I Only Tried to Seduce the Villainess Sister Who Was Supposed to Kill Me - Chapter 57

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57.

The nights of Omberan, called the summer island, were much cooler than expected.

So, ‘cool’ rather than ‘refreshing’.

Even during the day, due to the sea breeze, I didn’t feel hot at all, so the long clothes I wore weren’t uncomfortable in the least.

Perioze’s Sister, me, and Caroline were soaking in the hot spring flowing through the cracks of split rocks, chatting about various things.

Theor, Lloyd, and Greim sat around a campfire made by Perioze’s Sister’s elemental ability about 5 meters away from the hot spring, having their own conversation.

Come to think of it, Perioze’s Sister could use fire attribute magic, and I possessed dark magic strong enough to have slain ancient monsters.

And Caroline possessed the finest light attribute healing magic.

With us enjoying a hot spring bath in the dead of night, who would dare harbor ill intentions and attack us?

Everyone should know this, yet I wondered why they all naturally accepted Theor’s words about standing guard because it was dangerous.

Of course, that included me as well.

“By the way, Eli.”

Just then, Caroline called out to me as I was lost in thought.

“So, do you have all the memories that the original Eli had? Or do you only have your memories from the original world?”

She seemed worried about my other self that had disappeared.

Or perhaps she was interested in the possession itself.

“I don’t have memories about Elinea from this place. I only know what I learned through the book.”

“Ah, then…”

Caroline trailed off and looked down at the hot spring water.

Faint steam rose gently above her chest covered by white cloth.

This made Caroline, with her sacred-feeling blonde hair and green eyes, stand out even more, and I stared at her for a moment.

“The memories with me would also be unknown memories to you now.”

“…Ah.”

As expected, Caroline seemed concerned about the commoner Elinea she had helped.

Everyone believed that the protagonist of the original story was Elinea, who was myself, so no one asked about the book’s real owner.

But the original female lead was Caroline, and I remembered her story in more detail than anyone else.

So there was no need for her to regret my lost memories.

The Elinea of this place had shown sincere gratitude and affection to the true noble who had protected her, a commoner.

Because of that, she pestered Perioze’s Sister and met a gruesome ending at the hands of an assassin sent by Perioze’s Sister.

I suddenly thought that the me of this place had been quite foolish, but then I remembered how the nobles here greatly despised and looked down on commoners, and I understood.

Amid such contempt from nobles, Caroline, who was different, must have seemed like an angel.

“Are you perhaps feeling like I stole Eli from you?”

Perioze’s Sister asked calmly while looking at Caroline’s gloomy face.

Her pose of resting her snow-white arms on a stone that could serve as a backrest and propping her chin looked extremely noble and cold.

Perhaps because of this, it looked like she was picking a fight.

Though Perioze’s Sister had just asked normally.

Given this situation, it wasn’t incomprehensible that she always received misunderstandings.

Whether due to the villainess buff, when Perioze’s Sister spoke, everything did seem fierce and venomous.

“What? Oh, no. It’s not that…”

Caroline also seemed to think Perioze’s Sister was picking a fight with her, trailing off anxiously.

I could have stepped in to say that Perioze’s Sister didn’t mean it that way, but that didn’t seem respectful to Perioze’s Sister, so I kept quiet.

And Perioze’s Sister also seemed to want to get along well with Caroline now, adding words as if trying to clear up the misunderstanding.

“I do favor Eli, but I’m not trying to monopolize her, so don’t misunderstand.”

“…Ah, I’m not misunderstanding…”

As if she hadn’t expected Perioze’s Sister to say such a thing at all, Caroline waved her hands frantically in confusion.

I thought that if the three of us became close like this, whether Empress or dark sorcerer, we would become the strongest, and I smiled contentedly, thinking I should continue this bond.

Originally, the reason Perioze’s Sister disliked Caroline was because Lloyd openly favored her.

But after learning that this favoritism was due to Lloyd’s hidden light attribute, Perioze’s Sister’s hostility toward Caroline softened a bit.

