I Only Tried to Seduce the Villainess Sister Who Was Supposed to Kill Me - Chapter 9

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9.

I stared directly at Lloyd, who was looking at me with an expression that said if the reason I dared to call him aside was trivial, I would have to face the consequences.

Though it was a bit early, it seemed like the only card I could play in this situation was Lloyd’s secret, so I spoke quietly enough that only he could hear, being cautious even though we were in a private room.

“You possess light attribute abilities, don’t you?”

At my words, Lloyd’s jewel-like eyes widened.

“And you’re hiding it because the Imperial Shrine mustn’t know about it.”

“…How did you find out?”

Lloyd also seemed to find this matter very sensitive, as he muttered as quietly as possible.

Then, in that same small voice, he asked me.

“What is your true identity? Who else knows besides you? Don’t tell me the Princess knows this secret…”

“Please calm down.”

I tried to calm the agitated Lloyd first and continued speaking.

“Only I know, and I am someone whose lips are sealed tighter than anyone else’s, so there’s no chance the Imperial Shrine or others will learn of Your Highness’s secret.”

But since he had already turned hostile toward me, he seemed reluctant to trust me.

I revealed my secret to him.

The secret that Theor and I had fabricated together.

“Can you see this?”

I gathered dark magic in one hand and created a black shadow similar to what Theor uses.

“…Dark attribute!”

As expected, Lloyd immediately recognized it as dark attribute.

Lloyd, who had unconsciously gotten excited and shouted, quickly glanced toward the door and lowered his voice.

“How do you possess dark attribute?”

“One of my ancestors bore a descendant with a previous Grand Duke. And the dark attribute that flowed in that descendant’s blood manifested in my body in this generation.”

“…!”

“It’s a slightly different case from Your Highness being born with light attribute abilities. Your Highness was born with two attributes from birth, weren’t you?”

“The light attribute is a secret that no one knows except my father, His Majesty the Emperor. Everyone who saw and heard the secret when I was born was killed.”

That’s how dangerous it was for Lloyd to possess light attribute.

Because the Imperial Shrine, whose position was equal to the Imperial Family, would obviously use the fact that someone from the Imperial Family was born with light attribute—the ability closest to the gods—to play politics, claiming that the royal family was also under the Imperial Shrine’s feet.

The Imperial Shrine was far too powerful to brush this off as a joke.

At least it was fortunate that the House of the Northern Duke was so antagonistic toward them that they couldn’t do anything to Theor, who possessed dark attribute, another ability closest to the gods.

“You meet Caroline frequently because of the light attribute too, don’t you? And you treat my sister—I mean, Princess Perioze—even more coldly to avoid being caught.”

At my words, a dark shadow immediately fell across Lloyd’s face.

“It’s not like I’m comfortable with it either.”

At his unexpected words, I realized that the current Lloyd didn’t dislike our sister as much as in the original story.

“Since the Princess, who knows nothing, keeps interfering with my meetings with Lady Caroline, I have no choice but to treat her coldly.”

I asked him with sparkling eyes.

“So you don’t dislike our sister?”

At my words, Lloyd let out a laugh mixed with a sigh.

“The Princess is my top candidate for fiancée. How could I dislike her?”

“Then why do you treat Perioze’s Sister so coldly? Because she interferes with your meetings with Caroline?”

“Isn’t it natural? I must grow this power I possess without anyone knowing. For that, I need the help of Lady Caroline, who has already manifested light attribute. You know too, don’t you, that light and dark attributes are the only ones where only one person is born per generation.”

“But that’s not true. I was also born with dark attribute.”

Though it wasn’t true at all, when I spoke seriously as if it were fact, Lloyd nodded once and said.

“Indeed, there are always exceptions in worldly affairs.”

His eyes sparkled with a subtle light.

“Anyway, only I know Your Highness’s secret, and I am someone whose lips are sealed tighter than anyone else’s, so there’s no way the Imperial Shrine or others would find out.”

