[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-main-character-is-the-villain":3,"chapter-the-main-character-is-the-villain-the-main-character-is-the-villain-chapter-139":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Main Character is the Villain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},673392,907,"Chapter 148: Mermaid Bride (2)","the-main-character-is-the-villain-chapter-139",139,"\u003Cp>\"Fuck, this is cheating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of a sudden?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cellu asked in response to Eve's complaint. She couldn't understand Eve's logic either. Why was she suddenly calling it cheating? Hadn't Lusius already fucked his way through every race from beastfolk to humans, excluding dwarves? Cellu was sure that Lusius had probably raped Ain too, even though he never said anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Mom. I'm saying he had sex with a mermaid behind my back. Does that make any sense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He does it with me, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cellu said, pointing to herself. Eve shook her head and tried to explain why she felt this situation was cheating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Mom, you're different... I mean, that's... what was I saying... Anyway, fuck, it's different. Got it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh. I don't get it. Isn't fucking two mermaids the same as fucking three mermaids?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right. Isn't it the same?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, you shut up. Understood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want to, First Wife!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You fucking bitch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The restaurant door opened. Elsi, with a towel draped over her shoulder, glanced around the restaurant before getting a water bottle from the kitchen. While gulping down water, she saw Eve glaring murderously at Ann and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mermaid. You brought a mermaid I don't know. You can't kill her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Why would I kill her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve stared at Elsi with a dumbfounded expression. Elsi pointed at Eve's face and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You look like you're about to kill someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. I wouldn't kill her just for that. That's murder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve said resolutely. Elsi, with an expression of not understanding at all, tilted her head and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I don't understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. Why don't you understand? Murder is a bad thing. Right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what don't you understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't understand because a mermaid is saying it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cellu laughed and picked up a snack from the table. Eve shook her head back and forth and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Ann. What do you want to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? I already told you. I've found my fated partner, so why should I have to leave? You're living here, and Lady Cellu is living here. Can't I live here too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cellu didn't seem to mind much, but Eve's thoughts were different. In a situation where the lord was already rumored to be a mermaid-lover, Lusius brings another mermaid? It was obvious he'd be rumored as a madman who, not content with being a mermaid-lover, was making a harem of mermaids. Eve was more concerned about Lusius's rumors than Lusius himself. She had to stop Ann from entering this mansion. Eve resolved deep in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve's resolve was evident in her voice. She spoke in a resolute tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way. Fuck, not you. Got it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not? A beastfolk lives here, you live here. Why can't I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ann retorted boldly. Eve couldn't help but frown. Ever since she was young, Ann had a personality of always speaking her mind. Of course, speaking her mind didn't mean she only said the right things, so she had many enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve herself had wanted to snap Ann's neck more than once or twice. The only reason she hadn't killed her was because she and Ann were bound together as a group under Cellu's name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, those guys who said they like you are down there. I've got them locked in the basement... That's right. Elsi. What did you do with that one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve belatedly remembered the one merchant Elsi had taken with her. She had sent him for guidance, but he hadn't returned. Elsi asked back in response to Eve's question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who do you mean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy. One of the merchants. You took him for guidance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He tried to escape midway, so I killed him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? But you told me he just ran away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ann, startled, confronted Elsi. Elsi nodded with a stoic face, then bowed her head and apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The knights said you'd be scared if I told you that, so I just lied. I'm sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it's... you don't have to apologize... but... did you really have to kill...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve cut off the conversation between Elsi and Ann, which showed signs of dragging on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right. Good job. Bastards who oppress mermaids should be killed. Hey. Ann. So, did they do any strange deeds to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Separate from kicking Ann out of the mansion, it was now time to handle the merchant in the basement. The merchant who left earlier had just been killed by Elsi, but the merchant in the basement was going to be made to pay the full price for tormenting a mermaid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from Ann's expression, it seemed she wasn't too pleased with Eve's proposal. She frowned and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, well... they did lock me up... but I wasn't subjected to any particularly strange deeds. They just scraped off some of my scales, and, what should I call it? They sang for me every day and showed me strange art, saying it was pictures drawn by humans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They said they like mermaids?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you should have just married them. Don't touch someone else's groom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not like I can control that, is it? The moment I saw Lusius, I realized. This person is my person of destiny. Right? Lady Cellu. You think so too, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know-.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cellu avoided her gaze, munching on a snack. Eve looked at Elsi and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, I'm about to talk about something sensitive, could you give us some space?