I Only Tried to Seduce the Villainess Sister Who Was Supposed to Kill Me - Chapter 64

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64.

“I suppose so. A servant of the gods should be able to judge for themselves whom to serve.”

The Empress seemed to think I could never become one of her people, and as soon as I expressed my refusal, she set down her teacup and gestured to her lady-in-waiting.

It meant there was nothing more to discuss.

It was probably because I had ungratefully rejected her offer to let me build connections with the princes, despite her special treatment of giving me a private audience even though I had commoner blood flowing through my veins.

Even as I left the Empress’s Palace, I could feel the gaze piercing my back.

The Empress had probably confirmed that I was Lloyd’s person, and now she would be contemplating how to deal with me.

‘Did I make a mistake…’

I wondered if I had unnecessarily stirred up trouble, but the Empress would have eventually discovered that I was on Lloyd’s side anyway.

That meant making an enemy of her now or later wouldn’t make much difference.

In any case, after returning to the Imperial Palace, Perioze’s sister and I spent two more days there before returning to our respective homes.

And I spent busy days preparing for the coming-of-age ceremony.

My plan to deceive the head maid by revealing my hidden abilities on the day of the ceremony and declaring my allegiance to Lloyd was thwarted by the Empress’s preemptive move.

Since I hadn’t particularly planned to do it anyway, the Emperor hadn’t given it any thought either, but the Empress’s preemptive strike ended up creating unnecessary trouble.

Because of this, the Emperor wanted detailed reports about my powers again, which led to rumors among the nobles that the Emperor was very concerned about my abilities.

“Anyway, thanks to the Empress falling for my scheme, our side gained more advantages.”

Perioze’s sister spoke about the relationships between herself and me, and with Lloyd, that had become known throughout the Empire, saying she was relieved that this would increase the number of nobles who would side with Lloyd once he came of age.

I too was relieved about this, as I believed Lloyd’s safe path to becoming Emperor was the way to bring peace to the Empire.

“My goodness, Eli. You look like an angel.”

Perioze’s sister exclaimed in admiration as she looked at me in my coming-of-age ceremony dress.

“Indeed. It suits Eli’s black eyes so well.”

The dress with harmonious white, gray, and black accents adorned with black pearl details was a coming-of-age gift from Perioze’s sister.

All the decorations and fabrics were carefully chosen by Perioze’s sister to match my hair and eye color, and that alone made me satisfied.

Perioze’s sister, who was two years older, was also making her debut at the same time, so she must have been busy enough just taking care of her own preparations.

In such circumstances, I couldn’t help but be grateful for Perioze’s sister’s affection in rolling up her sleeves for my dress first.

I thought I should repay her by making Perioze’s sister stand out the most among the young ladies at the coming-of-age ceremony, so I used my second wish to ask Lloyd to escort Perioze’s sister on the day of the ceremony.

The escorts for the young ladies at the debut tent were extremely important.

In the original story, Lloyd escorted Caroline, but this time the situation was different and the relationship between Perioze’s sister and Lloyd had deepened compared to the original, so I thought it would be fine.

So I said I would use my wish since it felt awkward to just ask, but Lloyd seemed to have already been planning to escort Perioze’s sister and readily agreed.

I found out later that Lloyd, Theor, and exceptionally even Greim had already decided to escort the couples formed on Omberon Island.

So I had just wasted one wish for nothing.

Well, I still had one more wish left anyway, and at this rate Lloyd seemed to be leaning toward liking Perioze’s sister, so I thought I might not need the wish and decided to let it go.

So I put on the elegant yet splendid dress made from the fabrics and materials Perioze’s sister had chosen, and waited for Theor’s carriage to escort me.

It would be a lie to say I wasn’t curious about what kind of suit Theor would wear, but since he was the type who looked good in anything, my curiosity was lessened.

But then.

“Have you been well, Elinea?”

Theor, who came to pick me up, was wearing the same outfit as me.

No, I should say similar.

The perfectly fitted suit in white, gray, and black accents matched his black hair so well.

His red eyes also seemed to encompass all of it, making them beautiful.

I stared up at Theor in a daze for a moment.

So I completely forgot to take the hand he extended.

“Elinea?”

“…Ah! I’m sorry.”

I hurriedly took Theor’s extended hand and climbed into the carriage with his help.

Etheran’s carriage had a clean and refined feeling both inside and outside.

