I Regress if the Villainess Dies! Chapter 26: Chapter 25 A Culprit's Logic

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Yes. He did the same thing as his supposed past self, who neither used the [Prying Lens] or [Threadwatch Ticket]. After all, instead of sticking with Ruminaria, he could just wait in the other room and backtrack later. All he needed to be mindful of was the timing, not too early to scare away the culprit and not too late to let her slip away. As far as he knew, that act would not break the pattern he needed to follow. And he still firmly believed that Castreyja was the killer. Ruminaria and Carmillia are going to meet and start to fight each other. If Xian were in the killer’s shoes and could somehow track Carmillia, he would not miss this chance to carry out his plan. Xian waited in the next room silently. His attention turned to the [Prying Lens] , and he watched Carmillia progress at a steady pace. Although Xian had already shared the pattern, she occasionally made sure to check if the path was correct. Then she finally met another entrant along the way. He was the protagonist, Adrian Wylert. He spoke to Carmillia, smiling shyly, probably entranced by her beauty. Xian did not know lip reading, but he was certain Adrian was inviting her to go together. A pang of annoyance and irritation poked at his heart. ‘This bastard never looked so annoying before.’ Xian was pissed off and jealous that Carmillia had to like this loser protagonist’s appearance. Now that he was no longer controlled by an intelligent and experienced player like him, he might as well be a moron blessed by potential. Then he saw something even more absurd. Carmillia held her hand out toward him and beckoned for him to follow her lead. Carmillia probably found the protagonist amusing, as she always did in the original game. She must be thinking how fun it would be to wrap him around her finger and play with his kind and naive nature. ‘Hah shit, look at those fucking eyes.’ Adrian’s eyes shone brightly with a smile on his face. Today, Xian felt a newfound annoyance toward the protagonist. But thinking about the torment he was going to go through in the Academy, he could only pity him at the same time. Because on top of dealing with the heroines’ flags and other things, he would have to deal with someone who knew the game’s content and story, Xian himself. Carmillia’s fascination with the protagonist stemmed from his good and naive nature at their first meeting. The more she observed and came to know Adrian, the more she obsessed over messing with his surroundings and relationships. Still, that did not make her a conquerable heroine, and all it led to was a bad ending for Carmillia or an ending where she kept Adrian as a guard dog who only followed her orders. For Carmillia, that could already be considered a good ending. They moved at a leisurely pace while conversing like good friends. Xian was both glad and annoyed that the [Prying Lens] didn’t have a hearing function. At the same time, he felt like he was being too sensitive about the way things were. He liked Carmillia very much because she was beautiful and felt a desire to take her, but to feel jealous? That was only for people who had promised love to each other. Ironically, Xian was a person who did not believe in love. He only believed in his desires and in taking what he wanted for himself. For him to feel jealousy over something so simple? ‘No, that’s not it.’ He had never been in a relationship, but he did not need that experience in this world. He just had to follow what was effective and what worked. That would keep everything fine when it came to dealing with the heroines. The same went for Carmillia. Although, he still needed to find out what will move her heart. Finally, they passed through the last room before meeting Ruminaria. The hero’s descendant had just finished off the last of the monsters but found herself lost and alone, looking around and screaming ‘benefactor’ into the air. Her pouting face looked like a lost puppy from Carmillia’s view and made him chuckle. Then her head turned sha