I Only Tried to Seduce the Villainess Sister Who Was Supposed to Kill Me - Chapter 63

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63.

The Imperial Palace was in an uproar over the spicy stew I had made.

Being a sharp and refreshing stew that cleared the stomach, it was especially popular among the knights.

Initially, I had planned to use it only as bait for the Head Chef and let only Perioze’s Sister taste the finished dish.

However, the Head Chef who tasted my spicy stew was troubled by not being able to find food to soothe the stomachs of knights suffering from hangovers lately, and he was amazed that my dish was the answer to that problem. Eventually, he asked me to make the stew for the knights.

Because of that, my spicy stew quickly spread rumors among the Imperial Guard of the palace, and the Imperial Palace became overflowing with people wanting to try the spicy stew.

Since I hadn’t originally aimed for that, I was a bit flustered at first, but thanks to that, the Imperial Palace was overflowing with knights, making it impossible for the Empress’s people to move carelessly, which I thought was quite useful.

“The Head Maid used to work for the Empress’s family?”

Moreover, the information that Perioze’s Sister obtained by giving money to the maids was quite surprising.

“That’s what they said, so I looked into it just in case, and a messenger bird came this morning.”

Perioze’s Sister showed me a letter sent from the Request Office I had commissioned for the investigation.

It really contained the history of how the Imperial Palace’s Head Maid had worked at the Empress’s family home in her childhood, then transferred through an application to a count’s house that was part of the Emperor’s faction, and eventually entered the Imperial Palace.

Along with that, evidence proving that the Head Maid was the Empress’s person was listed in detail.

“This Request Office does good work.”

I already knew they worked well, but they work much better than I thought?

Moreover, not only was everything organized clearly, but reasonable evidence rather than speculation was attached like a tail to each summary.

“Right? It’s quite useful. I’ve been using them so far and there haven’t been any problems.”

That’s right, Sister.

But that Request Office eventually falls into the Empress’s hands and reveals everything you’ve done.

And so you end up meeting the same fate as other similar villainess characters.

I thought of Perioze’s Sister’s future again and hoped that she would live a happy life.

“Ah, this. It would be quite difficult to make the Head Maid betray the Empress.”

Since it was a family that had worked for the Empress’s family since the Head Maid’s grandmother’s generation, that bond must be tremendous.

So under normal circumstances, the Head Maid would not be able to betray the Empress.

“That’s why I’m planning to give her false information.”

At Perioze’s Sister’s words, I unconsciously turned my head sharply to look at her.

“The Empress, like us, won’t think the Head Maid is lying, and even if she suspects, that would mean losing her own person, which would be good for us.”

“Ahh…!”

I couldn’t help but admire how smart Perioze’s Sister seemed to be.

Somehow I felt good thinking that matters regarding the Empress’s spies planted in the Imperial Palace would go smoothly.

Crown Prince Lloyd decided to handle the matter of the Chef’s Daughter, and Theor decided to handle the Chamberlain’s son who was addicted to gambling.

For the Head Maid, I, Perioze’s Sister, and Caroline gathered to spread false information as if it were real, so that false information would reach the Empress’s ears.

For example, that I would showcase abilities I had hidden on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, and that I would declare those abilities were solely for Lloyd, the next Emperor.

Since the Empress wanted her son, who was two years younger and having his coming-of-age ceremony on the same day, to outshine Lloyd, if such news reached her ears, she would try to prevent it by any means necessary, regardless of the facts.

Since I was in the Imperial Palace, she wouldn’t think of killing me to prevent it, and would personally send a letter saying she wanted to meet me like this.

“You were right. My goodness, that haughty Empress asking to meet you directly.”

Perioze’s Sister checked the letter the Empress had sent several times as if she couldn’t believe it.

“That shows how important Prince of Oslo is to the Empress. To the point where she doesn’t care about dignity at all.”

Someone who cared that much for her son would even offer herself as a sacrifice for dark sorcery for Oslo’s sake.

Originally, humans become frighteningly strong when they have something to protect, but that very thing they must protect becomes a weakness that makes them easily collapse.

So I just needed to use that part that would easily collapse to prevent the Empress from doing the foolish things she did in the original story.

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While staying at the Imperial Palace, Theor made the Chamberlain his ally by taking the Chamberlain’s son hostage.

Unlike the Empress who gave money and dragged the son into ruin, he led him to live a different life from the original by providing gambling treatment along with a job.

And Lloyd planned it so that he would accidentally taste the Chef’s Daughter’s food and made that daughter an official cook at the Crown Prince’s Palace.

