I Am The Game's Villain

Chapter 379: [Elizabethʼs Engagement Party] [14] Discussion Between Fiancees

”Elizabeth...” I muttered, taken aback.

She stood there in her gown, slightly out of breath. It seemed she had run a lot to find me.

”Finally,” she sighed.

”May I enter?” She asked.

”Well, right,” I said, stepping aside to let her into the room.

She sat down on the bed, and I took a seat in the chair. Silence hung between us, thick and awkward. It felt like meeting an arranged fiancée after a huge quarrel.

”You are right,” Elizabeth said suddenly.

”Mm?” I raised an eyebrow.

Elizabeth looked at me. ”You are right. I donʼt really know you nor can understand you. You were here in rehabilitation from the Kingdom of Celesta. I heard you killed a royal there, which is why they sent you away. Then I learned that you were none other than Queen Aleaʼs youngest son, presumed dead a decade ago.”

She continued, ”I donʼt know much about your life in the Kingdom of Celesta. You became engaged to Layla Adriana Tarmias, daughter of Duke Tarmias. Thatʼs all I know.”

”Well, I donʼt know much about you either,” I said with a shrug. It was a bit of a lie since I knew her from the Game, but personally, without the gameʼs influence, I knew very little about her.

”Can you understand my point of view, Amael?” Elizabeth asked.

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”Everything was going well in my engagement. My adopted brother was back too, and then suddenly I see you trying to kill Earth. Of course, I donʼt know what he could have said, but... do you think I overreacted? I grew up with Earth. He was even supposed to be my fiancé.” She looked at me, seeking understanding.

What could I say?

Truthfully, she wasnʼt wrong at all. Rumors always painted me as rash and hot-blooded. It was natural for Elizabeth to think that a small provocation could lead me to try and kill Earth.

I shook my head. ”No, youʼre right. Your reaction wasnʼt exaggerated at all. You defended your family. Iʼd have done the same for Christina without a doubt.”

Worse even.

Elizabeth nodded her head. ”Now, accept my apologies if I misjudged you. And I apologize for anything Earth might have said that angered you this much. He is always like that and can go a bit far sometimes,” she said.

She was a good woman, yeah.

”No, same for me. Sorry if I spoke badly in front of others during our engagement. It was stupid,” I frowned at my own behavior. The other nobles, especially the race supremacists, would only be glad to see any tension between a human and a vampire.

Elizabeth sighed in relief. ”Everything is fine then. I donʼt want to antagonize my fiancé on the very first day of our engagement after all,” she said jokingly.

But I stayed silent before speaking up. ”About this, Elizabeth. As expected, the two of us... it wonʼt match at all,” I said, shaking my head.

There was a silence until Elizabeth smiled bitterly. ”Here I thought I did my best apology...”

”Well, I have nothing against that. Rather, it was a good one, but itʼs more about -compatibilities,” I said.

”Compatibilities...”

”Yeah, like I donʼt know you well and you donʼt know me well either,” I started.

She clearly didnʼt know me well at all. Even I didnʼt know myself well enough. Itʼs hard to start a life with someone who keeps so many secrets, and I didnʼt want to burden Elizabeth with that. In the future, it would only bring more questions and troubles.

”Itʼs more about you, isnʼt it?” Elizabeth asked.

”Yeah,” I nodded.

For me, Elizabeth wasnʼt that much of a secret, but I was something Elizabeth couldnʼt understand unless the nosy Nihil showed my whole lifeʼs memories like he did to Layla. And again, there was a very high chance she couldnʼt just accept and stand everything about my existence. Layla accepted me after seeing all those things because she is a yandere weirdo, but it canʼt be the same case with others.

”Is Layla that compatible with you then?” Elizabeth asked.

I was surprised she brought up Layla, but I smiled. ”Yeah, a thousand percent. Even though we are far from each other, we communicate very well and there is some kind of connection, you see,” I said, embarrassed to admit it but feeling the need to make her understand.

Fuck her grandfather!

He can find better for her.

”I think you should seek something similar with someone you know deeply and who knows you very well too. Someone who wonʼt hold back against you and who you wonʼt doubt,” I added with a small jab at the end.

Elizabeth didnʼt seem to take it personally, fortunately. She crossed her legs and smiled wryly.

”I doubt someone like that exists for me, unfortunately. I guess you were pretty lucky with Layla,” she said, sounding a bit envious of my perfect relationship with Layla.

She yearned for something like that, huh?

What could I say?

Victor is the protagonist and she is a Heroine, so technically it should work between them. But so far in the game, and because of what happened between us, I think I destroyed all chances between them.

There was Cain as well, but she clearly stated she saw him as a friend.

Damn, Cain.

Got friendzoned for ten years.

Then there was Earth.

No.

The last thing he deserves is Elizabeth. The first thing he deserves is death.

Then who else? The other Pretenders maybe? Theyʼre all retarded too. Sirius could have a chance, but heʼs entirely focused on Sephira.

I felt a headache forming. All this because of that bastard Jayce. Surely he did something preventing Elizabeth and Victor from getting closer, huh? He tried the same with Ephera and

me, after all.

”What are you thinking?” Elizabeth asked, noticing my annoyed face.

It was hard to erase my hatred toward that fucker.

Could I at least cripple him?

”Nothing...” I said, shaking my head. ”In any case, I think you will find a better match for you soon enough, Elizabeth,” I said. ”Iʼm leaving Sancta Vedelia in a few months, so it would be good if you find someone before that.”

Elizabeth stared at me before standing up. ”I see.”

At least her reaction was better than when I asked her in the party hall.

”I donʼt think it will ever happen, but I wonʼt force you just because I want to obey my grandfather. I will do my best but wonʼt force myself either. Is that okay with you?” she asked.

”Of course,” I smiled, standing up and opening the door. ”Letʼs head back and dispel whatever stories they are creating,” I said with a laugh.

Elizabeth giggled and approached.

-Thud!

”Huh?”

I fell, confused, as Elizabeth closed the door with a push of her hand.

”Elizabeth-hm?!”

Before I could speak, Elizabeth closed the distance and kissed my lips.