I Only Tried to Seduce the Villainess Sister Who Was Supposed to Kill Me - Chapter 55

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55.

“You said you saw this place through a book, and because of that you also knew about ancient demons and Elim’s power, so don’t you also know the future of this place?”

My face stiffened slightly at Lloyd’s words.

I hadn’t expected him to ask so directly, but I thought he was indeed sharp, befitting someone who would become the next emperor.

Since I had previously covered up telling Theor about events that hadn’t happened yet by calling them prophetic dreams, I couldn’t lie and say no, so I nodded ambiguously.

“But Pandeum said the book was just glimpsing another version of my life, and also…”

“How far into the future do you know?”

“You can’t tell him that.”

As soon as Lloyd finished speaking, Pandeum suddenly interjected.

“The book Master saw was reality as seen through another Master’s eyes. If someone other than Master, who shares the same soul, were to learn of it, and if another Master’s future were to be changed by someone other than Master, then Master would be in danger.”

My eyes widened involuntarily at those words.

I would be in danger?

Seeing me like that, Pandeum continued as if telling me not to worry.

“The future that Master changes doesn’t matter at all. Master and the other Master that Master saw are the same soul, so there are no restrictions on changing one’s own future.”

“Ah…”

Right, if there were restrictions on destroying the original story, possession itself would be meaningless.

I found myself nodding slowly.

Then I looked at Lloyd, who was curious about the future, and said.

“Since it would put me in danger, I can’t openly tell you about the contents of the book I read, but I’ll share what needs to be shared in the process of working toward a better future.”

I added that when I recently lied about having prophetic dreams and told Theor about the future I saw in the book, no particular problems arose, so it seemed okay to talk about the book’s contents in that way.

At those words, Pandeum nodded, saying that would be fine.

“But what you consider a good future might not be a good future for me, might it not?”

Lloyd tilted his head slightly and asked me.

I could tell what he was thinking when he asked, so I stared at him directly and answered.

“A good future for me is one where all six people sitting here right now are safe and happy. Of course, personally I plan to work a bit harder for Perioze’s sister’s happiness. And since sister would never put Your Highness in danger, wouldn’t it end up being a happy future for Your Highness too?”

Things like Perioze’s sister killing me in the book, or Lloyd ending up with Caroline, were secrets I’d take to my grave, but I told them everything about how sister was my favorite while reading the book, or how I really wanted to become close with her after meeting her here.

Perioze’s sister and Caroline nodded, understanding why I had been strange at the countess’s tea time.

“I see… Well, I’ll try believing you.”

Lloyd finally nodded once and said he would believe me.

“But did you call me here just to have this kind of conversation, Master?”

Pandeum looked at Theor instead of me and asked, raising one eyebrow.

Theor raised his eyebrow in a similar manner and said.

“The word ‘just’ doesn’t suit Elinea’s problems.”

“Call me when you need to catch demons. Summoning without using my power means I can’t freely consume Master’s mana.”

“…Ah, is that so?”

At Pandeum’s words, Theor’s eyes lit up as he spoke.

Pandeum made a somewhat displeased expression at that, but when Theor said he would only call him when dealing with demons from now on, he snapped his thumb and middle finger with a sharp sound and sent Pandeum away.

I was inwardly amazed watching Theor handle Pandeum, who had just made a summoning contract, so comfortably and easily, and asked Lloyd.

“Then, we can end the conversation here, right?”

“Yes. This conversation must not leak elsewhere. The people who know this fact should only be the six of us here, now and in the future.”

Everyone nodded or answered that they understood at Lloyd’s words.

I was both amazed and relieved that everyone accepted such an incredible fact more naturally than expected.

Anyway, I was relieved in my own way since I wouldn’t need to explain future events in detail.

“Then now we just need to enjoy ourselves with peace of mind.”

Perioze’s sister murmured while looking out the window.

“Oh, sister. You haven’t been to the island’s waterfall and hot spring yet, have you? Caroline, you too.”

Both of them nodded at my words, so I asked Lloyd and Greim how about taking their respective partners to see the waterfall.

“We’ve already been to the waterfall and walking trail. We only need to see the hot spring, so we’ll go to the hot spring while the others go to the waterfall and walking trail.”

“…Do we necessarily have to go separately?”

At my words, Greim asked with a slightly displeased frown.

I looked at him with an expression that said what kind of obvious thing are you asking.

“Of course, since we came as couples for a week. If you say something boring like the men should go together or the women should go together in this situation, I’ll hate you.”

“…”

Looking at Greim who showed a faintly flustered expression, I stood up and extended my hand toward Theor.

“Let’s go to the hot spring we couldn’t visit earlier, Theor.”

At my words, Theor readily nodded and took my hand.

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Going a bit further inward from the small waterfall, you reach the center of the island, and the hot spring was located there.

The rock cliff was gently split, and the hot spring was nestled as if hidden within that crevice.

Clear steam continuously rose up, hazily shaking the air, and within it, the unique scents of hot spring rocks and sulfur were mysteriously mixed with the fragrance of flower petals.

I instinctively dipped my hand into the steaming hot spring water.

The warm feeling enveloped my hand, making me unconsciously let out an “oh” of admiration.

Theor, who had crouched down on one knee beside me, dipped his hand into the hot spring water just like I did.

“It’s warm.”

“Right?”

“But I should say it doesn’t quite match this island…”

Theor trailed off and stood up.

I seemed to understand what he wanted to say, so I nodded and stood up too.

“This island has a strong summer island feel, so the hot spring water does feel a bit hot.”

When Theor extended his hand to me, I naturally offered mine, and he took out the handkerchief I had embroidered and began wiping my wet hand.

Feeling that tickling sensation below my heart again, I tried to act nonchalant and asked if the hot spring wouldn’t be nice to enjoy at night.

Theor naturally took my hand and began walking, asking if I wanted to come back at night.

My heart kept jumping around so much that I muttered trivial things without even being aware of what I was saying.

As we walked like that for a while, I saw Perioze’s sister and Lloyd walking toward us in the distance.

I instinctively grabbed Theor’s arm and hid behind a huge tree nearby.

The tree trunk was wide enough to easily embrace two adults, making it perfect for hiding both of us.

The problem was…

“…”

“…”

We were too close.

Because I had instinctively pushed Theor toward the tree and stood blocking in front of him to avoid disturbing Perioze’s sister and Lloyd’s date, the distance we were facing each other was embarrassingly close.

Theor seemed flustered too, as his black eyes shook precariously.

As I tried to quickly step back from the awkwardness, Theor suddenly embraced my waist.

Then he bent down as if hugging me and whispered in my ear.

“Don’t you not want to be caught?”

It was more that I didn’t want to disturb them rather than not wanting to be caught, but since the context was the same, I nodded weakly.

Theor, who had been looking down at me, moved his upper body slightly to watch Perioze’s sister and Lloyd pass by.

I also peeked out slightly to follow where the two were going with my eyes.

Completely unaware that Theor’s gaze had turned toward me, I watched Perioze’s sister talking to Lloyd about something and smiling occasionally.

Seeing Perioze’s sister smile made me feel good too, and my lips curved upward.

“Elinea.”

Then, suddenly Theor called me, and as I looked up at him, I realized his gaze had been directed at me the whole time.

“May I ask why you like the Princess so much?”

He was probably still bothered by what I said earlier about working harder for Perioze’s sister’s happiness.

I smiled brightly at Theor and answered.

“I told everyone when we were gathered earlier, but Perioze’s sister is my favorite.”

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