The Head Chef, who had been trying to grab the Empress’s coattails to make his daughter a member of the Imperial Palace, was delighted at achieving his goal without any effort and became grateful to Lloyd.

Of course, it was also Lloyd who had made arrangements beforehand so that the Head Chef and his daughter would be loyal to him.

He was a human with snake-like cunning as much as Perioze’s Sister.

“Phew.”

“It would be nice if we could go together, but even though I’ve sent several letters, the Empress won’t budge.”

On the day I was to have tea time at the Empress’s Palace.

Seeing me nervous, Perioze’s Sister said with a worried expression.

Perioze’s Sister had sent letters to the Empress, citing pride issues about how she invited me who received the oracle while not inviting the Princess who was staying together at the Imperial Palace, asking to let her meet as well.

But the Empress repeatedly refused Perioze’s Sister’s request, saying she had something to discuss alone with me who received the oracle.

“If anything happens, summon that arrogant familiar.”

Perioze’s Sister, who didn’t have particularly good feelings toward Pandeum, said that guy should prove his usefulness at least that way.

I reassured her that I had Sinsu if needed, and my dark magic wasn’t magic that would lose to anyone, so she shouldn’t worry, then got on the carriage heading to the Empress’s Palace.

I briefly thought about whether I might be attacked on the way to the Empress’s Palace, but that wasn’t particularly a smart thought.

The clever Empress had no reason to harm me on the way when I was coming to see her.

So I looked around the path to the Empress’s Palace with a fairly peaceful mind.

After quite a long time, I arrived at the Empress’s Palace and was guided by a maid to sit at an outdoor table in the back garden.

Shortly after, the Empress arrived and I properly faced the Empress’s face for the first time.

The Empress, wearing a gorgeous dress harmonized in white and red, was beautiful yet intimidating like a living poisonous flower.

The moment her pale skin contrasted with her red lips and her sharply upturned eyes swept over me, my spine went cold.

I swallowed dry saliva at the Empress’s cold gaze.

“Thank you for giving me the honor of meeting the Moon of the Empire.”

The Empress just nodded once at my respectful greeting and sat down.

Even the rustling sound of her dress felt sharp.

The maid standing beside her suggested I sit down, so I lowered myself onto the chair across from the Empress.

The Empress didn’t say a word after that, and only the maids busily filled the table with tea and desserts.

“So, you received an oracle.”

Only after the maid poured tea into both the Empress’s cup and mine did the Empress speak and finally stare directly at me.

She had a somewhat venomous feeling like Perioze’s Sister, but also had a fragile image on the other hand.

I bowed my head and answered the Empress.

“Yes, it’s an ability similar to but slightly different from the Etheran family’s dark attribute. With this ability, I took first place in this Hunting Festival.”

I knew she disliked short answers, and I also wanted to boast that I had easily handled the four evil deeds of releasing ancient monsters in this Hunting Festival, so I spoke as explanatorily as possible.

I felt one of the Empress’s eyebrows twitch at that, but I pretended not to notice and kept my eyes downcast.

“I see. You received remarkable abilities despite being a commoner.”

“It was possible because my mother’s family has noble blood flowing through it.”

Although my father’s family was commoner and bought a noble title with money, I appealed as unobtrusively as possible that I too had noble blood flowing in my body.

The Empress seemed to quite like that, showing me a smile of unknown meaning.

Before I could wonder about that smile, the Empress spoke.

“Have you ever met the Prince?”

I was slightly flustered by the Empress suddenly mentioning her son and answered that I hadn’t.

“Oh my. He’s the same age as you, yet you haven’t met.”

What opportunity would there have been to meet?

The Empress didn’t let Oslo participate in the Hunting Festival, saying it was dangerous, and sent him to his maternal family during the Founding Festival too.

It was all to evacuate him while committing dangerous acts, but anyway, because of that, I had never properly met Oslo even once.

“It would be good if you could build a friendship with the Prince through this opportunity.”

…Suddenly?

As if reading my expression, the Empress relaxed her lips and continued.

“Since you’re a servant of god who received an oracle, you wouldn’t be lacking as the Prince’s person.”

“…”

“I shall personally make it so you can become the Prince’s person.”

The Empress spoke as if making a great resolution, causing an awkward laugh to escape me without realizing it.

And my mouth moved on its own.

“Ah, I’m sorry. I’m already the Crown Prince’s person.”

In a situation where there was no need to create unnecessary trouble, I foolishly created unnecessary trouble.

Because at my words, the Empress’s face hardened frighteningly stiff.

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