Having given up my secret and promised to keep his, I said that if Lloyd’s identity as a light attribute user were ever revealed, it wouldn’t be me but the Emperor who knew the secret, Lloyd himself, or Caroline.

In the original story, it was revealed due to a slip of the tongue by Caroline, the troublesome female lead, so I emphasized Caroline’s name a bit more.

To this, Lloyd told me not to worry.

“Lady Caroline doesn’t know about my abilities yet. She probably just thinks I’m very interested in light attribute.”

I nodded once toward him and said.

“You did well. Originally, words without feet travel a thousand miles, so it would be good to wait and see until you’re truly convinced that Caroline is someone you can trust with secrets.”

“I was thinking the same. But how did you really find out about my secret?”

“I can’t explain it well, but I felt it.”

“Felt it…?”

“Yes. So, should I say that some indescribable supernatural feeling made me know?”

At my words, Lloyd’s beautiful eyebrow rose slightly.

“Are you saying you guessed by intuition?”

“Let’s conclude that this intuition isn’t the kind given to ordinary people.”

I smiled cheekily and continued.

“Anyway, since I said I’d take this secret to my grave, Your Highness must trust me.”

“Ha, words are just words.”

“Right? Words are the lightest thing in the world.”

Nodding once and grinning, I held up three fingers toward Lloyd.

“That’s why I’m suggesting we put up collateral. Three wishes.”

At my words, Lloyd’s expression turned coldly serious.

“Do you think that’s appropriate for this situation?”

“Yes.”

When I answered confidently, Lloyd’s eyes widened slightly.

“Honestly, Your Highness. You don’t think I’d keep this heavy secret without compensation, do you?”

After finishing my words, I lowered my voice slightly and continued in a whisper.

“Honestly, killing someone like me would be nothing to you, but I’ve made arrangements to survive before doing this. So don’t think this secret will be covered up by killing me. If I die without a trace, this secret will definitely be revealed to the world.”

At my words, Lloyd showed a ‘how?’ expression, but I just grinned and said.

“I think Your Highness the Crown Prince knows better than I do that the Imperial Shrine won’t stay still with just the rumor that the Crown Prince possesses light attribute.”

At that moment, Lloyd’s face hardened stiffly.

It was understandable.

The Imperial Shrine had been suppressing the Imperial Family using ‘divine oracles,’ and light attribute was ‘divine blessing’—by their logic, it was the Imperial Shrine’s power, not the royal family’s.

So Lloyd would want to hide the fact that he possessed light attribute at all costs.

I continued with more threatening words that would work on such a Lloyd.

“The moment Your Highness’s abilities are revealed, the Imperial Shrine will rejoice. And they’ll turn the royal family into puppets, claiming they are God’s representatives.”

It seemed like Lloyd had thought about and worried over this part sufficiently.

He pressed his lips tightly and hardened his face.

I spread my palm and gathered dark magic.

A sphere of darkness pulsed like a beating heart above my hand.

“And this is my secret. If the Imperial Shrine learns of this too, they’ll target my neck, calling it another name for ‘evil.'”

“…”

“We’re already in the same boat, Your Highness. The choice is yours. If Your Highness takes my hand, when you ascend to the emperor’s throne, I’ll make it so that the Imperial Shrine won’t even be able to step on the royal family’s shadow.”

At my words, Lloyd’s eyes shook precariously.

I didn’t miss that look and continued.

“Three wishes.”

I deliberately waved my fingers with a coquettish smile.

As harmlessly as possible, to convey that this was no longer a threat.

“If you grant my three wishes, in return I’ll use all my power, wealth, connections, everything to protect Your Highness’s secret and guard you from the Imperial Shrine.”

At my words, a brief silence fell.

Lloyd seemed to think about something for a moment, then quietly let out a laugh mixed with a sigh.

“You are quite an insolent one.”

“You have to be shameless to survive.”

“…Fine.”

Lloyd’s expression instantly became serious.

“I’ll grant your three wishes. However, those wishes must be within the scope of what I can do.”

Perfect!

I silently cheered in triumph and said to Lloyd with a bright smile.

“Of course, Your Highness!”

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