The Villainess is Raising the Male Protagonist - Chapter 19

Arthur’s voice was heard quietly from behind. At his endless sinking voice, she stopped walking without realizing it. She listened carefully to his voice.

“I’ll die with you when you die.”

“Arthur, do you know what you’re talking about?”

She turned to look at him at his absurd words.

He was far away, but his expression caught her eye. She could see him stepping little by little toward her, who stopped with a slightly distorted and eagerly desired face.

“I’m saying that we’re going to die together when you die.”

“…are you serious?”

Arthur, who approached her, bowed his head and buried his face on her shoulder. He held her shoulder with both hands and gave her strength.

“So you’ll have to kill me first before you die.”

It is not clear how to accept this situation.

She looked at Arthur with suspicious eyes. She didn’t know how to get out of his arms, and he looked somewhat anxious.

“Arthur, why are you doing this to me?”

“……Isn’t it fun?”

‘Fun?’

There was none. Her face was wrinkled by his words and her whole body was twisted.

Is he saying that her death is a fun game for him? A dejected smile leaked out of her. She didn’t know she’d say it herself. She nervously removed herself from his arms.

“It’s not fun at all. This kind of thing.”

“People who want to die and people who don’t want to die. Isn’t it a fun combination?”

Arthur grabbed her hand and went toward the drawer, took out a bunch of documents, and put them down as if throwing them in front of her. She stared at him with sharp eyes.

“Look, that’s information about those who have been with Princess Mary Anastasia.”

She carefully picked up the documents and opened them up. Along with the writings written like a diary, information and materials about Princess Mary Anastasia were organized.

At a glance, different personalities, behaviors, and lines Mary talked about were all so different that they could not be seen as the same person.

“…Ha.”

She wasn’t the only one possessed by Mary. There seemed to be more than six people at the most, and that was also inaccurate information.

“When did you get to know her?”

“It was repeated from the beginning as if the story was over when Princess Mary Anastasia died. At first, I didn’t even recognize it.”

“But you found out all of a sudden?”

She read the paper in disbelief. And she could also see why he said that to her.

‘Mary, who tried to change Gray’s mind, tried to meet another man to get revenge on him and tried to kill Gray, who turned their minds to see Gray regretting it. Mary who was killed…….’

She smiled helplessly and covered the paper. How many times did Arthur watch Mary’s death? No, in the first place, he was the villain of this novel and had a hostile relationship with the Empire.

But if he continued to repeat his life, the story would be different. For him, life may have been terrible, like hers.

“That’s why you said that to me.”

“That’s right. Mary has rejected me thoroughly so far. Like, I’m nothing.”

“So you knew everything, but you asked me to prove it to you?”

As expected, he knew she wasn’t Mary. Nevertheless, the reason why he wanted to sleep with her with such a good excuse may have been just out of interest.

She also had no other feelings for him. She just wanted to at that moment, and she was just faithful to her desires.

“At first, you caught my eye without realizing it. I thought it was similar to me. But later, when I realized that the world was centered on Princess Mary Anastasia, I became interested.”

He rearranged the documents and put them in the drawer.

Sitting facing her, he swept her long hair with one hand and breathed in, bringing it to the end of his nose. His behavior made her flinch without realizing it.

“When the death of a person I didn’t recognize at first became the most important part of my life.”

“…….”

“I couldn’t stand watching you any longer.”

Arthur looked at her. She could see his eyes full of herself.

“I’ve done everything I can behind Mary’s back so she doesn’t die.”

“You failed.”

“As the Princess said, I’ve never succeeded.”

She took the hand that was running through her hair behind her neck and pulled it back towards her. In the wind, she swallowed her breath and stopped breathing.

In the place where his breath was felt, she faced Arthur’s dense dark eyes again. Somehow, she couldn’t avoid Arthur’s gaze.

“So did you find a way to solve it?”

She asked him, swallowing dry saliva. His drowsy eyes soon glanced at her lips.

She raised her hand and swept Arthur’s face down. Then he looked a little bitter and accepted her touch.

He put his mouth on the palm of her hand and looked at her as if he was putting his heart in each finger and touched her lips.

“Mary has never given me a single glance.”

“Arthur, you already knew that. That you were of no value to Mary.”

“Value… Is it worthwhile now?”

Arthur gently grabbed her neatly healed hand and smiled. The reason why his smile does not look happy is probably because of Arthur’s heart that she is feeling now.

“I’m the one who can save you, and I’m the one who can kill you.”

Arthur’s hand touched her cheek. He slowly stroked her face and looked at her with persistent eyes.

She was mesmerized by his eyes again. Looking into his eyes makes her feel like she can’t think of anything else.

In the end, she felt like she was sinking into an abyss where she can’t see anything. As her heart sinks, an unknown sense of incompatibility winds around her.