1. Somehow, the Professional Possessed a Villainess
“I thought you got up in a hurry.”
Siani asked in an unfamiliar, calm voice. “Aren’t you going, Father?”
“Hm.” Duke Felicite, who was about to kick out the door, paused.
“What a ruby earring! It’s the Blood Ruby that only Grand Duchess Benio has owned in our empire for generations!”
“Remember when you gave Luna silk made from new material for her birthday? As your own daughter, I should be receiving something even more precious than that.”
They had this ridiculous fight on her last birthday.
She was his daughter, but Siani really fit her nickname, ‘The Red-Eye Witch.’
“Well, fine.”
If he pushed her back more, she wouldn’t leave him alone. The duke cleared his throat and sat down on the sofa again. “Recently, you have made a contribution to the family… so let’s hear.”
He looked at Siani, who had changed somewhere lately.
Fair skin that showed her blood veins. Elegant golden hair. Blood red eyes. An upright posture and cynical expression. Unlike usual, there were no flaws in her.
Looking at her like this, she really resembles her mother a lot. Suddenly, the duke realized that Siani was becoming very similar to the woman who was called the ‘Star of Meteora.’
“What outrageous birthday presents are you trying to get this time?”
Do you want the necklace from the Burta Merchant’s auction?
Or the blue tears of the mermaid that the Princess of the East Continent was searching for?
Of course, there was nothing that Duke Felicite, the founding member of the empire, couldn’t have. He was just dissatisfied with Siani, who was inferior in all aspects.
“If there’s anything you want, tell me directly.”
“What I want for this birthday.”
Siani then took a deep breath and answered. “Is the key to Father’s lab.”
“What? Lab?”
“Yes.”
Her tone was calm.
“As you know, our family established dozens of labs.”
So it was difficult for the duke to understand her at once.
“There is also a fabric lab for new materials that will be completed soon. So, which lab are you talking about?”
“The ‘that’ lab in the underground castle.”
W-what?
The ‘that’ lab in the underground castle?
“What are you…”
A sharp wrinkle formed between the duke’s brows. “You know what kind of place that lab is, and you asked for it?”
“Of course, Father. I’m also Felicite, so I know it well.”
Unlike Siani, who was relaxed, the duke’s face became increasingly grim.
A lab in the underground castle. It was a space restricted by a magic barrier. So, only the duke and his adopted son, Irik, were allowed in and out.
It isn’t just a regular lab… Because it’s a place where Felicite’s killing weapon, ‘Norma,’ is raised.
“You want to see the inside of the lab?”
“I’m not interested in the inside.”
“Siani.” The duke tried to stop Siani from speaking more.
“I want to have the strongest Norma among them.”
But it didn’t work.
“So give me the key.” Siani seemed more determined than ever.
“Huh.” The duke breathed in vain.
“No way.”
So in the end…
“You mean you want Redian?”
What she wanted was the Norma named Redian.
* * *
The duke recited with force as if to suppress his anger. “Crazy. She’s really crazy.”
Hey, Mister. In my eyes, who knew the end, he was just nothing more than a scapegoat. This way is the only one to save everyone.
It’s not me who’s crazy. It’s the Felicite family.
…That is how I wanted to reply, but it was meaningless.
There was no way they would believe that Redian was the male lead of this crazy and exhausting novel <Summer Night’s Dance>.
The villainous family who tried to turn the male lead into a murder weapon was none other than Duke Felicite… Even just from that information, a terrible ending for that family was already scheduled.
The difficulty level increases every time I possess someone.
This was already my nth time possessing someone. Moreover, this time I possessed a villainess with the worst ending in every novel.
“The possessor died again, so you can’t go home.”
The image of an angel resting on my forehead came to my mind.
“I thought you were holding out for a long time this time, but you died again.”
“Wait, you have to explain why I was brought here and doing this—”
“Possessor, this is your last chance.”
“Last?”
Just like the angel said, I was stuck in a miserable life. I died when I possessed a character in a childcare novel because I rolled my head too much. When I possessed a terminally ill character, I died without even getting up from bed.
I wondered if this damn cycle of life would ever end! And this would be my last one!
“Do you know what happens if you fail again?”
“What… happens?”
“You will get the wrath of Lord Peidion. Then everyone will perish. It’s really terrible. Huhu.”
“Peidion?”
Who’s Peidion? Looking at the angel’s drooping wings, it was clear that person must be scary…
“I specially made it possible for the Possessor to use all the abilities of the characters you possessed in addition to summoning the memory of all the contents in the original work, so please be sure to succeed.”
“Wait! You should at least tell me who I’m going to possess this time!”
“Oh my, I forgot to tell you that the difficulty level is the highest since this is the last one. Haha!”
“What?”
“The person you will be possessed by this time is Siani Felicite from <Summer Night’s Dance>. Then, good luck!”
“What, this crazy…”
<Summer Night’s Dance>. It was a famous novel in which all the main leads went mad without tomorrow. The female lead is crazy, the female lead’s brother is crazy, and the sub-male lead is crazy. The craziest person in the novel is the male lead! The problem here is…
The person who drove the male lead to become crazy was ‘Siani Felicite.’
<I didn’t know you would become the crown prince. If I had known, I wouldn’t have bothered you!>
<Are you calling that an excuse now?>
<Sorry. Forgive me, Redian!>
<No, there is nothing to be sorry about.>
A scene from the original work that was summoned naturally made me feel chills down my spine.
<I will follow you to hell, Siani Felicite.>
If he could have cut her throat, why would he chase her all the way to hell?
The male lead was so obsessed with getting revenge that he became crazy, just like any ruined male lead in a trashy novel.
Anyway, just like that… My Nth life has begun again.
“Are you naïve or stupid? Do you say that because you don’t know how dangerous they are!”
At that time, the duke’s shout awakened my thoughts.
“Right. You wouldn’t know. How can you, who grew up like a flower in a greenhouse, know that war-like world?”
Flower in a greenhouse? This man seemed quite mistaken about his daughter.
Even for me, who had possessed N times, Siani Felicite’s life feels like a survival of extreme difficulty.
“Everyone, like you, fears and wonders about that underground castle lab.”
The duke’s expression was fierce. “But nobody knows in detail about Norma. They have only vain delusions.”
As he said, not much was known about Norma. It was just that they were selected boys who were thoroughly reformed while receiving Felicite’s elite education. Life solely for Felicite and die for Felicite.
“I know, Father.”
But I knew. Because I’m a possessor who remembered the original work.
“They are only monsters that Father personally chooses and picks. They’re bound to be strong and dangerous.”
“What?”
“But I don’t care. We both get treated like monsters.” My answer was dull.
Considering Siani’s treatment in this duchy, she was nothing particularly different from them.
“…Hmm.” The duke’s eyes sank as if he had nothing to say. “If you’re bored because you can’t get out into society, I’ll tell Irik. Irik knows—
“No, Father.”
I already expected that the duke wouldn’t give permission easily.
“You know my personality well. I don’t want to be in any more debt to Irik.”
“Debt. Why would you say that to a family member who stays together?”
“Irik is Father’s adopted son, but he is not my biological brother. How long can I ask him to do this?”
“…”
“Besides, he’ll be busy taking care of Luna.”
Eventually, his lips closed.
This was the 29th skill I learned over in my past life. Stimulating guilt. No matter how cold-hearted the duke is, he has no choice but to feel guilty for caring for his adopted children more.
“Also above all.”
I stared at the duke softly. “Father made a big deal out of the information I gave you a few days ago.”
“That’s…”
I promised.
“So you have to give me the gift I want.”
This life must be successful. 
