The Reason I Have To Be A Villain

[Diwen’s POV]

“Sir Fergus, are you crazy? Where have you been wandering around and now you’re finally coming back?”

“Somewhat…… Marquis, you’ve become very harsh with your words while I haven’t seen you?”

After receiving the invitation to the concert and setting up the meeting place and time, Diwen safely arrived at the drawing room and smiled at Reden’s bloody words. Reden still muttered coldly.

“Maybe it’s because you made me waste my time, but my true feelings came out.”

“Haha, that’s harsh. There’s no reason to be more skeptical than that. I got tickets for the concert.”

“How?”

Zion, who was sitting in front of Reden without a word at that time, asked in an indifferent tone.

Diwen was about to talk about the circumstances, but hesitated and looked at Reden. Reden’s eyebrows furrowed slightly as if asking.

“Come to think of it, I didn’t really know…… I think the Marquis really cares about Miss Renée, right?”

“……Why are you suddenly talking nonsense.”

Diwen just laughed and didn’t answer Reden’s question. Zion looked at Diwen with narrowed eyes and realized that he was hiding something.

Sure enough, Diwen spun his words flexibly.

“Anyway, so that you know, I will take care of Bradley’s matter and that woman as planned. Did she get a ticket?”*

TL/N: I was super confused with this part, Bradley MIGHT be a woman, but I’m not sure yet. I will edit the previous chapters if I’m wrong.

“……Yes, how did you get it?”

“Well, that’s a relief.”

“…….”

“By the way, while we’re collecting the bones, the two of us are looking for the Dragon Rares, right?”

Diwen sighed and tossed the papers he was still holding onto the table in the middle. The papers, which were in sheets, were a little disorganized by the wind, and thanks to that, the papers in the middle were clearly exposed.

In the middle of the page, in bold letters, it was written that she possessed dragon bones. And what is written below… …

[Bradley Siblings]

Zion glanced at the name on the paper and said calmly.

“To be more efficient, it would be quicker for me and Diwen to collect dragon bones and the wizards to find dragon rares, but why did you split them up like this?”

“You didn’t know? That lady* is going to move with me.”

Because I don’t know what your intention is. Diwen murmured in small whispers and sat loosely on the armrest of the sofa.

“You seemed to hate me, but that surprised me a little. Or do you have some other ulterior motive.”

“Anyway.”

At that time, Reden quietly opened his mouth.

“I’m glad you’re able to go to the concert. Then I hope you collect the bones safely.”

“…….”

“The most important thing is that there should be no casualties. Ideally, they should be persuaded to collect the bones before they get swallowed up, but in the unlikely event of a runaway, prioritize the public before anyone else.”

Diwen did not answer. His purple eyes were heavily sunken as if he was lost in thought.

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[Diwen’s POV]

“What are you hiding?”

In the carriage returning to the palace, Zion spoke as soon as he moved away from the Blair family mansion.

Diwen looked at Zion with eyes that didn’t know what nonsense he was talking about. It was a look of nonchalance. Zion sighed and looked out the window.

“Change of question. Where did you get the invitation?”

“Is the process important? The results matter.”

Zion, who had the landscape in his eyes, immediately turned his eyes and stared at him at the brazen answer. Then he began to mutter in a resigned tone.

“Ha…… yes. You said you got it after arriving at the Blair family mansion, so you must have found it inside the mansion, right?”

“… …”

“If the Marquis had an invitation, he wouldn’t have held a meeting today.”

Diwen kicked his tongue. Zion’s words seemed to be irritating, but Zion did not stop.

“Then there’s only one person who might have that precious ticket, Lady Blair…”

“It’s really annoying. Do you have a disease that kills you if you don’t act like you know for a second? Is your mission today to pretend to know something?”

TL/N: LMAO

“Did you steal it?”

“What’s the point even if you know it.“

Diwen finally closed his eyes and leaned his head back, as if he had no intention of telling him until the end. It was a sign not to talk to him, but Zion was not the type wasn’t the type to be concerned about him.

“When I was asked how you got it, you suddenly brought up the story of the young lady to the Marquis and so I noticed… ….”

“…….”

“You must have done something that would offend the Marquis who cares for the young lady.”

“Ah, really…….”

“I hope not, but that can’t be right.”

Diwen opened his eyes. Purple eyes contained irritation that could not be compared to before. On the other hand, Zion easily ignored his gaze with his eyes narrowed and continued to talk behind his back.

“You’re not going to the concert with the young lady, right.”

“Why, can’t I?”

Diwen spoke out in a piercing way. Zion immediately furrowed his eyebrows. He looked like he didn’t understand at all.

“On the day of the concert, what would you do if the siblings ran out of control and something big happened to the young lady?”

“It’s possible that they don’t experience a runaway.”

“Even if they don’t, the alliance could be broken immediately if the Marquis finds out about this. Your stupid head doesn’t even seem to have that in mind.”*

TL/N: This was why I was so confused about the pronouns. At the 1st asterisks part, 여자가 and 여자는 were in the raws, so I thought they were referring to Renée, but it seems like Reden doesn’t know that she’s going and wouldn’t want her to go cause it’s potentially dangerous. SOOO My guess is, this Bradley is a woman? I’m so sorry! I’ll edit and update the chapters when I reach the future parts and get more clues!

“If you measure this and that, you can’t do anything in the end. So you’re gonna be stuck here all the time?”

As usual, the two had a bloody conversation, followed by a short silence. However, as always, Diwen sighed and eased the atmosphere.

“I was also trying to get tickets somehow. But what to do? Renée said she must go too.”

“Why didn’t you steal it?”

“I know, like a fool, I asked her why and where she got it.”

