Dominating the Love of the Villains

The head of the Seviche family, Holton von Seviche, had clearly come into the castle to see his daughter’s children, but had been denied a meeting for several days.

What kind of grandchildren didn’t want to see their grandfather’s face?

He lifted his teacup with his snake-like eyes, looking irritated. Even when he was drinking tea, and even when he was just looking out the window. His green eyes were filled with anger.

The servant, who felt that his mood had fallen even lower than the famously deep underground caves, was on the verge of death.

He gently combed his long purple hair and tied it low with a white string, worrying that it might offend him. Just as he was about to finish tying her hair, there was a knock on the door.

“Two o’clock, the greenhouse…”

That was all Holton’s servant said after going out the door, talking to the person who had come, and coming back.

Two o’clock, the greenhouse.

Bled wouldn’t want to see him, and that half-hearted invitation must have been sent by his grandsons.

“Did the servant come?”

“Yes.”

“Ha, how long has it been since those bastards died, and yet they still want to neglect my family? This time, it’s worse, right?”

At least if he had come and told him, he would have been generous and understanding as a grandfather. But he sent him that kind of invitation without any regrets. He couldn’t help but curse the little bastard who died when his own mother died.

“What’s wrong with telling someone to kill someone who isn’t even family, but a sworn enemy of the family?”

Benny Lorancel, Sophia Benny.

He threw the child of a woman who rolled in from somewhere into the spire without caring about his dignity because she was almost killed.

His own daughter!

When his eyes were focused on that one thought, Holton wanted to kill Benny Lorancel and Sophia Benny by any means necessary. When he openly expressed his feelings to his grandchildren, they rejected him.

Holton couldn’t understand why they weren’t angry at the people who created the crisis when their mother was in danger of dying.

Because they were confused. Since they were still young and confused, he thought that once they accepted the situation, their anger would slowly build up. However, even after Chase died, Benjamin and Joshua did not agree with his intentions.

‘You should stop caring now.’

‘There is no one to take revenge on anymore.’

‘He doesn’t have the courage to pierce the sky with a needle.’

Yes. Bled can’t be touched. That’s why he took out his anger on Benny and Sophia. But those two disappeared from this world a day before Chase.

He couldn’t believe that Benjamin and Joshua were complaining about that. They never took his side.

Holton couldn’t help but hate the things that had died before he could feel better.

Chase’s death, Benjamin and Joshua’s neglect of him. All the bad luck that happened to him was because of them.

He clenched his fists and sank his anger deep into his heart.

“Why aren’t you alive?”

Was he making him lose his temper?

“… Rocent Castle.”

When he was almost done with his emotions, the castle suddenly came to mind.

The castle where Chase, the former king, lived and where an uninvited guest named Benny came to live was now empty. However, not just anyone could enter and leave the castle.

“The Roash family also allows entry to Rocent Castle.”

“Yes. Rocent Castle is said to be uninhabitable without a clear justification and permission from the lord.”

“You act as if you have hidden treasure there.”

The Roash family was a very friendly family to the lord. Even those who were like that were not easily allowed to approach.

“Will that treasure be of any use to me?”

“You can’t know its value unless you dig.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Holton let out a small smile and raised his glass.

“Are all the servants here sent from the Roash family?”

“Yes.”

“Tell Count Aros to prepare several people who would be worthy of being sent anywhere.”

“If we’re talking about people…”

“Those who will be sent to this castle as servants.”

He meant that he would plant his own eyes and ears inside the castle. He meant that Bled would never accept servants sent under the name of the Seviche family, so he would borrow the name of Count Aros.

The count, with whom he had a close relationship, was on the lord’s side externally.

* * *

In the spacious second floor of the study, filled with warm-colored lights, Sophia climbed up the ladder to get the book on the top and sat precariously on it, and saw the scenery outside the window.

“I can see the greenhouse.”

She muttered quietly as she saw the greenhouse roof behind the castle in the distance. Then Lorey, who was holding the ladder from below, asked her with a question mark.

Where?”

“Up here.”

Following those words, Lorey turned his head toward the window. It was the same window that Sophia was staring at, except for the height difference, so Lorey could easily see the greenhouse.

