Chapter 12

 

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes.”

 

That’s what it looked like to others.

 

I swallowed a sip of tea to calm my complicated mind.

 

“Cecil. What’s normal when you love someone?”

 

“Umm, Yulia.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“I haven’t been in a relationship either.”

 

“Huh…?”

 

What? Aren’t you in a relationship with the male lead?

 

“Really?”

 

“Yulia. If I were in a relationship, I wouldn’t be doing this with you right now, would I?”

 

“Oh, yeah.”

 

Did the original really change?

 

However, the heroine Cecil should be connected to the male lead Idiran.

 

You two looked good together. And most of all, thanks to me.

 

I didn’t want the happy ending to change.

 

I didn’t want to ruin my friend’s happy ending just to live alone.

 

“What does Cecil think about Duke Blair?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“What do you think of Duke Blair?”

 

“Handsome.”

 

“Then…!”

 

“But I don’t want to get involved in anything, and I can’t get involved in anything.”

 

“Huh? Why?”

 

I was embarrassed by Cecil’s determined voice.

 

“Yulia, you may not care much because you are a princess, but the directions my family pursues are very different than that of Duke Blair”

 

Cecil smiled slightly awkwardly.

 

Perhaps what Cecil said means that the Blair family and the Chloe family are not in a mutually beneficial relationship, but in a conflicting relationship, right?

 

“Then, what about Duke Siegbert?”

 

“It’s a symbiotic relationship. We share the same direction.”

 

It means that the villain and the female lead are in the same faction.

 

“Then is Duke Siegbert not in your heart?”

 

“No.”

 

“Huh? Why?”

 

“Hmm, should I say that I don’t really want to be involved?”

 

That’s right. I don’t want to be involved with the villain at all.

 

“Although, I never want to turn him into an enemy. But I don’t even want to be close.”

 

“Cecil”

 

“Yes?”

 

“When are you getting engaged?”

 

“Uh…..?”

 

“You can get married slowly, but you’re not even engaged yet.”

 

Or maybe she’s not even engaged because she has someone else she likes?

 

“Cecil, do you happen to…”

 

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but it’s not it.”

 

“You have the Duke of Siegbert in mind……”

 

“Never!”

 

My goodness!

 

“Uh-huh…… I get it.”

 

“Yulia.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“You really have nothing to do with the Duke of Siegbert?”

 

“Yes.”

 

There’s nothing between me and the villain.

 

I was on the way to drink tea to moisten my mouth.

 

“Then, is he your crush?”

 

“Pfft! Cough Cough!”

 

You’re scaring me. Why is the story flowing like this?

 

When I came to my senses, I sprayed tea water on Cecil this time. I hurriedly handed Cecil a handkerchief.

 

“Sorry.”

 

“No. Are you sure you have nothing to do with the Duke of Siegbert?”

 

“There’s really nothing going on! We’re not that close to each other, as you expect!”

 

“Really? Then be careful. Your rumors in society are no joke.”

 

“…..”

 

“It wouldn’t matter if you had him in your heart, but if you don’t, you’d better make it clear.”

 

I couldn’t get a sense of how much Cecil would say this.

 

“A war hero who was a secret crush on a princess who never shows her face to the social world. It’s a pretty provocative story.”

 

“What’s stimulating?”

 

“Of course it’s the secret first meeting between you and the Duke of Siegbert. They don’t know how he met you, so everyone is writing a novel.”

 

It should never be known how I met the black screen.

 

Should I just quietly finish my sleeping life? Don’t step into society for no reason and make complicated things happen.

 

“Yulia.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“I really want you to participate in this New Year’s festival.”

 

“……I’ll think about it.”

 

I’m thinking about it, but it was difficult to make a decision easily. Because I’ve never participated in society,

 

Cecil got up from the chair. I organized the dress as if I were already going to go.

 

“Are you leaving already?”

 

“I have to go. If you miss me, call me again next time! Or you can come and visit me, Marquis Chloe.”

 

“Yes!”

 

After seeing Cecil off, she took steps in regret because the carriage wasn’t in sight yet.

 

“Brother?”

 

I was going to rest in my room now, but my brother was blocking the door.

 

“Yulia, can you spare me a moment?”

 

“All of a sudden?”

 

“Yes. Suddenly.”

 

“Brother. Since when have you been waiting here?”

 

You didn’t wait for me here until I returned from Cecil, did you?

 

“Not for a long time, just a little bit.”

 

He waited for a long time.

 

Brother reached out his hand in front of me. It was an action that seemed to mean that he would escort me.

 

I hesitated a little, but soon I put my hand over my brother’s hand.

 

“Yulia. I’m asking because I’m really curious.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“Are you dating Duke Siegbert? If that’s true, break up.”

 

“Uh…!” (Surprised noises)

 

No. I’ve never had a private right with the villain. Why do you want me to break up with him?

 

It was unfair. It was so unfair that I was going crazy.

 

Why are you doing this to me, both Cecil and my brother? There is no shame if you ask me the truth!

