The Villainesses in the Romance Fantasy Novel Became Obsessed with me

Elisha.

She was a character in the novel just like me. She was also born in Korea and suddenly found herself transmigrated into the novel.

However, there was a crucial difference between her and me.

‘She doesn’t know this world is a novel but I do.’

That massive difference formed a wall between us.

Elisha and I were both Koreans, but she wqe merely a ‘character in the novel.’

In other words, she wqe no different from the students who took classes with me.

Except when her story intertwined with the crown prince’s.

“She’s here. Elisha is hiding under the desk.”

“You bastard…”

Upon hearing my words, the man in the black hood approached.

“Brown hair. Found her! Just like he said, Elisha is here!”

“…1.”

At that moment, the number of the criminal group stopped at 1.

Since they found their target, it seemed the count wouldn’t drop to 0.

‘Offering Elisha as a sacrifice resulted in a good outcome.’

Unlike the original, no one died.

The men in black hoods dragged Elisha out from under the desk.

As she was being taken away, Elisha glared at me with resentment.

“You bastard… I thought you were an interesting person… But you sold me out…?”

“…”

I responded with silence.

‘That innocent girl couldn’t die in your place.’

What they wanted was to kidnap Elisha.

Even if they took another student’s life.

They had no intention of taking Elisha’s life.

Their actions were merely to check the crown prince.

It was an act of taking away what was most precious to him.

I gave Elisha a small wave.

“Sorry. Goodbye. See you next time with a smile.”

“You bastard!!”

Since she wouldn’t die anyway, just stay put.

After that outburst, Elisha’s voice disappeared as she was dragged away by the men in black hoods.

As a result, peace returned to the classroom.

However, the reaction of the class, where I was supposed to be the hero, was cold.

“He really said that. Elisha could have died.”

“Isn’t his name Sinclair Damian? He seems to have no emotions.”

“Honestly, isn’t it a bit too heartless? Maybe because he’s a genius?”

The students murmured.

Typical behavior of political science and diplomacy majors.

They all stayed silent because they didn’t want to be the culprit, but now they criticized the one who stepped forward.

Anyway, when Elisha returned safely thanks to the crown prince, their criticism would naturally subside, so I decided not to respond and turned my head away.

“Damian.”

Then, Charlotte, who was hiding next to me, called my name.

She looked genuinely curious.

“Elisha could have died. So, why did you so coldly reveal her location?”

“If Elisha didn’t come out, that girl would have died unjustly.”

“Is that all?”

Elisha would never die.

If I say that, I’d be seen as crazy.

I tried to earn some points with Charlotte by arranging my words carefully.

“It could have been us next. If Elisha didn’t come out, we could have been next.”

“Damian, you’re more selfish than I thought.”

Charlotte frowned as she looked at me.

Her favorability towards me seemed to have dropped.

I understood.

That’s what self-hatred is.

Knowing her past, I understood 100%.

But unlike Charlotte, I was confident.

“But Charlotte. Don’t you think it’s only natural?”

“… What?”

“Isn’t it a priority to take care of myself first? If there’s room, then I should take care of others. If I die because Elisha didn’t come out, isn’t that more unfair?”

Honestly.

Intentionally scratching Charlotte’s itch.

She always struggled with guilt and couldn’t bear it, which led her to become a villainess.

Knowing the reason why her personality split into two, I pressed on.

Charlotte’s eyes rolled in confusion before she averted her gaze from me.

“… You’re right. My survival comes first. I understand what you’re saying.”

But.

“The way you acted today… is disappointing.”

Without a change in my expression, I responded to Charlotte’s rebuke.

“It could be.”

***

An unidentified group appeared at the academy.

They kidnapped one girl from each classroom.

This was to conceal who their actual target was.

In this situation, Yuri was running down the hallway, gripping a wooden sword, completely unaware.

She had already dealt with the one who was in her classroom.

“De-Damian…! You have to be safe…! Damian…!”

Yuri was running towards Damian’s classroom, her cheeks stained with someone else’s blood.

She had been prevented from leaving the classroom.

“Damian’s class… It’s the fourth period, so… Philosophy… That means the third floor…”

Please…

‘Stay alive until I get there, Damian.’

‘Without you, I…’

“I… I can’t live without you…”

Yuri’s tears mixed with the blood on her cheeks.

Along the way, there were several men in black hoods.

However, they were no match for Yuri, who left them bleeding on the floor.

“Th-third floor…! Damian… ! Are you here…?!”

Crash—!!

“Kyaaah—!!”

Yuri broke down the door and entered.

The students screamed.

Yuri looked around the classroom briefly, expressing her disappointment.

“He’s not here…”

Next classroom.

“He’s not here either…”

And the next.

“He’s not here.”

With a blood-stained face, Yuri broke down the door and peeked in.

By the time she caused chaos in about four classrooms.

“F-found you…! It’s Damian…! You’re safe, Damian…! Hehe…!”

Yuri finally found Damian.

Her face was smeared with blood, and her hands held a blood-red wooden sword.

It was a gruesome sight.

Seeing her, Damian thought to himself.

‘Quite a savage look.’

The blood covering her body surely wasn’t hers.

Ignoring the metallic smell of blood, Damian approached Yuri and grabbed her shoulders.

“Yuri! Are you okay? Are you hurt?”

“No… I-I’m fine, Damian… But Damian…! Didn’t anyone come to this classroom…?”

“They came and left.”

“Left…?”

Why did they just leave?

Yuri was puzzled.

Charlotte answered indifferently.

