I Will Create a Good Ending for the Yandere Villainess

Chapter 71: Phantom Conductor? [1] (edited)

[Two Days Ago...]

Lillian stared at Marionette, who was holding her hand out to her.

Marionetteʼs eyes were staring down at Lillianʼs rapier—blinking with curiosity at it.

She then asked:

”Could you perhaps let me take a look at your rapier?”

Lillian tilted her head to the side, staring up at her while she sat on the ground, leaning her back against the tree.

”For what reason, may I ask?”

”You took a peek at mine. I believe it is fair.”

Marionetteʼs response did make sense. Lillian did indeed peek into the Purified Quenchʼs Item detail without asking her.

Lillian tapped her chin before waving her hand to the side flamboyantly and summoning the Sonata of Revenge into existence.

She stared at its polished and gleaming surface as it reflected the light coming down from the hole before passing it over to Marionette.

Marionette wrapped her fingers around the hilt of the rapier, raising it and giving it a surprisingly large amount of respect as she stroked the flat side of the blade.

”The Sonata of Revenge...” Marionette murmured, ”Itʼs a good weapon. It is simple in its design but still holds the key concept for its existence, albeit the material is quite...”

She then shook her head before passing it back to Lillian.

”Nonetheless. Its enchantments hold great potential to tip the scale in a one-on-one battle.”

”Well, I only used one, which just activates on its own.”

Marionette nodded, ”I am aware. Thatʼs why today youʼll be using that other one.”

”The [Phantom Conductor] one? I guess... I hope it doesnʼt take up too much mana, though...”

Lillian pushed herself off the ground, using the tree behind her as support before following Marionette down the hill. After reaching the stone, uneven ground, Lillian held out her rapier towards Marionette.

Marionette stared with curious interest at the rapier before pushing her hand out and creating a shadow black rapier that exuded an ominous aura.

”Iʼll let you say when to start this time.”

Lillian smiled wryly and nodded gratefully before focusing on the Sonata of Revenge and felt the mana she was feeding through it being eaten.

After a minute or so, a ghostly tune resonated from the blade. Lillian stared at the blade, which seemed to shiver for a bit before pausing.

Lillian tilted her head at it, ”Huh? Did it do it?” before staring at Marionette to see her eye focused on something behind her.

Lillian twisted her head around and was met with a pair of fancy shoes situated behind her, standing in the air. It was a pale blue colour and had the texture of high-quality leather.

The shoes were attached to the feet of a ghostly apparition that floated above her. It was a handsome young man, possibly in his early twenties, who mightʼve had dark brown hair and soft brown eyes.

He wore an appealing suit that was cut and shredded at the edges. It consisted of what mightʼve been a black suit and pants, a white shirt and a black tie.

Around his left chest was a small slit pierced through his white shirt with a darkish stain around it, which Lillian assumed to be blood.

It was quite hard to figure out when the apparitionʼs primary colour was pale blue and was somewhat transparent.

Lillian stared with wide eyes at the ghostly apparition before asking:

”Are you the Phantom Conductor?”

The ghostly apparition stared at her with a soft expression—a sort of mournful expression. An expression that was kept constantly still, just like its lips that had yet to utter even a single word or sound.

Lillian then stared up at its right hand, which held a long, slim, and narrow wooden stick—she recognised it was a baton, an instrument for musical conductors.

ʼHuh... here I thought he would have a floating piano...ʼ

She then watched as the hand gently clutching the baton suddenly twitched before dramatically swiping to the side.

Without any warning, Lillianʼs body suddenly turned to the side, tilting back as the dark blade of a Marionetteʼs rapier stabbed the spot she was previously in.

The two widened their eyes in surprise.

The Phantom Conductor stared down at them with a forlorn expression as its body remained floating behind Lillian and slightly above her. Just like how Lillianʼs body was leaning back, so was it.

With superb elegance in its movements, it placed its right foot back, causing Lillian to do the same and stabilising her falling body before having her raise her rapier over her head.

The Phantom Conductor then swiped the baton down.

Marionette, who was still in the motion of stabbing, watched as Lillianʼs blade rapidly approached her still face. She then threw a quick glance at Lillianʼs face, which seemed to express discomfort.

Marionette tightened the muscles in the arm that held her rapier before flicking her wrist and aiming the tip of her blade towards Lillianʼs chest, ignoring the fact the Sonata of Revenge might slice her in half.

The Phantom Conductor watched Marionetteʼs counterattack and decided to cease its own.

Lillian felt the muscles in her arm that held the Sonata of Revenge tightened to an uncomfortable degree and watched as it raised itself between her and the incoming dark rapier.

The Phantom Conductorʼs expression briefly changed as it watched the tip of Marionetteʼs blade pass through Lillianʼs rapier. Its widened eyes soon soften.

It then twisted itself on its left leg, causing Lillian to narrowly dodge Marionetteʼs harrowing stab before raising its other leg.

Lillianʼs entire body then turned towards Marionette before watching her right leg kick at her with speed she thought she couldnʼt reach, albeit in exchange for a painful shock from her muscles.

She then watched as Marionette sunk through the ground and into a dark puddle before rapidly passing between Lillianʼs legs and forming behind her, stabbing her rapier towards the back of Lillianʼs neck.

The tip of her blade then paused just an inch away from Lillianʼs neck as she saw no reaction. She stared up at the ghostly apparition and saw it had yet to make any moves like it did earlier. It was just still.

”... You can deactivate it now.”

Marionette ordered, watching as the pale blue figure of the Phantom Conductor faded away slowly before finally disappearing.

Soon after, Lillian let out a loud sigh of relief as she fell to the ground, taking in deep breaths.

Marionette raised an eyebrow at this, ”Are you alright?”

Lillian stared at her before groaning, ”I think my muscles are screaming...”