Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 103

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Chapter 103

 

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A strange tension flowed through the main building of Blanche Manor.

 

This was because their master, Schubel Blanche, had been in an extremely foul mood lately.

 

Ever since he returned from the royal ball and destroyed his study, Schubel had been showing hysterical reactions more frequently.

 

He was particularly sensitive to birds, to the point where the chef didn’t even serve chicken in his meals for a while.

 

Just when everyone had grown somewhat accustomed to their master’s inexplicable change in attitude.

 

“While I was away, this place has completely turned into a den of mongrels.”

 

The disaster that had slowly been forgotten by the people returned to the manor.

 

“Be, Be, Miss Belinda!”

 

“Butler, you’ve gone senile while I was away. Since when was my name Be-Be-Belinda?”

 

At her coldly sarcastic words, not only the butler but everyone present couldn’t open their mouths.

 

“Since we have a guest, everyone should give them a grand welcome.”

 

“A guest… you say?”

 

The butler, who had barely regained his composure, lost his mind again at the sight of the four-legged beasts following Belinda into the manor.

 

Woof! Woof woof!

 

Grrrrrrr.

 

Whine.

 

When had she tamed such ferocious beasts? Three Dobermans surrounded Belinda protectively, baring their fangs as if ready to pounce at any moment.

 

Like a knight caring for her retainers, Belinda petted each one’s head as she introduced her guests.

 

“This one is good at biting, that one is good at tearing, and this one is good at chewing.”

 

“Hic!”

 

At the terrifying growling of the large dogs without even leashes, one of the employees let out a strangled moan.

 

“You don’t need to hide in mouse holes just yet. As long as you don’t bother me, these kids won’t bite, tear, or chew you.”

 

It was impossible to tell whether she was trying to reassure them or threaten them.

 

“I came to check if the household is running well without me, so there’s no need to be so tense, Butler. You must have removed all my belongings from my room, so guide me to a guest room.”

 

“But, but…”

 

“You’d better think carefully about what the right answer is.”

 

“…I shall escort you, Miss.”

 

Throughout the entire time he guided Belinda to the guest room, the butler had to tremble in fear that Belinda’s beasts might attack him from behind.

 

Fortunately, no attack occurred, but all the manor’s employees had to suffer from Belinda’s tyranny to the point where they thought being bitten by dogs would be more comfortable.

 

Crash!

 

“You call this slop food? Do you think I wouldn’t notice poison in the soup?”

 

Throwing away meals claiming they contained poison that didn’t exist was just the beginning.

 

“You vermin! You’re planning to spy on me and report my every move to that mongrel.”

 

“No, no, Miss! I, I was just wondering if there was anything you needed…!”

 

She drove away the maids who served her with unreasonable complaints.

 

The dogs Belinda brought were actually more well-behaved.

 

Schubel, who had entered the Imperial Palace to meet the Prince and heard about this situation in advance, returned home with firm resolve.

 

For the past month or so, he had been living with the feeling that his blood was drying up. Belinda’s warning always wriggled in his ears like a bug.

 

If she had awakened an ability to control monsters, there was no way she would leave it buried.

 

Unable to let his guard down for even a moment, his nerves, sharpened night after night, gradually wore down as if ground with sandpaper, and he lost his composure day by day.

 

Therefore, Schubel almost felt a sigh of relief at Belinda’s visit.

 

Whatever her scheme was, he had to tear it apart and expose it this time.

 

He had to confirm that the damn thing was still in the palm of his hand,

 

“It’s been a while, Brother.”

 

He needed to confirm that…

 

The staircase landing leading from the central hall to the second floor.

 

By pure coincidence, Schubel encountered Belinda at the very spot where the precious daughter of Blanche was “known” to have pushed her brother, and his body stiffened with a strange sense of unease.

 

Back then, the face that had looked up at him helplessly while filled with terror was now gazing at him with an arrogant smile.

 

Young Belinda had whispered desperately to him with a face stained with betrayal and despair.

 

“…Did you kill her? Did you kill Jeni, Brother?”

 

That voice, as fragile as a flower petal soaked in rainwater, was still so vivid.

 

Yet Belinda opened her mouth with a voice so composed it was hard to believe she was the same person.

 

“Schubel, why did you kill Father?”

 

Schubel wasn’t naive enough to show that he’d been stabbed by a knife.

 

However, the moment a fragment of sin that he had confidently locked away with a tight padlock, believing no one would notice, was thrust before his eyes.

 

“What… crazy nonsense are you spouting? Belinda, you’ve truly lost your mind.”

 

Schubel’s gentle smile, which had been like skin, tore apart, revealing his sinister true nature through the cracks. There was no confession more certain than that twisted smile.

 

Belinda deliberately sighed dramatically, like someone who had witnessed a terrible crime.

 

“My goodness, you really did kill your own father.”

 

“Shut that mouth of yours!”

 

Schubel roughly grabbed Belinda by the collar.

 

No matter how much Belinda had changed, the difference in physique was unavoidable, so she had no choice but to be helplessly dragged by his strong grip.

 

The Dobermans guarding her opened their muzzles excitedly as if they would immediately tear at Schubel’s neck, but with just one gesture from Belinda, they couldn’t move from their spots.

