The Villain Changed the Ending

018 Where the villain is

*****[Oscar, the main character]*****

“Oscar, do you really not want me to go with you?”

asked the nanny anxiously.

I’ve already been asked the same question over ten times this morning alone.

“Nanny, I’ve said it many times, but really don’t worry. Benno will do well. I’ll ask the nanny to take care of my mother. I’m worried about my mother, who will be alone while I’m gone. I want you to be my mother’s counselor.”

“… Well, even if the young master doesn’t tell me, of course I’ll do it.”

“thank you.”

“But… after all, wouldn’t it be better for me to go with you?”

“…”

How many more times do I have to do this exchange?

It’s already right before departure.

Seeing the wagons and soldiers lined up in a row, a wry smile came out.

The poor mother stopped the nanny.

“Oscar isn’t just a child, so stop it. It can’t be helped. He doesn’t look dignified as a duke with a nanny following him around.”

“That… I know…”

The nanny sighs melancholy.

Reluctantly, she turned to the butler.

And I repeated what I had already said several times.

“Oscar sometimes has a sore throat. Always prepare warm water and feed him every time. If you’re tired, you can have him take a bite of pickled fruit juice… Especially at night, you need to keep your stomach warm. He often kicks the covers off. Even after you go to sleep, check it three times…”

When are you talking about enemies?

The first time I had a sore throat was when I was young.

When I was much younger than now.

Now I rarely have a sore throat, and I don’t even kick the futon. maybe.

My mother seemed to think so too.

After looking at the nanny, she smiled and looked at me.

“Oscar, please take care of yourself. When you meet Lady Catherine, make friends. When you arrive at the capital, be careful of your words and actions. In aristocratic society, small actions lead to big mistakes.”

“Yes, Mother. Don’t worry. The butler is going with you.”

“is it so.”

She says yes, but her mother’s face is full of worry.

Both the mother and the nanny seem overprotective.

‘Although I can’t help it because I’m five years old.’

My mother put her lips on my forehead with a worried look on her face.

“God bless you, Oscar. Please have a safe trip.”

“Please take care of yourself too, mother. Nanny too.”

When I glanced at the nanny who had returned before I knew it, the nanny was again muttering to herself whether it would be better for her to go with her.

I climbed into the carriage with my mother and nurse’s concerned eyes on my back.

The wagon for long-term movement is a sofa type that can be used as a bed on one side.

The season is already spring, but for some reason, a blanket made of sable fur was placed on top of it.

There is also a simple table next to the bed, and facilities such as shelves and curtains are hidden throughout.

Surprisingly, it seemed more comfortable than modern cars or trains.

I had the experience of riding a carriage with my grandfather, but I don’t remember it at all, so this is my first carriage experience.

It felt like going camping, I was quite excited for some reason.

However, the butler who climbed into the carriage together seemed to be worried that the carriage accident might have been my trauma.

Even if I didn’t say anything, he looked at my expression several times.

Aren’t the mother, the nanny, and the head of the butler too worried?

There are actually 300 soldiers escorting the wagon, all of them cavalry.

The butler said that it was a reasonable number of people as an escort for the duke, but he thought it was excessive even though it was not an exhibition.

‘Hmm, as expected, everyone is too overprotective.’

There is one more wagon besides the one I ride.

It contained important items: my clothes and accessories, snacks and food, and gifts for my fiancée.

The captain of the escort drove the horse to the side of the carriage.

“Duke, we’re leaving now.”

“Yeah, thank you for your hard work.”

“Yes. Then.”

When the escort commander gave the order, the wagon began to move.

I looked out the window.

My mother, nanny, aides and servants were standing in line to see me off.

The mother is standing still, but the nanny has been waving her hand ever since.

Maybe my arm hurts

It seems that a corner of my heart is wet with the warmth of the two mothers that I have never felt in my previous life.

I reached out my arm to the spear and waved my small hand in the air.

Seeing that, the mother also raised her hand this time.

The nanny’s hand was moving more vigorously.

‘I’m really going to lose my arm.’

A small laugh leaked out without me knowing.

The butler, who was riding in the wagon with her, took out a cylindrical bowl and placed it on the floor.

It’s different from the urinals I usually use, but maybe that’s what it’s for.

I didn’t ask because the butler didn’t say anything.

But after a while, I realized what a bowl it was.

Unlike trains and automobiles, wagons, even those used by dukes, shake considerably.

Where I was sitting, I put something like a thick bolyo on the already cushioned seat, but my body still swayed.

Probably more because of the light weight.