Moreover, due to this fact, Caroline, who realized that her belief that Lloyd thought of her specially was her own delusion, no longer acted foolishly as before.

So troubles between the two gradually decreased, and now it wasn’t too strange for them to naturally get along.

“Shall we get out now? If we stay too long, our bodies might swell up.”

Nearly an hour had passed while having various trivial conversations, so I asked Perioze’s Sister.

Perioze’s Sister nodded in agreement, and Caroline quickly got up, reading the mood.

I stepped out of the water and walked behind the rocks to get the robe I had brought separately.

Contrary to the feeling of summer, it became cold as soon as I came out of the water.

My body trembling slightly from the chill, I reached for the robe I had left on the rocks.

That’s when it happened.

The flowers blooming under the rocks were dried up and hardened as if dead.

Hm…?

Since Omberan Island was originally called an island overflowing with vitality, the presence of dead plants felt somehow out of place.

Of course, not all life forms on this island were immortal, but being dried up so unpleasantly black felt somewhat strange.

But the problem was that it wasn’t just one or two.

All the flowers around the rocks were dried up and dead, turned pitch black.

Only here specifically.

It felt like vitality had disappeared centered around this rock.

This felt like someone had artificially drained the life force.

“Dark sorcerer…”

The words that came out of my mouth without my knowing gave me a chilling feeling.

“What are you doing, Eli?”

When I didn’t come no matter how long they waited, Perioze’s Sister and Caroline came to get me directly.

I picked up the robes and handed them to Perioze’s Sister and Caroline while telling them about the blackened dead flowers.

Perioze’s Sister, who had removed her wet cloth and put on the robe, looked down at the blackened dead flowers under the rocks.

Caroline also looked at the flowers under the rocks with a puzzled expression.

“Why only here… What could have happened to these flowers?”

“It seems like dark sorcery.”

At my words, both Perioze’s Sister’s and Caroline’s eyes widened simultaneously.

“Of course, I’m not certain yet, but Sister. This land breathes life force, so His Majesty the Emperor chose this place to spend his remaining years, right?”

“Yes, Omberan Island is famous as an island that breathes life. Originally, things with life force here are said not to die. But that hasn’t been proven as fact, so it’s not certain.”

However, from when we arrived here, while walking through forest paths, passing waterfalls, and touring seaside paths, there wasn’t a single withered plant or flower.

Usually, you’d see at least one or two withered leaves on ordinary trees, but all the leaves here were perfectly fresh and green.

So surely being famous as an island that breathes life wasn’t just words.

If so, could this really be death caused by dark sorcery…

I needed to confirm how a dark sorcerer got here and in what way they killed these flowers.

And also why only the flowers under this rock withered.

“If it’s dark sorcery, is this rock the medium?”

Just then, Perioze’s Sister muttered while staring at the rock.

The rock as a medium?!

I quickly looked at the rock as well.

Since only the flowers around this rock were withered, if a dark sorcerer tried to use the life force of this place through dark sorcery, I thought they might have done it through this rock.

“May I come closer?”

Just then, Theor asked from a little distance away.

He was making a puzzled expression seeing us gathered in front of the rocks after coming out of the hot spring.

I spoke to Theor in a slightly loud voice.

“Something’s strange here.”

At my words, Lloyd and Greim also walked quickly toward us.

They slightly widened their eyes seeing the dead flowers under the rocks where we had gathered.

“Only here withered and died like this. As if someone instantly drained the life force, turning them pitch black.”

“As Eli says, it could be the work of a dark sorcerer.”

At mine and Perioze’s Sister’s words, Theor looked at me and Lloyd shook his head once toward Perioze’s Sister.

“That can’t be. This is His Majesty the Emperor’s private resort. Unauthorized people cannot enter…”

Then suddenly, he stopped mid-sentence and stared at Perioze’s Sister with a hardened expression.

Perioze’s Sister nodded once toward Crown Prince Lloyd.

“The Dark Sorcerer might be here disguised as a servant.”

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