I Accidentally Kidnapped The Ultimate Villain – Chapter 72

Ch 72

“W-Why are you holding my hand!”

Killian seemed even more pleased as Aria shuddered in alarm.

“Let’s go now.”

“……Yes.”

The original story had changed. So, she decided to trust Killian. But even so, she hesitated because she felt like she was committing a sin. It was clear.

“Aria.”

“Yes?”

“I will give you one month.”

“For what?”

“To break off your engagement with His Highness.”

“How can I make him Emperor in one month…!”

“You just need to get his confirmation.”

“Ah…….”

Killian stepped back a little as Aria spoke in confusion. He was even considering making Lionell the Emperor if she wished.

The Emperor’s position had more restrictions than it seemed, and there were many rules to follow. But if she could step back and live as she wished, like him…

In fact, wasn’t this a better position?

He wasn’t particularly interested in the Emperor’s position, which would force him to the front and impose restrictions. He had only said it because it seemed like Aria wanted to become Empress.

“It won’t be difficult.”

“Why?”

“Because I won’t let Aria just handle it on her own.”

“C-Can’t I do it myself?”

“If you could do it yourself, you wouldn’t have gotten this far.”

“Ah…….”

She was thinking that he was right, but she was also worried if it would be okay if Killian intervened.

The Killian from the original story, who hated being touched, was acting like this towards her.

She wondered if the character settings had changed as the original story changed.

She didn’t have much use. But if he really turned from the Noble Faction to the Imperial Faction, there would be no better ally. The game would change.

“If Killian… really joins the Imperial Faction, then I will do as Killian wants.”

“Then I’ll speak to His Majesty directly.”

“……Yes.”

Aria felt sorry for somehow putting off her own work, but at the same time, she was relieved. She knew that if she tried to say something, she would get caught up in it and wouldn’t be able to say it properly.

She wasn’t good at this kind of thing in her previous life either. If there was a conflict of opinions, she would rather listen and choose to resolve it peacefully.

But it was different when she was with Killian. Every time she thought she could just endure and end it, he would provoke her, and she would unknowingly do the same.

Aria suddenly realized that she was doing everything Killian told her to do.

“I guess I can’t take a bath after all.”

“Why? This is the second time. Is there anything to worry about?”

“I’ll do it after breaking off the engagement.”

“…….”

“I don’t think this is right.”

Killian felt a little disappointed at Aria’s firm words.

“I won’t do anything.”

“How can I believe that?”

“You didn’t do anything last time either.”

“…….”

She shifted her gaze to her toes, feeling uncomfortable with his gaze.

“You don’t trust me.”

“…….”

“Then why was it okay before?”

“Because… Killian didn’t have his memories then.”

Aria answered without hesitation. He couldn’t help but laugh because he found it amusing that Aria was afraid of him, but honest in these parts.

“Then let’s cover my eyes again. If I can’t see, Aria will feel more at ease.”

“……Do you really have to go that far?”

“Yes.”

“What if I run away?”

“I’m good at reading signs.”

“Ah.”

Aria knew that he was a Sword Master, even though he hid his skills. That was the skill he had hidden in the original story to kill Lionell. The fact that he secretly trained and honed his skills was also because of the assassins who came from time to time.

“What if it comes loose like before when you just tied it roughly?”

“This time, Aria, you tie it.”

She sighed softly and looked at him. It seemed like he wouldn’t give up.

She was organizing her situation in her head.

No matter how much she told Lionell, he wouldn’t break off the engagement. It would be a good idea to break off the engagement with Killian’s help. But she knew better than anyone that Lionell would become a wise ruler if he became Emperor.

That’s why he had to become Emperor.

Besides, if she broke up with him, Lionell would naturally end up with Melina. The two were passionately in love with each other in the original story.

Even if they didn’t end up together, Aria didn’t want to marry Lionell.

Then it would be important to really bring Killian into the Imperial Faction.

“If Killian…….”

“Yes.”

“What if you betray me?”

“I will bet the amulet my mother gave me.”

“Ah…….”