After looking at Lorey, Sophia took out the book she wanted and hesitated as she went down the ladder.

She hadn’t thought about it when she went up, but the ladder was high, and when she looked down, it felt like she was standing on a cliff.

…To be honest, she was scared.

“Lorey.”

“Yes?”

“Please… let me down.”

It’s something you’ll see in a long life. You’ll have the rare experience of climbing too high and being afraid to go down, so you’ll have to ask someone else for help.

She had never been up high places, so she had forgotten that she had a fear of heights.

Lorey couldn’t hide her laughter, wondering what was so funny, and climbed up the ladder a little way to pick Sophia up.

After she came down the ladder without any danger, Sophia noticed the smile blooming on Lorey’s face and looked away, embarrassed.

“T-stop laughing.”

While Sophia said that and took out her book, she walked to the table where the servant had prepared refreshments.

“I’m going to hire a new servant, so I’ll be away for a while.”

“Why you?”

“I’m the lady’s personal servant, but before that, I’m the head of the Rosent Castle.”

“No, what I mean is…”

There would be no new servants coming to the castle of Rosent, so she didn’t have to step forward, she tried to say, but then closed her mouth.

The fact that no new servants would come was something only she, who knew the future, knew.

She almost made a big mistake. Sophia decided to be more careful next time, and naturally continued with something different from what she had originally intended to say.

“Is it okay for more servants to come to this castle? If someone finds out about my existence and tells others…”

“No, don’t worry. That will never happen.”

“…”

“I, Lorey, am the one who manages all the servants and servants of the castle.”

It was a smile that showed pride in having kept a lie that could easily be caught until now.

There were too many mouths in the castle to speak. There were more than a few servants who had seen Sophia, who was supposedly dead, alive and moving, and countless servants who had heard news of her.

It seemed that the reason why none of them had leaked the secret was because of Lorey.

Lorey’s smile was not made of arrogance.

Since there would be no new servants coming to Castle Rosent anyway, there was no need to worry anymore.

* * *

About a week after Lorey had left, she brought a man over and introduced him.

“I am Lucion, the servant who will be serving you at Castle Rosent from today.”

A servant? Why?

“Hello, Miss Sophia. My name is Lucion. You can call me Cion. I will be in your care!”

Lucion. Cion…

Dark blue hair and blue eyes. The freckles on the bridge of his nose and the droopy eyes were innocent. He greeted her with a bright smile, and Sophia touched her throbbing hair.

There are no servants coming? So no need to worry?

She forgot that after saying something like that, something would happen that would overturn her words.

‘Next time, even if I die soon, I won’t leave behind a word like that.’

Lorey, who couldn’t help but notice Sophia’s absurd determination, went to her side and spoke in a small voice when he saw Sophia’s expression was not good.

“Don’t you like the new servant?”

“No… why did you bring a new servant?”

“The Lord heard that the young lady collapsed and was worried about her, and he must have decided that she needed more help. That’s why he made sure that at least one person was assigned.”

“The Lord?”

It was an unexpected comment. He never thought he would hear that he was worried. It was unclear whether Lorey’s words were true or not, but it seemed true that the Lord had assigned a servant.

Was he really worried?

A small doubt bloomed like a flower bud in spring, but soon the cold winter wind withered the bud.

“You don’t have to exaggerate.”

That couldn’t be true. This was also a lie, just like when Lorey prepared a gift.

She didn’t know if he assigned a servant… He didn’t give such an order until his last life.

Sophia continued, trying to erase the bitter taste in her mouth.

“Is that the only new person?”

“…Yes. I thought the young lady would dislike it if there were too many, so I assigned the minimum number of people.”

“Thank you.”

She was relieved that he was considerate of me. If there were many new people, it meant that there would be changes in what would happen in the future.

Of course, it could go on as I knew the future would go without incident, but variables were variables. Besides, many unexpected things were already happening.

She wanted the future to not change as much as possible. That way, she could be at ease with what she knew, and she didn’t have to worry about dying early since she knew when she would die.

Even if she died, she didn’t want to die before Rune. Then, wouldn’t that child see her death?

She wanted to show only good things and make them feel only good things before she went missing.

One person… Well, it’s okay.’

If the interest wasn’t the murderer who came to kill her.

 

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