Reincarnation of The Villainess: She Has The Duke's Baby!-Chapter 120: #-I Regret Making You A Knight Of Penelope!
"Penny, don’t believe him!"
Edmund Gerwyn held the arm of Sienna, who was trying to approach the man in front of them, and was holding Raven as well as Ocean. Sienna turned her head around and Edmund shook his head frantically.
"I’m the real Edmund. I don’t know who he is but he’s not me. He just wants to separate you from me, Penny!"
"Penelope, don’t listen to him," said the man holding the twins in a firm tone. "He wants to manipulate your mind. He wants to control your mind to keep you away from me and the kids!" He showed Raven and Ocean in his arms. They are still crying. "Didn’t you see them, Penelope? They are crying because you don’t believe us and because of that man! Come back to me and the children, Penelope."
Sienna was silent. The woman was confused about which one to believe. The faces of the two men near her were very similar but only one person carried the twins. Her heart preferred Edmund Gerwyn who had always followed her from the start, who was currently holding his arm, but she also could not ignore the children who were crying in the arms of the other Edmund Gerwyn.
"Prove it."
The man holding Raven and Ocean blinked. "What?"
"Prove that you are the real Edmund Gerwyn and they are my real children."
"What do you mean, Penelope?" asked the man in a panicked tone. "I am the real Edmund Gerwyn! I know you better than he does. I love you more than anyone in this world! What proof do I have to give you to make you believe me and come back to me, Penelope?"
"My name."
"What?"
Sienna glared at the man. "Why do you call me Penelope?"
"That’s your name. What should I call you if not by that name?"
"Even since you forced your way into my life and interfered in my every business even though our relationship never got along all this time, you always called me by my nickname. You always call me Penny, even though I told you not to."
The man was wide-eyed and froze. He gulped.
"And, this man beside me has been calling me Penny ever since," Sienna said, looking at Edmund beside her. Edmund looked relieved and smiled at her. Sienna realized this oddity as well as one other oddity that made her sure that the man in front of her was not the real one. "And, how did you know I was Penelope Askary?"
"What do you mean?" asked the man in a confused tone. "How could I not recognize my own wife’s form?"
Sienna laughed and glared at the man. "Was Penelope Askary like this, fake Edmund?"
The man blinked. "What?"
"I am Sienna. This was my form before I reincarnated as Penelope Askary. This was my appearance in my old world. And, regarding my identity as Sienna, only the real Edmund Gerwyn knows because I told that man once." Sienna looked at the man beside her and smiled. "This man... he knows about Sienna. He said he didn’t care if I wanted to be Sienna or Penelope. He will still love me." The woman then glared at the man in front of her. "Who the hell are you?! What is your purpose in separating me from Edmund Gerwyn?!"
The man looked down. Then, the next second he laughed. His body shook because of his laughter. The babies in his arms disappeared and when he raised his head, Sienna and Edmund froze. The man had turned into a beautiful woman in a black dress. Her eyes were sharp and also filled with hatred.
"I didn’t expect you wouldn’t be affected by my act just now, Penelope Askary. No...should I call you Sienna for now?"
"Goddess Oizys," Sienna hissed. She clenched her fists at her sides and allowed Edmund to stand in front of her to protect her. "You are always looking for ways to make me suffer and want to dominate me! You want me to destroy everyone, right?!"
"Exactly," nodded Goddess Oizys with a chuckle. "I am also the one who trapped you in this dream world. Isn’t this the world you wanted, Sienna? You want to go back to your old world so you don’t have to deal with strange things in Penelope Askary’s world anymore, right?"
Sienna was silent. The woman looked down.
"I can grant it for you, Sienna. I can restore your old life for you. All you need to do is comply with my wishes. I just want you to become my retainer and give the power of Goddess Elleia that is in you. It’s not difficult, is it?"
"Penny, don’t listen to that woman’s bullshit!"
"Silence, Duke Edmund. I’m not talking to you!" Goddess Oizys snapped her finger and Edmund Gerwyn was sent flying. He widened his eyes, then groaned loudly as his back hit something hard. The Duke coughed up blood, causing Sienna to flinch and run straight at Edmund.
"Ed!" Sienna exclaimed frantically and anxiously. She helped Edmund to get up. "Are you okay?"
The man smiled reassuringly. "I’m fine." He wiped the blood at the corner of his lips. "It’s nothing, Penny. For the sake of protecting you, I don’t care how much injury I have to take."
Sienna gritted her teeth and lowered her head. "Why? Why are you still being kind to me even though I rejected you like this?"
"Because I love you." Edmund caressed Sienna’s cheek and kissed her forehead. "How many times must I tell you that I don’t want another woman besides you in this world?"
