When the Villainess Died, the Male Lead Went Crazy

It may be a pathetic excuse, but thanks to the way I tormented Kylian like the villainess, Duke Percival didn’t torment him to death like how he did in the original story. In the original story, the duke did not even give Kylian a proper doctor when he was ill, so there were several times when he nearly passed through the doors of death.

My father, Duke Pervical, hated the imperial family. This was because his older sister, Princess Percival, had been murdered in the midst of a conspiracy within the imperial palace.

Sadly, my father, Duke Pervical, hated both his father and mother, but loved his sister dearly. He was so sincere that he was willing to do the work his sister had to do because she was weak. The ducal princess didn’t want him to worry either, they loved each other so much that she pretended to be okay every time.

Such an older sister was murdered by the imperial family. The sense of loss Duke Percival harbored at that time, his lost anger, and his inability to die for revenge led to the coup.

The reason Duke Percival wanted to ascend to the throne was that he wanted to annihilate the entire lineage of the imperial family.

If my father’s wishes had been fulfilled, he would have installed Kylian as a puppet emperor, and one day he would have made himself emperor. I would have stayed in the palace for legitimacy’s sake.

The imperial family had many children. Kylian was the fourteenth prince, and since he was an illegitimate child, it took him a while to be recognized as a prince. If he had been born from the womb of a mother who’s part of a powerful family, he would have been recognized as an imperial prince right away.

So, from my father’s perspective, there was nothing to lose. When Kylian dies, all he has to do is bring back another emperor’s illegitimate child.

To my father, he was just the son of the emperor.

“What are you doing here?”

“What am I doing, I’m resting.”

“That’s my bed… ”

By the time Kylian was eleven he was accustomed to Duke Pervical’s mansion, I realized that my father wouldn’t bother him if I bullied him myself. So, I purposely stole the food that Kylian was eating, or the books he was reading.

Then this was the plan I came up with. If I openly occupy his bed, he will be forced to sleep in my room. I wanted to take care of him like torturing him. Because the prince’s room, which my father had given only to keep up pretenses, was not in a good condition.

I didn’t like him being treated worse than the employees, yet I was in a position where I couldn’t do it openly. I thought it would be nice if I could help the bullying as an excuse.

“So what? If you’re annoyed, you lie down here too.”

“…They said that a man and a woman who aren’t married should not lie in the same bed.”

“Why?”

“Then they’ll have a baby.”

“Okay. So you sleep somewhere else.”

It was a very naive and cute resistance, but I had no intention of accepting it. As time passed, he turned eighteen, and his ten-year-old appearance had completely disappeared. When he first came to the Duke’s mansion, he was so small that it was hard to believe that he was the same age as me.

His thumping footsteps were also loud. He didn’t eat very well, but he grew up to have a huge physique. He was too tall for an 18-year-old, his shoulders were wide, and his collarbone was straight. In addition to that, his torso was wonderfully large, so it was clear that his chest would look like sculptures even if I didn’t see them in person. Also, even though he loses to me every time he fights, I know how strong his arm muscles are.

I realized that this was what the main character’s buff looked like.

“What are you doing?”

“I said I would be there.”

He casually took off his coat and sat down on the sofa. The sofa, too, had worn out leather and the skin was already peeled off

“My room is empty, though?”

“…….”

I deliberately laughed at Kylian who was staring at me without answering. Then he frowned and avoided my gaze, but his ears were red from anger.

“I hate you so much.”

That was the word he struggled to say.

* * *

“Can, can we not go?”

I didn’t want to go because I suddenly remembered Kylian’s face as he looked at me hatefully, along with all the atrocities I had done to him.

Of course, Lewarren’s expression turned harsh. Perhaps my expression was that of Lilith, who looked frightened and hurt. Lilith was a beautiful woman who looked good and even innocent.

“Didn’t you just say you will go?”

“I remembered how much Kylian hates me.”

“…….”

“What if it’s not that he owes me his life, but maybe it’s a shame that he didn’t kill me with his own hands?”

“…….”

“I’m serious! Why do you look like that?”

“…….”

I’m proud of how I was an incredibly quick-witted person. Besides, when I think about it, I can understand why I went with Lilith’s body.

“You summoned me in Lilith’s body on purpose, right? To make sure he can’t kill me.”

“…….”

“But isn’t that too cruel to Kylian? If the woman he likes was possessed by his ex-wife—I’m the one he hates the most in the world.”

“…….”

I thought so. His hated wife entered the body of the woman he loves. Nothing could be more cruel to him.

