I Only Tried to Seduce the Villainess Sister Who Was Supposed to Kill Me - Chapter 22

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22.

“No way. I know my place better than anyone, ‘unlike some people.'”

When I deliberately put strong emphasis on the phrase “unlike some people,” Caroline seemed to realize that “some people” was referring to her.

She let go of my hand that she had grabbed without permission and stood up.

“I think I was mistaken. No matter how upset I am, I shouldn’t have come to you for advice about my troubles.”

Ha, that was supposed to be advice about troubles?

“I’ll be going now.”

“Yeah, sure.”

Since she said she was leaving, I naturally stood up as well to bid her farewell.

Caroline, who had been walking toward the door, suddenly turned around as if something had occurred to her and asked me.

“By any chance, have you decided on a partner?”

If I said here that Perioze’s Sister had agreed to make Theor my partner, it would seem like I had ignored Caroline’s previous proposal, so I just shook my head.

At that, Caroline nodded with a smile whose meaning I couldn’t understand.

I learned the exact meaning of this smile that very evening.

Through a communication orb message from Theor.

[Countess Triaize made me a hunting festival partner proposal.]

“Caroline came directly?”

[Yes, she came to the Duke’s residence without prior notice.]

Wow, how diligent of her.

I frowned slightly at this situation that was bewildering enough to make me let out a hollow laugh.

Seeing me like this, Theor asked if I was displeased by what he had said, and I shook my head and said no.

“What would I have to be displeased about? So, did you accept?”

At my question, Theor’s mood seemed to become subdued instead.

He looked at me silently for a moment without answering, then asked me back in his pleasant baritone voice.

[Would you want me to have accepted?]

At that, I shook my head with a somewhat troubled expression.

“No, actually I was going to ask you myself.”

At my words, Theor’s eyes widened slightly.

[You were going to ask me to be your partner?]

“Yes, of course. Since His Highness the Crown Prince and Perioze’s Sister became partners, it would be good in many ways if you, His Highness’s close friend, became my partner.”

[Then why haven’t you asked me yet?]

“Well, my status is humble, so it’s difficult to contact you directly… That’s why Perioze’s Sister said she would take responsibility and make the partner proposal to you on my behalf…”

[I declined Countess Triaize’s proposal.]

Suddenly, Theor interrupted my words and said this.

When I looked at him with surprised eyes, Theor smiled pleasantly and said to me.

[Actually, Elinea, I contacted you because I wanted to propose being partners with you.]

Once he started smiling, he smiles often.

Feeling a tickling sensation in one side of my heart at Theor’s gentle smile, I smiled awkwardly and said to him.

“Thank you. For making the partner proposal directly.”

[Not at all. From the moment I received the handkerchief from you, my choice was already decided.]

I said I was quite flustered since I had no idea Caroline would suddenly come and propose to be partners.

I’m very flustered too.

Since the main male lead won’t work out, she’s reaching for the sub male lead – it’s not like she already knows those two are her people.

I thought maybe she’s drawn to them like fate, and considered how fierce a war I’d have to wage for Perioze’s Sister’s battle for Lloyd once we become adults.

Since I need to make the original male lead belong to the villainess rather than the heroine, pushing sub male lead Theor toward Caroline would be the best method.

Throb.

Suddenly, I felt something poke sharply at one side of my heart.

Hmm…?

As I wondered about this inexplicable pain, Theor said to me.

[Then we should decide on matching hunting outfits too.]

“Ah.”

[Since we’re meeting this weekend anyway, we could visit a clothing store together then.]

“Yes, sure.”

[Do you have a preferred clothing store?]

“No, I don’t really…”

[Then I’ll look up several places and make reservations.]

“Several places? There’s no need to go to such trouble…”

I said we should just pick one place and get our outfits made there instead of wasting energy on unnecessary things.

To that, Theor replied that since this was his first time getting matching outfits with a female partner, he wanted to pay proper attention to it.