Sienna saw the sincerity and honesty in Edmund’s blue eyes. The woman took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She had to accept the fact that this was indeed a dream world. The world was created by Goddess Oizys through black magic that comes from Philleo Aaron. She must wake up. If she stayed here, she could put Edmund and herself in danger. She couldn’t lose. She must be strong and fight Goddess Oizys! She couldn’t let Goddess Oizys hurt everyone she loved, especially Edmund and her children!
When Sienna’s eyes opened, Edmund froze. The man then smiled and nodded. Sienna was back to being Penelope Askary. Her blue hair, her golden eyes, her clothes, everything was back to how it was before. The Duke hugged Penelope tightly and whispered, "Welcome back."
Penelope smiled gently and hugged Edmund back. "It’s good to be back," she said in a firm tone. Then, she joined hands with Edmund and shot Goddess Oizys a murderous look. "Goddess Oizys, are you ready to fight me?"
It was then, a golden light appeared from behind Penelope and Edmund. The two turned their heads and the golden light grew even bigger.
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Helios Rune Abelavish was working on some reports in his study while eating cakes and other sweets when suddenly a magic circle appeared in front of his desk.
Jeremy, who was also in Helios’s study because he always faithfully followed his master, immediately took out his sword. He pointed his sword at the magic circle, causing Helios to get up from the chair and walk calmly toward the magic circle. He put his hands into his pockets and yawned.
"Jeremy, put down your sword," said Helios. "You’re too paranoid."
"Your Highness, what if these are bad people, who want to kidnap you and kill you?" asked Jeremy in a firm tone. "You have to stay alert. You mustn’t let your guard down, Your Highness! You are the only Crown Prince in this empire. You will become the Emperor in the future and many nobles will disagree with that!"
"Tsk! You sound like my Mother," Helios grumbled. "He’s not a bad person!"
"How do you know?"
"My magic power is the strongest and most formidable in this empire. I’m on par with a magic tower owner! The magic circle shows the mana of the user and the energy I feel is not evil!"
After saying that, Chris appeared. The man immediately knelt before Helios and greeted him. Smiling, Helios motioned for Chris to stand up and his smile vanished when he saw the tense and panicked expression on the face of Duke Edmund’s shadow knight.
"What’s wrong, Chris?" asked Helios in a firm tone.
"Prince Ethan sent me to pick His Highness Helios up. Prince Ethan asked His Highness for help to save Duke Edmund and Duchess Penelope." Chris looked down. "I beg you, Your Highness, please save my masters. Both of their lives are in danger. Even that wizard from the magic tower with extremely strong power had enough trouble saving the Duke and Duchess’s life."
Helios gulped and took out the few things he needed. He immediately dragged Jeremy, who was blinking and confused.
"Your Highness? Your Highness, wait a moment! You must ask the Empress for permission first! The Empress can scold me and possibly cut my salary! Your Highness!" whined Jeremy.
However, Helios paid no heed to Jeremy’s whining and smirked at Chris.
"What are you waiting for?" asked Helios. "Quickly, take me to Gerwyn’s mansion. I have to save the lives of my two most precious friends!"
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Philleo Aaron grinned.
The sword in his right hand was full of blood. The man didn’t know what happened to Edmund but it seemed the man wasn’t in the mansion. What an irresponsible man. How dare he leave Penelope when she was hurting? If he were Penelope’s husband, Philleo would never leave her, even for a second.
"It turns out that the Gerwyn family’s knights are just weaklings," chuckled Philleo. The man entered the mansion and searched the rooms of Raven Gerwyn and Ocean Gerwyn. It was a pity that he couldn’t have Ocean Gerwyn. But, as long as he could have Penelope Askary, Philleo didn’t care about fake people even if they looked a lot like Penelope.
When he reached the second floor, Philleo stopped in his tracks. He stared intently ahead, at the person who was already standing while holding his sword. That person’s red eyes were sharp and cold as if he wanted to kill Philleo right this instant. Instead of feeling afraid, Philleo actually felt challenged. The man grinned and inhaled the blood that was on his sword.
"Hello, Ethan Askary. Long time no see. How are you? I guess you’re fine." Philleo laughed and showed his sword. "Ah, did you see this? This blood is the blood of the weak people in this mansion. Don’t you think they deserve to be around Penelope? They won’t be able to protect the woman I love, Ethan. So did Edmund Gerwyn. You better leave your little sister to me, Ethan. I love her very much and I am confident that I can really protect her and make her happy!"
Ethan Askary clenched his jaw. The anger was starting to overwhelm him.
"I really didn’t expect that all this time I have a crazy best friend like you, Phil. I regret making you a knight of Penelope. I’ll make sure you don’t ruin Penelope and her family’s happiness ever again!"
"You look like you want to kill me, my friend."
"I would," Ethan growled. He pointed his sword at Philleo. "Prepare to go to hell Philleo Aaron!"
