I Only Tried to Seduce the Villainess Sister Who Was Supposed to Kill Me - Chapter 14

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14.

Anyway, the four of us met to drink tea, exchanged handkerchiefs, shared trivial conversation, and parted ways.

Since it was such a popular cafe with many people coming and going, the next day’s newspaper front page featured a photo of the four of us sitting together with an article about how I had caught Perioze’s Sister’s eye and become the Empire’s Cinderella.

Cinderella, really.

I never thought the age-old story from the original world about a poor woman meeting a prince and rising in social status would become my story.

I crunched on the cookies Beki had brought while reading through the newspaper article.

“Pfft.”

At the part about Perioze’s Sister and Crown Prince Lloyd reconciling, I thought, “When did those two ever fight?” and at the part about Sister introducing me to the Grand Duke, I couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh.

“Really, whether here or there, these journalist bastards.”

It seems like journalism is a profession that only attracts geniuses at making up stories out of thin air.

“There are rumors everywhere that you gave the Grand Duke a handkerchief – is it true, Miss?”

Watching me, Beki asked.

“No, the article doesn’t mention anything about a handkerchief, but such rumors are going around?”

“People who saw it directly are talking about it.”

Well, yeah.

It was such a popular cafe, and since we didn’t make a reservation, there were several nobles around.

There was even a young lady who squealed quietly at the sight of Lloyd and Theor, making me slightly curious about which of the two was the Empire’s heartthrob.

“Beki, which side are you on?”

So I asked the idle question to Beki who was right in front of me.

“Which side?”

“Between those two. His Highness the Crown Prince and the Grand Duke. Which one is more your type?”

“For me, it’s His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Why?”

As soon as I finished speaking and asked back, Beki looked flustered for a moment.

“Well, because he’s much more beautifully formed…”

“You must not know well since you’re still young, but pretty men are useless.”

“What? And also, he’s going to be the Empire’s next Emperor…”

“Does the Emperor eat everything alone? It’s because he has a smart and strong right-hand man like the Grand Duke that the Emperor survives, right?”

“Well… Then Miss, do you prefer the Grand Duke more?”

Beki stepped closer to me, asking as if genuinely curious.

I answered that it was obvious without a moment’s hesitation.

“Starting with that sharp jawline that looks like it would cut if you touched it, to his straight nose bridge, and the jet-black hair and red eyes that suit his pale white face perfectly as a base, plus the combination of eye shape and lip line that looks like God drew them with intention. It’s a beauty of a completely different dimension from the Crown Prince who is merely delicately beautiful.”

“…”

“Men should naturally look like that. That way, no matter how angry you get in a fight, you’ll calm down just looking at that face…”

“But he looks scary.”

Beki shook her head, interrupting me.

I was truly flabbergasted and my mouth fell open.

“Oh my, scary? Do you really not know the definition of looking scary?”

When I explained that “looking scary” refers to faces that are either hideous enough to make anyone scream “That’s a monster!” or bizarrely formed, and faces that look strict in every way as if they might strangle you, Beki smiled softly and said to me.

“It’s not that kind of scary feeling, but he’s cold and aloof. I’ve never seen him smile even once. There are even rumors that he’s someone who absolutely never smiles.”

Never smiles? But I’ve seen him smile, haven’t I?

Wait, have I not seen it?

At Beki’s words, I somehow began to get confused about whether I had or hadn’t seen Theor’s smiling face.

Anyway, that aside.

“The Grand Duke is human too, so how could he live without ever smiling? Those rumors are all nonsense, so don’t get close to people who spread such nonsense.”

“Yes, but I really heard that there truly isn’t a single person who has seen him smile even once at his current age.”

At Beki’s words, I pondered for a moment then immediately extended my hand to her.

“…Alright, I’ll have to be the first person to see him smile. Could you go get the communication device?”

At my words, Beki quickly nodded and went outside.

Since I didn’t know his contact information, I thought I should contact Perioze’s Sister to ask for Theor’s communication device shortcut number and then contact him.

When I contacted Perioze’s Sister for that purpose, she thought I was calling because of the newspaper article about us on the front page and got flustered, raging that she would burn down the newspaper company.

[I really didn’t do this one either! That I tried to make you into Cinderella, what kind of nonsense is that…!]