Zion, who had never seen Diwen regret his choice, was at a loss for words.

Did he just admit he did something stupid?

“Well, there’s nothing we can do about what’s already passed. And just saying. Renée’s table is on the second floor, second floor.”

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Zion, who came to his senses at Diwen’s words, saw the ticket he took out from his chest. On the dark red ticket, it was written that it was a special seat. The words 2nd floor was written in small letters below it.

That means there will be an audience on the second floor, so we have to evacuate the audience on the second floor. In other words, we had to get a ticket on the second floor.”

“…….”

“In addition, Renée Blair was definitely going to go. If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better for me to accompany Renée to the second floor and evacuate the audience on the second floor when it happens?”

“First floor?”

“She’s got to take over. Or I’ll take the first floor and she’ll take the second floor.”

Diwen put the ticket back in his bosom and rubbed his stiff neck.

“Take care of yourself. As soon as we have collected all the bone fragments, we will go on an expedition.”

Zion did not answer. As if he was used to it, Diwen crossed his arms and leaned his head back, closing his eyes instead of asking why there was no answer.

As soon as his vision blackened, something passed through his mind.

Right before leaving the office, It was the sound of the words whispered in his ear, saying that she had a condition.

‘Instead, on that day, don’t bring a sword.’

When I remembered the fact that I had forgotten, I naturally furrowed my eyebrows. Not only was the absurd condition ridiculous, but if I follow the condition… …

This is because if the Bradley siblings go out of control that day, it will be difficult to subdue them.

‘Actually, I already received the ticket, so I don’t have to comply with the conditions… …’

Come to think of it, she’s a fool, too. I can’t believe you just gave me the ticket with a condition.

Diwen murmured in his mouth and slightly opened his eyes. The black vision disappeared, and I could see outside the window. Normally, the fast-moving scenery would make me dizzy, but I had no time to worry about it because I was lost in other thoughts.

He tapped his finger on his arm for a while.

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[Renée’s POV]

Time passed and the day of the concert came.

And I glared at the mission window, biting my nails.

What should I do? Why is this mission……?

At that moment, a polite knock was heard, and I was startled and pressed the accept button in case anyone noticed.

“C, come in!”

It wasn’t until I told them to come in that I remembered that no one could see the mission window, but it was too late.

‘It’s true that I had to press accept because it was my last mission anyway…….’

“Did you feel uncomfortable all night, my lady?”

Surprised by the sudden sound of Handel’s voice, I jumped up and looked at Handel. Handel’s eyes were wide open as if surprised by my reaction.

“What’s the matter, lady? You don’t look good.”

“No, it’s not. More than that, today…….”

“Yes, you said you were going out today. I’ll help you get ready right away.”

With that in mind, I prepared to go out with the help of not only Handel but also other maids.

What kind of balm should I use, does it not hurt, what should I do with my hair, etc., each time I answered these questions one beat late, but the maids only exchanged glances with each other and did not ask why.

You don’t know how fortunate I thought it was. Because my head was still complicated because of the mission that came up in the morning, and it was on the verge of exploding.

However, they seemed more worried than frustrated as I continued to be in a state of mindlessness. Handel spoke in a noticeably forceful, bright voice.

“Ah, Lady! It’s your first time going out like this since the banquet, ……. Da, aren’t you going on a date?”

Date?

As soon as I heard that, I remembered who I was going to meet today. I straightened my face.

“Date… Let’s not say that.”

“Yes……”

Handel answered, curling her lips in. Then she began to stroke my hair again.

As the silence was about to continue again, Julie, who was smoothing out the wrinkles on the skirt behind me, muttered very quietly.

“Seeing that the lady is not happy with it, I think you’re meeting someone you hate, so may I ask who it is?”

“Th, that’s right. We don’t know who it is, but if you’re forcing yourself to leave, wouldn’t it be okay not to leave?”

“Why are you saying such crazy things from earlier?”

Handel went off again, and Lyn, who couldn’t watch, tapped Handel on the side.

I ended up laughing at the sight and decided to postpone the mission for a while.

“But will you know even if I tell you? Ahhh, you know……. Because he’s a famous person.”

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At my murmur, the four maids looked at each other at the same time without saying who one came first, and nodded quickly.

“Tell us!”

“If we don’t know, he’s not famous……. There’s no reason for you to meet such a person, so let’s cancel the appointment!”

“You can ignore what Handel says for now, my lady. She’s weird today.”

Since Susan’s dismissal, the relationship has grown closer without knowing it, so their words just felt cute. I laughed mischievously, cleared my throat, and called out his name.

“Diwen Fergus, you know?”

Even though they’re dragon slayers, I thought they might say they don’t know because I wondered if they remember their names one by one. However, Lyn replied as if there wasn’t anyone who didn’t know it.

“Diwen Fergus? Of course I know.”

Ohhh, I pretended to admire a little.

“That’s great, but why? Because he’s a dragon slayer?”

“Well, there’s that, too. He’s from the famous Fergus family.”

The Fergus family…?

What about it?

No matter how much I searched my head, I couldn’t understand it, so I asked one more time, and Laura, who was fixing my hair with pursed lips and narrowed her forehead as if concentrating, said in a muffled tone. She, too, knew about Diwen Fergus.

“Well, as far as I know, the Fergus family must be famous as a cursed family, right? I don’t know for sure.”

“No, that’s right. Cursed family. I don’t know what the curse is, but I heard that the family collapsed because of the curse.”

Lyn said with rare certainty. On the other hand, I looked at myself in the mirror with my eyes wide open in bewilderment.

Curse? Downfall?

TL/N: So sorry some parts are a little confusing this chapter, esp the parts involving Bradley. Hopefully it’s not too confusing though!