How To Survive As a Villain on the Verge of Death

[Eve’s wisdom was like an uninvited guest.]

 

This was the description that appeared in the original work. It was a sentence that clearly explained that Eve’s foresight appeared unnecessarily at unexpected moments. Now, more than ever, she empathized with that sentence more desperately. This really seemed like an uninvited guest. An uninvited guest who brought disaster.

 

‘What the hell is this…?’

 

The woman who fell to the floor was clearly Sorel. She sat blankly in front of her, looking embarrassed at her wearing her wedding dress. She couldn’t see her face because of the veil, but she must have looked devastated. 

 

She came to her senses and looked around. From her previous experience, she had to get as much information as possible from this illusion. Because she never knew when the illusion would disappear.

 

‘Once I put on my wedding dress, this will be my wedding day.’

 

A clear sky was visible outside the greenhouse window. Was it daytime? Around noon? There was no clock in the greenhouse, so she couldn’t tell the exact time. Blood spilled on the floor and Sorel collapsed. And the dagger next to it. There was red blood on the tip of the blade. When she checked that far, she, wearing a wedding dress, jumped out of her seat. And at the same time, the surrounding scenery began to blur.

 

‘Oh, no…’

 

Why did it end so quickly? She was there for dozens of minutes when she saw Diane’s prognosis. The moment she complained like that, her vision went dark.

 

“I’ll go back now.”

 

The moment she blinked, she was back in reality. In front of her, a blonde beauty was smiling at her. This was Sorrel, who was soaked in blood in the vision a moment ago.

 

“Then see you on your wedding day, sister.”

 

The entrance to the Grand Duchy’s mansion could be seen behind Sorel’s back. Yes, here she was exchanging her greetings with Sorel. Luckily, Sorel didn’t seem to think it was strange that she looked momentarily confused.

 

She barely managed to keep a smile and let go of Sorel’s hand.

 

“…okay. See you on your wedding day.”

 

With those words, Sorel disappeared out the door. After Sorel left, she went upstairs again. As she walked down the hallway, the vision she had just seen lingered in her mind.

 

‘Is Sorel dead?’

 

There was no time to check whether she was alive or dead, but it seemed like she was not dead. He had only been stabbed in the shoulder with a dagger, but the wound was not fatal enough to cause death. However, regardless of Sorel’s life or death, there was one thing that could not be understood.

 

‘I am… Why were you there?’

 

It was just her and Sorel in the greenhouse. Why did she, a bride, go to the greenhouse on her wedding day? She didn’t think she went with Sorel. Given the circumstances, it would be correct to say that she arrived there after Sorel was stabbed.

 

To summarize,

 

During the day on the wedding day, Sorel was stabbed in the greenhouse. And then she got there. This was all she could know for now. She got a few hints, but she was still at a loss. This was completely beyond mountains. She wanted to talk to Terence right away, but he was gone to the government office and wasn’t at the mansion. He went upstairs, lost in thought, and met Diane.

 

“Princess, are you okay? You look pale.”

 

“Oh, I’m fine. I was just thinking about something for a moment.”

 

It seemed that he was half-out of his mind due to Sorel’s work and was pale. She smiled and changed the subject.

 

“Then shall we go finish the rest of the work?”

 

She went to the reception room with Diane and finished the remaining wedding preparations until dinner time. All she had to do was choose what Diane recommended. Still, she decided on all the important things.

 

“I will finish the rest of the miscellaneous matters with the butler tomorrow. It would be better for the princess to go back early and rest. She looks very tired.”

 

Diane said worriedly. Did she look tired? Well, she suddenly met Sorel, saw her premonition, she fell into the water, and saw another terrible premonition. It’s strange that she was not tired.

 

“I will come with you tomorrow and help.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Sure. Of course, we have to come together and prepare.”

 

It was her wedding and she couldn’t be the only one having fun. Diane was happy to hear that she was coming with her.

 

“Then, after we’re done preparing, shall we put on a dress and practice for the ceremony?”

 

When she said it was a dress, I instantly got goosebumps all over my body. It reminded me of the veiled priest standing in front of the bleeding Sorel.

 

“Oh, why don’t we just wear a veil and practice? I was worried that my dress might get ruined.”

 

“Then let’s do it. I just need to prepare a bouquet to use as a bouquet.”

 

After that, she discussed a few more things, but honestly, none of them crossed her mind. Fortunately, Terence arrived before dinner. She caught him as soon as he arrived and said,

 

“I have something to tell you right now.”

 

Terence, seeing her serious expression, took her to the study without saying anything. 

As soon as the door closed, a question came out.

 

“What else happened in a moment?”

 

He seemed surprised that another incident had occurred in such a short period of time.

 

“Nothing happened. Not yet.”

 

She explained in detail the prognosis associated with Sorel. A glass greenhouse in the middle of the day, and Sorel lying bleeding. Her in a wedding dress. A dagger that fell on the floor. After hearing the explanation, Terence’s eyes became serious.

