For the Young Villain’s Happy Ending - Chapter 147

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Chapter 147

“There’s no such thing as a secret ballot between us.”
“What’s this? Our underage member who’s never abstained before—why the abstention today?”

Mabel and Ren, catching the scent of something, snickered and pestered Rose to explain herself.
Rose glared at them both, but her glare had no bite whatsoever.
…This is irritating.

“Rose, I’m curious too.”
“According to my information, Rose has been acting strange ever since she went out alone the day before yesterday. I overheard what Fontepon said at one fourteen this afternoon. …Hmm? Are the two pieces of information unrelated?”
“No, Liam. I have a feeling. Rose knows something.”
“Ugh! Can’t you just tell us? Youngest, do you know anything between the Master and the Emperor?”

Stale, Liam, Din, and Quade joined in.
When Rose remained silent, Ren, wearing a smiling face, quietly nudged Jo, who was sitting beside him.
Brother Jo, say something. Rose is weak to you.

“Ahem, Rose.”
“…Me?”

After a long silence, Rose finally parted her lips with difficulty at Jo’s cough.
The disciples focused their attention on Rose, who sat beneath the window.

“I went to the Castle the day before yesterday.”

The sky beyond the window darkened, and the last withered leaf on the bare branch fell in the desolate wind.
As if to announce that the words about to leave Rose’s lips were terribly ominous.
This is…

“Max, if Rose finds out you’re creating a scary atmosphere at the window, she’ll be angry.”
“Caught. Yeah.”

At Stale’s whispered advice, Max dispelled the magic.
The peaceful evening sky of Hibei reflected in the window once more. Yet Rose’s complexion grew darker and darker, like the sky Max had conjured.

“…I… I saw the Emperor kissing the Master.”

Siiigh.
The Disciples’ expressions froze at Rose’s reluctant words.

“So that’s what happened….”

A murmur echoed from beside Rose in the silence.
One of the Disciples with orange hair, who had been sitting like a stone in the corner of the Living Room, quietly rose to her feet. Her body growing larger and larger.

“The Emperor…!”

ROOOAARRR!
Ban’s roar shook the Orphanage where the Disciples lived.

***

It was the middle of the night.
Kevenriak approached from behind Raina, who stood before the window, and wrapped his arms around her waist.

“That tickles.”

Raina gave a soft laugh and leaned the back of her head lightly against him. The scent of soap wafted from Kevenriak’s embrace as he wore his gown.

“What were you doing?”
“Admiring the sky.”

At Raina’s answer, Kevenriak also lifted his gaze. The night sky visible beyond the window sparkled with unusual brilliance tonight.

“There are so many stars. Would you like to take a night walk?”
“Now? Do you want to?”
“…No.”

It was just something she said on a whim.
Kevenriak kissed the nape of Raina’s neck as he spoke.

“Not tonight.”

At his words, Raina smiled playfully and stroked Kevenriak’s dark hair. Whether he had dried it with magic in the Bathhouse, the texture of the strands slipping between her fingers was wonderfully soft.

“Keri, do you remember what I told you a very long time ago?”
“What did you say?”
“That the stars would protect you.”
“Yes, I remember.”
“That was…”

Though I continued smiling, my breath carried a hint of resignation. One god for each planet. One god for each star. In other words, all of them were gods.
What on earth had I told my precious disciple back then?

“It was a lie.”

The confession felt like a weight lifting from my chest. Even if Kevenriak would be disappointed in me for being a dishonest teacher.
Kevenriak turned his head to look at me. For some reason, my silver eyes gazing at the night sky seemed fierce.

“…”

Raina didn’t know.

‘I never believed it from the start.’

I simply loved the Raina who spoke of how the stars in the night sky would protect me. That Raina had looked so happy back then.
During the two years Raina was gone, I gazed up at the starlit night sky every single day, yet what Kevenriak saw was not the stars—it was Raina.

“…?”

And now, Raina was somewhat confused. I had braced myself to be criticized for how a teacher could tell a lie. Instead, what returned was Kevenriak’s heartbeat beginning to openly betray how much he loved me.
I lowered my hand from his black hair and turned my head to the side.

“…Keri, did you hear what I said?”
“Yes.”

Kevenriak answered with a smile in his eyes. Raina was even more bewildered.

“You heard, but why…?”
“Raina, may I say something too?”

It seemed he had something he wanted to say.
When Raina nodded, Kevenriak opened his mouth. The anxiety and thirst he had been hiding finally broke through his composed facade, spilling out in a low voice.

“If you continue to stay here, you might end up consuming Raina Hart entirely.”
“Ah.”

At the Emperor’s words, spoken with a hint of amusement, Raina Hart’s eyes widened in surprise before a playful glint crossed her face. The precious villain she had sought to protect had changed so much. He even dared to speak such audacious words about consuming her.
Raina Hart turned her body and kissed Kevenriak Heteroven.
As their lips parted from that brief contact, Kevenriak Heteroven’s eyelids, which had naturally closed, slowly lifted. The desire that seeped through despite his restraint was laid bare in his blue eyes as he gazed at Raina Hart. The fleeting kiss was nothing but a tease.
Kevenriak Heteroven’s lips moved toward Raina Hart once more, but were stopped by her fingertips. Kevenriak Heteroven halted, staring intently at Raina Hart.
Raina Hart smiled softly and spoke.