Why the hell did Lewarren put me in Lilith’s body? I paid off my debts as best as I could, but then it turned out I still had to pay the remaining interest. It felt like my debt just ballooned a lot more than the amount I first borrowed.

“You’re the cruel one, Anais.”

“Yes! I became the cruelest person because of you! I’d rather you summon me into a wooden doll or something like that!”

“I told you, I can’t call you to a dead body.”

“Gosh, fine!”

I was resentful, but Lewarren was right and I had nothing to say. At this rate, I really think I should go see Kylian.

Will he forgive me?

Kylian, as seen in the original story, really loved Lilith. He found his life and recovered thanks to Lilith. I remembered that when his sight returned, the first thing he saw was Lilith’s delight.

“What if Kylian gets crazier?”

“…I guarantee you. He can’t get any crazier.”

“Really?”

“Yes. How can he be any crazier? He’s already crazy enough.”

“Ha… haha…”

My head was spinning as I laughed in vain.

Ah, what should I do?

After much deliberation, I finally chose to stay at the temple even though I hadn’t decided on anything yet.

“By the way, Anais.”

“Yes.”

“Why do you think Kylian loves Lilith?”

At night, I moved to the room Lewarren showed me to, but it was clear that this temple was a secluded place in the woods.

Otherwise, the bugs won’t be this… many.

Insects also flew around, and on the transparent stained glass, summer grass bugs were attached to each other, making pretty noises.

“You really have no sense. If you look at it from the side, you can see that Kylian loved Lilith.”

“…….”

It wasn’t that I lost my determination, it was just that I didn’t like those eyes, so my gaze went down by itself.

Not because I’m afraid.

“Remember when I introduced Lilith to Kylian?”

“…Yes.”

“And how much did Kylian take care of Lilith?”

“…Did he take care of her?”

“Yes.”

Both Lewarren and Lilith had to live a miserable life, and were forced to enter the temple at an early age. However, the original story was so harsh that it prevented me from changing anything in a big way, but not for these two.

Originally, Lewarren was supposed to become the highest priest of the Roseraine Temple at the age of eighteen. But the eighteen-year-old I met for the first time was a street thief. He was nothing like Lilith. The original Lilith was the one who should have been a saint of Julias, the goddess of life. However, eighteen-year-old Lilith was sold into slavery because of her divine power, and her power was being exploited.

I was the one who picked up Lewarren and put him in the Roseraine Temple. It was me who bought Lilith from the slave dealer and brought her to the Julias Temple.

Then, after the two of them ascended to high positions, I used it as an excuse to introduce them to Killian.

“Killian, this is Lilith.”

“Yes.”

After our official engagement ceremony, we somehow drifted apart and treated each other with respect.

“Nice to meet you. I am Lilith, the saint of goddess Julias.”

“I told you before, right? She is your destined person, Kylian.”

Every time Kylian heard that, he hated it. But, I would often tell him about his fate, and that he would get away from me and find a real lover. Killian’s original story won’t change anyway.

“Anais. Our wedding is half a year away. But you’re bringing another woman saying it’s destiny?”

“That…”

“Enough.”

He left that place with displeasure.

But after a while, Lilith and Kylian became really friendly, and they became friendly as if there was no room for me to barge in between them.

I thought it was good, even though it was really heartbreaking.

“What else are you thinking about?”

“Something like the worst temple food ever to eat?”

“You have to look at the sincerity of the person who made it.”

“If it’s what you made for me, I think it’s appropriate to call it malice rather than sincerity.”

Laughing at Lewarren’s words, I stood in front of the door, apparently in a strange mood.

“Killian really loved Lilith.”

“How are you sure?”

“When we were both kidnapped before, he saved Lilith first.”

Lilith and I had been kidnapped at the same time before. It was when I went around the capital to buy clothes for her. Because my father, Duke Pervical, was a man who had many enemies.

After we were both kidnapped, Lilith and I were separated, but it was Lilith, not me, that Kylian went to rescue first.

“That’s when I realized.”

It was my father who came to rescue me, and it was Kylian who went to rescue Lilith. When I found out about it after being rescued, I thought it was a relief.

“So you don’t want to get in between the two of them.”

“…Right.”

“But I must say that it was a misunderstanding.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Don’t ask me. You should ask the crazy man.”

“I told you I’m not going.”

“What’s the reason?”

“I don’t know!”

My heart pounded in a fit of rage. Lewarren looked at me as though I was pitiful.

I thought I just needed to endure it once, so I said without realizing it.

“If it was you, would you want to go?”