“Damian sent them away. He offered someone as a sacrifice.”

Clearly a sarcastic tone.

However, Yuri genuinely admired Damian, contrary to Charlotte’s intention.

“Wow…! That’s amazing, Damian…! Sending the criminals away without even using force…! As expected of Damian…!”

“….”

At that moment, Charlotte realized.

‘Justia Yuri. She’s not in her right mind.’

The fact that the thought process of the daughter of the northern duke was not normal.

She quickly removed Yuri’s name from the list of potential talents in her mind.

An unpredictable bomb was unwelcome in the kingdom.

“Amazing, Damian…! But… Who’s this girl next to you…?”

“She’s Princess Charlotte from the neighboring country. She’s in the same class.”

“Hm… I see… Charlotte…”

Yuri scanned Charlotte from head to toe.

Then, she whispered in Damian’s ear.

“Don’t get too close to her, Damian…”

“Why?”

“She deliberately leaves her uniform buttons undone… wears her clothes tighter… She’s a loose girl… Don’t hang out with her… Only play with me…”

“….”

“Understand…?”

“… Alright.”

Damian nodded for now.

There was no time to engage in a cheerful conversation with Yuri.

“Is Elisha here?”

Click-clack— click-clack—

The crown prince Lionel appeared at the front door, walking regally.

He entered the classroom with a straight posture. He maintained a strong demeanor, which appeared to be impenetrable.

However, his eyes were filled with deep concern.

“… Where’s Elisha?”

He couldn’t see Elisha, who was the most important to him.

As he searched for her, an opportunistic student pointed at Damian.

“T-that guy sold out Elisha who was hiding!”

“… Sinclair Damian, is it?”

Damian closed his eyes.

Then, as soon as he opened them, Lionel stood before him.

“Did you sell out Elisha?”

Anticipating this confrontation, Damian replied without blinking.

“I wouldn’t call it selling out. I just informed them because they were looking for her.”

“It’s the same thing.”

Damian shifted the argument.

“They said they would kill another student if Elisha didn’t come out. Don’t you think it’s only right to speak up?”

“… Still, Elisha is different from others—”

“So, are you saying the crown prince of the empire values the life of a female student more than the lives of citizens? That could be quite controversial.”

“… They said you were a genius. Turns out you’re a cunning fox.”

Lionel let out a bitter laugh.

However, his gaze remained fixed on Damian.

He didn’t have time for further argument.

“Which direction did they go?”

“Left.”

“How long ago?”

“Six minutes.”

“I should have come faster. Damn it.”

Suppressing his rising anger, Lionel turned back towards the front door to continue his search for Elisha.

Those golden eyes still lingered over Damian.

‘If anything happens to Elisha, I’ll kill you. Is that it?’

As long as things followed the original plot, he wouldn’t kill me, so it didn’t matter.

However, it was a bit regrettable to have been marked by the crown prince.

Damian thought so and sat down, taking a deep breath.

‘Now, as per the original story, the crown prince will rescue Elisha, and the other kidnapped students will also be saved.’

Thankfully.

No innocent victims died before my eyes.

The fact that I saved the lives of people who would have died for no reason.

The fact that I saved lives that would have died because of others.

‘Changing the original story is… possible…’

Damian was once again moved by this fact.

However, his emotions were momentarily dispelled by the conversation he overheard from the front door.

“Who was kidnapped from your classroom…?”

“Elisha…”

“That’s bad… A girl named Bluebell was kidnapped from our classroom…”

What?

“She resisted the criminals and got kidnapped…”

“….”

The original story changed.

Bluebell was not supposed to be a target for kidnapping.

However, for some reason, Bluebell was taken.

‘Damn it.’

Damian immediately stood up.

There was no time to relax.

‘If things go wrong, Bluebell might die.’

With her personality, she wouldn’t survive long in a kidnapped state.

Damian hurriedly ran towards the direction the crown prince had gone.

“Da-Damian…? Where are you going…? I-I’ll come with you…!”

With Yuri, who was covered in blood.

***

Crash!

“Aaah—!!”

A scream echoed through the hallway.

Confirming Damian’s safety, Nadia walked through the corridor with a glint in her eye towards the men in black hoods.

“There wasn’t anyone like this in my family. You appeared just in time before my eyes.”

“Aaah—!”

Nadia used her powers to lift the man in front of her into the air. Looking him in the eyes, she spoke.

“Arms or legs. Choose.”

“W-what do you mean—! I-I’m not choosing—!”

“Then legs. They have a higher survival rate if treated.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Nadia threw him to the floor. His left leg twisted in the opposite direction.

“Aaah—!!!”

“Bones don’t kill easily. If treated, you can walk again.”

It was the best method to avoid killing.

Nadia walked down the corridor again, searching for another prey.

Click-clack—

The crisp sound of heels echoed through the corridor.

Behind her, a man’s screams could be heard.

However, Nadia enjoyed the situation as she walked.

The more she saw others breaking down, the more her stress was relieved.

“I wonder how many ants there will be today. What would Damian say if he saw me like this?”

She didn’t know.

But…

“Would he pay a little attention to me?”

She smiled slightly. It was a rare occurrence.

“Like in the old days as a servant… I hope he will speak harshly to me.”

The thought alone made her feel good.

But unlike before, she didn’t blindly enjoy killing.

“I want to make Damian mine. Right now.”

There was a clear reason.

Translator’s Note: Due to some circumstances, I wasn’t able to release chapters in the past week. I apologize for that. The normal release schedule will continue but expect slow updates for one or two weeks. Thanks you for your understanding and patience.