Voyage of the Villainess

Chapter 69 – Volume 2.21 A Painful Nostalgia

Malaya suddenly felt a tug on her bed. "Dorris, can you please let me sleep some more."  She complained as she put the blanket on her head.

'Milady please wake up!'

That should be the expected response Malaya used to hear. But today, she heard a completely different voice.

"It seems you are still alive." She heard a snarky remark. "And that maid of yours completely stabs and leaves you. Why are you acting like she's still here? She betrayed you, remember?" While putting both hands on the side of her waist.

Malaya opened her eyes slowly and saw the annoyed Iris beside her. She can't help but just roll her eyes secretly.

"Tss Is that how you treat people who are injured? Can you say something nice to my ear this morning?" Malaya said as she removed the blanket on her face and tried to sit slowly from her bed. But when she did that, she felt the immediate pain from the wound in her back. However, she still forced herself to sit up.

"Yeah, Yeah." Iris rolled her eyes. "Alright, fine just stop moving around. Or your wound would open up." Iris said as she stood up. "Since you're awake, I'll get you some porridge."

Iris went out of the room leaving it in complete silence. Malaya glanced at the single window in the room.

'It seems that the rain has stopped.' The sky was already a mixture of red and orange.

A bitter smile formed her lips when those words from Iris earlier rang to her mind. "Because I already got used to her accompany. Hah. Not only her but also with Rein."

"Here's your porridge," Iris said as she dropped it on the table beside Malaya. Though a bit surprised that Iris already arrived at the room, Malaya didn't ask anything and just slowly got the porridge.

Once she took a spoon of it to her mouth, the warm but mild sweetness touched her taste buds.

"Delicious," Malaya said dryly.

"I would appreciate it more if you say it enthusiastically," Iris said as she grabbed a stool and sat there. "So what are you going to do? Is that related to why you sent Rein along with Dorris?"

Malaya put the half bowl of porridge back on the table. "Author…"  she just looked at Iris blankly.

Iris glanced up as she awaited Malaya's next words. Her expression was somewhat gloomy as she clutched the sheets of the bed.

"Why did you have to make Malaya magicless? If-if…I just had magic and strength…"

"You could protect the people close to you at all times." Iris finished Malaya's words. 

Malaya looked down with a dejected face.

"You already knew the answer for that," Iris said.

"She is a villainess created to entertain the readers by showing them how she succumbs to her weaknesses, becomes envious of the female lead, and is eventually destroyed in the end. Nothing more and nothing less. It is now your own luck that you have been transmigrated into her body of all people."

Malaya didn't answer as her mind was filled with more thoughts. 'My luck? Ah. So it was still like that. Because of my sh*tty luck. People close to me always get in trouble. If…'

*Slap!*

"Just snap out of it, will yah?" 

Malaya's face was forced to glance up when Iris held both of her cheeks. 

"You still have a lot of things to do and being gloomy and depressed is not one of those now. Save all those dramas once this sh*t is all done. Now tell me what will we do next?" Iris rapidly fired her words as she pressed Malaya's cheek with both of her hands.

"Do you understand?" She asked and Malaya nodded her head. Iris then let go of Malaya's cheeks. "What will we do next?"

"Who knew that you could be awfully talkative." Malaya sighed.

"Well, thank you for that. I'll take that as a compliment." Iris crossed both her arms while raising her right eyebrows. "So what now?"

"We will not do anything." 

Iris is now raising the other part of her eyebrow, her left brow. "Excuse me, did I hear it right?" 

"Yes you hear it right and clear,." Malaya said. "We will not do anything."

"And why is that?" Iris said while the confusion was written all over her face. 

"Rein will handle the rest now. I know he can manage the situation properly." 

"I see , I know Rein looks strong, but last night based on what I observe on his capabilities aside from carrying Dorris he was quite useless," Iris said still looked confused.

"Not only talkative but has a sharp tongue as well." Malaya sighed one again.

"And I'll take that as a second complement. So thankful for that." She bowed her head and put her left arm on her back while her right arm was on her stomach.

Malaya just took a deep breath.

"Rein wasn't able to do anything last night because it was raining. And now that is not. This would be the best chance for him." She spoke calmly and with a plain expression yet she made sure her tone had a confident attachment to it.

"Raining?"

"He would not be able to use his magic, because of the rain."

"Ah. I see," Iris nodded her head. "But even so, you're awfully trusting of him, huh?" Iris said. 

"Indeed, Rein never fails if he is given a mission. You don't have any idea yet what he can do. Don't and never underestimate him. " Malaya simply remarked as she glanced up to the clear skies outside the window. "And I believe in him because of that… I truly do."

'And to Dorris…For whatever reason you have.' 

'Milady!'

'Milady. Wake up!'

'Hmph. That's what you get for hurting Milady.'

'This is for you Milady.'

Malaya caressed the bracelet Dorris gave to her. 'There's no way I would leave you just like that.'

"Ah. There is something I need to do. I need to return to my ship."  Malaya said. "Would you accompany me, dear author?" peering into Iris' almond eyes, Malaya asked.

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Meanwhile…

When he heard screeching noises, Rein jerked up his eyes. With the only light coming in through the one little window of the cell he was in, he could see that it was just some rats.

He was imprisoned in this unknown location when he went with Dorris. However, he was not the only one present. Another young man, dressed in black and with tousled black hair and covered with wounds, laid opposite to him.

'It was the guy that suddenly appeared last night. From the strange talks he heard between Malaya and Iris, this guy's name is Kayden.' Rein thought as he glanced at the man.

They were both chained with anti-magic in both of their hands and feet. 

Rein stood up and stretched a bit. "How shameful that I'm quite useless last night because of that Rain."

"Ironic." 

"Now that the sky is clear, nothing can hinder me anymore." Rein smiled wryly when he remembered what Malaya whispered to him last night.

"Go with Dorris. And once the sky is clear, go bring her back alive."

"Seriously," sounds of chains unlocking could be heard. "What a very ambiguous command." With a pin he had, the chain's locks were all completely unhinged.

"Now let's get started. Or else I'll become even more of a disappointment than I already am." Rein brought down the sleeves of his left arm and from his diamond tattoo lavender mist started to come out from it.

"I'll just need to do the same things like usual."

"Clear the obstacles and finish the mission given to me."