For the Young Villain’s Happy Ending - Chapter 120

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Chapter 120

“Miss, over here…!”

Indeed. It seemed that dismissing all the servants from the room earlier had been precisely to slip into this chamber undetected. Maya handed Vivian a communication device that had emerged from the wall, along with two sheets of paper.
Then she spoke with a meaningful expression.

“Miss, when did you hide something like this?”
“Hm?”
“I was startled when the communication device suddenly fell from the wall. But thinking it over, I understand now. You used a magical artifact, didn’t you? You made the wall appear empty and hid things in the space inside.”

Nobles possessed wealth, and with wealth came the ability to purchase expensive magical artifacts that even non-mages could use.
Among such devices were surely those that concealed objects within walls and could make them suddenly appear.

“You contacted the communication device here after arriving at the Duchy? I was startled when you came so quickly. How fortunate that I happened to be here when you reached out. It seems less like coincidence and more like fate.”
“Um, yes. Your thinking is probably correct.”

I didn’t know the full details, but it seemed better to let her believe that. The lodger standing beside me didn’t interrupt the maid’s words either, so it should be fine. Vivian nodded.
Then Maya glanced at Kevenriak before whispering to Vivian.

“But Miss, are you alright?”
“Hm?”
“I was worried you might have suffered something terrible out there…. You’ve always been frail, Miss….”

Though the maid’s sudden whisper was startling, Vivian blinked a few times before responding with her characteristic warmth and charm.

“Yes, I’m perfectly fine! Don’t I seem healthier? I’ve even put on a bit of muscle lately.”

Though I didn’t know the maid’s name, the way she had burst into tears upon seeing my face suggested she had been close to me during my time with that person.
Maya’s eyes glistened with tears at the sight of bright, cheerful Vivian.
The last time she had seen me, I had seemed skeletal and gaunt, but now I appeared to have filled out to a lean frame. There was no question that the vitality flowing through me made me far more beautiful than before.

“I’m so relieved. My lady spoke of you, and I was so worried.”
“Mother spoke about me?”

Maya continued to whisper. At the word “mother” from Vivian’s lips, Kevenriak’s gaze shifted toward the two of them.

“Yes… The lady said she went to the Imperial Palace. Really, what was she thinking going all the way there? Everyone said people die when they go to the Imperial Palace. Because His Majesty the Emperor isn’t in his right mind.”
“Oh my.”

Perhaps relieved to see Vivian in good health, Maya’s voice gradually returned to its usual cadence—loud enough for Kevenriak standing beside her to hear clearly.

“….”

Vivian, who had uttered only a single sound, glanced at the Emperor’s expression. The handsome lodger had been silent since earlier, but the silence flowing now felt oddly uncomfortable.
The atmosphere had become awkward. Vivian laughed nervously and asked Maya, who wore an oblivious, dejected expression.

“Aren’t you curious about anything else? Should we talk about something different?”

At those words, Maya’s eyes widened into triangles.

“…Miss, was what you experienced at the Imperial Palace so horrific you don’t want to talk about it? Could the rumors actually be true…? Is His Majesty the Emperor really mad-.”
“Wow, yikes!”

Any more and it would be lèse-majesté. Vivian cried out loudly, grabbed Maya’s shoulders, and put distance between them and Kevenriak.
He must have heard. He definitely heard. Vivian silently bowed repeatedly in apology to Kevenriak.

‘Oh no, I’m so sorry. Mr. Lodger!’

Though the man himself looked away with eyes showing complete disinterest, Kevenriak walked toward the wall and raised his hand.
To those without magical sight, it would have appeared he was simply pressing against the wall, but he was actually channeling mana to search for gaps. In that moment, a rolled-up piece of paper began slowly poking out from the wall.

“….”

Kevenriak pulled out the paper and unrolled it.

「Topic: Is the Emperor’s lover the Master or the Duchess of Asperada?
Poll Results: Duchess 6 votes, Master 0 votes, Abstain 1 vote」

The survey quietly burned away to nothing. So that’s where it was.

“Um, hey. Let’s talk about this later. I have something urgent to discuss with this person right now-.”
“Miss?”

