I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree
Chapter 82 - Great Victory (12/13)

News of the front line collapsing had arrived a few days ago.

When the Antica army first took over here, the entire city was in a state of panic. Although there were rumors that their army would not disturb the people, these were just rumors and could not be taken as truth. No one dared to go out onto the streets casually. At that time, if they were truly disturbed, they would be the ones to suffer.

But it wasn’t until the next day when officials began going door-to-door and informing everyone that normal economic life could resume that people realized.

There were no soldiers parading in the streets, and no curfew. The fall of Florence City was something the ordinary people did not experience at all.

Although some families did lose their children, there was nothing that could be done about it. How could there be a war without casualties? Soldiers dying on the battlefield was something that couldn’t be avoided.

These past few days, the people around Judith had all shown smiles, but only Judith herself remained troubled.

There had been no news from Martin.

Although soldiers had passed by her flower shop these past few days, when she asked about the name Martin, these Antica soldiers did not know.

Because of this, although resuming business was a good thing, Judith could not feel happy.

“Sigh, Martin, you big liar. You clearly promised me you would return. Now the war is over, and where are you...” Judith muttered softly. Just at this moment, her vision went dark.

“Hello, are you here to buy flowers? We have the city flower of Florence, the violet, all grown in our own garden. The fragrance can last for a whole week!”

Judith skillfully called out her wares, but when she saw the person before her, she was stunned.

Standing before her, was surprisingly the person she had longed for day and night.

The signature smile on her face also froze, and her eyes filled with tears.

“Judith, I have returned. I did not... lie.”

Listening to the other party’s words, Judith could no longer hold back and simply pounced into the other party’s embrace.

Violets floated down from the sky. At this moment, the two people embracing each other formed an exquisite scene.

“Tsk tsk tsk.” Standing in the distance, Litte watched the two people hugging each other, feeling emotional.

“Didn’t expect it. Martin, this person, seems quite honest and simple. He actually has a sweetheart.”

“I feel it’s quite normal. Handsome looking, cheerful personality. It would be abnormal if no one liked this kind of man, right?” Virgil commented.

“What about you? What about that person of yours?” Litte quickly asked Virgil.

“This...” Virgil heard the words and revealed an awkward expression.

“Young Master Litte, it will be impolite if you keep asking.”

“Bah, still impolite? Didn’t you have a pretty good relationship with that demi-human older sister from the Hidden Orchid Tavern before? I saw that after dealing with Mudrick, she often invited you out for drinks?”

“This... let’s not mention this matter.” Hearing his own matter being exposed, Virgil argued back, blushing.

“It’s truly great. If only Orson could be so proactive towards me.” Litte muttered in a low voice, looking at the two people hugging each other.

“Young Master Litte, what did you say?” Virgil didn’t hear Litte’s words clearly just now, only vaguely heard the two words “Orson.”

“I said, it’s nothing!”

“However, our battle should be precisely for protecting this kind of people, right?” Litte suddenly changed the topic.

“Mm.” Virgil expressed agreement.

If Litte had not used the stratagem to sow discord and had attacked directly instead, she would of course have captured Florence City more quickly, but what about the losses paid?

There are still many people like Martin and Judith, right?

If the war had truly turned out that way, the damage brought would only be even more severe.

As soon as she thought of the current situation of the war, and then thought of this group of people currently following her, Litte suddenly felt a little afraid of war.

“It’s alright.” At this moment, Litte suddenly recalled the words Orson had spoken to her before.

“You have already done very well, Litte. Don’t blame yourself.”

“...If I had truly done well enough, then why would you, Orson, choose her instead of choosing me...” Litte said to herself in her heart.

Evening arrived. Litte, Virgil, and Martin gathered at Judith’s house for dinner.

“Ah, thank you very much, Young Master Litte and Mr. Virgil,” Judith said. Martin had told her about Litte’s ideals today, and she had insisted on inviting the two over for dinner.

“It wasn’t easy during the lockdown, was it?” At the dinner table, Litte chatted about life in Florence City.

“Mm,” Judith nodded. “Businesses weren’t allowed to open during the day, only shops selling grain. And we had to queue for a long time to buy it, and the price was exorbitant. At night, there was a curfew, supposedly to prevent spies from entering.”

“As it turns out, there was no need to do any of that, was there? Look, our army has been here for a few days, and the city’s security is still good, isn’t it?”

“Mm,” Judith nodded. “To be honest, Florence City now is no different from before the war, and it might even be better, because you are reducing taxes, and the city officials are no longer colluding with some shops to oppress small businesses like ours.”

“That is what we hope for,” Litte nodded.

Coming to Judith’s house today was not just because she was invited. It was also because Litte wanted to see how the common people viewed the allied forces’ occupation policy.

After seeing Judith’s high praise for the occupation, Litte was also relieved.

It seemed her strategy was not wrong. She should just follow Orson’s advice.

“However... how should I put it? It feels... well, you are the attacking side after all, so we still feel a bit strange about it...”

“It’s alright. You will get used to it gradually after a while when there is a new lord,” Litte said.

The few of them talked about the flower shop at the dinner table for a while, and finally the topic shifted to Martin.

“Um... Judith, there’s something I want to tell you,” Martin said this, his eyes somewhat flickering.

“Pfft,” Litte laughed instead at this moment. “You are clearly very straightforward on the battlefield, but why do you become so hesitant in front of someone you like?”