The Time-limited Extra Is Disguised as a Tutor in a Villain’s House

He said such a thing because he carries a past like this one.

Livia understood, finally.

The source of Cardien’s nightmares. Of course, the reason he continues to have nightmares is probably due to his magical outbursts, but–

‘He’s reliving the past.’

Through the medium of dreams.

Livia grimaced.

It was too cruel. The past is supposed to fade away as it passes.

But Cardien’s past doesn’t fade away like it should – it keeps manifesting through his dreams, haunting him.

‘It’s like a curse.’

Livia cautiously glanced at him and spoke.

“Are you okay?”

“What do you mean?”

Seeing his past self again.

“I hid my abilities, so… are you not angry?”

Since Cardien probably wouldn’t tell her about his emotional state anyway, and she didn’t want to forcefully pry into what he was hiding, she asked a different question.

After asking, she truly became curious.

His response was a little more curt than Livia expected.

“Well,” he replied with a nonchalant face. “I’m not sure about being angry, but my doubts have been cleared.”

“Doubts?”

“Apparently, you were caught in a magical outburst, but you insisted there was no such thing.”

“Oh, that’s…….”

Livia once again affirmed that Cardien had his own suspicions.

Even though she had anticipated it, hearing it directly made her feel somewhat bewildered.

“So, when am I going to wake up from this dream?” He asked, looking around.

Livia shook her head helplessly.

“I don’t know.”

“Don’t you remember how you woke up last time?”

At his words, Livia remembered the first time she entered his dream.

Naturally, her expression darkened. It was because she remembered Cardien back then.

‘Don’t let your mind wander.’

She regained her composure and recalled that moment. She clearly remembered embracing young Cardien, and the next moment, light spread, and the dream ended.

But from just that, there didn’t seem to be any specific rules for exiting the dream.

~ Translations by Lurelia | Editing by Valpal | Read only at moonlightnovels.com ~

In the end, she shook her head.

“I see.”

“But… one thing is certain.”

“What is it?”

Livia looked at him and replied, “This world is formed around the dreamer as its center.”

“Then there’s only one answer.”

Upon Cardien’s words, she nodded.

Cardien and Livia turned their steps together. As they went further inside the alley, the darkness deepened, and the sounds of the festival grew distant.

Walking alongside Cardien, she pondered whether she should ask the question that had been on her mind, now that her ability had been revealed.

But she hesitated, thinking that it might only bring up unpleasant memories. However, suddenly, Cardien’s voice came from above her head.

“If you have something to say, say it. Don’t hesitate like that.”

“In that case…..”

Swallowing her saliva, Livia asked the question that had been weighing on her mind.

“Are these dreams your Grace is having truly memories of the past?”

If they were, then maybe she could learn what happened to those with the symbols of the ancient temple.

Livia looked at him nervously, but the answer that followed quickly undid her nervousness.

“Well.”

“…….”

Whether it’s true or not, why give such an ambiguous answer?

“I don’t really know either,” Cardien admitted.

“You don’t know? That’s …….”

“I don’t remember.”

“What? You don’t remember?”

Livia’s eyes widened at the unexpected statement.

‘That wasn’t in the original story at all?’

As she looked at him in surprise, Cardien let out a small chuckle as if finding it amusing.

Wait, he’s laughing about not having any memories?

“Why? Why is that? Did something happen? When did you start losing your memories?”

“Is that really important?”

“It’s important!”

As Livia exclaimed, Cardien’s steps abruptly came to a halt.

Then, he pointed his finger directly ahead and parted his lips.

“At least.”

When Livia looked in the direction he was pointing, she couldn’t breathe anymore.

Young Cardien was lying lifelessly on the ground.

As if things weren’t already a mess, they became even more chaotic in that brief moment.

“It seems that was my everyday life.”

“What on earth happened…?”

“Perhaps it was because of the protection money.”

“If it’s the protection money…”

Livia immediately thought of the girl with pink hair.

She had committed theft in the name of securing protection money as well.

Staring at his motionless younger self with indifferent eyes, Cardien spoke in a chilling tone.

“Tutor, you asked me earlier, when I lost my memories.”

“…….”

“What I remember vividly is my birth mother abandoning me on the street.”

He folded one of his fingers.

“I was so hungry that I even caught a rat and ate it before nearly dying.”

And another thing.