 

Why is there a rumor that I’m dating the villain?

 

“I’ve never been in a private relationship with that duke! What are you talking about? Cecil, too. What’s wrong with you?”

 

“Aren’t you in a relationship?”

 

No, I’m not.

 

“You’ve never met a man so far……”

 

I wasted my time for no reason.

 

I thought we were talking about something grand, so I was nervous and prepared myself.

 

It was unfair that I devoted my time to hearing such words. Even if he was my favorite brother, I was annoyed.

 

“……Did you get dumped?”

 

They even fan the flames.

 

(T/N: So while she is clearly angry they’re adding more stuff to make her mad.)

 

“No! What are you talking about?”

 

“Um…… I don’t think your friend mentioned it earlier.”

 

“What?”

 

“Your eyes are really red right now. Like a person who cried.”

 

“……Is it that bad?”

 

“Yeah. Pretty much. So I thought it was the Duke of Siegbert who made you cry.”

 

No, you’re not wrong. Though the reason is a bit different.

 

“But if you’re not dating, I was wondering if you were dumped.”

 

“Who do you think I’m going to get dumped by?”

 

I mean, Yulia got rejected a lot in the original.

 

It was just the original, but it had nothing to do with me now.

 

I never confessed in the first place, so I never got dumped, and that didn’t mean I wanted to love someone enthusiastically.

 

“That’s not true……?”

 

Why does it sound like a question?

 

“Then don’t say such nonsense. And I have nothing to do with Duke Siegbert.”

 

“Yeah. If you say that, it’s probably like that.”

 

“I’m not going out for a while.”

 

No matter how much I thought about it, there was no better way than hiding. You won’t run into the villain if you stay home.

 

Unless he sneaks into the Castle again, though the probability of encountering him is close to zero.

 

“Yeah. Whatever you think and do, I’ll support you.”

 

“Oh…. Brother…”

 

“I’ll always be on your side regardless of the reason.”

 

“I’m relieved.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes. Really.”

 

You will be on my side completely? Will my brother be able to unconditionally side with me?

 

* * *

 

“Princess!”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“Princess, the sun has risen in the sky! You have to get up now.”

 

“Um…..”

 

“Princess. His Highness, Duke Siegbert, is in the castle.”

 

What? The Duke of Siegbert?

 

“Huh?”

 

“He came to the castle in the morning and hasn’t moved from that spot until now.”

 

I got chills down my spine. Was it this scary to mention the name of the villain from the morning?

 

Oh, it’s ambiguous to say that it’s morning anymore because the sun has risen in the sky.

 

“Just tell him to go back.”

 

“Of course, I told him I would deliver the message to the princess when she wakes up so he should go back first. But he said he’ll stay until the princess comes out.”

 

“That’s why.”

 

“……Leave it.”

 

I’m sure he’ll stay in moderation and go back anyway.

 

It was annoying. He was so shameless to come here knowing how it would end. I really didn’t want to see him.

 

“But you still have to eat. Wake up.”

 

“Uh-huh…..”

 

I just didn’t want to see him for a moment. I didn’t want to see the existence of the villain.

 

I didn’t want to be close. I didn’t like the villain.

 

But I was curious. It would be okay to see what kind of expression the villain has.

 

“Nanny. Can you see him from here?’

 

“Yes, that way.”

 

When she saw where the nanny’s fingers were headed, he was holding a bouquet of flowers full of purple hyacinths.

 

(T/N: aww the meaning is so cute in flower language. Search up Purple Hyacinth if you want to guess what might happen in the next few chapters. Don’t search it up if you don’t want a spoiler though)

 

Perhaps because of the distance, his face was not seen properly.

 

“Princess?”

 

Unknowingly, I was surprised and hid behind the wall.

 

It may be an illusion, but his eyes met mine as he turned his head this way.

 

“It’s nothing.”

 

“Would you like me to get those flowers?”

 

“No! Don’t get anything! If he sends anything, send it all back. Got it?”

 

“Yes, I will.”

 

I didn’t understand. And I was scared.

 

Even if I wanted to read the thoughts of the villain, I couldn’t read them at all. I’m afraid the results will be the same even if the process changes.

 

I’m afraid my ending will be a tragic death.

 

“I’m hungry.”

 

“Do you want me to bring food here?”

 

“Yeah. Bring me a brush, too.”

 

“Yes. Wait a minute.”

 

Because I just don’t love him. At least I won’t feel miserable like Yulia in the original.

 

You will feel the sadness of losing your precious family.

 

I sat on the floor as my legs relaxed.

 

“I don’t want to die. I just want to live.”

 

It’s not like I want a lot!

 

Who said I wanted to get along with the male lead? Who said I wanted to be the female lead?

 

I just wanted to live with my family normally. Why did this ordeal come to me?

 

I  thought nothing would happen if I didn’t do anything.

 

“I just want to be loved normally.”

 

I spoke to myself with my face buried in my knees.