The Villain Is Obsessed With His Fake Wife

She asked back in as calm a voice as possible.

-What if I’m a fairy?

-…What a fairy.

The black vine laughed in a hollow voice.

-Does this mean that it is my fate to end up like this now?

Meaningful words came back as if there was a story behind them.

‘This is very important information related to fairies.’

Information about fairies was not that difficult to obtain. She tried everything, but she could only obtain the tapestry of the Kingdom of Royam.

‘You have to make the most of this opportunity.’

The black vines were still attacking Carlos and his knights. But there was no hostility in the voice that came back to me.

-Why don’t you stop saying things that no one will understand?

-It’s something I don’t understand. That’s true too. Because now you will be the only fairy left.

-Are you a fairy by any chance?

The black vine snatched Carlos’ sword and struck him. She saw a nearby knight fighting to protect her.

-…

The voice that returned after silence contained a strange sadness.

-Once upon a time, a fairy was right. Now it would be ridiculous to say she’s a fairy.

Anyway, the thing is that in the past, fairies were right.

-You are a fairy.

-It’s all an old story. Can’t you tell when you look at me now?

She looked closely at the black vine. The black vines the knights were dealing with were growing viciously, gradually overwhelming the knights’ strength.

-A very ugly monster. A being that has lost its body and has no choice but to move as instructed, regardless of its will.

learly the black vine was just a plant.

‘But why?’

The more she talked to the black vines, the more she felt like she could glimpse his figure on the other side of the black vines. It was the face of someone who had resigned from despair, and the tears had dried before they could flow.

Was it because she was a fairy?

She felt sorry for him.

-What on earth happened?

-Oh, you don’t know anything about fairies? In some ways, I guess the reason I’ve maintained my sanity so far was because I wanted to meet you, the last fairy.

The black vine spoke in a confused voice.

-There are no more fairies in this world. They all went extinct. The only hope is that you remain.

The black vine hesitated for a moment, perhaps because it was not an easy story, and then spoke again.

-All of this came about because of someone who wanted to completely exterminate fairies.

-Who is that?

-We don’t know either. We only know that the existence of the fairy, who had God’s blood in the beginning of all this, became a problem.

At that moment, a black vine became as sharp as steel and shot straight at her.

Kaang!

“It’s dangerous, ma’am!”

The knight he was opposing blocked the vine with his sword. But the sword that hit the vine broke. The knight took out a dagger with a frustrated expression on his face.

-Sorry. This is not something I can do of my own will.

She came to her senses. No matter how important information about fairies was, it was not more important than life.

-Then is there any way to stop you now?

-Right now, I am no different from a monster controlled by darkness. Only a stronger force can completely destroy me.

-So, there is a way to get rid of it right away…

It was then. The black vines flying towards me were engulfed in blue flames. And the blue flame even engulfed the magic circle.

Kieeeeek!

The black vine screamed. Blue embers spread like pollen in the air. The embers caught on to other black vines and the fire spread.

At that moment, there was only one person that came to mind.

The man who anxiously called her name just moments ago. A man she didn’t think would let her die. As if to prove it, she heard the knight shouting from outside as he tried to protect her by dealing with the black vines.

“Duke Blanchett has arrived! Everyone, just hang on a little longer! The Duke will take care of it with magic!”

“Take care of the evil monster!”

Among the knights’ shouts, the man’s image became clear. The handsome man walked towards her in a straight line.

He was met with red eyes.

“It took a long time, right?”

A languid voice pierced her ears.

The black vines that had been rampaging around as if they were going to kill the knights just now burned helplessly. The vines dropped their leaves and died helplessly.

Through the falling flames, John appeared. The black suit and neat appearance were all the same as the John I knew.

“John. It’s too late.”

He walked towards her.

She didn’t see any other knights around, but she was relieved that John had come.

For some reason, his eyes became red and his legs felt weak and he felt like he was going to collapse. She was pretending not to be, but she thought she was really nervous without realizing it.

“What took you so long?”

“There was a lot more to handle than I thought. I wanted to come right away the moment I got your call. That monster interfered with the magic, so its location wasn’t clear.”

It seemed like it took a while, but she thought it was because of those black vines.

“Not only is it interfering with the operation of my magic tools, but you can summon these monsters at will. Things got very interesting.”

John’s red eyes flashed with murder.

“…Doesn’t John know who was behind this attack?”

“Therefore. There aren’t many people who would take advantage of my brief absence to do something like this.”

After hearing John’s explanation, her mind became confused.

‘It is related to the being that caused the extinction of fairies.’

Maybe this attack itself happened because they discovered that she was a fairy.

‘Who is it? Who knows I’m a fairy?’

She asked the black vine again with an anxious expression.

-John attacked you just now. Are you okay? Disappearing like this…

The black vines around the carriage had almost collapsed. All that remained were vines that were about to be engulfed in flames and disappear.

