The Villainess Who Was Dumped Got Married into My Family, a Mob Noble from the Frontier, and Turns Out, She's an Amazing Capable Wife? - Chapter 52: Overpowering the Prince, The Overkill Genius

Chapter 52: Overpowering the Prince, The Overkill Genius

When Alicia told Edward to “please leave,” Edward became teary-eyed and fell silent.

“But” 

“Then do as you please. We will continue with our training as planned.”

Edward tried to say something, but Alicia sharply interrupted him, not letting him get a word in.

Alicia’s usually polite tone sounded incredibly cold to Edward, perhaps because he was used to her usual way of speaking.

I wonder what would happen to me if she ever spoke to me in such a dismissive tone. 

It feels like it could destroy the world! 

Well, that’s if such a situation ever came to be.

“Ragna, let’s go.”

“Yeah, let’s move a bit further ahead. It’s going to be twice as tough, okay?”

“I’m ready.”

Alicia nodded at me with her straightforward gaze.

As we turned our backs on Edward and headed towards Mariana, who was still down, I heard Alicia whisper, 

“I’ve decided to become strong enough to stand firm.”

I couldn’t help but smile.

Alicia, you’re already strong. 

Someone who can stand up again after being broken is never weak.

You truly are a great woman.

“Come on, Mariana, wake up. You’re lying on an anthill.”

“Hawawawa—!?”

Seeing Mariana hurriedly get up, I thought to myself, she was pretending to sleep, wasn’t she?

Let’s push her to her limits, just barely within her reach.

“Let’s go.”

And so, it seemed we managed to smoothly avoid Edward’s interference, starting our journey from here.

“Wait, then let me join in on this Brave-style training too!”

“Your Highness…”

This is bad, Alicia looks like she’s about to explode.

Mariana, standing by her side, grimaces with a “Geh.”

“Alicia, please calm down!”

Even in front of Edward, Mariana starts to panic, fearing Alicia’s anger more.

“Enough, Edward!”

Alicia turns around and yells at Edward.

“This isn’t the royal capital, it’s Brave territory. Even if you’re incognito, you’d normally greet the lord of the land, right?”

“That’s for others to…”

“You didn’t, did you? I’ve been at the mansion all morning.”

That was true.

We hadn’t run into them from the neighboring territory’s station all the way to our carriage.

If there was any message, Sebas would have informed me, but there wasn’t any.

“Stop lying with such a ridiculous excuse, coming to a dungeon in another territory all by yourself is not sane!”

Alicia continues, fueled by her momentum.

“Don’t you think you’re taking this incognito thing too far? Normal incognito visits don’t involve wandering around the city alone or boarding a public vehicle to do weird training, you know?”

“Uh…”

“Ridiculous, just too ridiculous!”

“Uh, um, well…”

Faced with Alicia’s furious tirade, Edward could only back away.

I think I’d back away, too.

“I just can’t deal with this anymore! You have become way too lax after getting defeated by that girl’s passionate advances! Moreover, I also think you can’t continue protecting that girl even after your graduation!”

“What do you mean? Patricia has nothing to do with this.”

“Of course, she does! I don’t want to say it, but the royal family would never approve of marrying a commoner, right?”

“That’s not true! I won’t accept such an outdated tradition!”

“Even if she’s a sage’s progeny, social status matters. Marriages aren’t just about love; they’re about maintaining power.”

I like Alicia, though. 

She might be getting a lot from the ducal family, but even without that, I like a woman who can boldly challenge royalty.

Despite my carefree thoughts, Alicia continues.

“The moment Patricia won that duel, it was certain she’d face many challenges after leaving school.”

The nobles around will surely make a fuss, definitely. With intense attacks from behind, the chances of her being killed are high.

Even if not, the moment Edward insists on his own way, not just the Oldwoods but the other nobles who desired a marriage with him will turn against him.

If his authority weakens and other nobles become stronger, it wouldn’t be surprising if a struggle for the throne occurs, shaking the country.

At this point, Edward renouncing his succession rights might be the only way out, but still, being of royal blood is politically valuable, so… either way, Patricia is seen as an obstacle and might be likely to get killed.

Yeah, it’s a tough situation.

Unless she’s a saint like Mariana, capable of a miraculous comeback, but if I continue collecting sacred treasures as planned, that possibility disappears.

“Patricia is someone I’ve sworn to protect!”

“If you think you can protect her, then go ahead. But now is not the time for sneaking around to draw attention. What you should be focusing on right now is dealing with the nobles of the royal capital.”

Edward was at a loss for words, biting his lip in response to the barrage of words coming his way.

It was like Edward was out of life points.

But Alicia didn’t stop. She delivered the final blow as if venting all her frustrations.

“While you’re running around avoiding reality and being selfish, I don’t think you can protect your beloved Patricia.”

Sighing, I approached Alicia.

“Feel better?”

“A bit.”

Then Alicia smiled at me and said,

“But ever since you promised to protect me, I’ve managed to move on from who I used to be. This is just me lashing out because I felt hindered.”

“I see.”

“Sorry, I might… well, actually, I’m definitely going to cause trouble for your family…”

“It’s okay. I’ll fight anyone, even a whole country, for you. No matter what happens.”

If there were a war, it’s certain we couldn’t win because of that protective barrier. 

Not even Onyx could break through it.

But we can still strike back within the capital. 

After that, who knows? 

I might die, but with Onyx’s help, I can ensure Alicia survives.

It’s okay; I’m used to hell. 

As I was thinking this, Alicia hugged me.

“Ragna, even if it’s hell, I want to be with you.”

When she looks up at me with those eyes and says something like that, it feels like the Beast of Brave is about to break out of its cage in excitement.

“Wait, Alicia, I’m with you too! In hell or wherever!”

The beast calms down.

Alright, just as I was about to seriously consider putting an end to Edward.

“I… I know that…!”

He was on his knees, crying.

“Even so, I want to protect her, the one who gave me a place in this constricting world… I came to this dungeon to retrieve a so-called sacred artifact rumored to be in its deepest part, to improve Patricia’s situation…”

Huh, but there’s nothing like that here.

“I was told by Patricia that I could retrieve it using my cloak of concealment …”

No, this dungeon is just an anthill.

There’s no way such a thing exists here.

I remember where the other sacred artifacts are, so it can’t be here.

Your Highness, are you sure you haven’t been deceived?

It’s like he’s come here on a suicide mission…