 

That composure twisted Schubel’s insides unbearably.

 

She shouldn’t be so calm in front of him. She should be watching his mood and trembling with fear like before!

 

A strange unease and impatience dominated Schubel.

 

Perhaps that’s why.

 

He impulsively spat out the truth near her ear as if chewing and spitting it out.

 

“Yes, I killed that senile old man. Belinda, you stupid bitch. What do you think you can do now that you’ve figured that out? The only evidence has already become a rotting corpse.”

 

The more he spoke, the more his sadistic pleasure bubbled up.

 

A person’s essence doesn’t change easily.

 

Belinda’s core was nothing more than a weak woman starved for affection.

 

Schubel, as he had always done, spoke threateningly with poison on his tongue so that she would give up and ruin her own life.

 

“All you can do is chew on your powerlessness like you always have, mourn that damn father, and cry. So…!”

 

“You’re being honest with me for the first time, Schubel.”

 

At those words that seemed like nothing at first glance, Schubel’s words were cut off.

 

Belinda was smiling. As if she was truly relieved.

 

“Those words are enough.”

 

He had thought Belinda was the one with a thousand-foot cliff behind her back.

 

But when he came to his senses, it was Schubel himself who was standing precariously at the edge of the stairs.

 

Belinda dug her nails into the back of Schubel’s hand that was gripping her collar and pried his hand away.

 

“Schubel, you know what? I don’t believe in God.”

 

The giant shadow stretching behind her was swallowing the space where the current family head’s portrait hung.

 

Schubel’s eyes widened as he watched Belinda’s shadow gradually distort grotesquely and completely cover his portrait, casting a dark shade.

 

And then, lightly.

 

“So I won’t leave our fate to that bastard called God.”

 

Belinda’s hand gently pushed his shoulder.

 

Unlike the past, Schubel desperately flailed his arms, trying to grab onto something.

 

Crash!

 

Because he fell on his back, his breath was cut short, and for a moment the world looked blurry.

 

Among the screams of the employees who rushed over after hearing the commotion, the sound of high heels slowly stepping down the stairs seemed particularly clear.

 

“Master!”

 

“Good heavens, Miss! What is this…”

 

Bright red shoes stopped in front of Schubel’s eyes. He gasped and wheezed for breath.

 

“She’s not hurt as badly as before. No bleeding or broken bones anywhere. I suppose when you have a lot to protect yourself with, you don’t get hurt so easily.”

 

Belinda looked down at Schubel with a calm expression.

 

Even during this, no one could approach Belinda. Three Dobermans were guarding her side.

 

“Kgh, kuck. You, damn bitch….”

 

“Yes, that’s right. Squirm like a maggot.”

 

Only then did something resembling a smile form on Belinda’s face.

 

“Butler, prepare the carriage. We’re returning to the annex. This place reeks of mongrel stench, I can’t stand being here any longer.”

 

No one there could stop Belinda as she turned away without hesitation, nor could they question her wrongdoing.

 

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As soon as I got into the carriage, I let out the breath I had been holding.

 

The hand that had pushed Schubel was trembling, but I clenched my fist tightly to hide the shaking.

 

‘Schubel really did kill Uncle.’

 

It felt like I was standing on a swamp instead of solid ground beneath my feet.

 

100% Synchronization Complete

 

Obtain ‘Quest Reward: Belinda’s Memory Fragment (Fourth)’ as a reward.

 

You will receive a special reward upon obtaining the memory fragment.

 

Upon obtaining ‘Quest Reward: Belinda’s Memory Fragment (Fourth)’, you can use ‘Quest Reward: Deactivation of Belinda’s Translator’.

 

I barely swallowed down the rising nausea and dismissed the system window that appeared before my eyes.

 

The joy of completing the synchronization and the excitement of soon being able to deactivate the translator were secondary concerns.

 

I was mentally exhausted from the isolation I felt as Belinda in the main manor and the weight of the truth I learned from Schubel.

 

Right now, I just wanted to go home and rest.

 

Fortunately, the carriage stopped soon, and light rain was falling outside.

 

I forced strength into my trembling legs and was getting out of the carriage when—

 

“Be, Belinda!”

 

Something rushed toward me and threw itself into my arms.

 

“I heard from Terry that you went to the main manor! Are you hurt anywhere?”

 

“….”

 

I forgot my fatigue and stared blankly down at Leo, who had a large red ribbon tied on his head like a gift box.

 

‘What is this?’

 

The moment I reached out to touch Leo’s ribbon, the annex door cracked open and Vivian shouted urgently.

 

“Shooting star! You, you can’t come out right now!”

 

“Ah! Please pretend you didn’t see that just now!”

 

Leo quickly pulled away from me and scurried into the manor to hide.

 

I turned to look at Penandel, who was holding an umbrella over me.

 

“…What was that just now?”

 

“You’ll find out if you go inside and check.”

 

Penandel answered with an unusually secretive air, as if hiding something.

 

The moment I opened the annex door with a bewildered expression, as if I had seen a mythical creature from legends—

 

“Happy birthday, Belinda!”

 

The gray world was dyed in the warm, crimson hues.

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