When the Villainess Became the Male Lead’s Obsession - Chapter 6

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Chapter 6

The House of Seymon, Eden’s family, and Valtine Dukedom are descendants of the Archmage Meldion.

Meldion had two children: the first King of Seymon and the first Duke of Valtine.

These descendants have become strangers, too distant to call each other relatives over the passage of time.

In fact, the two occupied different countries, so they were truly strangers.

More than a thousand years had passed since Meldion’s death.

Duke Valtine suddenly began to obsess over the lineage of Meldion.

He began to search for all the relative families that shared Meldion’s lineage, even if they weren’t from the direct family.

What the Duke Valtine wanted were those who were mana-born.

Despite his great effort however, not a single person could be found within the Empire.

As if for the price of her death, all who had even a little of her blood were nothing but ordinary humans possessing no mana.

Nevertheless, Duke Valtine persevered and continued to devise other means.

If you don’t have it, you can just create it.

Elysia and Ariel were not born, but were children created from the Duke’s greed.

Isabella, nominated to be the next Master of the Magic Tower, was soon possessed by the Duke, who blocked her future with false love, and soon conceived Elysia.

The year Elysia was born.

As soon as the Duke saw the fragile flesh that had just come into the world, her body not yet properly washed of amniotic fluids, the first thing he did was to check Elysia’s blood for mana.

Without a care for Isabella, whose sweat-damp hair dried on her forehead.

– She doesn’t possess mana?

– Yes, there are only a few people who are born with mana, so it’s not strange at all…

– Then I don’t need it.

At the end of his words, Duke Valtine handed to the crying Elysia Rachel.

Shocked and astonished, Rachel hurriedly hugged Elysia and looked at the Duke.

Disregarding the look he knew Rachel was giving him, he walked toward the door indifferently.

For him, there was nothing anymore to see.

– Honey.

Isabella’s murky voice stopped Elysia’s cries.

It was only then that the Duke slightly turned his head and looked at the bedridden Isabella.

Isabella’s eyes were bloodshot from the pain she couldn’t withstand.

– Please love your child.

Now that I know you don’t hold any special feelings for me.

Isabella continued, not uttering out loud the emotions she felt.

– Before it became my child, it was your own.

At once, Rachel nearly collapsed from the lack of energy throughout her body, clenched her jaw and held it in.

If not for Elysia’s body in her arms giving warmth, Rachel would have been crying sitting on the floor.

– Please.

A wretched voice begged for affection.

It wasn’t a plea for herself, but for the child who came from her body, crying with her unopened eyes.

But the reply was as disastrous as Isabella’s voice.

– Give birth properly next time.

‘That f*cking piece of trash!’

Elysia was unable to control her anger and covered her eyes and cursed at the Duke deep inside her head.

As Duke Valtine had said, the next attempt was Ariel, and the situation was not much different.

It was fortunate that the Duke did not try a third time.

This was because the post-partum illness Isabella suffered from after birthing Elysia rapidly worsened after giving birth to Ariel.

Upon hearing from the physician that even if Isabella did conceive, both she and the fetus inside her would not last long, the Duke gave up on the thought of forcing a third child.

It was evident he didn’t care about Isabella, and there was no need for something she couldn’t deliver.

Of course, just because Duke Valtine gave up having a third child didn’t mean he gave up on finding Meldion’s legacy.

‘Who knew he would search outside the Empire.’

Elysia had once read the novel in her past life and shivered at the Duke’s greed after discovering Eden’s identity.

She had not finished reading the novel and did not know exactly what the Meldion’s legacy was.

She therefore focused and immersed herself in studying history to fill in her lack of knowledge.

Thanks to her studies she learned that the House of Seymon and the Valtine Dukedom were descendants of Meldion.

In addition to that, there was even a fact that Meldion was murdered by her two children.

According to the history, Meldion was a wizard, strong enough to doubt she was human.

She was a wizard who could do anything except bring back the dead.

When Meldion first became widely known to the world, people praised her birth and believed that she would bring great light to mankind.

However, it only lasted for a while.

She was a damnation rather than a salvation for mankind.

Meldion considered people’s lives insignificant and treated their existence the same as livestock.

Hundreds died at a single flick of her power, as thousands were sacrificed and drained of their mana.

