When The Cruel Villain Seduces Me

esk was protruding slightly.

 

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‘Huh……..?’

 

She couldn’t just pass something sparkling in the drawer.

 

Like a mirage in the desert.
The bluish sparkle gave the illusion as if her sight was shaking.

 

That might be the reason why Nelia reached out to it as if she was possessed and opened the drawer slowly, even though she clearly knew she shouldn’t be doing this.

 

A bright light suddenly filled Nelia’s vision entirely as soon as she opened the drawer.
When the light dissipated, she gradually learned about the object inside.

 

Nelia blinked her eyes.

 

‘…… This is Elena’s Tears.’

 

Indeed.

 

Hidden inside Carlos’ drawer was Elena’s Tears, the item that should have been put as a display in the Imperial Palace.

 

However, she wondered where the strand ended up, only the gemstone, Elena’s Tears, remained there.

 

Nelia looked baffled while staring down at Elena’s Tears.

 

She wasn’t aware on the day Leighton dropped the necklace at the party since so much happened, but the gleam of Elena’s Tears were incredibly beautiful.

 

Even her, who didn’t know much about jewelry, acknowledged that this jewelry seemed expensive, so his behavior explained everything.

 

‘Above anything else……’

 

Nelia thought this was a great opportunity.
It happened that she was considering the way to look into Elena’s Tears.

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It’s obvious that the key to finding Sigrid’s heart is through Elena’s Tears.

 

However, he said that the mages and alchemists had visited the Imperial Palace and did everything, but there were no results.

 

Then, there must be another way…..

 

Nelia didn’t know how Charlotte in the original story invoked Elena’s Tears.

 

It’s because the story began in the middle.

 

Instead, Nelia decided to think of Charlotte, whom she had recently met.

 

‘Hm…….’

 

There was nothing bizarre apart from her slightly dazed personality and a beautiful face.

 

No, the most bizarre thing about Charlotte was the fact that she was the female lead of this world.
She suddenly remembered what Leighton had said.

 

Only the chosen one had the ability to invoke Elena’s Tears.

 

If that was true, she didn’t stand a chance.

 

Nelia looked down at Elena’s Tears with a sullen face.

 

At that moment, she suddenly found a small cut in the bottom part of the back side of Elena’s Tears.

 

It was impossible that this rare gem would have an odd cut.
Or, was it the mistake the craftsman made?

 

It was when Nelia was observing the cut closely.

 

Chiing.

 

For a moment, she imagined Elena’s Tears were glinting.

 

‘What was that……..?’

 

She looked around, but didn’t find anything that would possibly illuminate light.

 

Nelia looked at Elena’s Tears again.

 

But Elena’s Tears was glinting again, as if confirming that her imagination was a reality.

 

She didn’t know if it’s just her imagination, but the glint was similar to a sign that indicated something.

 

‘The maid who went to fetch the dress seems to come again soon…….’

 

Nelia looked at the door before turning her head around again.

 

Then she reached out to pick up Elena’s Tears.
It felt quite heavy in her hand when she lifted it.

 

Nelia brought Elena’s Tears in front of her face and silently stared at it.

 

It was then.

 

[Gotcha, you finally come around.]

 

There was a voice of a strange man.

 

[How can such a young person be so clueless, how can you be like that?]

 

His voice didn’t seem to be that old, but his tone was almost similar to that of an old man.

 

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‘Wh-what?’

 

Nelia looked around in confusion.
But she didn’t see anyone around.

 

Then, where does that voice come from? She wondered.

 

[Look down.]

 

Nelia looked down as it said.
There was nothing on the floor.
She would freak out if she had seen something.

 

[No, that’s too low.
Look at your hand.]

 

Her hand? Nelia looked at it.

 

There was Elena’s Tears in her hand.

 

‘Does he mean Elena’s Tears……?’

 

She couldn’t believe she could hear the deep voice of the man from this beautiful jewelry.

 

It’s not important now, but she somehow sensed a big difference.
The name of this gemstone was Elena’s Tears, which automatically reminded her of a delicate woman just by listening to its name.

 

“Who are you……?”

 

[I’m Zenuit, the follower of Sigrid, the Great Gray Dragon.]

 

Zenuit sounded like an imitation of Sigrid’s name.

 

She assumed all the people involved with the Gray Dragon used ‘d’* in their names.

 

Nelia thought about the name, and realized that wasn’t the important point now.

 

‘I can’t believe Sigrid’s follower wasr really trapped in Elena’s Tears.’

 

The duke was right.

 

‘According to the ancient book, Sigrid must have entrusted the role of a guide leading to his heart toward his follower.
His follower must have been asleep somewhere.’

 

The place he slept in was Elena’s Tears.
So Zenuit would guide her toward his heart?

 

[Since I’m done introducing myself, now get me out of here.]

 

Nelia blinked.

 

“Get you out of there……?”

 

[Yeah, I’ve been stuck here for decades, I feel like I’m going to die if I stay here a little longer.]

 

So he didn’t just come out on his own.
Just as she expected, the main story of the original book couldn’t have been solved so easily anyway.

 

“If I get you out of there, will you show the way to Sigrid’s heart?”

 

[Yes.]

 

At last, the bunching thread seemed to untangle little by little.
But there still lies a big problem.

 

Nelia asked while staring at Elena’s Tears.

 

“Pardon…….
But what should I do to get you out of there?”

 

[*Ok this is a bit difficult to explain but in the Korean alphabetical system, their names are literally spelled ‘Jigeriteu’ and ‘Jaenuiteu’ respectively, I think the author was trying to point out the last letter of their names ‘teu’.
Since the t and d sounds similar in Korean language, I decided to translate it that way.]

 

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