A Strange But Effective Villainess Life - Chapter 154

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Chapter 154
Being able to continue living in memories that were remarkably happy and sweet was fortune, yet it was also a curse. Because ultimately, it meant I couldn’t remain faithful to reality.
That’s why I resolved to devote Piyak’s ability entirely to my revenge. And Piyak understood my heart as well.
“I’ll do really well for you. I’ll do anything. Even without any power, it’s fine… Please… please don’t leave me alone….”
In my childhood, I truly begged like that every single night with such earnestness. And Piyak said he was afraid I would keep escaping into the past. When I collapsed, he wasn’t even confident in his own power to bring me back to reality.
【Well, if that’s what you two want. It’s not like you’re refusing to kiss.】
The Spirit shrugged once and rolled the heart fragment into the prison. Now, along with this heart fragment, most of Piyak’s power would remain within this stopped time.
Within the frozen time, the heart fragment trembled once, then quickly became translucent. It seemed to have sensed something amiss and moved to the past.
‘Well, go ahead and wander around for all eternity. You’ll get to know exactly how much Dolores, who backstabbed you both, tormented your daughter.’
And now that was no longer my concern.
“Well then, this matter is now settled….”
Just as I clapped once cheerfully, I sensed something odd and quickly lifted my head to check Edmund’s face. His expression seemed… strange.
“Ed?”
Without thinking, I called him by his nickname, and he sighed before pulling me into a tight embrace.
“I was truly pathetic back then.”
“What?”
“No, I’ve always been pathetic.”
“What are you suddenly talking about?”
“While you were doing that at the Academy… I knew nothing and just sent research requests….”
Everything seemed to have ended in a happy ending through my grand strategy, yet Edmund’s expression was far from happy. With an expression of pain almost as if he couldn’t breathe, he buried his face in my shoulder and murmured.
“I’m sorry.”
“… What?”
Before I knew it, I felt hot tears on my shoulder.
“You deceived me with words about using me, about never trusting anyone again… and I didn’t even know that you, my benefactor, my first love, were suffering like that.”
My life at the Academy seemed to be a greater shock than he expected. Well… I didn’t notice anything strange back then, but thinking about it now, I wasn’t even in contact with my family and was living as a slave to papers in the Research Lab. And then I was thoroughly betrayed by those people and dragged away on charges of treason, facing execution by the Professor… it was rather pitiful.
“… I was wrong.”
Edmund said, holding me even tighter.
“I was always late, always insufficient, always… foolish.”
Far away, the Spirit had both feet firmly gripping Piyak’s beak. It meant absolutely no making noise right now. So Piyak couldn’t burst out laughing with 【Ahahahahaha! I knew it!】. Piyak flapped his wings but was pushed back by the Spirit’s bulk, dragged to the corner of the prison where he had to stay completely silent.
“Really, while you were destroying yourself like that, I knew nothing….”
I let out a soft sigh.
Those days were truly unavoidable. Even my family couldn’t do anything about those times at the Academy. It was extremely closed-off, and I myself found it enjoyable. So I reassured him by patting his shoulder.
“That’s right. If you hadn’t turned back time at the end, you would’ve remained an idiot until the very end.”
And I smiled gently and wiped away his tears, telling him not to cry.
“But crying doesn’t solve anything. Rather, promise me you’ll make me happier from now on.”
“What kind of obvious thing is that….”
“For example, increase my coffee allowance a bit….”
At those words, Edmund’s expression became serious.
“That’s not happening.”
His tone had already shifted back to that of a nagging caretaker.
“No matter how young you are, living like that will ruin your health. Once the body breaks down, recovery takes an enormous amount of time. And it seems those bad habits started back then.”
Ah. On top of that, he’d even been observing me diligently.
“First, let’s do something about that terrible habit of taking pills with coffee…”
Good heavens. I… I have to listen to nagging even here…
Just then, over Edmund’s shoulder, I caught the eye of the Spirit covering Piyak’s mouth. The Spirit had been standing at a distance since Edmund pulled me into his embrace, unable to contain his emotions, watching us with eager eyes.
“And I must have said it a hundred times—just because you’re hungry doesn’t mean you can get by with snacks and… mmph!”
Tired of the nagging, I grabbed both his arms and kissed him right then and there.
【Oh…】
The Spirit collapsed to the prison floor while holding Piyak, but his eyes were sparkling brightly.
Edmund let out a soft sigh and laughed as if to say there was no stopping me.
“You’re doing this because you don’t want to hear nagging, aren’t you?”
“Yes. Is this enough?”
“It will suffice.”
With a brief denial, he cupped both my cheeks and pressed his lips against mine with intensity. A deep breath, far deeper than my impulsive kiss, overwhelmed me. Before I knew it, my feet were dragged across the floor until my back hit the wall.
【Good heavens, a 900-year-old child shouldn’t see this.】
The Spirit gasped for breath and covered not just Piyak’s mouth but his eyes as well. Piyak squirmed, but he was overpowered by the Spirit’s size.
Regardless, Edmund allowed no gap between us, pressing his body close as he pushed a dizzyingly sweet breath into me.
Time had stopped in this past prison. The most terrible moment of my life, when I was helplessly dragged here to await execution, was scattering away in the heat.
Against the overwhelming warmth pressing against me, my toes began to tingle instantly. As if demanding I pay the price for my provocation, he kissed me deeply and relentlessly, making it impossible to keep my mind straight.
“Hgh…”
I barely managed to exhale while gripping his collar, but even that was quickly swallowed. Against our pressed bodies, I could feel his dark desire plainly. Unable to move an inch, my body was lifted off the ground, and I desperately had to wrap my legs around his waist.
“Haa… p-please, air!”
“Running out of breath?”
As I gasped, he playfully bit my lower lip and gave me a moment to breathe. Then he whispered.
“Then breathe.”
He gazed contentedly at my lips glistening with his saliva, smiled like a predator, and buried his face in my neck and collarbone.
“Ah…!”
Was this what he intended from the start by lifting me up? I tried to look down at him with resentful eyes, but my mind was already growing hazy. This man was gentle and proper most of the time, but in moments like this, he became excessive. He was always tender with me, but rough in times like these.
“I understand, Kiana.”
He whispered playfully, scattering his breath.
“Because you’re the only delicious thing left for me in this world.”
And when he said such things with unfocused eyes, he honestly seemed like a bit of a deviant. I let out a soft sigh and tried to protest.
“What are you talking about? You biting and sucking on my delicate skin with your ferocious lips until you leave marks has nothing to do with the taste you’ve lost…”
At my words, he laughed smoothly and pulled me closer.
“Is that so? I didn’t know, Professor. But let me review once more why I felt that way.”
Piyak was right. Edmund was a hundred steps ahead of me in handling situations.
“When a student shows scholarly enthusiasm, you must cooperate even if it’s difficult.”
“You stamina-filled deviant…”
“As expected, you’re so intelligent that even your assessment of your own lover is accurate.”
While coaxing me, who was already growing tired, Edmund swept his hand up my legs that clung to him with an urgent expression.
【Oh… Wow… Ahhhh… Hmm. Ohhh.】
And the Spirit was deeply satisfied.

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