Aria suddenly felt overwhelmed by the weight of what he was betting. It was a cuff and an amulet given by Killian’s birth mother. It was a keepsake he had received from his deceased mother.

“T-That’s important…….”

“It’s an important matter, so I’ll bet something important.”

“Ah…….”

Aria knew how his birth mother had died because she had read the original story.

Killian thought she was accepting this quite naturally. At the same time, he impulsively said to Aria.

“My mother is not actually the late Duchess.”

“Yes?”

“My mother was a commoner.”

“Ah…….”

“But thanks to my father finding me, I was able to inherit the title of Duke.”

“I-Is it okay to say that?”

“Yes.”

Aria knew that all of those words were true. But she also knew that there was a fact that he had left out.

He wasn’t the real Killian. He was just a person of the same age with the same name and similar appearance as the dead Killian Loenbert.

He had entered the Loenbert family to take revenge after the real Killian, who had been living in his house, died, and his mother was killed. He entered the family and even inherited the title of Duke.

And he perfectly avenged his mother.

Aria thought that she could trust him to some extent because he hadn’t told her all of this, but he had told her some of the facts. After all, she was the first person he had ever revealed these facts to.

“Aria.”

“Yes?”

“Are you disappointed that I’m not a full-fledged noble?”

“No.”

He was examining her eyes. He wanted to see if Aria was lying or not.

But rather, Aria was accepting his words quite calmly.

Just by looking at her expression, he didn’t think she was showing the emotions he was worried about.

So he continued to speak.

“And I’m not actually the real son of the Duke’s family.”

“Yes?”

“I was just adopted because the missing Duke Killian Loenbert had similar hair and eye color to me.”

“Ah…….”

He couldn’t bring himself to say that he had come to the Loenbert family to take revenge, and that he had caused the Duke and Duchess to die.

“W-Why, w-would you say such things…….”

“Aria, you believe my secrets, but you’re not afraid.”

“……Ugh.”

He could tell that she wasn’t trembling, but rather feeling uncomfortable. It was clear that she felt responsible when she heard his secrets.

“Actually, when I had a panic attack while sleeping in Aria’s bed, it was because my mother’s last appearance came to me in a dream.”

“…….”

“She died in front of my eyes back then.”

Aria felt strange that he was speaking so calmly, but she had heard things that shouldn’t be said so calmly. She knew that he hadn’t even told Melina about this.

“Killian.”

“Yes.”

“Y-You shouldn’t trust me like that. You shouldn’t even tell me such things.”

“I trust Aria.”

She met his eyes. His mysterious violet eyes looked calm, as if he had flipped over a confident card.

“Don’t trust me.”

“I already do.”

He smiled brightly and tucked Aria’s hair behind her ear. She unknowingly sighed and naturally accepted his touch.

“Let’s wash up now. We both have too much blood on us.”

“……Yes.”

Aria took the dry cloth he handed her again. And she reached out her arms as if to hug his neck and tried to cover his eyes. Then his breath touched her shoulder.

“Aria.”

“Yes?”

“If we wash together, will Aria smell like me too?”

“……I guess so. Aren’t we going to use the same cleanser?”

“Hahaha.”

Killian couldn’t help but laugh again because of Aria’s innocent answer. She left Killian as he was and tied the end of the cloth on his face. She completely covered his eyes and tied it very tightly, so that it wouldn’t slip or come loose even if he moved. She tied it very, very tightly.

“My eyes feel like they’re going to burst.”

“Really? Shall I tie it again?”

“No. This is better. It would make Aria anxious if it came loose.”

She glanced at him, and was relieved that Killian was smiling.

Aria was very wary because Killian kept teasing her, but also told her too many facts. When he gave information to the other party like this, it meant that he wanted something.

Maybe he wanted to switch to the Imperial Faction and gain more power.

She thought.

The mastermind she saw in the original story was an ambitious strategist.

“Please take my hand.”

“Yes.”

She felt like she wouldn’t be able to walk without holding his hand, so she took his hand and led him to the bathroom.

“Aria.”

“Yes?”

“I want to wash up quickly.”

Aria felt like she was sensing a threat to her life as he spoke meaningful words with a bright face, but she tried to ignore it.