Villain Transmigration: Author Transformation

While they took their time trying to venture deep and tried to infiltrate within the mansion, the place distorted fast— As it went fast forward.

Soon after, they were already inside the particular scene where Keith got exposed to what Mystique spoke about.

Hearing the truth from her once more, Arnold's face shattered to a forlorn as he slumped his shoulders while Athan became livid, learning about it.

Mystique went at his jugular, living her life the way she wanted: conquering not only men but also the riches in the profoundness of the world she was in and she wasn't ashamed of it.

Summoning Keith was one of her last resorts, to achieve a higher ambition.

For the world she was in, such mana was of great scarcity but the vital energies in men aren't that difficult as well. Though it takes so much effort and learning that the government became too alarmed for the sudden death and disappearance.

Which only hindered her plans further.

Mystique couldn't afford to expose herself and the agendas she had, but if she needed to achieve more power, she had to sacrifice, and out of all the plans— It had to be this.

For she wanted before trying to milk everything out of Keith, to tell him the ugly truth and take it with him, at least with a grain of salt.

Nothing would be lost on her part anyway.

… As it was all in the past.

But then, Nathalie came in the nick of time and saved him regardless. She was unscathed and the villainess turned out surprised.

Daisy also came, only to be astonished that Jonathan appeared in her eyes once more.

However, Mystique was relentless with her assault, but it did not affect Nathalie.

Alas, her powers became futile, when Nathalie spoke about her true name.

She was rendered useless, kneeling in front of her.

Nathalie only wanted to know the truth, more of the truth that she spoke of, and when she insisted not to say anything about it.

She ended up using a lot of force.

But then, it only met a cry of the villainess, blasting everything to whiteness. 

Soon after, they came back.

Beside her, Arnold gritted his teeth, for everything that happened.

Even Athan couldn't believe what he saw like his soul left his body from it.

But then, she didn't expect that Arnold would say something first.

"It must've been hard for you… She already knew the truth before I could even try to keep it away from her…"

[Hide?]

"The history and her true nature..."

Arnold clenched his fist, muttering how difficult life was then and constant wars were occurring all over the place.

Once a small nation wasn't spared from the bloodbath that happened during a long time of war but they remained resilient after all that. 

But then, a striking opportunity came, when Lawrence encountered a woman.

Not any common woman.

It was also an Empress, reigning over the majority of the lands, despite being the sovereign of the seas.

"While it wasn't a simple encounter, Lawrence… To protect the small nation he ruled over, he offered himself as a tribute to the Empress."

'What? Wait that name...'

[Olivia?]

"Oh, I thought you didn't know that much?"

[No, no, no… You're mistaken but… Let me get it, please go on…] Nathalie, at the same time, trembled from a simple fact.

Even Athan looked at him like he was shocked. but gradually got over it through simple contemplation but it was different for Nathalie's side.

"I suppose it isn't shown much in the history books, Your Grace?"

"Always, to glorify the nation, one must bury the insidious deeds in the past."

She couldn't help but relate as it was still an ongoing case within the history of the Dysnomia Empire. Not that it was wrong but it surely brings the worst part of it— even the ones written in her book turned out to be eradicating the harshness on top of the sparkles and joy in Athan's life.

Be it through word count quota or appealing to the reader fanbase, she ended up getting hit by their comments.

Meanwhile, it was one of the least of her concerns as the history brought to life piqued her interest. 

A few words that she scribbled from the brainstorming she had popped in her mind, and somehow they started to connect one after another. She couldn't help but retrieved her phone as she went through her memo.

Nathalie became aghast from what she heard right now as every inch of her skin ravaged immense goosebumps and her perked ears turned out too late to halt everything that drifted inside.

Even so, Arnold got permission to tell the story.

[But how, for someone like her?]

"That woman might be fierce but she's also intelligent. She had diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries, who couldn't help but succumb to her power. Moreover, she also gave them a chance… To enter her harem."

[Don't tell me! His Majesty—!"

"Let's just put that… Lawrence and the Empress reached where they were in a relationship, alright?"

[They what?]

"They did… But not what it looked like."

[You mean… Full of schemes?]

"Indeed, the two were scheming each other. Because there were mutual benefits." Soon as Arnold ended, Nathalie ended up peering sideways at Athan, which he did the same. After which, he added. "Somehow it rings a bell, does it?"

Nathalie didn't want to think much about it, more so she didn't want to face it. Her body trembled and wanted to scurry away. However, she wanted to learn at the same time so she braced for what was to come.

[Please continue.]

"The outcome became bittersweet. Lawrence might've succeeded at the end and helped her rule over and when the opportunity came, he gathered everyone to turn against her."

[That's correct.]

"I can't be!" Athan also bore the same reaction, although his gaze beamed like he also had a truth connected to a different light, which was hard to imagine— perhaps knowing deep to the distorted history after being the Emperor after the war— came to his mind.

Arnold didn't mince his words.

"But then, Olivia had a distinct power. Like vampires, she's also able to absorb vital energies— in a different way… Seems familiar?"