[Full] The Villainess Just Wants to Live Quietly! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 116

Late hour.

Bill headed toward the Imperial Guard office as usual.

It was once Askan’s office, but now that Bill had replaced him as Captain of the Imperial Guard, the space belonged to a different master.

To others, Bill appeared flawless—without the slightest sign of disturbance—but contrary to that composed exterior, his mind was in utter turmoil.

‘It’s hard to regain the Emperor’s trust.’

Helcion had already been betrayed once by Askan. The resulting shock couldn’t be nonexistent.

No matter how loyal Bill appeared, Helcion no longer trusted him completely—almost as if he were merely biding his time.

Bill felt as though he stood on a testing ground at every moment.

‘To bring about the world’s destruction, I must somehow restore my relationship with the Emperor.’

The Kalua Empire was essential to the plan he’d laid out thus far.

He’d invested years here, carefully building his influence and accumulating power. At this stage, shifting his base to another empire would not only exponentially increase the time required but also introduce countless unpredictable variables.

There had been a reason he’d helped elevate Helcion—someone who was practically his sworn enemy from the start—to the throne.

Though unintentional, his involvement in the human weapon experiments had already caught Helcion’s attention, naturally creating the perfect conditions for him to infiltrate the Kalua Empire.

Moreover, the Kalua Empire possessed formidable national strength and harbored immense ambitions for conquest, making it easy to provoke wars with other empires.

It was a meticulously calculated plan, and letting it collapse was unthinkable.

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