Chapter 99
It was truly an unexpected encounter.
“How are you here…?”
I thought Agatha had already cleared the Western Flower Field long ago. So how was he here?
Could it be… he also chose the Calamitous Despairflower as the flower to bloom?
I shook my head after thinking for a moment.
‘No way.’
The Agatha I knew was a textbook self-preservationist.
He would sacrifice others like they were disposable, yet obsessively guarded his own safety and body.
There’s no way someone like him would choose something as threatening-sounding as the Sura’s Calamitous Despairflower.
Then… could he have secretly followed us?
‘He’s absolutely capable of that.’
It was a plausible guess.
To Agatha, our team must’ve been a sudden variable.
A highly powerful and unpredictable variable.
He despised anything that disrupted the predetermined course of his life.
People like me—like Wendy Porcelain—were the types he hated most.
Even in the original story, when one of his followers suddenly stopped wearing glasses after receiving a blessing from their constellation—
‘I hate people who change suddenly.’
—he kicked him out of the team immediately. That’s how irrationally sensitive the guy was.
“So petty.”
Thinking about all that, it made sense why he would show up now, of all times.
It’s like sprinkling Agatha on a perfectly cooked meal….
“Were you targeting us after we exhausted ourselves from the battle?”
If he truly was after us, then now—right after our exhausting battle with the Hell Glutton—would be the perfect opportunity. Everything lined up.
“You really are the worst.”
I stared directly at Agatha as I began thinking of ways to get out of this situation.
But then—
“What an interesting hypothesis,”
Agatha let out a laugh and shook his head, leaving my mind momentarily blank.
Hypothesis? That can’t be right.
“Wendy, I didn’t realize you were thinking about me that much. I’m quite flattered.”
His face—smiling not with a fake grin, but with genuine amusement—irked me more than usual.
Why did that handsome face look so damn irritating?
“I didn’t follow you here, you know.”
“What…?”
What the hell was he talking about now? He didn’t follow us?
I stared at him with wide eyes.
Agatha met my gaze and smiled serenely.
“One of my followers has the ability to glimpse fragments of the future.”
And what came out of Agatha’s mouth was completely unexpected.
“According to them, this place…”
He pointed toward the cave where the Hell Glutton had emerged and lifted his eyes to meet mine.
“…this entrance to hell holds something useful.”
An item obtainable at the gateway to hell…
That wasn’t in the original story.
Could it be a new item?
Or was he simply trying to mess with me?
“Of course, it does require a bit of sacrifice… but fortunately, I have plenty of followers willing to lay down their lives for the greater cause.”
So, the item Agatha was after—
Apparently, it could only be obtained through a human sacrifice.
“Disgusting mindset.”
Truly fitting of Agatha’s methods.
Using the lives of people brainwashed by his skill—people who blindly believed in him—to gain benefits.
Just like in the original, Agatha’s self-centered worldview was far removed from normal human reasoning.
Which was precisely why he was the worst villain in Three Lives Chronicle.
“Well, everyone sees things differently.”
Agatha smiled and extended a hand toward me.
“While this meeting may have been by chance… the truth is, you’re someone I’d follow even if it meant tailing you.”
That was the problem.
Even if this was a coincidence…
That didn’t mean he’d let me walk away peacefully.
“Meeting you when you’re so exhausted like this… it almost feels like the gods are helping me claim you.”
At Agatha’s words, several people quietly stepped forward from behind him.
Apostles in pure white robes—the ones we had faced in the previous war.
I didn’t know their names, but they carried a powerful aura.
Even at a glance, there were easily over twenty of them.
“This is the perfect chance to take you, so I will.”
I couldn’t breathe.
‘What should I do?’
If a fight broke out like this…
“Shall we go another round?”
There might be casualties among my teammates.
No, there definitely would be.
Because he wished for my despair and misery.
“I have a feeling Wendy’s face twisted in anguish after losing her comrades will be quite a sight.”
Agatha’s relaxed smile sent chills down my spine.
There was a reason for that confidence.
Agatha never made provocations unless he had over a 90% chance of winning.
He definitely had something he was relying on.
Our team wouldn’t go down without a fight, but we were all drained from the battle with the Hell Glutton.
‘If we fight now, it’ll be dangerous.’
So if we could avoid this, we should.
Even I didn’t want to fight a rabid dog charging at me with madness.
‘What if I go to Agatha on my own…?’
If I did that, maybe he’d let my comrades go without resistance.
After all, I had always been his target from the beginning.
My mind, blank with panic, spiraled into extreme thoughts, and my vision began to blur.
“Enough.”
A low, grumbling voice echoed like a growl.
“I can’t listen to this disgusting crap anymore.”
Xenon had silently drawn his sword and stepped up beside me.
“You sure talk big for someone who ran away with his tail between his legs last time.”
Darwin, tossing aside his tattered top from the battle, revealed his intimidating muscles as he spoke.
“Sis, I’ll burn him to ashes!”
Lyria, usually soft and sweet, now radiated fighting spirit.
“Then I shall skewer him and roast him golden-brown.”
Eden, wielding a spear as large as himself, added with calm ferocity.
“If you touch her, I won’t forgive you… I’ll make you disappear.”
Even Nia, her eyes flipped with rage, had storms whirling around her.
“What an unfortunate-looking face.”
“My constellation says his heart is lighter than a feather.”
Sylvester and Celestine, too, had eerie violet glints in their eyes.
“Miss Wendy.”
Yeriel, who had silently approached, gently placed a hand on my shoulder.
Warm energy flowed from his fingertips, easing the tension in my heart.
“We will never hand you over to such a despicable man.”
Even Yeriel’s usually gentle face was now filled with firm determination.
“So don’t even think about leaving us.”
Xenon spoke, his sword pointed directly at Agatha.
“Even if I die, I won’t let that bastard have you.”
The sincerity in his cold voice left me speechless.
What could I possibly say to people like this?
That it’s safer if I go?
That they should calm down and think rationally?
But maybe… trampling on their desperate resolve would be crueler than asking them to die for me.
“Then…”
If I received love this deep, I should be able to give back too.
“Everyone… I’m counting on you.”
With faith.
“It’s not a request.”
Xenon raised his sword with a faint smile.
“We’re comrades.”
“Comrades…”
I echoed his word and smiled.
Yeah. I should believe.
Because we’re comrades.
“Have you reached your decision?”
Agatha, who’d been watching the scene, sparkled his eyes in amusement.
“Yes.”
He was someone we’d already defeated once.
There’s no reason we can’t beat him again.
“After discussing it with my comrades…”
[‘Myeolmangi in Metamorphosis’ has been stored in your inventory. Do you want to proceed?]
After safely storing the cocooned Myeolmangi into my inventory, I turned toward Agatha.
He still wore that relaxed expression as he watched me.
‘So annoying.’
He was so sure he’d win, he didn’t even bother attacking. Just waited there quietly.
What is this, some cartoon villain waiting for the magical girl to transform?
It irritated me somehow.
At the same time, I felt the wicked urge to wipe that smug look off his face.
As I moved to pull something out of my pocket, curiosity briefly flickered across Agatha’s face.
“Oh?”
His eyes focused entirely on me. And then—I pulled my hand from my pocket.
“After our discussion… this is all we’ve got for you.”
It was the thing shaped like the character for mountain: ‘山’.
“Disappear forever, you unlucky bastard.”
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