The Villain Is Obsessed With His Fake Wife

The emperor narrowed one eye.

“Was this emperor’s judgment good?”

The emperor was a person who gave her a friendlier feeling than she expected.

‘No, that’s why it’s scarier.’

If you look at it from the outside, didn’t John seem like a perfect gentleman? In fact, the current emperor had a record of exterminating all of his brothers who had strong maternal families.

“As someone who has become a subject, I’m amazed at your majesty’s wisdom.”

“Otherwise, wouldn’t the Duke have rebelled against my judgment?”

“Your Majesty is so wise, so how can I?”

She swallowed her saliva.

‘It may seem like you are being polite, but in the end, you are warning the emperor.’

As if it were entirely possible when the emperor’s judgment was not wise.

‘Is it okay to do that to the emperor?’

The emperor let out a hearty laugh.

“This is why this emperor likes you. Act only according to your values. Are your opinions on the temple going to remain the same in the future?”

“Yes. I have no intention of getting involved with the temple, let alone the saint.”

“Why?”

The emperor’s eyes narrowed.

“It seems like there’s a lot you can get if you just use it.”

“There is absolutely no room for anything that would make my wife even the slightest bit anxious or displeased.”

“I never thought such romantic words would come out of Duke Blanchett’s mouth.”

There was a tense atmosphere between the emperor and John. She smiled and looked between the two people, pretending not to know anything.

‘John ​​is taking the lead.’

As if to prove her judgment, the emperor was the first to speak in awkward silence.

“Please continue to be a faithful pillar of the empire like you are now.”

The Emperor passed by them with a light smile. At that time, the jewelry fluttering from the emperor’s belt caught her eye.

‘Is it like a seal?’

There were so many cracks that it was strange for an emperor to wear them.

‘It feels very different from the outfit I’m wearing now.’

Overall, it was an awkward accessory that was too much to wear with neat clothes. She suddenly thought about her abilities.

‘Is that the emperor’s secret?’

There was nothing to pinpoint right away.

John gave strength to the hand he was holding. When she looked up at him, his red eyes were narrowed and watching her.

‘Why am I nervous?’

She asked, smiling awkwardly.

“Do you have something to say to me?”

“I’ll clean up that woman as quickly as possible.”

Fortunately, what John was worried about was something else.

“If that woman…”

“Saint.”

There was no one around, and the voice was so low that no one could hear it, but she was startled and checked her surroundings one more time.

“Then what are you going to do if someone hears it?”

But John was only looking at her.

“That doesn’t matter.”

“Why?”

“Because I can handle everything no matter who heard me.”

The red eyes shone brightly.

“So you just have to tell me one thing. That woman is annoying, isn’t she?”

She nodded without realizing it.

“…It’s not good.”

“I knew it.”

“But she is a saint of the temple, and she hasn’t done anything major wrong yet.”

“Don’t you think that her actions so far have been a big enough mistake?”

John’s voice was still friendly, but there was a coldness to it somewhere. She said, shaking her head.

“If I have any difficulties, I’ll tell John at that time. Are you good at one more thing I’m telling you?”

To be honest, she didn’t like talking more about the saint with John.

‘I don’t want John to pay more attention to that woman for no reason.’

If it was just a one-sided move by the saint, it seemed like a better solution would be to forget about her existence.

“So, John, have you ever spent a festival at the imperial palace?”

The Duke and Duchess of Libertan were often guests of honor at the imperial palace during festivals. Of course, as an adoptee, that was a luxury for me.

‘Just be glad we didn’t drag you away out of concern for your face.’

At such times, Estelle, left alone in the Libertan duchy, became the target of blatant bullying. Even the Duke and Duchess of Libertan, who had allowed her to pretend to be her daughter as a shield, have disappeared. She, who was left behind, prayed that the duke and his wife, who had gone to the imperial palace, would return as soon as possible.

‘I wonder what kind of place it is when I see it in person.’

John said with a light smile on his lips.

“How many times?”

“How was it?”

“There were times when it was frustrating and there were times when it was amazing.”

She looked up at John in surprise without realizing it. She met red eyes.

“Why?”

“Ah, it doesn’t suit John to find something so fascinating.”

“What on earth do you think of me?”

John’s smile was colored with a friendly glow.

“Uhm. It’s because it looks like you’ve experienced everything.”

‘This is what John experienced in the past.’

Tension rose in his body. It was the first time that John told her about his past.

At that time, John stopped walking.

‘A carriage?’

The Blanchett family’s carriage was in front. The carriage door opened, and John let her right inside.

First, she quietly got into the carriage as John led her.

“Do you want to go back right now? We only said hello to His Majesty the Emperor?”

“I did everything I could as a guest of honor. What else is there to do besides that?”

“But you usually interact with other nobles.”

John narrowed his eyes and looked worried for a moment.

“Is there anything else you wanted to do by staying? Then you can go back right now.”

“No. It wasn’t necessarily like that. I usually like going to new places, but I don’t really like meeting new people. John already noticed, right?”

“To some extent.”

John nodded his head silently.

“But I don’t know how much you’re struggling. If you want, I’ll make sure you never meet anyone new in your life.”

‘Huh? Why is the story like that?’

She hurriedly waved her hand.

“It’s okay. It doesn’t matter when I’m with John. It’s actually good because it gives me peace of mind and gives me new fun.”

John did not answer right away, as if he was thinking about something.

‘What strange thoughts are you having again?’

A misunderstanding by the dark-hearted John could lead to a very fatal problem.

