The Crazy Villainess in This Area Is Me

Magorit, who was staring blankly at the garbage, began to chuckle and laugh. Merilly, who looks like Lobelia, must have been poisoned by now.

“Do you really think I’d only be beaten like this…?” The eyes filled with madness turned towards the main building.

Magorit has only been beaten so far. It was true that she was honestly scared. But she did something.

Her conscience, which had been gnawing at her heart and tormenting her, gradually became dull. No, she couldn’t tell whether it was her conscience or her heart that had become dull. However, the only thing she could guarantee was that there was no place to retreat anymore.

Just because the people in the mansion felt guilty about Merilly, it couldn’t be said that they were all people with good character who could give up their own desires. It would be foolish to believe they had changed their minds just because they shed a few tears.

Naturally, Magorit bribed several servants to use as her hands and feet. Jack was just one of them. Eventually, someone got hold of the poison, and Magorit ordered it to be put into Merilly’s snack today.

In a little while, Lobelia, who had insulted her so much, would get down on her knees and beg. All she had to do was laugh at that sight. Moreover, she had a strong backing.

“

” Magorit laughed darkly. Her eyes were drawn to the letter on the table. There was no seal on the envelope, just ‘P’ written on it.

“Just wait and see how I get back on my feet. It’s all mine. The title Marchioness Hamilton, and my husband. All of them.”

With her face regained color, Magorit slowly rolled her eyes. The corners of her mouth turned up as if she was just happy, without even realizing that there was no light in her eyes.

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“Frinel!” Surprised, I quickly approached him.

“Lo-Lobel…”

Dark red blood poured out of Frinel’s mouth. He struggled to speak even as he vomited blood.

“Cake, poison… trap…”

“Frinel, stop talking!” I held onto his hand and shouted firmly.

Surprised, Merilly was crying and not knowing what to do.

The only person who could do something like this was Magorit. In the end, there must have been someone who had fallen for her temptation.

I gritted my teeth. Darkness appeared over my emerald eyes that sparkled with surging anger. It was then.

“

!”

The window broke with a clanging sound. Merilly’s startled scream reached my ears. I gained my senses.

Rising up from my position, I covered the fallen Frinel and Merilly behind me. Assassins wearing black masks were suddenly surrounding the area.

“

…!” It was so absurd that I burst out laughing.

Yeah, I thought it was weird that she seemed somewhat calm. This time, it seemed like she was going to kill me completely.

“Follow me obediently. She won’t be killed if you follow me.” They took out their sharp daggers and pointed them at me.

“You won’t kill her?”

“If you want to save your child…

?”

A man who seemed to be the leader of the assassins made a threat. Then he suddenly saw the child looking fine and tilted his head.

“This person took the poison. You idiots.”

“…Goodness.”

“Do you know who this person is?”

I growled lowly, pretending to be okay. However, even during this time, Frinel’s complexion was gradually turning pale.

“He’s His Royal Highness, the prince of this empire!” I continued quickly. “There’s no need to get blood on my hands. It’s over for you all.”

“

, so what if he’s the prince? Without an antidote, he wouldn’t be able to survive. You crazy woman who doesn’t even know the fear of a tiger.”

“Who’s the one behind you?” My gaze turned sharply.

Dark blue mana began to slowly flow out of my body.

In this sudden situation, Merilly’s whole body was shaking, and Frinel was clutching his heart as if in pain.

“Merilly.”

“Yes, yes.”

“Close your eyes.”

“Yes…?”

I held my child tightly so that Merilly couldn’t see them. And at the same time,

“

!”

Dark blue mana engulfed them. I cast a protective shield over the platinum blond hair to prevent my child from hearing those terrible screams.

“Lobelia!”

A dark shadow casts over the window. It seemed that there were other groups besides the assassin that invaded the room. The sharp tip of the sword flashed above my head, as I was caught off guard.

“No…!”

At that moment, Frinel raised his body and hugged me.

“

…!”

“…Frinel!”

The sword that was aiming for me tore his back. I immediately turned my body and attacked the bodies of the rest of the assassins. Soon, the assassin who attacked us was crushed to ashes.

“Frinel!”

When everyone was completely gone, a suffocating silence came.

“Lobelia…”

“I’ll fix it right away. It’s going to be okay.”

Anger to Magorit caused me to use too much mana. I was breathing heavily as I inspected his wounds.

There was no way Magorit would use ordinary poison. Suppose the holy power doesn’t manifest properly, like when I treated Jack. In that case, it might not be possible to detoxify him correctly.

“I…”

“Frinel, don’t speak. You’re bleeding…”

“…I love you.”

My breath stopped at his words.

“I… love you.”

“…Stop.”

“I love you, Lobelia…”

Even as he was bleeding, Frinel closed his eyes and smiled beautifully. He kept repeating his words that he loved me as if it were a will.

My eyes filled with tears. All I gave him was a box of eclairs. I was never able to give Frinel that answer or action he wanted from me. No, I chose not to. But what about him?

For the sole reason that I wanted it, he personally pushed the woman he loved, who had even borne Endimion’s child, into Endimion’s mansion. How heart-wrenching it must have been for him to send me away like that.

My lips quivered with sobs.

“It’s okay if you don’t mean it… just once…”

I tried to unleash my holy power. However, all that came out of my fingertips was the blue mana.

“No, no… Please…”

“Just once, for me…”

“Frinel, please stop… You shouldn’t speak. Your bleeding is getting worse…”

“Tell me you love me…” His pale lips uttered his last words with difficulty.

It felt like my heart was going to break. Frinel was hoping for just one sentence from me until the end. Just saying I love him, which is okay even if I didn’t mean it.  

My trembling fingertips touched Frinel.

Filled with desperation, I continued to release my power. However, like a lighter running out of gas, only a small spark flew out, and my holy power didn’t come out properly.

The tremors in my body didn’t stop. The memory of failure was devouring me like a swamp.

“Lobelia.”

At that moment, a small hand lay on top of my hand.

“Merilly…”

“Just like you did to me… You can do that, right…?”

My own image was reflected in the emerald eyes that looked exactly like mine. Even though she was only a seven-year-old child, Merilly’s eyes were very strong and firm.

I couldn’t lose him this way. I will save him somehow. I shook my head violently as if trying to come to my senses.

“All the time I spent with you…”

Just then, Frinel coughed loudly and trembled his body. Still, he didn’t stop talking. Because it might be the last time he could convey his feelings.

“It was happiness for me.”

His voice gradually lost strength.

“Therefore…”

“No.” I shook my head firmly while shedding tears.

With a more determined face, I placed both my palms on his chest. “Your real happiness hasn’t even begun yet.”

Then I spoke softly as if whispering. “You will hear the words I love you when you come back alive.”

As soon as I finished saying those words, dazzling golden light began to surge from my fingertips.