Raising Villains The Right Way
Alexion stared at Yutia blankly.
He naturally assumed she was joking, but when he looked at Yutia’s face, those thoughts vanished.
She wasn't joking at all.
Her red eyes were fixed on Alexion.
Just being under her gaze made him feel like his heart was shrinking.
“......Cardinal.”
“Yes?”
“I... I haven’t even mentioned the partner candidates to the Marquis yet.”
“I heard from the secretary.”
“Wha—”
Alexion shot a look toward the door.
That secretary just sold me out!?
He wanted to grab her and demand an explanation immediately, but facing Yutia, he couldn't even move.
“More importantly, I asked if I could have an interview.”
“C-Cardinal... isn't this a bit too much? You’re the supreme leader of Rosario.”
“And?”
“Even if I said yes, the Marquis wouldn't just accept it as it is......”
“Why? Is there some reason I can't be his partner?”
“No, it's not like that... but the status of Cardinal is too high for just a partner at a founding anniversary ball.”
“Status doesn't matter.”
Yutia said firmly.
“What matters is who can support him the most brilliantly.”
Support him brilliantly?
Alexion's eye twitched.
He knew Yutia's brilliant ‘support’ better than anyone.
He knew all too well how many people had been ‘supported’ away by her.
But—
Alexion bit his lip hard.
‘If I refuse here, I might be the next one to vanish.’
He felt like he was standing before the Reaper.
No, Yutia was far scarier than the Reaper.
“......Understood. Then first, let’s proceed with the interview.”
“I’m glad we could communicate so well.”
Communication my foot.
This was practically a threat!
Alexion screamed inwardly, but he dutifully pulled out a pen and paper.
“Then, the first question......”
Like that, the interview with the Cardinal of Rosario began.
But—
Alon, who was returning to the Palatio residence after finishing his work in Divine Land, stopped in his tracks.
“Marquis? What is it?”
“I feel a strange chill.”
“A chill?”
“Yeah, like something very troublesome is happening......”
Alon tilted his head, feeling an inexplicable ominous sensation.
“Marquis, you’re just tired. Let’s head back quickly and rest.”
“I suppose so.”
Alon nodded and began walking toward the Marquisate again.
But he still couldn't shake that ominous feeling.
And—
After arriving at the Marquisate.
“Master!”
As soon as he entered the residence, Seolrang, who had arrived first, came running out.
“What’s the matter?”
“They say someone amazing is here!”
“Someone amazing?”
“Yeah! Even Lord Alexion is trembling!”
Trembling?
Alon frowned.
Alexion wasn’t the type to show such an obvious reaction easily.
Just who on earth could it be?
With that thought, Alon headed toward Alexion’s office.
And.
Opening the door, Alon was faced with a scene he couldn’t have imagined even in his dreams.
“......Yutia?”
“Oh, Alon. You’re here?”
Yutia sat in the office, elegantly drinking tea.
Beside her was Alexion, looking like someone who’d just lost ten years of his life.
“How... why are you here?”
“I came to see my partner.”
“Partner?”
“Yeah. Since it seems you were looking for one, I thought I’d apply.”
“......What?”
Alon stood there, dazed.
This wasn’t just a catastrophe.
It was a complete disaster.
After Alon left, Alexion stood up and faced Alon.
“Marquis, I'm sorry. I had no other choice.”
He pleaded earnestly.
“...No, it’s fine. I understand.”
Alon responded weakly.
He, too, knew very well what kind of person Yutia was.
If you refuse her, what follows isn't just a simple rejection.
It was literal destruction.
‘I should’ve known this would happen the moment I started this partner business.’
Alon sighed.
But it was too late now.
Yutia had already set her mind on it.
“Still... what will happen to the ball?”
“The Cardinal of Rosario as the Marquis’s partner...... It will probably be the biggest scandal in history.”
Alexion added, and Alon put his hand to his forehead.
‘My peaceful life is really over now.’
In the distance, he could hear Yutia humming a cheerful tune.

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