The Villain Changed the Ending

087 My cute daughter

***[Heroine Oscar]***

‘also.’

The king has no idea how urgent the current situation is.

‘Should I have made it clear that it might be the wrath of the goddess?’

I thought so at first, but then I shook my head.

If I put those words into my own mouth, the king will react nervously.

When one feels blamed, one is more inclined to defend oneself.

If defensive feelings come out first before any attempt to understand the other side’s sincerity, an emotional rejection will eventually return without even opening the door.

It doesn’t give you room to think about what’s behind the words.

In an instant, the distance between this side and that side widens, and you may not be able to properly investigate because of your emotions.

‘Even if it’s a bit slow, if you can find out the current situation properly…’

yeah, that’s it

I let out a small sigh.

The king’s reaction was better than expected.

It was obvious that he knew that this side cared about it.

I think I already knew a little bit about the Witchbeast.

That’s why, after hearing me, he must have noticed that something was wrong.

‘But Robert…’

He hated me from the beginning, but today it seems he can’t hide his hostility.

Rather than understand my words, they first rebel.

Besides, the look has changed a lot.

Eyes full of rage, and a body that has become fat enough to be recognized.

It was like watching Oscar in a novel.

Of course, I had heard about Robert.

Rumors and information gathered from this side periodically arrive at the dukedom.

He also knew that his bad behavior, which had been hidden from the royal family, had recently been revealed.

But I never thought I’d change that much.

‘As if the appearances of the main character and the villain have changed.’

In the past few months, what the hell happened to him?

The whole time I left the palace and went to the royal residence, my mind was filled with Robert’s face.

The increase in monsters, the wrath of the goddess, and Robert’s changed appearance, which were not in the novel.

For some reason, I was subtly in love with it.

*

That afternoon I received a visit from Countess Becker.

Catherine is originally a villain in the novel.

Looking at her now, it doesn’t seem that way, but something might trigger her to return to the flow of the original.

Speaking of her protection, it is also a person who has a great influence, and of course I needed to meet and find out what kind of person she was.

Besides, Countess Becker seems to have been quite close with Catherine since they were young, so she had been interested in her from before.

“Thank you for inviting me, Duke Weiss.”

Countess Becker greeted me politely when she saw me.

‘Certainly… as Mother said. If you look at it this way, it resembles Catherine’s behavior.’

A lot of it too.

Their faces and actions are like twins.

When he first met Katrin, his mother reportedly took an interest in her movements.

I didn’t know much about it, but Katrin says she naturally moves her body at an angle that looks the most beautiful.

[It was never acquired naturally. Someone taught me.]

My mother was laughing as she said that.

He seems to have been trained in behavior by someone since he was very young, but he couldn’t tell who the marquis was.

However, I realized it while talking to Catherine and correspondence with wives from other families.

Katrin probably did exactly what Countess Becker did.

It’s just that Countess Becker’s behavior was so natural that no one noticed.

My mother said she wouldn’t have known if she hadn’t seen Katrin’s actions.

It was only after I heard from my mother that I could vaguely understand that the countess’ actions were well calculated.

“…”

The Countess is a beautiful woman, but she is old.

There were more sagging skin and wrinkles around the eyes than younger women.

However, it subtly covers it with hair or clothes, and adjusts the angle so that it is invisible to the opponent.

If I hadn’t known her age, I might have mistaken her for a young woman in her thirties.

Perhaps that’s why the face resemblance is highlighted.

Their faces and even their behavior are similar, but at first glance they look close in age, so they look like real sisters or twins.

Even when I first met, I almost mistook the old Catherine for teleporting to this place.

I smiled and opened my mouth.

“Welcome, Countess. I heard that you have taken on a difficult task this time.”

The Countess smiles.

“It’s difficult, my lord. Please stop talking like that. She’s like my daughter. From a very young age, I’ve thought of Catherine as a daughter, not a niece.”

“thank you.”

I escorted her to the reception room, where refreshments were prepared.

“Oh, this is a very difficult car to get. I understand that it is not imported into Korea.”

Um, I didn’t know that.

It was just a tea I always drank, but it seemed to be surprisingly precious.

After talking about cars and weather for a while, the conversation progressed to situations in other countries.

‘That’s amazing.’

The Countess was a very learned person.

I’ve tried many conversations, but she doesn’t get in the way of anything.

While most women in this country are ignorant of foreign situations, she knew and was interested in a variety of things that made it okay to be a diplomat.

‘I think I know why my mother decided to take her as Catherine’s protector without much thought.’

Catherine’s world is small.

She was only interested in me.

Learning etiquette and studying all kinds of burdensome things are all for the sake of being next to me.

It seems that he is not motivated unless it is related to me.

The people of the Duke’s family view it very well, but it can’t be nice to stay like that forever.

‘Maybe the mother is expecting the Countess to expand Catherine’s world.’

Although he couldn’t immediately know what kind of person the Countess was, he knew enough to know that she was a very good woman and that she loved Catherine.

I, too, would be relieved to have this woman around Katrin.

At least you won’t fall into someone else’s trap.

‘I think we can finish the conversation soon.’

I don’t think I know much about the Countess anymore.

I put the teacup on the table.

“It would have been nice if your husband would have come with you.”

“That person has gone down to the manor. His son is staying in the royal capital. He is working as a civil servant in the royal palace.”

The countess tilted her head as if she had remembered that answer.

“It seems that the number of demons has increased in the fortress. I was attacked by demons on the way in from abroad. That’s why my husband, whom I usually leave with my son, hurriedly left for the territory.”