“Calm down, Sister. I already know you didn’t do it.”

[…Why do you trust me so much?]

At my words, Perioze’s Sister seemed to soften a bit and asked with a pouty expression.

It was one of her expressions that I particularly found cute and liked, so I took in Sister’s pouty face to my heart’s content with a pleased motherly smile.

“Because you’re my favorite, I trust you. And the Sister I know isn’t the type to build up her position with articles like that. Unless you were to blatantly brag about it with your mouth.”

From the beginning, Perioze’s Sister, who thought she was the most noble under heaven, wasn’t the type to use others’ help to showcase her superiority.

[Then why did you call? It wasn’t because of the newspaper article?]

“No. Sister, have you ever seen the Grand Duke smile?”

[The Grand Duke? No. Why?]

“Well, there are rumors… Really never?”

[For the Grand Duke to smile in front of me… Ugh, just imagining it gives me chills.]

Perhaps having briefly imagined the Grand Duke smiling, Perioze’s Sister’s face contorted frighteningly.

Somehow I began to feel like Sister’s other option was getting increasingly blurred.

I had properly felt from the cafe that she didn’t particularly like Theor, but to dislike him so much just from imagining his smiling face.

No, he seems a hundred times more handsome than Lloyd and has a personality that’s two hundred times better, so I have no idea why she dislikes him.

Maybe it’s because he’s basically the expressionless type.

Well, when you’re facing him, cold winds do naturally blow fiercely.

And you think you don’t know what he’s thinking because he has no expression.

“Uh, anyway, I got curious because of those rumors. Could you give me the Grand Duke’s contact information?”

[Ah, so you contacted me for that?]

At my words, Perioze’s Sister’s face immediately brightened and she brought her face close to the communication device and started pressing something repeatedly.

I smiled contentedly while admiring Perioze’s Sister’s beautiful red eyes, nose bridge, and smooth forehead.

[Found it. I’ll connect you, so press the green button.]

At Sister’s words, I quickly pressed the green button and a shortcut number appeared glowing at the bottom of the screen before disappearing.

[Try calling.]

“Thank you, Sister. What are you going to do now?”

[Just call quickly. Let’s contact each other again after your call with the Grand Duke ends.]

“Yes!”

I was reluctant to end it like this, but since Perioze’s Sister asked me to contact her again later, I nodded happily.

After the call with Perioze’s Sister ended, I was about to press Theor’s number without hesitation, but my hand hesitated as I suddenly thought we weren’t close enough for this.

Originally, if I had business, I could use letters like other people do, and since it wasn’t urgent, I wondered if I should really contact him through the communication device.

That’s when it happened.

Suddenly, a flock of crows flew up from outside the window.

The sound of wings, which I usually couldn’t hear, was unusually loud with a ‘flutter!’

‘That’s strange.’

Lately, I kept getting these ominous feelings.

In the original work, there were no particular incidents around this time, but for some reason, it seemed like a strange tension was spreading throughout the Empire.

‘Maybe it’s because the Hunting Festival is approaching.’

Because of such thoughts, I couldn’t press the shortcut button and was just glaring at the innocent communication device when suddenly it rang.

I instinctively flinched, shrugging my shoulders as I pressed the call button on the communication device.

Since the only person who knew my communication device was Perioze’s Sister anyway, I was sure the caller must be Sister.

“Sis…”

[Lady Elinea.]

But it was a completely unexpected person.

“Grand Duke…?”

Theor, whom I had been trying to contact first, filled my view, making me momentarily wonder if I had mistakenly pressed the call button myself.

[Perfect timing, you answered right away. I’m sorry for using the communication device like this without prior notice.]

“No, I was also, no, how did you…”

In that moment, my mind went completely blank and my mouth began stumbling over words regardless of my will.

[Did you see the newspaper article?]

Ah, so that’s why.

Finally understanding why he had contacted me so urgently, I let out a short sigh and nodded.

“Yes, I became the Empire’s Cinderella. You were my prince, Your Highness, so how do you feel about it?”

[I am happy. But I was worried and contacted you because I thought you wouldn’t be happy about the article.]

“Yes, of course I… What? You’re happy?”

I asked him again, wondering if I had heard wrong.

“Did you just say you’re happy?”

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