“That works too. Shall we admire the stars a bit longer?”
“….”

At Raina Hart’s teasing response, Kevenriak Heteroven let out a pained groan before lifting Raina Hart effortlessly into his arms.
As Kevenriak Heteroven moved, curtains drew across every window that held the night sky.

“Keri?!”
“Raina Hart.”

In the darkness, the beast whispered to her.

“The stars are enough now.”

***

Two months had passed since Tunchar returned to its rightful place and the Betuzhenia Empire and Tunterra Empire signed a peace accord.
The Imperial Family and nobility of Tunterra, awakened after fourteen years, were confused by the changed circumstances, but were gradually accepting the situation through Tiernan Fargan’s efforts.
Of course, conflicts between the two empires arose quite frequently.
The passage of time, deepened emotional rifts, and clashing desires often served as causes. When conflicts grew severe, they were easily resolved whenever Raina Hart took a seat at the negotiation table.

“….”

Merely by sitting quietly, she allowed all conflicts to find appropriate compromises. No one dared propose absurd conditions or let emotions take precedence before the Grand Mage.

‘…There are quite a few people.’

That Grand Mage was now walking through the Imperial Palace.
The Imperial Palace still maintained a cautious atmosphere as people watched the Emperor’s mood, but it was brighter and more vibrant than before. Now there were quite a few people moving about within the palace.

“It’s cold.”

It was already early winter.
Around this time of year, certain memories always surfaced.

The child’s life had been one devoid of even a glimmer of light.

“Hm…?”

I blinked at the translucent window that had suddenly appeared before me.

‘Why is this showing up now?’

It had never appeared once since my memories returned.
Could the Reptilian God be watching me? I narrowed my eyes and glanced around.

“Simona Asperada is already gone. Why don’t you go observe somewhere else?”

It was moldy bread.

I let out a hollow laugh.
Completely ignoring me.

“Are you trying to play memory games with me?”

The child had never tasted warm soup.

“…”

I closed my mouth and quickened my pace.
It was meant as a signal to stop following, but the window kept appearing.

The hard bread was as solid as a stone.

Persistent. Really.

“Stop…”

The Emperor’s light was Raina Hart alone.

“…?”

A new window materialized before me—a sentence I had never encountered before.
…This isn’t so bad.

“Raina?”

As I studied the window intently, a familiar voice called out my name. Kevenriak, upon spotting me, approached with a delighted expression.

“Keri?”
“How did you come all the way here? I was just about to visit you.”
“All the way here…?”

I glanced around my surroundings. It was the familiar Fourth Prince’s Separate Palace—the one where Kevenriak had spent his childhood.
Thanks to his consistent maintenance, it now boasted an immaculate appearance that rivaled any other Separate Palace.
The translucent window had obscured my vision, and I had been so focused on shaking off the Reptilian God that I hadn’t noticed my arrival here. The window had vanished by now.
…What was the Reptilian God trying to accomplish?

“Raina, I have something to show you.”
“Hmm? What is it?”

Kevenriak smiled and extended what he held in his hand toward me.

“This is…”
“The first flowers of the season have bloomed.”

A bouquet of white wildflowers. The same ones that bloomed every early winter in the Separate Palace Courtyard. I smiled at the delicate arrangement.

“These are the flowers you once gave me in a basket, Keri. I’ve always wondered—why did you give me flowers?”
“Whenever I see these flowers, I think of you.”
“…”

Ah.
For a moment, I nearly wept.

“These flowers are like you.”
“…Is that a compliment?”
“I don’t know. Every time I see them, I think of you.”

In this life too, you say the same words.
Did you recognize me?

“It’s only Keri. You’re the only one who says such things to me.”

Raina Hart pressed her palms against her eyes, wiping away the tears that kept threatening to spill.
Kevenriak took her hands and lowered them, then gently dried her tears with his own fingers as he spoke.

“Raina Hart, I will cherish you for the rest of our lives. Will you spend that lifetime with me?”

Raina Hart’s face, flushed with emotion, broke into a radiant smile at his words.

“When you say it like that, I can’t possibly refuse. It’s been my dream for so long.”

At Raina Hart’s acceptance, Kevenriak’s face illuminated with pure joy.
A matching pair of rings, gleaming identically on their ring fingers, sparkled in the sunlight.

“But… when did you put these on?”
“Right after you accepted me, with magic.”
“…You’ve become quite the accomplished mage, Keri.”
“And your lover.”

Kevenriak wrapped his arm around Raina Hart’s waist as he spoke.

“Raina Hart, you are the light of my entire world.”

Their eyes met, and both their lips curved upward in smiles.
The villain had found her happy ending. With the one she loved.

【 THE END 】

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