“The same goes for the Duchy.”

I secretly leaked the story that the number of demon beasts was suddenly increasing.

Even if a hamgu order was issued, it wouldn’t matter if you told someone you already knew.

“Oh, is it really? The devil’s offspring…”

The Countess’s eyes widened, then changed to worried ones.

“I was traveling abroad this time and stopped by an unfamiliar temple. I heard a strange story there. It is said that a long time ago, a beast gave birth to multiple babies because the goddess of blessing was angry.”

“…”

When I was surprised, the Countess took a small breath and continued.

“I heard that it was because the human the goddess loved died. The country was eventually destroyed.”

The human beings that the goddess loves do not all have the same worth.

There was a case where some human beings especially loved more.

When such a human dies, the goddess becomes angry.

“I’ve heard that the wrath of a goddess continues when the human you love dies, until the thing that caused it disappears. But it’s very difficult for humans to know that.”

That was all the Countess knew.

He said he hadn’t heard of a deeper story.

It was because, at that time, he was completely unaware of the fact that the number of monsters was increasing in Korea.

It was just that I stopped by on the way and listened to a strange story for a while.

“Do you remember the location of the temple that told the story?”

“Of course, Duke.”

The place that Countess Becker had told me about was not far from this country.

“I’m sorry, but if you learn anything from the temple, could you please contact me?”

“of course.”

The Countess murmured, exhaling lightly.

“It’s really difficult for us humans to know God’s will. Even if we acted confidently at the time, it takes a long time to know if we did the right thing.”

“…”

It was a tone that seemed to have a story.

The Countess said goodbye, looking up at me and smiling.

“Please, may happiness dwell in the heart of the Duke.”

After bowing in a graceful motion, the countess left the duchy.

“…”

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Just before leaving, her eyes as she smiled softly while praying for my happiness remained in my heart for some reason.

***[My aunt, Countess Becker]***

God is a tricky being.

They wanted something but didn’t tell it exactly, and wanted humans to act on their own.

Whether it was right or even in accordance with God’s will was unknown at that time.

It is only after a long period of time that you learn the consequences of your actions.

But even that isn’t accurate.

‘I wonder if I’ll know on the day I die.’

Natalie recalled a memory from long ago, and suddenly smiled.

Once young, she was an idiot who casually revealed herself in front of others.

He just expressed that he clearly likes and dislikes, wants what he wants, and wants to have.

But everyone wondered at her, hated her, or feared her.

Then again, as if dealing with an enemy, he becomes hostile to those who hurt his feelings.

Thoroughly pounded and pounded.

Natalie doesn’t think of herself as a very nice person.

But it wasn’t that bad either.

He who has no ill will towards himself has never harmed.

It was just an overthinking of protecting oneself.

Even now, Natalie doesn’t think her childhood self was wrong.

If someone else is trying to hurt me, but I’m blank, that’s stupid.

Do you stand still when others disparage you?

It’s stupid.

Of course, you will have to punish them so that you will never see them again.

But her actions angered her father, and she was cornered to the point of being banished to a remote corner of the estate.

I will never forget what my father said then.

My father said that hurting people is bad.

that you are bad

So what about someone hurting me?

Natalie only gave back as much as she suffered, or several times that.

If he didn’t do anything to himself, he didn’t touch her either.

She only moved when someone tried to take something precious from her, and her father only blamed her.

I thought it was a betrayal.

I thought I was betrayed even though my parents are connected by blood, and for a while, I truly hated my father.

Now I know how stupid I was when I was younger.

She also knows now that her father didn’t just hate her.

When Natalie went back, my father was really happy.

However, it seems that the father did not know how to deal with his daughter who was aggressive towards others.

‘Well, I should really thank my father.’

It’s like I know how to act thanks to being kicked out by my father.

If you are not conscious of other people’s eyes, you cannot live among humans.

In order to belong to a society, you have to take on appropriate behavior.

‘To protect myself, and to protect my precious things.’

I can’t help it, even if it’s a little cumbersome for that.

The present form was created for that purpose.

A loving husband and lovely children.

‘And my sweet daughter.’

Katrin.

Natalie closed her eyes as the wagon swayed.

The first time the child had a dream was in the temple of Yeongji, where he stayed after being kicked out by his father.

It was not a proper temple.

It was like a barn where someone put up stones one by one and made a wooden roof, and when one person enters, it fills up.

There is no name of a temple, no priest, just a shabby tomb-like place made by someone to worship a god.

It wasn’t until a long time later that I realized that it was a temple.

It must have been a temple built by someone who received a lot of love from the goddess, putting up stones one by one with gratitude.

One day, for some reason, I was drawn to it and went inside.

The soft air seemed to beckon me to come in, come in.

Inside the small temple, which was filled with one person, there was a prayer that someone carved with an awl.

As the sun shone through the wooden roof and illuminated the interior, the letters engraved on the stone were faintly visible.

Thank you for having a child in our body.

God bless you forever.

We wish our goddess happiness.

Those were the words.

Each stone has the same words engraved over and over again.

It was probably written by men and women alternately.

The font is slightly different.

But all prayers are the same.

would have been a couple.

The words of the parents written on each stone that built the temple looked so pious that even Natalie, who had no relationship at all, was moved.

The door of the small stone temple was wooden.

After reading the text on the stone for a while, I pushed the door to get out, but it wouldn’t open.

I was locked up and had to spend the night.

Then I had a dream of Catherine.

I can still remember my daughter’s miserable dream.