Shortly after starting out, I suffered from severe motion sickness.

“Wow!”

When I vomit, the butler brings a cylindrical bowl to my mouth.

And gently stroked my back.

“… I keep sat like this… Ugh!”

A sour smell spread into the carriage.

The head butler applied a bucket of water to rinse his mouth and then said.

“Once you get used to it, it’s fine. You’ll struggle for a while, but you’ll be fine.”

“… I don’t think so… I guess… Ugh!”

“Master, now the wagon is running slowly, but once you get used to it, it will speed up to a certain extent. Please be careful when you speak. If you do something wrong, we will bite your tongue.”

“… uh… whoa…”

I nodded while suppressing my nausea.

Suddenly, tears welled up in my eyes.

It hasn’t been long since I started, but I just want to go back to the castle.

The thought of moving to the distant capital while getting motion sickness like this made me terrified.

“… Benno… teach me how to ride a horse when you reach the capital… that’s better…”

“Yes, master.”

The butler smiled and replied, then placed me on his lap.

and hug me tight

“This will make you a little more comfortable.”

“…”

“It’s a secret from others. There’s such a thing as the dignity of a duke.”

“… thank you.”

Certainly, it seems a little better because it is held tightly to the human body.

It felt like I was wearing a seatbelt.

And my vomit got on the butler’s clothes a little.

I’m sorry, but Benno didn’t care at all.

He just rubs his back while hugging him tightly.

Being in the strong arms of an adult man, my body and mind feel relieved for some reason.

Wouldn’t it be like this if you had a father?

Of course, in this life there is a biological father, except for him.

While enjoying the warmth of body temperature through my clothes, I fell asleep before I knew it.

it was good. The vomiting has stopped.

I was thinking about that while I was sleeping.

*

The procession went on for an hour or two, stopped, went on again, and then stopped.

If it was like this, wouldn’t it take two or three times longer than a normal itinerary?

If you ride a horse, it seems that it will take more than two days to travel to a city that is one day away.

I felt uncomfortable because the whole procession was slow because of me.

After getting used to it to a certain extent, I told them to speed up, but the butler and escort captain both shook their heads.

Even if it takes time, it is said that it is best to be safe.

If a young body is damaged, it is a catastrophe that cannot be undone.

Under the overprotectiveness of the adults, the procession progressed slowly, literally like slugs.

On the first day by carriage, we spent the night in a small village surrounded by wooden fences.

Whether it’s because he’s a duke, or maybe it’s because he’s a noble, all the villagers came out to the village entrance and lay face down on the ground.

The carriage did not stop at the entrance and entered the village as it was.

Looking at the village through the window, most of the houses were made of earth, wood, and bricks.

There is a small field next to or behind the house, and sometimes sheep or goats can be seen grazing on a leash.

It must be similar to the rural areas of the district in the 1960s.

Although the land mass is wide, the distance between the house and the field is narrow for some reason.

Noticing my gaze, the butler opened his mouth.

“It’s similar everywhere, but building a wall around a village takes a lot of money and labor. That’s why the gap between the houses in it is bound to be narrow.”

“is it.”

Surrounding the village is a shabby wooden fence, but it seems that it is not easy for them.

I was only thinking of increasing armaments to stop the savages, but making the territory rich might be the priority.

You need money to build armaments.

The carriage stopped at the largest house in town.

“This is the village chief’s house.”

Today I seem to be staying at the village chief’s house.

The people outside the village followed one after another and were lying flat in the vicinity again.

The villagers, of course, but neither the soldiers nor the head butler thought it strange.

It seems like a natural thing.

The common people in this world seem to have a really hard time living.

You must obey the lord absolutely, the tax you pay is half of the crops, and you cannot move freely with other spirits.

‘At least I’ll become a good lord.’

Oscar in the novel was a mess as a human being, as a nobleman, and as a lord.

However, since I have reformed, of course, a different personality has entered, but let’s work hard and live well.

Now that I’m only five years old, it’s quite possible.

As the carriage stopped completely and I was about to go outside, the butler warned me.

“You shouldn’t get too close to them, master. Just say a word from a distance.”

“why?”

“It’s okay if your master is an adult, or at least ten years old, but he’s too young now. You can catch a bad disease if you get too close to them.”

“…”

He doesn’t say anything about the aristocrats, but is this how he reacts to the common people?

Maybe it’s because I was an ordinary commoner in my previous life.

I felt a bit of a backlash against that, but the butler’s worries might be natural in a way.

Because children are naturally weak in immunity, and what’s more, they say that children in this world tend to die easily.

