Taming The Villainesses

Episode 315.1

(EP-315.1) Destined Rivals # 1

315 – The Twins Are Destined Rivals # 1

A cloudy day with an overcast sky.

The city of Sandora, situated in the north, tends to be rather cool, and on cloudy days like this, it felt a bit chilly.

Yet, there’s something about this crisp air that oddly stirs excitement in people.

“Theo, hurry up! Come on!”

Narmi, walking far ahead like an excited dog out on a rare walk, called out. Even after over an hour of hiking, she showed no signs of exhaustion.

“According to the map, there’s an old cave and a ruin nearby! Hurry!”

“Hold on. Let’s take a short break. Even if I’m fine, it looks like Marmar and the others are getting pretty tired.”

Suk-.

I looked back.

Marmar, carrying a heavy pack, was struggling to climb over the rocks. The fast pace up front must have forced her to push herself.

Then, suddenly—

Crack.

The stone beneath her feet crumbled.

“Eek...!”

Marmar’s scream echoed.

For a moment, my vision spun, but Stella quickly reached out and grabbed Marmar’s hand.

“Be careful.”

I thought the bag and Marmar would be quite heavy. But Stella easily pulled Marmar up onto a large rock with one hand.

“I-I’m alive...!”

“Can’t afford to lose an excellent assistant.”

That’s right.

Stella and Marmar had a fairly close relationship. Marmar had worked as an assistant under Stella. But I didn’t have time to dwell on those feelings.

“Climb faster, Tartar...!”

She’d been like this since earlier.

Of course, I understood why Narmi was so excited. She was stuck doing boring, mundane tasks, so having a chance to escape her daily routine made her feel ecstatic.

Her sister, Mirna, had graciously stepped aside to let her join this adventure.

But that wasn’t the only reason Narmi had come along. Mirna’s condition also played a big part.

━Sir Theo, before I teach you immortal arts, I have a condition. And that condition is... to tell Narmi instead of me....

It was not an easy condition.

But first, we should start moving again.

I clapped my hands and spoke.

Clap, clap.

“Alright, let’s all get going again. If we rest for too long, our bodies will become relaxed.”

* * *

In the middle of the mountain, there was a really big cave.

The cave was so large that it looked like the mountain was opening its mouth. The sharp, jagged stalactites and rocks resembled teeth, creating an eerie atmosphere.

“We finally made it! We followed the map exactly, and here we are!”

Narmi raised her hands in excitement, and the imps, equally relieved that they no longer had to keep climbing, lifted their hands in celebration as well.

“I’m so glad this exhausting hike is over...!”

I wonder what would happen when we go down later, but I’ll worry about that later. For now, I slowly stepped inside the cave.

Ziiing—

At that moment, something strange happened to Marmar who was walking ahead. Her tail began to glow very brightly.

It was Stella who reacted first.

“It’s a glowing tail. I’ve heard of imps with glowing tails before. But this is the first time I’ve seen one this bright.”

Marmar’s tail glowed so radiantly that even Stella was amazed.

It illuminated the dark cave like a fluorescent light, making any other light source unnecessary.

Then, Marmar shouted.

“...You can’t have my tail!”

She then hugged her tail close, as if trying to hide it. At her sudden outburst, Stella raised an eyebrow in confusion.