“I remember the person who beat me mercilessly for not paying the protection money, to the point where I thought I would really die. I picked up a broken glass shard and stabbed his eye.”

As he reminisced about that time, his lips curved as if he was enjoying the memory.

The last of his elegant fingers, aside from his thumb, folded down.

“One day, a human claiming to be from Mercedes came and took me away. That’s all I remember accurately. Should I tell you about my life after that? Hmm?”

He asked her sarcastically, but Livia had no answer.

As she remained silent, Cardien stared at her quietly before speaking with a sigh mixed in his voice.

“I don’t remember exactly when I lost my memory, or what triggered it, or anything like that. It wouldn’t make any difference if I found out, so are we done?”

“That answer……”

It couldn’t be. Livia bit down on her lower lip firmly.

This was too much.

In <Everyone Loves the Saint> many characters appear.

Although they each go through their own trials, there is always a moment of happiness waiting for them somewhere.

But Cardien, on the other hand… His life was so miserable, it’s as if it were created solely for his unhappiness.

There was not a single person who had ever loved him.

In the end, he never received love from anyone and met his death in solitude.

Even when Livia regained her memories of her previous life, and even when she entered the mansion in search of the family heirloom, she did not think much about the person Cardien Mercedes.

In her mind, he was simply a villain and a person to be cautious of.

But the more she knew about him, the more pitiful he became. The more it hurt to see…..

“…….It’s fine.”

“…….”

“You don’t have to remember the past.”

Livia struggled to give him a determined look, even as her eyes grew warmer.

Cardien stared at her silently. His violet eyes, shining in the darkness, seemed particularly painful.

“I don’t need my memories?”

“Yes,” Livia nodded firmly.

In response, Cardien scoffed softly.

“You said it was important, but you’re changing it to suit yourself.”

“Memories are important, but…….”

Livia clenched her fist tightly.

Cardien silently stared at her and the state she was in.

“If those memories only bring pain, they’re not necessary. You don’t need them.”

“…….”

“I misspoke, Your Grace. Memories and such aren’t important. What matters is the present and the future.”

“The present and the future…”

He echoed her words in an indifferent tone.

“Well.”

His following words felt so empty that Livia’s heart sank even further.

“Even the present and the future don’t feel particularly important to me.”

“They will become important,” Livia immediately countered his statement.

Cardien slowly turned to look at her.

“Even if the past ‘you’ was small and helpless and couldn’t do much, the current ‘you’ is different. You’re bigger and stronger now,” Livia continued.

“…….I’m not as strong of a person as you think I am, Tutor.”

“In that case, I’ll help you.”

Livia looked at him with a determined gaze.

Cardien stared at her silently and then slowly parted his lips.

“Tutor?”

“Yes.”

“Why?” He asked with a genuinely perplexed expression. “If it’s because you’re worried about Vincent’s well-being…”

Livia vigorously shook her head.

“It’s not because of Vincent, it’s because of you, Your Grace.”

“That makes it even more difficult to understand.”

~ Translations by Lurelia | Editing by Valpal | Read only at moonlightnovels.com ~

Cardien took a step closer to her. The purple gaze falling on her from directly above was colder than ever.

“I don’t trust you, Tutor.”

“I know.”

“If you’re lying to me because you want to earn my trust, you’re wasting your time.”

“You don’t have to believe me. And I don’t need your trust, because one day I will leave the Duchy of Mercedes.”

“…….”

Livia looked straight into his eyes as she answered, but what she saw made her wonder if she was mistaken.

It seemed like his gaze shook for a moment.

However, in the blink of an eye, his pupils returned with that cold, distant look, as if asking when his gaze had ever shaken.

Perhaps she had seen it wrong after all.

With that thought, Livia lowered her eyes.

How could she explain this to him?

“I’m just…….”

Finally, she looked into his eyes and spoke with a more resolute voice than she’d ever used before.

“I just want you to be happy.”

There were many thoughts and emotions that came to mind, but if she were to condense them into one thing, this was ultimately it.

Nothing else mattered.

She would get to live, and Cardien and Vincent would have a happy ending.

‘Not death. For any of us.’

“Tutor…….”

Cardien looked at her with wavering eyes and parted his lips.

“You really are out of your mind.”

In response to his words, Livia looked at him absentmindedly and then smiled.

“Thank you for the compliment.”

He looked at her with an increasingly bewildered expression as they stood there in the dark.