Meanwhile, the situation behind him unfolded urgently. Vivian, still gripping Maya’s shoulders, walked toward the door. She had to get the maid to safety before any lèse-majesté could occur.
Maya, bewildered by Vivian’s frantic behavior, nonetheless obediently stepped out into the corridor.

“Could you… keep everything that happened in this room a secret?”
“Of course, miss. You can trust me.”

Maya tapped her chest lightly with her fist as if to reassure me. Then, just before the door closed, she whispered.

“Miss, what was your relationship with the mercenary who came with you? The one with silver hair—quite handsome.”

She was talking about Tiernan Fargan. Vivian pondered for a moment before answering.

“A friend.”

The door clicked shut. Vivian stared at the closed door, lost in thought.
Once he found what he was looking for, this strange companionship would end. From that moment on, I would have to choose my own path entirely.
Living in the village wouldn’t be so bad, but I knew who they were. And I was a princess of Betuzhenia.
There was an identity I couldn’t reveal to the Rebel Forces, and back home, a monster had taken my stepmother’s place.

‘Where am I supposed to go?’

It was something I needed to think through carefully. Staring at the doorknob wouldn’t give me answers. Setting aside her worries, Vivian turned around—only to widen her eyes at the sight before her.

“You said you weren’t anything to each other! Emperor!”
“….”

A large man with bared fangs was grabbing the Emperor’s shoulder and causing a commotion. The lodger regarded him with indifference.
And beside him, a group was walking through a massive hole torn in the wall.

“Ah, fresh air! I’m free!!”
“Didn’t Quade just expose our location?”
“Don’t worry, Liam. The Emperor cast a soundproofing barrier.”
“My ears are ringing from Ban crying so much.”
“When designing the confinement-type Subspace, casting a silence spell that triggers above a certain decibel level is….”
“Not a bad idea. Want to design it together? Jasmine.”

Kevenriak had cast soundproofing barriers on the walls and room, then torn a massive hole through the Subspace’s anchor point. But unaware of what was happening, Vivian felt as though she’d suddenly stepped into another world.

‘What’s going on?’

Then the Disciples noticed her standing before the door. They paused. No words were spoken, but their thoughts were all identical as they stared at Vivian’s face.

“M-Master—”
“Wrong.”

Vivian formed an X with both arms toward the Disciples who flinched as if about to rush toward me.

“When did you find out I was the Emperor?”
“Well, the day you came to stay with us.”
“…Do you also know who’s inside the noble lady’s body?”
“Who else would the Emperor use honorifics for?”

A figure worthy of the Emperor’s respect. An existence whose soul had departed from their body, needing to reclaim it. The woman with violet-tinted hair who lay sleeping in the room on the day I first met the Emperor.

“The Grand Mage is resting now.”

Vivian spoke playfully toward the Disciples.

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“Din, what are you doing?”
“The communication isn’t working. I want to contact Jo.”

Din answered Stale’s question. She had attempted communication several times, but the communication device in her hand showed no response.
This had never happened before. Din turned her head toward the likely culprit.

“Your Majesty, do you know anything about this?”

It was the surrounding Disciples who were startled. At Din’s respectful words toward the Emperor, they widened their eyes and stared at her.
Din answered casually.

“He’s not insane anymore.”

Ah, that’s right.
Well, still—such a sudden change in attitude….

“Master will wake up soon, won’t she?”
“Your Majesty.”
“How much you must have suffered all this time.”
“To take such precious steps to save us who only held you back….”
“….”

Kevenriak’s eyes narrowed with displeasure at the obsequious behavior of the Disciples.
Vivian watched Raina Hart’s Disciples with amusement. They were entertaining people.

[….]

Then a chill ran down my spine.
Vivian sensed it approaching through the Corridor beyond the door, moving in this direction. Raphael had torn her body and left a fragment in the Duke’s Castle. The purpose remained unclear. But had she not spoken in dreams? That she must devour her son.
I had to warn the Emperor. To flee. To avoid being discovered by her, now a monster.

“….”

But the words about the approaching shadow would not leave my lips. It was because of the oath Simona Asperada had bound me with.
It was then that Vivian urgently grasped the Emperor’s sleeve.
The Emperor turned his head toward her and broke into a bright smile.

“Raina.”

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