“It doesn’t matter because I’m still going back to the mansion and staying with John.”

“What should I do with this?”

John lowered his eyebrows slightly.

“I have some urgent business to do right now, so I think I’ll have to send you alone.”

“Urgent business?”

“Huh. I’m going to go see it as soon as it’s over, but I can’t make you wait here because I don’t know what’s going to happen. What if something happens to you if I leave you alone?”

John’s big hand stroked her head.

“You can go back to the mansion first, right?”

“How young am I? What’s going to happen on the way back in the carriage?”

“If anything happens, please call me. Understand?”

Until the end, John did not forget his instructions.

‘Anyway, they think I’m too young.’

Unfortunately, she was not as naive as John thought, nor was she a person who could be easily influenced and hurt by others. But she liked that John cared about her like this.

“If you’re that worried about me, come back as soon as possible.”

Honestly, apart from John’s worries, they were on our way back from the Imperial Castle to Duchess Blanchett’s residence. This meant that it was a place where there was no doubt about safety as there were knights walking around all the time and many horse-drawn carriages pass by.

‘It must be difficult for something to happen.’

* * *

The carriage Estelle was riding in disappeared.

‘Why am I so anxious?’

John opened his mouth, still keeping his eyes on the carriage.

“Are you going to come out now?”

There was no one behind. But John did not even turn his head and growled.

“I know everything there, so don’t waste time and come out. Are you going to have me forcing you to come out?”

Then, Leandro wearing armor appeared between the trees. Leandro glared at John with an expressionless face.

“Since when did you know?”

“From the beginning.”

A gentle breeze passed between the two people. Leandro touched the sword at his waist, and John raised his magic power.

John’s red eyes flashed.

“I bet I told you not to hang around near my wife.”

“John Blanchett. I didn’t come to fight with you today.”

“If you were going to do that, you shouldn’t have touched someone else’s wife.”

Leandro slightly distorted his face at John’s sarcasm.

“That…”

Then Leandro clenched his fists and spoke in a low voice.

“Yes, it’s my fault there too. But that’s not what’s important now.”

“Who says it’s not as important as you want it to be?”

“How much do you know about Estelle Libertan?”

It was as if he knew more about Estelle. However, John noticed that Leandro’s reaction was very different from usual.

‘Did you learn something?’

Dealing with Leandro was unpleasant, but he could put up with it to some extent if it was for Estelle’s sake.

John deliberately spoke as if to provoke Leandro.

“I know more than a random person.”

“You probably don’t know how Estelle ended up being adopted by the Libertan duchy.”

“Do you know that?”

“Of course.”

A strange sadness filled Leandro’s eyes.

“The first to find Estelle Libertan was the Marquis de Felsis. And he put her in an orphanage without anyone noticing so that the Libertan Dukes could adopt her.”

“…”

“And to strengthen our bond, Yestella and I got engaged.”

* * *

Thud! Kuung-! Kiiik!

A loud noise was heard outside the carriage. The carriage, which had been cushioned without any shaking, stopped. After dozing for a while, she got up and looked outside.

‘What is that…?’

Outside, men wearing black masks were fighting Blanchett’s guards.

‘It’s an attack!’

A knight saw her come to her senses and shouted urgently.

“My lady! Are you out of your mind?”

“Since when did things become like this?”

“It hasn’t been long. But I don’t think the Blanchett Knights alone will solve the situation. I think you should escape with your safety as the top priority.”

The sounds of a fierce battle between knights and raiders disturbed her ears. She felt sick to her stomach.

‘It’s an attack… Who is it?’

She calmed down as much as she could and asked the knight.

“Will my safety be guaranteed here?”

“All of the Blanchett Knights will step forward to protect you.”

“Okay.”

Because the situation was so urgent, she held the knight’s hand and went outside. As she got out of the carriage, the crisis outside felt more vivid. The attackers surrounded the cage in a circle and were attacking. Tragically, they seemed to be more numerous and stronger than their side.

‘If the Blanchett Knights are pushed back, it means they are a significant force.’

The attackers who saw her shouted.

“Duchess Blanchett is here! Everyone, aim for Duchess Blanchett!”

“Protect our lady!”

There was a tense standoff between her escort knights and the raiders. The two knights around her exchanged glances and considered a retreat for her safety.

‘That’s right, John, I have to call him.’

She was glad she didn’t forget the magic tool that John gave her as a gift. She muttered in a low voice.

“John. I feel like I’ve been hit by a strange attack right now.”

The magical power circulated in the enchanted bracelet and it worked.

‘I guess this is the structure where John is summoned.’

But, previously, John said that space movement had many limitations.

‘But I must have definitely contacted John, right?’

She swallowed her saliva and whispered to the magic tool again.

“John, John! If I do something wrong, I might die here!”

At that time, she heard the sound of a war horse running from afar. She opened her eyes wide.

‘John ​​already?’

But…

“Stop!”

Unfortunately, it wasn’t John who showed up to save her. Crown Prince Carlos appeared riding a white horse and ran majestically.

“What are you doing against the Duchess?”

Without showing any obvious disappointment, she asked the knight next to hr.

“Can the crown prince help us now?”

“Why not?”

“The crown prince… indeed…?”

The knight did not immediately respond to her disbelieving expression. Be that as it may, Crown Prince Carlos was literally running towards her like a prince from a fairy tale.

‘The timing is a bit strange. Isn’t the crown prince deliberately conspiring to attack me?’

 

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