Taming The Villainesses

Episode 316.2

(EP-316.2) Destined Rivals #2

316 – The Twins Are Destined Rivals #2

Narmi once again took the lead, seeming to enjoy the thrill of danger. She pressed her body against the wall, skillfully slipping into the passage. Soon, her voice echoed from inside.

“It seems safe to come in!”

“Alright, I’m going.”

I moved forward and squeezed through as well. When I finally crawled out of the narrow passage, what I saw was crystals sparkling all around.

And my face, reflected in their angular surfaces, looking strangely distorted.

It’s kind of creepy.

“This way!”

Ahead, I could see Narmi waving to me. I took a step to follow her when—

Kwang-.

“Euk!”

Something suddenly struck my nose, halting me in my tracks. I realized the ‘path’ I saw ahead was actually a reflection on the crystal surface.

“Theo, over here!”

“No, this way! Come here!”

“Don’t listen to them! This way!”

“What are you copying me? I’m the real one!”

What’s this?

Reflections of Narmi appeared all around, with each one saying different things.

Completely confused, I tried to turn back, but the surroundings were filled with crystals. I couldn’t tell where the way back was.

I was trapped in this strange crystal cave!

Of course, it’s not a big problem.

“Lady Narmi, be careful—shards may fly.”

With a simple spell, I could easily shatter these crystals.

Rank 3.

—Rupture.

I sent vibrations through the crystal. Shattering sounds echoed as cracks webbed through. Soon, the various Narmis making a lot of noise disappeared along with the fragments.

The two were originally twins, so it’s not unusual that they look identical. But it’s very surprising that they, who had shared one body, now have two separate ones.

“So, Lady Mirna, could you explain what’s going on? Do you have any idea how this happened?”

“Um...”

Mirna shook her head at my question.

“I don’t know either. I was surprised when I suddenly came to and found myself lying here. I’d like to hear how this happened.”

I see.

So, Mirna doesn’t know either.

I then explained to Mirna what we had experienced. When she finished listening to the story, Mirna nodded and said.

“The temple of Mount Bilfos is considered a sanctuary among primeval hidden realms. Perhaps the mysterious energy contained in this place manifested in this way.”

It was difficult to explain.

But it was clear that it wasn’t normal.

A serious situation where the twins split into two.

How do we return them to their original state...

Then, I paused.

Did we really need to merge them back together?

Originally, Narmi and Mirna had faced countless problems because they shared one body. But now, with them separated into two people...

Wouldn’t most of the problems between them be resolved?

“This is amazing! I can’t believe it! Unnie and I are separated!”

Narmi started jumping around. Mirna, who had been deep in thought, seemed to snap out of it at her boisterous behavior and opened her mouth with a rather stern expression.

“Narmi, you should behave with dignity.”

“Hm, this is my body. I can do whatever I want with it, so why should you care? Don’t you realize we’re completely separate now?”

Narmi looked incredibly carefree.

But Mirna tried to maintain her composure.

“Narmi, such a strange thing is bound to have some cost or consequence. I’m sure the cause is somewhere in this cave. We need to figure it out and return back to normal.”

“We’ve finally become two, and you want us to go back? No way. Do it yourself!”

“...D-Did you just call me ‘you’?”

It looks like this adventure was going to be much longer than I thought.