I Only Tried to Seduce the Villainess Sister Who Was Supposed to Kill Me - Chapter 32

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32.

 

That afternoon.

 

I invited Caroline to my house.

 

Caroline, who had gone home without attending the hunting festival due to Maxton’s foolish behavior, sent word that she would come immediately upon receiving my letter.

 

I had originally put the letter hoping we could meet the next day, but Caroline sent someone saying she would come this very afternoon, so I hurriedly told Betty to prepare to receive a guest.

 

She probably felt left out for not being able to attend the hunting festival alone.

 

Instinctively wanting to fill that sense of isolation, she must have said she’d come right away after receiving my letter.

 

Thinking about it, today’s events really had nothing to do with Caroline, so she had every right to feel wronged.

 

At least it was fortunate that our Perioze’s sister had become slightly gentler in personality and wasn’t throwing tantrums like in the original story.

 

If Perioze’s sister’s tyranny had been added on top of that unfair situation, Caroline might not have been able to endure it and could have turned dark.

 

The original heroine turning dark would definitely cause big problems in many ways, so such things must not happen at all costs.

 

“I’ll be direct. Come on vacation with me.”

 

At my words, Caroline’s movement of bringing her teacup to her lips stopped abruptly.

 

She looked at me with widened eyes in surprise and asked back.

 

“What did you say…?”

 

“Let’s go have fun together, with me. I came first in the hunting festival.”

 

I had no intention of bragging at all, but the corners of my mouth naturally rose at the word “first,” making it seem like I was showing off.

 

So I waved my hands to show I wasn’t bragging, and Caroline, who didn’t seem to mind much, let out a pleasant laugh.

 

As expected of a heroine being a heroine.

 

Just that small flowing laugh really made one feel very good.

 

If she hadn’t acted so frustratingly like eating a million sweet potatoes in the original story, I would have definitely liked Caroline too.

 

“I don’t think you’re bragging, Eli.”

 

“Yeah, I’d appreciate it if you don’t misunderstand.”

 

“But is it okay to invite me? You must have naturally invited Princess Perioze and Crown Prince Lloyd.”

 

At Caroline’s words, I nodded once and said.

 

“Me and Theor, Perioze’s sister and His Highness have already agreed to go.”

 

“I see.”

 

“For the remaining couple, I was thinking of you and Priest Greim Gardline.”

 

“…Priest Greim?”

 

Caroline’s eyes widened at the unexpected name that came from my mouth.

 

I nodded once more and said to her.

 

“I thought about it. Crown Prince can’t work since Perioze’s sister likes him, and I’ve already built a friendship with Theor. I want to bring you along but couldn’t think of any suitable young lord. But I thought of exactly one person who would suit you well.”

 

“…That person is Priest Greim?”

 

“Yes. The youngest next high priest. The one called the son of god with beauty that receives abundant love from the empire’s citizens. Wouldn’t he be the most suitable person for you, who possesses the light attribute that’s said to be the power closest to divine power?”

 

At my words, Caroline looked at me with a somewhat strange expression.

 

An expression that seemed both happy and puzzled at the same time.

 

The meaning of that expression became clear from Caroline’s words that followed shortly after.

 

“I didn’t know you thought of me that way.”

 

I was momentarily flustered by Caroline, who seemed to be feeling shy, but then thought what did it matter. Because Caroline’s brightly smiling face looked truly happy for some reason.

 

“Thank you, Eli. For seeing me in a good light. I thought the Princess hated me, so naturally you, who are close to the Princess, would hate me too…”

 

“No, our sister doesn’t hate you.”

 

I quickly raised my hand and corrected Caroline’s words.

 

I had to make Perioze’s sister and Caroline get along peacefully in some way.

 

Otherwise, the project to create a flower path life for Perioze’s sister would be blocked from the start.

 

The reason Perioze’s sister meets a brutal ending is all because of fanatically tormenting Caroline.

 

“She doesn’t hate me? But…”

 

“Think about it, Caroline. Our sister has always had a rotten personality.”

 

Caroline’s eyes widened as if surprised by my statement.

 

“Is, is it okay to say that about the Princess? You like the Princess.”

 

“I do like her. I like her very, very much. But our sister’s rotten nature is a temperament that won’t change for life like an immutable law.”

