I’ll Just Live as a Villain Chapter 14

Chapter 2. Pouring water into the hole. (5)

My hands are rather large, so they were more than enough to cover Melina’s hands.

“Okay? Remember that.”

I calmly let go of Melina’s hand. And she held out the white gloves that were in her arms.

“If you need exact measurements, refer to this.”

“Ah, yes.”

Melina accepted the gloves with a somewhat dazed expression. I spoke emphatically so she could hear.

“I’ll say it again, I don’t need jewelry or anything like that. It’s just a nuisance. What I want is an item that serves its purpose.”

“That doesn’t make sense!”

Melina, who had been listening blankly, shook her head and protested.

“How can you repay the price with just one set? Unless you make multiple gauntlets….”

“You don’t trust your mother?”

In response to my question, Melina bit her lip with an expression of regret.

“Don’t think in vain, go and help your mother.”

“…….”

“Have you forgotten? How did things end up like this?”

Tears began to well up in Melina’s eyes.

“If you hadn’t come here and started drinking, this wouldn’t have happened.”

Actually, I was feeling a bit grateful for Melina. Because thanks to her, she was able to settle her debt to Alessia smoothly.

So this is… … Prescribing slightly bitter medicine.

“I clearly said it was a set of gauntlets, so I hope there are no further misunderstandings.”

I turned away from Melina with a cold face.

“Tell me to make something that will satisfy me.”

I had no intention of letting the mother and daughter live like that anymore. They had to get up on their own.

The reason was good, whether it was anger toward Abel or something else.

‘Anyway, all you have to do is stand up.’

If so, anything will happen after that. There is no way a girl with eyes like that would fall over again.

‘You’re probably swearing at me right now.’

I smiled bitterly and walked towards Magna Morten. The life of a villain is very difficult.

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I sat down on the sofa in the center of the room and looked around.

“Hmm.”

Still a luxurious sofa, furniture and beds made of high-quality wood. And the physical fitness equipment disappeared.

‘It’s just like when I first possessed this body.’

He leaned deeper into the sofa and grinned.

‘I’ve been living like this for a few days and it already feels strange.’

I tilted my chin back and looked at the ceiling, then turned my eyes to the clock on the wall.

‘When will you come?’

There was only one reason why I cleaned my room like this. Because today, Abel’s father, Diego, returns.

‘Now it’s time to come.’

I didn’t go into the office or go out today. I was very faithful to the situation of being on probation.

Instead, I decided to do what I could in my room. Instead of physical training, I want to train with the Liam in my memories.

‘You can’t rest even for a moment.’

There are now three days left until Requiem appears. Time was steadily pushing me forward.

‘There’s no time to waste.’

Every day, every minute, every second was precious and precious.

How much time has passed since I was so immersed in it that I was drenched in sweat?

Pooh-

The sound of a horn was heard from afar.

‘I guess we’ve arrived.’

I went to the window and looked out.

Even from a distance, a man could be seen sitting on a large and powerful black horse, with his blue hair flowing.

‘Diego Kindreal.’

The owner of this Obest territory and the strongest margrave who protects the western part of the empire. And my father.

I brushed the hair that had fallen next to my ear. The vivid indigo color was proof that I could not hide that I was his bloodline.

‘Should I prepare soon?’

After washing my body lightly, I straightened my disheveled clothes.

A few minutes later,

smart.

Someone knocked on the door.

“young master.”

It was Philip’s voice.

“The lord wants to have lunch with you.”

I followed him down to the restaurant.

‘This is my first time coming here for lunch.’

The restaurant was mainly used in the evening. This was because most of the meals were eaten in the office during the day.

“This way.”

When the two servants opened the dining room door, they saw a long table spread out inside. And the huge man sitting at the end of it.

“…….”

Diego’s bright blue eyes turned to me. It feels like I’m being explored by him from head to toe.

‘How can this be the way you look at your son?’

Even though he was a complete stranger to me, there were aspects of his attitude that were difficult to understand.

‘Well, I guess it doesn’t matter.’

I withdrew my gaze from him and walked slowly.

“young master.”

The servant who had been waiting ahead of time brought out a chair. Opposite Diego and furthest away from him.

It was a seat.

‘The location selection is killer.’

There was a great sense of distance, as if reflecting the awkward relationship between father and son.

‘I wonder if this is the only way I can hear what’s being said.’

We won’t be talking anyway.

First, I sat quietly on the chair and just looked at the dishes. Diego also stared at me without saying a word.

There was no warm greeting or even a word of greeting to my father, who returned after a long time.

“…….”

As desolate silence fell in the dining room, the servants’ backs tensed.

They brought the food with as little noise as possible. Only the sound of dishes moving and the wheels of a cart rolling could be heard faintly.

‘As expected, only the best veterans in the castle have gathered.’