As the head butler, he would want to put me on the safe side.

“okay.”

When I answered, the butler went out first.

I put a wooden step outside the wagon door and put my hand out.

I took the butler’s hand and came out.

The heads of the villagers lowered even further.

Now it’s almost like rubbing your forehead on the floor.

“Raise your head.”

After talking to the people, the man in the front raised his face cautiously.

“I am the Duke of Weiss. I heard that you provided the village chief’s mansion to me today. I am satisfied with your loyalty.

“Yes, yes.”

The village chief replied and fell flat on his stomach, and some people who raised their heads also pressed themselves back to the flat floor.

A civil servant who had followed for exchanges between territories or difficult procedures approached the village chief and held out a small pouch.

“Thank you thank you!”

The village chief accepted it and bowed his head.

After entering the house, I asked the butler, and the answer came back that it was a silver coin.

When you stay in the village, they give you some money, but since commoners mainly use silver coins, they rarely give you gold coins.

It’s fortunate that they didn’t take away the house for free and stay there.

Thinking that I could be of some help to them made my heart feel a little less burdened.

The houses around the village chief’s house were also emptied that night.

There are some for the escorts to stay, but they seem to have all been emptied so as not to let strangers around me.

Naturally, the village chief’s house was surrounded by vigilant guards, and a watertight guard was established.

A similar thing continued after that.

In the case of staying in the city, only the scale has changed.

Staying in the village chief’s house, and in the city at the residence of a daegwan or lord, I continued my carriage journey.

To a certain extent, the speed of the wagon accelerated, and after about ten days, he was able to cross the border of the dukedom and enter another noble’s territory.

It is said to be the land of friendly families.

After passing through the rather small land, it was finally the Marquis of Petri with his fiancée.

Since the Marquis Territory had been notified of the visit in advance, a civil servant was waiting for them when they arrived at the border gate.

“Welcome, Duke Weiss. It takes about three days to get to the castle, but the time is not right for the cities we pass through, so the lodging will be a normal village. I’m sorry.”

The civil servant of the Marquis family was very sorry, but it was largely due to circumstances on our side.

Because I was young, the wagons moved slowly, so it took more time and didn’t fit the standard itinerary.

“It’s okay. After all, it’s because of our circumstances. I’m fully grateful for Marquis Petri’s kindness.”

“Thank you for your understanding. The Marquis will put your mind at ease.”

Led by the civil servants of the Marquis family, the procession passed through several villages.

I felt that the dukedom’s village was poor, but the marquis and the other territories felt even poorer than ours.

The village itself is similar, but there is a difference in the appearance of the people.

People of other ages were much thinner and less energetic.

After all, commoners in this era are difficult.

Even though I’m a villain, I thought that being born into a noble family was a great blessing.

After spending three nights in the villages we met along the way, at midday on the third day, a civil servant approached with a carriage.

“Duke, we are now arriving at Tonholt, the capital of the Marquis of Petri.”

“Yes, good job.”

With the Marquis’ leadership in front of them, the procession stopped for a moment.

The butler changed my clothes and put on various accessories.

Shine bright from head to toe.

When my preparations were finished, the procession set off again.

As the procession passed through the first walls of the city, we were greeted again by the Marquis’ official and several guards.

The captain of the escort on this side, the escort on the other side, and the officials on this side and that side engaged in a war of nerves.

I paid attention to their quarrel for a while, but then I lost interest in it.

At most, they were fighting over the position of a few steps or the order of documents, such trivial things.

‘All I can think of is stupid.’

For some reason, meetings and exchanges between nobles are complicated and troublesome. It didn’t seem like I would ever get used to it.

Enter along the main road through the city and pass through the gate again surrounded by the wall.

The duchy of Weiss had three walls, but the marquis had only two walls.

But this one is also very solid.

Even if barbarians invaded, it seemed that they would not fall easily.

When we finally arrived at the castle, another official was waiting for us this time.

I don’t know how many times the management greets me.

When I get off the carriage and look up at the tall castle, I feel strange for some reason.

‘This is where the villainous young lady Catherine is.’

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Just as Oscar was a villain, Catherine in the novel was quite a villain.

They don’t hesitate to whip or fire employees, and actually try to kill the heroine.

‘What kind of child he is.’

What if he had the same inherently evil personality as portrayed in the novel? If your fiancée is such a woman, you are unlikely to be happy even if you survive.

‘Since I’m three years old, I wish I was still an innocent child.’

If that’s not the case, I hope at least a correction is possible.

I let out a small sigh.