had arrived at.

It was something possible because Raven had hidden with Evelyn, who was ostracized and lived far from most people.

A small stream was located on the border of the safe zone.

That was today’s destination and the starting point of the plan to confuse the spies.

* * *

If you come this far and look at the topography of this <End Village> where I live, the first thing you are going to notice is that the entrance of this village goes towards the capital of the Empire.

And on the opposite side of the entrance, there are many places where you can dig herbs in the Shadow Forest.

On the right side, there was a plain that connected with another <End Village> and on the left side, there was a Shadow Forest that had almost nothing usable, but there were no monsters, the water was clean, and it was relatively easy to approach.

‘Of course, the air there is not good for the common people, so it’s like an abandoned place.’

It was the place to go for those who were as fearless as me, didn’t care even if they were addicted to the poison in the air, or were not affected by the poison at all.

So there were only the two of us now.

“Be careful.”

Raven’s expression didn’t look good from the time the sound of water got closer.

“Ray, do you have any trauma with water?”

“……It’s not because of me that I’m anxious.”

“Oh my, you weren’t upset, were you anxious?”

“……”

“Okay, I’ll stop joking around.”

As I meekly surrendered, the coldness in Ray’s sullen face disappeared. These days Ray used to feel better quite easily, but to be honest, it wasn’t that fun to repeat the process of stubbornly hardening cheeks and then loosening them softly.

Ray, who often looked at me like I was a goofy who was only getting more playful by the day…

“Why aren’t you careful?”

“I’m careful.”

“But why do you keep staggering near water?”

…was having a tiring day because of me.

But I’m in a little bind right now.

“Ray, you are very quick.”

“You’re overdoing it.”

Ah…….

I was impressed by his calm demand that I should not overdo it. Although I’m working on this for this 12-year-old cold friend.

‘Well, he doesn’t know that.’

But I’m not a troublemaker for nothing.

Just as I was about to say something, we cleared a bush and a waterfall greeted us with an amazing view.

“Wow.”

“Oh.”

Ray also let go of the things he was concerned about until seconds ago and admired the waterfall.

In the meantime, I gave up looking at the superb view and moved quickly to the lake where the waterfall fell.

“Bell! It’s dangerous, come up!”

“Ah, it’s safe here!”

Saying that I jumped with a plop!

I think Raven just screamed. Am I imagining things………?

‘Oh, did I startle him too much?’

When I stuck my head out of the water, I saw a child who collapsed to the ground while looking this side.

“Don’t say nonsense. The only place safe is here… get out of there!”

I was very sorry for his pale white face, so I quickly got up to let him know that I was in a shallow place.

Actually, it was safe here.

Even Sera and Jack wouldn’t know about this. That’s right. This was none other than Evelyn’s secret place.

“It’s shallow, Ray. You can come in too.”

As I beckoned with an apologetic smile, Ray blankly looked at me. Then, his face gradually began to turn red from the tips of his ears. It took less than five seconds for his eyes to become moist.

I looked at him who was in a daze, and then I looked at my body.

“Hm? I think this is fine thought?”

After I saw Ray’s reaction, I thought my clothes were so wet they became see-through. But because I was wearing thin layers of clothes, there was no way my body could be seen.

It was even a dull color.

“Ray……?”

But why is he blushing by himself over there?

Ray glared at me with slightly cold eyes.

“Hurry up and come in. You’d better come and put your face in the water first.”

Of course, I didn’t mean it. Because I now know Raven’s habit of staring at me when he’s shy or embarrassed.

Ray rolled his pretty golden eyes a couple of times, then cautiously entered the water near the place I jumped in.

“…Why are you coming into the cold water when you’re always worried about catching a cold?” (Raven)

“Well, I have nothing to say.” (Evelyn)

As I spoke with a chuckle, he took a deep breath.

“It’s like an ice field.”

He frowned and I laughed even more at his words.

I can go out, but…It’s not bad to go swimming once in a while.

A less cold winter and a very cold winter will come soon anyway.