The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]: Chapter 134

How to Protect the Heroine’s Older Brother – Episode 134

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Contrary to Nix’s expectations, Sylvia did not visit him again afterward.

Nix was a little disappointed by this, and he became slightly uneasy, wondering if Roxana and Cassis had noticed his intentions.

“Hello, Nix.”

However, Roxana, whom he met again, showed no signs of suspicion.

“You look better than last time.”

As always, her beautiful face, elegant but seemingly evil in Nix’s eyes, revealed no emotion.

“I guess the underground prison suits you better than I thought.”

Today, Roxana was uttering words that scraped his insides with a voice so sweet it felt like his ears would melt.

She gracefully took a seat on the chair placed in front of the iron bars.

Between the softly flowing skirt, slender white ankles and pristine shoes—an oddity in the underground prison—were revealed.

Roxana sat down leisurely, crossing her legs and looking down at Nix.

“Don’t you have anything to ask today?”

A clear voice wrapped around his ears.

“I was willing to answer if it was now.”

Nix stared at Roxana with wary eyes.

“I don’t need anything that comes out of your mouth anymore.”

It seemed Roxana had no intention of killing him right now.

“When I think about it, I don’t care about your purpose.”

If that were the case, she wouldn’t have given him conveniences such as washing his dirty body, and she wouldn’t have taken any physical action until now.

“No matter what you want and why you kidnapped me, it’s clear that Vertium won’t stay still,” Nix spat out, half in sincerity and half in bluff.

“Kidnapped? You’re saying something interesting.”

Roxana chuckled at the words.

“Are you dumber than I thought, or do you just not want to accept reality?”

At the blatant mockery, Nix’s eyes sharpened, as if they held a knife.

However, because he didn’t want to show any emotional agitation in front of Roxana, he didn’t react and just stared at her coldly.

“No one will come to save you, Nix.”

However, he couldn’t remain unresponsive to her subsequent words.

“I just rescued you from being treated as waste and disposed of by Vertium.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think I’ll believe such ridiculous words?”

“Why not?”

Even though Nix reacted sharply, Roxana remained calm throughout.

Rather, Nix couldn’t help but feel a small anxiety spreading in his heart.

“You tried to kill me, who was formally invited to Vertium, and to make matters worse, you were caught by someone from another family.”

At that moment, Nix’s body twitched.

“Yes, who knew that the Azure Noble of Pedelian [referring to Cassis Pedelian, a high-ranking member of the Pedelian family known for their distinctive blue emblem] would come to Vertium at that time?”

Nix had repeatedly recalled the memory since he opened his eyes in this underground prison.

The event just before he fainted.

The silver-haired man who suddenly appeared was clearly Cassis Pedelian, the Azure Noble.

It was a face he remembered seeing when he went to Pedelian to find Roxana and peeked inside the gate with his magic eye.

Besides, Dante, who appeared later, clearly called him Cassis Pedelian.

He wondered if that was also Roxana’s scheme, but seeing the surprise on Roxana’s face at the time, it didn’t seem to be the case.

“Remember what Dante said to you at the end.”

Roxana’s voice, which was already low, became even softer, as if whispering.

Nix unconsciously held his breath and listened to it.

Roxana’s voice had a strange power that made him unconsciously focus his attention.

“Nix, did you really attack Lady Roxana?”

“I knew it, but you’re really hopeless.”

The cold voice and merciless gaze that rang coldly in his ear.

That was the last thing Nix faced just before he fainted.

Because that was Nix’s last memory, Nix had already recalled it countless times in his head, even without Roxana saying it.

At the end of that, Nix really had a thought, just maybe…….

“He excused himself, saying that everything that happened in Vertium was done by you alone.”

He had to feel a small doubt sprouting in his heart that perhaps he had been abandoned by Vertium.

“That you poisoned me, and that you attacked me too. He strongly insisted that there was no will of Vertium in it at all.”

Of course, he wasn’t stupid enough to reveal such thoughts here, so he tried not to show it in front of Roxana.

