Thought It Was ‘The End’, Only to Return to a Changed Genre - Chapter 7

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Chapter 1. The Male Lead is a Villain (6)

“You’re not thinking of going when you know full well it’s a trap, are you?”

“Then what should I do? If I want to pay my respects, I need Lucian’s help. I have to accept playing along with his games as the price.”

“Should I come with you?”

“No, it’s fine. That would actually make us stand out more.”

Lloyd also had quite a handsome face, and having turned 17, he had grown tall enough to easily catch attention. A woman could wear a hat with a black veil without looking strange, but if even her attendant covered his face, it would seem suspicious.

Edelaine looked at Lloyd’s displeased face and asked.

“What are you worried about?”

“Your… safety, perhaps?”

“You, worrying about me?”

“…”

His expression was worth seeing. Edelaine burst into laughter.

Lloyd’s charm was that he would never honestly admit he was worried, even if it killed him.

“No matter what, Lucian won’t kill me, Lloyd.”

“I know that, but…”

“Then what are you worried about?”

“…”

Lloyd didn’t answer immediately. It was very rare for him, who was always decisive, to swallow his words. Edelaine waited patiently.

Lloyd said.

“The Saint and the Duke got married, but isn’t this city too quiet?”

“It’s been over a month, so that makes sense. The people in this city get tired of everything quickly anyway.”

“Besides… No, never mind.”

“It would be nice if you just said you’re worried about your sister.”

“I’d never say such words even if my mouth were torn apart.”

Lloyd, who had fallen for Edelaine’s provocation, couldn’t bring himself to say that no matter how he thought about it, that Duke’s eyes seemed strange.

He would soon regret that.

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Lucian’s intention became clear immediately.

Shane and Genevieve.

The male and female leads of the novel that had recently reached its happy ending.

It had been five years.

If spotting someone one-sidedly from a distance could be called a reunion, then this moment would be it.

‘The newlyweds must have come to watch a play together. How nice for them.’

Edelaine snorted.

If she were going to feel regret or get hurt from seeing such a sight with her own eyes at this point, she wouldn’t have been able to prepare such a ruthless exit.

Despite all the hardships, Edelaine hadn’t forgotten the first virtue that reincarnators and transmigrators should have as a romance novel reader.

Useless romance and emotions are forbidden.

My life comes first.

The protagonists will live well and eat well without my help anyway.

Just like those two people.

That place was never meant to be hers. She only gained confirmation that her choice was right.

The two people made a perfect pair that looked picturesque even from a distance.

“Today too, His Grace the Duke is escorting the Saint.”

“That person would find it difficult to leave his position…”

“After all, His Grace is her official patron…”

“A perfect pair must refer to those two people.”

“The Saint is preparing for a purification journey…”

“So that other countries don’t steal her away…”

Edelaine listened to the whispers while pulling her veiled hat down low.

No one would pay attention to her, but if the protagonists happened to spot her with their crazy eyesight, it would be a disaster.

The dead person will live quietly in a corner, so protagonists, please live well and eat well.

The seat Lucian had prepared was a private room on the theater’s second floor.

It was a VIP seat where you could order drinks, snacks, and alcohol.

Since the play’s content obviously wouldn’t enter her head, she planned to kill time by enjoying the refreshments. When Lucian came, she would pour out a bucketful of curses asking what he wanted.

‘What terrible taste anyway.’

Was it because he was originally a villain in the novel, and his profession was even an organization boss?

Lucian never did anything unprofitable, and when possible, he chose options that made people suffer. He was like that even after they became quite close.

Thanks to the favor she had done him in advance, he was quite cooperative and she had won his heart, but that was separate from his harassment. That’s the kind of person he was.

But this time, Lucian had misjudged.

Shane and Saint Genevieve, who were somewhere down there, couldn’t torment Edelaine.

‘They were the two people I originally tried to set up myself.’

How could she be tormented by it now?

“If you leave like this, I’ll never forgive you for the rest of my life. No, I hate it, you can’t…”

“Open your eyes, Edelaine! Please…”

I’m glad you became happy, Shane.

Every time she recalled that day, Edelaine felt a trace of guilt. Showing Shane what should have only been shown to Genevieve, who needed to awaken, was definitely a mistake.

The last time she checked, he was definitely at a distance. But when she came to after being injured, she was in his arms, so Edelaine had been quite flustered too.

She had done something cruel to the kind and gentle Shane.

