Chapter 60: The villainess’s daughter is upset?

The sight of the princess, blushing and stammering, just holding my hand, makes me a little uneasy.

My innocent princess might be seduced by that gold digger and have something done to her.

Wouldn’t it be better for me to be the one to take her?

That gold digger will leave when her business is done, but I won’t.

I can take responsibility for the rest of her life.

So, if I tell her to give birth to my child…

“Let go of it now.”

“Can’t I hold on just a little longer?”

I looked at her with pleading eyes, and she flinched and replied that I could only hold on for a little bit.

Wouldn’t she grant me other requests, too?

Like, asking for a kiss or her virginity.

…No, I have to take it step by step. If I’m not careful, a distance might be created.

It doesn’t fit my personality, but I have to go with the ‘friend to lover’ plan.

Slowly, like a drizzle soaking clothes.

After letting go of the princess’s hand and saying I would visit again tomorrow, I returned home by carriage.

I was on my way back, pondering how to conquer her, when an uninvited guest arrived.

A lot of them.

“Protect the young lady!”

The knights, who were guarding me, were struggling to protect me from the assassins.

They hadn’t brought many knights in the first place, so they’ll be overwhelmed soon.

“Who sent me this gift?”

I had been in a good mood because I had just felt the soft touch and smelled the fragrant scent of the princess’s hand. The mood dropped.

I opened the carriage door and got out. The knights blocked the dagger flying at me, which was shot with surprised eyes.

“Ah, Young lady! You must avoid it quickly!”

“Hmm…”

As I snapped my fingers, all the knights and assassins fainted and collapsed to the floor.

I approached the most experienced-looking person among the assassins, and as I touched him, he opened his eyes and got up from his seat, staring at me with a blank look.

“Who sent you?”

“…Commission.”

“Who commissioned you?”

“…EHOF.”

The sun… There’s a limit to being arrogant. Does he think he’s got it all already?

Of course, everything will belong to the Crown Prince as time passes.

If he hadn’t turned me into an enemy.

“What was the commissioned content?”

“To kidnap the young lady and the princess…”

At that moment, dark red blood flowed from his mouth, and he died before long.

Apparently, there were some restrictions.

It’s been a while since I’ve felt this good.

If I received a gift, I should return the favor.

Then, what would be good?

I was thinking carefully, and a very interesting idea came to mind.

Those who rise by the tongue will also fall by the tongue.

Ten black rings revealed themselves to the world and cast a curse towards the Crown Prince.

A black magic that cannot be released unless a being stronger than me does.

“Atone forever. And live in agony. This is the punishment for touching me and bothering my woman.”

When did it start?

Visions appear, and I hear voices.

I’m going crazy because of those who say they were wronged by me and came to haunt me as spirits.

I can’t even tell the difference between the living and the dead, and then I hear the sound of knocking.

“Who is it!”

“Your Highness the Crown Prince, the priest has arrived.”

“Y, yes! Come in at once!”

The door opened, and the priest wearing a pure white priest’s robe entered, and I gestured to hurry up and perform a exorcism, but it was useless.

The priest collapsed, spewing blood, and the room turned into a mess. Even more things than before appeared and strangled my neck.

I struggled in agony, and after a while, I came to my senses and nothing existed around me.

As if it had never existed from the beginning.

“Ahaha… Am I… truly going crazy?”

If I could just know the reason.

Why are these things happening?

Why…

At that moment, a pain that felt like my head was splitting, and a voice.

“If you don’t want to live in agony like this for the rest of your life, give up the Emperor’s seat.”

“Don’t be ridiculous! I! I’m not going to give up!”

“Then don’t give up. Because this is the beginning of true hell. The next chance is in a month.”

As soon as those words were over, a new gate of hell opened.

“M, Mother…”

“My son, are you happy…? Are you happy even though you’ve plunged a dagger into your mother’s heart?”

“N, no… I’m not happy…”

I was enjoying a relaxing time for the first time in a while, drinking a warm cup of black tea.

