How To Survive As a Villain on the Verge of Death

When she left the mansion, she couldn’t check where Mikhail was. Mikhail was probably leading the imperial knights outside the mansion. An accident occurred inside the mansion, but it was the duke’s knights’ job to search the inside. Michael’s role was to guard the crown prince and the second prince until they returned safely to the imperial palace.

 

When she thought of the imperial palace, she secretly became worried.

 

“The Emperor won’t blame this incident on Mikhail, right? Maybe they kidnap him…”

 

What if they hid Mikhail somewhere and insisted that this explosion was actually his fault? She suddenly had that thought and said it, and Terence retorted in a harsh tone.

 

“I don’t think he’s weak enough to be kidnapped by someone. Sir Sheldon is still under the watchful eye of my men, so don’t worry.”

 

“Then I’m glad.”

 

Actually, she didn’t think Mikhail would be easily kidnapped.

 

“Rather than that, since it was the Imperial Knights who purchased the gunpowder in the first place, they may be trying to frame Mikhail by implicating them.”

 

The person who gave her the gift was Mikhail, and the person who took her to the waiting room was also Mikhail. Both plans were probably designed to frame Mikhail.

 

“At that time, I will personally come forward and testify.”

 

Mikhail was disappointed in Sorel, and this incident would make him doubt his loyalty to the Emperor. It would be a good idea to help him and bring him to their side. She again sensed the sacred power in her heart.

 

The feeling of sacred power flowing through her body was still strange and foreign. Bayan looked at her, touched his forehead, and muttered as if he were lamenting.

 

[I can’t believe as soon as the Grand Duke was injured you were aware of your divine power. If I had known this would happen, I would have used him instead of repeating useless practice.]

 

“Do you know what kind of practice tool Terence is?”

 

Even as she scolded Bayan, her face became hot. She knew. She had practiced and sharpened her concentration countless times. She had never felt any holy power, but suddenly became aware of it after seeing Terence dying. Even thinking about it again, she felt cringe and embarrassed. That was why, when asked just now when she had become aware of her sacred powers, she vaguely replied that she had been using them for some time. This was because it was too embarrassing to say, ‘When I saw Terence dying, a miracle happened and I became aware of my holy power,’ as if it were some kind of miracle of love. Besides, this country records the history of saints, right? She didn’t want it to be written down like this in the history books later.

 

‘Princess Eve, who had lost her sacred powers, worked a miracle through her love for her husband and regained her new sacred powers…’

 

It’s shameful to even imagine it. If they did that, the descendants of the Grand Duchy would think of them as a rare cockroach couple and feel very embarrassed.

 

“What are you two talking about?”

 

Terence asked, looking at the two of them. Since he couldn’t understand Bayan, he probably didn’t understand the flow of the conversation.

 

“It’s nothing. It was about holy power.”

 

Terence seemed to understand what she was saying, even though she only gave it a cursory explanation. A slight smile appeared on his neat lips.

 

“Now that I think about it, it’s surprising. You suddenly developed healing powers.”

 

She looked around, slowly avoiding his gaze.

 

“…Bayan says that something like that can happen when a saint is in a very critical situation.”

 

Bayan raised his head and retorted.

 

[When did I say that?]

 

“Bajan is saying that when she is suddenly very surprised, she gains strength that she didn’t have before.”

 

For example… Actually, she tried to make an excuse by saying that because she was embarrassed someone got hurt in front of her. Terence laughed lowly as he listened to her.

 

“Why are you smiling?”

 

When she asked him crookedly, he stopped laughing and answered.

 

“I can’t believe you were so embarrassed when you saw me hurt. I’m sorry, but at the same time, I’m grateful.”

 

“Well, what… It’s natural.”

 

Because she would be really sad if he died.

 

She turned her gaze to the window, keeping the rest of her thoughts to herself. She felt ashamed and embarrassed now, but she was really out of her mind at the time. The moment she assumed that Terence could die, she felt like her heart stopped.

 

She really liked this guy a lot. She thought it might have been too easy to move on since it’s been so long since they met.

 

When she looked at that face, she began to rationalize that there is nothing she could do about it.

 

‘Besides, this man gave his life to protect me.’

 

She could still vividly remember Terence’s arms around her when the explosion occurred. Even in her foresight, Terence was holding her body as he fell beneath his feet. There was a saying that a person’s sincerity could be revealed in an emergency. In that respect, there was no longer any need to doubt this man’s sincerity.

 

“I’m glad you weren’t seriously hurt.”

 

Terence’s quiet voice made her look at him again.

 

“I’m glad you’re safe too.”

 

The emperor’s plan today was a ruse aimed at her. That meant Terence got hurt because of her. If she hadn’t been able to cure him, she would have despaired and broken down.

 

[Eww…]

 

Bayan, who was listening to their conversation, made an expression as if he was looking at a couple of disgusting mice. She moved her holy power again and it formed a bead-like mass at her fingertips. The star power that floated in a circle looked like a sparkling golden glass lamp. She handed it to Bayan.

 

“Here, take this.”

 

Bayan’s eyes lit up and he began to eat the sacred power beads in her hand like it was a cookie.

 

“…Is that how you eat it and take it?”

 

[I eat it like this because the saint gave it to me like this.]

 

Bayan, who had consumed all her holy power, spoke as if it were natural. She saw Terence flinch when he heard those words.

 

“Oh, can you understand now?”

 

“Yes, that’s fascinating.”

 

Suddenly, she remembered the vision she saw on the wedding night. In that prediction, Bayan and Terence were talking naturally. That meant that even if this incident didn’t happen, she would have realized her sacred power at some point.

 

While thinking about that, she asked Terence a question.

 

“Looking at this incident… Has the emperor noticed my precognitive abilities?”

