Chapter 81 — What Are You?

Elara VeyneThe second slap hurt more because this time I saw the hand coming.For a few seconds, everything narrowed down to the sting spreading across my cheek and the pressure of the hands holding my arms.The two servants kept me restrained as if I weighed almost nothing.That was what infuriated me most.I wasn’t pretending to fight. My muscles hurt, my shoulders burned, and I could feel my wrists twisting inside their grips every time I tried to pull away. Even so, the two lupines barely had to adjust their stance.It was like trying to escape from a wall.Except walls usually had the courtesy not to crush your wrists.Naima lowered her hand.I expected something on her face. Anger, satisfaction, maybe that ridiculous agitation of someone who loses control and only realizes it afterward, but there was nothing.Her breathing remained steady, her hair perfectly arranged. Not even the sleeve of her dress looked out of place.That unsettled me more than the slap.If she had been yel

Last Updated : 2026-10-08

Chapter 82 — Things That Cannot Be Bought

Elara VeyneTime inside that room seemed to freeze.The people around me disappeared from my attention, and my mind found something that should not have been there.An old voice.Gideon asking questions.Taking notes.Again.Let’s see how long it takes.My fingers went cold at the memory.No.I clenched them.That monster was not in the room with me, so why did it feel as though I was there again?“I… don’t know what that has to do with me.”My voice came out calm.I had managed to fake that much.Naima did not look impressed.“No?”“No.”She approached again, close enough that I could smell the faint perfume on her clothes.“There are families that would spend more money searching for someone capable of restoring a body than they would spend buying an entire Nythrium mine.”My stomach twisted painfully.For one second, I thought everything fit together.Saref.Caldris.Maybe… they were partners.Maybe this woman knew everything.Maybe—No.The thought stopped.If Gideon knew I was al

Last Updated : 2026-10-09

Chapter 83 — A Longer List

Elara VeyneThe realization entered my mind slowly, heavy and painful.For years, I had built my revenge around one name.The Caldris.Gideon.It had been that simple.They were the monsters, and I knew where to find them.I knew who to hate.Maybe I had needed it to be that simple.Monsters were easier when they had an address.But what if they didn’t?First Light came back to me again.Children being watched.Questions about blessings.Nobles choosing them.Some children leaving.Others staying.My mouth grew even drier.What if they had not been choosing children?What if they had been choosing gifts?The thought made nausea rise suddenly.No.I couldn’t rush to conclusions.I couldn’t turn suspicion into fact just because everything fit too well.Naima made a small gesture with her hand, and the two servants released me.So suddenly that I took a step sideways before catching my balance.The first thing I did was pull my arms away.My wrists throbbed.Red marks were already appear

Last Updated : 2026-10-10

All Chapters of I Returned to Kill Monsters, and Created the Worst One: Chapter 81 - Chapter 83

Chapter 81 — What Are You?

Chapter 82 — Things That Cannot Be Bought

Chapter 83 — A Longer List