When the Male Lead is Obsessed with the Youngest Daughter of the Villain Family

out on the table.
Tereo was the first to slowly pick up the teacup.

“It’s nice to see you, Cartina.”

The place where Tereo’s gaze was directed was the banquet hall where Estiya and Ether danced.
Rodrigo also saw Estiya.
She was smiling brightly as if she was really happy.
He was looking at her, and she had a bright smile that made him feel better.

The sight of women dancing together was unfamiliar, so the people stopped blankly and looked at them.

Are they cursing?

Rodrigo had his nerves sharpened.
Contrary to his concerns, however, smiles soon spread across people’s faces.
Each time the two women turned, the hem of their dress was like a butterfly’s wings, and their laughter sounded like heaven’s.
It seems that happy smiles are passed on to others.

Rodrigo’s heart also warmed.
If the Emperor hadn’t talked to him, Rodrigo would have enjoyed it for quite some time.

“I heard that Rodrigo was dating.
I thought it was a lie, but it seems to be true.”

Tereo said as he saw a smile on Rodrigo’s lips.
Rodrigo’s face then hardened quickly.

“Why would I fake the fact that I am dating?”

“Right.
Heh heh, that’s great.
No matter what kind of woman you had, you were like a rock, so I was worried about you.”

It was an unbelievable low-quality joke that came out of the emperor’s mouth.
Hela noticed that the woman the emperor was referring to was Princess Delia.
Hela drank her tea and turned her head.

“The princess was very upset.”

When Delia was mentioned directly, Hela paused as she held her teacup to her mouth.
She glanced at Rodrigo’s eyes.
With a very slight frown, Hela confirmed that Rodrigo had no feelings for Delia at all.
Rodrigo didn’t respond.

Rodrigo was paying attention to Nathaniel sitting in front of him, so he was not listening to Tereo shedding tears.
Nathaniel was a bad person.
The eyes were eerie.
It was quite unpleasant to look at Estiya and Rodrigo alternately with those eerie eyes.

“Do you have anything to say, Your Majesty?”

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Rodrigo, who became uncomfortable in his seat, urged Tereo.

“Ah, I forgot.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, shouldn’t you say hello? Please visit the Imperial Palace frequently.
Let’s start with this war.”

War?

Rodrigo stopped reaching for the teacup.

“Now, shouldn’t you also serve the Empire as the Duke? Conquer the Veloki Peninsula.”

“War all of a sudden.
Did I hear you wrong?”

Rodrigo turned him down.
But Tereo came out determined.
He would never back down.
He said with a strong will to force Rodrigo into battle.

“You know how to concentrate.
I have already told the Imperial Army that you are going.
Now that everything is ready, just pack a light bag and go.
How about leaving tomorrow morning?”

 

(Estiya’s pov)

“It was so much fun Estiya! Shall we dance one more song?”

Finally, Ether, who danced with me, asked me.

“Can I have some water first?”

I already danced three songs.
Considering the dance with Rodrigo, this was the fourth song.
It’s not that I’m weak, but I was sweating softly from her body.
I was going to see Rodrigo again, but I didn’t want to smell like sweat.

Ether did not show any expression and brought a drinking glass, drank it first, and then handed me one.
I leaned against the wall with Ether and Eyla beside me, glancing at Rodrigo.

Rodrigo hated Tereo.
Towards the end of the novel, Rodrigo took revenge on him.
From the room that Rodrigo came out of, Tereo’s body was found without blood and intestines.
It was terrifying, but it was proof that Rodrigo hated Tereo that much.

Rodrigo is also a great person for he was comfortable talking in front of people he hated so much.

“Kaylan is working hard.”

As Eyla muttered to herself, I looked for Kaylan.
Kaylan, who was with us, was soon enveloped by the elderly nobles.

“Because father isn’t here.”

Stefen left for the western border and didn’t come.

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If Ether and Eyla have a conscience, they should be sorry.

But they didn’t look sorry at all.
The two drank the wine coldly and chatted.

“But I didn’t think father was coming this late.”

I said. 

I thought Stefan would get things sorted out soon, but he hasn’t come back home even though he has exceeded his scheduled schedule.

“Are you worried about father now?”

Ether asked in surprise.

“He is very experienced.”

I nodded my head at Eyla’s words.
Stefan was a great person.
He was someone who could serve as a role model for villains in many ways, such as being able to handle things quickly and keeping it neat and tidy.

“It’s because it’s too late.”

Still, it’s something to be worried about.
In the novel, the villain’s end is set to be fatal.
I’m here to try to change the ending, but life doesn’t always go as planned.

“Well, this time, the demons were a bit unusual.
Right?”

Eyla and Ether started talking about the monsters they saw at the western border.
I wasn’t very interested in monsters.
Although there were often monster stories in the original, they were mostly one line.

It was clear that the author was not interested in that part either.
Normally, it would make the reader tired with TMI, but the explanations of the monsters were normally…

-Cartina went to the western border to deal with monsters.

-Stefan destroyed the village as he came up after dealing with the monsters.

-The Cartinas gathered at the monster hunting ground.

Well, that was all.
The identity and description of the monsters were largely skipped.
After all, it was not a well-written novel.
Living in the novel, I can see how cluttered the explanation is.

Protagonist centralism.

Everything revolved around the protagonist.
Maybe that’s why my eyes kept turning to Rodrigo.
Rodrigo’s expression, disguised as calm, slowly grew annoyed.

Looks like I’m going to have to rescue Rodrigo.
I looked around for an excuse to get closer to the Emperor’s table.
Just then, Detheus approached me.

You!

I decided to use him.