How long will the Crown Prince last?

I gave him a chance, but he gave up on his own, so he wouldn’t resent me, would he?

“The black tea is sweet today.”

“How did you know…?”

I looked at Eve next to me, and her eyes were flustered, different from usual.

No, really…? Our Eve, who’s famous for not making mistakes, has made a mistake!?

“It’s really unusual for our Eve to make a mistake.”

“I will prepare it again.”

“It’s okay. More than that, if you made a mistake, you have to be punished, right?”

I pointed at my lap and told her that I would punish her for making me drink such a sweet tea, and she sat on my lap obediently.

I hugged Eve and asked her if something was wrong, and she brushed it off, saying nothing was wrong, but something was 100% wrong.

“Are you being bothered at home again? Shall I scold them?”

“Th, that’s not it.”

I poked her a little, and it seemed to be true.

Why are there so many things bothering my women these days? Should I overturn them all?

I snuggled into Eve’s arms and told her to tell me anytime if she needed my help, and she nodded.

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. This much is basic between us.”

It’s been 10 years since I met Eve… no, is it 11 years now?

My first friend and lover after I came to this world.

I wasn’t good at adapting at first, so I received a lot of help.

More than that, shall we start heading to the Imperial Palace now?

I let go of Eve and told her to prepare the carriage, and she replied that she understood and went outside.

I looked at Eve’s back and got up from my seat and finished preparing, and went outside, and my younger sister was waiting for me.

But she was holding luggage.

“Are you leaving already?”

“Already? I’ve been here a considerable amount of time for my sister.”

“That’s not even a week.”

“One week is a very long time for me!”

My younger sister patted my head and smiled, telling me to contact her anytime if I needed help.

Is this what it feels like to have a real older sister?

“I’ll contact you. And always be careful.”

“Yes, you take care of yourself, too.”

I saw off my younger sister and got on the carriage and headed to the Imperial Palace, and as I checked the Crown Prince’s situation, he was half-crazed.

Well, time will solve it, so I just have to wait and tell the princess about this fact and get what I can.

Of course, that includes the princess.

“Ah, I wonder what the taste of the imperial family is.”

It’s hard to wait until then, but I have to endure.

It takes that long to eat more deliciously.

“Princess, this is strange.”

“…….”

“The results of our investigation indicate that a black mage is behind this incident…”

“Shh.”

The informant covered his mouth with his finger.

“I am always grateful for your efforts, but don’t cross the line.”

“Understood.”

The informant bowed to me.

“Yes, more than that, did the young lady get attacked on her way back home?”

“Yes, yes! That’s right. According to our information, the knights of the Duchy family handled all the assassins and safely returned to the mansion.”

“Did you catch the one who commissioned it?”

“I’m sorry.”

The informant’s abilities are outstanding, but he couldn’t catch them, meaning there was someone behind them. The suspicious one is only one.

Right away, the older brother, the Crown Prince.

However, since yesterday, he’s been talking nonsense and showing signs of mental instability. Is this all a coincidence?

Although I’m weak, I can pride myself on having better senses than others.

And my senses, even without any evidence or witnesses, are pointing to Aria Theres as the culprit.

Then I heard the sound of knocking.

“The young lady of the Theres Duchy family will arrive in 5 minutes.”

“Understood. You may return now.”

“Understood.”

The informant disappeared instantly, and I prepared to greet Aria.

To probe her true feelings.

Soon after, Aria entered the room with a knock.

“Princess, I’m here!”

“Welcome, I’ve been waiting.”

I offered her the tea containing truth serum, and she was smiling brightly as she took a sip, saying she was thirsty.

“Yes, by the way, I had something I was curious about, would you answer me?”

“Of course! More than that, I have something I’m curious about.”

The air instantly became cold.

“Is that question to a friend? Or to someone who drank the truth serum?”

A cold sensation with the freezing air, and my neck felt cold.