“Then, as proof that they were innocent, they offered to destroy you on the spot right away.”

But what he heard now was fueling Nix’s suspicion.

As if to endorse his thoughts as reasonable, Roxana branded Nix.

“Vertium has abandoned you.”

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

He wanted to deny Roxana’s words with clearer evidence and logic, but all that came out of his mouth was such an emotional voice.

Was it because Nix had already had the same doubts even before Roxana came to him today and said these things?

An ominous premonition that had once settled in his heart did not easily subside.

“If I’m lying, why would you be here? You already know, but this isn’t Vertium.”

“Because the inside was noisy at the time, taking advantage of the gap…….”

“Even so, do you think it would have been possible to get out of there with you without a single scratch? Think back to your last memory. Not only Dante but also Noel Vertium was there.”

As she said.

“Besides, if what you said is true, why would they be so quiet until now?”

Moreover, Noel and Dante were really there.

Therefore, Roxana and Cassis could not have secretly taken Nix out and thought that Vertium still didn’t know the mastermind.

Roxana calmly continued to speak to Nix, who was confused.

“Think about it. Unlike other dolls who only carry out set orders, you have a brain that can judge for yourself.”

Nix’s instinct was whispering not to believe Roxana’s words.

She, like him, was good at deceiving people.

But a piece of doubt that had already been embedded in his heart blurred Nix’s eyes and mind.

Also, he thought that Dante, if not Noel, could do as Roxana said.

He usually disliked Nix.

Before knocking Nix out, didn’t he speak as if he was trying to put all the blame for what happened to Roxana on him?

This much was a fact that Nix had heard directly with his own two ears.

If it was Dante that Nix knew, he could abandon him for Vertium.

And Noel…… of course, he cherished Nix very much, but.

Still, if Dante had persuaded him hard enough, something might have happened.

The image of the dolls that were broken in his hands whenever Noel was upset flashed through his mind.

“To tell me to believe such words, aren’t you looking down on me too much?”

But he couldn’t show that he was wavering at Roxana’s words here.

Nix sneered and scoffed.

“If what you say is true, why am I here now instead of dying on the spot after being abandoned by Vertium?”

“Because I demanded that I take you instead of killing you.”

“Why would you? You wanted to kill me.”

It was at that moment that Roxana’s eyes flickered.

It was a very small tremor, but Nix was concentrating all his senses on Roxana, so he didn’t miss that small reaction that seemed to be revealed almost unconsciously.

“Well…….”

The voice, which was as calm as ever but somehow strangely slow, dug into Nix’s ears.

“Maybe it’s the same reason why I hesitated at the last moment in front of you that day.”

Nix’s mouth closed.

The memory of that day in Vertium resurfaced in his head.

Like Roxana said, she eventually hesitated just before killing Nix at that time.

Because that reaction was a truth that could not be hidden by any pretense, Nix had no choice but to remain silent without organizing his tangled thoughts.

Roxana, who was quietly watching him, opened her mouth again after a while.

“Still, if you miss your old master so much, I’ll take you back to where he is.”

“What?”

Nix became even more confused by her unexpected words.

He never imagined that he would hear her say that she would take him back to Vertium.

“As you already know, I don’t really like your existence. What you did to me is unpleasant even when I think about it now.”

Roxana’s eyes and voice were filled with unpleasant feelings towards Nix.

“Honestly, the reason I brought you here was impulsive. I didn’t want you to die on the spot.”

Seeing her reveal it without filtering it, he even thought that Roxana had no reason to deceive him with sweet words.

“But if you insist on going back to the arms of your old master who tried to kill you, I won’t stop you. I have no reason to keep you alive while trying to persuade you to trust me.”

With that, the person sitting in front of Nix got up from the chair.

The gaze looking down at him was dry, cool, and without warmth.

‘……Is there really another purpose for bringing me here?’

On Nix’s face, which was looking at Roxana’s back, a confused emotion that he was not even aware of was spreading.

Finally, the golden hair and white clothes that were swaying in his vision completely disappeared from his sight.

But Nix’s confusion and conflict were just beginning.