[It’s your first time too, isn’t it, Elinea? Since it’s both our first time, let’s wear something we both like.]

Was Theor always such a considerate person?

Certainly in the original, Caroline didn’t like Theor’s dull and cold aspects, which is why Lloyd became the main male lead.

Of course, his light attribute power also helped make him the main male lead, but it was essentially the two men’s different personalities in dealing with Caroline that divided them into male lead and sub male lead.

So it’s just surprising that Theor, who was frustratingly dull and oblivious in the original, is being so considerate over just one hunting festival outfit.

“Alright.”

Anyway, since he had even chosen me as his hunting festival partner, it seemed natural to go along with his pace, so I nodded and said I understood.

Theor smiled brightly again at my nod.

In front of me, who had declared I’d meet once a week to see him smile, he’s showing such generous smiles that it’s just bewildering.

Feeling somehow warm, I avoided looking directly into his eyes, gave a casual greeting, and ended the communication.

My heart began to pound heavily again.

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The hunting festival attire was similar to riding habits, but more glamorous with more diverse patterns.

Men and women who came as hunting festival partners mainly used colors and patterns as points to show they were partners with each other.

Since the hunting festival was a major event of the Empire, the young lords and ladies who became partners made efforts to wear hunting outfits that suited each other better.

Perioze’s Sister said she decided to make a custom hunting outfit with white hunting clothes mixed with golden embroidery symbolizing Lloyd and red embroidery symbolizing herself.

We decided to design our hunting outfits in a combination of black and red that would highlight Theor’s black hair and red eyes, and my black hair and black eyes.

“Eli, you’re so cute.”

The princess dress with red flower decorations as a point, designed by Endiweon, suited my adorable face shape very well.

The light and lively dress with no seam at the waist and vertical slits made me feel good just by wearing it.

But more than my dress…

“Sister, you’re so beautiful, like looking at a goddess of blood.”

The mermaid dress that captured Perioze’s Sister’s proud and noble image very well showed the body’s curves clearly overall and flared out from below the knees with flares and gathers, highlighting Sister’s slim and voluptuous figure very well.

Even though it was a light pink dress with the same red flower decorations, the feeling was really different depending on the person wearing it and the shape of the dress.

I was newly amazed by Endiweon’s design skills.

“Goddess of blood?”

As if my apt comparison didn’t please her much, one of Perioze’s Sister’s eyebrows twitched up.

Honestly, there was no phrase that represented Perioze’s Sister’s current appearance better than goddess of blood, so I couldn’t really take it back.

So I just honestly told Perioze’s Sister.

“There’s no other comparison that fits as well as this one… I’m sorry, Sister. Honestly, you know you’re not the angelic, good type. But the fact that Sister looks like a goddess is so obvious it would hurt to say otherwise, so I compared you to a goddess that suits red…”

“You’re really good at roundabout ways of saying I’m wicked, aren’t you?”

“Oh my, saying Sister is wicked? Of course, I completely agree with Sister’s statement about being wicked, but I’d like you to know that I didn’t roundaboutly criticize Sister because I actually think of you that way.”

At my contradictory nonsensical words, Perioze’s Sister smiled slightly with an unimpressed expression, asking what I was talking about.

Somehow feeling good at Perioze’s Sister’s smile, I giggled and said.

“Anyway, among people with a villainess-like image, Sister is the most villainess-like and beautiful.”

“Is that a compliment or an insult?”

“Of course it’s a compliment.”

“Well, it doesn’t sound too bad to hear.”

Perioze’s Sister, who has villainess blood flowing through her, smiled with a completely unbothered expression at my words that could have been offensive if taken differently.

I linked arms with Perioze’s Sister and headed toward where the Duke’s carriage was located to go to the tea party venue.

Determined to throw myself into the fire so that many young ladies could like our villainess sister, who’s like a goddess of blood, at today’s tea party too, I got into the carriage with Perioze’s Sister.

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