I Corrupted The Good Male Protagonist

The carriage stopped and Adele got off first then he reached out to me.

 “Hold my hand.”

Our eyes met and Adele closed his eyes and smiled. It ignites a cruel excitement that might crush my heart. I don’t know if I’m on the verge of being sentenced to death or if I’m undergoing a revival.

 Adele, what are you thinking? 

I grabbed his hand and got off the carriage.

The party was held in a mansion owned by the Duke of Bliss. I thought Marquis Claude’s villa was quite big, but that was nothing compared to this. 

There were so many guards walking around. The noise can also be heard from outside the building. It certainly didn’t seem to be a very cultured party.

 I followed Adele into the hall where the party was taking place. But as soon as we entered, the party suddenly became silent.

Everyone, regardless of gender, watched me. There was a sound of glass hitting the floor and breaking at a table where only young men gathered. But no one paid attention to the sound. 

“This is  a little burdensome.”

I was embarrassed for some reason, so when I murmured without realizing it, people began whispering.

 “Did you hear that? She just talked!”

“Is she really a real person?”

“She’s moving!”

“She’s breathing, right?'”

I can hear you guys!

 I tried to keep calm, but it still felt very awkward to get attention from nearly a hundred people.

 Of course, Irina worked harder than usual to decorate me, but Adele, the person I want to look good to, doesn’t seem bothered at all!

 Why are you guys reacting like this?

 “Anastasia, you look sick.”

“It’s been a while since I’ve been in a crowded place. I guess I was nervous.”

I stepped forward as if I were walking on the ice.

 At such a slight movement, more than 200 eyes followed at the same time. 

It was really scary seeing people responding sensitively to every move I made. In addition, Ash Claude and the villain sister were also staring at me. 

I looked at the big cage behind the villain sister for a moment. There was a huge artificial beast resembling a leopard inside.

That was the sacrifice of this Chichimeme. It really seemed real. Adele suddenly spoke, as if she had noticed my anxiety. 

“Shall we move to the terrace for a moment?”

“Yes, we’d better go fast.” 

Adele led me to the terrace as soon as I nodded. Only then did some people noticed we were about to go out. 

“Lord Magnus! I haven’t seen you in a long time!”

The young man standing in front of the door leading to the terrace pretended not to know and tried to talk to him, but Adele refused lightly.

 “I’m sorry. I’ll greet you again later.”

The man opened his eyes widely. 

Oh my, are trying to prioritize me first? 

Maybe it’s because the party had just begun, but the terrace was empty. When I breathed in the outside air, I relaxed a little.

Ugh, why am I even here?

Now I understand why the original Anastasia from the book rarely went out.

The influence of Anastasia Sinclair’s extraordinary beauty was beyond imagination. 

Come to think of it, I wonder.

Why did the writer set Anastasia to be a matchless beauty? Shouldn’t the female protagonist take the seat of the world’s most beautiful woman? Even the villainess sister can take that role. 

But why Anastasia, who’s just a supporting character who will die at an early age? 

My breathing gradually stabilized. I looked around for a chair and found a table. There were cookies and glasses with colorful drinks on the table.

 “There’s a table here, too.”

Just in time for thirst, I picked up a glass filled with a pink-colored drink but Adele suddenly stopped me from drinking it. 

“Anastasia, that’s champagne.”

“It looks so delicious.”

 It smells like cherries!

“No, you can’t.”

 Adele coolly took the champagne from my hand. I grumbled.

 “You’ll protect me no matter what happens anyway.”

 At least you’ll help me keep my head from hitting the wall.

Adele’s red eyes were fixed on me.

 “Do you trust me?”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

 I said without a moment’s hesitation.

 Adele’s eyebrow twitched slightly. 

“Even though you have enough reasons to blame me?”

 I felt like we already talked about this. I stood leaning against the railing.

Is that guilt real or is it fake?

 I didn’t know any of Adele’s secrets.

 However, he was aware that his good intentions were the result of learning, and that his feelings were false.

So what is his real emotion? What is he thinking, why is he looking at me like that? What is he going to say to me? 

“I didn’t completely forget.”

“I remember everything.”

I laughed bitterly.

