Because She Had A Time Limit, She Became The Villain’s Daughter-in-law - Chapter 61

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Chapter 61

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Seymour returned to the Baron’s mansion and went to bed humming.

“As expected, my hunch was right.”

Listening to Laria’s accurate analysis gave him confidence in his future investments, and he felt at ease.

“You are my soul mate. I could recognize you.”

He was unsure to make decisions on his own. Since he was a commoner, he still lacked many things.

For example, the Madeleine incident.

He made a lot of money by buying flour in advance, but his reputation among the people of the Empire got worse.

It was his first time running an estate, so he didn’t know much about it. However, suddenly, an outsider who set up a madeleine shop out of nowhere made a lot of money smoothly.

Seymour thought Kyle was like Laria, after the old man at the entrance of the Vestian Information Guild made a slight mistake.

Laria seemed to be completely ripped off, and she didn’t say any more because there was no evidence.

“I feel like she has a much more sophisticated approach than I do. After all, she was born as a noble, so no matter what she does, it’ll be different.”

He laid in bed and muttered, looking at the ceiling.

“She’s four years younger than me. Is she a genius…?”

She, at fourteen, looked lovely; though she was already married and was a noble by birth. Her appearance was so sophisticated that it was hard to think of her as a child. No, he even thought that she was very mature when he heard her talk.

“Actually, I had no money four years ago, but if I had had it to invest, it would have been similar.”

There were many things he wanted to discuss with her in the future. It was because there were so many things in the world that would make money…

“I hope we get along well as good friends, good colleges, and good partners.”

He muttered happily, closing his eyes.

“It was a good banquet.”

He met people he wanted to meet, checked their capabilities, and gave them a purpose. Moreover, he loved money and enjoyed the time he spent with her talking openly about money.

It was also a pleasure to talk about things they both found interesting.

It was enough to sleep comfortably. He didn’t need to think about anything else. Seymour had never thought of anything other than making money in bed.

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes.

“Ah.”

‘…Why do I keep thinking about it?’

She, who always stared coldly at him, smiled a little when he suggested a partnership. Her round eyes curved like a crescent and her soft expression became clearer.

He spoke to himself unconsciously.

“…She looked cute smiling.”

9. Kyle Dart Lavonis

Evan returned to the capital in a dull condition.

“Why is your complexion so bad?”

He sighed as I worriedly swept his hair.

“I couldn’t sleep well.”

“Why couldn’t you sleep?”

“Just because.”

He blinked absentmindedly and spoke in a low voice. “I think it will be a few more months until we see each other again…”

“Well, yes. But I’ll be going to the capital really soon.”

No matter how distant we were, we were still family, so we had to see each other regularly.

It would be Evan’s birthday soon. Of course, I had to go to the Capital.

“Okay.”

After the banquet, he wasn’t the only one to return to the capital. Sven, whose headquarters were in the Capital, also left Borotna. However, Serena stayed and worked hard to persuade me.

“Don’t feel too pressured.”

Serena looked into my eyes.

“But, I want you to think only on the positive side. Black magic has the power to control everyone behind their knowledge.”

There was even seriousness in her voice.

“Once born, turn the world upside down.”

“Why do you want to turn the whole world upside down?”

“You’re even more awesome than Princess Elanie, who will rule in the Empire. Do whatever you want while reigning as the Queen of the underworld!”

“You told me not to feel pressured, but why do you keep persuading me?”

I answered sullenly.

“That, well. I’m saying to go slowly and come back, where’s the difference?”

“Haha, is that so?”

Serena sighed, frustrated.

“Still, for real…”

She mumbled, fiddling with her long red hair tied high. “You’re such a great customer even if you don’t agree with us…”

In fact, the money earned in the Vestian Guild from this Madeleine incident will be plentiful.

“And, the fact that you’re Sven’s greatest benefactor doesn’t change.”

“I’ll think about it. I didn’t have time, so I didn’t hear everything properly.”

Indeed, I had withheld all my decisions. In fact, I was more surprised by Duke Icard’s plan than to become a black wizard or an underworld Queen.

“Though does black magic really exist? Isn’t it just in ancient records?”

“After seeing Neo, you still don’t believe it?”

Serena grinned as she continued.

“The presence of demons in this world means that someone has signed a contract with them and used black magic. Demons use black magic to create cracks in the world.”

“Neo? Why was that demon’s God hanging out with Sven?”

“He’s looking for the best person to serve him.”

“Well, Sven worships the devil.”

“Rather than that…”

She spoke with a grin on her face.

“He buys boxes and toys of all kinds and puts them there, grates the sand well, and always puts shelves on various heights…”

Ah.

The devil just found a good butler… That’s wise.

“So, where’s the guy who signed a contract with Neo?”

“I don’t know the details, but if you summoned a demon and made a contract, you must have paid a price for it, so they’re probably not in the best condition.”

From what I am hearing, it sounded terrible saying they must not be in a good condition.

I shook my head hastily.

“I’m telling you, I don’t wanna know anything about summoning demons. I’m going to live a normal life and die normally. I was even baptized.”

“If you’re really a black wizard, you don’t have to summon a demon.”

Serena held my hand, her eyes were sparkling.

“You are a person with whom the demon god feels comfortable. I’m sure you have the qualities to be a black wizard.”

I was a little surprised thinking about the black cat sitting on my lap.

“There’s a lot you can do without summoning the devil!”

And so, Serena started listing the things I could do with black magic. “Simple hypnosis, brainwashing, brutal torture, or soul destruction?”

“…I think all of that it’s a crime.”

“Hum, how about cheating? If you don’t like something, you can manipulate the mind or someone’s memory…”

“For a while.”

I interrupted Serena and asked what I was curious about.

“How do you… bring back a dead person?”

It’s not like the body suddenly jumps up or something like that.

As I waited for Serena’s answer, I was hoping the genre didn’t change from rofan to horror zombie…

“I heard you turn back time.”

“Really…?”

“It is said that in this way the cause of death is changed, so the person doesn’t die the same way.”

Well, at least, Matilda isn’t coming back as a zombie.

“Instead, cracks are formed, and there is always a misalignment depending on the process of changing the causality.”

“It sounds a little scary.”

“Sven said it was a beautiful thing.”

It must be beautiful for a black magic fan to make a crack and turn back time…

[ “If all my plans go the way I want them to, everything that went wrong will go back to its rightful place.” ]

I fully understood Duke Icard’s words once again.

In the world where Matilda was alive and not dead, there was nothing for Evan to feel depressed about.

[ “…If I could go back, I’d be a very good father to Evan from the beginning.” ]

He had no intention of actively fixing Evan’s hurt and suffering right now.

‘After all, if you turn back time, these days will disappear…’

So, rather than comforting his son, Duke Icard lived a busy life trying to turn back time to his wife’s past.

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