I Just Wanted Revenge, But Everyone Loves Me - Chapter 11

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Episode 11
As Rodrigo moved to avoid the guards’ gazes, his mind churned with unusual complexity.
Had he ever agonized over anything his entire life? Save for one person, he couldn’t recall ever pondering anyone so deeply.
‘Irritating.’
Seeking him out with almost supernatural persistence,
despising the Imperial Court,
destroying buildings without hesitation,
and now even following him into the Solitary Cell.
In a way, the child was more poisonous than the Emperor himself.
Yet he couldn’t push them away either.
The fact that they kept drawing his attention—if it was a talent, it was that.
‘I should have a conversation with them tomorrow or so.’
These past two days of silence had been purely for observation.
To watch how the child actually behaved, whether anything seemed amiss, to keep them under surveillance.
But there’d been nothing of the sort.
Rather, they’d chattered incessantly, calling out to him until their voice grew hoarse.
They were probably asleep by now; he’d find the right moment to speak with them.
Just as he’d settled roughly on this plan,
“……!”
Rodrigo stepped inside after the warden—one of Sis’s men—opened the door, and suddenly froze.
Bang.
He moved forward slowly, the closed door at his back.
Then came the voice.
“Oh, you’re here!”
The child gripped the iron bars tightly with small hands, eyes sparkling.
“I’ve been waiting!”
“…….”
Rodrigo, standing motionless, narrowed his eyes to slits.
……When did they wake up? I definitely saw them sleeping earlier.
“I was really drowsy and almost fell asleep, but I held on!”
“……Why.”
“Because I have a proposal for you!”
“For me?”
“Yes!”
Just as countless thoughts flashed through his mind, the child’s eyes widened.
“Will you commit Rebellion with me?!”
“Mad brat.”
* * *
Before he arrived.
Alone in my cell, I deliberated.
Should I push forward recklessly, or wait to see how things played out?
And after lengthy consideration,
“Will you commit Rebellion with me?!”
the perfect line that could capture all his interest and fascination came to me.
“…….”
‘As expected.’
He’s interested in my proposal. That’s why he’s been sitting there quietly!
Remembering how he’d been gradually absorbing my words these past two days, this was encouraging!
“I’ve given it a lot of thought, and it seems our goals might actually be the same.”
“……Your goals?”
“Yes. Rebellion!”
Everyone knew that Bangcardium despised the Imperial Court.
With good reason—they’d conspired with the Temple to annihilate his entire clan just to catch one dragon.
In my past life, I’d even seen newspaper articles reporting that Bangcardium, harboring resentment over this, was plotting rebellion.
“You speak an amusing thing.”
The man watching me intently asked,
“How are you so certain I desire Rebellion?”
“Because Bangcardium hates the Imperial Court.”
“How do you know that?”
“It’s incredibly famous!”
“…….”
See, what can you say to that?!
I smiled at the wordless Rodrigo.
“I also really, truly hate the Imperial Court. I even told the Director about it.”
“Why are you bringing up the Director here—”
“He’s your subordinate, isn’t he? I know he’s heard everything we discussed.”
Time was running short anyway.
Hedging my words would only waste time. I decided to be honest.
“You know far more than I expected.”
His gaze, which had been looking down at me, turned cold for a moment.
“B-because I’m very interested in you!”
“Interested enough to know classified secrets even the Emperor doesn’t?”
“That’s the Emperor being an idiot for not finding out!”
“Huh…….”
Rodrigo swept his eyes across me as if in disbelief.
But I remained confident.
After all, the Emperor—who appointed that man as Director without even knowing he was from Bangcardium—was genuinely foolish.
“I’m different from the Emperor.”
“How are you different?”
“I’m smarter, have better instincts…….”
And most importantly,
“I like Bangcardium!”
“Us?”
“Yes!”
“Nonsense.”
“What?!”
But I’m being serious!
“Isn’t one building not enough?”
Is it because he’s a dragon that his scale is different?
“Well, two is a bit much…….”
“……Don’t seriously consider something like that.”
Rodrigo muttered irritably as he listened.
“But to convey my affection, wouldn’t destroying one more be…….”
“Pointless nonsense.”
Rodrigo clicked his tongue in disapproval.
Then he stepped closer to me,
“!”
and sat down in front of the iron bars.
“Speak. Everything you’re thinking.”
“Are you finally going to have a conversation with me?”
“Finally—”
“You’ve been eating up everything I said these past two days.”
“…….”
At a loss for words again, Rodrigo closed his mouth firmly, then quickly changed the subject.
“Just speak already.”
“Ah! Um……!”
Now that he’d laid out an opening like this, I felt nervous again.
“If I know the Director is from Bangcardium, you can imagine how much more I know about other things. I’m not a spy, and I’m definitely not from the Emperor’s faction. If you wish it, I could even have the Emperor killed instantly! I could destroy another building, or if you want, I could provide additional proof……!”
“Stop!”
Rodrigo cut me off decisively as I spoke.
“That’s enough. Now tell me this.”
“What is it?”
“What you want.”
“What I want?”
“Yes.”
His golden eyes, set like jewels, gleamed with clarity.
As if searching for the truth itself.
“I…….”
I carefully pulled out the goal I’d mulled over countless times.
“I want to have my revenge.”
“Revenge?”
“Yes. There’s someone I want to repay with interest—tears, snot, everything.”
They’d leveraged my suffering to line their own pockets, and on top of that, they’d framed me and had me executed. Just thinking about it made me tremble with rage.
“So you want Bangcardium to lend you strength?”
“No.”
“No?”
“What I want is protection. Take me with you when you escape.”
“……You really do know everything.”
“Because I’m very interested in Bangcardium!”
At my words, Rodrigo let out a short laugh as if bewildered. But since he didn’t stop me like before, I figured it was all right to continue.
“Once I leave here, I have nowhere to go.”
I had my Aunt, but if I wasn’t careful, even the rest of my family could be endangered.
By now, the Count’s House must be searching desperately for me.
“I need a place that can protect me completely.”
Somewhere incredibly strong,
“and trustworthy.”
“Is Bangcardium a place worthy of your trust?”
“Yes.”
“Your reason for thinking so is.”
“Because we’ll make a contract!”
At those words, Rodrigo hesitated for the first time.
It was a completely different reaction from when he’d been at a loss for words before.
“Explanation required.”
“I want to make a deal with you.”
“…….”
“That’s why I kept trying to talk to you…….”
And somehow it kept getting postponed.
“I can take my own revenge. Just protect my safety until I come of age.”
“If I do that?”
“Bangcardium will clear its name.”
And,
“Rebellion will succeed.”
Right now, backing down like this
“isn’t like Bangcardium at all.”

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