The Villainess and I, her Zombie

Chapter 474 - An Easy Way Out~ (part 3)

"Whoa there. Princy, you seem to really dislike that uncle of yours because of his unique magic – but aren't you too harsh? It's not like someone is a bad person just because the system went and selfishly gave him something as evil sounding as a slave crest – he might not be all that bad. Maybe you just didn't talk with him enough – just like with Quince...?"

The blue undead smirked and leaned to the side, turning his smile into a crescent as his head ended up almost horizontally as he watched the blond prince's expression turn from agitation straight into furry.

"What do you know?! What, would you stay calm if Cranberry was the one in that situation?!"

Roan clenched his fists and shouted, waving his hand threateningly.

"Cranberry...? She would be able to hold her own no problem."

"!!!"

Zombie scoffed and shrugged his shoulders dismissively, making the red-haired girl blush.

"But answering your question... I would go on a killing spree and kill off a bunch of his slaves – the ones involved and the ones not, while she would murder the shit out that foolish creep."

"!!!!!!!!!"

The blue undead ended up adding, making the already blushing Cranberry fidget and bush even harder.

"Weird... I thought that the two of you liked each other...? If she is in danger, what are you still doing here?"

Zombie doubled down and leaned down so much that he was basically touching the ground with the top of his head – mocking the blond prince so much that he himself was shocked that Roan didn't snap.

"Oh. I see. So you do trust in her strength after all. Well. She does have Arion on her side, so I guess..."

"Mary doesn't have Arion at her side."

"Huh...?"

For the first time since the start of the conversation, someone had said something that shocked Zombie and not the other way around.

"Mary doesn't have Arion with her – at the Durian's mansion that is."

Cranberry, still with a slightly pink face, spoke up and lowered her hands.

"Kopia made me go back to the Prides mansion right after you got sealed off by the queen and a couple of years later the mansion got raided by members of the Gluttony family and members of the Envy family mixed in – it even was a whole system event, the night of the hungry wolves. A lot of things happened. A sigil monster killed the woman that gave birth to me. Fillia sacrificed her life to protect me. Carambola used his skill, loyalty, and became my servant, and finally – the Gluttony family took back Arion! Because- believe it or not – Arion wasn't just some stray wolf and instead was a member of the Gluttony family who suffered from the curse of starvation! And he wasn't just some run of the mile offshoot but the son of the avatar of gluttony, lady Goji herself!"

She explained it all while clenching her fists so hard that her knuckles turned white.

"WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN FILLIA SACRIFICED HER LIFE TO PROTECT YOU?!"

"!!!!!!"

"..."

Out of all things that he has heard, that one was the most confusing and shocking to the blue undead – and his shout made Cranberry flinch and make a pitiful expression while the silver-haired Carambola raised his brows and a soft smile appeared on his face as he misunderstood Zombie's agitation for deep and honest concern for his former master.

Fillia?! Fillia sacrificed herself for Cranberry? She didn't even try to steal her powers?

The blue undead gasped internally.

Is it that shocking? You were told that your setup was perfect.

The sealed being sounded as if she shrugged her shoulders dismissively.

But... but she died, right? Wasn't it bad for the uniquely named characters to die just like that? What's the status of the seal of the Eternal?

Relax. It's the same as it was eight years ago. Nothing changed because Fillia's death was supposed to happen in this scenario – it' did not go against the system so Eternal was not bothered by it in the slightest.

Zombie was restless but the sealed being calmed him down sounding completely indifferent to the matter.

Still... ah, fine, I'll believe you for now.

The blue undead wanted to argue back but at that moment the machine mind skill triggered and cooled down his raging emotions, making him breathe out and shake his head.

"Lord Zombie, thank you for your concern, but we got more pressing matters to discuss."

Surprisingly it was the silver-haired gentleman who stepped in and raised his hands to calm down the previously agitated blue undead.

"...true... But you will have to tell me everything once we have time."

Zombie furrowed his brows and scoffed, glaring at the man who had become Cranberry's servant.

Haa...? Are you jealous because he is Cranberry's servant now? You are no longer the eternal servant... does it bother you...?

The sealed being sounded as if she was prodding the blue undead side while speaking shyly.

Yeah. It does – obviously. But not to the point where I would do anything stupid... Though, on the side note, is Carambola a high-level player already...?

Zombie nodded and breathed out, internally asking a completely innocent question.

...do you want to kill off Cranberry's ally...?

...

"So, are you telling me that Arion turned out to be a Gluttony, and his family took him back? In that case, how many tamed beasts does Mary have now?"

Zombie ended up speaking out loud, not addressing the question asked by the sealed being.

"How many? Just Anry, unless she picked up some other monsters along the way to the Durian's mansion."

Roan asked, taken aback, and shook his head while answering.

"...who...?"

Zombie boinked a couple of times and asked.

"Anry is a griffin that Mary managed to tame a while back."

Cranberry explained, getting lively again.

"And she isn't the only one with a griffin~! You are up for surprises once we get back home, dear~"

The red-haired girl boasted and winked at the hesitant undead.

"I can't wait – but first of all, we need to make sure that my situation is cleared out..."

"!!!!"

Zombie winked back – and his wink had a far more devastating effect on the red-haired girl than hers had on him.

"Well then. Back to my offer. How will it be, prince?"

The blue undead turned to the blond prince and motioned at him with his chin.

"You're backing me up in front of your mother and say that Quince did run off with her wealth so that she could not bring him back – and in turn, I'll help you with getting Mary back out of the filthy paws of your creepy uncle. Do we have a deal?"

Zombie asked, offering his right hand towards the blond-haired capture target.

"..."

Roan furrowed his brows, mauling over the answer.

Then he nodded and made a determined expression.

"Deal. Leave it to me – I'll make sure that in the end, my mother will not only let you go but even reward you for passing her the information about Quince's betrayal!"

Roan declared, grabbing Zombie's hand and shaking it firmly to confirm the deal.

"Don't overdo it. Just letting me go is enough."

Zombie smirked and patted the prince's shoulder.