The Duke’s Daughter Trained a Wild Beast (Web Novel) - Chapter 0

The top floor of the black tower, which is often called as the ‘Tower of Magic’, is where the wizards gather.

There, a tall man approached Lena, who was staring blankly out of the window.

She smiled softly at Adrian, who’s standing in front of her.

“Hello, Ed.”

A beautiful face that can captivate anyone, and silver-gray eyes as subtle as the moonlight… Even on a day like today, it was enchanting.

So, Lena had no choice but to recall again how much she desperately wanted him.

‘I loved you enough that it was not wasted even if I gave you everything.’

To get even one drop of his affection, she did everything he asked her to do.

Even though she knew that he was only using her as a tool to hand over this world to the evil demons.

Her eyes became teary after recalling the past, but Ed didn’t give her time to soak up her emotions.

“I heard you’re looking for me in a hurry? Have you finally found her location?”

He seemed to expect that he would finally discover the whereabouts of Tara von Schubert, the heroine of this world that he wants to get rid of.

But that wasn’t the reason why Lena is looking for him today.

“I have an idea that I have been thinking for a long time.”

“……?”

“If all our lives are just happenings in a novel, and we are just characters in that novel… We’re

supposed to be villains, aren’t we?”

“……”

He wrinkled his brows as if he was annoyed by her nonsense.

Normally, she would have been restless because of his negative reaction. But today, she’s going to say whatever she wants to without worrying what comes next.

Because today… is a very special day for her.

“You’re trying to hand over this land to the demons, isn’t it? And I even sacrifice Tara, who was once my friend. See, we’re probably villains. But I don’t want you to be like this.”

“Lena… you know that I trust you and cherish you more than anyone else.”

“Yes. You always say that.”

‘It’s always a lie.’ Lena swallowed back the words she wanted to say and just listened to his story.

“I was looking forward to this. When you’re finally going to tell me where Tara von Schubert is. That’s why I left all my duties in the magic tower to meet you.”

“… I know.”

“Then hurry up and tell me. It’s already taking too long to find that person. Or perhaps…”

He continued the interrupted conversation with an even colder voice.

“Are you hiding it? For the old time’s sake…?”

His silver-gray eyes are usually beautiful, but when filled with anger, they sparkle like blades.

She’s sad about that.

The reason why the Emperor eagerly reject his son, Ed, must have been because of the look in his eyes.

“Poor Ed.”

Lena suddenly said that and hugged him.

Thanks to this, she’s now facing him. While being held in his arms, she whispered in a soft voice as if she were sobbing.

“Actually, I know. Even if you desperately want to play a villain, your nature is not like that.”

“What do you mean? You keep saying strange things today.”

“You’re not fit to be a villain. So I… I will free you from that role.”

After gently pushing her away, he tried convincing her once more to tell him about Tara’s location.

However, the body being held in his arms is somehow strange.

He felt the sense of surprise right after he separated from her.

“……!”

Lena helplessly collapsed in front of him.

He didn’t know because he was hugging her all this time. The only thing he can see now is the stream of dark red blood that was flowing from her lips.

“Blood…? Lena? What is this… Lena……!!!”

At the same time as he shouted, the glass bottle in her hand fell helplessly.

There was a liquid that looked like a poison inside, which gave him the idea of what she has done, even if he didn’t like it.

“Spit it out!! Right now!!”

“I’m sorry… I’ve been thinking about it and as expected, I can’t tell you where Tara is. Me too, I don’t want us to be left as villains until the end.”

“Stop talking nonsense and spit out the poison!!”

“I can’t let you kill her. Because then… you will be a real villain.”

After completing her will, Lena blinked slowly.

A white light flickered over the gradually blurred vision. He’s using healing magic over and over again.

Whether he was trying to save her to use her for a little longer, or save her to kill her again because of anger of hiding Tara’s whereabouts, she didn’t know what his purpose was, but she knew that it’s already useless.

At the moment when the poison spread throughout her body, no one can already interfere with her death.

Even if he is the most excellent wizard in the world.

It’s all up to the realm of God to save a person who had reached the threshold of death.

Instead of struggling to live, she finally finished organizing her heart, and touched the cheek of the man she loved.

‘I want to see you a little more longer.’

A wish that cannot come true no matter how earnest you are… So she wanted to say something else.

‘I wish you wouldn’t be too angry after I left.’

This may be an impossible wish, but there was no time to think of another wish.

Her consciousness faded without even knowing what kind of expression he had.