The Villainess’ Beloved Plan: The Struggles to Avoid a Doomed End - Chapter 58

Sophia and her friends, who somehow managed to get Carnelia and her maid Sarra out of the room, immediately started a meeting on a new strategy.

Cyril was also thinking of introducing Sophia as his Lover and getting Carnelia to give up on him, so Carnelia’s declaration, “Let’s see who can win Lady Cyril’s heart!” was very unexpected.

‘Isn’t that woman’s brain made differently from normal people, let alone been screwed?’ Cyril thought as he leaned his weight on the back of the sofa and looked up at the ceiling.

Sophia never thought she would be mistaken with a “doll” either. How sane is Carnelia? She didn’t really believe that a doll can become a human being right?.

“Well, aside from looking like Margherita, the doll, Sophia’s appearance certainly struck a chord with Carnelia. The point is that she liked her a lot. It’s not Cyril’s or Sophia’s luck to be liked by such an annoying woman.”

“Don’t talk about it like it’s someone else’s business…….”

Sophia and Cyril both shook their heads.

D’Artagno sat down on the edge of the bed where Sophia was sitting.

“Didn’t that crazy sister of yours say, “Let’s see who can win Cyril’s heart.” It’s a contest to see who can win the heart of Cyril-sama. In other words, if Sophia wins that match, there should be no complaints”.

“I have no intention of getting engaged to Carnelia.” Cyril said

“Even so, I don’t think Carnelia would back down if she didn’t lose the game, would she?”

“So you want me to play the charade?”

“Originally, the plan was to use Sophia to force a Carnelia to give up on you, wasn’t it?”

Cyril crossed his arms.

“Well, ……, if it will make Carnelia give up.”

“I mean, there’s no other way at this point.”

“But what exactly are we going to do about it?”

“I don’t know. Isn’t that up to the princess?”

Sophia has a bad feeling about Carnelia’s idea of a match?

Even Cyril and D’Artagno must know that Carnelia’s thought process is strange.

‘But Carnelia? I wonder if she’s going to back down just because she lost the game.Besides, it’s supposed to be a match that Carnelia loses……”

Of course, it was Carnelia. She probably doesn’t think she’ll lose in the slightest, but she has a tremendous attachment to the things she likes. She would never play a game where there was even a slight chance of losing. She will do whatever it takes to get Cyril.

‘I still remember, the “False Love”! ‘

In Cyril’s route, Carnelia had prepared a “love potion,” a deep trick to get Cyril. If Carnelia has already obtained that “love potion,” albeit before the game’s started, it would explain why she easily challenged Sophia to a match.

Sophia gulped and swallowed her spit.

In the Cyril’s route, Cyril accidentally consumes the love potion prepared by Carnelia. After this, there was a fork in the road, and if the effect of the love potion is not broken, it will lead to a bad ending. If the effect of the love potion can be undone, the player can proceed to the next storyline. Sophia, of course, knows where the antidote to the love potion is, but getting the antidote is a pain in the ass in the real world (in a game, if Cyril’s intimacy level is above a certain level, the scene changes immediately, so it’s no big deal).

‘The love potion has to be avoided at all costs ……!’

Sophia wants to get this hassle over with as soon as possible and get together with Randall and the others to let them know she is safe. She doesn’t have time to travel to get the antidote to the love potion.

“Cyril ……, just to be safe, I think you should be careful about the drinks and food that Carnelia prepares for you”

“You don’t mean to say you’re wary of Carnelia trying to poison me?”

“No, it’s not that, it’s just, uh, …… look!　Carnelia might put some kind of strange medicine or something in it, right? I wonder if she’s going to …… Give medicine to a sick Cyril?”

‘That’s too much to ask, silly me!’

Sophia laughed at her own words.

However, Cyril seems to have imagined Carnelia sticking to him when he was sick and he suddenly turns pale.

“I see, she’s the kind of woman who thinks a doll has become a human being, so it’s possible. ……”

“Sure, Carnelia would do it.”

“Yes, she would, wouldn’t she?”

‘Safe! No one was suspicious!’.

Sophia patted her chest in relief.

“I know, right? I think it’s better to be on your guard.”

” I’ll make sure I don’t touch anything that Carnelia puts out.”

“Putting aside pretence, if they plant a sleeping potion on you and make it an established fact, you won’t be able to escape because you are dealing with a princess”

“……, please don’t. I want to die just thinking about it.”

Cyril sighed and stood up.

“Well, it turned out to be even more troublesome than expected, but I have to do something about it. Sorry Sophia, but I’m going to have to ask you to tag along.”

“… you’re going to let me go home when you’re done, right?

“I promise. I was supposed to have an audience with my father after this, but I was knocked out earlier, so take it easy. I’ll tell him what I think is appropriate.”

Apparently, the room where Sophia was laid out was the guest room that had been prepared for her.

After Cyril and the others left, Sophia lay down on the bed once again and exhaled, staring at the pretty floral patterned ceiling wallpaper.

‘Ahhhh, what a hassle!’

Sighing, Sophia had no idea that two days later, things would get even more complicated.

TL: Oneesama in the previous chapter means older sister.