บท 46: 46:Too naive to be a Villain

"Hey, where the hell did you guys go?" Sasha complained, holding the scepter to her chest.

"Oh, it's nothing, but Misha here has something for you," Anos said, urging Misha, who was feeling a little shy.

Misha slowly walked toward her and presented the Phoenix Mantle to Sasha. "Happy birthday, Sasha," she said quietly.

Sasha, surprised by the sudden turn of events, smiled genuinely at her sister and said, "Thank you."

Rimuru looked at the two sisters and said, "Hey, why don't you try it on? Misha can help you while I take Anos outside."

Both Necron sisters nodded, prompting Rimuru and Anos to leave the room to give them some space to change.

As they were outside, Rimuru turned to Anos and said, "So did you give the Lotus Ice Ring to Misha as a gift?"

He nodded and replied, "Yeah, since we were already there, I thought, why not let her choose?"

Rimuru teasingly asked, "My my, Anos-chan, didn't you know that giving a lady a ring means that you want to marry her? Don't tell me you are actually thinking of fulfilling your mother's request of giving her some grandchildren this quickly."

"Hmph, what nonsense are you saying? I'm still too young to get married, and besides, I only think of Misha as a friend," Anos quickly defended himself to avoid being teased any further.

"Hahaha, you are still easy to tease," Rimuru laughed, seeing him like this.

One had to know, Anos, as the Demon King of Tyranny, has his fair share of experience, so he knows how to manage his facial expressions. But who is Rimuru? She is someone who took care of Anos when he was just a child. She taught him how to fight, rule a kingdom, and understand his subjects. So whenever he is with Rimuru, he lets his guard down, knowing deep within that Rimuru will handle everything. That's why, even though he can be as shameless as a certain flowery mage, he doesn't, due to the simple reason that Rimuru is family. And if something can make the Demon King of Tyranny kneel, it is his family.

As they were chatting happily, they suddenly froze. They smelled something extremely familiar to them—blood. And that smell was coming from the chamber where Sasha and Misha were in. Both of them quickly dashed inside to see Misha being impaled in the stomach by Sasha. And as soon as they entered, Sasha, without speaking to them, cast a spell and attacked them simultaneously.

Quickly casting a barrier, they both blocked the attack, only to be met with a huge smoke that covered their vision. The attack was a fake, and what Sasha had cast was a smokescreen spell. Casting a wind magic spell, Rimuru blew away the smoke, only to see that Sasha was missing.

Clicking her tongue in annoyance, she quickly went to check Misha's condition. After examining her state, Rimuru breathed a sigh of relief. Although the wound was quite big, the sword didn't hit any vitals, so a quick healing spell could help her.

Looking at Anos, Rimuru said, "Go. I will help Misha here. You should catch up with Sasha before she gets too far away."

Nodding in agreement, Anos dashed out to catch up with Sasha. After he left, Rimuru muttered, "This fate that haunts you sisters shall be severed today."

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**Anos's POV**

*Sigh, what a drag. Sasha sure knows how to put on a show. I mean, if you want to kill someone, you can't be this sloppy. Sigh, looks like I have to give her a lecture on how this field goes. Well, this may be interesting.*

"So, Sasha, mind telling me why you are trying to fool Misha?" I asked the now-cornered Sasha. This place is the home Rimuru and I lived in before I took up the title of Demon King of Tyranny. So, like my castle, I have some control over this place. Even though the connection isn't as strong as Delsgade, I still have the power to block one or two paths.

And so, with this connection, I blocked the path Sasha would take after passing the beach area. Even though Rimuru calls this place a beach, I still think of it as a park.

"Heh, didn't you see I wanted to kill that doll? And besides, that garbage disgusted me, so I did the logical thing—I removed the trash," Sasha said with a maniacal laugh.

"You didn't answer my question, Sasha," I spoke again, not bothering to comment on how absurd her acting skill is.

"Hehehe, what are you trying to make me repent or something? Oh, don't tell me you still think I have feelings for you. Hahaha, you males are quite simple, aren't you? One little kiss and you will dance to my tune. Hahaha, but guess what? I'll never feel something for you, half-blood mongrel."

*Sigh, this girl. Did she really think something like this would affect me? Well, her manipulation skills are quite good for her age, but well...*

"This is getting boring," I said in an indifferent tone that startled Sasha.

"What are you spouting, you mongrel?" she shouted angrily.

"You know, Sasha, if you want to actually kill someone, you have to make sure that person is dead. For example, cutting their bodies to pieces and scattering them around the continent is actually the minimum you can do. And what did you do? You just stabbed a sword near her vitals; that isn't fatal. And besides, you are too naive to act like a typical villain, so I doubt even Misha is fooled by your stupid act."

"…"

"Although I would like it if you could word it with some nice words, but yeah, Sasha, your acting is too horrible," said Rimuru as she appeared from the passage with Misha.