It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

It was around ten o'clock in the evening.

"Uh...."

Youra woke up from her sleep, looking around with sleepy eyes. When she saw the black night scene outside the window, she jumped up like a spring in fright.

"...!"

"Are you awake?"

"In the evening, isn't there a dinner party tonight..."

"It's too late."

Vickrey said to Yula who was looking at the night view outside the window.

At the same time, the carriage stopped, and the coachman walked away knowingly.

Vickery took out his pocket watch and looked at it.

"10:30, the dinner is over. No, it should have been over a long time ago. This is the first time I have missed an appointment."

"Why, why don't you wake me up..."

"Compared to an awkward meal, it might be easier for you and me to leave our seats together to eliminate Yamos's doubts."

"..."

After Yula thought about what it was, her face immediately turned red.

Vickery looked at her and said seriously.

"Yura."

"……Um."

"If you think about it, it seems like our contract is about to expire."

For a moment, Yura's eyes widened.

"Yamos is already doubting. He may not be able to survive for a year. You must become a guardian knight within a year."

Vickrey said this, and then stretched out his hand to tidy up Yula's messy hair.

Yora did not refuse. Compared with the hand, the other person's next words surprised her more.

"If you can't become a guardian knight within that time limit, then you and I will get married even if you don't want to."

"..."

"So, if you don't want that day to happen, you can't stand still as you are now. If I change my attention, you won't be able to leave."

Yura looked directly into Vickrey's eyes without saying a word.

After thinking for a long time, she finally asked what she had been confused about.

"Why do you have to make such a big change because of me?"

"..."

"There should be many more beautiful women than me. Women like me, whose hands are covered with calluses, who are always unhappy, and who do things rigidly, should not be so attractive, but why..."

Vickery silently moved his gaze out the window, the bright moonlight reflecting in his eyes.

"...Yura."

Vickery suddenly laughed.

"Although I hate the ambiguous rhetoric of fate."

"..."

"But sometimes you have to admit that some things are truly undeniable."

As he spoke, he looked up at the moon in the sky.

"for me

Well, that's you. "

……

Yora understood what he meant, but at the same time she was confused.

The previous Vickrey would never be like this.

What exactly happened to him that led to such a big change?

"……is that so?"

Yura took a deep breath.

Vickery looked back at her.

"One year, I will only abide by that agreement for one more year, but after that, I will act according to my own wishes."

As he spoke, Vickery leaned forward.

At first, Youla thought he was trying to do something, and she was so frightened that her whole body trembled, and her body unknowingly made a counterattack posture.

Got it~

But Vickery just held the door open for her.

"Have a good rest today. Although I couldn't attend the dinner, you and I stayed alone all night. Yamos should be very happy,"

"..."

Yora looked at Vickery blankly.

"What? Don't want to go?"

"...No, thank you, bye."

Yula immediately nodded and got out of the carriage.

At this time, a breeze blew, and I seemed to have slept for a long time...

Although it was dark around her, her heart was calm.

Not far away, Youla saw her private house.

"drive!"

The coachman seemed to have gone back again. Yula looked at the back of the carriage as it went away and returned home.

"Master, you are back!"

The attendant in the living room greeted her.

Yura smiled softly.

"Well, I'm hungry. Let's prepare some dinner."

"Okay, wait a minute."

The waiter immediately got busy. This was the first time in the past two weeks that the master had eaten at home.

That night, Youla had a delicious meal and slept soundly.

In the haze, the words Vickrey said suddenly appeared in his ears.

"But sometimes you have to admit that some things are truly undeniable."

She didn't know why, but it seemed like she didn't have to have nightmares anymore today.

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On the other side, on the way back.

"Are we still going around in circles?" asked the coachman.

Vickery shook his head.

"Go back to the mansion."

"Yes."

Thinking back on everything that had just happened, Vickery couldn't help but sigh.

Originally, he should stay away from Youla, but as time goes by, he may fall in love with her in various ways...

Damn fate, damn 'Wakele'.

But since you can't resist, it's better to take your destiny into your own hands.

"One year, Yura, I only give you so much time, and then I will tie you tightly to me."

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"Master, here we are."

"You worked hard tonight."

Vickery got out of the carriage and walked on the path in the middle of the garden.

However, what he didn't notice was that it was on the branch of a bush not far away.

An eagle was watching him quietly.

Chapter 96 Departure

Along the deserted road on the southern outskirts of the imperial capital, Ruisa was leading Princess Alice through the dense forest in a hidden way.

"Princess, do you need a rest?"

Looking at Alice, who was as small and charming as a doll, Ruisa couldn't help but worry.

"No, keep walking Ruisa, I'm not tired yet."

Alice shook her head and walked eagerly on the rugged mountain road.

After leaving the palace, they had been walking for two days and two nights without any rest.

'Ever secretly exercise alone? '

Ruisa smiled happily.

"We're not far from the first destination, let's work harder."

"Well, come on Ruisa too."

The two just continued walking forward, but Ruisa's subordinates "Ron" and "Jian" were a little worried.

Ron said as quietly as possible so that the princess could not hear him.

"Captain, even if we choose to believe in the sincerity of Vickrey, isn't Serelda Canyon a bit..."

"Stop talking. This matter has been decided. This is our only way out."

"But……"

Ron was still worried, but before he could speak, there was a sound in his ears, and he tilted his head subconsciously.

"Whoosh!"

The dagger thrown out of nowhere hit the tree trunk hard, and a string of broken blood beads slipped from Ron's cheek.

"It's an attack!"

Ruisa picked up the princess and maximized her protective magic.

Ron and Ji'an drew their swords.

"...Captain, you go first, we will catch up later."

"It's up to us to stop them."

More sword lights emerged from the lush forest, and people in black appeared strolling around one by one and sneered contemptuously, not taking them seriously at all.

Just when the people in black were about to surround them, arrows and magic shot from the mountain peak blocked their way.

The fire support comes from the adventure group they hired at the expense of all their wealth.

The target of the operation together was too big, so Ruisa ordered them to come to the mountain peak in advance to act as long-range guard.

Although it was just a precaution, I didn't expect that the other party would really dare to take action within the empire.

"...We must come back alive! This is an order!"