As if reflecting Theor’s personality, the interior of the carriage was also so rigidly formal that I found it amusing and couldn’t help but chuckle.

When Theor looked at me with a puzzled expression, I realized my mistake, but I couldn’t say the carriage interior was like him, so I kept my mouth shut.

“But that suit…”

“Ah. Princess Meckeneji sent a gift, so I wondered what she was up to, but seeing Elinea, I realized she was being considerate.”

“Ah…”

“Greim said he received one too, so it’s probably matching attire with Countess Triaize.”

She had even thought about Caroline’s dress, so she must have considered that far ahead.

Usually, women’s dresses for coming-of-age ceremonies are carefully prepared by their families, so she wouldn’t have been able to pay attention to Caroline’s dress one by one like she did for me, since they weren’t particularly close.

She must have taken the completed dress and had a suit made to match it as closely as possible.

“Ha, really. Our sister is so thoughtful, meticulous, and caring.”

I wanted to see Caroline and Greim’s matching outfits, and I was eager to see Perioze’s sister and Lloyd’s matching outfits too. At that moment, Theor stared at me intently and said.

“Elinea will be the most beautiful.”

“…What?!”

Since I hadn’t meant it that way at all, my face burned at Theor’s sudden words.

I had been thinking that Perioze’s sister should stand out the most at this coming-of-age ceremony, whether in appearance or status, so I was truly flustered beyond words.

But being human, I couldn’t help feeling instantly pleased at being told I would be the most beautiful.

“Th-Theor will be the most handsome.”

This wasn’t empty flattery but sincere.

While everyone else seemed to like Lloyd with his beautiful face, I much preferred Theor’s cold handsome face over Lloyd’s.

At my words, Theor also seemed a little embarrassed and coughed softly while looking out the window.

A slightly awkward atmosphere filled the carriage, but the feelings of excitement and joy were so strong that it wasn’t as uncomfortable as I’d expected.

So we headed toward the Imperial Palace where the coming-of-age ceremony would be held.

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“My goodness! Caroline, you’re so pretty!”

Caroline, wearing a dress with pale green lace harmoniously combined with ivory, was truly as beautiful as an angel, befitting the original story’s heroine.

“You’re the one who looks like an angel, Eli.”

Caroline seemed to see an angelic figure in me.

While Caroline and I admired and were moved by each other’s dresses, Greim, wearing a suit that harmonized pale green and white similar to Caroline’s, exchanged conversation with Terion with an expressionless face.

His silver hair and gray eyes unexpectedly matched well with the pale green, creating a truly beautiful impression.

Other young ladies also waited for the ceremony to begin with their respective partners, mingling with people, exchanging greetings, and sending envious glances our way.

In fact, it was rare for young lords and ladies escorting at debut tents to wear matching outfits, so when not only Theor and I but also Caroline, known as the only light attribute user, and Greim, the future High Priest who hears the voice of the gods, appeared in coordinated attire, murmurs grew from all around.

But those murmurs soon fell silent as if cold water had been poured over them with the appearance of Crown Prince Lloyd and Perioze’s sister.

Crown Prince Lloyd wore a white suit embroidered with gold that only royalty could wear, and Perioze’s sister created an atmosphere that seemed coordinated with Lloyd through her beautiful dress harmonizing white and red with gold necklace, earrings, and bracelet.

Really, I wondered if that sister might be a genius.

Thanks to Perioze’s sister, it seemed like everyone would wear matching outfits with their partners from the next debut tent onward.

“Like a goddess…”

Caroline murmured without taking her eyes off Perioze’s sister.

“Yes, like a goddess of blood.”

Her sun-like red hair combined with white, red, and gold accessories created a truly beautiful yet distinctly villainess-like appearance.

The dignified and noble feeling that no one could approach, along with sophisticated and elegant beauty, was so magnificent that admiration naturally flowed out.

Like Caroline and me, other young ladies and lords couldn’t take their eyes off Perioze’s sister and Lloyd.

“Eli!”

Perioze’s sister, wearing a dress that felt coordinated with Lloyd, approached me with a completely excited expression, seemingly very pleased to be receiving his escort.

“Sister, you’re so beautiful.”

“You’re truly lovely, Princess.”

Caroline also murmured in pure admiration.

Perioze’s sister approached Caroline and me with a bright smile.

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