The Villainous Family Loves Me Too Much!

But when I thought about it, many clues laid before me were already pointing at Colin.

Colin was the only one of my close aides who had witnessed the meeting between me and the Empress, and knew exactly the extent of my powers.

She was always there whenever I practiced my powers.

Moreover, if I had looked closer at the subtle looks Colin had been giving Liam…

Liam, Beatrice, and Colin. They were the villains of this novel.

Was it because I was so engrossed in the happy ending of the novel that I didn’t pay close attention to my surroundings?

– Lady Piaget has escaped.

– We’ve issued an emergency order and are searching throughout Felosite, but we may not be able to find her. Except for our old family magician and the head of the Magic Tower, I’ve never seen someone with such powerful magic.

Fortunately, by the next day, the fever had gone down.

My head, which had been hot all night, was no longer hot.

“I’ll go back to the palace now.”

“Why don’t you rest a little more, sister?”

“I’m fine, I have to prepare for the wedding too. There’s a lot… to do from now on.”

I packed my bags right away, showing a more lively smile to the worried Sylonne, and boarded the carriage back to the palace.

5. Now I am the villain of this novel

A week after returning to the palace, Karena made a new resolution.

It was a decision made after a lot of deliberation.

‘I will become the villain of this novel.’

I didn’t want to accept it, but the original work ended with a sad ending. Because Gabriel, the protagonist, died.

Only, the main villain changed from Archduke Felosite to Beatrice, the protagonist.

The protagonist’s sad ending is the villain’s happy ending.

If she wanted her happy ending from her perspective, she had to become the main villain of this story.

‘I have to take the villain title snatched by Beatrice back to the Archduke, no, to me.’

That was Karena’s conclusion.

She even married the Archduke, the original villain. She thought it was worth a try.

‘If anything was made clear from this incident, it’s that the Archduke’s family has no malice towards me. I still don’t know why the Archduke saved and brought me here.’

Karena had to become a villain who could confront Beatrice, Liam, and Colin in some way.

And the only one who could help her with that was a proper villain.

“What are we doing here?”

Led by her small hand to the center of the Felosite knight training ground, Lucian looked down at Karena with astonishment.

She, who was at least two heads shorter than Lucian, was holding a large sword and shield that didn’t suit her at all.

The comical and cute sight made a snicker escape from him.

“Are you laughing at me now?”

Karena pouted as if offended. Lucian suppressed the urge to pat her head.

After learning of Colin Piaget’s betrayal, the attitude of Karena strangely changed. Above all, the biggest change was…

“Now you can look right into my eyes.”

She, who used to avoid eye contact, began to gaze into Lucian’s eyes again, like the moment they first met.

“Huh? That’s true. I didn’t even notice. Why though?”

“You’re speaking informally now?”

“I’m just talking to myself, okay?”

Karena, struggling for a while, finally drew her sword, her body trembling. But her expression was resolute.

“I have something to say.”

The eyes of the girl looking at Lucian sparkled. The determination deep within her was stronger than anyone else in the knight order.

“I want to become the world’s worst and strongest villain. Even without any abilities.”

“I don’t understand why you’d want to get rid of the abilities you already have.”

“Please be my master, Lucian.”

Unlike the resolute Karena, Lucian seemed a bit perplexed.

‘So she wants to be the world’s worst villain and wants me to be her teacher?’

Of course, he had done his fair share of bad things, but it was all for Felosite. Was that really worthy of being called villainy?

More than anything, this was the first time anyone had ever called him a villain to his face.

“How ridiculous. So in your eyes, I’m the world’s worst villain?”

The two contrasting eyes seemed to engage in a staring contest, each emitting different flames.

“…Yes.”

“Well, being a bad and strong villain is better than being a good and weak fool. But you won’t regret it?”

Karena’s pale face seemed far from wicked and evil things. But from that clear and innocent face, a trace of venom began to rise.

Of course, Lucian preferred it that way.

“My training will be very hard. In many ways.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve already regretted enough. I’ll become strong, and even without abilities, I’ll learn to fight and win.”

“I don’t know about strength…”

Lucian snapped his fingers.

“Ah!”

At the elegant movement of his fingers, Karena’s knees bent forward. She lost balance and fell, and the sword she was holding flew into Lucian’s hand.

All of this took only 3 seconds. The sharp tip of the sword Lucian held was now pointed at Karena.

“But as you wish, I’ll teach you the worst methods. Borrowing your words, maybe it’s the secrets of the world’s worst villain.”

* * *

Apart from the dim stars twinkling occasionally in the sky, it was a dark night where nothing could be seen.

Two figures, covered head to toe in black capes, rode horses through a dense forest.

“We don’t have much life force left, Liam! We need to hurry!”

After racing for a while, Beatrice stopped in front of a cave that had an eerie aura. Liam looked reluctant.

“This is a monster-infested area. Are you sure this is the right place?”

“Of course! Can’t you feel the strong magic?”

“Then let’s go in quickly. If Colin dies, all information on Felosite will be lost.”

Contrary to the gloomy entrance, the inside of the cave had a different atmosphere. Transparent crystal-like structures floating everywhere illuminated the dark path.

“What are all these?”

“These are traces left by Colin. They are called ‘Fragments of Essence’, which are formed when the life force of an ancient witch is exhausted.”

Liam looked around in amazement.

“I’ve never seen such beautiful gems in my life.”

Liam sneakily pocketed a small crystal and hurriedly started following Beatrice.

“Colin!”

Among the crystals, Colin lay weakly on a flat rock, breathing faintly.

“Prince…”

Approaching Colin, Beatrice reached out and closed her eyes. The bright light emanating from her hand momentarily illuminated the cave and then faded.

“You don’t have much life force left. We can’t delay any longer, Colin.”

“Please… The prince is not yet ready… Bea…”

“You’ll die if we wait any longer!”

“But the thing is…”

Liam, who was idly touching the crystals while listening to their conversation, tilted his head and said,

“It’s strange. When did you two become so close?”

Beatrice, who was holding Colin’s hand, stood up and turned to face Liam.

“It’s been a very long time.”

She approached Liam, touching the crystals gently with the tips of her fingers, then took his hand.

She pulled him closer, wrapping his arm around her waist and clinging to him playfully.

“Are you bothered by it? I’m sorry.”

“No, no, Bea. While I don’t want to intrude on women’s friendships, given our statuses, it might not look good to others, ahem.”

“I’ll be more careful. But why are you doing that?”

“Ahem! Something feels stuck in my throat…”

Liam, who had been smiling, suddenly turned blue.