-Yes, the black vine was me, and now I die.

-Ah…

-Little fairy, don’t be sad. You are lucky to have someone watching over you. If it weren’t for that, the tragedy of destroying the fairy’s last hope with my own hands would have occurred.

The black vine spoke in a much more refreshing voice.

-This death is a blessing to me. There will be no more suffering.

-Maybe there was no way to save you?

Those words came out suddenly without me even realizing it. Then the black vine spoke firmly.

-There is no such thing. How can salvation exist for someone who has lost their soul? So this moment is the best moment for me.

Now the black vine has only a few leaves left. A few leaves that were discarded on the ground like trash were reduced to ashes by the flames.

She asked the black vine that was about to completely disappear.

-What is your name?

A moment of silence passed. Eventually, a handful of ash, carried by the wind, barely left behind one word.

-Isidore.

At that moment, she could feel it. The fact that the fairy who was talking to her just a moment ago has completely disappeared.

‘I feel strange.’

A strange energy entered the hand she was holding tightly in fear. It didn’t make sense, but it felt refreshing, like she was standing in the middle of a dense forest.

‘Isidore, Isidore.’

She muttered the name so as not to forget it.

* * *

Carlos looked at the battlefield, where the situation had completely ended in flames, with a helpless look on his face. He is the one who has reached the level of one of the best swordsmen in the empire. But there was nothing he could do.

Carlos muttered without realizing it.

“What kind of power is that?”

“Sire, that is Duke Blanchett’s magic.”

Carlos pursed his lips in response to the imperial knight’s answer.

“I know that. The question is simply, is such power possible?”

It was well known that Duke Blanchett was an outstanding wizard. In the first place, magic itself was so enormous that it could not be hidden.

“That… Isn’t it even more incredible than what I heard from the imperial palace? Can we call that human power?”

Carlos had also heard about Duke Blanchett’s achievements.

‘A tremendous wizard that not even the imperial palace wizard can deal with.’

It was something that could not be explained by common sense.

“Isn’t this the only way to avoid being completely pushed back?”

At that moment, she saw John holding Estelle’s hand from afar. John held Estelle’s hand and walked towards Carlos.

John greeted politely.

“Hello, Your Majesty the Crown Prince.”

“Yes, nice to meet you.”

“I heard that you saved my wife. Thank you.”

“No. Isn’t it the Duke who completely eliminated the monster?”

“Still, it would have been difficult to protect it without your highness. How should I repay this favor…?”

John held Estelle’s waist and looked at her with affectionate eyes. Estelle’s cheeks blushed as if she was embarrassed by John’s attitude.

“John is right.”

The relationship between the two seemed so strong.

‘Are you saying it can’t be done with me?’

A sense of deprivation filled Carlos’ entire body. It was a misery she had never experienced in her life. Even though her mind knew it was late, she still felt a strange thirst.

“Then I want to ask you just one thing.”

“What do you mean?”

“This is a story I would like to talk about alone with Duchess Blanchett.”

John raised his dark eyebrows. However, since he was credited with saving Estelle, it was difficult to cut him off.

“John, I will take care of it.”

Estelle stepped forward, slightly pushing John away.

“…okay. If you have any problems, call me right away.”

John, who seemed like he would never back down, immediately backed down at a single word from Estelle.

As the distance widened as John went to another knight who was injured while fighting a monster, Estelle spoke first.

“So, Your Highness. What do you want to say only to me?”

“Answer me honestly.”

Carlos asked in a calm voice.

“Have you never liked me?”

Carlos kept feeling like his throat was dry. He persistently looked at Estelle’s lovely-looking face.

Just in case, to find any fragment of emotion.

“I’ve never done that.”

“…Really not once? Don’t deny all your past feelings just because you married Duke Blanchett, but tell me honestly.”

“No matter what your highness wants to say, my conclusion is the same. I am already married, and I love my husband, John.”

Love.

“You really love me?”

“Yes, I love you.”

Estelle smiled brightly as she said John’s name. It was a soft and shy smile that Carlos had never seen before.

“But because Your Majesty saved me this time, I will forget all the bad blood between us.”

“How can that be?”

“It’s more comfortable for both of us. Maybe His Highness is doing this because he feels that the relationship has not been resolved properly.”

Estelle looked at Carlos and spoke kindly.

“A good relationship will come to your Majesty, too.”

After leaving those words, Estelle rushed towards John as if she had nothing more to say. He heard Estelle chattering and laughing as she wrapped her arms around John.

Although it was quite a distance away, he could clearly hear what Estelle was saying to Carlos.

“Let’s go, honey.”

* * *

Fortunately, the crown prince seemed to understand what she said. After he arrived at the imperial palace, he had no reason to see the crown prince. But she heard unexpected news.

“Did you hear? It is said that His Royal Highness fell in love with Saint Stella at first sight!”

“Actually, I heard those two had a very close relationship?”

 

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