The Baby Villain Dreams of Conquering the World

Chapter 107

Episode 107

Now, once Pascal arrives, the real play will begin.

'I guess I'll go out to meet him.'

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〈First, drive the subjugation team here.〉

Pascal, floating high in the sky, concealed his form with demonic power and diligently carried out attacks on the subjugation team according to Flora's command.

〈You can use any method, but I'd prefer no casualties. I don't want your infamy to grow any further.〉

He didn't forget to properly control the pace, either.

〈Ah, and while we're at it, make sure the Lucifers and the mercenary band don't get hurt. Hey! Wipe that look off your face. I know how you feel, but don't dislike the Lucifers so much. Etar gave his life to save me, you know.〉

He also quietly watched as the person who, to anyone's eyes, claimed to be a Lucifer with their appearance stood at the front, blocking his attacks.

〈The Lucifers are my family. They are truly precious.〉

An additional comment came to mind, irritating him, so he put a little sincerity into it, but since the Lucifers were blocking well, as expected of them, it should be fine.

'But they're blocking better than I thought.'

His face looked youthful, but his sword skills weren't bad. No, they were quite good.

Moreover, seeing how he took care of his subordinates when things briefly calmed down, he seemed to have composure.

'Then, maybe I can increase the intensity a bit more?'

"I'll also take this chance to see if they are worthy of being family."

It was a self-made excuse, but so what?

She was just faithfully immersing herself in her given role.

Pascal stretched out his hand again, and the earth began to split apart.

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Meanwhile, at the entrance of the distant cave, far from the forest where knights were screaming and evacuating.

"Oh, no. Why is he being so serious?"

Flora, who had come out to meet him and discovered the great disaster Pascal was creating, was quietly startled.

"I definitely only told him to control the pace and drive them here..."

How did it come to this?

Flora could only let out a hollow laugh as she looked at the tremendous scene.

She kept getting a sense of déjà vu, and sure enough, a similar incident had happened with Janet.

'Do these damn demons just not know moderation?'

Just as she was watching the astonishing spectacle for a while…

Grrrrumble.

Kyaak, Kek.

An unpleasant, throat-scraping cry came from not far away.

Turning her gaze there, she saw monsters fleeing from the great disaster Pascal had created, running towards his lair, the cave.

It seemed the monsters with low intelligence couldn't sense that the master of this cave was the source of the great disaster.

A ferocious-looking magical beast that reached Flora raised a paw with huge claws and brought it down right on top of her head.

No, it tried to.

"Didn't you notice there's a barrier in front of you?"

There was no way Pascal would just leave Flora alone.

Just in case, he had set up a very sturdy barrier with demonic power around the cave before leaving.

'No need for me to step in. Good.'

She put her hands behind her back and smiled mockingly. Even a monster with low intelligence seemed to realize it was being mocked, as it started snorting and continuously slamming down on the barrier.

Thinking it was a chance to observe up close, she kept staring at the enraged monster when…

Crack.

'Hm?'

Creeak, Creeeak.

She began to hear a sound of something breaking.

'Where? Where...?'

At the unusual sound, she hurriedly turned her head to look around and saw a bird-like monster madly pecking at the barrier above her.

'What the! The barrier is only thin on top!'

Squinting her eyes and looking up, she saw that unlike the front, the barrier on top was significantly thinner.

〈I put up the barrier carefully, so don't worry and stay put.〉

'Carefully, my foot! He said it so confidently, but this is just absurd!'

For a mere daytime monster to be breaking a barrier made by a demon, it practically deserved praise.

'I won't stand for this, Pascal.'

Flora bit her lip and sank into thought about what to do.

'Hmm, they can't be allowed to come inside.'

Since Pascal had simplified the cave's layout so Flora could move around easily, if the monsters got in now, they might find the room with the children.

'I guess I have to stop them myself.'

Considering the children's safety, it was right for her to step forward, but she couldn't help hesitating a little.

'Judging by their looks, they're low-level monsters, and it doesn't seem like they'll run away just from being scared.'

If they were the type to run away, they would have fled without looking back the moment they felt the demonic power from Pascal's barrier.

'What should I do?'

Her demonic power had increased since coming to the demon forest, so her current condition was near its peak, and it wouldn't be difficult, but...

Flora lowered her head and looked at her still-small hands.

'Do it? Or not?'

Even considering the distance, the fact that there were Executors present made her hesitate to use her power in earnest.

'...Ah, well, it's still better than letting the kids die.'

Pascal had saved the children with some feeling in his heart; could she just let them die?

Having made up her mind, Flora stared intently at the monsters slowly creeping towards the cave.

Black smoke seeped from her fingertips and soon enveloped her surroundings.

But since they were low-level monsters with weak intelligence, they weren't frightened even by the demonic power she was releasing as a warning and continued to make threatening cries, trying to break the barrier.

"Alright, let's practice a bit of control."

She wanted to practice splitting and using her demonic power more finely, so this worked out well.

"Five."

Staring fixedly at the barrier breaking with jjijeok, jjijeok sounds, Flora spread her fingers.

"Four."

She gathered power at her fingertips.

"Three."

She counted and subdivided the number of monsters.

"Two."

She didn't forget to sharpen it to a point where it would hurt just to touch.

"One."

Her eyes didn't leave the breaking barrier.

"Zero."

The moment she uttered the last number, with a sound like an explosion, the barrier shattered into pieces and scattered into the air.

As the scattering, transparent barrier fragments dispersed into the sky, five clumps of black demonic power that shot from Flora's hands bound the charging monsters.

"Not even difficult."

It ended so easily she felt she had worried for nothing.

Humming softly, Flora was about to absorb all the magical power the monsters possessed when…

From behind, she heard a voice that shouldn't be here.

"Flora, what are you doing right now?"

It was a voice softer than his peers, like it was gently caressing her ears, and Flora's movements stopped.

"That power you're using right now... Is it the same power I know?"

Is this what it feels like to have goosebumps all over your body?

It seemed she had let her guard down, thinking there was no one around, despite vowing to be so careful.

'Damn it, I'm screwed.'

Flora let out a small sigh.

'I want to cry.'

But crying won't solve everything.

Since she's already been caught, there's no hiding it.

It was better to finish what she was doing and then think about what to do next.

As Flora spread open the fist she had been clenching while counting, the demonic power in the monsters' bodies was absorbed, and their physical forms drifted in the air like ash before disappearing.

The threatening cries, the sounds of them choking in agony and calling for help.

They were unpleasant sounds, but at this moment, she desperately wished for some noise to break the awkward silence.

But there was no such noise now, and Flora couldn't avoid this situation.

She calmly steadied her breathing and turned around.

A face full of bewilderment, as if he didn't know what to do, met her eyes.

Basilian was standing there, holding his drawn sword in an unsteady posture as if he might collapse at any moment, staring at her.

"What are you doing here, Basil?"

Flora asked, acting as nonchalant as possible with her face and voice.

It was true that she wanted Basilian and the group to come here, but the timing was too early.

'Don't tell me he's playing hooky?'

"The demon's attack started suddenly, and everyone entered the demon forest to escape it. The Young Duke asked me to look for you, thinking you might be somewhere in the demon forest, so I've been searching around."

'That's right, Basil. There's no way you'd skip out while I'm in danger.'

Flora scolded herself for having such a foolish thought and smiled brightly.