There were far more people who died at her feet than were saved by Meldion’s hands.

The cold and overwhelming mana, the magic that one could not dare to tell.

The most surprising thing was that Meldion was able to maintain her youthful beauty even after her children became adults.

Her powers were immeasurable and unlimited, and humans questioned her true nature.

Was she even a ‘human’?

The answer was not given until a long time later.

Contrary to her youthful appearance, Meldion’s body had reached a point where it could no longer handle her mana.

Similar to a sick person, her body died inside.

But soon Meldion was able to find a solution.

She removed her mana and began to distribute it in one place.

Of course, there were also consequences.

The spells she could conduct were limited, and her power was also reduced.

Her children were the first to notice her condition.

It had been decades since her weakness was discovered.

The children of Meldion, the ancestors of Elysia and Eden, did not miss their opportunity.

They immediately sided with the humans and did everything in their power to kill their mother.

Meldion’s cruelty led her own children to turn their backs on her.

And thus, began a war for one purpose: to kill one person.

The war continued throughout the day and night.

After several years of war, Meldion finally knelt down before mankind.

Humans soon rejoiced, and Meldion was left to see their happy smiles and cheers.

Accepting defeat, Meldion mustered all her strength to her hollowed sight and cast a curse.

– I will take everything back that I bestowed on you.

Blood flowed from Meldion’s empty eyes.

She forced herself to raise her head, then stared at her children in front of her with empty eyes.

They couldn’t interpret exactly what Meldion meant.

Until they lost all the mana they had inherited from their mother Meldion.

Elysia diligently walked toward Eden’s annex while thinking about the history of the continent and the starting point of the ‘Prison Where Ariel Was Locked Up’.

Worried about Eden’s injured face, she carried a small medicine box.

While packing the medicine box, Rachel caught Elysia and got worried, pressuring her with her unnecessary concern for quite a while.

It was only after assuring her several times that Elysia managed to escape Rachel’s worries.

“Ah.”

Elysia suddenly sighed and quickly hid herself.

She spied a maid walking from a distance. Elysia held her breath and waited for the maid to move out of sight.

As soon as she couldn’t see the back of the maid, she continued along her own path to the annex.

It was not long since the maid headed in the direction she came from. The detached house then came into Elysia’s view.

“Miss? No way, did you just bump into the maid who just passed by…”

The day before was a mistake, because Elysia did not inform him when she would return.

Rizbeth’s face was contemplative, as his life was at stake if they were caught allowing Elysia to come in and out of this place.

“There was nothing to worry about. I saw her first and hid myself.”

As if to appease Rizbeth, Elysia replied calmly.

“How were you able to pull that technique off…”

“It’s not a technique, it’s wit.”

It’s not difficult to hide yourself.

“If I treat Eden, will other knights or maids take notice?”

Elysia turned and looked at Rizbeth with her eyes big as a child’s.

In fact, Elysia already knew that among the three people that were in charge of the annex, Rizbeth was the only one who knew Eden’s face.

However, it would get complicated if she let it show she knew that much.

It was fortunate that Rizbeth was deceived by Elysia’s acting without a hint of suspicion.

“…who is Eden?”

Rizbeth couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked about Eden.

Elysia acted innocent and continued speaking.

“I asked him yesterday and he said his name is Eden.”

“…You were able to converse with him.”

Since Rizbeth began to stand guard of the annex, Eden had been asleep for over a week.

Until Eden came to his senses, he had to replace his meal with water and plant juice.

A few days later, when Eden opened his eyes, Elysia appeared before him as she had planned.

“He responded.”

It has only been a day, but today should be better than yesterday.

Elysia held the medicine box in her arms and asked while eyeing the door.

“You haven’t answered me yet. May I heal Eden?”

“Yes. I am the only one who holds the key anyway. When the maid brings meals, it’s my duty to bring the food inside. So there is no one else but me who can come inside.”

“That’s good. Open it.”

Elysia smiled slyly and turned to face the door.

As she glanced at Rizbeth, it seemed as if she were begging him to open the door.

There was a sense of disparity between him and Elysia, who was fiercely proposing a deal. Elysia holding onto the medicine box, and Rizbeth resisting.

Rizbeth looked around the surroundings first and eventually gave in and turned the key to open the door.

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