Diego doesn’t spend much time at the castle. At most, a few days a week or two.

Therefore, the servants put the most effort into ensuring that the lord who returned home could rest comfortably.

‘Actually, there aren’t many things that would make the lord angry in my house.’

As long as his son doesn’t scratch his insides.

Diego loved only one woman in his life and married her. And when he lost his wife, he lost his smile along with it.

After that, the rest of his life was just a series of meaningless days. Even his son, the only trace his wife left on this world, was more of a burden to him.

‘The result is like this.’

A terribly cold father-son relationship.

First of all, Diego was not a loving father. He was more of a harsh father, and often disapproved of Abel’s behavior.

Like any son, he hated being scolded, so Abel also avoided his father as much as possible.

‘I wasn’t the kind person who was kind to my father either.’

Because of this, the two fathers and sons avoided meeting each other within the castle as much as possible. The only space we rarely encounter is a restaurant.

In the end, the most hard-working and quick-witted servants in this castle were assigned here.

“…….”

The servant placed the food in front of Diego and looked at both sides.

With an expressionless face, I waited for Diego to pick up the dishes. And as he took a bite of the pre-dinner bread, I also started eating.

For a while, only the slightest noise could be heard in the restaurant, and the silence was excessive for a father and son eating.

‘You can’t help but eat.’

I shook my head slightly and focused on eating. The good news was that the meal suited my taste.

‘The chef’s skills are good.’

Thanks to the fact that the chef complied with my exacting requests without hesitation, meal time became the most awaited time of the day.

I silently emptied my plate without paying attention to the speed at which Diego ate. Eventually, dessert was served after the meal.

‘Mmm, this is really delicious.’

I swallowed a satisfied groan as I bit into the lemon sorbet.

The tangy scent and sourness of the lemon stimulated the salivary glands, and the combination of the leisurely sweetness that followed was truly wonderful.

“One more of this.”

When I pointed to the empty plate, the servant lowered his head.

“…….”

At the same time, Diego looked at my plate.

‘What is it, because I want to eat more?’

If that’s the case, you could just tell the servant.

In front of him were a few slices of cheese that were perfect to have with a glass of wine.

‘The lords in novels always enjoy drinking wine.’

It was truly his taste for dessert.

Soon, a new plate of lemon sorbet was set out in front of me. I looked away from Diego and downed some lemon sorbet.

Even then, Diego didn’t say a word to me. I just sloshed around the wine in my glass and was lost in thought.

‘Then I guess I’ll have no choice but to say it.’

I wiped my hands thoroughly and stood up.

“I’ll just go now.”

“…….”

“Is the suspension lifted now?”

I snorted inwardly as I asked bluntly.

‘It’s a meaningless probation anyway.’

Still, I had to at least pretend to guard while Diego was there.

“…….”

Diego finally raised his eyes and looked at me.

Reflected in his eyes, I was wearing a cocky expression without the slightest respect for my father. No, I had to make that face.

A week of probation was not enough to change Abel. It only increased his antipathy towards his father.

In this way, I portrayed the son that Diego had known until now.

Diego’s brow twitched slightly.

“……Do it like that.”

He turned his eyes back to the wine glass he was holding.

“Stop going.”

I immediately stood up and left the restaurant. I passed Philip, who was standing in the doorway, and whispered softly.

“Watch and report who your father meets.”

Instead of nodding, Philip blinked slowly as if he understood.

I patted my strong stomach and came out of the castle.

“Let’s go soon.”

I told Liam in advance that I would take a break from training on the day Diego came. Because you might get caught training.

‘What Abel will do after being released from probation after a week… … .’

I grinned and told the servant to prepare the carriage.

‘Of course I’m going out.’

And today was the last day of the deadline given to Alessia.

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I went straight to Alessia’s blacksmith shop. I could see the corner where I had turned with Melina in my arms before.

‘You’ll see it once you get past there.’

The moment you turn the corner,

“Mom, are you done?”

“Wait a moment.”

Melina and Alessia’s voices were heard. I leaned close to the corner and looked at them both.

‘Hoo.’

The cold furnace was burning brightly, and all the dusty tools had regained their original appearance.

Land, land!

Alessia was pounding something on the anvil. Every time her arm moved, sparks flew.

“Give me the strap.”

“yes.”

Melina immediately found the item she wanted among the complicated tools.

“Here you are.”

Her face was shining brightly as she held out her hand to Alessia. Her cleverness, which I had never seen before, was evident.

‘Yes, this is the original appearance of the two.’

In the original work, the two met Cain like this. Alessia’s competence and Melina’s charm attracted readers.

‘It definitely looks better now.’

I smiled lightly and came out of the corner.

“Do you think it’s going well?”

When they heard my voice, the bodies of the mother and daughter became stiff.

“Master Abel.”

“young master.”

The two mother and daughter bowed in shock.

fantasy,