I Became the Villain’s Master - Chapter 59

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Chapter 59

“Aria. Greet him. It’s Sir Kiris.”

“Yes, Father.”

At Count Eckart’s words, Aria shyly nodded and held the hem of her dress.

“Aria Eckart greets Sir Kiris.”

She exuded an air of nobility, proving her high birth.

I watched this sight, covering my mouth with my hand, feeling moved, and suddenly remembered the contents of the original story that I had forgotten.

‘Wait, Kiris liked Aria. Although his love was a bit twisted.’

In the original story, Kiris wanted to possess Aria.

He showed his twisted possessiveness from her first appearance, and eventually became dark when the heroine’s attention turned to the male lead.

‘No way!’

Even though the original story was already messed up, I couldn’t ignore the slightest possibility.

However, Kiris had already met Aria’s eyes, and I could feel that I was doomed.

My heart was pounding like crazy, for a different reason.

“Is she the one you adopted this time?”

“Yes, Sir Kiris.”

Kiris stroked his chin and glanced at Aria with an indifferent gaze.

As expected.

At this rate, it was only a matter of time before Kiris fell for Aria.

‘I’m doomed!’

Kiris gently grabbed me by the arm as I was frowning and looking gloomy.

“She’s my partner and benefactor, Rosette. She made a great contribution to maintaining the Magic Tower.”

His voice was indifferent, but it was laced with a subtle sense of intimidation.

“……?”

Excuse me?

For a moment, I was at a loss for words. I was seriously contemplating my future, and this came out of nowhere.

‘What did I do for the Magic Tower?’

Apparently, I had some unknown achievements. Despite my flustered expression, Kiris looked at me with his eyes wide open.

“Isn’t that right? Rosette.”

I naturally felt as if I was bathed in a halo of light, and I reluctantly decided to cater to Kiris’s whims.

“Haha. It seems a bit exaggerated, but… Oh, hello?”

I greeted him with one hand raised, but then I realized my mistake and my face turned red.

‘What am I doing?’

I was so embarrassed to think how Aria might have seen my flustered appearance.

Determined to focus on the current situation, I took a deep breath.

Then, I calmly held the hem of my dress and greeted them.

“I greet Duke Dian Eckart and Lady Aria. My name is Rosette.”

“It’s an honor to meet you, Lady Rosette.”

Aria exclaimed in admiration when I greeted her. Why is she suddenly looking at me like that?

And Duke Eckart looked at me with curious eyes.

“Kiris’ partner. I see I’ve met a truly great person. I ask for your kind cooperation.”

“Yes?”

“I’m not sure if you know this, but Eckart dukedom has a deep connection with the Magic Tower.”

Duke Eckart smiled slightly, bowing his head. The head of the Eckart dukedom, which was said to be comparable to the imperial family, bowed his head to me!

‘I knew they were doing business with the Magic Tower. But they’re this close? Why did Kiris introduce me like that…’

Kiris also introduced me as someone who had contributed to the Magic Tower and as a benefactor, didn’t he?

‘Surely he didn’t tell them I’m his mistress?’

I decided to ask him about it later, and I softened my stiff lips and replied, “Oh, thank you. I’ll do my best too.”

Apart from that, it felt good that the main characters were friendly to me.

“Sir Kiris. May I have a word with you for a moment? It’s about the magic stone mine.”

Duke Eckart looked at Aria and me in turn and asked Kiris cautiously.

Kiris gave Aria a reluctant look, but when I shook my head fervently, he reluctantly replied, “Fine.”

Kiris whispered in my ear.

“Mistress. I’ll be back before the dance.”

Just like that, Kiris and Duke Eckart left, and I was left alone with Aria.

Perhaps it was the wish of Duke Eckart, the doting father, who wanted Aria and me to get along.

‘Thank you.’

I thanked Dyje Eckart many times in my heart.

Then I looked at Aria, who had an even more discouraged face than before and was fidgeting with her fingers.

I wanted to talk to her, but she seemed hesitant. So, I approached Aria with a warm smile.

“Princess Aria. Didn’t you go to the terrace earlier?”

“Yes, I did. But Father told me he would introduce me to the Tower Lord, so I came out for a moment. Were you also on the terrace, Lady Rosette?”

“I also went up to get some air.”

“Oh!”

Aria’s eyes widened in surprise. Her long eyelashes blinked several times, and she was more beautiful than ever.

‘Seriously, isn’t she an angel?’

Aria’s beauty was truly unique. Even the slightest gesture made her look graceful.

I thought of Ailt and sighed inwardly.

‘No, where did the sub-male lead go?’

This chapter was nothing more than a device to portray the meeting between Ailt and Aria.

I looked around, but I couldn’t find him anywhere.

“I… Lady Rosette.”

When I turned my head, I saw Aria struggling to find the right words.

“Princess?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. Did I interrupt you?”

I couldn’t help but take Aria’s hand as she mumbled with a timid expression.

Aria’s eyes widened like a rabbit’s.

‘Why do they hate our kind and gentle female lead?’

I recalled the young ladies who had been gossiping about her earlier, calling her an orphan.

It seemed that this was an obstacle necessary for the original story to progress. Since Ailt wasn’t here, I thought it would be good for me to support Aria.

“Princess Aria, I really enjoy talking to you.”

It was true. It was great for me that the female lead, who had received the main character’s buff, wanted to talk to me.

Aria’s eyes grew even wider as she asked in disbelief, “R-really?”

“Yes. So, don’t worry about me. And ignore the mean gossip from those young ladies who don’t even know you. I know that you are a noble person.”

Although the nobles still gossiped about Aria, it was because they didn’t know she was a princess.

Aria’s face lit up with emotion, but then she grew somber and hesitantly said, “…Thank you for your words, but I’m actually an orphan.”

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