 

“There were only two of you in the greenhouse?”

 

“That’s what I saw. The criminal must have already run away.”

 

Sorel was stabbed in the back of her shoulder. Could it be that the killer stabbed Sorel in the back when she was turning around? Terence asked, looking at her closely.

 

“I understand that the two of you have been on bad terms for a long time. Isn’t that right?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

She unconsciously agreed, but immediately a cold sensation went up her spine. It felt like she was suddenly doused with cold water. Was he doubting her now?

 

“I didn’t get along with Sorel, but… It’s not to the point where I want to kill her.”

 

Of course, she, who was not Eve, did not have a bad relationship with Sorel. Of course, she had no desire to kill Sorel. Sorel got on her nerves all day long, and she was a bit of an irritating character, but that didn’t mean she would have stabbed her with her sword.

 

Terence was silent for a moment and calmly retorted.

 

“Once upon a time, I saw the princess getting angry at Princess Sorel in the imperial palace, and then I heard her say that she definitely wanted to kill Princess Sorel.”

 

“I said that, but I didn’t really mean to kill her.”

 

“I know.”

 

He spoke in a voice that was indifferent but had clear trust.

 

“No matter how much the princess wanted to kill princess Sorel, she would not have stabbed her with her sword in her mansion on her wedding day.”

 

“Thank you for trusting me that way.”

 

Yes, even if she gave a hundred steps and had a reason to hurt Sorel. There was no way she would stab her with a sword in the grand Duke’s mansion on her wedding day.

 

“But other people won’t think that way.”

 

Terence’s calm voice slowly made her realize the reality. Eve hated Sorel to death. Eve cursed at Sorel in front of everyone, telling her to vent her anger and die. It was common knowledge to everyone in the empire that Eve hated Sorrel. Just like the whole world knew that Terence hated her fiancée, Eve.

 

“Me… Are they accusing me of being the culprit?”

 

Someone harmed Sorel and put the blame on her? There were not many people who could fit into that ‘someone’ category. The most powerful people were the Emperor, Empress, and Vilos. It’s probably one of the three.

 

“Still, this plan is a bit strange.”

 

Terence frowned as if he couldn’t understand.

 

“I wonder whether the Emperor would need to go to such lengths when the Empress is in such trouble. The Empress and the 2nd Prince are also contemplating what happened last time.”

 

“That’s my opinion too. Besides, the wedding is only a few days away, and time is running out.”

 

The good news was that there was still some time left until the wedding. In the meantime, it might be a good idea to find out more about what’s going on.

 

“Don’t worry too much.”

 

Terence reassured her as they walked to the dinner hall.

 

“We know what happens in advance, so we can prevent it.”

 

That’s right. This was an advantage of the abilities she had. Since she could see what would happen in advance, she could somehow come up with a way to deal with it. Even in the midst of chaos, dinner was enjoyable. Terence, Rot, Diane, and the four of them ate the carefully prepared food together. She was not disappointed when she heard that Sorel went back first. Diane seemed more comfortable without Sorel. 

 

As soon as dinner was over, the Duke’s servant came to fetch Diane.

 

“It’s getting late and her mother wants her to come back quickly.”

 

Diane let out a sigh and she said goodbye to them. She sent Diane away and prepared to go back too.

 

Rot asked, clinging to her with a regretful look on his face.

 

“Princess, will you come here again?”

 

Terence, who was next to her, said as if he was talking nonsense.

 

“The wedding is in a few days anyway.”

 

She ignored him and promised Rot she would come back.

 

“Sure. I will come a few more times before I get married.”

 

“Yes, I will be waiting.”

 

Seeing Rot genuinely happy made her feel warm inside. She thought that life in this mansion would definitely be fun and happy. As long as the wedding could be completed safely.

 

* * *

 

When she returned to the temple’s lodgings, it was already midnight. She was tired and went to bed early, but she couldn’t fall asleep easily. She tossed and turned all night, brooding over various concerns, and fell asleep only at dawn. Thanks to this, she overslept until noon. Since it wasn’t the imperial palace and there was nothing to do in the temple, no one woke her up even if she woke up late. In fact, no one even in the imperial palace dared to wake her up. It was good up to that point. But as soon as we sat down at the table to eat breakfast, Nell brought her some new news.

 

“Princess, there is news from the imperial palace.”

 

“What news?”

 

As soon as she heard about the news from the imperial palace, she had an ominous feeling. When she asked again with anxious eyes, Nell answered with a bright smile.

 

“It is said that His Majesty the Emperor has finally arrived at the palace.”

 

“What?”

 

For Nell that was still good news. Her voice was excited, as if she thought she was conveying.

 

“It looks like he came to the capital a little while ago. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has informed us that a celebration will be held in the evening, so please prepare to attend.”

 

“…”

 

He was finally back. Well, since the Emperor has returned from war, there would be a celebration or something like that. She thought it went well.

 

“Okay, I understand.”

 

This was because she wanted to meet the Emperor in person.

 

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