 

She thought only Mikhail’s gifts contained bombs. The only predictions she saw were the two of them lying in the snow and the scene where Mikhail was being judged. But in the meantime, there was another plan.

 

“I think this is highly likely, considering that the same plan was divided into two parts.”

 

Terrence also agreed with her.

 

“Even the emperor must have been anxious, seeing as the bomb was used in the duke’s mansion.”

 

He added with serious eyes.

 

“If today’s news is told, the emperor will target you even more persistently.”

 

She planned to hide her precognitive abilities for the rest of her life. Because it’s advantageous if others didn’t know about it. However, the healing power could not be hidden because there were many witnesses anyway. Tomorrow, the fact that she had become aware of her sacred power would quickly spread throughout the capital.

 

Holy power was a special power possessed by the imperial family. It was like a symbol of the imperial family. The reason Sorel, whose mother was a commoner, quickly established her position was because she was the only princess with sacred powers. But now she was openly aware of her holy power. In addition, she also had foresight that she did not reveal to others. Moreover, she was Arentine’s younger sister, and she was on the same side as Terence to oppose the Emperor.

It seemed the emperor would want to get rid of her immediately.

 

‘Now it’s the same for me too.’

 

Her heart still trembled when she thought of the explosion just moments ago. Up until now, everything had happened so quickly that there was no time to panic or be afraid. Terence collapsed from a sudden explosion and fatal injuries. In the meantime, a new sacred power was revealed. After frantically trying to resolve the situation, she became angry as well as scared.

 

‘You’re trying to trick Michael into killing me. Even Terence almost died because of this incident.’

 

“I will never let you get offended this easily again. But if we leave the emperor alone, things like this will continue to happen in the future.”

 

In that case, wouldn’t it be better for them to actively kill the emperor?

 

“But I still worry about the identity of the shaman and his method of magic. Wouldn’t it be better to spy on the emperor first using a hidden weapon?”

 

Terence said, looking at Bayan. Everyone had turned on her holy power, but Bayan’s existence had not yet been discovered.

 

“Bajan, can you help us?”

 

[As long as you keep giving me Holy Power, I will help you at any time.]

 

She tried moving the sacred power in her body around. Even after giving it to Bayan, there was still enough strength left.

 

“Now I can give it anytime.”

 

* * *

 

As soon as the news that they had both been in an accident got out first, there was an uproar as soon as they arrived at the mansion. The servants who came running out with gray faces were very worried when they saw them both walking in safely, and made a fuss about calling a doctor right away. It was only after leaving the servants and entering the inner room that she was able to rest for a moment.

 

Terence went to work the next day without incident, but she went to the imperial palace a few days later. It was to testify about what happened at the Duke’s house. She entered the emperor’s office and spoke confidently in front of everyone.

 

“Lord Sheldon said he would give me Sorel’s gift. He tried to give me a gift in the hallway, but I was wondering how Sorel was doing.”

 

She paused for a moment and glanced at Mikhail next to her. Mikhail was listening to her with a calm expression.

 

“I took Mikhail to the waiting room and we talked for a while. Then the Grand Duke came. Suddenly the bomb exploded.”

 

This testimony was entirely for Mikhail’s benefit. Terence, examining the dead servant, found an empty envelope with Mikhail’s seal in the servant’s room. Perhaps it was evidence prepared by the emperor in advance to accuse Mikhail of being the culprit. However, the Duke immediately had the Grand Duke’s knights search the mansion, so they were able to find it first.

 

Terence immediately destroyed the evidence.

 

“In conclusion, I was the one who asked to go to the waiting room, so Mikhail has nothing to do with this incident.”

 

The people who heard her had expressions of understanding. Everyone saw that Terence was seriously injured in the explosion and she was also injured. Common sense would suggest that she, the victim, had no reason to protect Mikhail. On the other hand, the emperor stared at her with a strange look.

 

“It’s true that happened.”

 

“Yes, I heard they bought gunpowder from the Imperial Knights before this happened, but I don’t think it had anything to do with Sir Sheldon. “In fact, if it had been just a little bit later, Lord Sheldon would have been caught up in the explosion as well.”

 

The purchase details of the Knights were evidence that Terence had secured in advance. The Templars purchased gunpowder. However, it has nothing to do with vice-captain Mikhail. In that case, the suspicion would naturally be focused on Leader Guyren and the other knights.

 

The emperor immediately changed the subject.

 

“By the way, Eve. Is it true that you have become aware of your sacred power?”

 

“It’s true. I realized it before the accident happened.”

 

The gaze of those watching changed. The ministers who were watching her and the emperor to understand the situation openly looked at her with interest. They must be wondering if the rumors about her sacred power were true.

 

“If it’s okay, can you show it to me here?”

 

She looked around at the ministers and servants in the office and asked.

 

“Is anyone hurt?”

 

But no one came forward. So the emperor ordered the chamberlain.

 

“Come and see if anyone is injured in the palace.”

 

After a while, the chamberlain brought his young maid. The maid had a bandage wrapped around one of her hands. The maid seemed very nervous, but the moment she saw her she became curious. It seemed that stories about her healing powers had already spread widely within the imperial palace.

 

She asked as she approached her.

 

“When did your hand get hurt?”

 

“This morning, while organizing a vase, I dropped it and got hurt.”

 

The maid took off her bandages and showed her wounds. There was a long cut from her index finger to her palm. Eve carefully placed her hand over her wound and focused her mind. 

 

Over the past few days, she had used her healing powers several times on servants inside the mansion. At first, she couldn’t control it well, so there were times when my sexual power came out too much or too little, but after repeating it a few times, she got used to it. Although it was difficult to concentrate because everyone gathered to watch whenever she used her healing power. Still, thanks to the practical training, she was able to treat the wound without difficulty even in front of many people.

 

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