 “Really? But you’re still here to see me? That’s very kind of you to say…”

I was not confident that I wouldn’t be shaken even if I faced Adele, so I looked away. 

Adele suddenly came close.

“Look at me.”

His words were more intense than any action.

My head is already full of you.

 I barely raised my head and bit my lips.

 Under the shade of the early evening, his eyes with distinct colors shone brightly. Blank face, white skin, straight nose, hard shoulders.

He looks like a masterpiece carved with great care by God.

“Anastasia, I’m different from everyone else. You may only be safe if you live under the watchful eye of someone for the rest of your life. I was convinced by my father’s warning, so I wanted you to stay away from me. That way, I won’t put you in danger.”

“You are not dangerous. “

I countered. Adele smiled faintly.

 “I used to do something that people would find very terrible. That’s why my father is so attentive towards me.” 

I whispered more sadly than ever.

“No matter what it was, that’s not the case anymore.” 

“Yes, but it’s not because I regretted my mistake, that’s because I didn’t want to be detained.”

 I pulled myself off the railing and approached Adele. 

I could hear the creature’s crying from the other side of the door. It seemed that the Chichimeme had finally started in earnest.

A frantic party that releases an artificial beast with a bomb on its body in the hall, then it pretends to run away as its breath gets cut little by little.

“……what happened?”

“I’m sorry. I don’t want to say much here,”

 Adele replied in a polite tone, asking for understanding, then he remained silent for a while but he spoke again.

 “That day, my father got very angry after you left like that. I was only able to attend the party today because of the promise I made to you.”

Lynette also told me that Adele did not come out, as well as the Duke recently. The Duke was really thoroughly monitoring and suppressing his son. 

“Is it okay if you tell me this?”

“Anastasia, I want you to make your own decision. Just like how I did.” 

His words sounded so cruel, seductive, and sweet.

“I gave you a chance a week ago, but you don’t seem to fully understand it yet. You asked me for sincerity. You said it was painful for me to favor you insincerely. You care about me that way. I hope you don’t make it difficult for me.”

I felt a sense of warmth in the way he looked at me.

“Yes, I’m willing to make your wishes come true and show my heart. If you wish, I will disobey my father’s will, I’ll abandon the goodwill and pretense that I learned and treat you the way I truly feel. I won’t push you away anymore. It may be a different way than before, but I will cherish and love you. Maybe that’s what I wanted. That’s why I keep feeling so weird.”

“….Adele? “

“But what’s the point of all that if you end up being afraid of me after I’ve given you my heart? I wonder if it’s possible to take that much risk. Compared to losing you, my feelings are too insignificant. If I think rationally, I have to be satisfied with this condition as well. Anastasia, I liked a formal relationship as long as I could meet you. But you’ve been driving me crazy all this time.”

I recalled the strange contradiction I felt back then. Adele said that I was no different from anyone else, but he also said that he was not confident in dealing with my death.

I accepted Adele’s refusal even though there was such a doubtful point. If I die, Adele will be left alone. And he tried not to go against the Duke’s will.

 I could not stay with Adele for the rest of my life, so I had to step down.

I have no reason but to lose the first person I liked, and I could never hate this boy who had given me all his time.

No! Wait! But more than that!

I blinked my eyes many times.

“W-wait, why are you trying to give me such a scary warning?”

Adele was just smiling. 

“I won’t do you any harm. However, my father said that no one would take me deeply. And I accepted. No matter how educated I am, I can’t help anything else that I was always been since birth. I don’t know when and under what circumstances I’ll embarrass you.”

“But why give me the right to decide?”

“If you want, I’ll tell you all my secrets. So it means you choose, you decide, and you take responsibility. Whether you’ll get closer to me or not. If you’re not confident about that, please forget your feelings for me.”

“Ah… “

My lips are wide open.

You’re gonna treat me with all your heart?

 You will care for me and love me? 

“But you know what? Does it sound like if I accept it, we might end up like that?”

I asked, hoping that Adele would resolve my suspicions.

“Why not? Anastasia, you are my precious person. I don’t want to lose you. That’s why I had to hurt him. My father is really wary of me. And for me, as long as it’s you, I’ll feel guilty and greedy.”