 

No matter how kind she became, she had a basic temperament that wouldn’t go anywhere.

 

When she’s really angry, she even gets irritated with Lloyd, whom she likes so much.

 

“She’s originally that kind of person, so her blunt words can hurt and disappoint you. But our sister doesn’t do that because she dislikes someone. Why? Because she casually throws hurtful words even at people she likes.”

 

I added that she was originally made that way, so don’t misunderstand either.

 

Perioze’s sister’s mean behavior toward Caroline so far was partly because Lloyd, whom she liked, was close to Caroline, but it was also because Perioze’s sister’s way of speaking itself was cold and sharp enough to hurt and disappoint all humans.

 

At my words, Caroline nodded as if she somewhat agreed.

 

“So, when are we going?”

 

“Ah, we decided to set the schedule after recruiting you and Priest Greim first. If you have any dates that don’t work, let me know in advance and I’ll take note.”

 

“I don’t have anything like that.”

 

“Okay, then Crown Prince and Theor have the tightest schedules, so we’ll match their schedules… Ah, no. Priest Greim would have the tightest schedule.”

 

Being a priest of the Imperial Shrine, he would have more things to do than anyone else.

 

I said I should meet Greim and hear what he has to say before setting the schedule.

 

Then Caroline nodded and said she would go with me if I was going to the Imperial Shrine.

 

“Oh, really?”

 

“Yes. Because of my light attribute, I’ve been to the Imperial Shrine several times, so I can help you make an appointment with Priest Greim more quickly.”

 

“Then thank you!”

 

I had been somewhat worried about the part of meeting Greim anyway.

 

Because I knew that even if I went to the Imperial Shrine right now, I wouldn’t be able to meet Greim immediately.

 

But if Caroline went with me, I would be able to meet Greim more quickly.

 

Because the Imperial Shrine most welcomes the meeting between her, who possesses the light attribute, and Greim, who hears the voice of god.

 

That’s because the picture of Caroline with the light attribute and Greim, who will become the next high priest, being together would definitely help the Imperial Shrine’s power, which has been increasingly pushed back by the royal family lately.

 

“Can we go right now?”

 

“Yes, that’s fine.”

 

Caroline readily answered my question with a smile.

 

I inwardly cheered and called Beki to prepare a carriage to go to the Imperial Shrine.

 

* * *

 

Upon arriving at the Imperial Shrine, we exchanged greetings with the head priest who came running out.

 

He paid no attention to me, a commoner-born nouveau riche baroness, and focused only on Caroline, who possessed the light attribute, conversing with her.

 

When Caroline said she wanted to meet Greim, he even said only Caroline could meet him alone.

 

“No. I can’t go alone. Elinea is the one who has business with him.”

 

But Caroline, who had a firm personality in certain aspects, resolutely told him that she came here to arrange a meeting between me and Greim, and the head priest, somewhat deflated, took me and Caroline to where Greim was.

 

I came to the prayer room where Greim was, curious about how handsome the second sub male lead, whom I had only read about in text in the original story, would be.

 

When the prayer room door opened and the head priest announced our arrival, Greim, who had been praying before god, turned toward us.

 

“…Amazing, is he a doll?”

 

Caroline looked at me at my unconscious muttering that escaped as soon as I saw Greim in person.

 

I covered my mouth and whispered in Caroline’s ear.

 

“He doesn’t look human, really. What kind of man looks like a doll like that? Why is his skin like white jade? Did he put on makeup or something?”

 

“It, it can be heard, Eli.”

 

I had whispered as quietly as possible, but the prayer room was so quiet that my voice seemed to echo throughout the entire space.

 

I unconsciously clicked my tongue and scratched my cheek with my index finger.

 

Seeing me feeling awkward, the doll pointed to chairs with his hand.

 

At the gesture to sit, Caroline and I reflexively went to the chairs Greim offered and sat side by side.

 

After a moment, Greim came in front of us and stood demurely.

 

The gray eyes looking down were truly mystical.

 

Like eyeballs set in a doll.

 

I stared blankly at his gray eyes and unconsciously blurted out to him.

 

“Are you perhaps an angel?”

 

At my words, both Caroline’s and Greim’s gazes focused on me simultaneously.

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