I became a cannon fodder villain. If I want to survive, I must take care of my baby first.

Last night, when Erica came to see Manjushage, she told her her guess about Grusel's identity. The first suspect was Lady of Hearts.

"You are not kidding, are you sure?" At first, Manjushage also thought it was ridiculous, but when she saw the conflicted expression on Erica's face, she no longer questioned it.

"I know it sounds ridiculous, and even I always wonder why I have such thoughts, but the more I know, the more I can't ignore it."

She looked at Manjushage with a firm gaze and said seriously, "Aunt Red Heart is the closest person to me. Even though I have obtained many clues, I still hope from the bottom of my heart that this is just my random guess. However, it is too easy to lose the correct judgment. Therefore, I would like to ask Miss Manjushage, who is an outsider, to help me."

"It's hard to say. After all, I might be one of the targets of Grusel's revenge."

"Indeed, but if we can find Grusel, Miss Manjusaka won't have to worry anymore, right?"

Manjushage thought to herself, I’ve never been afraid as long as Luo Shiqi is by my side.

But when I thought about it carefully, this might just be an excuse Erica made up to relieve her heavy psychological burden, so I didn't say anything more.

If it were an ordinary person, just imagining that the person who has been with them since birth is a vicious criminal, they would be so scared that they would wet their pants. It's a pity that Erica can keep her composure.

No, she had clearly shown signs of being abnormal before, but everyone thought she was just worried about Madam Redheart's health.

Judging from the situation at the time, she had both of these emotions. It was precisely because of the inner conflict that she came to Manjushage to discuss things because she was unsure of her decision.

To be on the safe side, before she started to talk about her discovery, Manjushage asked, "Have you told anyone about this?"

"Not yet. At first I thought it was strange to have this thought, so I didn't pay any attention to it. Later, when I really realized something was wrong, I didn't know what to do." Erica said in a deep voice.

She discovered something was wrong not long after arriving in Flowing Light City. She heard a lot of things she had never known before, including Grusel, whom she had never known at all.

This vicious criminal has done all kinds of evil things and caused many tragedies in the past twenty years. Even Erica and others have been bewitched and used by Grusel's accomplices.

Although this matter itself was related to Erica's own wishes, before being affected by Grusel's magic, she would never do anything like harming the nobles.

What's more, after meeting Mekalos, she became more and more aware of how great her boss was.

She would be willing to do everything for her for the rest of her life, as long as Lord Mekalos doesn't mind - I've gone off topic. In short, although Grusel has her own code of conduct, in the eyes of others, she is a complete lunatic.

At least that's what Erica thought not long ago.

Later, out of a sense of revenge, Erica wanted to investigate Grussell. Even if she couldn't catch her, at least she could trip her up.

A survivor of the riot, revenge, madness and rationality coexisting, these are the most common evaluations of her.

It sounds like the most common villain in various bizarre stories, and there are always some things that are incomprehensible to people.

The only thing worth noting is that the targets of her revenge are all hypocrites who hold high positions but bring disaster to their neighbors. Because of their excessive power, they have become a difficult existence for even the king.

Although Grussell's actions caused many adverse effects, judging from the results, they actually had more benefits. It is no wonder that both the rich and the common people were not very concerned about catching this wanted criminal.

For ordinary people, most of the actions she took had a positive impact on life, so there was no need to make herself unhappy.

The nobles always thought that everyone had done a lot of bad things, so even if Grusel really wanted to do something, there was no need to target them. Maybe they could even help deal with their mortal enemy.

They only revealed their ugly side when they became targets, crying and begging for forgiveness while swearing with hideous faces. In the end, they were dealt with by Grusel in extremely horrific ways, and even thinking was a luxury for them.

After reading the whole story of Grussell, she seems more like a hero who is both good and evil. If Erica had not become her victim, she might not have hated her to this extent. At most, she would just be uninterested in her.

After carefully reading the archival records, Erica found it very interesting, because every time Grussell left a criminal record, Red Heart would stay at home because of illness.

Hearing this, Manjushage couldn't help but ask: "Haven't you looked carefully? If Lady Redheart is really sick, it's just a coincidence at best."

However, Erica shook her head: "Until this moment, I thought it was just a coincidence and never doubted Red Heart at all."

It would be better to say that Lycoris radiata's reaction was what a normal person should have. Erica's lack of doubt about Red Heart made her seem abnormal.

"The town where we live is not far from here. It is a settlement built collectively by the survivors of the great riot. The earliest group of residents came from all over the Kingdom of Aslan."

Erica continued:

"Perhaps they are too tired to move after surviving the disaster, or perhaps they have lost too much and no longer want to return to their hometown. In short, no one cares too much about other people's backgrounds, and Aunt Red Heart is one of them."

Hearts, Spades, Diamonds, Heartless and Erica's parents, the Pritts, are very good friends. Erica has been taken care of by them since she was born.

The most special one among them is the magic puppet Wuxin, who has enormous magic power in his body. No matter how great the danger is, he will not be hurt, not even a scratch on his skin.

At the same time, she will not age. While her companions are becoming more mature day by day and Erica is growing up slowly, only Wuxin always looks like a teenage girl, except that she is more mature inside.

Then there is Red Heart. She was the first to claim that she was seriously ill and often needed to stay in bed alone. Because of the risk of infection, she warned others not to get close to her when she was sick.

It's not uncommon for everyone to see Red Heart bedridden from time to time. She herself is a healing magician, but even she can't cure this disease, and she has to keep dragging it on. If other people get infected with it, who knows what will happen.

Therefore, Erica and others treated this matter with extreme caution. They only dared to wait outside the door and occasionally spoke a few words to her, but rarely received a response.

Now that I think about it, Hong Xin was probably not at home at that time, but was out doing something earth-shattering.

"Assuming that Red Heart is really Grusel, then as a dark magician, where does her healing magic come from?" Manjushage also saw Red Heart cast magic several times, and it did have a very obvious healing effect.

"Miss Manjusaka may not know this, but dark magic seems to have a certain healing ability. For example, Lord Mirror's mirror light has a certain dark attribute and can repair damage by piecing together broken mirrors. Wuchang can also perform some healing methods. Of course, since the two of them never appear together, it took me a lot of effort just to find out clearly." Erica explained.

After hearing what she said, Manjushage suddenly realized that her ability to use blood for treatment and repair was entirely determined by the dark magic itself.

As for the so-called blood magic, at best it only enhances the effect in this area and makes it more practical.

To be honest, could the fact that Dracula William is a vampire and has an immortal body be related to these things?

"Aunt Red Heart is very kind to me, really very kind, and gets along well with everyone. I never think she is a strange person, and I don't want to doubt her from the bottom of my heart, but..."

Erica looked very confused: "I later found out that the reason we didn't notice that the black robe had been tampered with was because the dark magic aura left on it was almost the same as Aunt Redheart's magic power."