[Full] The Villainess Just Wants to Live Quietly! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 171

All this time, I’d been so busy saving Askan that I hadn’t had a moment’s rest.

Since it was obvious they’d come after our lives again if they found out we were still alive, we had to move carefully to avoid the Kalua Empire’s notice and secure the Arhane flower as quickly as possible.

I asked Kevin, who ran the Kain Trading Company, to obtain the Arhane flower from Lake Suarunes in the Athes Kingdom, but I couldn’t leave it entirely up to him.

I mapped out a route allowing me to travel between the Athes Kingdom and the Lazent Empire in the shortest possible time and even hired a professional diver myself to ensure we’d find the Arhane flower without a single failure.

Watching me work, Kevin chuckled half-jokingly and even said something like this:

“…Might I ask—have you ever considered working for a trading company? If you ever decide to start your own, I’d seriously have to think about switching jobs.”

Thanks to all that exhausting effort, I managed to obtain the Arhane flower quickly and immediately gave it to Askan.

Yet, for several days afterward, Askan wouldn’t open his eyes, and I was utterly consumed by worry.

Fortunately, Askan finally woke up, fully restored to his former health.

Whoosh!

An eternal flame flickered above Askan’s hand as he lay in bed.

Just a short while ago, performing such an act would have drained his life force, but now he handled his power effortlessly, without the slightest strain.

Still, I couldn’t help but look at him with lingering concern and say,

“Don’t push yourself too hard. Are you really ready to use your abilities already?”

“Don’t worry. I can feel the power inside my body more clearly than ever before. If anything, I feel even stronger than I used to.”

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