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsi nodded and left the restaurant. As soon as the restaurant door closed, Eve lowered her voice and spoke. She didn't want to kill or beat Ann to chase her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. Ann. Listen. Our groom is a hopeless pervert. From elves to humans to beastfolk, and even mermaids, he'll fuck any race he sees. There are rumors that there are dozens of women in this territory alone that he's touched and thrown away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he'll be different with me. He didn't throw you away either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the fucking bullshit is that, saying he didn't throw 'me' away either? Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, no... That's not what I meant... Sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Eve's face turned stern, Ann quickly tucked her tail and hung her head low. Her attitude of subtly testing the waters grated on Eve's nerves. Eve reminded herself that her curved sword was in the reception room and tapped the table with her fingers as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, I'll never give you my permission. Got it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's so mean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ann looked for another chance to press on. But Eve, noticing the attempt, showed her displeasure first and spewed out curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mean? You're the fucking one who's mean, you fucking raggedy bitch, openly declaring you'll sleep with another's groom. Huh? I'm only going this easy on you because we were from the same colony. If it were anyone else, your belly would be slit open and you'd be sold at the fish market, you bastard. Fuck off before I really lose my shit and kill you. Got it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Eve's murderous tone, Ann trembled from the tip of her tail to the top of her head and hastily nodded. Eve grabbed Ann's jaw and asked once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ann looked at Cellu as if asking for salvation, but Cellu just shrugged her shoulders and didn't intervene. Cellu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But even if we send her back, how do we do it? The western coastal region is in trouble right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can just send her towards the trade city of Esta. If we send her through that waterway... By the way, how did you get caught?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ann, who had been disheartened at being told to leave, lifted her head at Eve's question and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Uh, uh? How did I get caught? Well, I was swimming down the river... and some people wearing strange necklaces started running at me, so I fled in a daze and hit my head on a rock. When I came to my senses, I was in their house. I was trapped in a large water tank in the house, and even when I asked them to let me out, they said they'd take care of me, that they'd do anything for me, and they were so clingy it was scary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Necklaces?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve asked. She couldn't get a clear picture just from hearing \"people wearing necklaces\". Ann said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Necklaces. They were heart-shaped necklaces, and all of them were wearing one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve looked at Cellu. There was no way Cellu would know. She shrugged her shoulders and shook her head. Eve pressed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So why were those bastards chasing you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know. They kept chasing me, saying they weren't dangerous people, but that's what all the mermaid hunters say. So I don't know the reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They must just be slave hunters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve thought of it as nothing serious. Cellu was shaking her head when something seemed to flash in her mind, and she stared at Eve with wide eyes. Eve was slightly surprised by the action and asked Cellu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, what's wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elsi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw Elsi with that necklace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elsi did?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That beastfolk from just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve called Elsi again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Called again, Elsi entered the restaurant with an indifferent expression, showing no sign of annoyance. She had changed out of her rain-soaked clothes and was wearing a neat sports tank top and shorts. As soon as Elsi entered, Cellu brought up the story of the necklace. At the word \"necklace,\" Elsi tilted her head, then, a beat later, as if remembering her mother's memento, left the restaurant again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like she really has it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you know if you see it again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cellu asked. Ann nodded her head. Not long after, Elsi returned. She was holding a heart-shaped necklace. As soon as Ann saw the necklace Elsi was holding, she flapped her tail and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's it! That's the necklace! That necklace! All of them were wearing that necklace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a calm tone that contrasted with Ann's intense reaction, Elsi spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Church of Love necklace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Church of Love?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve asked. Elsi nodded and answered again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a religion that was popular in the plains region where I used to live. They liberate beastfolk and humans from slavery and make them their believers. My mother was a believer there too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's the plains region, isn't that the eastern region? The place you were fleeing from, Ann, was on the way from the capital city to the western region.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. It was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are guys who are only active in the eastern region messing around over there? And trying to catch a mermaid, too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard the Church of Love is usually active over a wide area. Seeing as my mom passed away in this territory, the Church of Love must have saved her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? The Church of Love saved your mom? Then that doesn't make sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cellu interjected. Elsi, Eve, and Ann all looked at Cellu. Cellu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, from what I saw, that beastfolk definitely said she 'escaped'. If she escaped with the help of the Church of Love, would she normally say she 'escaped'? In the first place, there are no slaves in our territory, so why did your mother escape all the way to our territory? You said the Church of Love rescues slaves and makes them believers. So why would she have had to escape?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsi fell silent. She looked cautiously at the Church of Love necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Certainly, something was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>",1910,"2026-06-02T08:19:14.765Z",1,"novelbin.me","b0a4fc1ff8072c36da7d7ea969e6dadd8fd87f65f55eba3aee661b59d2d8adee","the-main-character-is-the-villain-chapter-140","the-main-character-is-the-villain-chapter-138",141,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-main-character-is-the-villain-cover.jpg"]