Just hearing the news that his fiancée had died protecting the Saint would have been enough.

She no longer had nightmares, but occasionally Shane’s voice, crying like a beast that had lost its young, lingered in her ears.

But now Shane must be perfectly happy.

He must have long forgotten about his troublesome fiancée…

Edelaine sensed someone approaching from behind and spoke. It must be Lucian.

“Lucian, what are you thinking…”

That was the last thing she said.

And she opened her eyes under an unfamiliar ceiling.

*

“You stupid idiot! I should have trusted someone trustworthy, aaah…”

I trusted Lucian because there was no one to trust!

She was a fool for believing he would keep faith to the end just because she had saved his life once or twice.

Lucian was a person who calculated everything thoroughly. When she helped him escape Delmez five years ago, she knew his debt had already been settled.

“I should have known from when that bastard smiled so unnaturally…”

She never thought that dismissing her ominous premonition would come back like this.

Then the door opened again. Without even looking that way, Edelaine shouted.

“Shane, I’m really sorry for deceiving you, and you can hit me until you feel better, so let’s talk…”

She attempted to negotiate with a sincere apology and compensation.

For the female lead’s happiness, Edelaine absolutely must not ruin Shane’s married life. If he was angry, she would apologize, and if he wanted something, she would grant it as much as possible, so she hoped he would please be reasonable.

First, let me get out of here!

“Lady Edelaine…”

This voice was.

“…Genevieve…?”

The legal wife, no, the female lead.

‘Shit, just one thing after another…’

What were the chances that a husband wouldn’t misunderstand a woman locked in his bedroom? Especially if she was his former fiancée? Edelaine was on the verge of becoming an adulteress.

“You’re really alive! My goodness, how could such a thing happen….”

“Genevieve. Well, um… it’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

How do I deal with my social skills that died while hiding for 5 years….

Faced with Genevieve, who seemed moved to tears or perhaps shocked, the words she managed to utter were merely this.

Edelaine felt an inappropriate sense of shame.

During her heyday in Delmez high society, she had been a social animal who enjoyed great popularity among people of all ages and genders with her brilliant eloquence, but in just 5 years she had become such a loser.

“Even when His Excellency told me, I couldn’t believe it. After all, you had breathed your last right before my eyes…. I even attended Lady Edelaine’s funeral, but you were actually alive….”

“I’m sorry for deceiving you. There are deep circumstances here that can’t be explained in words….”

They really were deep circumstances that couldn’t be explained in words.

They were circumstances involving a previous life, no less.

“How could you not send even one message when you were alive!”

“Well….”

If I was going to contact you, I wouldn’t have pulled that stunt….

Edelaine couldn’t bring herself to say it outright to Genevieve, who was crying profusely, so she kept her mouth shut.

Genevieve was a good girl.

Although she was the female protagonist who would steal her fiancé, Edelaine had rooted for her even when reading the novel.

She was the typical upright and pure-hearted protagonist who remained righteous despite harsh environments and cruel abuse.

When Shane first brought her to the Imperial Palace, she was intimidated by the suddenly changed environment and suffered greatly due to rampant rumors and her inability to properly awaken her abilities.

People gossiped that Genevieve, who couldn’t prove her abilities, must be Duke Blancard’s lover.

Edelaine stepped forward to defend Genevieve, showing those gossipers what was what.

She took care of her attentively and protected her like an older sister. Genevieve followed Edelaine around like a chick following its mother hen after hatching.

She even subtly added that she supported her romance with Shane, and whenever she did, Genevieve’s face would turn bright red.

‘Now she completely looks like an experienced professional….’

It had been several years since she proved she was truly a saint.

Genevieve, who was smoothly touring the continent for the purification of the world, had become a saint who looked good in white robes.

“Um… could you let me out of here first?”

She didn’t know how much Genevieve knew when she came, but targeting her, who seemed soft-hearted, didn’t look difficult.

When Edelaine pretended to be pitiful and shrugged her shoulders, Genevieve’s expression became subtle.

“That won’t do, Lady Edelaine.”

“Huh?”

It was a gentle but firm refusal.

“If I let Lady Edelaine go, I’ll get in trouble.”

“What’s that about? No matter how much he’s your husband, he doesn’t have the right to scold you unilaterally!”

“What?”

“Huh?”

“…Ah.”

Genevieve let out an exclamation as if she understood.

What is it, what is it? Why do only you know? Let me know too….

Edelaine, growing anxious, asked.

“You did get married, right…?”

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